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The International Symposium on Empirical Modeling EMPIRICAL MODELING 2015 June 21 - 26, 2015 - Brussels, Belgium |
This symposium is part of INFOCOMP 2015.
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| Call for Papers: |
Empirical modeling is one of the most commonly used analytical methods in industry, science, technology, engineering, and management, and is certainly the most diverse in terms of the range of problems it can consider. The advent of fast, inexpensive desktop computing combined with recent advances in empirical modeling development algorithms (such as those of machine learning) have helped make this possible. A major criticism of empirical modeling is that it is a black box method (providing little explanation of its output), has no ability to extrapolate and extend to new versions of a problem, and has an insatiable demand for development data, and is therefore best used as a compromise in situations where a theoretical modeling framework is unavailable. However, in recent years researchers have started to challenge this viewpoint, seeking ways of developing empirical models that are insightful, extendable, and practical, complementing the otherwise inherent versatility of the approach. This symposium is aimed at determining the current state of development of Empirical Modeling and its potential in all of these respects.
Topics:
- Empirical Modeling principles
- Empirical Modeling applications (finance, health, online gaming, drugs design, environment, climate, buildings, urbanity, mobility, demography, oil and gas production, marketing, finance, etc.)
- Empirically-derived analytic Models
- Empirical Models for predictive analytics
- Empirical Modeling for optimization
- Empirical estimation of retention models
- Empirical Model design and development challenges
- Empirical data collection challenges
- Richly structured Empirical Models
- Verification and Validation of Empirical Models
- Empirical evidence and Empirical discovery
- Tools for Empirical Modeling
- Languages and notations for Empirical Modeling
- Programming aspects towards Empirical Modeling
- Quality, Clarity, and Accuracy in Empirical Modeling
- Empirical Modeling and statistical modeling approaches
- Maintenance of Empirically derived Models
- Cost-effectiveness of Empirical Models
INSTRUCTION FOR THE AUTHORS
Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions to one of the IARIA Journals.
Publisher: XPS (Xpert Publishing Services)
Archived: ThinkMindTM Digital Library (free access)
Prints available at Curran Associates, Inc.
Articles will be submitted to appropriate indexes.
Important deadlines:
| Submission (full paper) |
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| Notification | March 30, 2015 |
| Registration | April 15, 2015 |
| Camera ready | May 12, 2015 |
Only .pdf or .doc files will be accepted for paper submission. All received submissions will be acknowledged via an automated system.
Contribution types
- regular papers [in the proceedings, digital library]
- short papers (work in progress) [in the proceedings, digital library]
- ideas: two pages [in the proceedings, digital library]
- extended abstracts: two pages [in the proceedings, digital library]
- posters: two pages [in the proceedings, digital library]
- posters: slide only [slide-deck posted on www.iaria.org]
- presentations: slide only [slide-deck posted on www.iaria.org]
- demos: two pages [posted on www.iaria.org]
- doctoral forum submissions: [in the proceedings, digital library]
Proposals for:
- mini symposia: [in the proceedings, digital library]
- workshops: [in the proceedings, digital library]
- tutorials: [slide-deck posted on www.iaria.org]
- panels: [slide-deck posted on www.iaria.org]
Details on contributions and proposals.
FORMATS
Only .pdf or .doc files will be accepted for paper submission. All received submissions will be acknowledged via an automated system.
Final author manuscripts will be 8.5" x 11", not exceeding 6 pages; max 4 extra pages allowed at additional cost. The formatting instructions can be found on the Instructions page. Helpful information for paper formatting can be found on the here. Latex templates are also available.
Slides-based contributions can use the corporate/university format and style.
Your paper should also comply with the additional editorial rules.
Once you receive the notification of contribution acceptance, you will be provided by the publisher an online author kit with all the steps an author needs to follow to submit the final version. The author kits URL will be included in the letter of acceptance.
We would recommend that you should not use too many extra pages, even if you can afford the extra fees. No more than 2 contributions per event are recommended, as each contribution must be separately registered and paid for. At least one author of each accepted paper must register to ensure that the paper will be included in the conference proceedings and in the digital library, or posted on the www.iaria.org (for slide-based contributions).
