2012 International Conference on Pattern Recognition
Applications and Methods (ICPRAM2012)
February 6-8, 2012
Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal
http://www.icpram.org
ICPRAM (1st International Conference on Pattern Recognition Applications and Methods –
http://icpram.org/) has an open call for papers, whose deadline is set for July 26, 2011. We
hope you can participate in this conference by submitting a paper reflecting your current
research in any of the following
tracks:
1. Theory and Methods
2. Applications
ICPRAM 2012 will be held in Algarve, Portugal next year, on February 6-8, 2012.
It will be sponsored by the Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control
and Communication (INSTICC) in cooperation with the Association for the Advancement of
Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), Pattern Analysis, Statistical Modelling and Computational
Learning (PASCAL2) and IEEE Signal Processing Society, and technically co-sponsored by
AERFAI and APRP. INSTICC is member of the Workflow Management Coalition
(WfMC).
ICPRAM would like to become a major point of contact between researchers, engineers and
practitioners on the areas of Pattern Recognition, both from theoretical and application
perspectives.
Contributions describing applications of Pattern Recognition techniques to real-world
problems, interdisciplinary research, experimental and/or theoretical studies yielding new
insights that advance Pattern Recognition methods are especially encouraged.
The conference program features a number of Keynote Lectures to be delivered by
distinguished world-class researchers, including those listed below.
The proceedings of ICPRAM will be submitted for indexation by Thomson Reuters
Conference Proceedings Citation Index, INSPEC, DBLP and EI.
All accepted papers (full, short and posters) will be published in the conference proceedings,
under an ISBN reference, on paper and on CD-ROM support.
A short list of presented papers will be selected so that revised and extended versions of
these papers will be published by Springer-Verlag in a AISC Series book.
Top selected papers in specific areas of interest will be published as a special issue in the
Neurocomputing Journal.
Best paper awards will be distributed during the conference closing session.
Please check the website for further information (http://icpram.org/best_paper_awards.asp).
All papers presented at the conference venue will be available at the SciTePress Digital
Library (http://www.scitepress.org/DigitalLibrary/).
Workshops and special sessions are also invited. If you wish to propose workshop or a special
session, for example based on the results of a specific research project, please contact the
secretariat. Workshop chairs and Special Session chairs will benefit from logistics support and
other types of support, including secretariat and financial support, to facilitate the
development of a valid idea.
Please check further details at the ICPRAM conference website(http://icpram.org). Should
you have any question please don’t hesitate contacting me.
ICPRAM 2012 will be held in conjunction with ICAART 2012
(http://www.icaart.org/home.asp) in Algarve, Portugal next year, on February 6-8, 2012.
Registration to ICPRAM will enable free access to the ICAART conference (as a non-
speaker).
ICPRAM website: http://icpram.org
IMPORTANT DATES:
Conference date: 6-8 February, 2012
Regular Paper Submission: July 26, 2011
Authors Notification: October 6, 2011
Final Regular Paper Submission and Registration: October 26, 2011
TECHNICALLY CO-SPONSORED BY
– AERFAI (Asociación Española de Reconocimiento de Formas y Análisis de
Imagen)
– APRP (Associação Portuguesa de Reconhecimento de Padrões)
IN COOPERATION WITH
– AAAI (Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence)
– PASCAL2 (Pattern Analysis, Statistical Modelling and Computational
Learning) Excellence Network
– IEEE Signal Processing Society
– Machine Learning For Signal Processing Technical Committee of IEEE
CONFERENCE TRACKS:
1. Theory and Methods
2. Applications
TRACK 1: Theory and Methods
– Exact and Approximate Inference
– Density Estimation
– Bayesian Models
– Gaussian Processes
– Model Selection
– Graphical and Graph-based Models
– Missing Data
– Ensemble Methods
– Neural Networks
– Kernel Methods
– Large Margin Methods
– Classification
– Regression
– Sparsity
– Feature Selection and Extraction
– Spectral Methods
– Embedding and Manifold Learning
– Similarity and Distance Learning
– Matrix Factorization
– Clustering
– ICA, PCA, CCA and other Linear Models
– Fuzzy Logic
– Active Learning
– Cost-sensitive Learning
– Incremental Learning
– On-line Learning
– Structured Learning
– Multi-agent Learning
– Multi-instance Learning
– Reinforcement Learning
– Instance-based Learning
– Knowledge Acquisition and Representation
– Meta Learning
– Multi-strategy Learning
– Case-based Reasoning
– Inductive Learning
– Computational Learning Theory
– Cooperative Learning
– Evolutionary Computation
– Information Retrieval and Learning
– Hybrid Learning Algorithms
– Planning and Learning
– Convex Optimization
– Stochastic Methods
– Combinatorial Optimization
TRACK 2: Applications
– Natural Language Processing
– Information Retrieval
– Ranking
– Web Applications
– Economics, Business and Forecasting Applications
– Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
– Audio and Speech Processing
– Signal Processing
– Image Understanding
– Sensors and Early Vision
– Motion and Tracking
– Image-based Modelling
– Shape Representation
– Object Recognition
– Video Analysis
– Medical Imaging
– Learning and Adaptive Control
– Perception
– Learning in Process Automation
– Learning of Action Patterns
– Virtual Environments
– Robotics
KEYNOTES SPEAKERS:
Ludmila Kuncheva, Bangor University, U.K.
Tiberio Caetano, NICTA, Australia
Francis Bach, INRIA, France
(list not yet complete)
PAPER SUBMISSION
Authors should submit an original paper in English, carefully checked for correct grammar
and spelling, using the on-line submission procedure. The initial submission must have
between 3 to 13 pages otherwise it will be rejected without review. Each paper should clearly
indicate the nature of its technical/scientific contribution, and the problems, domains or
environments to which it is applicable.
A “double-blind” paper evaluation method will be used. To facilitate that, the authors are
kindly requested to produce and provide the paper, WITHOUT any reference to any of the
authors. This means that is necessary to remove the authors personal details, the
acknowledgements section and any reference that may disclose the authors identity.
Submission types:
A) Regular Paper Submission
A regular paper presents a work where the research is completed or almost finished. It does
not necessary means that the acceptance is as a full paper. It may be accepted as a “full paper”
(30 min. oral presentation), a “short paper” (20 min. oral presentation) or a “poster”.
B) Position Paper Submission
A position paper presents an arguable opinion about an issue. The goal of a position paper is
to convince the audience that your opinion is valid and worth listening to, without the need
to present completed research work and/or validated results. It is, nevertheless, important to
support your argument with evidence to ensure the validity of your claims. A position paper
may be a short report and discussion of ideas, facts, situations, methods, procedures or results
of scientific research (bibliographic, experimental, theoretical, or other) focused on one of the
conference topic areas. The acceptance of a position paper is restricted to the categories of
“short paper” or “poster”, i.e. a position paper is not a candidate to acceptance as “full paper”.
PUBLICATIONS
All accepted papers (full, short and posters) will be published in the conference proceedings,
under an ISBN reference, on paper and on CD-ROM support. All papers presented at the
conference venue will be available at the SciTePress Digital Library
(http://www.scitepress.org/DigitalLibrary/).
A short list of presented papers will be selected so that revised and extended versions of>these papers will be published by Springer-Verlag in a AISC Series book.
Top selected papers in specific areas of interest will be published as a special issue in the
Neurocomputing Journal.
The proceedings of ICPRAM will be submitted for indexation by Thomson Reuters
Conference Proceedings Citation Index, INSPEC, DBLP and EI.
PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
Please check the program committee members at
http://icpram.org/call_for_papers.asp#program_committee
