Machine Learning List Vol 20, No. 8
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Machine Learning List: Volume 20, Number 8
Wednesday, october 8, 2008
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Contents
Call for Participation
Conference on Logic Programming
Call for Book Chapters
Data Mining and Multiagent Integration
Call for Papers
CANS & BICS 2008
Machine Learning for Language Engineering
Conference on Genetic Programming
Autonomous Robots
UK Planning and Scheduling Special Interest Group
Conference on Data Mining
Journal of Applied Artificial Intelligence in Engineering System
European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks
Indian Conference on Artificial Intelligence
NIPS: Learning from Multiple Sources
NIPS: Model Uncertainty and Risk in Reinforcement Learning
International Symposium on Neural Networks
Artificial Intelligence Applications & Innovations
NIPS: Machine Learning Meets Human Learning
Semantic Web Applications and Perspectives
International Conference on AI and Statistics
Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence
NIPS: ML in Computational Biology
Canadian Conference on Artificial Intelligence
International Conference on Machine Learning
Career Opportunities
Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neuroscience, Germany
Telefonica Research, Spain
Post-Doctoral Research
Natural Language Processing, Geneva
Center for Industrial Engineering and CS, France
PhD Studentship
Language Technology, Australia
Computer Vision and Machine Learning, Vienna
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Date: Sep 22, 2008
From: iclp08pub <at> cs.nmsu.edu
Subject: Conference on Logic Programming
Call for Participation
24th International Conference on Logic Programming
Udine, Italy, December 9-13, 2008
http://iclp08.dimi.uniud.it
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Date: Oct 3, 2008
From: Longbing Cao <lbcao <at> it.uts.edu.au>
Subject: Data Mining and Multiagent Integration
Call for Chapters
Data Mining and Multiagent Integration
Editor: Longbing Cao
www.agentmining.org
Chapter Proposal Submission Deadline: November 1, 2008
Full Chapter Submission Deadline: December 15, 2008
Planned Publishing Date: July 2009
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Date: Sep 5, 2008
From: Barna Iantovics <barni_300 <at> yahoo.com>
Subject: CANS 2008 and BICS 2008
Call for papers
Complexity and Intelligence of the Artificial and
Natural Complex Systems (CANS 2008)
Tg. Mures, Romania, November 8-10, 2008
http://davos.science.uttgm.ro/complex_systems/
Bio-Inspired Computational Methods Used for
Difficult Problems Solving (BICS 2008)
Tg. Mures, Romania, November 5-7, 2008
http://davos.science.uttgm.ro/bio_computation/
Paper Submission Deadline: September 23, 2008
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Date: Oct 2, 2008
From: Jason Eisner <jason <at> cs.jhu.edu>
Subject: Machine Learning for Language Engineering
Call for Papers
The Center for Language and Speech Processing
at Johns Hopkins University
NSF -sponsored, Six-week Summer Research Workshop,
on Machine Learning for Language Engineering
Baltimore, MD, USA, June 22 to July 31, 2009
http://www.clsp.jhu.edu/workshops/ws09/CFP .
