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A N N O U N C E M E N T & C A L L F O R P A P E R S
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see also: http://utia.cas.cz/AS_dept/CMP04
ESF-TED Workshop
CMP'04: MULTIPLE PARTICIPANT DECISION MAKING
Theory, algorithms, software and applications
May 12--14, 2004
Prague, Czech Republic
Organized by
Institute of Information Theory and Automation
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Supported by
ESF: European Science Foundation (ESF)
within the project
TED: Towards Elec*tronic Democracy:
Internet-based Complex Decision Support
TED
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The TED project aims to develop Bayesian support of societal
decision making in order to enable a shift from e-administration
towards true e-democracy. For detailed information please see
http://bayes.escet.urjc.es/ted
CMP
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CMP (Computer-Intensive Methods in Control and Data Processing)
is the sixth in a series of workshops addressing the common
problem known as "curse of dimensionality", namely the extreme
dimensionality of computations connected with implementation of
theoretically optimal mathematical procedures of inference and
decision-making.
CMP'04 ~ TED & CMP
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A principal concern of the TED project is multiple-participant
decision making,
relevant in business, management, medicine, investment, environmental
issues,
etc. The search for adequate problem formulations that lead to feasible
solutions will be essential for future progress. The challenges include
-> partially pre-determined hierarchical structures;
-> differences in data, objectives and decision spaces;
-> complexity of some or all elements of the decision problem;
-> substantial extent of the uncertainties involved.
These issues (as well as other instances of the curse of
dimensionality) are
often solved using ad hoc simplifications at the cost of losing a lot
from
the theoretical properties of the optimal solution. However, there are
powerful principles with wide applicability that can now be used to
attack
these complex problems. The key idea of the Workshop is that the
generic nature
of these problems offers the a chance to learn from each other
across borders of disciplines.
AIM
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The aim of this TED Workshop is to bring together researchers and
practitioners
working in academia, government and industry in order to
(i) formulate the complexity-influenced problems within areas of
multiple-participant decision making, which should be addressed by
the technology providers;
(ii) offer technique developed in disparate research and
application areas that can be used in solving these problems.
TOPICS
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A considerable space will be given to invited lectures by leading
specialists
in various fields. This will create a firm backbone for this strongly
inter-disciplinary Workshop. Several sessions of contributed papers,
posters
and computer demonstrations will complement them.The topics relevant
to the
Workshop include:
-> Decision-making problems with multiple participants;
-> Models of complex dynamic systems;
-> Techniques of uncertainty management;
-> Design of decision strategies and optimization techniques;
-> Software and hardware issues;
-> Case studies and lessons learnt in real-life applications.
PAPER SUBMISSION & REGISTRATION
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All papers accepted for the Workshop will appear in the electronic
Workshop preprints.
The Workshop proceedings containing a selection of the best papers
will be published.
There will be an award for the best contributed paper presented at the
Workshop.
(1) Papers will be considered for inclusion in the Workshop, based on
prior submission of a 16-page draft.
(2) Electronic submissions in the .ps or .pdf formats will be accepted.
(3) The author's package can be downloaded at the web site referred at
the top.
(4) Submissions should be uploaded to
http://utia.cas.cz/AS_dept/CMP04/form.html
Please register as soon as possible by filling in the
REGISTRATION FORM.
DEADLINES
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Draft of the paper: December 15, 2003
Notification of acceptance: January 30, 2004
Receipt of the final paper: April 15, 2004
FEE
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Before December 10, 2003
basic fee 150 Euros
student fee 75 Euros
After December 10, 2003
basic fee 225 Euros
student fee 100 Euros
The registration fee covers participation in regular, poster and
computer sessions, one set of preprints, welcome party, conference
dinner and three lunches.
Please pay the registration fee by direct bank transfer to the
account of the ESF TED Workshop (CMP'04). The details are:
Bank: CSOB -- Pobocka Praha 8
Address: Ke stirce 50, Prague 8, Czech Republic
Account No: 34833-702952-081/0100 VS 060504
Personal checks and bank drafts cannot be accepted.
CANCELLATION
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If you cancel your registration before February 20, 2004, you will
be refunded 50 percent of the registration fee. No refund can be made
after this date.
The preprints will be sent by mail in all cases of cancellation.
VENUE
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The Workshop ESF-TED Workshop (CMP'04) will be held at
the Institute of Information Theory and Automation
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic,
Pod vodarenskou vezi 4, 182 08 Prague 8.
No parallel sessions are planned and sufficient space will be
given to informal discussions.
WORKING LANGUAGE
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The working language of the Workshop is English.
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE
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D. Rios-Insua Spain, Chairman
A. Conde Spain
G. Cybenko United States
R. Hamalainen Finland
S. French United Kingdom
R. Kulhavy Czech Republic
F. Ruggerri Italy
W. Polasek Switzerland
A. Quinn Ireland
S.P. Wilson Ireland
NATIONAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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M. Karny Chairman
I. Nagy
P. Nedoma
J. Andrysek
T.V.Guy
J. Kracik
R. Kytka
ACCOMMODATION
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This is the responsibility of each participant. The organizers have
reserved
a block of accommodation until April 01, 2004, see web page at the top
ENQUIRIES
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The ESF-TED Workshop (CMP'04)
Institute of Information Theory and Automation
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
P.O. Box 18, 182 08 Prague 8, Czech Republic
Tel : +420 266052274
Fax : +420 266052068
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