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Machine Learning List: Volume 21, Number 4

2009-06-23T13:41:39Z

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Machine Learning List: Volume 21, Number 4
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
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Contents

Call for Site Proposals
ECML/PKDD 2011

Call for Participation
ICAPS 2009 Doctoral Consortium
ICLP 2009
IDA 2009

Call for Papers
Mining Social Media
Intelligent Computing and Intelligent Systems
IEEE Special Issue "Al in Space"
Evolutionary and RI for Autonomous Robot Systems
ICAPS Workshops
Career Opportunities
Sandia National Labs in Albuquerque, NM
Post-Doctoral Research
ML/Bioinformatics, USC, CA
Monash Fellowship Program, Australia
Ph.D. Studentship
Parallel Large Scale M for Supercomputing, Canada

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Date: Apr 26, 2009
From: Johannes Fuernkranz <juffi@...>
Subject: ECML/PKDD 2011

Call for Proposals for ECML/PKDD 2011
European Conference on Machine Learning and
Principals and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Databases
http://www.ecmlpkdd.org/content/call-proposals-ecml-pkdd-2011

Proposal Submission Deadline: June 30, 2009
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Date: Apr 28, 2009
From: Fernando Fernandez Rebollo <ffernand@...>
Subject: ICAPS 2009 Doctoral Consortium

Call for Participation
19th International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling
ICAPS-2009
Thessaloniki, Greece, September 19-23, 2009
http://icaps09.icaps-conference.org/

Paper Submission Deadline: June 26, 2009
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Date: May 26, 2009
From: Ricardo Rocha <ricroc@...>
Subject: ICLP 2009

Call for Participation
25th International Conference on Logic
Programming (ICLP 2009)
Co-located with IJCAI 2009 (http://ijcai-09.org)
Pasadena, California, USA, July 14-17, 2009
http://www.ist.unomaha.edu/iclp2009

Early Registration Deadline: June 20, 2009
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Date: Jun 17, 2009
From: Bruno Cremilleux <Bruno.Cremilleux@...>
Subject: IDA 2009

Call for Participation
8th International Symposium on Intelligent Data Analysis (IDA'09)
Lyon, France, August 31 - September 2, 2009
http://liris.cnrs.fr/ida09/

Early Registration Deadline: June 28, 2009
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Date: May 6, 2009
From: Jos Carlos Cortizo Prez <josecarlos.cortizo@...>
Subject: Mining Social Media

Call for Papers
CAEPIA 2009 1st International Workshop on Mining Social Media
Sevilla, Spain, November 9, 2000
http://www.socialgamingplatform.com/msm09/

Paper Submission Deadline: July 31, 2009
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Date: May 11, 2009
From: Dacheng Tao <dacheng.tao@...>
Subject: Intelligent Computing and Intelligent Systems

Call for Papers
IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Computing
and Intelligent Systems (IEEE ICIS 2009)
Shanghai, China. November 20-22,2009
http://www.icis09.cn/login.asp

Paper Submission Deadline: July 15, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: September 20, 2009
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Date: May 24, 2009
From: Yu Zhang <yzhang@...>
Subject: IEEE Special Issue "AI in Space"

Call for Papers
AI in Space
Guest Editors
Mike Shaft, mike.shafto@...
Maarten Sierhuis, maarten.sierhuis@...
Robert Hoffman, rhoffman@...

Submissions Deadline: February 19, 2010
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Date: May 26, 2009
From: Nils T Siebel, ERLARS Workshop <nils@...>
Subject: Evolutionary and RL for Autonomous Robot Systems

Call for Papers
2nd International Workshop on Evolutionary and Reinforcement Learning for
Autonomous Robot Systems
Held in conjunction with IROS 2009
St. Louis, MO, USA, October 15, 2009

Submission deadline: July 5, 2009
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Date: May 27, 2009
From: Fernando Fernandez Rebollo <ffernand@...>
Subject: ICAPS Workshops

Call for Workshop Proposals
19th International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling
ICAPS-2009
Thessaloniki, Greece, September 19-23, 2009
http://icaps09.icaps-conference.org/

Workshop Paper Submission Deadline: June 23rd, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: August 8th, 2009
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Date: Jun 18, 2009
From: Dixon, Kevin R <krdixon@...>
Subject: Sandia National Labs in Albuquerque, NM

Sandia National Laboratories
Job Title: Computer Software Research & Development
Job ID: 62822
Location: SNL New Mexico - SA
Close Date: 07/06/2009
Our rapidly expanding funding has created openings
for experts in machine learning (or related fields such
as cognitive modeling) to join our team. Candidates
should be able to demonstrate a strong background
in machine learning, statistics, data mining, numerical
methods, or related fields with relevant research and
development experiences.
Candidates should also be knowledgeable about
object-oriented software development with strong
programming skills and knowledge of software
engineering processes. The positions are meant to
support both ongoing and new programs in research
and development for a diverse set of customers.
The candidate will work in teams to develop solutions
to complex problems using machine learning methods
and integrating them into new and existing software
capabilities. The successful candidate will be a
self-motivated individual who works well independently
and in a team environment. Some travel may be required.
For details, visit
http://www.sandia.gov/employment/
career-opp/index.html
and search for Job ID: 62822
Kevin R. Dixon
Sandia National Laboratories (06341)
MS1188, TA-IV: 980/31
tel: (505) 284-5615
fax: (505) 844-8604
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Date: Jun 17, 2009
From: Xianghong Jasmine Zhou <xjzhou@...>
Subject: ML/Bioinformatics, USC, CA

Post-doc Position in Machine Learning/Bioinformatics
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

The Computational Laboratory of Integrative
Genomics at University of Southern California
seeks a motivated and talented PhD for a
postdoctoral position in Bioinformatics.

The candidate will work on developing machine
learning algorithms for large-scale genomic data,
such as biological networks, microarray gene
expression data, genome-wide association data.

More information about our lab can be found at
http://zhoulab.usc.edu.
More information about the USC CompBio
division can be found at http://www.cmb.usc.edu

Candidate Qualification:
* Recent Ph.D. in Machine Learning with excellent
publication record
* Bioinformatics experiences preferred

Please send CV and two contact addresses of
references to Prof. Jasmine Zhou xjzhou@....
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Date: Jun 20, 2009
From: David L Dowe <David.Dowe@...>
Subject: Monash Fellowship Program, Australia

Monash University has established the prestigious Monash
Fellowships Program to attract internationally competitive
researchers from any discipline to undertake research of
national and international significance and provide them
with the best possible research environment.

The Fellowships will be in the form of a direct appointment
following a Monash-conducted competitive process open to
researchers from outside Monash University, from within
and outside Australia.

Applicants should normally have at least two (2) but not
more than eight (8) years of post-doctoral research
experience and demonstrate excellent research
outcomes at international level.

Assoc. Prof. David Dowe (www.csse.monash.edu.au/~dld)
seeks applicants. For a detailed (but not exhaustive) survey
of possible areas of work, see, e.g., D. L. Dowe (2008a),
``Foreword re C. S. Wallace'', Computer J. (Oxford Univ. Press)
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/comjnl/bxm117 ,
http://comjnl.oxfordjournals.org/content/vol51/issue5],
Christopher Stewart WALLACE (1933-2004) memorial
special issue, pp523-560.

Annual salary in the Research Fellow Level B range is
Aus$83,363 - Aus$98,994 p.a. (includes employer
superannuation of 17%) plus a research support grant of
up to Aus$50,000 per annum (p.a.), for five (5) years.
It is expected that up to four (4) awards will be made.

Additional information, including application forms and guidelines,
can be obtained from the following Monash University web site:
www.monash.edu.au/research/academics/funding/information/
monash/monash-fellowships.html
(and www.monash.edu.au/jobs).

Duration: Five-year appointment.
Location: Monash University's Clayton campus, Melbourne, Australia.
Ref. No.: A099977.
Go to www.monash.edu.au/jobs for position details and application
information.
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Date: Jun 19, 2009
From: Christian Gagn <christian.gagne@...>
Subject: Parallel Large Scale ML for Supercomputing, Canada

PhD Student Position on Parallel Large Scale Machine Learning for
Supercomputing

Full announcement available at:
http://vision.gel.ulaval.ca/~cgagne/poste_largescale.pdf

The Computer Vision and Systems Laboratory of Universite Laval is
requesting applications for PhD students in the field of intelligent
distributed systems. More specifically, the research project will be
on the development of supervised learning algorithms for processing
large databases, as well as the massive parallelization of these
algorithms for supercomputing and grid computing. We are seeking
serious and motivated candidates with interest and preferably
experience in the fields of machine learning, evolutionary computation
and/or high performance computing. This position should be filled as
soon as possible.

At the moment of beginning the project, the selected candidate should
have completed a Masters diploma (or equivalent) in a relevant field
such as computer engineering or computer science, and satisfy
admission conditions of the electrical engineering PhD program at
Universite Laval. The financial support offered is $19 000 CAD/year,
non-taxable by the different government levels of Canada. The tuition
fee for non-Canadian PhD students at Universite Laval is approximately
$3000 CAD/year.

Applications should be submitted electronically and include a detailed
curriculum vita, a scan of university transcripts as well as some
papers or scientific reports where the applicant is the main author.

Contact: Christian Gagne, professor
Email: christian.gagne@...
Web: http://vision.gel.ulaval.ca/~cgagne

Universite Laval, the first French-speaking university in America, is
one of the most important universities in Canada. Actively engaged in
the community, Laval offers a first-class training and research
environment in the heart of Quebec City, declared a World Heritage
Site by UNESCO. Courses at Universite Laval are taught in French, but
research can be conducted in English.
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Machine Learning List: Vol 23, No. 3

2009-04-22T13:51:05Z

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Machine Learning List: Volume 21, Number 3
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
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Contents

Call for Site Proposal
ICML-2011

Call for Participation
Benelearn 09

Call for Papers
Indian International Conference on AI
Discovery Science 2009
Conference on Algorithmic Learning Theory
ML for Adaptivity in Spoken Dialogue Systems
Mining and Learning with Graphs and Relations
Regression in Robotics
Numerical Mathematics in Machine Learning
Neural Information Processing Systems
Automated Planning and Scheduling
Manifold Learning and its Applications
Reinforcement Learning for Autonomous Robot Systems
Metaheuristics for Large Scale Data Mining
Parallel and Distributed Evolutionary Algorithms
ICAPS Workshop Papers
NIPS Workshop Proposals
Career Opportunities
Complex Adaptive Systems Research Supervisor, Johns Hopkins, MD
Nature Source Genetics, Inc, Ithaca, NY
Post-Doctoral Research
Machine Learning and Statistics Genetics, CMU, PA
Machine Learning at Yahoo! Research Barcelona
Machine Learning/Bioinformatics, USC, CA
Ph.D. Studentship
NLP and Visualization. Stuggart, Germany

Summer School
NN in Classification, Regression and Data Mining
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Date: Apr 19, 2009
From: Raymond Mooney <mooney@...>
Subject: ICML-2011

Call for Site Proposal
International Conference on Machine Learning 2011

The purpose of this call is to invite groups interested in
hosting the conference to submit proposals. Since ICML
2010 will be in Haifa, Israel, proposals are requested for venues in
N. America for 2011.

Proposals should address the following issues:

1. Proposed Dates. The conference should be scheduled for four days
(one day reserved for workshops and tutorials; three days for paper
sessions, poster sessions, and invited talks). The conference
prefers dates in the range from June 15 to July 15, but other dates
will be considered, particularly if they permit co-location with
other conferences.

2. Locale Parameters.
- Accessibility. Is it easy and inexpensive for people (especially
graduate students) to travel to the conference site? (Compute
mean airfares from Europe, North America, and Asia. Include ground
transportation from relevant airports to the site.)
- Meeting Rooms, AV Equipment, etc. What are the physical
facilities like? Consider rooms for plenary sessions, parallel
sessions, workshops, tutorials, and poster sessions. Is there
highly visible space for sponsors and publishers who want to set
up displays? What are the charges, if any, for using the various
rooms/locations?
- Meals and Lodging. Is there low-cost, quality housing available
for attendees (especially graduate students)? How far from the
meeting rooms? Where will attendees eat? Please estimate costs
for meals and lodging.
- Demo facilities. Will there be computing equipment and space
available to support demos?
- Internet access. Is wired or wireless internet access available?
At what cost?
- Other features. You may mention any other aspects of the site or
the region that are relevant.

3. Local Machine Learning Community. Is there a local ML
group/community that can help with organization and funding?

4. Opportunities to co-locate with other conferences. In the past, we
have co-located with COLT, UAI, and KDD. There is strong interest
in co-locating with these conferences and also with other
conferences including ISMB (Intelligent Systems in Molecular
Biology), EMNLP (Empirical Methods in Natural Language
Processing), CoNLL (Conference on Natural Language Learning), IUI
(Intelligent User Interfaces), and CVPR (Computer Vision and
Pattern Recognition).

5. Organizational and Institutional Support. Is there a conference
office that can help with local arrangements?

6. Budgetary Issues. Is any financial support available from the
hosting institution and/or local industry? What is a rough estimate
of the expected conference registration fees (including a student
rate)?

Proposal Deadline: May 25, 2009

Send Proposal to:
Raymond J. Mooney, President IMLS
mooney@...

Proposals will be ranked according to cost and accessibility, proposed
dates, opportunities for co-location, attractiveness of the location,
and experience of the host group.

Note that IMLS chooses the Program Chair and General Chair as a
decision separate from the choice of the site. The site proposal
should propose a Local Arrangements Chair and other relevant
supporting positions (e.g., Volunteers Coordinator, Registration
Chair).
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Date: Apr 17, 2009
From: Marieke van Erp <M.G.J.vanErp@...>
Subject: Benelearn 09

Call for Participation
18th Annual Belgian-Dutch Conference
on Machine Learning (Benelearn 09)
Tilburgh, The Netherlands, May 18-19, 2009009
http://benelearn09.uvt.nl/

Early Registration Deadline: May 10, 2009
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From: Ed <jeedward@...>
Date: Mar 1, 2009
subject: Indian International Conference on AI

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 17, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: July 6, 2009
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From: Pedro Pereira Rodrigues <pprodrigues@...>
Date: Mar 2, 2009
Subject: Discovery Science 2009

Call for Papers
Discovery Science 2009
Porto, Portugal, October 3-5, 2009
http://ds09.liaad.up.pt/

Abstract Submission Deadline: May 3, 2009
Paper Submission Deadline: May 10, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: July 10, 2009
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From: Sandra Zilles <zilles@...>
Date: Mar 5, 2009
Subject: Conference on Algorithmic Learning Theory

Call for Papers
20th International Conference on Algorithmic Learning Theory (ALT 2009)
Porto, Portugal, October 3-5, 2009
http://www-alg.ist.hokudai.ac.jp/~thomas/ALT09/alt09.jhtml

Paper Submission Deadline: May 10, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: July 10, 2009
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From: Olivier Pietquin <olivier.pietquin@...>
Date: Mar 9, 2009
Subject: ML for Adaptivity in Spoken Dialogue Systems

Call for papers
Special Session "Machine Learning for Adaptivity in
Spoken Dialogue Systems" at Interspeech 2009
Brighton, United Kingdom, September 6-10, 2009
http://www.interspeech2009.org/

Paper Submission Deadline: April 17, 2009
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From: S V N Vishwanathan <vishy@...>
Date: Mar 16, 2009
Subject: Mining and Learning with Graphs and Relations

Call for Papers
Machine Learning Journal special issue on
Mining and Learning with Graphs and Relations

Guest Editors:
S V N Vishwanathan - Purdue University
Samuel Kaski - Helsinki University of Technology
Jennifer Neville - Purdue University
Stefan Wrobel - Fraunhofer Institute for Intelligent
Analysis and Information Systems / University of Bonn

Paper Submission Deadline: June 1, 2009
Revised manuscripts: October 2, 2009
https://cmt.research.microsoft.com/LMGSI
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From: Jo-Anne Ting <jting@...>
Date: Mar 19, 2009
Subject: Regression in Robotics

Call for Contributions
Workshop on Regression in Robotics-Approaches and Applications
Co-located with Robotics: Science & Systems
Seattle, WA, USA, June 28, 2009
http://www.robreg.org

Paper Submission Deadline: April 24, 2009
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From: Matthias Seeger <mseeger@...>
Date: Mar 31, 2009
Subject: Numerical Mathematics in Machine Learning

Call for Contributions
International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)
Workshop on Numerical Mathematics in Machine Learning
Montreal, Canada, June 18, 2009
http://numml.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de

Abstract Submission Deadline: April 27, 2009
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From: Chris Hiestand <chiestand@...>
Date: Mar 31, 2009
Subject: Neural Information Processing Systems

Preliminary Call for Papers
23rd Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems
Vancouver, B.C., Canada, December 7-12, 2009
http://nips.cc/

Paper Submission Deadline: June 5, 2009 4:59pm PDT
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From: Fernando Fernandez Rebollo <ffernand@...>
Date: Apr 1, 2009
Subject: Automated Planning and Scheduling

Final Call for Papers
19th International Conference on Automated Planning
and Scheduling (ICAPS-2009)
Thessaloniki, Greece, September 19-23, 2009
http://icaps09.uom.gr

Abstract Submission Deadline: April 17, 2009
Paper Submission Deadline: April 22, 2009
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From: Jerry Zhu <jerryzhu@...>
Date: Apr 1, 2009
Subject: Manifold Learning and its Applications

Call for Papers
AAAI 2009 Fall Symposium on Manifold Learning
and its Applications
Arlington, VA, USA, September 5-7, 2009
http://odin.uncc.edu/aaai-manifold

Paper Submission Deadline: May 15, 2009
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From: Nils T Siebel <nils@...>
Date: Apr 4, 2009
Subject: Reinforcement Learning for Autonomous Robot Systems

Call for Papers
2nd International Workshop on Evolutionary
and Reinforcement Learning for Autonomous
Robot Systems
Held in conjunction with RSS 2009
Seattle, WA, USA, June 19, 2009
http://www.erlars.org/

Paper Submission Deadline: May 1, 2009
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Jaume Bacardit <jqb@...>
Date: Apr 7, 2009
Subject: Metaheuristics for Large Scale Data Mining

Call for Papers
Memetic Computing Journal special issue on
Metaheuristics for Large Scale Data Mining
http://www.springer.com/engineering/journal/12293?details
Page=contentItemPage&CIPageCounter=151543

Guest editors:
Jaume Bacardit - University of Nottingham, UK
Xavier Llora - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL

Paper Submission Deadline: May 31, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: September 30, 2009
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From: Vanneschi Leonardo <lvannesc@...>
Date: Apr 8, 2009
Subject: Parallel and Distributed Evolutionary Algorithms

Call for Papers
Genetic Programming and Evolvable Machine journal
Special Issue on Parallel and Distributed Evolutionary
Algorithms
http://www.springer.com/computer/artificial/journal/10710

Paper Submission Deadline: April 30, 2009
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Date: Apr 16, 2009
From: Fernando Fernandez Rebollo <ffernand@...>
Subject: ICAPS Workshop papers

Call for Papers
19th International Conference on Automated Planning
and Scheduling ( ICAPS-2009)
Thessaloniki, Greece, September 19-23, 2009
http://icaps09.icaps-conference.org/

Paper Submission Deadline: June 23, 2009 PDT
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Date: Apr 16, 2009
From: Chris Hiestand <chiestand@...>
Subject: NIPS Workshops Proposals

Call for Workshop Proposals
Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS)
Whistler, BC, Canada, December 11 and 12, 2009
http://nips.cc/

Proposal Submission Deadline: July 17, 2009
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Date: Apr 12, 2009
From: Steve Tanksley <sdt@...>
Subject: Nature Source Genetics, Inc, Ithaca, NY

Position in Computational and Statistical Research
Nature Source Genetics (http://naturesourcegenetics.com)
is a computational genomics company dedicated to the
development and application of new algorithms designed to
harness natural genetic variation in the improvement of plant
and animal species. Located in Ithaca, New York, NSG
scientists interact with a team of distinguished faculty
from Cornell University and other major research institutions
worldwide in problems related to genetics and genomics. The
person hired for this position will work with and support a
team of scientists working in the areas of computer science,
operations research, statistics, databases, software engineering,
quantitative/population genetics and breeding.
http://naturesourcegenetics.com/index.php?page=careers&
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From: Dennis Lucarelli <dennis.lucarelli@...>
Date: Mar 3, 2009
Subject: Complex Adaptive Systems Research Supervisor, Johns Hopkins, MD

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL),
a national leader in scientific research and development,
located midway between Baltimore and Washington, DC is
seeking a Complex Adaptive Systems Research Section Supervisor.

Responsibilities:
Lead a section of applied researchers in the area of Complex
Adaptive Systems. This individual will be responsible for
planning and coordinating individual research agendas to meet
overall strategic goals of the Research Center as part of the
Systems and Information Sciences group management team. Maintain
a strong personal research agenda, with national and international
visibility, building upon at least one area of current group strength
in machine learning, probabilistic modeling and inference, decision
theory, or planning/control.

Qualifications:
Required: Ph.D. in EE, CS, or Mathematics with specialization in
pattern classification, machine learning, probabilistic modeling
and inference, decision theory, or adaptive control. Strong
record of research in area of specialization: significant
publication record and professional reputation. Experience in
management of small, highly capable research teams. Successful
grant or project proposal experience. Excellent communication and
interpersonal skills. Desired: Experience in program/business
development. Leadership in relevant professional society.
Strong IP product history. Experience in mentoring and development
of early career researchers. Experience in strategic technology
planning.

Eligibility requirements include US citizenship.
For more information go to: http://www.jhuapl.edu/employment/
and perform an Advanced Search with Job Opening ID: 70370 or
send email to Dennis.Lucarelli@....
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From: Eric Xing <epxing@...>
Date: Mar 6, 2009
Subject: Machine Learning and Statistics Genetics, CMU, PA

We have recently secured funds for 2 postdoc positions at CMU.
The first position is on developing statistical machine learning
models and algorithms for "dynamic topic models and perspective
models for structured browsing of large corpus of text/image/
video/network data", funded by NSF and a CMU internal grant
promoting development of potentially commercialzable AI/ML/Stats
methodologies and systems.

