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Machine Learning List: Volume 20, Number 3
Monday, March 17, 2008
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Contents
Call for Workshop Proposals
ECML/PKDD
Call for Papers
Self-adaptive and Self-organizing Systems
Teaching Machine Learning
Social Computing, Behavioral Modeling, and Prediction
AI in Games
Machine Learning for Signal Processing
Applied Swarm Intelligence
Innovative Techniques and Applications of Artificial Intelligence
Advanced Data Mining and Applications
ICANN 2008
Conference on Logic Programming
Conference on Advanced Intelligence
Conference on Learning Theory
ECML/PKDD
Inference and Estimation in Probabilistic Time-Series Models
Career Opportunities
Assistant Professor for ML in Medicine and Life Sciences, Germany
Robust Computer Vision and Machine Learning, New Jersey, USA
Post-Doctoral Research
Computational Models of Visual Processing
ML and Computational Biology
Summer School
Computational Logic and Cognitive Science
Logic Programming and Computational Logic
PhD Studentship
Computational Models of Visual Processing, United Kingdom
Pattern Recognition, The Netherlands
EU SIMBAD, United Kingdom
Award Nominations
International Neural Networks Society
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Date: Feb 15, 2008
From: Siegfried Nijssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ECML/PKDD
Call For Tutorial and Workshop Proposals
The European Conference on Machine Learning and Principles
and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Databases
Antwerp, Belgium, September 15-19, 2008
http://www.ecmlpkdd2008.org/
Workshop/Tutorial Proposal Deadline: March 31, 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: August 21, 2008
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Date: Feb 14, 2008
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Self-adaptive and Self-organizing Systems
Call for Papers
2nd International Conference on Self-adaptive
and Self-organizing Systems (SASO 2008)
Venice, Italy, October 20-24, 2008
www.saso-conference.org
Abstract Submission Deadline: May 5, 2008
Paper Submission Deadline: May 12, 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: July 20, 2007
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Date: Feb 22, 2008
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Teaching Machine Learning
Call for Papers
Workshop on Teaching Machine Learning (TML 2008)
Saint-Etienne, France, May 5-7, 2008
http://labh-curien.univ-st-etienne.fr/informatique/tml08
Paper Submissions Deadline: March 31, 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: April 30, 2008
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Date: Feb 24, 2008
From: Magdiel Galan Oliveras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Social Computing, Behavioral Modeling, and Prediction
Call for Participation
1st International Workshop on Social Computing,
Behavioral Modeling, and Prediction
Phoenix, Arizona, April 1 - 2, 2008
http://www.public.asu.edu/~huanliu/sbp08
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Date: Feb 26, 2008
From: Adi Botea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: AI in Games AIG-08
Call for Papers
The Workshop on AI in Games(AIG-08)
held at the European Conference on AI ECAI-08
Patras, Greece, July 21-25, 2008
http://www.plg.inf.uc3m.es/ecai-aig2008/
Paper Submission Deadline: May 1, 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: June 12, 2008
Workshop Date: TBA
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Date: Feb 27, 2008
From: Terran Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Machine Learning for Signal Processing
MLSP 2008 Machine Learning Competition: Stock Market Prediction
at IEEE Cancn, Mexico, October 16-19, 2008
http://mlsp2008.conwiz.dk
Submission Deadline: May 9, 2008
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Date: Feb 29, 2008
From: AP Engelbrecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Applied Swarm Intelligence
Call for Book Chapters
Applied Swarm Intelligence: Springer Series in Studies
in Computational Intelligence
Editors: AP Engelbrecht and M Middendorf
http://www.springer.com/series/7092
Abstract Submission Deadline: March 15, 2008
Chapter Submission Deadline: March 31, 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: July 31, 2008
Proposed Date of Publication: October 2008
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Date: Feb 29, 2008
From: Max Bramer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Innovative Techniques and Applications of Artificial Intelligence
Call for Papers
28th SGAI International Conference on Innovative
Techniques and Applications of Artificial Intelligence
Cambridge, United Kingdom, December 9-11, 2008
http://www.bcs-sgai.org/ai2008/
Paper Submission Deadline: June 2, 2008
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Date: Mar 2, 2008
From: Dr. Charles X. Ling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Advanced Data Mining and Applications
Call for Papers
4th International Conference on Advanced Data Mining
