Overview:
Networks are used across a wide variety of disciplines to describe interactions between entities -- in sociology these are relations between people, such as friendships (Facebook); in biology, physical interactions between genes; the Internet, sensor networks, transport networks, ecological networks just to name a few. Researchers in machine learning, statistics and physics communities search for ways to explain and model the phenomena observed across the multitude of these disciplines. The theoretical findings stemming from different areas are heterogeneous and often complementary yet there are few means for intellectual exchange and collaboration across disciplinary boundaries.
The goal of our workshop is to actively promote a collaborative effort in addressing statistical and computational issues arising when modeling collections of data represented by networks, static or dynamic; to "cross-pollinate" fields with ideas from different areas; to introduce new questions to the theoretical modeling audience and to broaden the focus by considering new areas.
Presentations will include novel network models, the application of established models to new domains, theoretical and computational issues, limitations of current methods and directions for future research.
Online Submissions:
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We welcome the following types of papers:
1. Research papers that introduce new models or apply established models to novel domains,
2. Research papers that explore theoretical and computational issues, or
3. Position papers that discuss shortcomings and desiderata of current approaches, or propose new directions for future research.
All submissions will be peer-reviewed; exceptional work will be considered for oral presentation. We encourage authors to emphasize the role of learning and its relevance to the application domains at hand. In addition, we hope to identify current successes in the area, and will therefore consider papers that apply previously proposed models to novel domains and data sets.
Submissions should be 4-to-8 pages long, and adhere to NIPS format (http://nips.cc/PaperInformation/StyleFiles). Please email your submissions to: networksnips2010@gmail.com
Deadline for Submissions: Friday, October 29, 2010
Notification of Decision: Sunday, November 7 2010
Format:
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This is a one-day workshop. The program will feature 4-6 invited talks (TBD), poster spotlights and a poster session, and panel discussions. All submissions will be peer-reviewed; exceptional work will be considered for oral presentation. More details about the program will be announced soon.
Organizers:
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Anna Goldenberg, University of Toronto
Edo Airoldi, Harvard University
Jure Leskovec, Stanford Universit
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