Connectionists: Extended Deadline : Call for Participation and Presentations : IDIAP 15th Anniversary Workshop

[David Barber]

Due to many requests, the deadline for talk submissions to the IDIAP
15th Anniversary workshop has been extended :

EXTENDED DEADLINE for submission of talk proposals : July 25th.

The original call is reposted below.

David Barber

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Call for Participation and Presentations:
 
IDIAP 15th Anniversary Workshop 
 
12-13 September, 2006
 
http://www.idiap.ch/ws15/
 
IDIAP Research Institute, Martigny, Switzerland
 
Abstract Submission Deadline : July 11, 2006
 
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Workshop Description :
 
IDIAP is leading Swiss research institute dedicated to the study of human-machine interaction, with strong activity in speech processing, machine learning, multimodal interaction, brain computer interfaces, computer vision and information retrieval.
 
As part of IDIAP's 15th Anniversary, the workshop will provide an informal setting within which to discuss and interact, taking place in the beautiful setting of Martigny in the Swiss Alps.
 
The two day workshop will cover four key areas: 
 
* Machine Learning
* Speech Processing
* Computer Vision
* Information Retrieval

The last 15 years has brought a maturation in these fields, leading to many theoretical and practical advances. The statistical paradigm has been prevalent in recent years, leading to a common framework within which many of the techniques applied in these different areas may be related. Whilst, therefore, a stronger understanding of the commonality of techniques now exists, each field requires specific insights for the continued and successful development toward solving substantial real-world applications.
 
The workshop will address these areas from the viewpoint of key progress made, current techniques and applications, and will discuss future prospects in these ever growing and exciting fields. The scope of the workshop is broad, with the desire to encourage interaction between researchers from these diverse areas. Of particular interest are key technical developments, and the highlighting of current difficulties preventing their further application to substantial real-world problems.  
 
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Invited speakers :

Chris Bishop (Assistant Director Microsoft Research, Cambridge, UK)
 
Nelson Morgan (Director International Computer Science Institute, Berkeley, USA)
 
Thomas Hofmann (Director IPSI Fraunhofer and Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany)
 
Patrick Perez (Irisa/Inria-Rennes, France.)
 
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Call for Presentations :
 
We invite talks from students and researchers in any of the above fields, addressing either a theoretical or application issue. Talks which discuss  technical developments are welcome, particularly those which address key stumbling blocks in the application of theory to substantial real-world problems.
 
The talks are to be 15 minutes + 5 minutes questions.
 
Please see  http://www.idiap.ch/ws15/  for submission of abstracts of presentations.
 
* Deadline for abstract submission is 11:59pm (GMT) Tuesday July 25,
  2006. *** NOTE NEW DEADLINE
 
* Decisions will be emailed on or before July 28.
 
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Registration for the workshop is free, but limited to 150 participants.

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Travel Grants :
 
A small number of travel grants (limited to CHF 500 each) are available. 

Please see http://www.idiap.ch/ws15/ for details of how to apply.

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Organizers:

David Barber (IDIAP)
Herve Bourlard (IDIAP)