[Neuroinfo] CfP: 4th International Conference on machine Learning, Optimization & Data science - LOD 2018 Call for Papers - Paper submission deadline: April 30, 2018

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4th International Conference on machine Learning, Optimization & Data
science - LOD 2018

An Interdisciplinary Conference: Machine Learning, Optimization & Data
Science without Borders

SIAF Learning Village - Volterra (Pisa) Tuscany, September 13-16, 2018

https://lod2018.icas.xyz/                                 lod at icas.xyz


KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

◦  Jörg Bornschein
   DeepMind, London, UK

◦  Peter Flach
   University of Bristol, UK - Editor-in-Chief of the Machine Learning
Journal

◦  George Karypis
   University of Minnesota, USA

◦  Martin Ravetti
   Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil

◦  Andrey Raygorodsky
   Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Russia

◦  Stephen Smale - Fields Medal
   University of California Berkeley, USA

More Speakers TBA!


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CALL FOR PAPERS
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Paper submission deadline: April 30, 2018
https://lod2018.icas.xyz/call-for-papers/

The LOD 2018 conference will consist of four days of main conference
sessions.

The 4th Annual Conference on machine Learning, Optimization and Data
science (LOD) is a single-track machine learning, computational
optimization, data science conference that includes invited talks, tutorial
talks, special sessions, industrial tracks, demonstrations and oral and
poster presentations of refereed papers.

We invite submissions of papers, abstracts and posters on all topics
related to Machine learning, Optimization and Big Data including real-world
applications for the conference proceedings:

https://lod2018.icas.xyz/call-for-papers/

Please prepare your paper in English using the Lecture Notes in
Computer Science (LNCS) template, which is available
http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0

Papers must be submitted in PDF.

LOD 2018 Types of Submissions
When submitting a paper to LOD 2018, authors are required to select
one of the following four types of papers:
+ Long paper: original novel and unpublished work (max. 12 pages in
Springer LNCS format);
+ Short paper: an extended abstract of novel work (max. 4 pages);
+ Work for oral presentation only (no page restriction; any format).
For example, work already published elsewhere, which is relevant and which
may solicit fruitful discussion at the conference;
+ Work for poster presentation only. The poster format for the
presentation is A0 (118.9 cm high and 84.1 cm wide, respectively 46.8 x
33.1 inch).

For research work which is relevant and which may solicit fruitful
discussion at the conference.

LOD 2018 Post-Proceedings
All accepted long papers will be published in a volume of the series
'Lecture Notes in Computer Science' from Springer after the conference.
Instructions for preparing and submitting the final versions
(camera-ready papers) of all accepted papers will be available later on.
All the other papers (short papers, abstract of the oral
presentations, poster presentations) will be published on the LOD 2018 web
site.

LOD 2018 Best Paper
Springer sponsors the LOD 2018 Best Paper Award with a cash prize of  EUR
1,000.

LOD 2018 Submission System
All papers must be submitted using EasyChair:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lod2018

DEADLINE: April 30, 2018

LOD 2018 Important Dates
+ Paper Submission Deadline: April 30, 2018
+ Decision Notification to Authors: June 1st, 2018
+ Camera Ready Submission Deadline: July 1st, 2018
+ Deadline for early Registration as Presenting Author: July 1st, 2018
+ Late registration: July 2 – September 16, 2018
+ On-Site registration: September 13-16, 2018
+ LOD 2018 conference: September 13-16, 2018

LOD 2018 Registration
https://lod2018.icas.xyz/registration/

LOD 2018 Program Committee
The current LOD 2018 Program Committee includes about 300 Program Committee
members:

https://lod2018.icas.xyz/program-committee/

Any questions regarding the submission process can be sent to conference
organizers:

lod at icas.xyz

We look forward to seeing you in Tuscany!
    LOD 2018 Chairs & Organizing Committee.

https://lod2018.icas.xyz/
lod at icas.xyz


MOD 2017 Keynote Speakers:
Yi-Ke Guo, Imperial College London, UK. Founding Director of Data Science
Institute
Panos Pardalos, University of Florida, USA.  Director of the Center for
Applied Optimization
Ruslan Salakhutdinov,Carnegie Mellon University, USA. Director of AI
Research at Apple.
My Thai, University of Florida, USA
Jun Pei, Hefei University of Technology, China
Vincenzo Sciacca, Cloud and Cognitive Division – IBM Rome, Italy
http://www.taosciences.it/mod/keynote-speakers/

MOD 2016 Keynote Speakers:
Nello Cristianini, University of Bristol, UK
George Michailidis, University of Florida, USA
Stephen Muggleton, Imperial College London, UK
Panos Pardalos, University of Florida, USA
http://www.taosciences.it/mod-2016/keynote-speakers/

MOD 2015 Keynote Speakers:
Vipin Kumar, University of Minnesota, USA
Panos Pardalos, University of Florida, USA
Tomaso Poggio, MIT, USA
http://www.taosciences.it/mod-2015/MOD 2015


Best Paper Award of the Previous Editions:
https://lod2018.icas.xyz/best-paper-award/
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