Connectionists: Call for Papers ICPRAM 2012

[Pedro Latorre Carmona]

                              CALL FOR PAPERS

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          2012 International Conference on Pattern Recognition
                  Applications and Methods (ICPRAM2012)

                            February 6-8, 2012
                      Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal
                          http://www.icpram.org
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ICPRAM (1st International Conference on Pattern Recognition Applications and
Methods) has an open call for papers, whose deadline is set for July  
26, 2011. We hope you can participate in this conference by submitting  
a paper reflecting your current research in any of the following tracks:

1. Theory and Methods
2. Applications

ICPRAM 2012 will be held in Algarve, Portugal next year, on February 6-8,
2012.

It will be sponsored by the Institute for Systems and Technologies of
Information, Control and Communication (INSTICC) in cooperation with the
Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), Pattern
Analysis, Statistical Modelling and Computational Learning (PASCAL2) and
IEEE Signal Processing Society, and technically co-sponsored by AERFAI and
APRP. INSTICC is member of the Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC).

ICPRAM would like to become a major point of contact between researchers,
engineers and practitioners on the areas of Pattern Recognition, both from
theoretical and application perspectives.

Contributions describing applications of Pattern Recognition techniques to
real-world problems, interdisciplinary research, experimental and/or
theoretical studies yielding new insights that advance Pattern Recognition
methods are especially encouraged.

The conference program features a number of Keynote Lectures to be delivered
by distinguished world-class researchers, including those listed below.

The proceedings of ICPRAM will be submitted for indexation by Thomson
Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index, INSPEC, DBLP and EI.
All accepted papers (full, short and posters) will be published in the
conference proceedings, under an ISBN reference, on paper and on CD-ROM
support.

A short list of presented papers will be selected so that revised and
extended versions of these papers will be published by Springer-Verlag in a
AISC Series book.

Top selected papers in specific areas of interest will be published as a
special issue in the Neurocomputing Journal.

Best paper awards will be distributed during the conference closing session=2E
Please check the website for further information
(http://icpram.org/best_paper_awards.asp).

All papers presented at the conference venue will be available at the
SciTePress Digital Library (http://www.scitepress.org/DigitalLibrary/).

Workshops and special sessions are also invited. If you wish to propose
workshop or a special session, for example based on the results of a
specific research project, please contact the secretariat. Workshop chairs
and Special Session chairs will benefit from logistics support and other
types of support, including secretariat and financial support, to facilitate
the development of a valid idea.

Please check further details at the ICPRAM conference
website(http://icpram.org). Should you have any question please don't
hesitate contacting me.

ICPRAM 2012 will be held in conjunction with ICAART 2012
(http://www.icaart.org/home.asp) in Algarve, Portugal next year, on February
6-8, 2012. Registration to ICPRAM will enable free access to the ICAART
conference (as a non-speaker).

ICPRAM website: http://icpram.org

IMPORTANT DATES:
Conference date: 6-8 February, 2012
Regular Paper Submission: July 26, 2011
Authors Notification: October 6, 2011
Final Regular Paper Submission and Registration: October 26, 2011


TECHNICALLY CO-SPONSORED BY

- AERFAI (Asociacion Espanola de Reconocimiento de Formas y Analisis de
  Imagen)

- APRP (Associacao Portuguesa de Reconhecimento de Padroes)


IN COOPERATION WITH

- AAAI (Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence)

- PASCAL2 (Pattern Analysis, Statistical Modelling and Computational
  Learning) Excellence Network