Paper Submission Deadline: October 20, 2008
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Date: Sep 3, 2008
From: Vanneschi Leonardo <lvannesc <at> disco.unimib.it>
Subject: Conference on Genetic Programming
Call for Papers
12th European Conference on Genetic Programming (EuroGP 2009)
Tbingen, Germany, April 15-17 2009
http://www.evostar.org
Paper Submission Deadline: November 5, 2008
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Date: Sep 6, 2008
From: Jan Peters <mail <at> jan-peters.net>
Subject: Autonomous Robots
Call For Papers
Autonomous Robots - Special Issue on Robot Learning
Editors
Jan Peters, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics,
Andrew Y. Ng, Stanford University
Paper Submission Deadline: November 8, 2008
Revised Manuscripts: June 1, 2009
Approximate Publication Date: 4th Quarter, 2009
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Date: Sep 8, 2008
From: Ruth Aylett <r.s.aylett <at> salford.ac.uk>
Subject: UK Planning and Scheduling Special Interest Group
Call for Papers
27th UK Planning and Scheduling Special Interest Group
Edinburgh, United Kingdom, December 11-12 2008
http://emfs1.eps.hw.ac.uk/~ceeyrp/PlanSIG/
Paper Submissions Deadline: October 13, 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: November 21, 2008
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Date: Sep 9, 2008
From: Aristides Gionis <gionis <at> yahoo-inc.com>
Subject: Conference on Data Mining
Call for Papers
9th SIAM International Conference on Data Mining
Reno, Nevada, USA, April 30 - May 2, 2009
URL: http://www.siam.org/meetings/sdm09
Abstract Submission Deadline: October 3, 2008
Paper Submission Deadline: October 10, 2008
Camera Ready: January 26, 2009
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Date: Sep 9, 2008
From: dayal parhi <dayalparhi <at> yahoo.com>
Subject: Journal of Applied Artificial Intelligence in Engineering System
Call for Papers
International Journal of Applied Artificial Intelligence
in Engineering System publishes
http://www.serialspublications.com/journals1.asp?jid=219&dtype=1&jtype=1
Paper Submission Deadline: October 15, 2008
Publication Date: December 2008
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Date: Sep 13, 2008
From: esann <at> dice.ucl.ac.be
Subject: European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks
Call for Papers
17th European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks
Advances in Computational Intelligence and Learning
Bruges, Belgium, April 22-24, 2009
http://www.dice.ucl.ac.be/esann
Paper Submission Deadline: November 21, 2008
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Date: Sep 16, 2008
From: Bhanu Prasad <bhanupvsr <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Indian Conference on Artificial Intelligence
Call for Papers
4th Indian International Conference on Artificial
Intelligence (IICAI-09)
Tumkur, India, December 16-18 2009
http://www.iiconference.org
Paper Submission Deadline: April 10, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: July 6, 2009
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Date: Sep 17, 2008
From: David R. Hardoon <D.Hardoon <at> cs.ucl.ac.uk>
Subject: NIPS: Learning from Multiple Sources Workshop
Call for Papers
NIPS 2008 WORKSHOP on LEARNING FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES
Whistler, BC, Canada, December 13, 2008
http://web.mac.com/davidrh/LMSworkshop08/
http://nips.cc/
Paper Submission Deadline: October 24,2008
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Date: Sep 18, 2008
From: Pascal Poupart <ppoupart <at> cs.uwaterloo.ca>
Subject: NIPS: Model Uncertainty and Risk in Reinforcement Learning
Call for papers
NIPS-08 Workshop on Model Uncertainty and Risk in Reinforcement Learning
Whistler, BC, Canada, December 13, 2008
http://www.cs.uwaterloo.ca/~ppoupart/nips08-workshop.html
Paper Submission Deadline: October 30, 2008
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Date: Sep 18, 2008
From: Haibo He <Haibo.He <at> stevens.edu>
Subject: International Symposium on Neural Networks
Call For Papers
6th International Symposium on Neural Networks (ISNN 2009)
Wuhan, China, May 26-29, 2000
Special Session Proposals Deadline: November 1, 2008
Paper Submission Deadline: December 1, 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: February 1, 2009
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Date: Sep 20, 2008
From: Nick Bassiliades <nbassili <at> csd.auth.gr>
Subject: Artificial Intelligence Applications & Innovations
Second Call for Papers
5th IFIP International Conference on Artificial Intelligence
Applications & Innovations (AIAI 2009)
Thessaloniki, Greece, April 23-25 2009
http://delab.csd.auth.gr/aiai2009/
Abstract Submission Deadline: October 27, 2008
Paper Submission Deadline: November 3, 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: January 12, 2009
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Date: Sep 20, 2008
From: jerryzhu <at> cs.wisc.edu
Subject: NIPS: Machine Learning Meets Human Learning
Call for Posters
NIPS 2008 Workshop on Machine Learning Meets Human Learning
Whistler, BC, Canada, December 12, 2008
http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~jerryzhu/nips08.html
Poster Abstract Submission Deadline: October 10, 2008
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Date: Sep 23, 2008
From: Heiko Stoermer <stoermer <at> disi.unitn.it>
Subject: Semantic Web Applications and Perspectives (SWAP 2008)
Second Call For Papers
5th Workshop on Semantic Web Applications and Perspectives (SWAP 2008)
FAO-UN, Roma, Italy 15-17 December 2008