The second position is on developing new methodologies and
theories for sparse structured input/output learning, in
the context of "Genome-Transcription-Phenome-Wide Associations
in complex diseases"; and at the same time performing empirical
systems biology and genetic analysis on SNP, microarray, and
complex phenotype data. This project is funded by a new NIH grant.

More details of the projects are available at
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~epxing/research2009.html
and we encourage incoming postdocs to also explore other projects
listed in this page, and initiate new projects.

The ideal candidates should have a strong track record of research
in machine learning, NLP, IR, statistics, and statistical genetics,
evidenced by high quality publications; be able to communicate and
work with collaborating student/postdocs and external PIs; and be
able to carry out research and develop ideas independently. Good
programming skill and solid statistics/math background are highly
desirable.

Each position is expected to be a two-year position (one year
initial contract + 1 year performance-based renewal), with generous
salary and travel support.

To formally apply, please send CV, research statement, and 2 letters
of recommendations to both
Michelle Martin (mhaywood@...)
Eric Xing (epxing@...)

I'd also be happy to respond to informal inquiries directly addressed
to me.

Eric Xing
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From: Hugo Zaragoza <hugoz@...>
Date: Mar 16, 2009
Subject: Machine Learning Yahoo! Research Barcelona

Yahoo! Research offers a new Postdoctoral Fellow
position in Barcelona (Spain) in the area of machine
learning. This position is for one year, and can be
extended to another year depending upon a good
evaluation. The starting date is flexible, but we are
interested in filling the position as soon as possible.

We provide an exciting environment with research
groups working on various different areas, including
web mining, parallel and distributed computing, information
retrieval, natural language processing, and multimedia.
Researchers in this position will have a chance to perform
academic work, such as working on conference and journal
publications, and to interact with engineering groups inside
Yahoo! US, thus being exposed to problems of real systems.

For this call, we seek to hire specifically researchers interested
in the development and application of machine learning algorithms
to problems in Web search and Web mining. Please find more
detail below.

Qualifications:
*PhD degree in computer science, electrical engineering,
mathematics, or equivalent field;
* Research experience and familiarity with the literature.
Internship in an industrial lab is a plus;
* Ability to generate new ideas, to innovate, and to work on
projects spanning different areas of computer science;
* Strong publication record;
* Good programming skills.

Specific knowledge areas (one or more):
* Statistical and/or Probabilistic learning theory
* Application of machine learning to large scale
ranking problems (ad-hoc search, filtering, summarization)
* Application of machine learning to large scale data
analysis (unsupervised learning, clustering, etc.)
* Semi-supervised learning, Structural/Relational learning
* Efficiency and implementation issues in machine learning

To apply, please send your resume to:
research-jobs-europe@...

Arrange to have three letters of reference sent electronically
to this same e-mail address. Please specify the position
you are applying for in your application. For any further
inquiries, send messages to:
research-jobs-europe@...
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From: Xianghong Jasmine Zhou <xjzhou@...>
Date: Apr 2, 2009
Subject: Machine Learning/Bioinformatics at USC, CA

Post-doc Position in Machine Learning/Bioinformatics
University of Southern California Los Angeles, California

The Computational Laboratory of Integrative Genomics
at University of Southern California seeks a motivated
and talented PhD for a postdoctoral position in Bioinformatics.

The candidate will work on developing machine learning
algorithms for large-scale genomic data, such as
biological networks, microarray gene expression data,
protein interaction data, and time-series data.

More information about our lab can be found at http://zhoulab.usc.edu.
More information about the USC CompBio division
can be found at http://www.cmb.usc.edu

Candidate Qualification:
* Recent Ph.D. in Machine Learning or Data Mining with
excellent publication record
* Bioinformatics experiences preferred

Please send CV and two contact addresses of references to:
Prof. Jasmine Zhou xjzhou@....
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From: Hinrich Schuetze <hinrich@...>
Date: Apr 8, 2009
Subject: NLP and Visualization, Stuggert, Germany

3 PhD positions in Natural Language Processing
and Visualization Institute for Natural Language
Processing, University of Stuttgart and Computer
Science Department, University of Stuttgart

The Institute for Natural Language Processing (IfNLP)
and the Computer Science Department of the University
of Stuttgart, Germany, invite applications for three PhD
positions.

IfNLP is one of the leading NLP research institutions
worldwide with four professors in different areas of NLP, a
research staff of 40 and an undergraduate program in NLP.
We offer the opportunity to work on cutting-edge research
projects in a dynamic and international research team and
up-to-date infrastructure and resources.

3 PhD positions are available immediately in two different
projects funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.

Semisupervised Annotation Resolution
2 PhD positions
Supervisors: Gunther Heidemann
Hans Kamp
Hinrich Schuetze

This project will develop interactive visualization methods
for the semi-supervised annotation of large amounts of
training data for statistical co reference resolution.

Interactive Visual Analysis of Complex Information Spaces
1 PhD position
Supervisor: Prof. Hinrich Schuetze

This project will integrate statistical NLP and
user-tailored interactive visual exploration methods and
apply them to the analysis of patents.

Candidates should have an excellent university degree in a
relevant field of study such as computational linguistics or
computer science.

To apply, send your CV in PDF format to sabine (at)
ims.uni-stuttgart.de by May 15, 2009. Please use the
subject line "PhD positions". You should also provide two
references.

The University of Stuttgart is committed to increasing the
proportion of women in research and teaching. Qualified
women are encouraged to apply.
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From: alexandra <aao@...>
Date: Feb 20, 2009
Subject: NN in Classification, Regression, and Data Mining

Summer School NN2009
Neural Networks in Classification, Regression and Data Mining
Porto, Portugal, July 6-10, 2009
http://www.nn.isep.ipp.pt

Early Registration: May 18, 2009
Poster Submission Deadline: June 15, 2009
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End of ML-LIST Digest Vol 21, No. 3

Machine Learning List: Vol 21, No. 2

2009-02-18T20:28:13Z

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Machine Learning List: Volume 21, Number 2
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
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Contents

Call for Papers
Computational Intelligence and Games
WORLDCOMP'09
Asian Conference on Machine Learning
Inductive Reasoning and ML on the Semantic Web
Intelligent Data Analysis
ICLP Doctoral Consortium
Methodologies for Intelligent Systems
International Conference on Logic Programming
Imprecise Probability: Theories and Applications
Adaptive & Intelligent Systems
Learning Structural Knowledge from Observations
Semi-supervised Learning for Natural Language Processing
Automated Planning and Scheduling
Belgian-Dutch Conference on Machine Learning
Hybrid Control of Autonomous Systems

Career Opportunities
Research Assistant, Leeds, UK

Post-Doctoral Research
Project on Academic Publication Management, Germany
Robotics and Adaptive Control, Edinburgh, UK

Ph.D. Studentship
Charles Sturt University, Australia

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Date: Jan 3, 2009
From: Pier Luca Lanzi <lanzi@...>
Subject: Computational Intelligence and Games

Call for Papers
IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence
and Games (CIG-2009)
Milano, Italy, September 7-10, 2008
http://www.ieee-cig.org

Tutorial Submission Deadline: April 15, 2009
Paper Submission Deadline: May 15, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: July 15, 2009
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Date: Jan 5, 2009
From: WORLDCOMP'09 Congress Conferences
Subject: WORLDCOMP'09

Call for Papers
2009 World Congress in Computer Science,
Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing
Las Vegas, NV, USA, July 13-16, 2009
http://www.world-academy-of-science.org

Paper Submission Deadline: February 25, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: April 25, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: Jan 6, 2009
From: Sheng-Jun Huang <huangsj@...>
Subject: Asian Conference on Machine Learning

Call for Papers
1st Asian Conference on Machine Learning (ACML'09)
Nanjing, China, November 2-4, 2009
http://lamda.nju.edu.cn/conf/ACML09

Paper Submission Deadline: June 15, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: August 5, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: Jan 8, 2009
From: Claudia d'Amato <claudia.damato@...>
Subject: Inductive Reasoning and ML on the Semantic Web

First Call for Papers
1st International Workshop on Inductive Reasoning and Machine
Learning on the Semantic Web
Heraklion, Crete, Greece, June 1, 2009
http://irmles2009.di.uniba.it

Paper Submission Deadline: March 7, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: April 18, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: Jan 9, 2009
From: Bruno Cremilleux <Bruno.Cremilleux@...>
Subject: Intelligent Data Analysis

Call for Papers
8th International Symposium on Intelligent Data Analysis
Lyon, France, August 31 - September 2, 2009
http://ida09.liris.cnrs.fr/
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Date: Jan 9, 2009
From: iclp09.dc@...
Subject: ICLP Doctoral Consortium

Call for Papers
International Conference on Logic Programming
5th ICLP Doctoral Consortium
Pasadena, California, USA, July 14-17, 2009
http://www.cs.kuleuven.be/~toms/DC2009/

Paper Submission Deadline: April 10, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: Jan 12, 2009
From: Petr Berka <Berka@...>
Subject: Methodologies for Intelligent Systems

Call for Papers
18th International Symposium on Methodologies
for Intelligent Systems (ISMIS'09)
Prague, Czech Republic, September 14-17, 2009
http://ismis09.vse.cz/

Paper Submission Deadline: March 15, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: June 15, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: Jan 18, 2009
From: cfp@...
Subject: International Conference on Logic Programming

Call for Workshop Proposals
25th International Conference on Logic Programming
Pasadena, California, USA, July 14-17, 2009
http://www.ist.unomaha.edu/iclp2009/

Workshop Proposal Deadline: February 9, 2009
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Date: Jan 20, 2009
From: Alessandro Antonucci <alessandro@...>
Subject: Imprecise Probability: Theories and Applications

Final Call for Papers
6th International Symposium on Imprecise Probability:
Theories and Applications
Durham, UK, July 14-18, 2009
http://www.sipta.org/isipta09

Paper Submission Deadline: February 13, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: April 25, 2009
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Date: Jan 23, 2009
From: hamid@...
Subject: Adaptive & Intelligent Systems

Call for Papers
2009 International Conference on Adaptive
& Intelligent Systems (ICAIS'09)
Klagenfurt, Austria, September 24 - 26, 2009
http://www.isys.uni-klu.ac.at/icais09/

Paper Submission Deadline: February 28, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: July 10, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: Jan 23, 2009
From: Ugur Kuter <ukuter@...>
Subject: Learning Structural Knowledge from Observations

Call for Papers
The IJCAI-09 Workshop on Learning Structural
Knowledge from Observations
in conjunction with 21st International Joint Conference
on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI-09)
Pasadena, California, USA, July 12, 2009
http://www.cs.umd.edu/users/ukuter/struck09/

Paper Submission Deadline: March 6, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: May 8, 2009
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Date: Jan 23, 2009
From: Kevin Duh <kevinduh@...>
Subject: Semi-supervised Learning for Natural Language Processing

Call for Papers
NAACL 2009 Workshop on Semi-supervised Learning for
Natural Language Processing
Boulder, Colorado, USA, June 4, 2009
http://sites.google.com/site/sslnlp/

Paper Submission Deadline: March 6, 2009
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Date: Jan 29, 2009
From: Fernando Fernandez Rebollo <ffernand@...>
Subject: Automated Planning and Scheduling

Call for Papers
19th International Conference on Automated
Planning and Scheduling
Thessaloniki, Greece, September 19-23, 2009
ICAPS-2009, http://icaps09.uom.gr

Paper Submission Deadline: April 22, 2009
Workshop Submission Deadline: February 15, 2009
Tutorial Submission Deadline: April 13, 2009
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Date: Jan 30, 2009
From: Menno van Zaanen <M.M.vanZaanen@...>
Subject: Belgian-Dutch Conference on Machine Learning

Call for Papers
18th Annual Belgian-Dutch Conference on Machine
Learning (Benelearn 09)
Tilburg, the Netherlands, May 18-19, 2009
http://benelearn09.uvt.nl/

Paper Submission Deadline: February 21, 2009
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Date: Feb 2, 2009
From: Nils T Siebel, HYCAS Workshop <nils@...>
Subject: Hybrid Control of Autonomous Systems

Call for Papers
International Workshop on Hybrid Control of Autonomous Systems
Integrating Learning, Deliberation and Reactive Control
Held in conjunction with IJCAI-09
Pasadena, CA, USA, July 13 2009
http://www.hycas.org/

Paper Submission Deadline: March 6, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: May 8, 2009
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Date: Jan 16, 2009
From: Serge Sharoff <s.sharoff@...>
Ssubject: Research Assistant, Leeds, UK

The Centre for Translation Studies and School of Computing,
the University of Leeds, UK, are inviting applications for the
post of Research Assistant to work on a 12-month research
project funded by a Google Research Award to Serge Sharoff
and Katja Markert. This fixed-term position is for one year
with a start date in April 2009.

The project aims to classify web pages into genres in multiple
languages, since different pages have quite different uses and
characteristics. A query for `Venice' results in pages of various
types, referring to recent news, information about history,
guidebooks, hotel lists, opinions about hotels and restaurants, etc.
Our research questions in this project are:
* Which features of webpages are useful for their automatic
classification?
* How language-specific are those features?
* How can we build efficient classifiers with minimal annotation
data?

The RA will be doing research on feature selection, development
of classifiers and evaluation. The ideal candidate has recently
completed or nearing completion of a PhD in computational
linguistics or machine learning with an emphasis on weakly-supervised
methods in natural language processing. Knowledge of graph-based
machine learning or linguistic genre theory and at least one language
in addition to English is desirable. Suitable candidates with MSc/MA
degree can be also considered.

The 12-month salary will be according to Grade 6 in the British
academic system (24,152-28,839).

The deadline for application is February 27, 2009 with interviews
expected in the beginning of March.

Information on the application procedure is available from:
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/hr/jobs/apply.htm

With any informal questions about this job, please contact Dr Serge
Sharoff (s.sharoff at leeds.ac.uk, tel. +44(0)113 3437287).
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Date: Jan 26, 2009
From: Sethu Vijayakumar <sethu.vijayakumar@...>
Subject: Robotics and Adaptive Control, Edinburgh, UK

University of Edinburgh, School of Informatics

Two Postdoctoral Research Fellows in Robotics and Adaptive Control

Applications are invited for two Postdoctoral Research Fellows in the
area of Learning Robotics and Adaptive Control as part of an
EU-IST FP7 funded project. The posts are available from Mar. 2009 for a
maximum of 34 months and located in the School of Informatics at the
University of Edinburgh. Salary is on the UE07 scale (29,704-35,469)
with annual increments and full staff benefits.
Placement for the post is according to experience and qualifications.

Post One: Robotics and Adaptive Control:
http://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk/vacancies/index.cfm?fuseaction=vacancies.detail&vacancy_ref=3010336

Post Two: Statistical Learning and Adaptive Control Theory:
https://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk/vacancies/index.cfm?fuseaction=vacancies.detail&vacancy_ref=3010337

More details of the job and the research group can be found at:
http://www.ipab.inf.ed.ac.uk/slmc

Applicants are asked to submit your curriculum vitae including a statement
of interest justifying your suitability for the post you are applying for
and contact details of two referees using the online application procedure
at:

Application Deadline: February 20, 2009

Informal enquiries may be addressed to:
Dr. Sethu Vijayakumar (sethu.vijayakumar [at] ed.ac.uk)
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Date: Jan 29, 2009
From: Gao, Jun bin (Dr) <jbgao@...>
Subject: Charles Sturt University, Austrailia

1 PhD Scholarship at $25,000 per annum each
The Charles Sturt University
http://www.csu.edu.au

An opportunity exists for one (1) highly motivated student to
take on PhD in the areas of computer vision, pattern recognition,
image processing and signal processing. The research is part
of an industry supported project. The student's roles are to
investigate methods which will be used to extract image features
and apply pattern recognition methods to rock surfaces.

The scholarship covers $25K living stipend and CSU shall offer a
fee-free place for the successful candidate. The potential applicants
must be Australian citizens or permanent residents (applications
from non-Australian citizen may be considered, but applicants from
non-English speaking countries shall have an English test IELTS of
score 6.5+.) The optimal candidate would have a clear interest in
computer vision and pattern recognition. In addition, the candidate
should demonstrate a willingness to tackle relevant mathematical
problems and to work with various software APIs for the hardware
used in this project. The candidate should possess or expect to
obtain Honours I or strong Honours II degree from disciplines
including, but not limited to Computer Science/Engineering,
Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and/or Statistics. The
applicants are also expected to have strong programming
skills in C++ (or Matlab) and have some system engineering
experience.

For more information contact:

A/Professor Junbin Gao (email jbgao@...;
phone (02) 6338 4213)

Applicants should submit a letter (maximum two pages)
outlining their suitability for the position, accompanied by
a brief CV (including contact details for two referees) and a
copy of their academic transcripts at first instance. After a
shortlisting procedure, suitable applicants will be contacted
and guided for further admission application.

Your letter etc should be sent by email to:
A/Professor Junbin Gao at jbgao@...
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End of ML-LIST Digest Vol 21, No. 2

Machine Learning List: Vol 21, No. 2

2009-02-18T20:12:21Z

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Machine Learning List: Volume 21, Number 2
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
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Contents

Call for Papers
Computational Intelligence and Games
WORLDCOMP'09
Asian Conference on Machine Learning
Inductive Reasoning and ML on the Semantic Web
Intelligent Data Analysis
ICLP Doctoral Consortium
Methodologies for Intelligent Systems
International Conference on Logic Programming\
Imprecise Probability: Theories and Applications
Adaptive & Intelligent Systems
Learning Structural Knowledge from Observations
Semi-supervised Learning for Natural Language Processing
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
Agents for Autonomic Computing
Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling
Belgian-Dutch Conference on Machine Learning
Hybrid Control of Autonomous Systems
Intelligent Information Systems

Career Opportunities
Research Assistant, Leeds, UK

Post-Doctoral Research
Project on Academic Publication Management, Germany
Robotics and Adaptive Control, Edinburgh, UK
Biomedical Ontology, New York, USA
Ph.D. Studentship
Charles Sturt University, Australia

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Date: Jan 3, 2009
From: Pier Luca Lanzi <lanzi@...>
Subject: Computational Intelligence and Games

Call for Papers
IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence
and Games (CIG-2009)
Milano, Italy, September 7-10, 2008
http://www.ieee-cig.org

Tutorial Submission Deadline: April 15, 2009
Paper Submission Deadline: May 15, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: July 15, 2009
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: Jan 5, 2009
From: WORLDCOMP'09 Congress Conferences
Subject: WORLDCOMP'09

Call for Papers
2009 World Congress in Computer Science,
Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing
Las Vegas, NV, USA, July 13-16, 2009
http://www.world-academy-of-science.org

Paper Submission Deadline: February 25, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: April 25, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: Jan 6, 2009
From: Sheng-Jun Huang <huangsj@...>
Subject: Asian Conference on Machine Learning

Call for Papers
1st Asian Conference on Machine Learning (ACML'09)
Nanjing, China, November 2-4, 2009
http://lamda.nju.edu.cn/conf/ACML09

Paper Submission Deadline: June 15, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: August 5, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: Jan 8, 2009
From: Claudia d'Amato <claudia.damato@...>
Subject: Workshop on Inductive Reasoning and ML on the Semantic Web

First Call for Papers
1st International Workshop on Inductive Reasoning and Machine
Learning on the Semantic Web
Heraklion, Crete, Greece, June 1, 2009
http://irmles2009.di.uniba.it

Paper Submission Deadline: March 7, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: April 18, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: Jan 9, 2009
From: Bruno Cremilleux <Bruno.Cremilleux@...>
Subject: Intelligent Data Analysis

Call for Papers
8th International Symposium on Intelligent Data Analysis
Lyon, France, August 31 - September 2, 2009
http://ida09.liris.cnrs.fr/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: Jan 9, 2009
From: iclp09.dc@...
Subject: ICLP Doctoral Consortium

Call for Papers
International Conference on Logic Programming
5th ICLP Doctoral Consortium
Pasadena, California, USA, July 14-17, 2009
http://www.cs.kuleuven.be/~toms/DC2009/

Paper Submission Deadline: April 10, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: Jan 12, 2009
From: Petr Berka <Berka@...>
Subject: Methodologies for Intelligent Systems

Call for Papers
18th International Symposium on Methodologies
for Intelligent Systems (ISMIS'09)
Prague, Czech Republic, September 14-17, 2009

Paper Submission Deadline: March 15, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: June 15, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: Jan 18, 2009
From: cfp@...
Subject: International Conference on Logic Programming

Call for Workshop Proposals
25th International Conference on Logic Programming
Pasadena, California, USA, July 14-17, 2009
http://www.ist.unomaha.edu/iclp2009/

Workshop Proposal Deadline: February 9, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: Jan 20, 2009
From: Alessandro Antonucci <alessandro@...>
Subject: Imprecise Probability: Theories and Applications

Final Call for Papers
6th International Symposium on Imprecise Probability:
Theories and Applications
Durham, UK, July 14-18, 2009
http://www.sipta.org/isipta09

Paper Submission Deadline: February 13, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: April 25, 2009
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: Jan 23, 2009
From: hamid@...
Subject: Adaptive & Intelligent Systems

Call for Papers
2009 International Conference on Adaptive
& Intelligent Systems (ICAIS'09)
Klagenfurt, Austria, September 24 - 26, 2009
http://www.isys.uni-klu.ac.at/icais09/

Paper Submission Deadline: February 28, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: July 10, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: Jan 23, 2009
From: Ugur Kuter <ukuter@...>
Subject: Learning Structural Knowledge from Observations

Call for Papers
The IJCAI-09 Workshop on Learning Structural
Knowledge from Observations
in conjunction with 21st International Joint Conference
on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI-09)
Pasadena, California, USA, July 12, 2009
http://www.cs.umd.edu/users/ukuter/struck09/

Paper Submission Deadline: March 6, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: May 8, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: Jan 23, 2009
From: Kevin Duh <kevinduh@...>
Subject: Semi-supervised Learning for Natural Language Processing

Call for Papers
NAACL 2009 Workshop on Semi-supervised Learning for
Natural Language Processing
Boulder, Colorado, USA, June 4, 2009
http://sites.google.com/site/sslnlp/

Paper Submission Deadline: March 6, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: Jan 28, 2009
From: Carlo Combi <carlo.combi@...>
Subject: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

Call for Papers, Workshops, and Tutorials
12th Conference on Artificial Intelligence in MEdicine
Verona, Italy, July 18 - 22, 2009
http://www.aimedicine.info/
http://aimedicine.info/aime09/

Tutorial Submission Deadline: February 9, 2009
Workshop Proposal Deadline: February 9, 2009
Paper Submission Deadline: February 9, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: April 27, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: Jan 28, 2009
From: aac2009@...
Subject: Agents for Autonomic Computing

Call for Papers
2nd International Workshop on Agents for Autonomic Computing (AAC 2009)
to be held in conjunction with
6th International Conference on Autonomic Computing (ICAC 2009)
Barcelona, Spain, June 192009
http://www.iids.org/aac-2009/

Paper Submission Dealine: February 16, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: April 6, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: Jan 29, 2009
From: Fernando Fernandez Rebollo <ffernand@...>
Subject: Automated Planning and Scheduling

Call for Papers
19th International Conference on Automated
Planning and Scheduling
Thessaloniki, Greece, September 19-23, 2009
ICAPS-2009, http://icaps09.uom.gr

Paper Submission Deadline: April 22, 2009
Workshop Submission Deadline: February 15, 2009
Tutorial Submission Deadline: April 13, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: Jan 30, 2009
From: Menno van Zaanen <M.M.vanZaanen@...>
Subject: Belgian-Dutch Conference on Machine Learning

Call for Papers
18th Annual Belgian-Dutch Conference on Machine
Learning (Benelearn 09)
Tilburg, the Netherlands, May 18-19, 2009
http://benelearn09.uvt.nl/

Paper Submission Deadline: February 21, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: Feb 2, 2009
From: Nils T Siebel, HYCAS Workshop <nils@...>
Subject: Hybrid Control of Autonomous Systems

Call for Papers
International Workshop on Hybrid Control of Autonomous Systems
Integrating Learning, Deliberation and Reactive Control
Held in conjunction with IJCAI-09
Pasadena, CA, USA, July 13 2009
http://www.hycas.org/

Paper Submission Deadline: March 6, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: May 8, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: Feb 6, 2009
From: IIS'09 Conference
Subject: Intelligent Information Systems

Call for Papers
International Joint Conference Intelligent
Information Systems 2009 (IIS 2009)
Joint venture of the 17th International Conference Intelligent
Information Systems (IIS) and the 24th International Conference
on Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Krakw, Poland, June 15-18, 2009
http://iis.ipipan.waw.pl/

Paper Submission Deadline: February 16, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: May 4, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: Jan 16, 2009
From: Serge Sharoff <s.sharoff@...>
Ssubject: Research Assistant, Leeds, UK

The Centre for Translation Studies and School of Computing,
the University of Leeds, UK, are inviting applications for the
post of Research Assistant to work on a 12-month research
project funded by a Google Research Award to Serge Sharoff
and Katja Markert. This fixed-term position is for one year
with a start date in April 2009.

