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Machine Learning List: Volume 20, Number 2
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
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Contents
Call for Papers
Adaptive Sensing and Monitoring
Conference on Machine Learning and Cybernetics
Knowledge-based and Intelligent Information & Engineering Systems
Memetic Computing
Machine Learning and Multimodal Interaction
Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition
ECML PKDD
Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Systems
Intelligent Information Systems
WORLDCOMP'08
Conference on Artificial Neural Networks
Social Computing, Behavioral Modeling, and Prediction
International Conference on Data Mining
Ontology Learning and Population
Journal of Artificial Evolution and Applications
Mexican International Conference on AI
Career Opportunities
Research Assistant Professor in Biometrics, Texas
Research Assistant Professor in Biomedical Image Analysis, Texas
Research Assistant Professor in Computer-Aided Diagnosis, Illinois
Research Assistant Professor, Germany
Post-Doctoral Research
Position in ML, INRIA Research Center, France
Internship
Siemens Medical Solutions, Malvern, PA
Summer School
NN2008, Portugal
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Date: January 13, 2008
From: David Stracuzzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Adaptive Sensing and Monitoring
Call for papers
IPSN-2008 Workshop on Adaptive Sensing and Monitoring
St. Louis, Missouri, USA, April 21, 2008
http://www.public.asu.edu/~dstracuz/asm-workshop/
Submission Deadline: February 25, 2008
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Date: Jan 13, 2008
From: Dacheng Tao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Conference on Machine Learning and Cybernetics
Call for Papers
2008 International Conference on Machine Learning
and Cybernetics (ICMLC 2008)
Kunming, China, July 12-15, 2008
http://www.icmlc.com/welcome.htm
Paper Submission Deadline: February 15, 2008 (Extended)
Camera-ready Deadline: April 20, 2008
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Date: Jan 14, 2008
From: Estevam Rafael Hruschka Junior <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Knowledge-based and Intelligent Information & Engineering Systems
Call for Papers
12TH International Conference Knowledge-based and
Intelligent Information & Engineering Systems
Zagreb, Croatia, September 3-5, 2008
http://kes2008.kesinternational.org/
Paper Submission Deadline: March 15, 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: May 1, 2008
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Date: Jan 23, 2008
From: Lim Meng Hiot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Memetic Computing
Call for Papers
Announcing Memetic Computing, A New Journal by Springer
http://www.springer.com/journal/12293
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Date: Jan 23, 2008
From: Rainer Stiefelhagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Machine Learning and Multimodal Interaction
First Call for Papers
5th Joint Workshop on Machine Learning
and Multimodal Interaction (MLMI 2008)
Utrecht, The Netherlands, September 8-10, 2008
http://www.mlmi.info
Paper Submission Deadline: March 31, 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: June 16, 2008
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Date: Jan 27, 2008
From: John E. Edward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition
Final Call for Papers
2008 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence
and Pattern Recognition (AIPR-08)
Orlando, Florida, USA, July 7-10, 2008
http://www.PromoteResearch.org/2008/aipr/index.html
Paper Submission Deadline: February 19, 2008 (Extended)
Camera-ready Deadline: April 4, 2008
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Date: Jan 28, 2008
From: Hendrik Blockeel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ECML PKDD 2008
Call for Papers
The European Conference on Machine Learning and Principles
and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Databases (ECML PKDD 2008)
Antwerp, Belgium, September 15-19, 2008
http://www.ecmlpkdd2008.org/
Paper Submission Deadline: April 25, 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: June 22, 2008
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Date: Jan 29, 2008
From: Dacheng Tao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Systems
First Call for Papers
3rd International Workshop on Hybrid Artificial
Intelligence Systems (HAIS08)
Burgos, Spain, September 24-26, 2008
http://www2.ubu.es/hais2008/home.shtml
Paper Submission Deadline: April 30, 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: June 20, 2008
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Date: Jan 30, 2008
From: IIS'08 Conference
Subject: Intelligent Information Systems
Final Call for Papers
Intelligent Information Systems (IIS '08)
Zakopane, Poland, June 16-18, 2006
http://iis.ipipan.waw.pl/
Paper Submission Deadline: February 13, 2008(Extended)
Camera-ready Deadline: April 6, 2008
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Date: Jan 31, 2008
From: Hamid R. Arabnia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: WORLDCOMP'08
Call for Papers
2008 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer
Engineering, and Applied Computing (WORLDCOMP'08)
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, July 14-17, 2008
http://www.world-academy-of-science.org
Paper Submissions Deadline: February 25, 2007
Camera-ready Deadline: April 25, 2008
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Date: Feb 4, 2008
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Conference on Artificial Neural Networks
