Machine Learning List: Vol. 20, No. 2

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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 <david.stracuzzi@...>
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 <dacheng.tao@...>
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 <estevam@...>
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 <EMHLIM@...>
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 <stiefel@...>
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 <jeedward@...>
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 <Hendrik.Blockeel@...>
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 <dacheng.tao@...>
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 <hra@...>
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: info@...
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 <mgalan@...>
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 <ptan@...>
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 <paliourg@...>
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 <cagnoni@...>
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 <cfp2008b@...>
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 <gbrunner@...>
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 ioannisk@..., with subject
line "PDF/RSP: (your name)".

For more information please email Prof. Kakadiaris (ioannisk@...).
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Date: Jan 16, 2008
From: Brunner, Gerd <gbrunner@...>
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 ioannisk@..., with subject
line "PDF/RSP: (your name)".


For more information please email
  Prof. Kakadiaris (ioannisk@...).

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 <suzuki@...>
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 <office@...>
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.: [phone]
Email: office@...
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Date: Jan 21, 2008
From: Manuel Davy <Manuel.Davy@...>
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: manuel.davy@..., Manuel.Davy@...
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Date: Feb 11, 2008
From: Yu, Shipeng (MED US) <shipeng.yu@...>
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: shipeng.yu@...
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 <aao@...>
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: nn-2008@...

Early Registration Deadline: May 18, 2008
Poster Submission Deadline: June 15, 2008
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