The project aims to classify web pages into genres in multiple
languages, since different pages have quite different uses and
characteristics. A query for `Venice' results in pages of various
types, referring to recent news, information about history,
guidebooks, hotel lists, opinions about hotels and restaurants, etc.
Our research questions in this project are:
* Which features of webpages are useful for their automatic
classification?
* How language-specific are those features?
* How can we build efficient classifiers with minimal annotation
data?

The RA will be doing research on feature selection, development
of classifiers and evaluation. The ideal candidate has recently
completed or nearing completion of a PhD in computational
linguistics or machine learning with an emphasis on weakly-supervised
methods in natural language processing. Knowledge of graph-based
machine learning or linguistic genre theory and at least one language
in addition to English is desirable. Suitable candidates with MSc/MA
degree can be also considered.

The 12-month salary will be according to Grade 6 in the British
academic system (24,152-28,839).

The deadline for application is February 27, 2009 with interviews
expected in the beginning of March.

Information on the application procedure is available from:
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/hr/jobs/apply.htm

With any informal questions about this job, please contact Dr Serge
Sharoff (s.sharoff at leeds.ac.uk, tel. +44(0)113 3437287).
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: Jan 26, 2009
From: Sethu Vijayakumar <sethu.vijayakumar@...>
Subject: Robotics and Adaptive Control, Edinburgh, UK

University of Edinburgh, School of Informatics

Two Postdoctoral Research Fellows in Robotics and Adaptive Control

Applications are invited for two Postdoctoral Research Fellows in the
area of Learning Robotics and Adaptive Control as part of an
EU-IST FP7 funded project. The posts are available from Mar. 2009 for a
maximum of 34 months and located in the School of Informatics at the
University of Edinburgh. Salary is on the UE07 scale (29,704-35,469)
with annual increments and full staff benefits.
Placement for the post is according to experience and qualifications.

Post One: Robotics and Adaptive Control:
The candidate is expected to have good fundamentals in control theory
and most importantly, hands on experience with writing software and
controlling robotic hardware. The appointee will be responsible for
direct implementation of adaptive control paradigms on biophysical
simulations and on state-of-the-art novel variable impedance actuators.

Post Two: Statistical Learning and Adaptive Control Theory:
The candidate is expected to have a strong background in optimization,
statistical learning and adaptive control theory and some familiarity
of concepts such as direct policy learning, stochastic dynamic programming
and optimal feedback control. An interest and knowledge of variable
impedance strategies in human motor control is a definite advantage.
The appointee will be responsible for development of effective adaptive
control strategies and algorithms that exploit variable stiffness
paradigms.

Both posts will involve traveling to project partner meetings around
Europe, periodic reporting at EU reviews as well as attending and
disseminating work at international conference. The post also assumes
leadership roles and some level of PhD supervision on topics relevant
to the project.

The successful candidates will have a PhD (or expected completion) in the
area of (learning) robotics, probabilistic machine learning and/or
adaptive motor control; strong mathematical skills in the area of
optimization, algebra and control theory; strong programming skills in
C, C++, MATLAB or equivalent; some experience with writing software
and control of real hardware systems; a good understanding of adaptive
control paradigms

More details of the job and the research group can be found at:
http://www.ipab.inf.ed.ac.uk/slmc

Applicants are asked to submit your curriculum vitae including a statement
of interest justifying your suitability for the post you are applying for
and contact details of two referees using the online application procedure
at:

Post1:
http://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk/vacancies/index.cfm?fuseaction=vacancies.
detail&vacancy_ref=3010336
Post2:
https://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk/vacancies/index.cfm?fuseaction=vacancies.
detail&vacancy_ref=3010337

Application Deadline: February 20, 2009

Informal enquiries may be addressed to:
Dr. Sethu Vijayakumar (sethu.vijayakumar [at] ed.ac.uk)
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Date: Feb 4, 2009
From: Barry Smith <phismith@...>
Subject: Biomedical Ontology, New York, USA

The National Center for Biomedical Ontology (http://ncbo.us)
seeks applicants for a post-doctoral research position to
work on projects relating to applications of ontology in
medicine and biology. The successful candidate will work
with ontology researchers in the New York State Center of
Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences in Buffalo,
New York. He or she will have expertise in at least two of
the following areas: ontology, logic, philosophy of science,
bioinformatics, biology, medicine, computer science.

Further details are available from
Barry Smith <phismith@...>
or under posting number 0900040 at http://ubjobs.buffalo.edu.
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Date: Jan 29, 2009
From: Gao, Jun bin (Dr) <jbgao@...>
Subject: Charles Sturt University, Austrailia

1 PhD Scholarship at $25,000 per annum each
The Charles Sturt University
http://www.csu.edu.au

An opportunity exists for one (1) highly motivated student to
take on PhD in the areas of computer vision, pattern recognition,
image processing and signal processing. The research is part
of an industry supported project. The students roles are to
investigate methods which will be used to extract image features
and apply pattern recognition methods to rock surfaces.

The scholarship covers $25K living stipend and CSU shall offer a
fee-free place for the successful candidate. The potential applicants
must be Australian citizens or permanent residents (applications
from non-Australian citizen may be considered, but applicants from
non-English speaking countries shall have an English test IELTS of
score 6.5+.) The optimal candidate would have a clear interest in
computer vision and pattern recognition. In addition, the candidate
should demonstrate a willingness to tackle relevant mathematical
problems and to work with various software APIs for the hardware
used in this project. The candidate should possess or expect to
obtain Honours I or strong Honours II degree from disciplines
including, but not limited to Computer Science/Engineering,
Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and/or Statistics. The
applicants are also expected to have strong programming
skills in C++ (or Matlab) and have some system engineering
experience.

For more information contact:

A/Professor Junbin Gao (email jbgao@...;
phone (02) 6338 4213)

Applicants should submit a letter (maximum two pages)
outlining their suitability for the position, accompanied by
a brief CV (including contact details for two referees) and a
copy of their academic transcripts at first instance. After a
shortlisting procedure, suitable applicants will be contacted
and guided for further admission application.

Your letter etc should be sent by email to:
A/Professor Junbin Gao at jbgao@...
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Machine Learning List, Vol 21, No. 1

2009-01-02T18:43:15Z

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Machine Learning List: Volume 21, Number 1
Friday, January 2, 2009
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Contents

Call for Papers
International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning
Semi-supervised Learning for NLP
Methodologies for Intelligent Systems
International Symposium on Intelligent Distributed Computing
Canadian Conference on Artificial Intelligence
International Conference On Machine Learning
Belgian-Dutch Conference on Machine Learning
Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence
Discovery Science 2009
Agents for Autonomic Computing
International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence
ILP, MLG, SRL 2009
Post-Doctoral Research
AI Laboratory, University of Geneva, Switzerland
CMU - Portugal
Computer Vision and Machine Learning
ML / Mathematical Modeling of Neural Systems, Germany
Discovery Systems Laboratory, Tennessee, USA
Graduate Student Research
SUMO Lab, Belgium

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Date: Nov 17, 2008
From: Susan Fox <fox@...>
Subject: International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning

Call for Papers
ICCBR 2009 Doctoral Consortium
International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning
Seattle, Wa, USA, July 20-23, 2009
http://www.iccbr.org/iccbr09/

Paper Submission Deadline: February 6, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: May 15, 2009
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Date: Oct 13, 2008
From: Kevin Duh <kevinduh@...>
Subject: Semi-supervised Learning for NLP

Call for Papers
NAACL 2009 Workshop on Semi-supervised Learning for
Natural Language Processing
Boulder, Colorado, USA, June 4-5, 2009
http://sites.google.com/site/sslnlp/

Paper Submission Deadline: March 6, 2009
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Date: Oct 16, 2008
From: Petr Berka <Berka@...>
Subject: Methodologies for Intelligent Systems

Call for Papers
18th International Symposium on Methodologies
for Intelligent Systems (ISMIS'09)
Prague, Czech Republic, September 14-17, 2009
http://ismis09.vse.cz/

Paper Submission Deadline: March 15, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: June 15, 2009
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Date: Nov 13, 2008
From: announce@...
Subject: International Symposium on Intelligent Distributed Computing

Call for Papers
3rd International Symposium on Intelligent Distributed Computing
Ayia Napa, Cyprus, October 12-14, 2009
http://www.idc2009.cs.ucy.ac.cy

Paper Submission Deadline: April 3, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: June 12, 2008
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Date: Nov 20, 2008
From: Kiritchenko, Svetlana <Svetlana.Kiritchenko@...>
Subject: Canadian Conference on Artificial Intelligence

Call for Papers
22nd Canadian Conference on Artificial Intelligence
Doctoral Consortium
Kelowna, BC, Canada, May 24, 2009
http://www.site.uottawa.ca/~caropres/CAI09stsymp/cai09stsymp.html

Paper Submission Deadline: January 30, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: March 16, 2009
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Date: Nov 26, 2008
From: Michael L. Littman <mlittman@...>
Subject: International Conference On Machine Learning

Call for Papers
26th International Conference On Machine Learning (ICML-2009)
Montreal, Canada, June 14-18, 2009
http://www.icml2009.org

Paper Submission Deadline: January 26, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: April 20, 2009
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Date: Dec 1, 2008
From: Menno van Zaanen <M.M.vanZaanen@...>
Subject: Belgian-Dutch Conference on Machine Learning

Call for Papers
18th Belgian-Dutch Conference on Machine Learning
Tilburg, The Netherlands, May 18-19, 2009
http://benelearn09.uvt.nl/

Paper Submission Deadline: February 21, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: April 20, 2009
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Date: Dec 2, 2008
From: Andrew Y. Ng <ang@...>
Subject: Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence

Call for Papers
25th Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence (UAI 2009)
Montreal, Canada, June 18th - 21, 2009
http://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~uai2009

Workshop Proposal Deadline: January 19, 2009
Paper Submission Deadline: March 13, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: May 22, 2009
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Date: Dec 4, 2008
From: Pedro Pereira Rodrigues <pprodrigues@...>
Subject: Discovery Science 2009

Call For Papers
Discovery Science 2009
Porto, Portugal, October 3-5, 2009
http://ds09.liaad.up.pt/

Mentoring Program Submission: April 12, 2009
Paper Submission Deadline: May 10, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: July 10, 2009
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Date: Dec 4, 2008
From: aac2009@...
Subject: Agents for Autonomic Computing

Call for Papers
2nd International Workshop on Agents for Autonomic
Computing (AAC 2009)
to be held in conjunction with
6th International Conference on Autonomic Computing (ICAC 2009)
Barcelona, Spain, June 19, 2009
http://www.iids.org/aac-2009/

Paper Submission Deadline: February 16, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: March 9, 2009
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Date: Dec 8, 2008
From: Craig Boutilier <cebly@...>
Subject: International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence

Call for Papers
21st International Joint Conference on
Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI-09)
Pasadena, CA, USA, July 11- 17, 2009
http://www.ijcai-09.org

Paper Submission Deadline: January 7, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: April 14, 2009
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Date: Dec 18, 2008
From: Kurt Driessens <kurt.driessens@...>
Subject: ILP, MLG, SRL 2009

Joint Call for Papers
International Workshop on Statistical Relational Learning
19th International Conference on Inductive Logic
Programming
7th International Workshop on Mining and Learning with Graphs
Leuven, Belgium, July 2,-4, 2009
http://www.cs.kuleuven.be/~dtai/sim/

Paper Submission Deadline: April 3, 2009
Camera-ready Deadline: May 29, 2009
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Date: Oct 9, 2008
From: Melanie Hilario <Melanie.Hilario@...>
Subject: AI Labratory, University of Geneva, Switzerland

PhD and PostDoc Positions in Machine Learning

Applications are invited for one PhD and one post-doctoral
position in the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
(Computer Science Department) of the University of Geneva.
The successful candidates will participate in European and
national research projects, where they will combine theoretical,
experimental and applied research in machine learning and
data mining. Further information on the research activities
of the AI Lab can be found on http://cui.unige.ch/AI-group.

Candidates should have a solid background in both computer
science and mathematics, particularly in statistical learning
and optimization theory. They should have excellent programming
skills as well as communication skills in English (and ideally
in French). Preference will be given to candidates with a strong
interest and/or experience in advanced knowledge discovery issues
such as multisource learning, integration of prior knowledge into
the data mining process, or generalization from high-dimensional
small samples. Training or experience in one or several application
areas (e.g., physics, biology, social sciences) will be appreciated.
A strong academic record, excellent analytical skills and a clear
aptitude for autonomous, creative research will be priority
selection criteria.

Applications should include a CV, academic transcript,
a brief statement of purpose, a list of publications,
and names and e-mail addresses of at least 2 references.

Funding will start on 1/10/2008 and 1/2/2009 for the PhD
and postdoc positions respectively. Starting salary will
be around 4100 CHF at the PhD and 5380 CHF at the postdoc
level (1 CHF = 0.646 EUR). Applications will be accepted
until both positions are filled.

Please send your applications (preferably by e-mail) to
Melanie.Hilario[at]unige.ch
CUI - University of Geneva
Battelle A, 7 route de Drize
CH-1227 Carouge, Switzerland
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Date: Oct 17, 2008
From: Gustavo Carneiro <carneiro.gustavo@...>
Subject: CMU - Portugal

Carnegie Mellon University and the Portuguese Government
established a partnership, named as CMU-Portugal Program,
with the objective of creating in Portugal first rate,
internationally recognized, education and research programs
in areas including, technology, critical infrastructures,
risk assessment, innovation, and policy. Of special interest
are machine learning methodologies that can be applied in
the areas above.

IST is offering a Dual Carnegie Mellon University(CMU)/
Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST) PhD degree in Electrical
and Computer Engineering. Upon completion, graduates will
be awarded a degree both by CMU and IST. Students will be
co-advised and will spend extended periods of time in both
institutions.

Any Portuguese citizen or any foreign student admitted to
IST is eligible for funding that covers tuition and a stipend.
For further information, namely on how to apply see site list
or contact the program coordinator :
IST
http://cmuportugal-ece.ist.utl.pt/
http://www.ist.utl.pt/en/html/cmu-pt/

Carnegie Mellon University
http://www.icti.cmu.edu
http://www.ece.cmu.edu/prospective/graduate/admissions.html

Joao Costeira
Coordinator PhD Dual Degree in ECE
Instituto Superior Tecnico-
Av. Rovisco Pais
1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
Email: cmuportugal-ece@...
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Date: Nov 24, 2008
From: Aude Billard <aude.billard@...>
Subject: Computer Vision and Machine Learning

Postdoctoral researcher in the field of computer vision and
machine learning

The Learning Algorithm and Systems Laboratory at
the EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne)
seeks one qualified postdoctoral researcher in
the field of computer vision and machine learning.

The postdoc will work in the framework of the IM2 and TACT
projects, that develop algorithms for multimodal analysis of
video and audio data recorded by the WearCam, a wearable
hat designed for children with disabilities, see

http://lasa.epfl.ch/research/toys/wearcam/index.php

The successful candidate will have a PhD and experience in
at least 1 of the following fields:
- computer vision or image processing
- machine learning, pattern recognition or statistical techniques

In addition, the candidate should have a strong background in
C++ programming and matlab. The applicant should be fluent
in English.

The initial Postdoctoral position is for one year, with a possibility
of 1 year extension. The position is open immediately.

Application: Interested candidates should send a letter of motivation,
along with their detailed CV, and copies of two relevant publications
to Prof. Aude Billard (aude.billard@...).
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Date: Dec 1, 2008
From: Herbert Jaeger <h.jaeger@...>
Subject: ML / Mathematical Modeling of Neural Systems, Germany

A fully funded Postdoctoral Research Position in Machine Learning
/ Mathematical Modeling of Neural Systems is open in the research
group of Herbert Jaeger (http://www.faculty.jacobs-university.de/hjaeger)
at Jacobs University Bremen, Germany (http://www.jacobs-university.de).

The position is created in the context of the integrated project
"Self-organized Recurrent Neural Learning for Language Processing
(ORGANIC), funded by the European Commission within the 7th
Framework Program "Cognitive Systems, Interaction, Robotics".
Details about the project and the consortium can be found at the
preliminary reservoir computing website (http://reservoir-computing.org).
The project start is April 1, 2009 and the project duration is 3 years.
The position may start earlier than the project start.

The projected research for this position concerns the architecture
and learning algorithm design for large-scale recurrent neural
network systems, with an emphasis on mathematical analysis.
The targetted application area is speech and handwriting recognition.
The project's overarching objective is to amalgamate neurobiological
with engineering/mathematical perspectives, integrating a multitude
of learning/adaptation/stabilization mechanisms for robustness and
versatility.

The ideal candidate would have the following qualifications:
* a PhD in machine learning, computational neuroscience,
mathematics, theoretical physics, signal processing,
control engineering, or similar fields,
* a strong mathematical background, especially in statistics
and stochastic processes, nonlinear dynamics, and signals
and systems,
* experience in machine learning, signal processing, nonlinear
dynamics, recurrent neural networks,
* highly developed communication and organization skills,
* a very good command of English,
* endless curiosity.

Besides scientific work (80%), the task profile includes assistance
in project management. This aspect of the position will extend the
professional skills of the researcher in important directions of
large-scale project coordination and leadership qualifications.

The total contract duration will be 3 years (project runtime, starting
April 1)
plus optionally the time from an earlier contract start to the project
start.
The application deadline is open.

Jacobs University Bremen is an equal opportunity employer and has
been certified "Family Friendly" by the Hertie-Stiftung.

Please send in electronic format (PDF preferred) a letter of application,
CV, a copy of academic certificates, and optionally samples of published
work to Herbert Jaeger (h.jaeger@...) who also invites
further inquiries. Applicants passing an initial screening will be
requested to supply two letters of reference.
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Date: Dec 9, 2008
From: Statnikov, Alexander R <alexander.statnikov@...>
Subject: Discovery Systems Laboratory, Tennessee, USA

The Discovery Systems Laboratory has an open post-doctoral
position in the area of machine learning and knowledge discovery.
The lab's focus is on learning from data: (1) Development and
refinement of algorithms for knowledge discovery (including
discovering cause and effect relationships) and (2) Application
of knowledge discovery methods to various types of biomedical
data including coded data, high throughput data, text and images.
Candidates with an earned PhD in computer science, information
science, biomedical informatics or a closely related area with
research interests in machine learning and knowledge discovery
are encouraged to contact Subramani Mani by email
(subramani.mani@ vanderbilt.edu).

For additional details about the DSL please visit www.dsl-lab.org

The DSL is part of the Department of Biomedical Informatics at
Vanderbilt University located in Nashville, TN, USA.
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Date: Nov 24, 2008
From: Dhaene - INTEC <Tom.Dhaene@...>
Subject: SUMO Lab, Belgium

3 PhD Student Positions at Ghent University

SUMO Lab (SUrrogate MOdeling Lab - http://www.sumo.
intec.ugent.be) announces 3 openings for a PhD position
in Machine Learning and Scientific Computing.

