============================================================== WPMSIIP 2010 (6-10 Sept 2010, Durham, UK) --- 2nd Announcement ==============================================================
General information ------------------- The Department of Mathematical Sciences, Durham University, organizes a workshop on principles and methods of statistical inference with interval probability, jointly with the interval probability research group of Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich. The workshop runs from Monday 6 September until Friday 10 September 2010. This workshop is a follow-up to two earlier WPMSIIPs held in Durham, UK, May 2008, and Munich, Germany, September 2009. Programme and Aims ------------------ Day Subject Led by -----------+-------------------------+-------------------------------- Mon 6th research presentations matthias.troff...@gmail.com Tue 7th prior-data conflict gero.wal...@stat.uni-muenchen.de Wed 8th sequential decisions nathan.hunt...@durham.ac.uk Thu 9th classification r.j.cross...@durham.ac.uk Fri 10th open topics frank.coo...@durham.ac.uk The major aim of the WPMSIIP workshop is to stimulate discussion of ongoing research in imprecise/interval probability theories, providing a platform to discuss unsolved problems and to address unanswered questions. The first day of WPMSIIP overlaps with the SIPTA summer school and will be a day of research presentations (by summerschool participants) aimed at a general audience. For the remainder of the week, we intend to have a day for prior-data conflict, which naturally requires imprecise probability for a proper treatment, and raises interesting fundamental questions. The following day will be devoted to sequential decisions, including but not limited to philosophical issues which arise when looking at sequential problems with imprecision, and algorithmic approaches for solving them. The topic for one further day will be imprecise classification, where we will also invite practitioners with interesting classification problems with the idea to set out an agenda for future research. The last day of the workshop is reserved for participants to present other work on open topics, with emphasis on challenging open questions and with ample time reserved for discussions. Registration ------------ Everyone, including PhD students, is welcome to participate and/or to present their views on one or more of the above topics, on one or more days! If you want to join the workshop, please send an email to Frank Coolen, or the appropriate session organizer, with a brief explanation of your intended contribution, preferably before Friday 30 July 2010. For more information, visit: http://www.maths.dur.ac.uk/users/matthias.troffaes/wpmsiip2010/ Best wishes, The organizing committee Thomas Augustin Frank Coolen Richard Crossman Nathan Huntley Matthias Troffaes Gero Walter _______________________________________________ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai