text_combined: jonathan lawry asuwexbristolacuk call papers third international conference soft methods probability statistics smps 2006 57 september 2006 university bristol uk httpwwwenmbrisacuksmps last thirty years growing interest extending theory probability statistics allow flexible modelling uncertainty ignorance fuzziness extensions result softening classical theory allow imprecision probability judgements incorporate fuzzy constraints events many approaches utilise concepts tools techniques developed theories fuzzy set theory possibility theory imprecise probability theory dempstershafer theory need soft extensions probability theory becoming apparent wide range applications areas example data analysis data mining becoming increasingly clear integrating fuzzy sets probability lead robust interpretable models better capture inherent uncertainty fuzziness underlying data also science engineering need analyse model true uncertainty associated complex systems requires sophisticated representation ignorance provided uninformative bayesian priors soft methods probability statistics smps 2006 hosted artificial intelligence group department engineering mathematics university bristol uk third series biennial conferences organized 2002 systems research institute polish academy sciences warsaw 2004 department statistics operation research university oviedo spain smps 2006 aims provide forum researchers present discuss ideas theories applications scope conference bring together experts representing existing novel approaches soft probability statistics particular would welcome papers combining probability statistics fuzzy logic applications dempstershafer theory possibility theory generalized theories uncertainty generalized random elements generalized probabilities information see conference web page httpwwwenmbrisacuksmps email ghmc9880brisacuk wed 06 aug 2008 194231 0100 uai smps 2006 call papers