SUMO Lab is part of the IBCN research group
(http://www.ibcn.intec.ugent.be) of the Department of
Information Technology (INTEC) at Ghent University, Belgium.

We are looking for Masters degree candidates in engineering,
computer science, physics or mathematics. Strong interdisciplinary
interest in modeling and simulation, and supervised machine
learning is required, and excellent programming skills (Matlab, Java)
are highly desirable.

We offer fully paid 4 year PhD positions. The positions are funded
by the Research Foundation Flanders. The positions are open to
applicants of any nationality with good knowledge of English and/or
Dutch.

The tentative starting date of the position is between now
and October 2009.

We invite applicants to send their CV, as well as a short summary
of their research interests by e-mail to
Prof. Tom Dhaene (tom.dhaene@...).
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End of ML-LIST Digest Vol 21, No. 1

Machine Learning List Vol 20, No. 8

2008-10-08T12:24:50Z

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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@...
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@...>
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@...>
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@...>
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@...>
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@...>
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@...>
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@...>
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@...>
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@...
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@...>
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@...>
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@...>
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@...>
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@...>
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@...
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@...>
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@...
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@...>
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@...>
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@...>
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@...>
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@...>
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@.... 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@...>
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@...>
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@... 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@...) or to Paola Merlo (merlo@...).

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@...>
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@...>
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@....

Application Deadline: October 31, 2008
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Date: Sep 18, 2008
From: Dr. Alexander K. Seewald <alex@...>
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@...>
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Machine Learning List: Volume 20, Number 4

2008-04-30T09:27:43Z

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Machine Learning List: Volume 20, Number 4
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
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Contents

Call for Workshop Proposals
Conference on Logic Programming
Call for Papers
Pacific Rim International Conference on AI
European Symposium on Time Series Prediction
Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining
SGAI International Conference on AI
Algorithmic Learning Theory
Workshop on Sparse Optimization and Variable Selection
Workshop on Learning Classifier Systems
Workshop on Evaluation Methods for Machine Learning
Conference on Logic Programming
Machine Learning for Health-Care Applications
Conference on Machine Learning and Applications
Workshop on Nonparametric Bayes
Intelligent Data Analysis in bioMedicine And Pharmacology
Morpho Challenge 2008
Probabilistic Reasoning Evaluation and a Call for Benchmarks
New Website
Reinforcement Learning CFP page
Career Opportunities
AI/Machine Learning Engineer Opportunity
Machine Learning Researcher, Canada
Post-Doctoral Research
Postdoc in Statistical Learning in Paris, France
Machine Learning and Computational Biology
PhD Studentship
Smart Technology Research Centre, UK
Music Generation, UK
Fellowships
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Award Nominations
International Neural Networks Society

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Date: Mar 31, 2008
From: ICLP 08 <iclp08pub@...>
Subject: Conference on Logic Programming

Call for Workshop Proposals
24th International Conference on Logic Programming
Udine, Italy, December 9-13, 2008
http://iclp08.dimi.uniud.it/

Proposal Submission Deadline: June 2, 2008
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Date: Mar 19, 2008
From: Motoda, Hiroshi <hiroshi.motoda.JP@...>
Subject: Pacific Rim International Conference on AI

Second Call for Papers
10th Pacific Rim International Conference on Artificial Intelligence
Hanoi, Vietnam, December 15-19, 2008
http://www.jaist.ac.jp/PRICAI-08/

Paper Submission Deadline: May 26, 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: August 15, 2008
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Date: Mar 20, 2008
From: Amaury Lendasse <lendasse@...>
Subject: European Symposium on Time Series Prediction

First Call for Papers
European Symposium on Time Series Prediction
Haikko, Porvoo, Finland, September 17-19, 2008
http://www.haikko.fi/kokoukset/en_GB/presentation/

Paper Submission Deadline: May 1, 2008
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Date: Mar 20, 2008
From: Osmar R. Zaiane <zaiane@...>
Subject: Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining

Call for Papers
14th ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge
Discovery and Data Mining (KDD 2008)
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, August 24-27, 2008
http://webmining.spd.louisville.edu/webkdd08/

Paper Submission Deadline: May 16, 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: June 20, 2008
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Date: Mar 24, 2008
From: Max Bramer <max.bramer@...>
Subject: SGAI International Conference on AI

Second Call for Papers
28th SGAI International Conference on Artificial Intelligence
Cambridge, UK, December 9-11, 2008
http://www.bcs-sgai.org/ai2008/

Paper Submission Deadline: June 2, 2008
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Date: Mar 26, 2008
From: Thomas Zeugmann <thomas@...>
Subject: Algorithmic Learning Theory

Call for Papers
19th International Conference on Algorithmic Learning Theory
Budapest, Hungary, October 13-16, 2008
http://www-alg.ist.hokudai.ac.jp/~thomas/ALT08/alt08.jhtml

Paper Submission Deadline: May 18, 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: July 20, 2008
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Date: Mar 26, 2008
From: Irina Rish <rish@...>
Subject: Workshop on Sparse Optimization and Variable Selection

Call for Papers
ICML/UAI/COLT 2008 Workshop on Sparse Optimization
and Variable Selection
Helsinki, Finland, July 9, 2008
http://irina.rish.googlepages.com/icml08sparse

Paper Submission Deadline: May 5, 2008
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Date: Mar 27, 2008
From: William Klement <william.klement@...>
Subject: Workshop on Evaluation Methods for Machine Learning

Call for Papers
ICML 2008 3rd Workshop on Evaluation Methods for Machine Learning
Helsinki, Finland, July 5-8, 2008
http://icml2008.cs.helsinki.fi/

Paper Submission Deadline: May 2, 2008
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Date: Apr 3, 2008
From: ICLP 08 <iclp08pub@...>
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
Workshop Proposal Deadline: June 2, 2008
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Date: Apr 6, 2008
From: Csaba Szepesvari <szepesva@...>
Subject: Machine Learning for Health-Care Applications

Call for Papers
Workshop on Machine Learning for Health-Care Applications
Helsinki, Finland, July 9, 2008
http://rlai.cs.ualberta.ca/openpages2/MLHealth

Extended Abstract submission Deadline: May 1, 2008
Full Papers Deadline: June 20, 2008
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Date: Apr 6, 2008
From: Kenji Suzuki <suzuki@...>
Subject: Machine Learning and Applications

Call for Papers
Special Session on Applications of Machine Learning in
radiotherapy of The 7thh International Conference
on Machine Learning and Applications (ICMLA 08)
San Diego, California, USA, December 11-13, 2008
http://www.icmla-conference.org/icmla08/

Paper Submission Deadline: July 15, 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: October 1, 2008
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Date: Apr 10, 2008
From: NP Bayes <npbayes@...>
Subject: Workshop on Nonparametric Bayes

Call for Abstracts and Participation
Workshop on Nonparametric Bayes 2008
held at ICML/UAI/COLT 2008
Helsinki, Finland, July 9, 2008
http://npbayes.wikidot.com

Abstracts Submission Deadline: May 2, 2008
Paper Submission Deadline: June 20, 2008
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Date: Apr 15, 2008
From: allan tucker <allan.tucker@...>
Subject: Intelligent Data Analysis in bioMedicine And Pharmacology

Call for papers
Intelligent Data Analysis in bioMedicine And
Pharmacology (IDAMAP 2008)
Washington, DC, USA, November 7, 2008
http://idamap.org/idamap2008

Paper Submission Deadline: July 31, 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: September 25, 2008
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Date: Apr 20, 2008
From: PC-Chairs <pc-chairs@...>
Subject: Probabilistic Reasoning Evaluation and a Call for Benchmarks

Call for Papers
Probabilistic Inference as part of the UAI workshop
on Evaluating and Disseminating Probabilistic Reasoning Systems
Helsinki, Finland, July 9, 20089 July 2008
http://graphmod.ics.uci.edu/uai08/

Call for Participation
Probabilistic Inference Evaluation which will include both Bayesian
http://graphmod.ics.uci.edu/uai08/Evaluation

Call for Benchmarks
http://graphmod.ics.uci.edu/uai08/FileFormat

Submission Deadline: May 9, 2008
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Date: Apr 17, 2008
From: Mikko.Kurimo@...
Subject: Morpho Challenge 2008

Unsupervised Morpheme Analysis - Morpho Challenge 2008
http://www.cis.hut.fi/morphochallenge2008/

Challenge Starts: April 2008
Deadline for Analyses submission: June 15, 2008
Workshop Paper Deadline: August 1, 2008
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Date: Mar 19, 2008
From: tamar Elhanany <itamar@...>
Subject: Reinforcement Learning CFP page

A new reinforcement learning Call-for-Papers web page has been
established at: http://mil.engr.utk.edu/nmil/cfps. The page has been
designed to serve as an up-to-date resource for CFPs pertaining to
events that have reinforcement learning as one of their topics of
interest.
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Date: Mar 27, 2008
From: David Allen <david@...>
Subject: AI/Machine Learning Engineer Opportunity

Sr. Research Engineer (Artificial Intelligence/Statistical Analysis)
Contact: David L. Allen, Principal Olympic Search
david@...

We are looking for an experienced Sr. Research Engineer to
design, spec and built our recommendation and profiling
engines. This will involve research, analysis, and
implementation of algorithms and data elicitation methods
that improve recommendation and profiling information as
user behavior is analyzed and their explicit feedback is
gathered. The data sources will be explicit preferences
set by the user as well as data gathered about the user
while they are using our service (video), providing implicit
feedback through what they watch and explicit feedback
through positive and negative reinforcement triggers.

The Company
LeenbackTV is currently in stealth. We will soon be
delivering a unique, compelling and engaging TV-like
entertainment experience leveraging the vastness of
on-demand video available on the Internet.

Responsibilities:

* Listen to and analyze feedback with rapid iteration.
* Invent new algorithms for content discovery and ad placement
* Use statistical methods and machine learning to characterize
user preference and behavior
* Evaluate, investigate and implement data mining strategies
and classification methodologies
* Interface with founders/CEO and other engineering staff to
design, spec and develop the recommendation and profiling engines

Skills & Qualifications:

* Software engineering experience: the ability to develop
and integrate scalable, maintainable systems & processes
* 2+ yrs of experience related to data analysis, profiling,
behavior analysis, collaborative filtering, relationship
mapping, statistical analysis, semantic clustering, symbolic
systems, machine learning techniques, personalized search,
Bayesian statistics and/or computational linguistics
* Experience with OOP/OOD either Java or C++
* Experience with SQL a plus
* Excellent communications skills and the ability to work
independently or as a team contributor
* The ability to create and develop new ideas
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Date: Apr 16, 2008
From: William Macready <wgm@...>
Subject: Machine Learning Researcher, Canada

Machine Learning Researcher
D-Wave Systems Inc. is seeking a machine learning researcher to
develop and prototype supervised learning algorithms for image
recognition and other problems. The successful candidate will
develop algorithms leveraging a new high performance superconducting
processor technology. The work will be carried out in collaboration
with the machine vision group at Google.
http://www.dwavesys.com/

Required Qualifications:
* A Ph.D. in machine learning or equivalent experience
* Experience in optimization methods for both continuous
and discrete problems
* Experience prototyping algorithms in C/C++, Matlab, Java, etc
* Up-to-date understanding of the latest machine learning
approaches
* Strong mathematical foundations

Desired Qualifications:
* Experience with each of the following:
* supervised and semi-supervised learning
* Machine vision algorithms
* Experience solving real-world problems is highly desired
* Familiarity with Monte-Carlo methods

Interested applicants should send a resume including
references to ml2008@...
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Date: Apr 3, 2008
From: Bruce Denby <bruce.denby@...>
Subject: Postdoc in Statistical Learning in Paris, France

The ANR Ouisper Project (Oral Ultrasound Synthetic Speech
Source, http://www.neurones.espci.fr/ouisper/index.htm)
is looking for an excellent candidate for a CNRS
postdoctoral position, available immediately, who can
apply statistical learning techniques to help us improve
the recognition rate of phonetic units detected in
ultrasound and optical images of the vocal tract.

Job location: Laboratoire d'Electronique de l'ESPCI,
Paris, France, UMR 7084
Duration: 1 year, renewable
Salary: from 2164 per month, according to experience
Contact: Bruce Denby, Professor, UPMC/LE-ESPCI, denby@...
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Date: Apr 9, 2008
From: Alberto Paccanaro <alberto@...>
Subject: Machine Learning and Computational Biology

Applications are invited for one postdoctoral
position at the Department of Computer Science
of Royal Holloway, University of London.

Further details and an application form are available at
http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Personnel/Ads/CompScie4949.html or
from the Personnel Department, Royal Holloway,
University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX
tel: +44 (0)1784 414241; fax: +44 (0)1784 274900.
Please quote the reference KB/4949

Application Deadline: May 8, 2008
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Date: Apr 14, 2008
From: Bogdan Gabrys <BGabrys@...>
Subject: Smart Technology Research Centre, UK

GWR PhD Studentships
Smart Technology Research Centre
School of Design, Engineering and Computing
Bournemouth University, United Kingdom

Two 3 year, fully funded PhD studentships are available
on exciting research projects at the Computational
Intelligence Research Group (CIRG) within the Smart
Technology Research Centre (STRC) at Bournemouth University,
United Kingdom.

For further details please contact Prof Bogdan Gabrys,
bgabrys@...<mailto:bgabrys@...
or visit the following www pages:
http://dec.bournemouth.ac.uk/staff/bgabrys/PhD_Studentships_2008.html
http://dec.bournemouth.ac.uk/staff/bgabrys/PhD_Studentships_2006.html

Interested candidates should follow the application procedure listed
on the School of Design, Engineering and Computing web pages:
http://dec.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/postgraduate_research.html
http://dec.bournemouth.ac.uk/staff/bgabrys/PhD_Studentships_2008.html

Further details concerning the studentships and application
procedure can be also obtained from the School of DEC
Research Administrator -
Ms Jo Sawyer, Email: jsawyer@...
mailto:jsawyer@...
Tel: +44 (0)1202 965985
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Date: Apr 16, 2008
From: Robin Laney <avol30@...>
Subject: Music Generation, UK

Studentship: Music Generation

The department of computing at the Open University has
a competitive studentship available for full time PhD
study. One of the topics covers stochastic generation
of music. Suitable students will have either previous
experience of computer music generation in general,
or alternatively some knowledge of statistical NLP
techniques with some general music experience, such
as playing an instrument.

The position is competitive, so please contact me
at the earliest opportunity if you wish to apply.

Closing date is April 30, 2008
http://www.computing.open.ac.uk/research-degrees/studentships

Please feel free to contact me informally for more information
by email (r.c.laney@...) or phone (+44(0)1908 654342)

Dr Robin Laney,
Open University
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Date: Mar 25, 2008
From: King, Robin Brian <rbking@...>
Subject: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2008 DATA SCIENCE SUMMER INSTITUTE: CALL FOR STUDENTS

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The Multimodal Information Access and Synthesis (MIAS)
Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Department of Computer Science, is offering paid opportunities
for students to attend the 2008 Data Sciences Summer Institute
(DSSI) in Urbana, Illinois. The DSSI is an intense eight-week
immersion into the exciting field of Information Science, and
consists of the following integrated components: Mathematical
Foundations, Specialized Tutorials, Research Projects, and a
Guest Speaker series. Most DSSI activities will occur in the
Computer Science Department. You may learn more about both the
MIAS Center at http://mias.uiuc.edu and the DSSI at
http://mias.uiuc.edu/dssi/summer_institute
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Date: Apr 12, 2008
From: Professor Ron Sun <rsun@...>
Subject: International Neural Networks Society

Call for Nominations
International Neural Networks Society
http://www.inns.org/awards_program.asp

Nomination Deadline: May 1, 2008
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End of ML-LIST Digest Vol 20, No. 4

Machine Learning List, Volume 20, No. 3

2008-03-27T20:33:04Z

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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 <siegfried.nijssen@...>
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: saso-list@...
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: Jean.Christophe.Janodet@...
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 <mgalan@...>
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 <adi.botea@...>
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 <terran@...>
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 <engel@...>
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 <max.bramer@...>
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 <cling@...>
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 <info@...>
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 <iclp08pub@...>
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 <xingquanzhu@...>
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 <ras2105@...>
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 <christian@...>
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 <silvia.chiappa@...>
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 <dorr@...>
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 martinetz@..., 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 <dorin.comaniciu@...>
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:
Gustavo.Carneiro@... - for Princeton, New Jersey
Martin.Huber@... - for Erlangen Germany
Dorin.Comaniciu@...
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Date: Feb 20, 2008
From: Frank Keller <keller@...>
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
(keller@...). 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 <noble@...>
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 noble@....
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Date: Mar 6, 2008
From: Bertram Fronhoefer <Bertram.Fronhoefer@...>
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: announce@...
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 <keller@...>
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
(keller@...). 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: M.Loog@...
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)
M.Loog@...
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Date: Feb 26, 2008
From: Edwin Hancock <erh@...>
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 (erh@...) or
Richard Wilson (wilson@...).
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.
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Date: Mar 14, 2008
From: Professor Ron Sun <rsun@...>
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 rsun@... by
May 1, 2008.

Ron Sun
Chair, Awards Committee
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End of ML-LIST Digest Vol 20, No. 3

Machine Learning List: Vol. 20, No. 2

2008-02-13T21:14:23Z

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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.: +49 231 755 5101
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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End of ML-LIST Digest Vol 20, No. 2

Machine Learning List: Vol.20, No. 1

2008-01-15T20:38:09Z

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Machine Learning List: Volume 20, Number 1
Tuesday, January 15, 2007
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Contents

Call for Papers
Conference on Learning Theory
Canadian Conference for Artificial Intelligence
Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence
WORLDCOMP'08
Evolutionary Algorithms for Industrial Design Optimisation
Learning Classifier Systems
GECCO 2008 Undergraduate Student Workshop
Defense Applications of Computational Intelligence
Intelligent Information Systems
Logic Programming
Artificial Intelligence in Theory and Practice
Data Mining, Protection, Detection and other Security Technologies
Agents and Data Mining
Domain Driven Data Mining: Domain Problems and Applications
Adaptive Sensing and Monitoring
Career Opportunities
Research Scientist, Linear Accelerator Laboratory, Paris
Post-Doctoral Research
Postdoctoral Positions in ML and Computational Biology, London
Computer-Assisted Diagnosis for Contrast-Enhanced Breast MRI
Book Announcements
Parameter Setting in Evolutionary Algorithms
Website Announcements
UCI Machine Learning Repository
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Date: Dec 5, 2007
From: Rocco A. Servedio <rocco@...>
Subject: Conference on Learning Theory

Call for Papers
21st Annual Conference on Learning Theory
Helsinki, Finland, July 9-12, 2008

Paper Submission Deadline: February 20, 2008
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Date: Dec 13, 2007
From: bergler@...
Subject: Canadian Conference for Artificial Intelligence

Call for Papers
21st Canadian Conference for Artificial Intelligence
Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 28-30, 2008
http://cs.uwindsor.ca/AI08

Full Paper Sumission Deadline: January 25th, 2008 (Extended)
Final Paper Deadline: March 15th, 2008
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Date: Dec 14, 2007
From: David McAllester <mcallester@...>
Subject: Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence

Call for Papers
24th Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence
Helsinki, Finland, July 9-July 12, 2008
http://uai2008.cs.helsinki.fi/

Abstract Submission: February 27, 2008, midnight GMT
Full paper submission: February 29, 2008, midnight GMT
Camera-ready Deadline: May 11, 2008, midnight GMT
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Date: Dec 17, 2007
From: Hamid R. Arabnia <hra@...>
Subject: WORLDCOMP'08

Call for Papers/Workshop Proposals
The 2008 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer
Engineering, and Applied Computing (WORLDCOMP'08)
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, July 14-17, 2008

Proposals for organizing/chairing sessions/workshops: January 16 2008
Paper Submission Deadline: February 25, 2008
Camera-Ready Papers: April 25, 2008
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Date: Dec 20, 2007
From: Dutta, Partha <Partha.Dutta@...>
subject: Evolutionary Algorithms for Industrial Design Optimisation

Call for Papers
Workshop on Evolutionary Algorithms for Industrial Design Optimisation
to be held as part of the
2008 Genetic and EYvolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO-2008)
Atlanta, Georgia, USA, July 12-16, 2008
www.sigevo.org/GECCO-2008

Paper Submission Deadline: March 26, 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: April 18, 2007
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Date: Dec 20, 2007
From: Jaume Bacardit <jaume.bacardit@...>
Subject: Learning Classifier Systems

Call for Papers
11th International Workshop on Learning Classifier Systems
to be held as part of the
2008 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO-2008)
Atlanta, Georgia, USA, July 12-16, 2008
http://www.psychologie.uni-wuerzburg.de/i3pages/butz/IWLCS2008

Paper Submission Deadline: March 26, 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: April 18, 2007
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Date: Dec 20, 2007
From: Frank Moore <affwm@...>
Subject: GECCO 2008 Undergraduate Student Workshop

Call for Papers
GECCO 2008 Undergraduate Student Workshop
to be held as part of the
2008 Genetic and EYvolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO-2008)
Atlanta, Georgia, USA, July 12-16, 2008
http://www.sigevo.org/GECCO-2008

Paper Submission Deadline: March 21, 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: April 9, 2008
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Date: Dec 20, 2007
From: Frank Moore <affwm@...>
Subject: Defense Applications of Computational Intelligence

Call for Papers
Workshop on Defense Applications of Computational Intelligence
to be held as part of the
2008 Genetic and EYvolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO-2008)
Atlanta, Georgia, USA, July 12-16, 2008
http://www.sigevo.org/GECCO-2008

Paper Submission Deadline: March 21, 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: April 9, 2008
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Date: Jan 2, 2008
From: IIS'08 Conference <iis@...>
Subject: Intelligent Information Systems

2nd Call for Papers
Intelligent Information Systems 2008 (IIS 2008)
Zakopane, Poland, June 16-18, 2008
http://iis.ipipan.waw.pl/

Paper Submission Deadline: January 31, 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: March 31, 2008
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Date: Jan 2, 2008
From: iclp08pub@...
Subject: Logic Programming

1st Call for Papers
24th International Conference on Logic Programming (ICLP'08)
Udine, Italy, December 9-13, 2008
http://iclp08.dimi.uniud.it

Abstract Submission Deadline: June 2, 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: September 15, 2008
20 Years of Stable Models: TBA
Doctoral Consortium: TBA
Workshop Proposal Deadline: June 2, 2008
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Date: Jan 7, 2008
From: Max Bramer <max.bramer@...>
Subject: Artificial Intelligence in Theory and Practice

Final Call for Papers
2nd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence
in Theory and Practice
Milan, Italy, September 7-10, 2008
http://www.ifiptc12.org/ifipai2008

Paper Submission Deadline: January 21, 2007 (Extended)
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Date: Jan 8, 2008
From: Jenna Solanki <jsolanki@...>
Subject: Data Mining, Protection, Detection and other Security
Technologies

Call for Papers
9th International Conference on Data Mining, Protection, Detection
and other Security Technologies
Cadiz, Spain, May 26-28, 2008
http://www.wessex.ac.uk/data2008rem4a.html
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Date: Jan 8, 2008
From: Longbing CAO <lbcao@...>
Subject: Agents and Data Mining

Call For Papers
IEEE Intelligent Systems
Special Issue on Agents and Data Mining

Guest editors:
Longbing Cao, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Vladimir I. Gorodetski, St. Petersburg Institute for Informatics
and Automation, Russia
Pericles A. Mitkas, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Paper Submissions Deadline: September 15, 2008
Issue publication: May 2009
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Date: Jan 10, 2008
From: Longbing CAO <lbcao@...>
Subject: Domain Driven Data Mining: Domain Problems and Applications

Call for Chapters
Domain Driven Data Mining: Domain Problems and Applications

Editors: Longbing Cao, Philip S. Yu, Chengqi Zhang, Huaifeng Zhang

Chapter Proposal Submission Deadline: February 10, 2008
Full Chapter Submission Deadline: April 30, 2008
Planned Publishing Date: November 2008
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Date: January 10, 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: Dec 12, 2007
From: Balazs Kegl <balazskegl@...>
Subject: Research Scientist, Linear Accelerator Laboratory, Paris

The Linear Accelerator Laboratory (LAL) of the CNRS/University of
Paris Sud has an opening of a permanent research scientist position
in the broader area of machine learning and data mining. The
successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in Computer Science,
Engineering, or Statistics and a strong publication record in
statistics, machine learning, signal processing, optimization,
or a related area. The candidate will join the Applied Statistics
and Machine Learning (AppStat) group of LAL which was established
recently to work on the data analysis problems posed by large scale
physics experiments and autonomic computing. Beside working on these
applications, the candidate will also be encouraged to continue
developing his/her independent research in his/her research domain.

