The next call for Short Term Scientific Missions is now active:  closing date 
December 7th.  

NOTE THAT APPLICATIONS MUST ADDRESS THE OBJECTIVES OF THE 
ALGORITHMIC DECISION THEORY ACTION


COST Action IC0602: Algorithmic Decision Theory

The Action aims to put together researchers coming from different fields such 
as Decision Theory, Discrete Mathematics, Theoretical Computer Science and 
Artificial Intelligence in order to improve decision support in the presence of 
massive data bases, combinatorial structures, partial and/or uncertain 
information and distributed, possibly interoperating decision makers. Such 
problems arise in several real-world decision making problems such as 
humanitarian logistics, epidemiology, risk assessment and management, e-
government, electronic commerce, and the implementation of recommender 
systems. The Action will coordinate ongoing research projects and provide a 
more solid framework to already existing networked activities.

Further details on the Action:  http://cost-ic0602.org/

PURPOSE OF STSM

The aim of an STSM is to contribute to the scientific objectives of our 
COST Action. STSMs allow scientists to visit an institution in another 
COST member state to foster collaboration or to learn a new technique. 
They are particularly intended for "early stage" scientists. An STSM
may take between 1 week and 3 months. Long-term stays of 1 month or 
more by PhD students are particularly encouraged. For this kind of STSM, 
usually an amount of 1500 Euros will be judged appropriate. For shorter 
stays, the amount requested should be significantly lower. It may not 
always be possible to fully cover each trip from COST funds alone.

Applications will be reviewed by the STSM Committee, consisting of Ulle 
Endriss, Gerd Brewka, Jose Figueira, and Simon French.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

The next deadline is 7 December 2009. Applications for STSMs between
January and June 2010 are sought. The next deadline for collecting 
applications is planned for early April 2010 (also for missions to be 
completed before the end of June 2010).

Different rules and deadlines apply to STSMs to Australia. If interested,
please contact Ulle Endriss <[log in to unmask]>.

Send your application to Ulle Endriss <[log in to unmask]> by the deadline. 
Please use "COST STSM Application: <applicant> to <host institution>" as 
the subject line. Each application should cover the following details 
(please send everything in a single email, in ASCII or as a PDF attachment):

(1) Name, position, affiliation and email address of the applicant:
[state date of PhD degree if applicable; to verify "early stage" status]

(2) Host institution and contact person (with email address) there:

(3) Title of the STSM:

(4) Date and duration of the STSM:

(5) Amount of COST funding applied for (with justification):
[maximum EUR 1500; significantly less for trips of 1-2 weeks]

(6) Purpose of the STSM: 
[plan of work; contribution to COST objectives; up to 300 words] 

The contact person at the host institution also needs to send an email 
to Ulle Endriss by the deadline, confirming that the applicant has been 
invited for the specified visit and will receive appropriate support at 
the host institution. Please use the same subject line as above.

FURTHER INFORMATION

For further information on the purpose of STSMs, please consult 
http://www.cost.esf.org/guidelines, Section 4 of the document entitled 
"COST Vademecum (Part B) - Grant System". Note that not all of the 
information in that document applies to our COST Action (in particular, 
we do not use the ESF's online application tool).

If in doubt about any of the rules, please contact Ulle Endriss (Email: 
[log in to unmask])