and Applications
Chengdu, China, July 29-31, 2008
http://cs.scu.edu.cn/~adma08
Paper Submission Deadline: March 26, 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: May 27, 2008
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Date: Mar 3, 2008
From: ICANN 2008 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ICANN 2008
Call for Papers
18th International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks
Prague, Czech Republic, September 3-6, 2008
http://www.icann2008.org/submit
Paper Submission Deadline: March 20, 2008 (Extended)
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Date: Mar 3, 2008
From: ICLP 08 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Conference on Logic Programming
Call for Papers
24th International Conference on Logic Programming
Udine, Italy, December 9-13, 2008
http://iclp08.dimi.uniud.it
Abstract Submission Deadline: June 2, 2008
Paper Submission Deadline: June 9, 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: September 15, 2008
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Date: Mar 9, 2008
From: Xingquan Zhu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Conference on Advanced Intelligence
Call for Papers
1st International Conference on Advanced Intelligence (ICAI-08)
Beijing, China, October 19-22, 2008
http://caai.cn:8086/icai08/
Paper Submission Deadline: April 1, 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: July 10, 2008
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Date: Mar 10, 2008
From: Rocco A. Servedio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Conference on Learning Theory
Call for Open Problems
21st Annual Conference on Learning Theory (COLT 2008)
Helsinki, Finland, July 9-12, 2008
http://colt2008.cs.helsinki.fi/open_problems_call.shtml
Problem Submission Deadline: March 21, 2008
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Date: Mar 10, 2008
From: Christian Borgelt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ECML/PKDD
Call For Demos
European Conference on Machine Learning and
Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Databases
Antwerp, Belgium, September 15-19, 2008
http://www.ecmlpkdd2008.org/
Demo Submission Deadline: April 25, 2008
Demo Camera-ready Deadline: June 22, 2008
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Date: Mar 16, 2008
From: Silvia Chiappa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Inference and Estimation in Probabilistic Time-Series Models
Call for Papers
Workshop on Inference and Estimation in Probabilistic Time-Series Models
Cambridge, United Kingdom, June 18-20, 2008
http://www.newton.cam.ac.uk/programmes/SCH/schw05.html
Paper Submission Deadline: April 11, 2008 (22:00 GMT)
Workshop Subscription Deadline: May 2, 2008
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Date: Feb 15, 2008
From: Michael Dorr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Assistant Professor ML in Medicine and Life Sciences, Germany
Institute for Neuro- and Bioinformatics, University of Luebeck
Director: Prof. Thomas Martinetz in the Graduate School "Computing
in Medicine and Life Sciences" http://www.gradschool.uni-luebeck.de
Assistant Professor (Juniorprofessur W1) for Machine Learning
in Medicine and Life Sciences
The initial appointment will be for 3 years, but can be extended up
to 6 years. Responsibilities include conducting independent research,
teaching courses relevant to "Machine Learning in Medicine and Life
Sciences" (4 hours/week,German and English), and the attraction of
extramural funding. The successful candidate is expected to set up
their own research group within the Institute for Neuro- and
Bioinformatics http://www.inb.uni-luebeck.de.
Applicants must hold a PhD degree and should have experience,
as indicated by their academic record, in one or several of
the following topics:
- machine learning in medical imaging and image processing
- machine learning in bioinformatics and biomedical data analysis
- theory and novel methods of machine learning
The university strongly encourages teamwork and interdisciplinary
collaboration, in particular with the recently established Research
Centre "Computer Imaging and Computer Aided Diagnosis (CICAD)" and
with clinical institutes.
Applicants are invited to send their complete resum (including
a list of publications and the names of three possible referees),
before March 28, 2008, to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or to:
Dekanat der
Technisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultt
Universitaet zu Luebeck
Ratzeburger Allee 160
23538 Luebeck
Germany
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Date: Mar 14, 2008
From: Comaniciu, Dorin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Robust Computer Vision and Machine Learning, New Jersey, USA
Siemens Corporate Research, Inc., has immediate openings for
Research Scientists and interns in the areas of computer vision
and medical imaging, applied machine learning, 3D/4D
segmentation, tracking and information fusion, pattern
recognition, and graphical models.