The position has a strong interdisciplinary flavor: the candidate
will collaborate with experimental physicists of LAL and also
strengthen the ties between the AppStat group and the computer
science and mathematics communities of the University of Paris Sud.
Experience with large data sets and distributed computing environment
will be an asset. Some knowledge of French is a plus, but not required.

A CNRS CR1 position is roughly equivalent to a late assistant/early
associate professorship; it is typically obtained 4-6 years after
the Ph.D. There are no mandatory teaching duties (although it is
possible, even encouraged, to give courses in one of the associated
universities).

The application deadline is January 9, 2008.

For further information, please see

http://users.web.lal.in2p3.fr/kegl/positions.html
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Date: Nov 30, 2007
From: Alberto Paccanaro <alberto@...>
Subject: Postdoctoral Positions in ML and Computational Biology, London

Applications are invited for two postdoctoral positions
at the Department of Computer Science of Royal Holloway,
University of London.

The postdocs will work with Alberto Paccanaro on developing
novel approaches to protein function prediction. Candidates
should have a Ph.D. in a relevant quantitative field
(e.g. Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering), and a
strong background in machine learning. An interest in
graph-based semi-supervised learning methods would be an
asset for these positions.

The successful candidates will have the opportunity to
collaborate with several faculty members in the School
of Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway, including:
Laci Bogre, Alessandra Devoto, Peter Bramley, Paul
Fraser, Enrique Lopez and Paul Devlin. The posts are
therefore ideal for someone with a computer science
or math background who is looking to move into
computational biology.

The Department of Computer Science at Royal Holloway
has a leading position in the study of theory and
practice of machine learning and in particular the
development of the Support Vector learning technique and
other kernel-based techniques. The Department is located
on Royal Holloway's pleasant campus (http://www.rhul.ac.uk/),
in Egham, close to London.

The positions are for 3 years, beginning in the Spring
or Summer 2008. The starting salary will be of 33,974
GBP p.a. (about 70,330 USD), with annual increments.
Both positions are funded by the BBSRC, UK.

Applicants should send a CV including a list of publications,
a statement of research interests, and names and contact
information of 3 referees electronically to alberto@...

If you wish to discuss details of the position, please
contact Alberto Paccanaro at the same address.

Alberto Paccanaro
Department of Computer Science
Royal Holloway, University of London
EGHAM, TW20 0EX
UK

Phone: +44 1784 414239
Fax: +44 1784 439786
Homepage: www.cs.rhul.ac.uk/~alberto
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Date: Dec 17, 2007
From: Haar Romenij, B.M. ter <B.M.terhaarRomeny@...>
Subject: Computer-Assisted Diagnosis for Contrast-Enhanced Breast MRI

The Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands,
has an open position for a postdoc Computer-Assisted Diagnosis for
Contrast-Enhanced Breast MR Imaging. The position is available
from Feb 1, 2008, for a period of one year, with possibility for
extension of another two years.

The research is carried out in a young and dynamic group on
Biomedical Image Analysis (www.bmia.bmt.tue.nl) in the
Department of Biomedical Engineering, in close collaboration
with Philips Medical System.

We look for an expert in statistical pattern recognition methods,
and learning algorithms.

See for full details http://vacatures.tue.nl/web/Vacature.aspx?
VacatureNummer=V50.082&Taal=English

Prof. Bart M. ter Haar Romeny, PhD
Eindhoven University of Technology
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Image Analysis & Interpretation
Mail: PO Box 513, NL - 5600 MB Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Tel. +31-40-2475537 (secr)
Fax +31-84-7146952
Email: B.M.terHaarRomeny@...
Homepage: http://bmia.bmt.tue.nl
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Date: Dec 14, 2007
From: clima@...
Subject: Parameter Setting in Evolutionary Algorithms

Parameter Setting in Evolutionary Algorithms
Edited by Fernando G. Lobo, Cludio F. Lima, and Zbigniew Michalewicz
Studies in Computational Intelligence. Springer, 2007.
http://www.springer.com/east/home/engineering?SGWID=5-175-22-173712006-0
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Date: Jan 4, 2008
Fron: Arthur Asuncion <asuncion@...>
Subject: UCI Machine Learning Repository

UCI MACHINE LEARNING REPOSITORY: NEW WEB SITE AND FEATURES

We are very pleased to announce the launch of a newly revamped
web site for the UCI Machine Learning Repository*,
online at: http://archive.ics.uci.edu/ml/

We have developed a new search portal that allows for faceted
browsing of over 160 different data sets, using criteria such
as data type, attribute type, number of instances, and number
of attributes. The web site allows users to easily find data
sets that satisfy particular criteria, such as "show all data
sets containing only real-valued attributes and rank by number
of instances." In collaboration with Rexa.info, the site now
also provides links to published papers that have cited each
data set.

We are always interested in new data set donations. If you
have a data set that you would like to make available to
the entire machine learning community, please feel free to
donate using our automated web form. We thank all the previous
donors for making this Repository a success.

Arthur Asuncion, David Newman
University of California, Irvine

*Funding support from the National Science Foundation is gratefully
acknowledged, under a Computing Research Infrastructure grant, award
number CNS-0551510 (PIs: Andrew McCallum, University of Massachusetts,
and Padhraic Smyth, University of California, Irvine).
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End of ML-LIST Digest Vol 20, No. 1

Machine Learning List Volume 19, No. 7

2007-12-02T18:00:42Z

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Machine Learning List: Volume 19, Number 7
Monday, December 3, 2007
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Contents

Call for Papers
Pacific Rim International Conference on Artificial Intelligence
WORLDCOMP'08
Intelligent Information Systems
Machine Learning in Space
Adaptive Computing in Design and Manufacture
Swarm Intelligence for Knowledge Discovery in Data
AAAI-08 Nectar Program
IDEAL 2007
Call for Participation
Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics
Career Opportunities
Careers at NEC Labs, Princeton, NJ
Post-Doctoral Research
Post-Doctoral Position in Bioinformatics
PHD Positions
PhD Position in Statistical Machine Translation, London
Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit
Book Announcements
Mathematical Linguistics

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Date: Nov 13, 2007
From: Hiroshi Motoda <motoda@...>
subject: Pacific Rim International Conference on Artificial Intelligence

Call for Papers, Workshops, and Tutorials
10th Pacific Rim International Conference on Artificial Intelligence
Hanoi, Vietnam, December 15-19, 2008
http://www.jaist.ac.jp/PRICAI-08

Paper Submission Deadline: May 26, 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: August 15, 2008
Workshop Proposal Deadline: June 6, 2008
Tutorial Proposal Deadline: May 6, 2008
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Date: Nov 14, 2007
From: Hamid R. Arabnia <hra@...>
Subject: WORLDCOMP'08

Call For Papers & Session Proposals
The 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

Organizing/Chairing Sessions/Workshops Deadline: December 10, 2007
Paper Submission Deadline: February 25, 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: April 25, 2008
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Date: Nov 16, 2007
From: iis@...
Subject: Intelligent Information Systems

Call for Papers
Intelligent Information Systems 2008 (IIS 2008)
Zakopane, Poland, June 16-18, 2008
http://iis.ipipan.waw.pl/

Paper Submission Deadline: January 1, 2008
Cameral-ready Deadline: March 31, 2008
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Date: Nov 16, 2007
From: Kiri Wagstaff <kiri.wagstaff@...>
Subject: Machine Learning in Space

Call for Papers
Machine Learning in Space: Extending Our Reach
Special Issue of the Machine Learning Journal
URL: http://www.wkiri.com/ml4space

Amy McGovern and Kiri L. Wagstaff, Guest Editors

Paper Submission Deadline: March 31, 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: September 30, 2008
Publication Date: End of 2008 or early 2009
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Date: Nov 19, 2007
From: Ian Parmee <Ian.Parmee@...>
Subject: Adaptive Computing in Design and Manufacture

Call for Papers
8th International Conference on Adaptive
Computing in Design and Manufacture (ACDM08)
Bristol, United Kingdom, April 29 - May 1, 2008
See website http://www.ad-comtech.co.uk/ACDM08

Paper Submission Deadline: December 14, 2007 (Extended)
Camera-ready Deadline: March 1, 2008
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Date: Nov 20, 2007
From: Tom Fawcett <tom.fawcett@...>
Subject: Swarm Intelligence for Knowledge Discovery in Data

Call for Papers
Swarm Intelligence for Knowledge Discovery in Data
Special Issue of the Machine Learning Journal
http://www.econ.kuleuven.be/public/ndbaf65/CFP.pdf

David Martens, Tom Fawcett, Bart Baesens, Guest Editors

Paper Submission Deadline: June 20, 2008
Intended publication Date: 2009
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Date: Nov 26, 2007
From: Sven Koenig <skoenig@...>
Subject: AAAI-08 Nectar

Call for Papers
AAAI-08 Nectar (New Scientific and Technical Advances in Research Program)
Chicago, Illinois, USA, July 13-17, 2008.
www.aaai.org/Conferences/AAAI/2008/aaai08nectar.php

Paper Submission Deadline: February 19, 2008
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Date: Nov 7, 2007
From: Mehran Sahami <sahami@...>
Subject: Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics

Call for Participation
10th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence
and Mathematics (ISAIM 2008)
Fort Lauderdale, FLA, USA, January 2-4, 2008
http://isaim2008.unl.edu

Early Registration: December 20, 2007
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Date: Nov 27, 2007
From: ideal07@...
Subject: IDEAL 2007

Call for Participation
8th International Conference on Intelligent Data
Engineering and Automated Learning (IDEAL'07)
Birmingham, United Kingdom, December 16-19 2007
http://events.cs.bham.ac.uk/ideal07/
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Date: Nov 7, 2007
From: Pranav Ashar <ashar@...>
Subject: Careers at NEC Labs in Princeton, NJ

Careers at NEC Labs, Princeton, New Jersey
* Research Staff Member
* Robust & Secure Systems - Autonomic System
Management Research

NEC Laboratories America (www.nec-labs.com)
is the US-based facility in NEC's global network
of research laboratories. The Robust and Secure
System Group at Princeton in New Jersey is seeking
several members to work in the area of autonomic
system management. The focus of the team is to create
innovative technologies to simplify and automate
the management of complex IT systems, fixed and mobile
networks, software and services.

For Research Staff Member(RSM) positions, candidates
must have a PhD degree in CS/CE with solid background
and research/publication record in related areas.
For Associated Research Staff Member(ARSM)
positions, candidates must have a MS degree in CS/CE
with solid software development skills and experience.
Candidates must be proactive in developing innovative
technologies and have a "can-do" attitude.

The group engages in foundational as well as applied
research in the following areas:

- Autonomic computing
- Distributed systems and networking
- Next generation data center
- IP network and service management
- Mobile network management
- Reliability, dependability and security
- QoS/QoE management and analysis
- Data mining and statistical learning
- Software reliability and testing

Expert-level skills in one or more of the above areas are
required. Knowledge of information theory, signal processing,
system and control theory is a plus.

For RSM consideration, please forward your resume and a research
statement to recruit@... with a reference "ASDS-RSM" in
the subject line. For ARSM positions, pls. include "ASDS-ARSM" in
the subject line.

http://www.nec-labs.com/careers/careers-p21.shtml
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Date: Nov 12, 2007
From: Hiroshi Mamitsuka <mami@...>
Subject: Post-Doctoral Position in Bioinformatics

Post-Doctoral Position in Bioinformatics
Kyoto University, Japan

A post-doctoral position is available at Pathway
Engineering Laboratory of the Bioinformatics Center
at Kyoto University. This laboratory has developed
unique, cutting-edge data mining/machine learning
techniques for complex data in real world applications,
particularly molecular biology. A publication list
of the laboratory is at http://www.bic.kyoto-u.ac.jp
/pathway/publications.html. Along this line, the
laboratory seeks a candidate who will be engaged in
research on mining new knowledge from multiple data
sources in biology, especially those related with
genes and small chemical compounds.

The candidate should have a Ph.D. and solid technical
experience in a field in computer science or a similar
quantitative area of study, such as machine learning,
data mining, statistics, algorithmics, combinatorics,
and numerical computation. The applicant should be
enthusiastic and energetic in doing new research in
bioinformatics and should have sufficient programming
skills in C, C++ or Java.

The position is for one year but renewable by mutual
agreement, until as late as September 2010.

Kyoto University's Bioinformatics Center is situated
15 km south of downtown Kyoto and 40 km north of the
center of Nara, and is thus conveniently located near
Japan's two most famous historical cities.
The location is ideal to both enjoy Japan's traditional
beauty and to devote yourself to research in bioinformatics.

Please send your detailed curriculum vitae (including list
of publications, brief summary of your past work, and at
least three references) to:

Dr. Hiroshi Mamitsuka
Bioinformatics Center
Kyoto University
Email: mami at kuicr.kyoto-u.ac.jp
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Date: Nov 5, 2007
From: Christof Monz <christof@...>
Subject: PhD Position in Statistical Machine Translation, London

The Department of Computer Science at Queen Mary,
University of London has a fully funded PhD position
in the area of Statistical Machine Translation.

The PhD position is in the MataHari project
(Machine Translation with Harvested Internet
Resources) which focuses on utilizing Internet
resources to learn statistical translation
models for translating from a number of foreign
languages into English. More information on the
MataHari project can be found at:
http://www.dcs.qmul.ac.uk/~christof/html/projects.html

The starting date of the PhD position is Spring 2008
or earlier.

The successful candidate will be based in the
information retrieval group. Queen Mary's
information retrieval group (http://ir.dcs.qmul.ac.uk)
is actively pursuing a variety of research
initiatives, covering areas such as cross-language
retrieval, machine translation, structured document
retrieval, natural language processing, and large-scale
probabilistic reasoning.

Applicants must have a strong background in Computing
Science and/or closely related areas. Appropriate
academic backgrounds include Computational Linguistics,
Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, all with a strong
emphasis on Computing Science. A successful candidate
should:

* Have a good knowledge of programming in at least one
of the following languages: C, C++, Java, Python, or Perl.
* Enjoy working with large, real-world data sets
* Be interested in working on language-related research problems

Knowledge of any of the foreign languages addressed in
this project is not a requirement for this position.

The studentship includes the tuition fees and a tax-free
stipend of 14,600 GBP (approx. $30,100 or 20,900 EUR)
per year for three years, plus some travel funding to
attend international conferences.

The application deadline is December 17, 2007,
and applications received after that date may
not receive full consideration.

To be fully considered, the application must include:

(1) the filled out application form, which can be found at:
http://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply/docs/pg_07.doc (Word)
http://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply/docs/pg_07.pdf (PDF)
(2) a curriculum vitae indicating degrees obtained, disciplines
covered (e.g. list of courses), publications, and other relevant
experience.
(3) a one-to-two page statement of research interests, which should
indicate what you see are interesting research issues relating to
the project and what relevant experience you have.
(4) two letters of recommendation, which must be received before the
deadline. The two letters must be sent separately by regular mail
or by email to Sue White (see email and mail addresses below).

Electronic applications are encouraged and should be sent
by email to Sue White: suew@...

In case an application can only be submitted by regular
post, it should be sent to:

Sue White
Department of Computer Science
Queen Mary, University of London
Mile End Road
E1 4NS London, UK

For informal inquiries please contact
Dr. Christof Monz (email: christof@...).
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Date: Nov 13, 2006
From: Peter Dayan <dayan@...>
Subject: Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit

Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit
4 year PhD Programme

The Gatsby Unit is a world-class centre for
theoretical neuroscience and machine learning,
focusing on unsupervised, semi-supervised and
reinforcement learning, neural dynamics,
population coding, Bayesian and nonparametric
statistics and applications of these to the analysis
of perceptual processing, neural data, natural
language processing, machine vision and bioinformatics.
It provides a unique opportunity for a critical mass
of theoreticians to interact closely with each
other, and with other world-class research groups
in related departments at University College London,
including Anatomy, Computer Science, Functional
Imaging Laboratory, Physics, Physiology, Psychology,
Neurology, Ophthalmology and Statistics, with the
nascent cross-faculty Centre for Computational
Statistics and Machine Learning, and also with
other Universities, notably Cambridge.

The Unit always has openings for exceptional PhD
candidates. Applicants should have a strong analytical
background, a keen interest in neuroscience and/or
machine learning and a relevant first degree,
for example in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics,
Neuroscience, Physics, Psychology or Statistics.

The PhD programme lasts four years, including a first
year of intensive instruction in techniques and research
in theoretical neuroscience and machine learning.
It is described at http://www.gatsby.ucl.ac.uk/teaching/phd/

A number of competitive fully-funded studentships are
available each year (to students of any nationality)
and the Unit also welcomes students with pre-secured
funding or with other scholarship/studentship applications
in progress.

