The Ninth Conference on Computational Learning Theory (COLT '96) will be held in the town of Desenzano del Garda, Italy, from Friday, June 28, through Monday, July 1, 1996. COLT '96 is sponsored by the Università degli Studi di Milano. We invite papers in all areas that relate directly to the analysis of learning algorithms and the theory of machine learning, including neural networks, statistics, statistical physics, Bayesian/MDL estimation, reinforcement learning, inductive inference, knowledge discovery in databases, robotics, and pattern recognition. We also encourage the submission of papers describing experimental results that are supported by theoretical analysis.
Abstract Submission: Authors should submit fifteen copies (preferably two-sided) of an extended abstract to
Abstract Format: The extended abstract should include a clear definition of the theoretical model used and a clear description of the results, as well as a discussion of their significance, including comparison to other work. Proofs or proof sketches should be included. If the abstract exceeds 10 pages, only the first 10 pages may be examined. A cover letter specifying the contact author and his or her email address should accompany the abstract.
Program Format: At the discretion of the program committee, the program may consist of both long and short talks, corresponding to longer and shorter papers in the proceedings. The short talks will also be coupled with a poster presentation.
Program Chairs: Avrim Blum (Carnegie Mellon University) and Michael Kearns (AT&T Bell Laboratories).
Conference and Local Arrangements Chairs: Nicolò Cesa-Bianchi (Università di Milano) and Giancarlo Mauri (Università di Milano).
Program Committee: Martin Anthony (London School of Economics), Avrim Blum (Carnegie Mellon University), Bill Gasarch (University of Maryland), Lisa Hellerstein (Northwestern University), Robert Holte (University of Ottawa), Sanjay Jain (National University of Singapore), Michael Kearns (AT&T Bell Laboratories), Nick Littlestone (NEC Research Institute), Yishay Mansour (Tel Aviv University), Steve Omohundro (NEC Research Institute), Manfred Opper (University of Wuerzburg), Lenny Pitt (University of Illinois), Dana Ron (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Rich Sutton (University of Massachusetts).
COLT, ML, and EuroCOLT: The Thirteenth International Conference on Machine Learning (ML '96) will be held right after COLT '96, on July 3-7 in Bari, Italy. In cooperation with COLT, the EuroCOLT conference will not be held in 1996.
Student Travel: We anticipate some funds will be available to partially support travel by student authors. Details will be distributed as they become available.