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Statistical Methods for the Analysis of Network Data in Practice University College Dublin June 15th to 17th, 2009 http://mathsci.ucd.ie/~brendan/networks.html Overview: Many modern data analysis problems involve large data sets from social, biological and other networks. In these settings, traditional modeling assumptions are inappropriate; the analysis of these data must take into account the structure of relationships between the entities being measured. In fact, in many applications, the relationships between entities is the subject of primary interest. As a result, there has been increasing research developing techniques for incorporating network structures in statistics and more widely. Network modeling is an active area of research in several domains including computer science, statistics and physics. This workshop focuses on probabilistic methods for network analysis, paying special attention to model design and computational issues of model fitting and inference. We are bringing together statistical network modeling researchers from different communities, thereby fostering collaborations and intellectual exchange. Our hope is that this will result in novel modeling approaches, diverse applications, and new research directions. Call for Papers: We are interested in receiving abstract submissions for presentations at this workshop; the workshop will have oral presentations and a poster session. Of particular interest are papers that: * introduce new network models or apply established models to novel domains; * explore computational issues in network modeling; * discuss shortcomings of current network modeling approaches and propose new directions for research. We encourage authors to emphasize the probabilistic modeling aspect of their work and its relevance to the application domains under consideration. Abstract submissions should be limited to one page. Please email your submissions to [log in to unmask] Deadline for Abstract Submissions: Friday, April 3rd, 2009. Notification of Decision: Friday, April 10th, 2009. Conference webpage: http://mathsci.ucd.ie/~brendan/networks.html