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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt">We apologize for possible duplicates of this message sent to distribution lists.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt">ESANN 2017: European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt">Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt">Bruges, Belgium, 26-28 April 2017
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt">http://www.esann.org/<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt">The preliminary program of the ESANN 2017 conference is now available:
<a href="http://www.esann.org/">http://www.esann.org/</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt">For 25 years the ESANN conference has become a major event in the field of neural computation and machine learning. ESANN is a selective conference focusing on fundamental aspects of artificial
neural networks, machine learning, statistical information processing and computational intelligence. Mathematical foundations, algorithms and tools, and applications are covered.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt">ESANN 2017 will include the following sessions:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt">- Deep and kernel methods: best of two worlds<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt">- Randomized Machine Learning approaches: analysis and developments<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt">- Classification<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt">- Biomedical data analysis in translational research: integration of expert knowledge and interpretable models<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt">- Environmental signal processing: new trends and applications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt">- Kernels, graphs and clustering<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt">- Regression, robots and biological systems<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt">- Processing, Mining and Visualizing Massive Urban Data<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt">- Signal and image processing, collaborative filtering<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt">- Algorithmic Challenges in Big Data Analytics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt">- Deep learning<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt">The program of the conference can be found at
<a href="http://www.esann.org/">http://www.esann.org/</a>, together with practical information about the conference venue, registration, etc.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt">The conference will be held in Bruges (also called "Venice of the North"), one of the most beautiful medieval towns in Europe. Bruges can be reached by train from Brussels in less than one hour
(frequent trains). Designated as the "Venice of the North", the city has preserved all the charms of the medieval heritage. Its centre, which is inscribed on the Unesco World Heritage list, is in itself a real open air museum.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt">ESANN - European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt">Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt">http://www.esann.org/<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt">* For submissions of papers, reviews, registrations:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt">Michel Verleysen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt">Univ. Cath. de Louvain - Machine Learning Group
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">3, pl. du Levant - B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve - Belgium<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt">tel: +32 10 47 25 51 - fax: + 32 10 47 25 98
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt">mailto:esann@uclouvain.be<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt">* Conference secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt">d-side conference services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt">24 av. L. Mommaerts - B-1140 Evere - Belgium<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt">tel: + 32 2 730 06 11 - fax: + 32 2 730 06 00
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt">mailto:esann@uclouvain.be<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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