Subject: JFA98 - Second and Last Call for Papers
From: Engelbert Mephu-Nguifo <[email-masked]>
To: Multiple recipients of list <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 12:44:23 +0100

Second and Last Call for Papers

       Thirteenth French-speaking Conference on Machine Learning

                           Arras, May 18-20, 1998

                        Submission deadline: February 13, 1998=20

                         http://www.univ-artois.fr/jfa98=20

General Information

JFA'98 is the annual french-speaking conference on Machine Learning. It
is made of reviewed papers, invited lectures and tutorials. JFA accepts
both symbolic and numeric approaches in machine learning, and research
or application papers in this area.

Papers may be submitted in english but the final version must be written
in french.

The thirteenth JFA conference will be held on May 18-20, 1998 at Artois
University (Arras).=20

Submissions

Papers relevant to the discipline of Machine Learning are sollicited,
including, but not limited to:

 Applications of Machine Learning     Case-based Learning=20
 Computational Learning Theory        Data Mining=20
 Evolutionary Computation             Hybrid Learning Systems=20
 Inductive Learning                   Inductive Logic Programming=20
 Knowledge Discovery in Databases     Language Learning=20
 Learning and Problem Solving         Learning by Analogy=20
 Learning in Multi-Agent Systems      Learning in Dynamic Domains=20
 Learning to Search                   Multistrategy Learning=20
 Neural Networks                      Reinforcement Learning=20
 Robot Learning                       Scientific Discovery =05

Papers are limited to 12 pages (using a 10pt Times Roman font,
single-spaced, with 3cm margins
on all sides) including figures, title page, references, and appendices.
(see Format instructions)=20

The papers will be refereed according to clarity and overall quality
criteria, focusing primarily on
their relevance to the conference.=20

Email submissions are strongly preferred. Please send an attached
PostScript file to
[email-masked] Those unable to produce a PostScript file may send 4
hardcopies of their paper
submission to the program chair:=20

      Jacques Nicolas
      IRISA - INRIA
      Campus Universitaire de Beaulieu,=20
      35042 Rennes Cedex, France=20
      Tel: (+33) 2 99 84 73 12=20
      E.mail: [email-masked]=20

Timetable

 February 13, 1998  deadline for submission=20
 April 6, 1998      notification of acceptance/rejection=20
 May 4, 1998        deadline for final versions of papers=20
 May 18-20, 1998    JFA'98=20

Program committee

Conference Chair:
 Jacques Nicolas,  IRISA - INRIA, Rennes, [email-masked]=20

Members:
 Michel Benaim           Univerist=E9 Paul Sabatier, Toulouse=20
 Francesco Berganado     Universit=E0 di Torino, Italy=20
 Gilles Bisson           Imag, Grenoble=20
 Pierre Brezellec        Universit=E9 de Paris 13=20
 St=E9phane Canu           Heudiasyc, Compi=E8gne=20
 Antoine Cornuejols      LRI, Orsay=20
 Florence D'Alch=E9-Buc    LIP6, Paris=20
 Colin De la Higuera     Universit=E9 de St Etienne=20
 Patrick Gallinari       LIP6, Paris=20
 Fr=E9d=E9rick Garcia        Inra, Toulouse=20
 Olivier Gascuel         Lirmm, Montpellier=20
 Engelbert Mephu Nguifo  CRIL, Universit=E9 d'Artois, Lens=20
 Laurent Miclet          Enssat, Lannion=20
 Mohamed Quafafou        IRIN, Nantes=20
 C=E9line Rouveirol        LRI, Orsay=20
 Mich=E8le Sebag           LMS, Paris=20
 Dominique Snyers        ENSTbr, Brest=20
 Christel Vrain          Universit=E9 d'Orl=E9ans=20
 Jean Daniel Zucker      LIP6, Paris=20

Organizers:=20
 Engelbert Mephu Nguifo, Local Arrangement Chair   CRIL, IUT de Lens,
Universit=E9 d'Artois=20
 Claire N=E9dellec,        Public Relation Chair     LRI, Orsay=20
 Jean Daniel Zucker      Tutorial Chair            LIP6, Paris=20

Local arrangement committee members:
 Brigitte  Bessant    CRIL, Universit=E9 d'Artois, Lens
 Eric      Gr=E9goire   CRIL, Universit=E9 d'Artois, Lens
 Patrick   Njiwoua    CRIL, Universit=E9 d'Artois, Lens
 Jean-Marc Pr=E9vot     Universit=E9 d'Artois, Lens

Secretariat:=20

      CRIL - JFA'98
      IUT de Lens - Universit=E9 d'Artois=20
      Rue de l'Universit=E9 SP 16=20
      62307 Lens cedex, France=20
      Tel: (33) 3 21 79 32 53 / 73 Fax: (33) 3 21 79 32 72=20
      E.mail: [email-masked]