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20th Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence
UAI-2004
First Call for Papers
July 8-11, 2004
http://research.microsoft.com/uai2004
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Conference Details:
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Since 1985, the Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence
(UAI) has been the primary international forum for presenting new
results on the use of principled methods for reasoning under
uncertainty within intelligent systems. The scope of UAI is wide,
including, but not limited to, representation, automated reasoning,
learning, decision making and knowledge acquisition under
uncertainty. We encourage submissions that report on advances in these
core areas as well as submissions describing interesting and novel
systems that utilize techniques from these core areas.
The UAI 2004 conference will be held in Banff, Canada. The main
technical session will be on July 9-11, and will be preceded with an
advanced tutorial program on July 8th. The conference is collocated
with and follows both the Computational Learning Theory (COLT)
conference, which will be held July 1 through July 4, and the
International Conference on Machine learning (ICML), which will be
held July 4 through July 8. UAI 2004 coincides with the Calgary
Stampede Days, so we advise attendees to book flights, hotels, and car
rentals as early as possible.
Paper Submission:
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We encourage submissions that report on theoretical or methodological
advances in representation, automated reasoning, learning, decision
making and knowledge acquisition under uncertainty. We also encourage
submissions that report on systems that utilize techniques from these
core areas. Submitted papers will be carefully evaluated on the basis
of originality, significance, technical soundness, and clarity of
exposition. Papers submitted for review should represent original,
previously unpublished work. At the time the full paper is submitted
to UAI-2004, and for the entire review period, the paper should not be
under review by any other conference or scientific journal.
UAI-2004 requires electronic submission of papers and abstracts
according to instructions posted at the conference home page. If
authors have special circumstances that prevent electronic submission,
arrangements can be made directly with the program co-chairs listed
below. Authors are required to submit a title and a short abstract a
week before the paper submission deadline. Submitted papers must be
prepared according to the UAI-2004 proceedings format and must be no
more than eight (8) pages long, including figures and bibliography.
Papers that deviate from these guidelines will be rejected without
review. The conference home page will contain format information and
provides access to style files and templates.
Papers may be accepted for presentation in plenary or poster sessions.
All accepted papers will be included in the Proceedings of the
Twentieth Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence. The
program committee will select papers for special distinction in two
categories at UAI-2004: a "Best Paper" award, and an "Outstanding
Student Paper" award. The conference home page will contain
instructions for certifying student status with regards to the latter
award.
Key Dates:
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Tuesday February 10, 2004, noon PST: Abstract submission
Tuesday February 17, 2004, noon PST: Full paper submission
Tuesday February 17, 2004, noon PST: Student paper certification
Thursday April 8, 2004, noon PST: Author notification of accepted papers
Thursday April 29, 2004, noon PST: Camera ready copy of accepted papers
These deadlines will be strictly enforced (but may change slightly!).
Conference Organization:
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Please direct general inquiries to the General Conference Chair at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Inquiries about the conference program and
submission requirements should be directed to the Program Co-Chairs at
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
