MaxEnt95

[Office Account]

ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS

The Fifteenth International Workshop on
Maximum Entropy and Bayesian Methods 

30 July - 4 August 1995

St. John's College
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

The Fifteenth International Workshop on Maximum Entropy and Bayesian Methods
will be held at St. John's College in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.  This Workshop
is being jointly sponsored by the Center for Nonlinear Studies and the
Radiographic Diagnostics Program, both at Los Alamos National Laboratory, and
by the Santa Fe Institute (SFI).

SCOPE:  Traditional themes of the Workshop have been the application of the
maximum entropy principle and Bayesian methods for statistical inference to
diverse areas of scientific research.  Practical numerical algorithms and
principles for solving ill-posed inverse problems, image reconstruction and
model building are emphasized.  The Workshop also addresses common foundations
for statistical physics, statistical inference, and information theory.

The Workshop will begin on 31 July with a half-day tutorial on Bayesian methods
and the principle of maximum entropy, which will be presented by Wray Buntine
and Peter Cheeseman of NASA.  The Workshop will also include several reviews of
hot topics of broad interest, such as Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods for
sampling posteriors, deformable geometric models, and the relation between
information theory and physics.  Specially organized sessions will highlight
other topics, such as Bayesian time-series analysis, entropies in dynamical
systems, and data analysis for physics simulations. 

The Workshop will be held in the beautiful setting of St. John's College,
nested in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, two miles from the
Santa Fe Plaza.  St. John's is a small liberal arts college,  which emphasizes
a classical curriculum.  Social events include a reception at the Santa Fe
Institute and an outing to the Science Museum at the Los Alamos National
Laboratory.  The timing of the Workshop coincides with the peak of the Santa Fe
tourist and opera seasons.

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTED PAPERS:  Contributed papers are requested on the
innovative use of Bayesian methods or the maximum entropy principle.  The
deadline for receipt of abstracts is April 14, 1995.  They should be written
in LaTeX or ascii and limited to one page of about 400 words.  Please include
a curriculum vita or a short biographical sketch.  Specify preference for an
oral or poster presentation.  The abstracts will be made available at the
Workshop.  Manuscripts of accepted papers will be due at the Workshop, in
camera-ready form, on diskette, and one hard-copy, and they must be prepared
in LaTeX using a style file that will be made available to authors by e-mail
or by post.

REGISTRATION:  To receive registration materials and detailed information about
this Workshop, contact Ms. Barbara Rhodes at the address below.  Space
limitations at St. John's College will restrict the number of attendees to
about 125.  Early registration will help to assure a place at the meeting.

SCHOLARSHIPS:  Limited financial support will be available to assist graduate
students and postdoctoral fellows who wish to attend the workshop.  Requests
for support may be submitted along with registration materials.

SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZERS:  Kenneth Hanson and Richard Silver, Los Alamos National
Laboratory

Send abstracts and requests for registration materials and other information to
the administrative organizer: 	

Ms. Barbara Rhodes			Tel:  (505) 667-1444
CNLS, MS-B258				Fax:  (505) 665-2659
Los Alamos National Laboratory		E-mail:  maxent at cnls.lanl.gov
Los Alamos, NM   87545   USA