http://swapconf.it/2008/
Paper Submission Deadline: October 17, 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: November 21, 2008
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Date: Sep 23, 2008
From: aistats09 <at> gmail.com
Subject: International Conference on AI and Statistics
Call for Papers
12th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics
Clearwater, Florida, USA, April 16-18, 2009,
http://www.ics.uci.edu/~aistats/
Paper Submission Deadline: November 5, 2008
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Date: Sep 25, 2008
From: Craig Boutilier <cebly <at> cs.toronto.edu>
Subject: Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence
Call for Papers/Workshops/TUtorials
21st International Joint Conference
on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI-09)
Pasadena, California, USA, July 11-17, 2009
http://ijcai-09.org/
Tutorial Submission Deadline: October 13, 2008 (11:59PM, PDT)
Workshop Submission Deadline: October 13, 2008 (11:59PM, PDT)
Paper submission Deadline: January 12, 2009 (11:59PM, PST)
Camera-ready Deadline: April 14, 2009 (11:59PM, PDT)
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Date: Sep 30, 2008
From: Gal Chechik <gal.chechik <at> gmail.com>
Subject: NIPS: ML in Computational Biology
Call for Posters
NIPS 2008 Workshop on Machine Learning Meets Human Learning
Whistler, BC, Canada, December 12, 2008
http://www.mlcb.org
Poster Abstract Submission Deadline: October 12, 2008
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Date: Oct 3, 2008
From: Nathalie Japkowicz <nat <at> site.uottawa.ca>
Subject: Canadian Conference on Artifical Intelligence
Call for Papers
22th Canadian Conference on Artificial Intelligence
Kelowna, British Columbia, May 25-27, 2009
http://ai2009.site.uottawa.ca/
Paper Submission Deadline: January 23, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: March 16, 2009
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Date: Oct 3, 2008
From: Michael L. Littman <mlittman <at> cs.rutgers.edu>
Subject: International Conference on Machine Learning
Call for Papers
26th International Conference On Machine Learning (ICML-2009)
Montreal, Canada, June 14-18, 2009
Paper Submission Deadline: January 26, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: April 20, 2009
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Date: Sep 9, 2008
From: Jan Peters <mail <at> jan-peters.net>
Subject: Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neuroscience, Germany
Junior Research Groups for Cognitive Neuroscience and Systems Neuroscience
at the Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neuroscience (CIN)
The Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neuroscience (CIN)
is a newly established interdisciplinary institution at the
Eberhard Karls University Tbingen funded by the German Excellence
Initiative program. The CIN strives to deepen our understanding of
how the brain generates function and how brain diseases impair
functions. It will make use of newly acquired insights to help
people with brain disorders and to launch new mind- and brain-inspired
applications in many areas of engineering and computer science.
Its scientific program is guided by the conviction that progress
in the understanding of brain function can only be achieved with
an integrative approach spanning multiple levels of organization
and pooling the knowledge of researchers from many different fields.
In order to strengthen the CINs' specific research aims, we are
offering several junior group leader (JRG) positions (equivalent
to Assistant Professorship) with tenure track options in the fields
of Systems Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurophilosophy
and Neurorobotics/Medical Robotics.
Submission deadline is Oct. 15th, 2008 (for Neurophilosophy Oct. 31st,
2008).
Framework
The intended duration of the position is for 5 years with evaluations
by external experts at regular intervals. In case of positive evaluations
after 3 years, the JRG will obtain a tenure track option, which may
ultimately lead to a professorship at the University of Tbingen.
Start-up funds as well as substantial funding for personnel and running
costs will be available, but will depend on the qualification and prior
experience of the applicant. Appointees will be full members and active
participants in the CIN, which will also provide laboratory and/or office
space. The JRG leader will be provided opportunities to contribute to
research oriented training within the framework of the CIN Graduate
Training Centre and the faculties involved in the CIN will provide
opportunities for the German habilitation according to established
rules, if desired.
According to German law, severely disabled persons with equal
occupational aptitude will be given preferred consideration. The
University of Tbingen strives to promote equal opportunities in
science and is committed to increasing the percentage of female
scientists in teaching and research. Qualified female candidates
are thus strongly encouraged to apply.
Application
Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, pdf files of up to
5 key publications, statements of research achievements and
future directions (not to exceed 3 pages) as well as the names
and addresses of at least three referees. All documents should
be submitted electronically to Acting Director of the Werner
Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neuroscience Tbingen, Prof.
Dr. Peter Thier, at cin <at> uni-tuebingen.de. For further information
on the CIN see: http://www.neuroscience-tuebingen.de/cin/.
