The third European Workshop on Probabilistic Graphical Models PGM'06 Call For Papers
Prague, Czech Republic September 12-15, 2006 http://mtr.utia.cas.cz/pgm06/ ************************************************************************ The aim of the workshop is to bring together people interested in probabilistic graphical models and provide a forum for discussion of the latest research developments in this field. The expected number of oral presentations is 30. Workshop Details: ******************* The European Workshop on Probabilistic Graphical Models (PGM) is a biennial workshop. The first PGM workshop was organized in Cuenca, Spain in 2002. The second PGM workshop took place in Leiden, the Netherlands in 2004. The third PGM workshop will be organized in Prague, the Czech Republic in September 12-15, 2006. Theoretical and applied contributions related to the following topics are welcome: - Principles of Bayesian (belief) networks, chain graphs, decision networks, influence diagrams and other graphical models. - Information processing in PGMs: exact and approximate inference and knowledge propagation algorithms, junction trees. - Learning and data mining in the context of PGMs: machine learning approaches, statistical testing and search methods, MCMC simulation. - Exploitation of results from related disciplines for the construction of PGMs, e.g. statistics, information theory, optimisation, decision making under uncertainty, multivariate statistical analysis. - Modelling and evaluation of PGMs; probabilistic expert systems. - Theoretical foundations for PGMs: conditional independence, advanced graphical models, hidden variables. - Software systems based on PGMs. - Application of PGMs to real-world problems; classification. - Any other aspects related to PGMs. Paper Submission: ***************** We encourage submissions that concern any of the above topics. Papers submitted for a review should report on original, previously unpublished work. PGM'06 requires electronic submission of abstracts and papers according to the instructions that will be posted up at the workshop home page. Authors will be required to submit a title and a short abstract a week before the paper submission deadline and prepare their papers in concordance with the PGM proceedings format. The page limit will be 8 pages, including figures and the bibliography. The PGM'06 home page will contain format information and provide the access to style files and templates. The submitted papers will be reviewed and the accepted papers will be included in the proceedings available during the workshop. Key Dates: ********** Abstract submission: May 15, 2006 Full paper submission: May 22, 2006 Notification of acceptance: June 28, 2006 Final version of a paper: July 24, 2006 Early registration: July 31, 2006 Late registration: September 4, 2006 Workshop: September 12-15, 2006 More information can be found on the PGM'06 homepage http://mtr.utia.cas.cz/pgm06/ Workshop Organization: ************************ - scientific issues (Abstracts, Submissions, Program) Milan Studeny Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - local arrangements (Registration, Accommodation, Social Program) Blanka Pukova Action M Agency Vrsovicka 68 101 00 Prague 10 Czech Republic E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: +420 267 312 334 Fax: +420 267 310 503 WWW: www.action-m.com _______________________________________________ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
