Connectionists: CFP: MLINI-2012: 2nd Workshop on Machine Learning and Inference in Neuroimaging at NIPS-2012

[Irina Rish]

Call for Papers

MLINI-2012:  2nd  Workshop on Machine Learning and Inference in
Neuroimaging at NIPS-2012

https://sites.google.com/site/nipsmlini2012/

December 7-8, 2012, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, United States

Submission deadline: October 1st, 2012

Workshop Overview:
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MLINI is a two day workshop on the topic of machine learning approaches in
neuroscience and neuroimaging. We believe that both machine learning and
neuroimaging can learn from each other as the two communities overlap and
enter an intense exchange of ideas and research questions. Methodological
developments in machine learning spurn novel paradigms in neuroimaging,
while neuroscience motivates methodological advances in computational
analysis. In this context many controversies and open questions exist. The
goal of the workshop is to pinpoint these issues, sketch future directions,
and tackle open questions in the light of novel methodology.

The first workshop of this series at NIPS 2011 built upon earlier events in
2006 and 2008. Last year's workshop included many invited speakers, and was
centered around two panel discussions, during which 2 questions were
discussed: the interpretability of machine learning findings, and the shift
of paradigms in the neuroscience community. The discussion was inspiring,
and made clear, that there is a tremendous amount the two communities can
learn from each other benefiting from communication across the disciplines.
The aim of the 2nd MLINI workshop is to continue exploring important
issues on the intersection of ML and neuroimaging and further promote
cross-fertilization between   these communities. Besides interpretation,
and the shift of paradigms, many open questions remain. Among them:
      How suitable are MVPA and inference methods for brain mapping?
      How can we use these approaches for a flexible and useful
      representation of neuroimaging data?
      What is the role of decoding vs. embedded or separate feature
      selection?
      How can we assess the specificity and sensitivity?
      What can we accomplish with generative vs. discriminative modelling?
      Can and should the Machine Learning community provide a standard
      repertoire of methods for the Neuroimaging community to use (e.g. in
      choosing a classifier)?

Workshop Format:
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In this two-day workshop we will explore perspectives and novel methodology
at the interface of Machine Learning, Inference, Neuroimaging and
Neuroscience. We aim to bring researchers from machine learning and
neuroscience community together, in order to discuss open questions,
identify the core points for a number of the controversial issues, and
eventually propose approaches to solving those issues.

The workshop will be structured around the following main topics:
      - machine learning and pattern analysis methodology in neuroimaging
      - causal inference and interpretability in neuroimaging
      - evaluation of machine learning  methods  in light of clinical
      applications
      - linking machine learning methodology with neuroscience or
      neuroimaging questions
Each session will be opened by 2-3 invited talks, and an in depth
discussion. This will be followed by original contributions. Original
contributions will also be presented and discussed during a poster session.
The workshop will end with a panel discussion, during which we will address
specific questions, and invited speakers will open each segment with a
brief presentation of their opinion.

This workshop proposal is part of the PASCAL2 Thematic Programme on
Cognitive Inference and Neuroimaging  ( http://mlin.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de/
).

Paper Submission:
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We seek for submission of original (previously unpublished) research
papers. The length of the submitted papers should not exceed 8 pages in
Springer format,  excluding the references (LaTeX2e style  files are
available on the workshop page).
Submission of previously published work is possible as well, but the
authors are required to mention this explicitly. Previously published work
can be presented at the workshop, but will not be included into the
workshop proceedings (which are considered peer-reviewed publications of
novel contributions).  Moreover, the authors are welcome to present their
novel work but choose to opt out of the workshop proceedings in case they
have alternative publication plans.

Important dates:
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-  October 1, 2012 - paper submission
-  October 15, 2012  -  notification of acceptance/rejection
-  December 7-8, 2012 -  Workshop in Lake Tahoe, Nevada US, following the
NIPS conference

Invited Speakers:
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Jack Gallant (UC Berkeley)
Bertrand Thirion (INRIA, Neurospin)
Jean-Baptiste Poline (Neurospin)
Mert Sabuncu (MGH, Harvard Medical School)

        (more to be confirmed)


Organizing Committee:
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Guillermo Cecchi (IBM T.J. Watson Research Center)
Kai-min Kevin Chang (Language Technologies Institute, Carnegie Mellon
University)
Moritz Grosse-Wentrup (Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems,
Tübingen, Germany)
Georg Langs (Medical University of Vienna, CSAIL, MIT)
Bjoern Menze (ETH Zuerich, CSAIL, MIT)
Brian Murphy (Machine Learning Department, Carngie Mellon University)
Irina Rish (IBM T.J. Watson Research Center)


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Irina Rish
Research Staff Member

IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
Computational Biology Center
1101 Kitchawan Rd., Rm. 04-106
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
Tel 914 945 1896
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