Connectionists: NN3 Forecasting Competition

[Crone, Sven]

The 2006-2007 Forecasting competition for Neural Networks and
Computational Intelligence Methods has started!

Objectives
Forecast a set of 11 or 111 time series as accurately as possible, using
methods from computational intelligence and a consistent methodology. We
hope to evaluate progress in modelling neural networks for forecasting &
to disseminate knowledge on "best practices". The competition is for
academic purposes and supported by a grant from SAS & the International
Institute of Forecasters (IIF). 

Methods
The prediction competition is open to all methods of computational
intelligence, incl. feed-forward and recurrent neural networks, fuzzy
predictors, decision & regression tress, support vector regression,
hybrid approaches etc. used in financial forecasting, statistical
prediction, time series analysis

Publication of Results
The results will be presented at various conferences
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to those special sessions. All submissions will invited for a full
publication
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htm>  in an edited book "Advances of Neural Forecasting", subject to
acceptance (pending). The most successful authors will be invited for a
joint submission to the highly acclaimed International Journal of
Forecasting (ISI SCI, DBLP etc. indexed). 

Dates & deadlines

20 October 2006 

Publication of reduced & complete dataset

May 2007

Predictions submissions due

June & July 2007

publication of preliminary results at various conferences in USA, UK etc

August 2007 

submissions to full publications

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GOOD LUCK!

Sven F. Crone & Konstantinos Nikolopoulos

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Sven F. Crone
Deputy Director, Lancaster Centre for Forecasting 
Lecturer (Ass. Prof.), Department of Management Science

Lancaster University Management School 
Lancaster LA1 4YX
United Kingdom

Tel +44 (0)1524 592991direct
Tel +44 (0)1524 593867 department
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eMail    s.crone at lancaster.ac.uk
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