INTRODUCTIONFrom December 08-11 2008, the School for Information and Knowledge Systems (SIKS) organizes two basic courses Mathematical Methods for IKS (8-9 December) and Knowledge modeling (10-11 December)". Both courses will be given in English and are part of the obligatory Basic Course Program for SIKS-PhD -students. Although these courses are primarily intended for SIKS-PhD-students, other participants are not excluded. However, their number of passes will be restricted and depends on the number of SIKS-PhD -students taking the course.
LOCATION: Landgoed Huize Bergen, Vught
DATE: 08-11 May 2008
Prof. dr. Eric Postma (UvT), Mathematical Methods for IKS
Prof. dr. Tom Heskes (RUN), Mathematical Methods for IKS
Dr. Bert Bredeweg (UVA), Knowledge Modeling
PROGRAM: The program is not available yet, but may include the following topics:
Mathematical Methods for IKS
- Basic formalisms relevant to modern intelligent knowledge systems
- Automatically acquired knowledge representations
- Inductive learning
- Bayesian statistics
- Entropy and Information theory
- Computer intensive techniques
- Minimum Description Length Methods
- Ontologies, Epistemology and Models
- Modeling with Description Logics
- Methodology for Ontology engineering
- OWL: Ontology Language for the Web
- Ontology patterns, Re-use of information
In the conference center there is a limited number of places and there is interest from other groups in the topic as well. Therefore, an early registration is required.
Deadline for registration for SIKS-Ph.D.-students: November 30 2008
After that date, applications to participate will be honoured in a first-come first-serve manner. Of course, applications to participate from other interested groups are welcome already. They will receive a notification whether they can participate as soon as possible.
For registration you are kindly requested to fill in the registration form
Arrangement 1 includes single room, all meals, and course material.
Arrangement 2 includes two lunches, one dinner and course material. So no stay in the hotel and no breakfast.