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MCS 2011
10th International Workshop
on
Multiple Classifier Systems
June 15-17, 2011, Naples, Italy

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

Submission deadline (*NEW*): January 31, 2011

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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WORKSHOP TOPICS

Papers describing original work in the following and related research topics are
welcome:
- Foundations of multiple classifier systems
- Methods for classifier fusion
- Design of multiple classifier systems
- Diversity in multiple classifier systems
- Classifier combination and classifier selection
- Combination of multiple kernels
- Mixtures of experts
- Algebraic and discrete mathematical methods, intelligent agents, etc.
- Applications, especially in computer security

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INVITED SPEAKERS

Shai Avidan (http://www.eng.tau.ac.il/~avidan/) - Tel-Aviv University
Nicolo' Cesa-Bianchi (http://homes.dsi.unimi.it/~cesabian/) - University of Milano

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PAPER SUBMISSION

Authors can submit their papers on-line by visiting the MCS 2011 EasyChair web-site:
http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mcs2011
The papers should not exceed 10 pages in the Springer LNCS format.
Three members of the Program Committee will referee the papers.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Submission implies the willingness of at least one author to register, attend the
workshop, and present the paper. Accepted papers will be published in the proceedings
only if the registration form and payment for one of the authors will be received.

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WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS

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

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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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SPONSORSHIP

This workshop is endorsed by the International Association of Pattern Recognition
(IAPR) and by the GIRPR, the Italian Chapter of IAPR.

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IMPORTANT DATES

Paper Submission (*NEW*): January 31st, 2011
Notification of Acceptance: March 10th, 2011
Camera-ready Manuscript: March 26th, 2011
Registration: March 26th, 2011

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REGISTRATION FEE

Early (within March 26): IAPR members & Students € 460 / Others € 490
Late (after March 26): IAPR members & Students € 510 / Others € 540

The workshop fee includes:
- Springer LNCS proceedings
- Coffee breaks and lunches
- Gala Dinner

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PROGRAM COMMITTEE

J. Benediktsson (Iceland) K. Kryszczuk (Switzerland)
G. Brown (United Kingdom) L.I. Kuncheva (United Kingdom)
H. Bunke (Switzerland) V. Mottl (Russia)
L.P. Cordella (Italy) K. Nandakumar (Singapore)
R.P.W. Duin (Netherlands) N. Oza (USA)
N. El Gayar (Egypt) E. Pekalska (United Kingdom)
G. Fumera (Italy) R. Polikar (USA)
C. Furlanello (Italy) J.J. Rodriguez (Spain)
J. Ghosh (USA) A. Ross (USA)
V. Govindaraju (USA) A. Sharkey (United Kingdom)
M. Haindl (Czech Republic) F. Tortorella (Italy)
L. Hall (USA) G. Valentini (Italy)
T.K. Ho (USA) T. Windeatt (United Kingdom)
N. Intrator (Israel) D. Windridge (United Kingdom)
P. Kegelmeyer (USA) Z.-H. Zhou (China)

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Please find the call for papers and more information at the webpage
http://www.diee.unica.it/mcs
E-mail: mcs2011.naples@gmail.com

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