Connectionists: Call for Contributions on Springer Book (FTL)

[Boyu Wang]

***Apologies for cross-postings!***

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Dear Colleagues,


We are editing a Springer book entitled “*Federated and Transfer Learning*”
and inviting you to contribute a chapter. The contributed chapters can be
theoretical, application-oriented, or combine theory and application in
discussing challenges, emerging trends, and future directions. Please see
the attached document for more details about the context and topics of this
book.

This Springer edited book solicits contributed chapters including but not
limited to the following topics: Transfer learning (TL) and federated
learning (FL), domain adaptation, zero-shot learning, one-shot learning,
few-shot learning, multitask learning, meta-learning, domain confusion,
self-taught learning, domain generalization, continual/lifelong learning,
recent challenges in transfer learning, transfer learning for
non-stationary environments, using deep learning for transfer learning,
TL-based recommender systems, horizontal FL, vertical FL, transfer FL,
recent trends in securing FL, personalization of FL, connection of FL to
supervised learning, connection of FL to reinforcement learning, FL
security for privacy-preserving, connection between FL and blockchain,
multi-agent systems, deep learning frameworks for FL, and their
applications.

*Important Dates*

Abstract submission: Sep 1, 2021 (please submit as soon as possible)

Chapter submission: Nov 1, 2021

Acceptance notification: Jan 1, 2022

Camera-ready submission: Feb 1, 2022

Book publication: Mar 1, 2022


*Submission Procedure:*

Prospective authors should submit a tentative title, names, affiliation of
authors, and a brief abstract with keywords of their proposed contribution
via EasyChair <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ftl2021>. We
strongly encourage authors to submit abstracts as soon as possible before
September 1, 2021.

Chapter submissions can be done via EasyChair
<https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ftl2021>. Chapter submissions
should conform to the standard guidelines of Springer’s book chapter
format. Manuscripts must be prepared using Latex or Word according to
Springer’s author template found here
<https://www.springer.com/gp/authors-editors/book-authors-editors/your-publication-journey/manuscript-preparation>
. Submitted manuscripts will be refereed by at least two expert reviewers
following a single-blind review process. Accepted works will be published
as part of this edited book by Springer.

For any questions related to this edited book, please email the book
editors listed to the left.­



*Book Editors:*

*Roozbeh Razavi-Far*

University of Windsor, Canada

Email: roozbeh at uwindsor.ca

*Boyu Wang*

University of Western Ontario, Canada

Email: bwang at csd.uwo.ca

*Matthew E. Taylor*

University of Alberta, Canada

Email: matthew.e.taylor at ualberta.ca

*Qiang Yang*

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong

Email: qyang at cse.ust.hk
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