Call for Papers & Special Session Proposals
18th International Conference on Artificial
Neural Networks, ICANN 2008
Prague, Czech Republic, September 3-6, 2008
Paper Submission Deadline: March 3, 2008
Special Session Proposals: February 20, 2008
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Date: Feb 4, 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, USA, April 1 - 2, 2008
http://www.public.asu.edu/~huanliu/sbp08
Early Registration Deadline: February 26, 2008
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Date: Feb 7, 2008
From: Pang-Ning Tan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: International Conference on Data Mining
Call for Participation
2008 SIAM International Conference on Data Mining
Sponsored by Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
in cooperation with the American Statistical Association (ASA)
Atlanta, Georgia, USA, April 24-26, 2008
http://www.siam.org/meetings/sdm08/
Pre-registration Deadline: Monday, March 24, 2008
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Date: Feb 8, 2008
From: George Paliouras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Ontology Learning and Population
Call for Papers
3rd Workshop on Ontology Learning and Population (OLP3)
18th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI)
Patras, Greece, 21-22, July 2008
http://olp.dfki.de/olp3/
Paper Submission Deadline: April 7,2008
Camera-ready Deadline: June 9, 2008
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Date: Feb 9, 2008
From: Stefano Cagnoni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Journal of Artificial Evolution and Applications
Call For Papers
Journal of Artificial Evolution and Applications
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jaea/guidelines.html
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Date: Feb 11, 2008
From: Alexander Gelbukh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Mexican International Conference on AI
Call for Papers
7th Mexican International Conference on Artificial Intelligence
Mexico City, Mexico, October 27-31, 2008
http://www.MICAI.org/2008
Abstract Submission Deadline: May 5, 2008
Paper Submission Deadline: May 12, 2008
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Date: Jan 16, 2008
From: Brunner, Gerd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Research Assistant Professor in Biometrics, Houston, Texas
Research Assistant Professor/Research Scientist position in Biometrics
Applications are invited for a Research Assistant Professor/Research
Scientist position at the Computational Biomedicine Lab
(www.cbl.uh.edu), University of Houston in the area of Biometrics.
CBL's Face recognition software (URxD) ranked first in the 3D-shape
section of the recent Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) organized
by NIST http://www.uh.edu/admin/media/nr/2007/07july/073007urxd.html
The Computational Biomedicine Lab provides a unique interdisciplinary
research environment with internationally recognized collaborators.
The position entails research in novel biometrics. The candidate will
benefit from mentorship of a diverse research team and will be exposed
to cutting-edge technology. Applicants should have a doctoral degree
in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics or a
related field. The successful applicant will have solid research,
interpersonal, and communication skills. Prior biometrics experience
is required.
The position is open immediately and the salary compensation is very
competitive. For consideration, please submit your application
preferably in one single PDF-document including cover letter, a full
CV, a statement of research interests and career goals and the names
and email addresses of three references to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with subject
line "PDF/RSP: (your name)".
For more information please email Prof. Kakadiaris ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).
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Date: Jan 16, 2008
From: Brunner, Gerd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Research Assistant Professor in Biomedical Image Analysis, Texas
Research Assistant Professor/Research Scientist positions in
Biomedical Image Analysis
Applications are invited for a Research Assistant Professor/Research
Scientist position at the Computational Biomedicine Lab (www.cbl.uh.edu),
University of Houston in the area of Biomedical Image Analysis.
The Computational Biomedicine Lab provides a unique interdisciplinary
research environment with internationally recognized collaborators
from Medicine, Biology, Mathematics, and Engineering. The positions
entail research in image analysis in collaboration with researchers
from the Texas Medical Center. The candidate will benefit from mentorship
of a diverse research team and will be exposed to cutting-edge technology.
Applicants should have a doctoral degree in Computer Science, Electrical
Engineering, Applied Mathematics or a related field. The successful
applicants will have solid research, interpersonal, and communication
skills. Prior biomedical image analysis training is welcome but not
required.
The positions are open immediately and the salary compensation is
very competitive. For consideration, please submit your application
preferably in one single PDF-document including cover letter, a full CV,
a statement of research interests and career goals and the names and
email addresses of three references to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with subject
line "PDF/RSP: (your name)".
For more information please email
Prof. Kakadiaris ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).
