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NIPS workshop on Adaptive Sensing, Active Learning and Experimental Design: Theory, Methods and Applications Whistler, BC, Canada, December 11, 2009 http://users.isr.ist.utl.pt/~rmcantin/nips2009.php ---------------------------------------------------------------- Important Dates: ---------------- * Submission of extended abstracts: October 27, 2009 (later submission might not be considered for review) * Notification of acceptance: November 5, 2009 * Workshop date: December 11, 2009 Overview: --------- The fields of active learning, adaptive sensing and sequential experimental design have seen a growing interest over the last decades in a number of communities, ranging from machine learning and statistics to biology and computer vision. Broadly speaking, all active and adaptive approaches focus on closing the loop between data analysis and acquisition. Said in a different way the goal is to use information collected in past samples to adjust and improve the future sampling and learning processes, in the spirit of the twenty questions game. These fields typically address the problem in very diverse ways, and using different problem formulations. The main objective of this workshop is to bring these communities together, share ideas and knowledge, and cross-fertilize the various fields. Invited speakers (confirmed): ----------------------------- * Maria-Florina Balcan, Georgia-Tech * Donald R. Jones. General Motors Corporation. * Andreas Krausse. Caltech * Dan Lizotte, University of Michigan * Luis Montesano, University of Zaragoza * Liam Paninski, Columbia University * Matthias Seeger, Saarland University, Saarbruecken Submission instructions: ------------------------ We invite submission of extended abstracts to the workshop. Extended abstracts should beat most 3 pages in length, formatted in according to NIPS style. However, the submission should not be blind. Extended abstracts should be sent in PDF or PS file format by email to alnip...@gmail.com The selected submission may be accepted either as an oral presentation or as a poster presentation. We encourage participants who can contribute in the following areas: * Active learning * Active filtering * Sequential experimental design * Adaptive sensing * Optimal information gathering * Bayesian optimization * Active cognitive development * Robotics exploration * Sensor placement * Active signal processing * Online decision making * Active model discrimination. * Selection criteria/Utility functions * Information theoretic metrics The above list is not exhaustive, and we welcome submissions on highly related topics too. Accepted extended abstracts will be made available online at the workshop website. Organizers: ----------- * Rui Castro, Columbia University. * Nando de Freitas, University of British Columbia. * Ruben Martinez-Cantin , Instituto Superior Tecnico. Contact: -------- mailto:alnip...@gmail.com http://users.isr.ist.utl.pt/~rmcantin/nips2009.php _______________________________________________ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
