ICML 2011 Workshop on Combining Learning Strategies to Reduce Label Cost https://sites.google.com/site/comblearn
Call for Papers: We invite submissions of high-quality, original, and unpublished research papers on topics in the following areas (and/or principled hybrids of these areas): * Active Learning = supervised + oracle queries * Semi-supervised Learning = supervised + unlabeled data * Multitask & Transfer Learning = supervised + data from related task(s) * Domain Adaptation = supervised + data from source domain(s) * Multiview Learning = supervised + alternative data views * Learning in a Bandit Setting = supervised + limited feedback * Multiple-Instance Learning = supervised + relaxed label granularity * Learning with Expert Knowledge = supervised + side information * Weakly Labeled Data = supervised + free (possibly inaccurate) labels * Human Computation and Crowd-sourcing = supervised + free/inexpensive annotators * Learning on a Budget = supervised + misc. cost constraints Special emphasis will be given to papers exploring novel combinations of these (i.e., two or more) approaches. There are many naive ways to combine some of these ideas, however, the goal of our workshop is to go beyond this and understand the assumptions made in these individual learning settings, and use this understanding to create combined methods that are more than "the sum of their parts." Note: We also encourage submissions that propose novel methods under one of the above mentioned paradigms, but also explore connections to the other paradigms, which may potentially lead to ways of combining them. This workshop is a success if it leads to non-trivial cross pollination between researchers and ideas in these different fields, and encourage forward-thinking and open-minded researchers from any of these areas to submit. The papers should be 4-6 pages in the ICML format. In addition, we also invite position papers of up to 2 pages that present compelling new ideas related to the workshop theme. The papers submission deadline is April 29, 2011 (11:59PM PST). Please email your submissions to [email protected]. Submissions need not be anonymous. Accepted papers will be presented as an oral presentation, or as posters in a spotlight+poster session. _______________________________________________ uai mailing list [email protected] https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
