Uncertainty 99: Seventh International Workshop on
Artificial Intelligence and Statistics
January 3-6, 1999
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
http://uncertainty99.microsoft.com/
PURPOSE:
This is the seventh in a series of workshops that has brought together
researchers in Artificial Intelligence and in Statistics to discuss
problems of mutual interest. The exchange has broadened research in
both fields and has strongly encouraged interdisciplinary work.
Attendance at the workshop is *not* limited to paper presenters.
TECHNICAL PROGRAM:
To encourage interaction and a broad exchange of ideas, there will be
20 discussion papers in single session meetings over three days
(Jan. 4-6). A poster session and brief plenary summaries of
posters prior to these sessions will provide the means for presenting
and discussing the remaining research papers. Papers accepted for
plenary and poster presentation are listed at the web site listed above.
TUTORIAL PROGRAM:
The three days of research presentations will be preceded by a day
of tutorials (Jan. 3). These are intended to expose researchers
in each field to the methodology used in the other field.
Registration for tutorials is not covered by Technical Program
registration.
The tutorial topics and presenters are
(1) Information Access and Retrieval
Susan Dumais, Microsoft Research
(2) Bayesian Statistical Analysis
David Spiegelhalter, MRC Biostatistics Unit, Institute for Public
Health, Cambridge
(3) Additive Logistic Regression: A Statistical View of Boosting
Trevor Hastie, Stanford University
Notes prepared by the tutorial presenters will be made available at
the Workshop.
LOCATION:
The 1997 Workshop will be held at
Radisson Bahia Mar Hotel
801 Seabreeze Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33316
USA.
Phone: 800 333 3333
954 764 2233
Fax : 954 524 6912
The hotel is a resort fronted by the Atlantic Ocean. Available
amenities include a pool, spa, tennis courts, and several restaurants
and lounges.
The Hotel is most conveniently reached from Fort Lauderdale
International Airport, which is about 5-10 minutes by car/cab.
The Hotel is approximately an hour by car from Miami International
Airport.
The Resort is holding a block of rooms at the rate of $129 US dollars
(for single/double) until Dec. 21, 1998. Reservations should be
made before this date. The block is held under the name `Society
for Artificial Intelligence and Statistics'.
REGISTRATION:
Registration for the Technical Program (plenary and poster sessions)
includes a copy of the proceedings, published by Morgan Kaufmann,
continental breakfasts each day of the technical program, and
tentatively, three lunches and one dinner. The Workshop offers student
rates and an early-registration discount.
Registration forms, a provisional program, a list of the program
committee, and other details about the conference and the Society for
Artificial Intelligence and Statistics can be found at
http://uncertainty99.microsoft.com/.
David Heckerman and Joe Whittaker,
Conference Chairs