BENELEARN 2012 – PMLS 2012
The 21st annual Machine Learning Conference of Belgium and The
Netherlands
Workshop Predictive Modeling for the Life Sciences
May 24th and 25th, 2012
Ghent University, Belgium
Call for Abstracts and Full Papers
BeneLearn is the annual machine learning conference of Belgium and The
Netherlands. It serves as a forum for researchers to exchange ideas,
present
recent work, and foster collaboration in the broad field of Machine
Learning
and its applications.
The 21st edition of the annual Belgian-Dutch Conference on Machine
Learning
(BeneLearn) will be organized in Ghent, in conjunction with a workshop
on Predictive
Modeling in Life Sciences (PMLS). This year we have chosen for a
two-day program
to showcase the use of predictive modeling in the life sciences. This
is in
part motivated by the increasing focus on applicability of scientific
research.
The joint event takes place on the 24th and 25th of May 2012 at the
Faculty of
Bioscience Engineering of Ghent University. It is organized by the
research
unit Knowledge-based Systems (KERMIT).
Scope
We invite the submission of abstracts or full papers on all aspects of
machine
learning and related disciplines, including, but not limited to
Kernel Methods
Bayesian Learning
Case-based Learning
Ensemble Methods
Computational Learning Theory
Data Mining
Evolutionary Computation
Hybrid Learning Systems
Graphical Models
Inductive Logic Programming
Knowledge Discovery in Databases
Online Learning
Web/Link Mining
Learning in Multi-Agent
Systems
Learning in Dynamic Domains / Data Streams
Multi-Strategy Learning
Neural Networks
Reinforcement Learning
Robot Learning
Feature Selection and Dimensionality Reduction
Scientific Discovery
Multi-task and Transfer Learning
Statistical Learning
Ranking / Preference Learning / Information Retrieval
Computational models of Human Learning
Structured Output Prediction / Learning from Multi-Label Data
Learning for Language and Speech
Image, Video, Audio and Text Analysis
Applications of Machine Learning
Learning and Ubiquitous Computing
In addition to theoretical and
applied work in machine learning in general, we warmly welcome
applications for
the PMLS workshop, in areas such as:
Bioinformatics
Medicine / Biomedical Engineering
Systems Biology / Microbiology
Chemometrics / Computational Drug Discovery
Ecology / Environmental Sciences
Agriculture and Soil Management
Food Sciences
Geographical Information Systems
Weather and Climate Forecasting
Submission
One can submit full papers up to 6 pages or one-page abstracts. Full
papers
need to report original, unpublished work and they are meant for
researchers
that prefer to obtain an official publication via BeneLearn, including
feedback
from the program committee. Abstracts can also concern work in progress
and
past published work, if the precise references to the original
publication are
mentioned. This way we aim to provide the same broad overview as in
previous
years, and make it attractive and easy to attend by both senior as well
as
junior researchers, from both academia and industry. To attract as many
people
as possible, registration fees will be low and three international
speakers are
invited for a keynote talk.
We consider a single submission procedure for the main conference and
its
satellite workshop. The program committee will make a selection for
oral
presentations among abstracts and full papers to ensure a program that
has
academic quality but is also interesting and inspiring for the
attendees. The
remainder of the submissions will be presented during a poster session
and
poster spotlight presentations. Abstracts and papers should be
submitted
electronically, no later than Friday March 2nd, 2012. Notification of
acceptance is on Friday April 6th. Please follow the guidelines that
are
mentioned on our website:
http://www.benelearn2012.ugent.be/submission.php
During submission authors will
be able to indicate their preference for an oral or a poster
presentation.
Submissions that concern an application in the life sciences will be
considered
for PMLS, all other submissions will be considered for the main
conference day.
Organizing Committee
Bernard
De
Baets, Michaël Rademaker, Willem Waegeman (UGent)