Workshop on Active Learning and Experimental Design (collocated with AISTATS)

Workshop on Active Learning and Experimental Design
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Collocated with AISTATS 2010
May 16, 2010
Chia Laguna resort
http://clopinet.com/isabelle/Projects/AISTATS2010/

Abstract submission deadline: March 8, 2010

Guest speakers:
– Donald Rubin, Department of Statistics, Harward University (co-inventor of the EM algorithm, expert in experimental design and causal inference)
– Burr Settles, Machine Learning Department, Carnegie Mellon University (author of an authoritative tutorial on active learning)
– David Jensen, Computer Science Department, Universtity of Massachusetts (expert in quasi-experimental design)

The results of the Active Learning challenge http://clopinet.com/al will be discussed at the workshop and plans will be made for an upcoming challenge on experimental design.