text_combined: uai applications workshop 2008 ecpnycsuunl please distribute anyone may interested apologies multiple postings sixth bayesian modelling applications workshop uai08 call contributions july 9th 2008 helsinki finland special theme biased numbers submission contributions due march 28th 2008 enquiries submissions rxpwnnrizow3686csuunl httpwwwcsuunlgroupsdssuai08workshop objective previous years workshop provide focused informal forum fruitful exchanges among theorists practitioners tool developers discussions may cover research questions insights methodologies techniques experiences applications bayesian models particular problem domain contributions compiled separate workshop proceedings addition based response workshop intention publish subset papers special issue appropriate journal workshop theme year especially encouraging contributions address special theme biased numbers encourage papers focus issues relating probability biases applications bayesian networks examples include restricted following issues constructing bayesian model probabilistic information required establishing numerical parameters model probabilistic information obtained using available datasets human experts mix yet sources sources probabilistic information known biased datasets example often gathered different purpose constructing model therefore exhibit selection bias expert probability judgments known biased result heuristics humans use assessing probabilities acquiring numerical parameters bayesian model biases sources probabilistic information identified degree bias established effect biases resulting model behaviour possible correct biases eliciting probabilities human experts additional source possible problems method used elicitation dedicated techniques designed purpose techniques forestall example biases overcommitments resulting model techniques efficient easy use scale building large models resulting assessments wellcalibrated tell knowledge obtained multiple experts multiple sources general combined benefits drawbacks verifying probability assessments behaviour model construction biases numbers interpretation numbers expected type bias encounter tell kind probabilistic information possibly computed model construction feed back example human expert communicate information interpreted intended general focus 2008 bayesian modelling applications workshop encourage submissions provide insight examples encountered biases sources probabilistic information introduced methods new existing obtaining communicating numbers addition encourage proposals methods identifying biases numbers establishing effect model behaviour would appreciate solutions posed related problems addition submissions addressing factors also welcome contributions overall focus bayesian modelling submissions addressing novel applications particularly encouraged format workshop take place wednesday july 9th day uai main conference starts workshop consist sessions devoted issues developing using bayesian models form presentations open discussions conclude plenary panel discussion summarise issues raised day consider plans next edition arrangements workshop uai main conference colocated colt icml conferences university helsinki finland separate workshopregistration fee required contribute submissions 38 pages pdf format preferably style main conference solicited contribution raise questions offer results presented discussed workshop participants encouraged apply jointly members disciplines collaborated submissions peerreviewed sent rxpwnnrizow3686csuunl subject submission authors namess something similar inquiries de made address workshop committee suzanne mahoney innovative decisions inc cochair silja renooij utrecht university cochair hermi jm tabachneckschijf utrecht university cochair john mark agosta intel research russel almond educational testing service dennis buede innovative decisions inc marek druzdzel university pittsburgh linda van der gaag utrecht university judy goldsmith university kentucky sean guarino charles river analytics kathryn laskey george mason university ann nicholson monash university jonathan pfautz massachusetts institute technology juandiego zapatarivera educational testing service important dates submission contributions march 28th 2008 notification selections april 25th 2008 deadline contributions proceedings june 20th 2008 date workshop july 9th 2008 fri 08 aug 2008 112736 0100 uai cfp bayesian modelling applications workshop