In the first instance, applicants are encouraged to
apply informally by sending, in pdf, plain text or
Word format, a CV, a statement of research interests,
and full contact details (including e-mail
addresses) for three academic referees to:
admissions@.... General enquiries
should also be directed to this e-mail address.
For further details of research interests please
see: http://www.gatsby.ucl.ac.uk/research.html

Applications for 2007 entry (commencing late September 2007)
should be received no later than 14 January 2007.
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Date: Nov 24, 2007
From: Andras Kornai <andras@...>
subject: Book: Mathematical Linguistics

Mathematical Linguistics
Series: Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing
Author: Kornai, Andras
http://www.springer.com/east/home/generic/search/results?
SGWID=5-40109-22-173743909-0
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End of ML-LIST Digest Vol 19, No. 7

Machine Learning List: Vol. 19, No. 6

2007-11-05T18:21:40Z

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Machine Learning List: Volume 19, Number 6
Monday, November 5, 2007
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Contents

Call For Papers
Social Computing, Behavioral Modeling, and Prediction
International Congress on Image and Signal Processing
Reinforcement Learning Competition
Automation, Robotics, and Control Systems
Biomedical Engineering and Informatics
KDD Cup
JNLE special issue on Textual Entailment
Evolutionary Computation in Image Analysis and Signal Processing
Graduate Student Workshop on Evolutionary Computation
Theoretical Aspects of Artificial Evolution
NIPS Workshop: Robotics Challenges for Machine Learning
Computational Intelligence in Bioinformatics and CB
Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining
Artificial Intelligence in Theory and Practice
Career Opportunities
Bazooked requiring expertise in Machine Learning
Senior Software Engineer Position
Jr. & Sr. Faculty openings - University of New Mexico
JPL Machine Learning Group Supervisor
Post-Doctoral Research
IBM Herman Goldstine Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowship

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Date: Oct 6, 2007
From: Magdiel Galan Oliveras <mgalan@...>
Subject: Social Computing, Behavioral Modeling, and Prediction

Call for Papers
1st International Workshop on Social Computing, Behavioral Modeling,
and Prediction
Sedona, Arizona, April 1-2, 2008
www.public.asu.edu/~huanliu/sbp08/

Sponsored by Air Force Research Laboratory/II
Proceedings published by Springer

Paper Submission Deadline: November 5, 2007
Camera-ready Deadline: December 10, 2007
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Date: Oct 14, 2007
From: John Liu <john.liu.98@...>
Subject: International Congress on Image and Signal Processing

Call for Papers
2008 International Congress on Image and
Signal Processing (CISP 2008)
Sanya, Hainan, China, May 28-30, 2008
http://www.hainu.edu.cn/CISP2008

Paper Submission Deadline: November 11, 2007 (Extended)
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Date: Oct 15, 2007
From: Shimon Whiteson <shimon.whiteson@...>
Subject: Reinforcement Learning Competition

Call for Participation
2nd Annual Reinforcement Learning Competition
at ICML-08
Helsinki, Finland, July 6-9, 2008
http://rl-competition.org

Public Release of Competition Training Software: November 1, 2007
Public Release of Competition Test Software; Results: December 1, 2007
Deadline to submit competition results: July 1, 2008
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Date: Oct 15, 2007
From: John E. Edward <jeedward@...>
Subject: Automation, Robotics and Control Systems

Call for Papers
2008 International Conference on Automation, Robotics
and Control Systems (ARCS-08)
Orlando, Florida, USA, July 7-10, 2008
http://www.PromoteResearch.org

Paper Submission Deadline: February 4, 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: April 4 2008
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Date: Oct 15, 2007
From: John Liu <john.liu.9@...>
Subject: Biomedical Engineering and Informatics

2008 International Conference on Biomedical Engineering
and Informatics (BMEI 2008)
Sanya, Hainan, China, May 28-30, 2008
http://www.hainu.edu.cn/BMEI2008

Paper Submission Deadline: November 10, 2007
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Date: Oct 17, 2007
From: Dr. Jian Pei <jpei@...>
Subject: KDD Cup

Call for Proposals
KDD Cup
a part ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge
Discovery and Data Mining (KDD)
http://www.sigkdd.org/kddcup/index.php

Proposal Submission Deadline: November 10, 2007
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Date: Oct 18, 2007
From: Bill Dolan <billdol@...>
Subject: JNLE special issue on Textual Entailment

Journal of Natural Language Engineering
Special Issue on Textual Entailment
Paper Submission Deadline: November 15, 2007

Guest Editors:
Ido Dagan (Bar Ilan University, Israel)
Bill Dolan (Microsoft Research, USA)
Bernardo Magnini (FBK-irst, Italy)
Dan Roth (UIUC, USA)
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Date: Oct 19, 2007
From: Stefano Cagnoni <cagnoni@...>
Subject: Evolutionary Computation in Image Analysis and Signal Processing

Call for Papers
10th European Workshop on Evolutionary Computation
in Image Analysis and Signal Processing
Part of EvoWorkshops 2008
Napoli, Italy, March 26-28, 2008
http://www.evostar.org/

Paper Submission Deadline: November 11, 2007
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Date: Oct 19, 2007
From: Stefano Cagnoni <cagnoni@...>
Subject: EGraduate Student Workshop on Evolutionary Computation

Call for Papers
3rd European Graduate Student Workshop on
Evolutionary Computation EvoPhD 2008
Naples, Italy, March 26-28, 2008
http://www.evostar.org/

Paper Submission Deadline: December 22, 2007
Camera-ready Deadline: February 29, 2008
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Date: Oct 19, 2007
From: Stefano Cagnoni <cagnoni@...>
Subject: Theoretical Aspects of Artificial Evolution

Call for Papers
1st European Workshop on Theoretical Aspects of
Artificial Evolution (EvoTHEORY 2008)
Naples, Italy, March 26-28, 2008
http://www.evostar.org/

Paper Submission Deadline: November 11, 2007
Camera-ready Deadline: January 8, 2008
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Date: Aug 22, 2007
From: Jan Peters <mail@...>
Subject: NIPS Workshop: Robotics Challenges for Machine Learning

Call for Posters
NIPS 2007 WORKSHOP: Robotics Challenges for Machine Learning
Whistler, BC, Canada, December 7-8, 2007
http://www.robot-learning.de

Abstract Submission Deadline: October 24, 2007
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Date: Oct 31, 2007
From: Lutz Hamel <lutz@...>
Subject: Computational Intelligence in Bioinformatics and CB

Call for Papers
2008 IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence in
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Sun Valley, Idaho, USA, September 15-17, 2008
http://www.cibcb.org

Paper Submission Deadline: March 31, 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: June 15, 2008

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Date: Oct 31, 2007
From: Jian Pei <jpei@...>
Subject: Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining

Call for Research Track Papers
14th ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge
Discovery and Data Mining (KDD-08)
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, August 24 - 27, 2008
http://www.kdd.org/kdd2008/

Abstract Submission Deadline: February 23, 2008
Paper Submission Deadline: February 29, 2008
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Date: Nov 4, 2007
From: Max Bramer <max.bramer@...>
Subject: Artificial Intelligence in Theory and Practice

Second Call for Papers
2nd IFIP International Conference on Artificial Intelligence
in Theory and Practice
Milan, Italy, September 7-10, 2008
2008 http://www.ifiptc12.org/ifipai2008

Paper Submission Deadline: January 7th, 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: April 7, 2008
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Date: Oct 1, 2007
From: David Allen <david@...>
Subject: CTO position requiring expertise in Machine Learning

This CTO position is with an early-stage start-up company that
requires a candidate with strong machine learning technology
experience.

Bazooked is a web company creating technology for
content discovery.

CTO Early Stage Start-up

Do you have technical thought-leadership in web search
and categorization using techniques such as information
extraction, link analysis and inferences drawn from user-based
content? Do you have a point-of-view on related matters
such as folksonomy, semantic web and future technologies
that will drive content aggregation?If so, this could be a
very interesting ground-floor start-up opportunity. We are
looking for technical leadership to join the team.

You need to have expertise in web data mining and information
extraction including knowledge of crawling/indexing, search,
parsing, lexical and semantic analysis, text analysis, NLP,
meta data extraction.

In this position, you will be responsible for all aspects of
software development, including architecture, design, coding,
documentation, QA, deployment and management.

Appropriate candidates will meet the following criteria.
Qualifications
- Expertise in ML and NLP
- Demonstrated history of in-depth algorithm design
and analysis
- Expertise in web data mining, information retrieval
and content discovery
- Good understanding of software architecture and
Object Oriented design
- Experience with languages and technologies such as
PHP, JavaScript, XML, HTML, CSS, Ruby, ActionScript,
Java, and SQL
- Excellent coding skills / Hands-on contributor
- Ability to think abstractly and strong framework orientation
- Facile with both the research and development aspects
of Computer Sciences
- MS or PH.D. with research in related areas
- Personal: Grounded, open-minded, collaborative and
non-arrogant to fit company culture
- Creative ability and strong track-record of innovation
- Curious, self-starter; motivated to constantly tinker
with systems and applications
- Can-do, inspirational attitude
- Risk-taker

Interested candidates please contact:
David L. Allen
Olympic Search
david@...
888-480-6714
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Date: Oct 1, 2007
From: David Allen <david@...>
Subject: Senior Software Engineer Position

This Senior Software Engineer position requires
a candidate with strong statistical and machine
learning technology experience.

Position Summary

Turn is a rapidly growing, well funded startup in
San Mateo, CA, with an experienced executive team
with significant backgrounds in Internet search,
online advertising, consumer businesses,and online
marketing. Through automatic targeting of ads using
statistical and machine learning techniques, Turn
is changing the way the world thinks about online
advertising with a service thatll kick the current
accepted models to the curb.

Description

Working in a high-performance, highly dynamic engineering
team, the Engineer/Senior Engineer position will be responsible
for developing the company's advanced technology in predictive
modeling and large-scale data analytics. Predictive modeling
and optimization algorithms are implemented in a highly
distributed and high-performance enterprise Java-base system
to find the best advertisement for each ad request.

Responsibilities
- Analyze, design, develop, test, troubleshoot and
document complex data systems that may involve one
or more of the following: predictive score models,
text analysis, feature extraction, data-driven analysis,
machine learning, decision making and related utilities.
- Design and develop distributed predictive algorithms
by researching, architecting and implementing high-performance
production Java code solo or in small team of highly
productive individuals.
- Analyze large amounts of data and develop answers and
solutions to specific business problems.
- Develop tools as needed to assist in data analytics and
modeling procedures.
- Coordinate with other teams on interfaces and product
integration. Participate in design and code reviews of
other system and product components.
- Complete written documentation and reports of results.
- Devise new approaches to solving difficult data engineering
problems.
- Develop software tools to assist in data / modeling procedures.
- Analyze and report model performance and optimization results.

Required Skills
- Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering
or equivalent fields with basic knowledge of machine learning
and statistics.
- Minimum 3 years experience with high-performance Java/C++
systems processing large amounts of data.
- Solid working knowledge of development tools and operating
environment including experience with Linux/Unix.
- Some experience with database systems, knowledge of at least
one scripting language and experience with reading the code
base of large software systems.
- Ability to communicate technical ideas effectively, in oral
and written forms, and solve complex problems in team environment.

Preferred Skills
- Experience developing server software preferably in Java
and building tools as needed to solve problems.
- Experience analyzing very large amounts of data.
- Strong problem solving, analytical ability and good
mathematics or statistics background.
- Experience with the development of a search engine,
text analysis, statistical modeling or related fields.
- PhD or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Computer
Engineering or equivalent fields.

Contact
David L. Allen
Olympic Search
david@...
888-480-0018
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Date: Oct 9, 2007
From: Terran Lane <terran@...>
Subject: Jr. & Sr. Faculty openings - University of New Mexico

The Department of Computer Science at the
University of New Mexico has openings this
year for two junior (tenure-track) and one
senior (tenured) faculty positions.

For the full job ads and to apply, please go to:
http://www.cs.unm.edu/jobs/

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Date: Oct 31, 2007
From: Kiri Wagstaff <kiri.wagstaff@...>
Subject: JPL Machine Learning Group Supervisor

The Machine Learning and Instrument Autonomy Group invites
applications for a Group Supervisor position. We are an
energetic group of ten people, involved both in leading
machine learning research and in incorporating machine
learning advances into new instrument and spacecraft software.
Our primary research interests include onboard data analysis,
image analysis, bioinformatics, classification, and clustering.
The Group Supervisor generally splits his or her time 50/50
between group management and independent research on projects
of personal interest.

More information about the MLIA group and the open position
is available at:
http://ml.jpl.nasa.gov/

Applications will be reviewed until December 17, 2007
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Date: Oct 15, 2007 3:02 PM
From: Prem Melville <pmelvil@...>
subject IBM Goldstine Postdoctoral Fellowship

2008-2009 IBM Herman Goldstine Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowship

The Mathematical Sciences Department of the
IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center invites
applications for its 2008-2009 Herman Goldstine
Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowship for research in
mathematical and computer sciences. Areas of active
research in the department include: algorithms, data
mining, dynamical systems and differential equations,
high-performance computing, numerical analysis,
optimization, probability theory, statistics, and
supply-chain and operations management.

Fellows interact closely with department members,
but are free to pursue their own research agenda.

Applications must be received between October 15, 2007
and January 5, 2008. Complete details and the application
procedure are available at:
http://www.research.ibm.com/math/goldstine.html.

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End of ML-LIST Digest Vol 19, No. 6

Machine Learning List: Vol 19, No. 5

2007-10-11T15:41:38Z

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Machine Learning List: Volume 19, Number 5
Wednesday, October 11, 2007
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Contents

Call For Papers
Semantic Web Applications and Perspectives
Evolutionary Intelligence - Special Issue on AIS
FLAIRS-21
Robotics Challenges for Machine Learning
New Problems and Methods in Computational Biology
International Conference on Data Mining
Meta-learning in Computational Intelligence
NIPS Workshop on Topology Learning
Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition
Career Opportunities
Academia.edu - Machine Learning Expert
Research Position in Machine Learning/CBIR
Post-Doctoral Research
Computer-Aided Diagnosis - The University of Chicago

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Date: Jul 18, 2007
From: Giovanni Semeraro <semeraro@...>
Subject: Semantic Web Applications and Perspectives

Call for Papers
4th Italian Semantic Web Workshop
Semantic Web Applications and Perspectives (SWAP)
Bari, Italy, December 18-20, 2007
http://www.swapconf.it/2007

Paper Submission Deadline: October 16, 2007
Camera-ready Deadline: December 11, 2007
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Date: Jul 27, 2007
From: Uwe Aickelin <uwe.aickelin@...>
Subject: Evolutionary Intelligence - Special Issue on AIS

Call for Papers
Evolutionary Intelligence - Special Issue on Artificial Immune Systems
postbiota.org/pipermail/tt/2007-July/001101.html

Paper Submission Deadline: December 1, 2007
Camera-Ready Deadline: March 1, 2008
Expected Publication: August 2008

Guest Editor
Uwe Aickelin (Uwe.Aickelin@...)
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Date: Aug 7, 2007
From: Kevin Grant <kjg658@...>
Subject: FLAIRS-21

Call for Papers
FLAIRS-21, Special Track on Uncertain Reasoning (UR)
Coconut Grove, Florida, USA, May 15-17, 2007
http://www.cis.uoguelph.ca/~ur08/

Paper Submission Deadline: November 19, 2007
Camera-ready Deadline: February 21, 2008
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Date: Aug 22, 2007
From: Jan Peters <mail@...>
Subject: Robotics Challenges for Machine Learning

Call for Posters
NIPS 2007 WORKSHOP: Robotics Challenges for Machine Learning
Whistler, B.C., Canada, December 7-8, 2007
http://www.robot-learning.de

Abstract Submission Deadline: October 21, 2007
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Date: Aug 29, 2007
From: William Stafford Noble <wnoble@...>
Subject: New Problems and Methods in Computational Biology

Call for contributions
New Problems and Methods in Computational Biology
A workshop at the Twenty-First Annual Conference on
Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS 2007)
Whistler, BC, Canada, December 7-8, 2007
http://www.mlcb.org

Extended Abstracts Submission Deadline: October 15, 2007
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Date: Aug 30, 2007
From: Osmar R. Zaiane" <zaiane@...>
Subject: International Conference on Data Mining

Call for Participation
7th IEEE International Conference on Data Mining (ICDM'07)
Omaha, NE, USA, October 28-31, 2007
http://www.ist.unomaha.edu/icdm2007/
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Date: Sep 12, 2007
From: Norbert Jankowski <norbert@...>
Subject: Meta-learning in Computational Intelligence

Call for Book Chapters
Meta-learning in Computational Intelligence.
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Series: Studies in Computational Intelligence

mlbook@...

Extended Abstracts Deadline: October 10, 2007
Full Chapter Deadline: December 15, 2007
Publication Date: Late spring, 2008
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Date: Sep 12, 2007
From: aupetit <michael.aupetit@...>
Subject: NIPS Workshop on Topology Learning

Call for participation
NIPS Workshop on Topology Learning
New challenges at the crossing of Machine Learning,
Computational Geometry and Topology
Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, December 7-8, 2007
http://topolearnnips2007.insa-rouen.fr/

Submission of Abstracts: October 12, 2007
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Date: Sep 25, 2007
From: Bhanu Prasad <bhanupvsr@...>
Subject: Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition

Call for Papers
2008 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and
Pattern Recognition (AIPR-08)
Orlando, Florida, USA, July 7-10, 2008
www.PromoteResearch.org

Draft Paper Submission Deadline: February 4, 2008
Acceptance/Rejection Decision: March 3 2008
Camera-ready Deadline: April 4 2008
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Date: Sep 13, 2007
From: Richard Price <richard.price@...>
Subject: Academia.edu - Machine Learning Expert

Academia.edu looking for machine learning expert

www.Academia.edu is a Facebook-style site for academics, which has
recently launched. It is looking to hire an expert in machine learning
to join the team.

We are looking for someone to work with us to help us develop, and scale
up,
the paper-tracker. We are looking for someone who:
-Has experience in machine learning
-Is keen to develop tools for that improve academics lives
-Loves problem-solving
-Learns super-quickly
-Is enthusiastic about working in a startup with a large equity stake

Experience building a previous application is definitely a plus, though
not essential. Experience extracting meta-data from documents is also a
plus, but not essential.

We are based in San Francisco. We are offering a salary of $80,000, and
options of between 4-5%. We have a small very strong team, and want to
hire really brilliant people. If you would like to hear more about
Academia.edu, please contact Richard Price at richard@...
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Date: Sep 21, 2007
From: Peter Auer <auer@...>
Subject: Research position in Machine Learning/CBIR

Research position in Machine Learning/CBIR

Chair for Information Technology, University of Leoben, Austria

For an EU-funded project we are looking for a highly motivated post
doctoral researcher in machine learning with an emphasis on on-line
learning, active learning, and/or reinforcement learning. The
application domain in this project is content based image/information
retrieval (CBIR) and/or cognitive vision.

To learn more about the above project and the research at the Chair of
Information Technology, University of Leoben, Austria, please visit
http://unileoben.ac.at/~infotech.

This position can be filled immediately for up to four years. Depending
on your qualification salary is in the range 30000-45000 EUR per year
(after all social and insurance benefits and taxes this is net 1500-2000
EUR per month). Highly qualified PhD candidates will be considered as
well.

Applicants should submit 1) a CV, including a brief research statement,
2) 1-3 recent publications in electronic format, and 3) the names and
contact information of three individuals who can serve as references.

Contact:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Peter Auer
University of Leoben
Chair for Information Technology
Franz-Josef-Strasse 18, A-8700 Leoben, Austria
Fax: +43(3842)402-1502
E-mail: auer@...
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Date: Sep 21, 2007
From: Kenji Suzuki <suzuki@...>
Subject: Computer-Aided Diagnosis - The University of Chicago

A Postdoctoral Scholar position is available for a highly motivated
individual who wants to develop or advance his/her academic career in the
field of medical imaging sciences/engineering. Our laboratory in the
Department of Radiology in the Biological Sciences Division at The
University of Chicago focuses on research on computer-aided diagnosis of
lesions in medical images and the development of techniques of pattern
recognition, image analysis, and machine learning for computer-aided
diagnosis. Our department is one of the leaders in computer-aided
diagnosis
research, which is at the forefront of research areas in medical imaging.

Applicants should have a Ph.D. in computer science/engineering, biomedical
engineering, or a similar discipline. The successful candidate should
have
substantial experience in 2D and 3D pattern recognition, computer vision,
image analysis, and/or machine learning. The successful candidate should
also have excellent programming skills in the computer languages (C/C++,
Perl, and Matlab), as well as strong problem-solving and excellent
collaboration skills.

Interested candidates are encouraged to send their CV and a brief
statement
of research interests to: mailto:suzuki@... Kenji Suzuki,
Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor of Radiology, Medical Physics, and Cancer Research
Center, Department of Radiology, Division of the Biological Sciences, The
University of Chicago.

For more information, see our laboratorys home page at
http://suzukilab.uchicago.edu/
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End of ML-LIST Digest Vol 19, No. 5

Machine Learning List Volume 19, Number 4

2007-06-27T10:42:08Z

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Machine Learning List: Volume 19, Number 4
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
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Contents

Call for Conference Proposals
2008 International Community in Grammatical Inference
Call For Papers and Participation
Machine Learning in Space: Extending Our Reach
Principles and Practice of Multiple Learning Systems
ICAPS Workshop on Artificial Intelligence Planning and Learning
Australasian Data Mining Conference
Workshop on Prior Conceptual Knowledge in Learning and Discovery
Workshop on Constraint-Based Mining and Learning
Intelligent User Interfaces
Workshop on Approaches and Applications of Inductive Programming
Optimization-based Data Mining Techniques with Applications
Probabilistic Relational Learning
Computational Methods in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
Pacific-Asia Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining
Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence
Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning
Conference on Neural Networks
Career Opportunities
Position at The AI Center at SRI International
Research Assistant Position at University of Dortmund, Germany
Kurt Goedel Centenary Research Prize Fellowships
NLP and ML Postdocs at University of Illinois
Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, Berlin

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Date: May 11, 2007
From: Menno van Zaanen <menno@...>
Subject: 2008 International Community in Grammatical Inference

CALL FOR ORGANIZATION PROPOSALS

The International Community in Grammatical Inference (ICGI) invites
proposals for the organization of its 2008 event.

ICGI-2008 will be the ninth in a series of successful biennial
international conferences in the area of grammatical inference.

The purpose of this call is to invite groups interested in hosting
the conference to submit proposals.

