MOD 2016: 2nd International Workshop on Machine Learning, Optimization & Big Data

http://www.taosciences.it/mod/

CALL FOR PAPERS

Paper submission deadline: February 28, 2016

http://www.taosciences.it/mod/call-for-papers/

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mod2016

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Nello Cristianini, Bristol University, UK

Stephen H. Muggleton, Imperial College London, UK

Other Keynote Speakers will be announced soon

POST-PROCEEDINGS by Lecture Notes in Computer Science - Springer

JOURNAL SPECIAL ISSUE

Computational Optimization and Applications Journal - Springer

SPECIAL SESSIONS

Deep Learning: Theory, Architectures, Algorithms and Applications

Data-driven Algorithmics – Data for informed decisions

Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms

The MOD 2016 workshop will consist of four days of workshop sessions and special sessions. We invite submissions of papers, abstracts and posters on all topics related to Machine learning, Optimization and Big Data including real-world applications for the workshop proceedings.

MOD 2016 Types of Submissions

When submitting a paper to MOD 2016, authors are required to select

one of the following four types of papers:

Long paper: original novel and unpublished work (max. 12 pages in Springer LNCS format);

Short paper: an extended abstract of novel work (max. 4 pages);

Work for oral presentation only (no page restriction; any format).

For example, work already published elsewhere, which is relevant and which may solicit fruitful discussion at the workshop;

Work for poster presentation only. The poster format for the

presentation is A0 (118.9 cm high and 84.1 cm wide, respectively 46.8 x 33.1 inch).

For research work which is relevant and which may solicit fruitful discussion at the workshop.

MOD 2016 Post-Proceedings

All accepted long papers will be published in a volume of the series

'Lecture Notes in Computer Science' from Springer after the Workshop.

Instructions for preparing and submitting the final versions

(camera-ready papers) of all accepted papers will be available later on.

All the other papers (short papers, abstract of the oral

presentations, poster presentations) will be published on the MOD 2016 web site.

Journal Special Issue on Computational Optimization and Applications Journal

The top 8-10 accepted articles will have the opportunity to publish a revised and expanded version of their conference paper in the Computational Optimization and Applications Journal – Springer.

MOD 2016 Submission System

All papers must be submitted using EasyChair:

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mod2016

The deadline is February 28, 2016

MOD 2016 Important Dates

Paper Submission Deadline: February 28, 2016

Decision Notification to Authors: May 1st, 2016

Camera Ready Submission Deadline: June 1st, 2016

Deadline for early Registration as Presenting Author: June 1st, 2016

Late registration: June 2 – August 29, 2016

On-Site registration: August 26-29, 2016

MOD 2016 Workshop: August 26-29, 2016

MOD 2016 Program Committee

The current MOD 2016 Program Committee includes about 300 confirmed Program Committee members:

http://www.taosciences.it/mod/program-committee/

Any questions regarding the submission process can be sent to workshop organizers: modworkshop2016@gmail.com

http://www.taosciences.it/mod/

MOD 2015 Edition: http://www.taosciences.it/mod-2015/MOD 2015

MOD 2015 Keynote Speakers:

Vipin Kumar, University of Minnesota, USA

Panos Pardalos, University of Florida, USA

Tomaso Poggio, MIT, USA