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Machine Learning List Vol. 5 No. 25
Machine Learning List: Vol. 5 No. 25
Tuesday, November 30, 1993
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RFP: ML94/COLT94 Workshops
AAAI-94 Call For Papers
Cog Sci Call For Papers
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Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1993 10:37:46 -0500
From: Russell Greiner <greiner@scr.siemens.com>
Subject: RFP: ML94/COLT94 Workshops
As mentioned in the call for papers for ML94 (Eleventh International
Conference on Machine Learning), proposals are invited for workshops
in areas of interest related to machine learning. Due to popular
demand, the deadline for submitting those proposals has been extended
to Wednesday 15 December 1993.
If you are interested, send a two-page proposal to
greiner@learning.scr.siemens.com
indicating the organizer(s), nature and objective of the proposed
workshop, and the likely number of attendees.
If email is not a possibility, I will accept snail-mail addressed to
Russ Greiner
ML94 Workshop Chair
Siemens Corporate Research
755 College Road East
Princeton, NJ 08540
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Date: Sun, 28 Nov 93 13:50:03 PST
From: Nils Nilsson <nilsson@cs.stanford.edu>
Subject: AAAI-94 Call For Papers
I am the "area chair" for "Neural Nets, Fuzzy Systems, Genetic
Algorithms, and Reinforcement Learning" at the next AAAI Conference.
We are hoping to get many high quality papers in areas of AI that the
national conference might have previously under-emphasized. Thus, I
am sending the attached call for papers around to various lists with
the hope that we'll get some great papers in these areas. Thanks,
-Nils Nilsson
TWELFTH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
AAAI-94
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
JULY 31 - AUGUST 4, 1994
Call for Papers
AAAI-94 is the twelfth national conference on artificial
intelligence (AI). The purpose of the conference is to
promote research in AI and scientific interchange among AI
researchers and practitioners.
Papers may represent significant contributions to any
aspects of AI: a) principles underlying cognition, perception,
and action; b) design, application, and evaluation of AI
algorithms and systems; c) architectures and frameworks for
classes of AI systems; and d) analysis of tasks and domains
in which intelligent systems perform.
One of the most important functions served by the national
conference is to provide a forum for information exchange
and interaction among researchers working in different sub-
disciplines, in different research paradigms, and in different
stages of research. Based on discussions among program
committee members during the past few years, we aim to
expand active participation in this year's conference to
include a larger cross-section of the AI community and a
larger cross-section of the community's research activities.
Accordingly, we encourage submission of papers that:
describe theoretical, empirical, or experimental results;
represent areas of AI that may have been under-represented
in recent conferences; present promising new research
concepts, techniques, or perspectives; or discuss issues that
cross traditional sub-disciplinary boundaries. As outlined
below, we have revised and expanded the paper review
criteria to recognize this broader spectrum of research
contributions. We intend to accept more of the papers that
are submitted and to publish them in an expanded
conference proceedings.
REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSION
Authors must submit six (6) complete printed copies of their
papers to the AAAI office by January 24, 1994. Papers
received after that date will be returned unopened.
Notification of receipt will be mailed to the first author (or
designated author) soon after receipt. All inquiries regarding
lost papers must be made by February 7, 1994. Authors
should also send their paper's title page in an electronic mail
message to abstract@aaai.org by January 24, 1994.
Notification of acceptance or rejection of submitted papers
will be mailed to the first author (or designated author) by
March 11, 1994. Camera-ready copy of accepted papers will
be due about one month later.
PAPER FORMAT FOR REVIEW
All six (6) copies of a submitted paper must be clearly
legible. Neither computer files nor fax submissions are
acceptable. Submissions must be printed on 8 1/2" x 11" or
A4 paper using 12 point type (10 characters per inch for
typewriters). Each page must have a maximum of 38 lines
and an average of 75 characters per line (corresponding to
the LaTeX article-style, 12 point). Double-sided printing is
strongly encouraged.
LENGTH
The body of submitted papers must be at most 12 pages,
including title, abstract, figures, tables, and diagrams, but
excluding the title page and bibliography. Papers exceeding
the specified length and formatting requirements are subject
to rejection without review.
BLIND REVIEW
Reviewing for AAAI-94 will be blind to the identities of the
authors. This requires that authors exercise some care not to
identify themselves in their papers. Each copy of the paper
must have a title page, separate from the body of the paper,
including the title of the paper, the names and addresses of
all authors, a list of content areas (see below) and any
acknowledgements. The second page should include the
exact same title, a short abstract of less than 200 words, and
the exact same content areas, but not the names nor
affiliations of the authors. The references should include all
published literature relevant to the paper, including
previous works of the authors, but should not include
unpublished works of the authors. When referring to one's
own work, use the third person, rather than the first person.