Submission deadline for all applications is Oct. 15th, for
applications in the field of Neurophilosophy Oct. 31st.
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Date: Sep 23, 2008
From: ALEJANDRO JAIMES LARRARTE <ajaimes <at> tid.es>
Subject: Telefonica Research, Spain
Research Openings at Telefonica Research in Madrid, Spain
(Research scientists, visiting professors, post-docs, interns).
http://research.tid.es/usermodeling
Areas: Machine Learning, Data Mining, User Modeling, Personalization,
Business
Intelligence.
Telefonica Research in Madrid has several research openings
at all levels in the new Data Mining and User Modeling research
group, which focuses on human-centered approaches to data analysis
for customer modeling, personalization, and decision support.
A special emphasis of the group is on principled data analysis
taking transdisciplinary approaches that consider sociocultural
context and personal preferences.
Selected candidates are expected, and will have the opportunity
to develop and lead their own area of research, with significant
support from our engineering teams. Individuals must therefore be
able to carry out leading independent research while working closely
within an interdisciplinary team.
Requirements: Ph.D. degree in Computer Science or a related field,
a strong publication record, and experience in data mining, machine
learning, or user modeling (see web). Interdisciplinary background
and interests and/or experience in social aspects of computing
considered favorably (technology for developing regions,
culture-aware computing, etc.).
Successful candidates will be highly motivated, creative, dynamic,
fluent in English, have excellent communication skills (written
and oral), and be able to interact well in international,
multidisciplinary, R&D teams. Knowledge of Spanish is not necessary.
Telefonica Research offers an internationally competitive salary
and benefits package (flexible working schedule, Spanish classes,
lunch subsidy, full medical coverage, etc.) in an international,
dynamic work environment in Spains largest and most international
city. As one of the most important European capitals, Madrid offers
a vast array of cultural activities, convenient international air
connections and some of the best restaurants and nightlife on the
continent. Telefonica is a world leader in the telecommunication sector,
with presence in over 23 countries and over 218 million customer
accesses (2007), offering Services such as mobile & fixed line phone,
ISP, IPTV, web portals, and others.
Inquiries and applications should be sent to
Dr. Alejandro Jaimes <ajaimes AT tid.es> with the subject line "TID
Research Application-ML". There is no deadline: positions will be open
until filled.
http://research.tid.es/usermodeling
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Date: Sep 10, 2008
From: Paola Merlo <merlo <at> lettres.unige.ch>
Subject: Natural Language Processing, Geneva
Doctoral student position in Natural Language Processing,
University of Geneva
The University of Geneva, Departments of Computer Science and
Linguistics, invite applications for a doctoral research assistant
position in natural language processing. The successful candidate
will be part of a group whose research focuses on statistical models
of natural language and machine learning. They will participate in a
project on integrated statistical models of syntactic-semantic parsing
for both English and French, with application to spoken dialogue system
and possibly machine translation.
For more information listing our recent publications and current research
projects, see the web pages
http://www.classic-project.org/
http://www.latl.unige.ch/personal/paola.html
http://cui.unige.ch/~hendersj/
Applicants will have received a Master's degree or equivalent in Computer
Science or Computational Linguistics. Good programming skills are
required. Knowledge of English and French is highly desirable, and
good mastery of one is required. Previous experience in statistical
natural language processing is a plus.
Funding is guaranteed for 3 years, with a possible extension for a
fourth year. Starting salary 38'400 CHF. The doctoral dissertation
can be pursued either in the Department of Computer Science or the
Department of Linguistics, depending on qualifications.
The University of Geneva is one of the leading universities in Europe
and offers excellent working conditions, as well as a stimulating
scientific environment.
Review of the applications will start immediately and will continue
until the position is filled. The appointment will start as soon as
the necessary work permits and documents are obtained, but no sooner
than the 1st of October 2008.
Applicants should send a curriculum vitae indicating all classes and
grades, a short statement of interest, and names and email addresses of
at most 2 references.
Electronic applications are strongly preferred. Send your application
to merlo <at> lettres.unige.ch with CANDOC as the subject line.
If electronic application is not possible, send your application to
Paola Merlo
Linguistics Department
University of Geneva
5 rue de Candolle
CH-1211 Geneve 4
Switzerland
Informal inquiries can be addressed to James Henderson
(james.henderson <at> cui.unige.ch) or to Paola Merlo (merlo <at> lettres.unige.ch).