For details of ICGI, see http://eurise.univ-st-etienne.fr/gi

Proposal submission: groups interested in organizing ICGI 2008 should
contact Colin de la Higuera (cdlh@...), chairman of the
ICGI steering committee, before May 30th, expressing their interest to
do so. The proposal will be then made to the ICGI steering committee,
who will decide by June 30.
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Date: Apr 10, 2007
From: Kiri Wagstaff <wkiri@...>
Subject: Machine Learning in Space: Extending Our Reach

Call for Papers
Machine Learning in Space: Extending Our Reach
Special Issue of the Machine Learning Journal
http://www.wkiri.com/ml4space

Paper Submission Deadline: July 1, 2007
Camera-Ready Deadline: October 31, 2007
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Date: Apr 26, 2007
From: Gavin Brown <gbrown@...>
subject: Principles and Practice of Multiple Learning Systems

call for Papers
Principles and Practice of Multiple Learning Systems
at the 17th European Conference on Machine Learning
Warsaw, Poland, September 17-21, 2007
http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/~gbrown/ppmls/

Paper Submission Deadline: June 30, 2007
Camera-ready Deadline: July 28, 2007
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Date: Apr 27, 2007
From: Ugur Kuter <ukuter@...>
Subject: ICAPS Workshop on Artificial Intelligence Planning and Learning

First Call for Papers
Workshop on Artificial Intelligence Planning and Learning (AIPL-07)
Providence, Rhode Island, September 22, 2007
http://www.cs.umd.edu/users/ukuter/icaps07aipl/

Paper Submission Deadline: June 25, 2007 (Extended)
Camera-ready Deadline: July 31, 2007
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Date: May 10, 2007
From: Longbing Cao <lbcao@...>
Subject: Australasian Data Mining Conference

Call For Papers
The Australasian Data Mining Conference
Queensland, Australia, December 3-4, 2007
http://ausdm07.togaware.com/
Co-located with the 20th Australian Joint Conference
on Artificial Intelligence (AI07)
http://www.cit.gu.edu.au/conferences/austai/

Paper Submissions Deadline: July 31, 2007
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Date: May 11, 2007
From: Filip Zelezny <zelezny@...>
Subject: Workshop on Prior Conceptual Knowledge in Learning and Discovery

Call for Papers
ECML/PKDD'07 Workshop on Prior Conceptual Knowledge in Machine
Learning and Knowledge Discovery (PriCKL'07)
Warsaw, Poland, September 17-21, 2007
http://keg.vse.cz/prickl07/

Paper Submission Deadline: June 30, 2007
Camera-ready Deadline: July 28, 2007
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Date: May 11, 2007
From: Siegfried Nijssen <siegfried.nijssen@...>
Subject: Workshop on Constraint-Based Mining and Learning

Call for Contributions
International Workshop on Constraint-Based Mining and Learning (CMILE2007)
To be held at ECML/PKDD 2007,
Warsaw, Poland, September 21, 2007
http://www.cs.kuleuven.be/~dtai/CMILE07

Paper Submission Deadline: June 25, 2007
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Date: May 15, 2007
From: Pearl Pu <pearl.pu@...>
Subject: Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces

Call for Papers
ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI08)
Canary Islands, Spain, January 13-16, 2008
http://www.iuiconf.org/

Paper Submission Deadline: October 1, 2007, 5pm US EDT (2100 UTC)
Tutorial Proposal Deadline: August 27, 2007, 5pm US EDT (2100 UTC)
Workshop Proposal Deadline: August 27, 2007, 5pm US EDT (2100 UTC)
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Date: May 21, 2007
From: Emanuel Kitzelmann <emanuel.kitzelmann@...>
Subject: Workshop on Approaches and Applications of Inductive Programming

Call for Papers
2nd Workshop on Approaches and Applications of Inductive Programming
in conjunction with the 18th European Conference on Machine Learning

Warsaw, Poland, September 17-21, 2007
ECML 2007 page: http://www.ecmlpkdd2007.org/
AAIP Workshop page: http://www.cogsys.wiai.uni-bamberg.de/aaip07/

Paper Submission Deadline: June 30, 2007
Camera-ready Deadline: July 28, 2007
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Date: May 21, 2007
From: Prithviraj Dasgupta <pdasgupta@...>
Subject: Optimization-based Data Mining Techniques with Applications

Call for Papers
Workshop on Optimization-based Data Mining Techniques with Applications
at the 7th IEEE International Conference on Data Mining
Omaha, Nebraska, USA, October 28-31, 2007

Paper Submission Deadline: July 1, 2007
Camera-ready Deadline: August 26, 2007
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Date: May 23, 2007
From: Manfred Jaeger <jaeger@...>
Subject: Probabilistic Relational Learning

Call for papers
Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence
Special Issue: Probabilistic Relational Learning
http://www.cs.aau.dk/~jaeger/AMAI/

Paper Submission Deadline: September 1, 2007
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Date: May 30, 2007
From: rcamacho@...
Subject: Computational Methods in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology

Call for Papers
Workshop on Computational Methods in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
at the 13th Portuguese Conference on Artificial Intelligence
Guimaraes, Portugal, December 3-7, 2007
http://epia2007.appia.pt/

Paper Submission Deadline: June 30, 2007
Camera-ready Deadline: September 1, 2007
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Date: Jun 6, 2007
From: Takashi Washio <washio@...>
Subject: Pacific-Asia Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining

Call for Papers
The 12th Pacific-Asia Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining
Osaka, Japan, May 20-23, 2008
http://www.ar.sanken.osaka-u.ac.jp/pakdd2008/

Abstract Submission Deadline: September 23, 2007
Paper Submission Deadline: September 30, 2007
Camera-ready Deadline: January 27, 2008
Workshop Proposal Deadline: October 21, 2007
Tutorial Proposal Deadline: November 27, 2007
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Date: Jun 11, 2007
From: Ronald Parr <parr@...>
Subject: Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence

Call for Participation
23rd Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence (UAI-2007)
Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 19-22, 2007
http://www.cs.duke.edu/uai07/
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Date: Jun 15, 2007
From: IDEAL07@...
Subject: Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning

Call for Papers
8TH International Conference on Intelligent Data Engineering
and Automated Learning (IDEAL'07)
Birmingham, United Kingdom, December 16-19, 2007
http://www.cercia.ac.uk/other/2007/ideal

Paper Submission Deadline: July 6, 2007
Camera-ready Deadline: September 14, 2007
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Date: Jun 17, 2007
From: Ron Sun <rsun@...>
Subject: Conference on Neural Networks

Call for Participation
2007 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks
Orlando, Florida, USA, August 12-17, 2007
http://www.ijcnn2007.org
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Date: May 4, 2007
From: Roger Mailler <mailler@...>
Subject: Position at The AI Center at SRI International

The Artificial Intelligence Center at SRI International announces
the availability of 2 computer scientist positions. We are seeking
highly qualified and motivated computer scientists to participate
in the development and application of machine learning techniques
to the area of instructible computers. This job will involve a
mixture of research-related activities, implementation, and testing
in collaboration with world-leading researchers in machine learning.

Position 1:
The ideal candidate will have a broad understanding of machine learning
techniques along with their implementation. In particular we are looking
for a candidate with experience in statistical relational learning
and/or reinforcement learning techniques. In addition to having a strong
background in machine learning, a demonstrated ability to work within a
group on large projects is desired. Experience with Linux and Java are a
plus.

Position 2:
The ideal candidate will have a broad understanding of machine learning
techniques along with their implementation. In particular we are looking
for a candidate with experience in Markov Logic Networks, Inductive
Logic Programming and/or other symbolic learning techniques. In addition
to having a strong background in machine learning, a demonstrated
ability to work within a group on large projects is desired. Experience
with Linux, Java and Prolog are a plus.

Both candidates should have a PhD or a MS with 1-3 years of research
experience. Please send you CV and a research statement to
mailler@... or apply on the SRI website
https://sri.ats.hrsmart.com/index.html. Look for postings 3525 and 3526.
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Date: May 16, 2007
From: Anja Dieckmann <office@...>
Subject: Research Assistant Position at University of Dortmund, Germany

The Department of Artificial Intelligence at the University of
Dortmund, Germany, is looking for a Research Assistant (m/f) with a
strong background in Machine Learning/Data Mining. The position is
available from August 1, 2007. 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 to:

Universitet Dortmund
Lehrstuhl Informatik VIII
Prof. Dr. Katharina Morik
44221 Dortmund, Germany
Tel.: +49 231 755 5101
Email: office@...
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Date: Apr 20, 2007
From: goedel-fellowship@...
Subject: Kurt Goedel Centenary Research Prize Fellowships

Call for Submissions
KURT GoeDEL CENTENARY RESEARCH PRIZE FELLOWSHIPS

The Kurt Goedel Society is proud to announce the commencement of
the research fellowship prize program in honor of the celebration
of Kurt Goedel's 100th birthday.

The research fellowship prize program is sponsored by the John Templeton
Foundation and will offer:

- 2 Ph.D. (pre-doctoral) fellowships of $60,000 US per annum for 2 years
- 2 postdoctoral fellowships of $80,000 US per annum for 2 years
- 1 senior fellowship of $120,000 US per annum for 1 year

These will be based on an international open competition, resulting in
the publication of research papers in a special issue of the Annals of
Pure and Applied Logic.

Submission Software is online
at:http://www.easychair.org/GoedelFellow2007/
Submission instructions can be found here:
http://kgs.logic.at/goedel-fellowship/index.php?instructions

Submission Deadline: June 30, 2007
Jury Decision on Papers for Publication (at most 20): October, 2007
Final Versions Due: December 15, 2007
Jury Decision on Winners Due: January 2008
Award Ceremony: February 2008
Commencement of the Fellowships: Mar.-Sept, 2008

Web:http://kgs.logic.at/goedel-fellowship
E-mail contact: goedel-fellowship@...
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Date: Apr 30, 2007
From: Dan Roth <danr@...>
Subject: NLP and ML Postdocs at University of Illinois

Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning Postdocs at UIUC

The Cognitive Computation Group at the University of Illinois at
Urbana/Champaign has one or two postdoc positions for the next
academic year (with possible extensions).

One of the positions is in the area of natural language understanding
and textual entailment. We are looking for researchers with interests
and experience in NLP as well as in knowledge representation and
reasoning systems.

The second position is in the area of Machine Learning and, in
particular, the use of background knowledge and inference techniques
as part of the learning process.

Prospective candidates should apply with a cover letter, CV,
statement of research interests and accomplishments, and names and
email addresses of three references. Please sent these, preferably
by email with one of the following subject lines "Postdoc NLP" or
"Postdoc ML" to:
Robin King
Email: rbking@...
Phone: (217) 244-4789

The position starting day can be as early as July 1, 2007.

For more information about our research please look at:
http://L2R.cs.uiuc.edu/~cogcomp/
http://L2R.cs.uiuc.edu/~danr
as well as information in:
http://L2R.cs.uiuc.edu/~cogcomp/uiuc_ml/
http://L2R.cs.uiuc.edu/~cogcomp/uiuc_nlp/
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Date: May 20, 2007
From: John-Dylan Haynes <johndylan.haynes@...>
Subject: Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin

Postdoc: FMRI DECODING OF CONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS PROCESSING
2 Postdoctoral positions available at the
Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin

Two full-time postdoctoral positions are available from now for a
period of 3 years in the group of Prof. John-Dylan Haynes at the
Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin. Research
focuses on functional brain imaging of conscious and unconscious human
cognitive processing in the domains of perception, attention and
executive control. A variety of methods are used including behavioural
and psychophysical measurements, functional magnetic resonance imaging
(fMRI), and EEG/MEG recordings in humans. Further information on our
research can be found on our website (http://www.cbs.mpg.de/~haynes).
The specific projects will build on previous work using multivariate
pattern recognition applied to human brain responses to decode
conscious and unconscious processing in various cognitive domains.
Experience in cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging and familiarity
with neuroimaging analysis platforms (such as SPM or BrainVoyager) are
desirable, as well as mathematical and scripting skills (especially
MATLAB). The positions require a PhD in a relevant field, such as
neuroscience, cognitive science, cognitive psychology or computer
science/mathematics. The successful candidate will play a key role in
designing, conducting and analysing experiments and will work as part
of a multi-disciplinary research team. The position offers excellent
training in advanced aspects of neuroimaging (such as cortical
flattening, retinotopic mapping, connectivity analysis, multivariate
decoding, information-based brain mapping).

Please direct applications, per email, before 15th June to:
Margret Franke (margret.franke@...)
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End of ML-LIST Digest Vol 19, No. 4

Machine Learning List Volume 19, Number 2

2007-03-21T12:20:38Z

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Machine Learning List: Volume 19, Number 2
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
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Contents

Call For Papers
AI Magazine Special Issue on What Went Wrong and Why
International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling
Interface of Statistics and Computing Science
Towards User Modelling and Adaptive Systems for All
Machine Learning and Multimodal Interaction
Bayesian Modelling Applications Workshop
International Conference on Development and Learning
International Conference on Advanced Data Mining and Applications
International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks
European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks
Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference and Workshops
EEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence
International Conference on Inductive Logic Programming
International Conference on Data Mining
International Conference on Machine Learning and Cybernetics
Innovative Applications of Data Mining in the Real World
International Conference on Discovery Science
International Conference on User Modeling
Workshop on Meta-Learning
Career Opportunities
Research Position, Budapest
Visiting Professorships, University of Cyprus
Sr. Data Mining Applications Engineer, Sunnyvale, CA
Graduate Programs
PhD Studentship in Machine Learning at University of Bristol
Internship Opportunities
Computer-Aided Diagnosis Group, Siemens Medical Solutions, USA
Call for Nominations
Nominations of PAKDD distinguished contribution award
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Date: Jan 25, 2007
From: Daniel Shapiro <dgs@...>
Subject: AI Magazine Special Issue on What Went Wrong and Why

Call for Anecdotes
AI Magazine Special Issue on What Went Wrong and Why:
Lessons from AI Research and Application

AI Magazine will soon publish a special issue on the topic of learning
from mistakes, dedicated to the proposition that insight often begins
with unexpected results, and arrives in the response to apparent
problems. We believe every person working in the field of Artificial
Intelligence has experienced this effect, so we are collecting
anecdotes for publication.

Authors should submit 400 word descriptions of personal experiences
that link problems to insights/lessons learned. Problems can include,
but are not limited to: unusual observations, odd algorithm behavior,
technology/application mismatch, risk to people, products, projects,
or corporations, and physical systems failure. The lessons learned
may be technical, methodological, commercial, or organizational in
nature, and more. The ideal contribution will be crisp (possibly in
the form of an "A-ha!" moment), of general interest, and related to
some aspect of AI. Humor is a plus. Selected anecdotes will be
published as sidebars in the special issue, alongside articles by
Hewitt, Knoblock, Lenat, Tambe, and Veloso, among others.

Please send contributions to Dan Shapiro (dgs@...) or
Mehmet Goker (mehmet.goker@...)
by March 1, 2007 in text, postscript, pdf, or MSWord format.
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Date: Jan 28, 2007
From: Adi Botea <adi.botea@...>
Subject: International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling

Call for Papers
The International Conference on Automated Planning
and Scheduling (ICAPS 2007)
Providence, Rhode Island, USA, September 22-26, 2007
http://icaps07.icaps-conference.org

Abstract Submission Deadline: April 13, 2007
Full Paper Deadline: April 18, 2007
Camera-ready Deadline: June 25, 2007

Call for Workshop Proposals
Proposal Submission Deadline: March 2, 2007
Paper Submissions Deadline: June 15, 2007

Call for Tutorial Proposals
Proposal Submission Deadline: March 30, 2007
Final Presentation Materials Deadline: July 13, 2007
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Date: Jan 29, 2007
From: Tim Hesterberg <timh@...>
Subject: Interface of Statistics and Computing Science

Call for Papers
39th Conference on Interface of Statistics and Computing Science
(Interface 2007)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, May 23-26, 2007
http://sbm.temple.edu/interface07/

Paper Deadlines: To Be Announced
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Date: Jan 31, 2007
From: Jesus Boticario <jgb@...>
Subject: Towards User Modelling and Adaptive Systems for All

Call for Papers
Towards User Modelling and Adaptive Systems for All (TUMAS-A 2007)
http://adenu.ia.uned.es/workshops/um07/tumasa07/

In conjunction with
11th International Conference on User Modelling (UM2007)
Corfu, Greece, June 25-29, 2007
http://www.iit.demokritos.gr/um2007/

Paper Submission Deadline: February 7, 2007
Camera-ready Deadline: May 1, 2007
Early Registration: March 19, 2007
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Date: Feb 1, 2007
From: Andrei Popescu-Belis <Andrei.Popescu-Belis@...>
Subject: Machine Learning and Multimodal Interaction

Call for Papers
4th Joint Workshop on Machine Learning
and Multimodal Interaction (MLMI'07)
Brno, Czech Republic, 28-30 June 2007
http://www.mlmi07.org

Submission Deadline for Full Papers: February 23, 2007
Submission Deadline for Extended Abstracts: March 23, 2007
Submission Deadline for Demonstration Proposals: March 23, 2007
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Date: Feb 2, 2007
From: Kathryn Blackmond Laskey <klaskey@...>
Subject: Bayesian Modelling Applications Workshop

Call for Contributions
5th Bayesian Modelling Applications Workshop at the
23rd Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence
Vancouver, BC Canada, July 19-22, 2007
http://www.cs.duke.edu/uai07/

Paper Submission Deadline: April 6, 2007
Deadline for contributions to the Proceedings: June 8, 2007
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Date: Feb 10, 2007
From: Jochen Triesch <triesch@...>
Subject: International Conference on Development and Learning

Call for Papers
IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning 2007
London, UK, July 11-13, 2007
http://www.icdl07.org

Paper Submission Deadline: April 2, 2007 (Extended)
Camera-ready Deadline: June 11, 2007
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Date: Feb 10, 2007
From: Osmar Zaiane <zaiane@...>
Subject: International Conference on Advanced Data Mining and Applications

Call for Papers
3rd International Conference on
Advanced Data Mining and Applications
Harbin, China, August 6-8, 2007
http://db.cs.ualberta.ca/adma07/

Paper Submission Deadline: March 5, 2007 (Extended)
Camera-Ready Deadline: May 27, 2007
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Date: Feb 10, 2007
From: Alexandra <aao@...>
Subject: International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks

Second Call for Papers
International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks (ICANN'07)
Porto, Portugal, September 9-13, 2007
http://www.icann2007.org

Special Session/Workshop Proposals Deadline: February 16,2007
Full Paper Submission Deadline: March 23, 2007
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Date: Feb 14, 2007
From: esann@...
Subject: European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks

Call for Participation
15th European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks (ESSAN 07)
Advances in Computational Intelligence and Learning
Bruges, Belgium, April 25-27, 2007
http://www.dice.ucl.ac.be/esann/
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Date: Feb 14, 2007
From: Sevan Ficici <sevan@...>
Subject: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference and Workshops

Call for Papers
Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO-2007)
London, England, July 7-11, 2007
http://www.sigevo.org/gecco-2007/

Workshops:

Evolutionary Computation and Multi-Agent Systems
and Simulation Workshop (ECoMASS-2007)
http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~sevan/ecomass07/
Paper Submission Deadline: MARCH 23, 2007
Workshop Date: July 8, 2007

10th International Workshop on Learning Classifier Systems
http://www.psychologie.uni-wuerzburg.de/i3pages/butz/IWLCS2007/
Paper Submission Deadline: March 16, 2007
Workshop Date: July 8, 2007
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Date: Feb 16, 2007
From: wi@...
Subject: IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence

Call for Papers
2007 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on
Web Intelligence (WI'07)
collocated with IAT'07, BIBM'07 and GrC'07
Silicon Valley, California, USA, November 2-5, 2007
http://www.cs.sjsu.edu/wi07/wi/

Workshop Proposal Deadline: March 20, 2007
Paper Submission Deadline: June 1,2007
Tutorial Proposal Deadline: June 15, 2007
Camera-ready Deadline: August 17, 2007
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Date: Feb 20, 2007
From: Hendrik Blockeel <Hendrik.Blockeel@...>
Subject: International Conference on Inductive Logic Programming

Call for Papers
17th International Conference on Inductive Logic Programming (ILP)
Corvallis, Oregon, June 19-21, 2007
http://oregonstate.edu/conferences/ilp2007/

Paper Submission Deadline: April 12, 2007
Camera-ready Deadline: August 15, 2007
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Date: Feb 20, 2007
From: Prithviraj Dasgupta <icdm07@...>
Subject: International Conference on Data Mining

Call for Papers
The 7th IEEE International Conference on Data Mining (ICDM 07)
Sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society
Omaha, Nebraska, USA, October 28 - 31, 2007
http://www.ist.unomaha.edu/icdm2007/

Paper Submission Deadline: June 1, 2007
Camera-ready Deadline: August 13, 2007
Workshop Proposal Deadline: February 12, 2007
Tutorial Proposal Deadline: July 13, 2007
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Date: Feb 26, 2007
From: Stephanie Chow <Stephanie.Chow@...>
Subject: International Conference on Machine Learning and Cybernetics

Call for Papers
6th International Conference on Machine Learning and Cybernetics
New Conference Theme on "Service Intelligence and Service Science"
Hong Kong, China, August 19-22, 2007
http://www.icmlc.com/welcome.htm

Paper Submission Deadline: March 1, 2007
Camera-ready Deadline: June 1, 2007
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Date: Feb 27, 2007
From: Deborah Ribeiro Carvalho <deborahcarvalho@...>
Subject: Innovative Applications of Data Mining in the Real World

Call for papers
7th International Conference on Intelligent Systems Design
and Applications (ISDA-07)
Workshop on Innovative Applications of Data Mining in the Real World
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 22-24, 2007
http://www.isda07.eng.uerj.br/submission/

Paper Submission Deadline: April 15, 2007
Final Paper Submission Deadline: June 15, 2007
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Date: Mar 1, 2007
From: Einoshin Suzuki <suzuki@...>
Subject: International Conference on Discovery Science

Call for Papers
10th International Conference on Discovery Science (DS'07)
collocated with the 18th International Conference on
Algorithmic Learning Theory (ALT'07)
Sendai, Japan, October 1-4, 2007
http://www.i.kyushu-u.ac.jp/~ds07/

Paper Submission Deadline: May 18, 2007
Camera-ready Deadline: July 20, 2007
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Date: Mar 2, 2007
From: George Paliouras <paliourg@...>
Subject: International Conference on User Modeling

Call for Participation
11th International Conference on User Modeling
Corfu, Greece, June 25-29, 2007
http://www.iit.demokritos.gr/um2007

Early Registration Deadline: March 19, 2007
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Date: Mar 8, 2007
From: Christophe Giraud-Carrier <cgc@...>
Subject: Workshop on Meta-Learning

Call for Papers
20th International Joint Conference on Neural Networks
Workshop on Meta-Learning
Orlando, Florida, USA, August 12-17, 2007
http://dml.cs.byu.edu/~cgc/ijcnn07-ws/CFP.html

Paper Submission Deadline: May 25, 2007
Camera-ready Deadline: July 20, 2007
Workshop: August 18, 2007
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Date: Jan 24, 2007
From: Csaba Szepesvari <szepesva@...>
Subject: Research Position, Budapest

The Hungarian Branch Office of GusGus AB is seeking a Research
Scientist with a PhD both at the senior and junior level. The
candidate is expected to carry out work on the research and
development of the company's proprietary Automated Stock Trading
System. The company is located in Budapest.
http://www.escapeartist.com/efam9/Living_In_Budapest.html

This is an exciting opportunity to join the team at the right time!
The team has already built a fully functional trading system, which is
now trading on-line. The job of the candidate will be to advance the
existing algorithms and create new ones. The work environment is
extremely friendly, loaded with terabytes of data and the company's
own high performance cluster.

The successful candidate should have the following skills:
-Strong background in machine learning, probability and statistics
-Good level of C/C++ knowledge
-Good interpersonal and communication skills
-Creativity and a self-starter attitude

Preference will be given to candidates with skills/knowledge in:
-Experience with trading, stock markets, and financial data
-Reinforcement learning
-Control theory, time-series prediction, signal processing, and
system identification
-Bayesian techniques

Salary is commensurate with the candidate's experience. The job also
comes with an attractive bonus scheme!