For example, say "Previously, Korf [17] has shown that...",
rather than "In our previous work [17] we have shown
that...". Try to avoid including any information in the body
of the paper or references that would identify the authors or
their institutions. Such information can be added to the final
camera-ready version for publication. Please do not staple
the title page to the body of the paper.
ELECTRONIC TITLE PAGE
A title page should also be sent via electronic mail to
abstract@aaai.org, in plain ASCII text, without any
formatting commands for LaTeX, Scribe, etc. Each section of
the electronic title page should be preceded by the name of
that section as follows:
title: <title>
author: <name of first author>
address: <address of first
author>
author: <name of last author>
address: <address of last
author>
abstract: <abstract>
content areas: <first area>, ..., <last area>
To facilitate the reviewing process, authors are requested to
select 1-3 appropriate content areas from the list below.
Authors are welcome to add additional content area
descriptors as needed.
AI architectures, artificial life, automated reasoning, control,
belief revision, case-based reasoning, cognitive modeling,
common sense reasoning, computational complexity,
computer-aided education, constraint satisfaction, decision
theory, design, diagnosis, distributed AI, expert systems,
game playing, genetic algorithms, geometric reasoning,
knowledge acquisition, knowledge representation, machine
learning, machine translation, mathematical foundations,
multimedia, natural language processing, neural networks,
nonmonotonic reasoning, perception, philosophical
foundations, planning, probabilistic reasoning, problem
solving, qualitative reasoning, real-time systems, robotics,
scheduling, scientific discovery, search, simulation, speech
understanding, temporal reasoning, theorem proving, user
interfaces, virtual reality, vision
SUBMISSIONS TO MULTIPLE CONFERENCES
Papers that are being submitted to other conferences,
whether verbatim or in essence, must reflect this fact on the
title page. If a paper appears at another conference (with the
exception of specialized workshops), it must be withdrawn
from AAAI-94. Papers that violate these requirements are
subject to rejection without review.
REVIEW PROCESS
Program committee (PC) members will identify papers they
are qualified to review based on each paper's title, content
areas, and electronic abstract. This information, along with
other considerations, will be used to assign each submitted
paper to two PC members. Using the criteria given below,
they will review the paper independently. If the two
reviewers of a paper agree to accept or reject it, that
recommendation will be followed. If they do not agree, a
third reviewer will be assigned and the paper will be
discussed by an appropriate sub-group of the PC during its
meeting in March. Note that the entire review process will be
blind to the identities of the authors and their institutions. In
general, papers will be accepted if they receive at least two
positive reviews or if they generate an interesting
controversy among the reviewers. The final decisions on all
papers will be made by the program chairs.
Questions that will appear on the review form appear below.
Authors are advised to bear these questions in mind while
writing their papers. Reviewers will look for papers that
meet at least some (though not necessarily all) of the criteria
in each category.
Significance
How important is the problem studied? Does the approach
offered advance the state of the art? Does the paper
stimulate discussion of important issues or alternative
points of view?
Originality
Are the problems and approaches new? Is this a novel
combination of existing techniques? Does the paper point
out differences from related research? Does it address a
new problem or one that has not been studied in depth?
Does it introduce an interesting research paradigm? Does
the paper describe an innovative combination of AI
techniques with techniques from other disciplines?
Does it introduce an idea that appears promising or might
stimulate others to develop promising alternatives?
Quality
Is the paper technically sound? Does it carefully evaluate
the strengths and limitations of its contributions? Are its
claims backed up? Does the paper offer a new form of evidence
in support of or against a well-known technique? Does the
paper back up a theoretical idea already in the literature
with experimental evidence? Does it offer a theoretical
analysis of prior experimental results?
Clarity
Is the paper clearly written? Does it motivate the research?
Does it describe the inputs, outputs, and basic algorithms
employed? Are the results described and evaluated? Is the
paper organized in a logical fashion? Is the paper written in
a manner that makes its content accessible to most AI
researchers?
Publication
Accepted papers will be allocated six (6) pages in the
conference proceedings. Up to two (2) additional pages may
be used at a cost to the authors of $250 per page. Papers
exceeding eight (8) pages and those violating the instructions
to authors will not be included in the proceedings.
Copyright
Authors will be required to transfer copyright of their paper
to AAAI.
Paper Submissions & Inquiries
Please send papers and conference registration inquiries to:
AAAI-94
American Association for Artificial Intelligence
445 Burgess Drive Menlo Park, CA 94025-3496
Registration and call clarification inquiries (ONLY) may be
sent to the Internet address: NCAI@aaai.org.
