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From: Gregory Piatetsky (gps@kstream.com)
Subject: San Jose Mercury Data Mining article
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 13:28:18 -0400
A recent article in San Jose Mercury News, 'New programs seek patterns'
URL
gives a good overview of
recent data mining progress, highlighting IBM Advanced Scout for
Basketball, applications in finance, credut-card fraud detection,
direct mail, grocery sales analysis, and probably the
most recent data mining successapplication -- NHL Ice program
for collecting and analyzing hockey statistics.
Prof Vic Rayward-Smith
School of Information Systems
University of East Anglia
Norwich NR4 7TJ
UK
As editor, I am pleased to announce the launch of the new journal-
International Journal of Mathematical Algorithms (IJMA)
IJMA will be concerned with research in the interface of computer science
and mathematics. In particular, the journal will focus on applicable
mathematics such as operational research, discrete mathematics, number
theory and logic where the research reported contains a significant
computing science component. Published papers will have a strong
mathematical foundation and will be concerned with the exploitation of
recent advances in computing generally with a view to solving problems of a
practical nature.
Papers on KDD with practical case studies will be especially welcome.
This journal is committed to minimising the delay between submission and
publication of successful papers. The journal has the policy that it will
inform authors of acceptance/rejection within six months of submission.
I would now like to invite authors to submit papers for publication in the
journal. It is foreseen that the first issue will be in early 98. Please
submit manuscripts (3 copies please) to me at the address below, or in the
case of North American workers to Teodor Crainic in Montreal.
Final details of presentation of manuscripts will be sent to authors
following acceptance.
It is hoped that there will also be some special issues - maybe a
collection of selected related papers presented at a meeting. If you
suggestions for an issue of this nature, I will be pleased to hear from
you.
Topics covered in IJMA include:
algorithmics
artificial intelligence
combinatorial optimisation
complexity
computational geometry
cryptographic systems
data structures
graph theory and algorithms
mathematical modelling
mathematical programming
metaheuristics
parallel and distributed systems
scheduling
simulation
This list is not meant to be an exhaustive list but rather an indication of
the scope of IJMA.
Below are details of the IJMA editorial board. I am confident that this
new journal will have a wide readership. I hope to receive your
suggestions and/or contributions.
I would appreciate it if you could circulate this memo to your colleagues
and co-workers
Vic Rayward-Smith
EDITORIAL BOARD
Editor in Chief:
Prof Vic J Rayward-Smith,
School of Information Systems,
University of East Anglia,
Norwich NR4 7TJ.
England
Tel: +44 (0)1603 592850
Fax: +44 (0)1603 593344
E-mail: ijma@sys.uea.ac.uk
North American Editor:
Prof Teodor. Crainic,
Dept. des sciences administratives, U.Q.A.M.,
Centre de recherche sur les transports,
Universite de Montreal,
C.P. 6128, succ. Centre-ville,
Montreal (QC),
Canada H3C 3J7.
tel: +1-514-343-7143
fax: +1-514-343-7121
email: theo@crt.umontreal.ca
Editorial Board:
Dr John Beasley
Imperial College, London
email: j.beasley@ic.ac.uk
Dr G P McKeown,
University of East Anglia, Norwich
email: gpm@sys.uea.ac.uk
Dr Kees Roos
TU Delft, Holland
email: c.roos@math.tudelft.nl
Prof Stefan Voss
Tech Univ of Braunschweig, Germany
email: stefan.voss@tu-bs.de
Prof David Woodruff
Graduate School of Management, UC Davis, USA
dlwoodruff@ucdavis.edu
Prof J. Luis A. Yebra,
UPC Barcelona, Spain
email: yebra@mat.upc.es
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From: Blaz Zupan (Blaz.Zupan@ijs.si)
Subject: CFP: Data Mining in Medicine (Special AIM Journal Issue)
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 1997 13:37:17 +0100 (MET)
Call for papers
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
Special Issue on Data Mining Techniques and Applications in Medicine
Guest editors: Blaz Zupan, Nada Lavrac, and Elpida Keravnou
With the widespread use of medical information systems that include
databases which have recently featured explosive growth in their
sizes, physicians and medical researchers are faced with a problem of
making use of the stored data. The traditional manual data analysis
has become insufficient, and methods for efficient computer-assisted
analysis indispensable, in particular those of data mining and other
related techniques of knowledge discovery in databases and intelligent
data analysis.
OBJECTIVE OF THE SPECIAL ISSUE
This special issue will address current techniques and applications of
data mining in medicine. While the general goal of applying data
mining techniques in medicine is to directly or indirectly enhance the
provision of health care, the specific goals are the extraction
(discovery) of medical knowledge for diagnosis, screening, prognosis,
monitoring, outcomes research, therapy support or overall patient
management. Some of the topics relevant to this special issue on data
mining (DM) in medicine are:
* DM techniques, particularly suited for medical applications.
