CFPPrevious | item26 | NextDate: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 18:32:02 +0100 From: Pavel Brazdil pbrazdil@ncc.up.pt Subject: MSL'2000: Multistrategy Learning Workshop, Portugal, 5-7 June 2000, The Fifth International Workshop on MULTISTRATEGY LEARNING (MSL 2000) 5-7 June 2000 Guimar�es, Portugal http://www.ncc.up.pt/liacc/ML/Events/MSL00 Multistrategy Learning Workshops provide a forum for presenting and discussing research on algorithms and methods for integrating different learning strategies into multistrategy learning and problem solving systems. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: Comparative studies of learning strategies, methods, and paradigms Cognitive models of learning, inference, and discovery Methods for integrating learning strategies Multistrategy methods for mining large databases and WWW Strategies for knowledge extraction from data, texts, and/or images Design and implementation of multistrategy learning systems Goal-oriented control in multistrategy learning systems Applications of multistrategy learning systems MSL 2000 will be held in a picturesque town Guimar�es, which is accessible from Porto, Portugal which has an international airport. Program Committee Ivan Bratko, University of Ljubliana and Josef Stefan Institute, Slovenia Pavel Brazdil, University of Porto, Portugal Claudio Carpineto, Fundazione Ugo Borgoni, Italy Pedro Domingos, Universisty of Washington, USA Luc de Raedt, University of Freiburg, Germany Thomas Dietterich, Oregon State University, USA Floriana Esposito, University of Bari, Italy James Hendler, University of Maryland, USA Yves Kodratoff, LRI, France David Leake, Indiana Univeristy, USA Stan Matwin, University of Ottawa, Canada Doug Medin, Nothwestern University, USA Zbigniew Michalewicz, University of North Carolina, USA Ryszard S. Michalski, George Mason University, USA Tom Mitchell, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Katharina Morik, University of Dortmund, Germany Motoda Hiroshi, Osaka University, Japan Ramon Lopez de Mantaras, Spain Luis Moniz Pereira, Univ. Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Lorenza Saitta, University of Torino, Italy Jude Shavlik, University of Wisconsin Claude Sammut University of New South Wales, Australia Michele Sebag, Ecole Politechniques, France Andrzej Skowron, University of Warsaw, Poland Derek Sleeman University of Aberdeen, Great Britain Maarten van Someren, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Stefan Wrobel, GMD, Germany Jean-Daniel Zucker, University of Paris, France Program Co-Chairs Ryszard S. Michalski Machine Learning and Inference Laboratory, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA and Institute of Computer Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland michalski@gmu.edu; Phone: 703-993 1558; Fax.: 703 993 3729 or 703-764 9142 Pavel Brazdil LIACC, University of Porto, Rua Campo Alegre 823, 4150 Porto, Portugal pbrazdil@ncc.up.pt; Phone: (+351) 22 607 8830; Fax: (+351) 22 600 3654 Submissions The submission deadline (extended) is March 31, 2000. A manuscript should be limited to 15 pages (double- or 1.5 spaced) and can be sent to the co-chairs by email (MS Word, PDF or Postscript). Acceptance notices will be sent by e-mail by April 20, 2000. A camera-ready of the final manuscript (Postscript version and hardcopy) must be received by May 5, 2000 . Participation To provide a good working atmosphere, the participation in MSL'2000 is limited to about 60 participants. Those interested in participation without presenting a paper should send an email with a brief description of their current research to program co-chairs. Local Organization Al�pio Jorge, Jo�o Gama, Lu�s Torgo, Pavel Brazdil LIACC , University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre 823, 4150 Porto, Portugal Phone: (+351) 22 607 8830, Fax: (+351) 22 600 3654 Location of the Workshop The workshop will take place at one of Portuguese historical state-owned luxury hotels, which are referred to in Portugal as Pousadas. The Workshop will take place at Pousada de Santa Marinha. Earlier it was a monastery and most of the buildings were built in the 16th century. The feeling of the history is certainly around and thus provides perfect conditions for this event and fruitful discussions. It is a relatively short distance outside the town of Guimar�es which is also historical city with many interesting corners to visit. Accomodation should be booked through local organization. The prices (per night) are: Single room (half pension and breakfast): 20.000 Escudos (~100 Euros) Double room (2x half pension and breakfast): 28.000 Escudos (~140 Euros) Registration Fee: 20.000 Escudos (~100 Euros) Shuttle transport will be provided from Porto Sponsors and Acknowledgements This workshop is sponsored by MLNet and COIL. The support is gratefully acknowledged. The information concerning this event is being updated periodically. It can be found at http://www.ncc.up.pt/liacc/ML/Events/MSL00 Previous | item26 | Next |
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