7th SIPTA Summer School on Imprecise Probability
[All our apologies for cross-posting.]
Seventh school of the Society for Imprecise Probability: Theories and
Applications (SIPTA), Aug 29 - Sep 2, 2016, Durham, UK.
Although the official registration deadline has expired, there are
still a few places left, therefore we will still accept students on a
one-by-one basis until
Friday June 24th 2016
or until all places run out. To register please follow the
instructions here:
http://www.maths.dur.ac.uk/users/matthias.troffaes/siptass16/registration.html
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Are you interested in modelling severe uncertainty in your
applications? Are you worried about the impact of the choice of prior
in your Bayesian analysis? Are you interested in prior-data conflict
and/or missing data? Do you want to learn how imprecise probability
can help you making robust decisions under uncertainty? Then the SIPTA
summer school is for you!
The Society for Imprecise Probability: Theories and Applications
(SIPTA) organizes the 7th edition of its school in Durham, UK, during
Aug 29 - Sep 2 2016. The school will be held at the Department of
Mathematical Sciences, Durham University, close to the city centre of
Durham.
The aim of the SIPTA schools is to introduce interested students and
researchers to the basics of imprecise probability topics, both
theoretical and applied. Some of the best specialists in different
aspects of imprecise probabilities lecture, during one week, on
the main concepts and techniques in their area of
expertise, in a friendly environment favouring interactions between
participants.
The topics covered this year will provide a general introduction to
the latest developments in imprecise probability theory. There will
also be a focus on applications of imprecise probabilities in risk
analysis in engineering and environmental systems. Students will
learn how to deal with situations where information is scarce, vague,
or conflicting, and when a unique probability distribution may be hard
to identify, from mathematical modelling to statistical inference and
practical decision making.
A basic understanding of probability and calculus are required (first
year university level). A knowledge of Bayesian statistics is an
advantage but is not required.
The last day of the school overlaps with the WPMSIIP workshop, and
will give all participants the possibility to present their work in a
seminar, with discussion time. We plan for several leading researchers
to be present for the discussions, and we also expect that some of the
topics the students work on will be of further interest to the WPMSIIP
workshop.
Further information concerning registration, as well as a detailed
programme, can be found on the website:
http://www.maths.dur.ac.uk/users/matthias.troffaes/siptass16/index.html
For more information on the WPMSIIP workshop, please see:
http://www.maths.dur.ac.uk/users/matthias.troffaes/wpmsiip2016/index.html
We are looking forward to meeting you in Durham. We also encourage you
to circulate this announcement in your networks.
Best regards,
The organizing committee
Matthias Troffaes
Gert de Cooman
Olivier Strauss
Andrea Wiencierz
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