Please send program suggestions and inquiries to:
Barbara Hayes-Roth, Program Cochair
Knowledge Systems Laboratory
Stanford University
701 Welch Road, Building C
Palo Alto, CA 94304
bhr@ksl.stanford.edu
Richard Korf, Program Cochair
Department of Computer Science
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90024
korf@cs.ucla.edu
Howard Shrobe, Associate Program Chair
Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA, 02139
hes@reagan.ai.mit.edu
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Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1993 20:34:51 -0500
From: Ashwin Ram <ashwin@cc.gatech.edu>
Subject: Cog Sci Call For Papers
Sixteenth Annual Conference of the
COGNITIVE SCIENCE SOCIETY
August 13-16, 1994
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia
CALL FOR PAPERS
Due date: Friday, January 14, 1994
As Cognitive Science has matured over the years, it has broadened its
scope in order to address fundamental issues of cognition embedded
within culturally, socially, and technologically rich environments. The
Sixteenth Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society aims at
broad coverage of the many topics, methodologies, and disciplines that
comprise Cognitive Science. The conference will highlight new ideas,
theories, methods and results in a wide range of research areas relating
to cognition.
The conference will feature plenary addresses by invited speakers,
technical paper and poster sessions, research symposia and panels, and a
banquet. The conference will be held at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, home
of the Civil Rights movement, the 1996 Olympics, and the Dogwood
Festival.
GUIDELINES FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS
Novel research papers are invited on any topic related to cognition.
Reports of research that cuts across traditional disciplinary boundaries
and investigations of cognition within cultural, social and
technological contexts are encouraged. To create a high-quality program
representing the newest ideas and results in the field, submitted papers
will be evaluated through peer review with respect to several criteria,
including originality, quality, and significance of research, relevance
to a broad audience of cognitive science researchers, and clarity of
presentation. Accepted papers will be presented at the conference as
talks or posters, as appropriate. Papers may present results from
completed research as well as report on current research with an
emphasis on novel approaches, methods, ideas, and perspectives.
Authors should submit five (5) copies of the paper in hard copy form by
Friday, January 14, 1994, to:
Prof. Ashwin Ram
Cognitive Science 1994 Submissions
Georgia Institute of Technology
College of Computing
801 Atlantic Drive
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0280
If confirmation of receipt is desired, please use certified mail or
enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope or postcard.
DAVID MARR MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR EXCELLENT STUDENT PAPERS
Papers with a student first author are eligible to compete for a David
Marr Memorial Prize for excellence in research and presentation. The
David Marr Prizes are accompanied by a $300.00 honorarium, and are
funded by an anonymous donor.
LENGTH
Papers must be a maximum of eleven (11) pages long (excluding only the
cover page but including figures and references), with 1 inch margins on
all sides (i.e., the text should be 6.5 inches by 9 inches, including
footnotes but excluding page numbers), double-spaced, and in 12-point
type. Each page should be numbered (excluding the cover page).
Camera-ready papers will be required only after authors are notified of
acceptance.
Template and style files conforming to these specifications for several
text formatting programs will be available by anonymous FTP from
ftp.cc.gatech.edu:/pub/cogsci94.
COVER PAGE
Each copy of the paper must include a cover page, separate from the body
of the paper, which includes:
1. Title of paper.
2. Full names, postal addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of
all authors.
3. An abstract of no more than 200 words.
4. Three to five keywords in decreasing order of relevance. The
keywords will be used in the index for the proceedings.
5. Preference for presentation format: Talk or poster, talk only, poster
only. Accepted papers will be presented either as talks or posters,
depending on authors' preferences and reviewers' recommendations
about which would be more suitable, and will not reflect the
quality of the papers.
6. A note stating if the paper is eligible to compete for a Marr Prize.
DEADLINE
Papers must be received by Friday, January 14, 1994. Papers received
after this date will be recycled.
CALL FOR SYMPOSIA
In addition to the technical paper and poster sessions, the conference
will feature research symposia, panels, and workshops. Proposals for
symposia are invited. Proposals should indicate:
1. A brief description of the topic;
2. How the symposium would address a broad cognitive science audience,
and some evidence of interest;
3. Names of symposium organizer(s);
4. List of potential speakers, their topics, and some estimate of their
likelihood of participation;
5. Proposed symposium format (designed to last 90 minutes).
Symposium proposals should be sent as soon as possible, but no later
than January 14, 1994. Abstracts of the symposium talks will be
published in the proceedings.
CONFERENCE CHAIRS
Kurt Eiselt and Ashwin Ram
STEERING COMMITTEE
Dorrit Billman, Mike Byrne, Alex Kirlik, Janet Kolodner (chair), Nancy
Nersessian, Mimi Recker, and Tony Simon
PLEASE ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO:
Prof. Kurt Eiselt
Cognitive Science 1994 Conference
Georgia Institute of Technology
Cognitive Science Program
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0505
E-mail: cogsci94@cc.gatech.edu
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