Houston offers an outstanding environment for research
and professional opportunities for growth and collaboration,
including the largest medical center in the country. UH
is an equal employment opportunity employer and smoke-free
environment. Women and minority candidates are strongly
encouraged to apply.
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Date: Jan 21, 2008
From: Kenji Suzuki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Research Assistant Professor in Computer-Aided Diagnosis,
Illinois
Job Title: Research Associate (Assistant Professor)
For more information, see our laboratorys home page at
http://suzukilab.uchicago.edu/position.htm
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Date: Feb 8, 2008
From: Anja Dieckmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Research Assistant Profeesor, Germany
The Department of Artificial Intelligence at Dortmund University
of Technology, Germany, is looking for a Research Assistant (m/f)
with a strong background in Machine Learning/Data Mining. The
position is available from March 2008. A two-year contract is
offered that may be extended if the performance is excellent. It
is a full-time position; part-time work may also be possible. The
competitive salary is based on applicable University regulations.
The Department of Artificial Intelligence at Dortmund is a small
team that is involved in international research on Machine Learning
and Data Mining, and develops application-oriented theories as well
as theoretically well-founded applications.
More information can be found at:
http://www-ai.cs.uni-dortmund.de.
Tasks:
* Teaching (2 x 90 minutes per week)
* Research activities
* Supervision of students
* Working towards a Ph.D. is encouraged
We expect:
* Motivation to push research forward
* Interest in exchanging ideas within
the team and with international researchers
* Excellent software development skills
* Ability to supervise and motivate students
* Outstanding performance resulting in publications
The candidate must have a university degree in computer science and a
background in Machine Learning and Knowledge Discovery in Databases.
German language is required.
We offer:
* Participation in an inspiring, highly motivated team.
* Support in developing the candidate's specific
scientific strengths.
* Opportunity to obtain a Ph.D.
Applications from women are encouraged. Among equally suitable
candidates, women will be preferred. Applications from disabled
candidates are also desired.
Applicants should send a CV and cover letter by March 6 to:
University of Technology Dortmund
Lehrstuhl Informatik VIII
Prof. Dr. Katharina Morik
D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
Tel.: +49 231 755 5101
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Jan 21, 2008
From: Manuel Davy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Position in ML, INRIA Research Center, France
Post-doctoral position in Machine Learning at the
INRIA research center in Lille, France
Title: Sequential functional regression
http://sequel.futurs.inria.fr/positions-1/
The Post-doc researcher will join the INRIA SequeL research
group (http://sequel.futurs.inria.fr) and will work in close
collaboration with the researchers of its spin-off company
Predict&Control (http://www.predictandcontrol.com)
http://www.inria.fr/travailler/opportunites/postdoc/postdoc.en.html
Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Feb 11, 2008
From: Yu, Shipeng (MED US) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject:Siemens Medical Solutions, Malvern, PA
Internships in Machine Learning, Data Mining and
Natural Language Processing
IKM CAD and Knowledge Solutions Group (CKS)
Siemens Medical Solutions, Malvern, PA
Internship positions are available for motivated
Ph.D. students in diverse areas of machine learning,
data mining, natural language processing, and
information extraction/retrieval. As an intern, you
will join CKS team of scientists in solving exciting
and challenging research problems in the medical
field. Our research is motivated by decision-support
and data processing problems arising in the medical
domain and related health areas; experience or
interest in these areas is a plus. Our team currently
conducts research in Bayesian methods, probabilistic
inference, statistical learning theory, optimization,
statistics, natural language processing, data mining
and works closely with a team of image processing
scientists. All interns are strongly encouraged to
publish their work.
Internships are expected to be at least 10-12 weeks
long; however there is much flexibility in the
starting and finishing dates (non-summer and
longer internships are also considered).
In order to apply, please follow these steps:
* Email your CV to the address below
* Request one letter of recommendation (preferably
from your advisor) to be emailed to us
* Briefly (e.g., in half a page) tell us about what
research and application areas you would prefer
to work on and during what dates you wish to join
Email the above to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
with the subject "CKS ML Internships".
We are located in Malvern, PA, approximately one hour
from Center City Philadelphia, on the suburban Main
Line area.
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Date: Feb 7, 2008
From: Alexandra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: NN2008, Portugal
Call for Participation
Summer School NN2008
Neural Networks in Classification, Regression and Data Mining
Porto, Portugal, July 7-11, 2008
http://www.nn.isep.ipp.pt email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Early Registration Deadline: May 18, 2008
Poster Submission Deadline: June 15, 2008
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