The University of Geneva wishes to increase the proportion of female
academic staff and, for this reason, especially welcomes applications
from women.
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Date: Fri, Sep 26, 2008
From: Alexandre Dolgui <dolgui <at> emse.fr>
Subject: Center for Industrial Engineering and CS, France
Call for candidates
In the centre for industrial engineering and
computer science of the Ecole des Mines de Saint
Etienne (France) there is a position of post-doc
available. I would like to those interested send
me their resume (CV) with the list of publications
as well as a short description of the possible
contribution of the candidate to the projects
of the centre as for example:
-design and optimization of the machining lines
-line balancing and sequencing
-inventory control and supply chain management
-distributed control in supply chain
-intelligent manufacturing systems
see the site of the centre for information,
http://www.emse.fr/spip/-G2I-.html?lang=en
Deadline: October 10, 2008
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Date: Sep 3, 2008
From: Ingrid Zukerman <Ingrid.Zukerman <at> infotech.monash.edu.au>
subject: Language Technology, Austrailia
PhD Studentship in Language Technology, Monash University, Australia
The User Modeling and Natural Language (UMNL) Group at Monash
University has been granted an ARC Linkage Grant for a project
entitled "Sentiment detection from opinion surveys -- the quest
for customer and employee satisfaction". This project has a
Melbourne-based industry partner, GAPbuster Worldwide, who is a
leading provider of customer experience management solutions.
The project will address current challenges in automatic sentiment
detection, including determining whether discourse is subjective,
and if so, its topic, polarity, intensity and usefulness. Sentiment
detection is used for discriminating fact from opinion in information
gathering applications, and extracting prevalent opinions about items.
The aim of the project is to develop computational mechanisms that
detect sentiment from texts, and summarize the sentiment expressed
in multiple texts. The developed techniques will be applied to textual
feedback provided by customers and employees about different aspects
of service industries. The PhD student will focus on novel techniques
for detecting polarity, intensity and usefulness, using Machine
Learning techniques such as classification, bootstrapping and data
compression. This is an excellent opportunity to work on a project
with strong practical as well as theoretical merits, while closely
interacting with a commercial organization.
Successful candidates will have a 1st class honours degree in Computer
Science, Statistics or equivalent, or a Masters degree with a major
research component, an exceptional academic record, excellent programming
skills, strong written and verbal communications skills, and an ability
to work in a team environment.
The studentship is available for Australian citizens and permanent
residents
and New Zealand citizens, for a period of 3 years, earning $25,627 per
annum.
The studentship must be taken up by March 31, 2009 at the latest. For
further
information and applications please contact Prof Ingrid Zukerman by
email at Ingrid.Zukerman <at> infotech.monash.edu.au.
Application Deadline: October 31, 2008
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Date: Sep 18, 2008
From: Dr. Alexander K. Seewald <alex <at> seewald.at>
Subject: Computer Vision and Machine Learning, Vienna
The Medical University of Vienna, TissueGnostics, and Seewald Solutions
will start a FFG funded applied research project in October 2008,
and are actively soliciting applications for a PhD candidate.
We have openings for one PhD candidate in Computer Vision and
Machine Learning, preferably with medical or biological
background. We are both looking for medical graduate students with
excellent programming skills in these fields as well as for
excellent computer science graduate students with some biological
or medical background knowledge who wish to move towards state-of-
the-art biomedical applications.
You are willing and able to tackle complex biological and medical
diagnosis tasks with scientific and engineering methods, solving
complex problems, keeping an open mind and ultimately overcoming
all obstacles. You will work in a team of medical doctors, technical
scientists, medical/technical assistants, and engineers, being able
to talk with all of them on their own level, abstracting their
insight into computational form. You will have the opportunity to
contribute to a major research project that will also result in
commercial products solving hard real-life medical diagnosis tasks
in almost real-time.
We will only consider candidates who have hands-on experience with
several Computer Vision tasks (segmentation, image classification,
image clustering, preprocessing) and with the application of Machine
Learning within Computer Vision.
Candidates should have Java and C/C++ proficiency, as well as being
fluent in Perl. Candidates need to be able to work independently on
problems, have a keen perception and high readiness of mind, be willing
to accept challenges and responsibility, and learn from success and
failure.
Please forward your resume to...
Dr. Alexander K. Seewald, Seewald Solutions <alex <at> seewald.at>
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