MCS 2011 Call for Participation

MCS 2011 – 10th International Workshop on Multiple Classifier Systems
(sponsored by PASCAL)

June 15-17, 2011, Naples, Italy

http://www.diee.unica.it/mcs

Worhshop Chairs:
Carlo Sansone (University of Naples, Italy)
Josef Kittler (University of Surrey, UK)
Fabio Roli (University of Cagliari, Italy)

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MCS 2011 is the tenth edition in a well-established series of meetings providing
an international forum for the discussion of issues in multiple
classifier system
design.
The aim of the workshop is to bring together researchers from diverse
communities
concerned with this topic, including neural network, pattern
recognition, machine
learning and statistics.
Information on the previous MCS editions can be found on the website
http://www.diee.unica.it/mcs.
The special focus of MCS 2011 will be on the application of multiple classifier
systems in computer security.

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INVITED TALKS

– Shai Avidan (Tel-Aviv University, Israel): Ensemble Methods for Tracking
– Nicolò Cesa-Bianchi (University of Milan, Italy): Ensembles and
Multiple Classifiers: A Game-Theoretic View

WORKSHOP SESSIONS

– Classifier Ensembles
– One-class classifiers
– Trees and Forests
– Multiple Kernels
– Sequential Combination
– Classifier Selection
– ECOC
– Clustering
– Biometrics
– Computer Security

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WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS

Accepted papers appear in the workshop proceedings, published by Springer in the
Lecture Notes in Computer Science series (vol. 6713).

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WORKSHOP VENUE

The workshop will be held at the Aula Magna of the Centro Congressi Federico II,
Naples (Italy) – http://www.centrocongressi.unina.it.

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ENDORSEMENT AND SPONSORSHIP

– This MCS edition was included in the list of events celebrating the bicentenary
of the School of Engineering of the University of Naples Federico II.
– The workshop was endorsed by the International Association of
Pattern Recognition (IAPR) and by the GIRPR, the Italian Chapter of IAPR.
– Financial sponsors: Nettuno Solutions, AIRobots European Project 7FP,
Pascal 2 NoE.

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Please find the detailed workshop program and more information at the webpage
http://www.diee.unica.it/mcs
E-mail: mcs2011.naples(at)gmail.com

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