* Criteria for selecting a particular DM technique or sets of
techniques.
* Quality assessment measures for DM, e.g., validity, utility,
comprehensibility, and novelty of discovered knowledge.
* Medical domains where DM was applied, providing a motivation for DM,
describing data properties (e.g., existence of noise,
non-homogeneous data, missing values) and availability of background
knowledge.
* Inclusion of medical experts/physicians in the preparation of data
for DM (e.g., data representation, modeling, cleaning, selection,
and transformation), as well as in the interpretation of results.
* Issues related to the representation of extracted knowledge.
* Dissemination of results: How did the results of DM affect medical
practice or how did they assist in medical research.
* The integration of DM tools into the existing medical information
systems.
* How can your successful (unsuccessful?) application of DM methods be
generalized: for which types of medical domains, which specific
properties of data?
* What are the prospects of applying DM techniques in medicine?
Lessons on how to increase the acceptance of these tools by
physicians and medical experts.
December 1, 1997 Declaration of interest from authors due
(tentative title and authors by e-mail)
February 1, 1997 Full papers received by guest editors
April 1, 1998 Notification of acceptance
May 15, 1998 Final manuscript received
Fall, 1998 Publication of AIM special issue
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Subject: Context and Conceptual Fuzzy Filtering on the WWW
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 97 23:42:40 PDT
From: Stanley Rice (autospec@mail.cruzio.com)
URL:
Simple non-numerical approaches recommended--immediately
suited to the Internet and intranets. (No money involved.)
Meta-functions suited to WWW, news groups, & SIG collections.
Try an AltaVista or Infoseek search for +FUZzy* (sic)
SOME TOPICS INTRODUCED (LINKS MADE IN ACCESSIT.HTM):
- Role of SIG contexts in Conceptual Media Filtering
- Increasing relevant access, with non-numeric fuzzy filters
- Conceptual retrievals from visual and audio files
- Linguistic variables, SIG 'pidgins' and meta-attributes
- Filtering agents, and voice-activated queries
- Thematic profile matching, the near-future of marketing
- Diagnostic analyses (symptom/remedy correlations)
- Commercial development potentials for filtering products.
Reactions are welcome. Stan Rice
THEMATICS: Conceptual & Marketing Access to Text and Media
AUTOSPEC, Inc. Santa Cruz, CA. Stan Rice Voice: (408) 457-1430
E-mail: autospec@cruzio.com
WWW:
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Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 14:09:45 -0700
From: 'Lubomir F. Bic' (bic@bic.ics.uci.edu)
Subject: open faculty position in database systems at U. California, Irvine
URL:
The Department of Information and Computer Science (ICS) invites
applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position, although
exceptional Associate Professors may also be considered. The applicant
should have a strong research record in databases. Duties include
research and undergraduate and graduate teaching. Applicants must
possess a Ph.D.
The ICS Department is an independent campus unit reporting to the
Executive Vice Chancellor. ICS faculty emphasize core computer science
as well as research in emerging areas of the discipline, with
effective interdisciplinary ties to colleagues in biology, cognitive
science, engineering, management, medicine, and the social
sciences. The Department currently has 29 full-time faculty and 125
Ph.D. students. The ICS Department has research groups in the areas
of algorithms and data structures; artificial intelligence; computer
networks and distributed systems; computer-supported cooperative work;
computer systems design; parallel processing; social and managerial
analysis of computing; and software/software engineering.
UC Irvine is located in Orange County, three miles from the Pacific
Ocean near Newport Beach, and approximately forty miles south of Los
Angeles. The campus is situated in the heart of a national center of
high-technology enterprise. Both the campus and the enterprise area
offer exciting professional and cultural opportunities. Salaries and
benefits are competitive. Mortgage and housing assistance are
available. Housing options include newly built, for-sale housing
located on campus and within short walking distance from the
Department.
Send resume and contact information for five references to:
ICS Database Faculty Position
c/o Joy Schuler
Department of Information and Computer Science
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697-3425
Application screening will begin immediately upon receipt of
curriculum vitae. Maximum consideration will be given to applications
received by December 1, 1997.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer,
committed to excellence through diversity.
For more informaition please visit the ICS Department Web page:
****** Paper Submission deadline: December 5th, 1997 ******
PADD98 is sponsored and supported to date by: CompulogNet, Integral
Solutions Ltd, LPA, Lionheart Publishing Inc. and is held in cooperation
with the AAAI.
PADD98 - The Second International Conference and Exhibition on the
Practical Application of Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining is a new
conference that aims to demonstrate the use of this key technology for
solving real-world problems in business, industry, and commerce.
PADD98 will provide a rich blend of tutorials, invited talks, refereed
papers, panel discussions, a poster session, social agenda and a full
industrial exhibition. The result is an ideal forum for the exchange of
ideas and knowledge, between experts from a broad spectrum of industries
and technologies.