Curriculum vita, sample research publications and cover letter with
motivations and research statement should be sent to bazsi@....
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Date: Feb 1, 2007
From: George Papadopoulos <george@...>
Subject: Visiting Professorships, University of Cyprus

The Department of Computer Science at the University of Cyprus has a
number of vacancies for Visiting Professors at the ranks of Lecturer,
Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor. ALL areas of Computer
Science will be considered.

A visiting appointment is usually for one semester (Spring semester:
Jan-June; Winter semester: Sept-Dec), but it can be renewed for up to
four semesters.

Applicants should hold a Ph.D. in a relevant subject, have post
Ph.D. experience, and BE FLUENT IN GREEK (both are mandatory).

Annual salaries for these positions (including the 13th salary) are:

Professor (Scale A15) CYP 34.754
Associate Professor (Scale A14) CYP 30.654
Assistant Professor (Scale A13) CYP 28.599
Lecturer (Scale A12) CYP 24.152

(At present CYP 1 = 1.7 Euro, CYP 1 = 1.2 sterling and CYP 1 = 2.2 U.S.
dollars).

Presently, the Department is seeking applications for the winter and
spring semesters of the academic year 2007-2008. The processing of
applications has started and will continue until all the available
positions have been filled. Anyone wishing to apply should send a full
CV to the following address: (the deadline for receiving applications
is March 31, 2007):

The Chairperson
Department of Computer Science
University of Cyprus
75 Kallipoleos Street
P.O. Box 20537, CY-1678
Nicosia, CYPRUS

For more details and other information, interested individuals may
contact the Chairperson of the Department of Computer Science:

Professor George A. Papadopoulos
Tel: +357-22-892700
Fax: +357-22-892701
E-mail: george@...
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Date: Feb 19, 2007
From: Rene Sedivy <RSedivy2@...>
Subject: Sr. Data Mining Applications Engineer, Sunnyvale, CA

We need a Sr. Data Mining Applications Engineer in Sunnyvale, CA. We
are a Master Vendor at Yahoo, this is a long-term on-going contract
with a possibility of becoming a full-time employee if desired. This
is a contract with Yahoo and all consultants must be on W2. Sorry
no corp to corp 1099 on this contract. We can do a VISA transfer if
needed.

Title: 449 Sr. Data Mining Applications Engineer
Job Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Job Type: (W2 Contract only. we can do a Visa Transfer)

Skills:
Data Mining, Machine Learning, C++, PERL, UNIX,
Cross-Platform Environment, Automation, XML
Additional Skills:
Data Mining and modeling methodologies, Collaborative Filtering.

Job Description:
Please note that data mining (machine learning) experience required,
specifically in the area of collaborative filtering, associations,
Apriori, sequential patterns, probability theory and such. Data Driven
Applications Group is a part of Strategic Data Solutions and is
chartered to rapidly spread the power of data mining to business
centers to help generate brand and top-line growth by being able to
target users with personalized advertisements and content.

Essential Job Functions:
Architect and design different applications that are standards-based
and which integrate into the offerings of the various business units.
Determine which data mining technology combinations to use to solve
specific business problems.
Assume ownership of data mining modeling strategy, delivery and success.
Develop extensible, scalable, reliable software.
Interact with other teams to define interfaces and understand
dependencies.
Write detailed technical documents.
Understand and affect the product direction.

Requirements:
Background in computer science (MS/PhD preferred).
Data Mining, Machine Learning technologies, modeling, tuning, testing
and interfaces expertise.
Experience working on systems used to provide customer relationship
management or targeting functions * Familiarity and experience in
different phases of software development life cycle.
Structured thinker, effective communicator, team player with ability
to work with dynamic teams.
Good understanding of algorithms, data structures, performance
optimization techniques, and object-oriented programming.
Good programming skills in C++, PERL in a UNIX environment.
Database access methodologies experience.
Integration Standards (XML-centric) experience.

NOTE: Due to high volume of resumes please include your salary and/or
hourly rate, resident status, current location, and Contact number
along with your resume. Only candidates with proper information will
be considered.

Thank you
Rene Sedivy (RSedivy2@...)
Vitrix Technologies
415-776-8199
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Date: Feb 12, 2007
From: Peter Flach <Peter.Flach@...>
Subject: PhD Studentship in Machine Learning at University of Bristol

PhD Studentship in Machine Learning at University of Bristol

Applications are invited for a 3-year PhD research studentship in the
Machine Learning and Biological Computation Group at the University
of Bristol. The studentship forms part of an EPSRC-funded project
aimed at learning the rules for morphological analysis of synthetic
(morphologically complex) languages, including Russian, Turkish and
isiZulu. The PhD student will develop a Machine Learning approach in
order to efficiently induce morphological rules (or grammars) both for
regular and context-free languages, with a particular emphasis on
isiZulu, a tonal Bantu language with 10 million speakers in Southern
Africa. During the course of the project, the student will have the
opportunity to conduct part of the research with our project partners
in Pretoria, South Africa. More information about the project is
available at
http://www.cs.bris.ac.uk/Research/MachineLearning/morph/index.html.

This position is available from April 2007. The funding will cover
EU tuition fees and an annual stipend, currently GBP 12,300. (The
funding will not cover non-EU tuition fees, so candidates from outside
the EU must find alternative means to fund the difference between
EU and non-EU tuition fees.) The successful candidate has a strong
background in artificial intelligence and machine learning and
excellent analytical skills. Previous experience with computational
linguistics is preferred but not essential. Due to the international
context of the project, excellent communication skills in English are
required, as well as the ability to work in a team.

Applicants should send a full CV, with accompanying letter and name
and email address of two referees, to
Professor Peter Flach (Peter.Flach@...) or
Dr. Ksenia Shalonova (ksenia@...).
Further details regarding the studentship are available on request.
The closing date for applications is Friday March 9, 2007.
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Date: Feb 19, 2007
From: Shipeng Yu <shipeng.yu@...>
Subject: Computer-Aided Diagnosis Group, Siemens Medical Solutions, USA

The Computer-Aided Diagnosis Group at Siemens Medical Solutions USA
is looking for summer interns. We are specifically interested in
motivated Ph.D. students in diverse areas of machine learning, data
mining and natural language processing.

Siemens Medical Solutions is one of the largest global suppliers of
healthcare equipment, renowned for innovative products, services and
solutions including diagnostic imaging systems, therapy equipment,
electro medicine, and IT solutions to optimize workflow and increase
efficiency in the healthcare industry. The CAD group is committed to
building a world-class R&D team in machine learning and data mining.

As an intern, you will join CAD's 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.

You will be expected to spend at least 10-12 weeks; however there is
much flexibility in the starting and finishing dates (non-summer and
longer internships are also considered). We provide competitive
salaries and also strongly encourage all interns to publish.

In order to apply, please follow these steps:

1. Email your CV to the address below
2. Request one letter of recommendation (preferably from
your advisor) to be emailed to us
3. 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 "CAD ML
Internships". Please also send emails if you need further information
about the 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: Jan 30, 2007
From: Hiroshi Motoda <motoda@...>
Subject: Nominations of PAKDD distinguished contribution award

Call for Nominations
Pacific-Asia Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining Conference (PAKDD)
Call for nominations
PAKDD Distinguished Contribution Awards (2007)
Nomination Submittal Deadline: 15 March 2007.

Purpose: To recognize and honor an individual who has made significant
and continued contributions in research and services to the advancement
of the PAKDD conferences.

Eligibility: Any individual whose research work has been published
through the PAKDD conferences and who has made significant and
continued contributions to the PAKDD community through sustained
participation in the organization of the PAKDD conferences.

Award Criteria: Nominations shall be reviewed and evaluated based on:

1.Contributions to the advancement of the research in
knowledge discovery and data mining at large with
continuing involvement to the technical programs of
the PAKDD conferences
2.Contributions to the advancement of the PAKDD
conferences through persistent services by active
participation in the organization of the PAKDD conferences.
3.Contributions are significant and have had positive
impact on the PAKDD conferences and community

Nomination Procedures: A person can be nominated by one (1) and up to
three (3) individuals.

When there is more than one person submitting a nomination, the
Lead Nominator is responsible for assembling supporting documentation
and submitting the nomination by email to the Award Selection
Committee appointed by the Steering Committee. (Email address:
motoda@..., Subject: PAKDD Distinguished
Contribution Awards).

The Award Selection Committee will review the nominations and make
recommendations to the Steering Committee according to the Award
criteria. The final decision will be made by the Steering Committee.
The Steering Committee reserves the right not to select any recipient
for a particular year if no nominations meet the Award criteria. The
presentation of the Distinguished Contribution Award will be made at
the annual PAKDD conference.

Award Selection Committee (2007):
Hiroshi Motoda, Chair (motoda@...)
Huan Liu (huan.liu@...)
Ming-Syan Chen (mschen@...)
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Re: Machine Learning List Volume 19, Number 1

2007-02-20T11:48:50Z

The following book gives a rather powerful theory of representational
structure needed for machine learning.
David Weiss

A Generative Theory of Shape
Michael Leyton
Springer-Verlag

The purpose of the book is to develop a generative theory that has two properties regarded as fundamental to intelligence – maximizing reusability of structure and maximizing recoverability of the generative operations. These two properties are particularly important in the representation of complex organization – which is the main concern of the book. The primary goal of the theory is the conversion of complexity into understandability. For this purpose, a mathematical theory is presented of how understandability is created in a structure. This is achieved by developing a group-theoretic approach to formalizing reusability and recoverability. To handle highly complex structure, a new class of groups is invented, called unfolding groups. These unfold structure from a maximally collapsed version of that structure. A principal aspect of the theory is that it develops a new algebraic formalization of major object-oriented concepts such as inheritance. The consequence that the book establishes a representational language for complex organizational structure, that is interoperable by virtue of the principles on which the theory is based: reusability and recoverability.

The book gives extensive applications of the theory to CAD/CAM, human and machine vision, robotics, software engineering, and physics. For example, the theory is used to give new and detailed insights into the main stages of mechanical CAD/CAM: part-design, assembly and machining. And within part-design, an extensive analysis is given of sketching, alignment, dimensioning, resolution, editing, sweeping, feature-addition, and intent-management. In robotics, several levels of analysis are developed for manipulator structure and kinematics. In software, a new theory is given of the principal factors such as text and class structure, object creation cloning and modification, as well as inheritance and hierarchy prediction. In physics, a new theory is given of the conservation laws, and motion decomposition theorems in classical and quantum mechanics. In perception, extensive theories are developed for Gestalt grouping criteria, orientation and form, the prototype phenomena, and the main Gestalt motion phenomena (induced motion, separation of systems, the Johannson relative/absolute motion effects.

Springer-Verlag allows the book to be viewed on-line at institutions that have a Springer subscription: On-line link: http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~mleyton/homepage.htm

Machine Learning List Volume 19, Number 1

2007-02-05T19:25:33Z

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Machine Learning List: Volume 19, Number 1
Monday, February 5, 2007
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Contents

Call For Papers
International Conference on Machine Learning
Evaluation Methods for Machine Learning II
FUZZ-IEEE: Advances in Incremental Learning
Demonstrations at International Conference on User Modeling
Workshop on Data Representation Discovery
Analysis of Genetic Representations and Operators
Towards User Modelling and Adaptive Systems for All
Data Analysis in BioMedicine And Pharmacology
Natural Language Conference/Empirical Methods and Learning
Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence
Personalizing Real and Virtual Explorations of Cultural Heritage
What Went Wrong and Why
Graduate Program
PhDs in Neuroinformatics/Computational Neuroscience in UK
Book Publication
Two Books on Data Mining
Software Release
ABL 1.0 Alignment-Based Learning

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Date: Jan 31, 2007
From: Pat Langley <langley@...>
Subject: International Conference on Machine Learning

Call for Papers

24th International Conference on Machine Learning
Corvallis, Oregon, USA, June 20-24, 2007,
http://oregonstate.edu/conferences/icml2007/

Abstract Submission Deadline: February 7, 2007
Full Paper Submission Deadline: February 9, 2007

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Date: Dec 6, 2006
From: William Elazmeh <welazmeh@...>
Subject: Evaluation Methods for Machine Learning II

Call for Participation

22nd National Conference on Artificial Intelligence
Workshop on Evaluation Methods for Machine Learning II
Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 22-26, 2007
http://www.site.uottawa.ca/~welazmeh/conferences/AAAI-07/workshop/

Submission Deadline: April 1, 2007
Camera-ready Deadline: May 15, 2007
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Date: Dec 19, 2006
From: Abdelhamid Bouchachia <hamid@...>
Subject: FUZZ-IEEE: Advances in Incremental Learning

Call for Papers

IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE 2007)
London, UK, July 23-26, 2007
Website: http://www.fuzzieee2007.org/

Tutorials/Special Sessions Deadlines: November 30, 2006
Paper Submission Deadline: January 31, 2007
Camera-ready Deadline: May 1, 2007
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Date: Dec 21, 2006
From: Alexandros Paramythis <alpar@...>
Subject: Demonstrations at International Conference on User Modeling

Call for Demonstrations

11th International Conference on User Modeling (UM07)
Corfu, Greece, June 25-29, 2007
http://www.iit.demokritos.gr/um2007/

Submission Deadline: February 23, 2007
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Date: Jan 5, 2007
From: Isabelle Guyon <isabelle@...>
Subject: Workshop on Data Representation Discovery

Call for Papers

International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN07)
Workshop on Data Representation Discovery
Orlando, Florida, USA, August 16, 2007
http://clopinet.com/isabelle/Projects/agnostic/

Paper Submission Deadline: January 31, 2007
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Date: Jan 9, 2007
From: Jorge Tavares <jast@...>
Subject: Analysis of Genetic Representations and Operators

Call for Papers

Analysis of Genetic Representations and Operators (ARGO 2007)
http://agro2007.dei.uc.pt
A special session of the 2007 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation
Singapore, September 25-28, 2007
http://www.cec2007.org/

Paper Submission Deadline: March 15, 2007
Camera-ready Deadline: June 15, 2007
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Date: Jan 10, 2007
From: Jesus G. Boticario <jgb@...>
Subject: Towards User Modelling and Adaptive Systems for All

Call for Papers

Towards User Modelling and Adaptive Systems for All (TUMAS-A 2007)
http://adenu.ia.uned.es/workshops/um07/tumasa07/
In conjunction with User Modelling 2007 (UM '07)
Corfu, Greece, June 25-29, 2007
http://www.iit.demokritos.gr/um2007/

Submission Deadline: February 7, 2007
Camera-ready Deadline: May 1, 2007
Early Registration: March 19, 2007
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Date: Jan 11, 2007
From: Allan Tucker <cssrajt@...>
Subject: Intelligent Data Analysis in BioMedicine And Pharmacology

Call for Papers

Intelligent Data Analysis in BioMedicine And Pharmacology (IDAMAP 2007)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, July 8, 2007
http://idamap.org/idamap2007

Paper Submission Deadline: April 9, 2007
Camera-ready Deadline: June 8, 2007
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Date: Jan 12, 2007
From: Jason Eisner <jason@...>
Subject: Natural Language Conference/Empirical Methods and Learning

Call for Papers

EMNLP-CoNLL Joint Conference 2007
Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing
Conference on Computational Natural Language Learning
Prague, Czech Republic, June 28-30, 2007
http://cs.jhu.edu/EMNLP-CoNLL-2007/CFP.html

Paper Submission Deadline: March 26, 2007
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Date: Jan 14, 2007
From: Ronald Parr <parr@...>
Subject: Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence

Call for Papers

23rd Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence
Vancouver BC, Canada, July 19-22, 2007
http://www.cs.duke.edu/uai07/

Abstract Submission Deadline: February 28, 2007 noon EST
Full Paper Submission Deadline: March 2, 2007, noon EST
Camera-ready Deadline: May 27, 2007, noon EDT
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Date: Jan 17, 2007
From: Ardissono Liliana <liliana@...>
Subject: Personalizing Real and Virtual Explorations of Cultural Heritage

Call For Papers

User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction:
The Journal of Personalization Research
(An international journal published by Springer Verlag)
Special issue on
Personalizing Real and Virtual Explorations of Cultural Heritage
http://www.umuai.org/

Paper Submission Deadline: May 1, 2007

Guest editors
Liliana Ardissono <liliana@...>
Daniela Petrelli <d.petrelli@...>
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Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:02:56 -0800
From: Daniel Shapiro <dgs@...>
Subject: What Went Wrong and Why

Call for Anecdotes

AI Magazine Special Issue on What Went Wrong and Why:
Lessons from AI Research and Application

AI Magazine will soon publish a special issue on the topic of
learning from mistakes, dedicated to the proposition that insight
often begins with unexpected results, and arrives in the response to
apparent problems. We believe every person working in the field of
Artificial Intelligence has experienced this effect, so we are
collecting anecdotes for publication.

Authors should submit 400 word descriptions of personal experiences
that link problems to insights/lessons learned. Problems can include,
but are not limited to: unusual observations, odd algorithm behavior,
technology/application mismatch, risk to people, products, projects,
or corporations, and physical systems failure. The lessons learned may
be technical, methodological, commercial, or organizational in nature,
and more. The ideal contribution will be crisp (possibly in the form
of an "A-ha!" moment), of general interest, and related to some aspect
of AI. Humor is a plus. Selected anecdotes will be published as
sidebars in the special issue.

Please send contributions to Dan Shapiro (dgs at stanford.edu) or
Mehmet Goker (mehmet.goker at us.pwc.com) by March 1, 2007 in text,
postscript, pdf, or MSWord format.
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Date: Dec 19, 2006
From: James A. Bednar <jbednar@...>
Subject: PhDs in Neuroinformatics/Computational Neuroscience in UK

4 YEAR PhD in Neuroinformatics and Computational Neuroscience at
the University of Edinburgh

We invite applications for the EPSRC/MRC funded PhD programme in
Neuroinformatics/Computational Neuroscience at the University of
Edinburgh, UK.

This is a 4 year programme with a strongly interdisciplinary character
and is ideal for students who want to apply their computational and
analytical skills to problems in neuroscience and related fields. The
first year consists of courses in neuroscience and informatics, as well
as projects based in experimental labs. The first year is followed by
a 3 year PhD project. The PhD project is commonly done in collaboration
with one of the many departments and institutes affiliated with the DTC.

The DTC programme is made up of three themes:

1) Computational and Cognitive Neuroscience.
Computational, mathematical, and experimental studies of information
processing in the nervous system.
2) Neuromorphic Engineering and Robotics.
Artificial sensor perception, neuromorphic modelling, spiking
computation, and neurorobotics.
3) Data Analysis and Systems.
Imaging data analysis and machine learning, Bayesian methods,
and building neurally inspired software.

Edinburgh has a strong research community in these areas and leads
the UK in creating a coherent programme in neuroinformatics.
Edinburgh has been voted as 'best place to live in Britain',
and has many exciting cultural and student activities.

Students with a strong background in computer science, mathematics,
physics, or engineering are particularly welcome to apply. Motivated
students with other backgrounds will also be considered.

About 8 full studentships are available to UK students and a small
number of EU students. The stipend is about 12,000 GB pounds per
annum. Applicants from outside the EU will need to provide their
own funding and evidence thereof.

Full info and application forms can be obtained from:
http://www.anc.ed.ac.uk/neuroinformatics/

Applications received by March 30th, 2007 will receive priority
treatment.
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Date: 18 Jan 2007
From: Cambridge University Press <cambridge@...>
Subject: Two Books on Data Mining

AN AUTHORITATIVE GUIDE TO STATE-OF-THE-ART
TECHNIQUES IN TEXT MINING AND LINK DETECTION

The Text Mining Handbook
Advanced Approaches in Analyzing Unstructured Data
Ronen Feldman, ClearForest Corp, Waltham, MA and Bar-Ilan
University, Israel
James Sanger, ABS Ventures, Boston, MA
ISBN-13: 9780521836579
http://scientific-direct.net/c.asp?id=644144&c=46a376cc4f402c6d&l=1

THE ESSENTIAL NEW INTRODUCTION TO CLUSTERING

Introduction to Clustering Large and High-Dimensional Data
Jacob Kogan, University of Maryland, Baltimore
ISBN-13: 9780521617932
http://scientific-direct.net/c.asp?id=644144&c=46a376cc4f402c6d&l=2
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Date: Dec 18, 2006
From: Menno van Zaanen <menno@...>
Subject: ABL 1.0 Alignment-Based Learning

Software release:
ABL 1.0 Alignment-Based Learning

Alignment-Based Learning (ABL) is a symbolic grammar inference
framework that has successfully been applied for several unsupervised
machine learning tasks in Natural Language Processing (NLP). Given
sequences of symbols only, a system that implements ABL induces
structure by aligning and comparing the input sequences. As a result,
the input sequences are augmented with the induced structure.

More information on the underlying ABL system and its implementation
can be found in the following publications:

* "Bootstrapping Structure into Language: Alignment-Based Learning",
Menno van Zaanen, 2001,
PhD Thesis, School of Computing, University of Leeds, UK.
http://www.ics.mq.edu.au/~menno/personal_files/docs/t_leeds.ps.gz
http://www.ics.mq.edu.au/~menno/personal_files/docs/t_leeds.pdf
* "Implementing Alignment-Based Learning",
Menno van Zaanen, 2002,
In: Proceedings of the International Colloquium on Grammatical
Inference (ICGI), pp 312-314, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
http://springerlink.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&
issn=0302-9743&volume=2484&spage=312
* "String alignment in grammatical inference: what suffix trees can do",
Jeroen Geertzen, 2003,
Technical report ILK-0311, Tilburg University, The Netherlands.
http://ilk.uvt.nl/downloads/pub/papers/ilk0311.pdf

The package contains a C++ implementation of ABL and a reference guide
(in texinfo) and the text of the license. The package should be easy
to install on Linux/UNIX systems using configure.

The latest version of this
package can be found on:

http://www.ics.mq.edu.au/~menno/research/software/abl/

For questions, remarks, bugs, improvements, or other matters related
to this package, send email to Menno van Zaanen <menno@...>.
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