You will have the opportunity to test your computer vision
and machine learning knowledge in a challenging problem-solving
environment. You will be encouraged to think out of the box,
innovate and find solutions to real-life problems. Our group
has a strong publication record in leading journals and conferences.
We will only consider candidates holding a Ph. D. in CS, EE
or related fields with a proven record in problem solving
and research.
Candidates should have C/C++ proficiency on MS Windows platform.
Candidates need to demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, be
able to work independently on problems, be an effective team
player and willing to accept challenges and responsibility.
Please forward your resume to:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] - for Princeton, New Jersey
[EMAIL PROTECTED] - for Erlangen Germany
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Feb 20, 2008
From: Frank Keller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Computational Models of Visual Processing
PHD Studentship in Computational Models of Visual Processing
School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh
The Institute of Communicating and Collaborative Systems (ICCS)
within the School of Informatics and the Human Communication
Research Centre (HCRC) invites applications for a three-year
PhD studentship funded by the European Research Council,
starting September 1, 2008.
The successful applicant will work on a project that investigates
the synchronous processing of linguistic and visual information.
The project studies key features of synchronous processing by tracking
participants' eye movements when they view a naturalistic scene and
listen to a speech stimulus at the same time. The experimental results
will feed into a series of computational models that predict the
eye-movement patterns that humans exhibit when they view a scene and
listen to speech at the same time. These models will incrementally
construct aligned linguistic and visual representations, and will be
evaluated against eye-tracking data.
The PhD student will be part of a team of experts in linguistic and
visual processing, including both experimentalists and computational
modelers. The student will contribute to the modeling component of the
project, and should have previous experience in image processing,
computer vision, or computational models of perception and attention.
Applicants should have a good honors degree or equivalent in cognitive
science, artificial intelligence, computer science, or a related
discipline. Good programming skills, preferably in Matlab, Java, C, or
C++, are required. Familiarity with probabilistic modeling and machine
learning is essential.
The studentship will provide maintenance only funding at an enhanced
research council rate. Both UK/EU and overseas candidates are
encouraged to apply.
For further information please contact Dr. Frank Keller
([EMAIL PROTECTED]). Application forms and details on how to apply
are available from:
http://www.inf.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply.html
More information about the project can be found at:
http://www.inf.ed.ac.uk/events/news/kellerercgrant.html
On your application, please indicate "Studentship: Synchronous
Processing"
Application deadline: March 31, 2008
Applications received after the deadline may be considered, but this
cannot be guaranteed.
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Date: Mar 3, 2008
From: William Noble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ML and Computational Biology, Washington, USA
Three postdoctoral fellowships in machine learning and
computational biology are available in the lab of William
Stafford Noble in the Department of Genome Sciences at the
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
More information is available at http://noble.gs.washington.edu.
Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled.
Please submit a letter of interest, CV, research statement
and names of at least three references to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Mar 6, 2008
From: Bertram Fronhoefer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Computational Logic and Cognitive Science
Call for Participation
ICCL Summer School 2008
Computational Logic and Cognitive Science
Dresden, Germany, August 24 - September 6, 2008
http://www.computational-logic.org/iccl-ss-2008
Registration Deadline: April 1, 2008
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Date: Mar 11, 2008
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Logic Programming and Computational Logic
Call for Participation
3rd International Compulog/ALP Summer School on
Logic Programming and Computational Logic
Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA, July 24-27, 2008
http://www.cs.nmsu.edu/~ipivkina/compulog.htm
Requests for Student Grants: April 15, 2008
Admission Deadline: April 25, 2008
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Date: Feb 20, 2008
From: Frank Keller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Computational Models of Visual Processing, United Kingdom
PhD Studentship in Computational Models of Visual Processing
School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh
The Institute of Communicating and Collaborative Systems
(ICCS) within the School of Informatics and the Human
Communication Research Centre (HCRC) invites applications
for a three-year PhD studentship funded by the European
Research Council, starting September 1, 2008.
