<div dir="ltr">Dear Colleague, <br><br>Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this announcement. <br>Please kindly help forward it to potentially interested authors/attendees, thanks.<br><br>--<br><br>The 9th International Conference on Machine Learning, Optimization, and Data Science – LOD 2023 - September 22-26, Lake District, UK<br><br>LOD 2023, An Interdisciplinary Conference: Machine Learning, Optimization, Big Data & Artificial Intelligence without Borders<br><br><a href="https://lod2023.icas.cc">https://lod2023.icas.cc</a><br><br><a href="mailto:lod@icas.cc">lod@icas.cc</a><br><br>PAPERS SUBMISSION: <br>All papers must be submitted using EasyChair:<br><a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lod2023">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lod2023</a><br><br><br>Paper Submission deadline: April 10 (Anywhere on Earth)<br><br><br>CALL FOR PAPERS: <a href="https://lod2023.icas.cc/call-for-papers/">https://lod2023.icas.cc/call-for-papers/</a><br><br>Please prepare your paper using the Springer Nature – Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) template. Papers must be submitted in PDF.<br><br>TYPES OF SUBMISSIONS:<br>When submitting a paper to LOD 2023, authors are required to select one of the following three types of papers:<br><br>* long paper: original novel and unpublished work (min. 12 pages, max. 15 pages in Springer LNCS format);<br><br>* short paper: an extended abstract of novel work (min. 6 pages, max. 11 pages in Springer LNCS format);<br><br>* 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;<br><br><br>LOD / ACAIN 2023 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:<br><a href="https://acain2023.icas.cc/course-lecturers/">https://acain2023.icas.cc/course-lecturers/</a><br><br>Aldo Faisal, Imperial College London<br>Karl Friston, University College London                           <br>Kenneth Harris, University College London                              <br>Rosalyn Moran, King's College London<br>Edmund Rolls, University of Oxford   <br>Michael Wooldridge, University of Oxford<br><br>More Keynote Speakers TBA<br><br><br>PAST LOD & ACAIN KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:<br><a href="https://lod2023.icas.cc/past-keynote-speakers/">https://lod2023.icas.cc/past-keynote-speakers/</a><br><a href="https://acain2023.icas.cc/past-lecturers/">https://acain2023.icas.cc/past-lecturers/</a><br><br><br>23 TRACKS: <a href="https://lod2023.icas.cc/tracks/">https://lod2023.icas.cc/tracks/</a><br><br><br>BEST PAPER AWARD:<br>Springer sponsors the LOD 2023 Best Paper Award with a cash prize of 1,000 Euro.<br><a href="https://lod2023.icas.cc/best-paper-award/">https://lod2023.icas.cc/best-paper-award/</a><br><br>PROGRAM COMMITTEE:<br>150+ confirmed PC members! <br><a href="https://lod2023.icas.cc/program-committee/">https://lod2023.icas.cc/program-committee/</a><br><br>VENUE:<br><a href="https://lod2023.icas.cc/venue/">https://lod2023.icas.cc/venue/</a><br>“ESCAPE THE HURRYING WORLD – The loveliest spot that man hath ever found…”<br>Escape to the Lake District, England – a UNESCO World Heritage site – and you’ll find it’s easy to share William Wordsworth’s delight in the area. <br><br>The Wordsworth Hotel & Spa (****)<br>Address: Grasmere, Ambleside, Lake District, Cumbria, LA22 9SW, England, UK<br>Phone: +44-1539-435592<br>Email: <a href="mailto:enquiry@thewordsworthhotel.co.uk">enquiry@thewordsworthhotel.co.uk</a><br>Web: <a href="http://www.thewordsworthhotel.co.uk">www.thewordsworthhotel.co.uk</a><br><br><br>ACCOMMODATION: <a href="https://lod2023.icas.cc/accommodation/">https://lod2023.icas.cc/accommodation/</a><br><br>ACTIVITIES: <a href="https://lod2023.icas.cc/activities/">https://lod2023.icas.cc/activities/</a><br><br>WALKS in the Lake District National Park: <a href="https://lod2023.icas.cc/walks/">https://lod2023.icas.cc/walks/</a><br><br><br>Submit your research work today!<br><a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lod2023">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lod2023</a><br><br><br>See you in the beautiful Lake District - England in September!<br><br>Best regards, <br>  LOD 2023 Organizing Committee.<br><br><br><br>Past Editions<br><a href="https://lod2023.icas.cc/past-editions/">https://lod2023.icas.cc/past-editions/</a><br><br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2236577489686309/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/2236577489686309/</a><br><br><a href="https://twitter.com/TaoSciences">https://twitter.com/TaoSciences</a><br><br><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12092025/">https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12092025/</a><br><br>* Apologies for multiple copies. Please forward to anybody who might be interested *<br><br><a href="mailto:lod@icas.cc">lod@icas.cc</a><br><a href="https://lod2023.icas.cc">https://lod2023.icas.cc</a><br><br>LOD2023 Poster:<br><a href="https://lod2023.icas.cc/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2023/01/LOD-2023-poster.png">https://lod2023.icas.cc/wp-conte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