PA EXPO98
PADD will form part of a five day Practical Application Expo which will
also include:
PAP/PACT98-Incorporating The Practical Application of Prolog and The
Practical Application of Constraint Technology
PAAM98-The Practical Application of Intelligent Agent and Multi Agent Technology
PAKeM98-The Practical Application of Knowledge Management.
You are invited to register your interest for PADD98 by completing the
reply form below.
Call for Papers
We invite you to submit a paper or industrial report describing fielded
applications which exploit KDD technology and which emphasize the following
aspects:
* Actual business benefits and business problems addressed
* Either innovative KD and DM techniques applied to standard domains
or significant new applications of standard techniques
* Issues and methods of resolution to get the application
implemented and deployed
* why KDD was appropriate
* How benefits are measured
Since PADD98 focuses on the real-world benefits of KDD technology,
preference will be given to papers describing fielded applications,
especially in the business arena. Also of interest are descriptions of
advanced prototypes, systems, tools and techniques, and general survey
papers which indicate the future direction this important technology will
take. Authors must clearly state whether the systems described are in
routine use, and discuss the criteria used for assessing the performance of
both fielded systems and advanced prototypes.
Dates:
Submission Deadline: December 5th, 1997
Notification: January 12th, 1998
Final Papers due: February 13th, 1998
Submission Details
Five copies of papers written in English, should be received by the
conference organiser, at the address below, on or before December 5th,
1997.
Please include a short abstract, and covering page containing full contact
details and e-mail address. Authors of successful submissions will be
contacted by 12th January 1998. Accepted papers (in a camera-ready format)
will be due by February 13th, 1998.
Please use the following address for paper submissions.
PADD97
54 Knowle Avenue
Blackpool
Lancs FY2 9UD
UK
Call for Exhibitors
The conference also provides an opportunity for software vendors and
developers to demonstrate KDD systems. You are invited to contact the
organiser to arrange for your application to be exhibited at the event.
Programme Committee
The PADD98 Programme Committee comprises a number of highly influential
figures who are recognised experts in the field of Knowledge Discovery and
Data Mining. Chaired by Howard Arner Jr of ADS and Neil Mackin of White
Cross Systems Ltd., this programme committee is drawn from industry leaders
and first class universities and research organisations.
The Conference is organised by The Practical Application Company. The
Sponsorship and Exhibition Coordinator is Clive Spenser, PMG Treasurer, and
Marketing Director of Logic Programming Associates.
To register interest please take the time to fill in the form at
This Conference has the aim of bringing together experts in different areas
of computer science who have a common interest in the design and management
of visual interfaces. This Conference is the fourth of a series initiated
with AVI'92 in Rome, and continued with AVI'94 in Bari, and AVI'96 in
Gubbio. Both formal methods and concrete applications well fit into the
framework of the conference, with a particular focus on the areas of
information visualization, graphical and pictorial communication tools,
virtual reality applications, multimedia environments, WWW interfaces,
visual languages, adaptive interfaces, and other recent technological
developments. Cognitive science and metaphor analysis are also relevant,
since they are extremely useful for understanding the basic mechanisms
which allow visual interfaces to be easy to learn and use. As in the
previous editions, the program will comprise invited talks, given by
leaders in the field, including: Rex Hartson (Virginia Tech, USA), Wendy
Mackay (Univ Paris-Sud, France), and Moshe Zloof (Hewlett-Packard Labs,
USA).
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Date: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 12:51:35 -0400 (EDT)
From: Ranjan Maitra (maitra@math.umbc.edu)
Subject: Call for Proposals: Continuing Education in the Stat
Computing Section of the American Statistical Association
Hi,
This note is to introduce ourselves (John Miller of George Mason
University and myself, Ranjan Maitra at the University of Maryland,
Baltimore County) as co-chairs of the Continuing Education Committee of
the Statistical Computing Section of ASA.
As part of our Continuing Education program, we invite proposals for short
courses (to be co-sponsored by the Statistical Computing Section of the
American Statistical Association) for presentation at
1998 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) to be held in Dallas next August,
Interface 98, or
another professional society meeting.
Courses may be either one-day (6 hours of instruction) or half-day (3
hours) in length. They may be text-based, but that
is not a requirement.
In addition to a modest honorarium and travel expenses, offering a course
provides: professional recognition for yourself
and the Section, an opportunity to share new ideas with colleagues,
exposure to a wide audience of statisticians, a service
to the profession and the Section, and an opportunity to promote
statistical education and statistical thinking.
1998 Joint Statistical Meetings
Proposals for the 1998 JSM are being accepted through October 6, 1997.
Proposals need to follow Guidelines established
by the ASA Advisory Committee on CE. The Guidelines are available for
anonymous ftp from the host
'www-stat.montclair.edu' in the directory, /pub/asascs. Proposals,
inquiries and suggestions should be sent to:
John Miller
Ranjan Maitra
CE Liaisons, Statistical Computing Section
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