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18th Conference On Learning Theory, Bertinoro (Italy), June 2005 [COLT]

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Eighteenth Annual Conference on Learning Theory
Bertinoro, Italy
June 27-30, 2005
http://learningtheory.org/colt2005

The Eighteenth Annual COLT (Conference on Learning Theory, formerly
Workshop on Computational Learning Theory) will be held in Bertinoro,
Italy, June 27-30, 2005

We invite submissions of papers addressing the theoretical modeling and
analysis of all aspects of learning and empirical inference. We strongly
support a broad definition of learning theory, including:

* Analysis of learning algorithms and their generalization ability *
Computational complexity of learning * Bayesian analysis * Statistical
mechanics of learning systems * Optimization procedures for learning *
Inductive inference * Boolean function learning * Inductive logic
programming * Unsupervised and semi-supervised learning * On-line learning
and relative loss bounds * Learning in planning and control (including
reinforcement learning) * Mathematical analysis of learning in related
fields (e.g. game theory, neuroscience)

We welcome theoretical papers about learning that do not fit into the
above categories. We are particularly interested in papers that include
viewpoints that are new to the COLT community. While the primary focus of
the conference is theoretical, papers can be strengthened by the inclusion
of relevant experimental results. We also welcome experimental and
algorithmic papers provided they are relevant to the focus of the
conference by elucidating theoretical results in learning.

All papers will appear in the proceedings, to be published in the Springer
Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence series. The proceedings will
appear both as a printed book and in a full-text electronic version, thus
we require electronic submissions. Papers that have previously appeared in
journals or at other conferences, or that are being submitted to other
conferences are not appropriate for COLT.

PAPER FORMAT: Submissions should include the title, authors' names, postal
and email addresses, and a 200-word summary of the paper suitable for the
conference program. They should be no longer than 15 pages using the
Springer LNCS style file (see
http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html). Your paper should include
a clear definition of the theoretical model used and a clear description
of the results, as well as a discussion of their significance, including
comparison to other work. Submit papers electronically in pdf or ps format
(for details see conference website).

While it is not expected that all full proofs can be included in the
paper, authors should strive to at least present partial proofs which will
enable the reviewers to understand the main ideas and methods used. The
paper should also attempt to be as self-contained as possible.

OPEN PROBLEMS SESSION: We also invite submission of open problems (see
separate call). These should be constrained to two pages using the same
formatting as for the full papers. There is a shorter reviewing period for
the open problems. Accepted contributions will be allocated short
presentation slots in a special open problems session and will be allowed
two pages each in the proceedings.

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: Will become available in early
December at http://learningtheory.org/colt2005

PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS: Peter Auer (U of Leoben) and Ron Meir (Technion)

PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Shai Ben-David (Waterloo), Avrim Blum (Carnegie
Mellon), Peter Bartlett (Berkeley), Nader Bshouty (Technion), Ran El-Yaniv
(Technion), Yoav Freund (Columbia), Ralf Herbrich (Microsoft), Marcus
Hutter (IDSIA), Tony Jebara (Columbia), Balazs Kegl (Montreal), Vladimir
Koltchinskii (New Mexico), Phil Long (Columbia), Gabor Lugosi (Barcelona),
Shie Mannor (McGill), Shahar Mendelson (ANU), Massimiliano Pontil
(University College), Daniel Reidenbach (U Kaiserslautern), Dan Roth (U
Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Michael Schmitt (Ruhr University Bochum),
Rocco Servedio (Columbia), Hans Ulrich Simon (Ruhr University Bochum),
Volodya Vovk (Royal Holloway), Manfred Warmuth (UC Santa Cruz), Tong Zhang
(IBM)

CONFERENCE AND LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS CHAIRS: Nicolo Cesa Bianchi (Universita
di Milano) and Claudio Gentile (Universita dellInsubria)

OPEN PROBLEMS CO-CHAIRS: Adam Klivans (Toyota Institute) and Rocco
Servedio (Columbia)

MARK FULK AWARD: This awards is for the best paper authored or coauthored
by a student. Eligible authors who wish to be considered for this prize
should indicate this on their submission's title page.

INVITED SPEAKERS: Sergiu Hart (Hebrew University), Wulfram Gerstner
(EPFL), Satinder Singh (Michigan)