The successful applicant will work on a project that
investigates the synchronous processing of linguistic
and visual information. The project studies key features
of synchronous processing by tracking participants' eye
movements when they view a naturalistic scene and
listen to a speech stimulus at the same time. The
experimental results will feed into a series of
computational models that predict the eye-movement
patterns that humans exhibit when they view a scene
and listen to speech at the same time. These models
will incrementally construct aligned linguistic and
visual representations, and will be evaluated against
eye-tracking data.
The PhD student will be part of a team of experts in
linguistic and visual processing, including both
experimentalists and computational modelers. The student
will contribute to the modeling component of the project,
and should have previous experience in image processing,
computer vision, or computational models of perception
and attention. Applicants should have a good honors degree
or equivalent in cognitive science, artificial intelligence,
computer science, or a related discipline. Good programming
skills, preferably in Matlab, Java, C, or C++, are required.
Familiarity with probabilistic modeling and machine
learning is essential.
The studentship will provide maintenance only funding at
an enhanced research council rate. Both UK/EU and overseas
candidates are encouraged to apply.
For further information please contact Dr. Frank Keller
([EMAIL PROTECTED]). Application forms and details on
how to apply are available from:
http://www.inf.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply.html
More information about the project can be found at:
http://www.inf.ed.ac.uk/events/news/kellerercgrant.html
On your application, please indicate "Studentship: Synchronous
Processing".
Application deadline: March 31, 2008.
Applications received after the deadline may be considered, but this
cannot be guaranteed.
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Date: Feb 20, 2008
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Pattern Recognition, The Netherlands
Ph.D. Vacancies in Pattern Recognition at Delft University
of Technology. At this moment we have three possibilities
for a new PhD project. A description is available at
http://ict.ewi.tudelft.nl/~duin/PR_PhD_projects_TUDelft.pdf
For reactions and information (before April 1, 2008)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Feb 26, 2008
From: Edwin Hancock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: EU SIMBAD, United Kingdom
Two PhD Students on EU SIMBAD Project.
SIMBAD is a 3 year EU FET (blue sky) project involving Delft
University of Technology, ETH Zurich, IST Lisbon, University
of Venice, University of Verona, and University of York.
The overall project aim is to develop new methods for pattern
analysis and machine learning based on potentially non-metric
similarity data. York's contribution to the project will be
the development of graph-based methods for the analysis of such
data. We require one PhD student to work on the development of
generative models for similarity data, and a second to work
on spectral methods for the embedding and smoothing of similarity
data.
The positions are open to applicants from the EU. The project
will cover both the stipend (GBP 12.5k or Eu16.5k per year
for three years) and the tuition fees at the home/EU rate.
The project commences on 1st April 2008, and will involve
some travel to the collaborating institutions. As a PhD student
at York, you will join a flourishing group of 4 academic staff
and 16 researchers. The group has an international reputation
for its work in computer vision and pattern recognition, with
a track record of high quality publication. Over the past 10 years
the group has graduated some 25 PhD students. You will be supervised
by either Professor Edwin Hancock or Dr Richard Wilson.
Details of the research groups activities can be found at
http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/cvpr.
Informal inquiries can be made to either
dwin Hancock ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) or
Richard Wilson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).
Application forms can be obtained from
http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/gsp/research/
and should be returned indicating that you are applying to work on the
SIMBAD
project and naming Hancock and Wilson as potential supervisors. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mar 14, 2008 From: Professor Ron Sun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: International Neural Networks Society INNS (International Neural Networks Society; http://www.inns.org) has a well established awards program, designed to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of Neural Networks. The INNS Awards Committee is now inviting nominations for the 2009 Hebb, Helmholtz, and Gabor awards as well as the Young Investigator awards. You can find the details of the nomination procedure on the INNS Web page: http://www.inns.org; please click on "awards program". I would urge you to think of highly qualified candidates and send in formal nominations for them (see the INNS web page for the instructions). Please email the nominations (along with attachments) directly to the chair of the Awards Committee at [EMAIL PROTECTED] by May 1, 2008. Ron Sun Chair, Awards Committee ------------------------------------ End of ML-LIST Digest Vol 20, No. 3