- IEEE Signal Processing Society

- Machine Learning For Signal Processing Technical Committee of IEEE


CONFERENCE TRACKS:
  1. Theory and Methods
  2. Applications

TRACK 1: Theory and Methods
  - Exact and Approximate Inference
  - Density Estimation
  - Bayesian Models
  - Gaussian Processes
  - Model Selection
  - Graphical and Graph-based Models
  - Missing Data
  - Ensemble Methods
  - Neural Networks
  - Kernel Methods
  - Large Margin Methods
  - Classification
  - Regression
  - Sparsity
  - Feature Selection and Extraction
  - Spectral Methods
  - Embedding and Manifold Learning
  - Similarity and Distance Learning
  - Matrix Factorization
  - Clustering
  - ICA, PCA, CCA and other Linear Models
  - Fuzzy Logic
  - Active Learning
  - Cost-sensitive Learning
  - Incremental Learning
  - On-line Learning
  - Structured Learning
  - Multi-agent Learning
  - Multi-instance Learning
  - Reinforcement Learning
  - Instance-based Learning
  - Knowledge Acquisition and Representation
  - Meta Learning
  - Multi-strategy Learning
  - Case-based Reasoning
  - Inductive Learning
  - Computational Learning Theory
  - Cooperative Learning
  - Evolutionary Computation
  - Information Retrieval and Learning
  - Hybrid Learning Algorithms
  - Planning and Learning
  - Convex Optimization
  - Stochastic Methods
  - Combinatorial Optimization

TRACK 2: Applications
  - Natural Language Processing
  - Information Retrieval
  - Ranking
  - Web Applications
  - Economics, Business and Forecasting Applications
  - Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
  - Audio and Speech Processing
  - Signal Processing
  - Image Understanding
  - Sensors and Early Vision
  - Motion and Tracking
  - Image-based Modelling
  - Shape Representation
  - Object Recognition
  - Video Analysis
  - Medical Imaging
  - Learning and Adaptive Control
  - Perception
  - Learning in Process Automation
  - Learning of Action Patterns
  - Virtual Environments
  - Robotics


KEYNOTES SPEAKERS:

Ludmila Kuncheva, Bangor University, U.K.
Tiberio Caetano, NICTA, Australia
Francis Bach, INRIA, France
(list not yet complete)


PAPER SUBMISSION

Authors should submit an original paper in English, carefully checked for
correct grammar and spelling, using the on-line submission procedure. The
initial submission must have between 3 to 13 pages otherwise it will be
rejected without review. Each paper should clearly indicate the nature of
its technical/scientific contribution, and the problems, domains or
environments to which it is applicable.

A "double-blind" paper evaluation method will be used. To facilitate that,
the authors are kindly requested to produce and provide the paper, WITHOUT
any reference to any of the authors. This means that is necessary to remove
the authors personal details, the acknowledgements section and any reference
that may disclose the authors identity.

Submission types:

A) Regular Paper Submission
A regular paper presents a work where the research is completed or almost
finished. It does not necessary means that the acceptance is as a full
paper. It may be accepted as a "full paper" (30 min. oral presentation), a
"short paper" (20 min. oral presentation) or a "poster".

B) Position Paper Submission
A position paper presents an arguable opinion about an issue. The goal of a
position paper is to convince the audience that your opinion is valid and
worth listening to, without the need to present completed research work
and/or validated results. It is, nevertheless, important to support your
argument with evidence to ensure the validity of your claims. A position
paper may be a short report and discussion of ideas, facts, situations,
methods, procedures or results of scientific research (bibliographic,
experimental, theoretical, or other) focused on one of the conference topic
areas. The acceptance of a position paper is restricted to the categories of
"short paper" or "poster", i.e. a position paper is not a candidate to
acceptance as "full paper".


PUBLICATIONS

All accepted papers (full, short and posters) will be published in the
conference proceedings, under an ISBN reference, on paper and on CD-ROM
support. All papers presented at the conference venue will be available at
the SciTePress Digital Library (http://www.scitepress.org/DigitalLibrary/).

A short list of presented papers will be selected so that revised and
extended versions of these papers will be published by Springer-Verlag in a
AISC Series book.

Top selected papers in specific areas of interest will be published as a
special issue in the Neurocomputing Journal.

The proceedings of ICPRAM will be submitted for indexation by Thomson
Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index, INSPEC, DBLP and EI.


PROGRAM COMMITTEE:

Please check the program committee members at
http://icpram.org/call_for_papers.asp#program_committee