| Committees: |
Symposium Chairs
Ian Flood, University of Florida, USA
Claus-Peter Rückemann, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster / Leibniz Universität Hannover / North-German Supercomputing Alliance, Germany
Program Committee Members
Alnoor Allidina, IBI-MAAK Inc., Canada
Turgay Aytac, Prescience Technologies Inc., USA
Catherine Cleophas, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Madeline M. Diep, Fraunhofer Center for Experimental Software Engineering, USA
Ian Flood, University of Florida, USA
Rachel Harrison, Oxford Brookes University, UK
Hadi Hemmati, University of Manitoba, Canada
Frank Herrmann, OTH Regensburg - Technical University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Mauro Iacono, Seconda Universita' degli Studi di Napoli, Italy
Raymond R.R. Issa, Rinker School/University of Florida, USA
SangHyun Lee, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering/University of Michigan, USA
Ulf Lotzmann, University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany
Roderick Melnik, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
Daniel Méndez Fernández, Technische Universität München, Germany
Akbar Siami Namin, Texas Tech University, USA
Federica Paci, University of Southampton, UK
Claus-Peter Rückemann, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster / Leibniz Universität Hannover / North-German Supercomputing Alliance, Germany
Ravi S. Srinivasan, Rinker School/University of Florida, USA
Stefan Wagner, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Dietmar Winkler, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Yimmin Zhu, Department of Construction Management/Louisiana State University, USA
(to be completed)
| Publishing Information: |
ISBN: 978-1-61208-416-9 |
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| Submit a Paper: |
First, fill out the submission form with information about your paper. Please, fill it out only once for each paper, and do not resubmit it. Contact the address below if you run into any difficulties.
As the designated correspondence author, you will then receive a first e-mail message containing the paper ID. The information in the email will allow you to submit your paper.
If you have some problems send your paper via this e-mail (please report your paper ID in the text of your mail AND the name of the conference).
The conference staff will contact you only if the paper does not print properly or has other problems.
You can change information about your paper, submit brief corrections, view an email trail, and even edit your personal information by following the link in the initial confirmation email.
| Touristic Information: |
Touristic information is available from the hosting conference, INFOCOMP 2015.
| Hotels and Travel: |
Hotels and travel information is available from the hosting conference page, INFOCOMP 2015.
| Tutorials: |
Tutorials are available from the hosting conference page, INFOCOMP 2015.
| Preliminary Program: |
Preliminary program is available from the hosting conference page, INFOCOMP 2015.
| Camera Ready: |
The link below contains the details on how to upload the final version of your paper to the publisher. The upload should be done after registering your article via the Registration Form.
Publication Site for EMPIRICAL MODELING 2015 ( same as for main conference, INFOCOMP 2015)
Publication details are in the Call for Papers, namely "Final author manuscripts will be 8.5" x 11", not exceeding 6 pages; max 4 extra pages allowed at additional cost". The costs of additional pages are on the Registration Form.
If you have any questions about the paper upload process, please contact the proceedings production editor, Mike.
| Registration Form: |
Each accepted paper needs at least one full registration, before the camera-ready manuscript can be included in the proceedings. The student rate is the lowest registration rate listed in the registration form.
One registration form covers the registration of the paper and the participation of one presenter. If an author has two (or more) accepted papers, each paper must be registered paid for with a separate form.
Every participant must register separately: if two co-authors attend, each of them has to register
Support letters for entry visa will only be issued to attendees who have successfully paid their registration fees in full.
Registration form:
The registration form can be found here.
Note: If you attend but do not have a paper to present, use paper number "guest" in the registration form.
Note: For any registration related questions, please contact annemarie@vicov.com or by fax at 1-302-397-2096
Note: For questions or requests related to entry visa support letters, please contact annemarie@vicov.com or by fax at 1-302-397-2096
Note: For a group registration rate at the conference hotel, you can use this form. The booking is done directly to the hotel by the attendee; hotel contact information is on the form. If this is not a suitable option, you can book any hotel you decide.
Note: As of April 1st, 2015, the hotel has been renamed Pentahotel Brussels City Centre. During the name transition, you may see it listed with either name on different booking sites.
Attendance guidelines:
During IARIA events, photos and recordings may be made. By registering to and/or attending IARIA events, you consent to allow IARIA to make and distribute such material for informational, publicity, promotional and/or reporting purposes in print or electronic media.
Video recording of presentations by attendees are not allowed without written permission from IARIA and the on-site OK of the presenter.
Copyrighted presentation material may be photographed or copied for personal use only, not for reproduction or distribution. Material labeled confidential or proprietary may not be photographed or copied.
Presence:
If for unforeseen reasons physical presence at the conference location is not possible, proceedings will not be mailed as the articles are freely available from ThinkMind digital library, www.thinkmind.org
| Statistics: |
Statistics are available from the hosting conference page, INFOCOMP 2015.
| Photos: |
Photos are available from the hosting conference page, INFOCOMP 2015.
| Awards: |
Awards are available from the hosting conference page, INFOCOMP 2015.
