| | LVA/ICA 2010
September 27-30, 2010 - Saint-Malo, France
9th International Conference on
Latent Variable Analysis and Signal Separation
formerly the International Conference on
Independent Component Analysis and Signal Separation
http://lva2010.inria.fr/
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Ten years after the first workshop on Independent Component Analysis in
Aussois, the series of ICA conferences has shown the liveliness of the
community of theoreticians and practitioners working in this field.
While ICA and blind signal separation have become mainstream topics, new
approaches have emerged to solve problems involving signal mixtures or
various other types of latent variables: semi-blind models, matrix
factorization using Sparse Component Analysis (SCA), Non-negative Matrix
Factorization (NMF), Probabilistic Latent Semantic Indexing (PLSI), but
also tensor decompositions, Independent Vector Analysis (IVA),
Independent Subspace Analysis (ISA), ...
The 9th edition of the conference, renamed LVA/ICA to reflect this
evolution towards more general Latent Variable Analysis problems in
signal processing, will offer an interdisciplinary forum for scientists
and engineers to experience renewed theoretical surprises and face
real-world problems.
In addition to contributed papers (oral and poster presentations), the
meeting will feature keynote talks by leading researchers:
Pierre Comon, University of Nice, France
Stephane Mallat, Ecole Polytechnique, France
Mark Girolami, University of Glasgow, UK
Arie Yeredor, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
as well as a community-based evaluation campaign (SiSEC 2010), a panel
discussion session, and a special late-breaking / demo session.
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VENUE
Saint Malo (http://www.saint-malo-tourisme.com/index.jsp?lang=en), the
corsair city, is an ancient city and pitoresque sea resort located in
Brittany, in the north-west of France.
Chateaubriand, Surcouf, Jacques Cartier... from writers to privateers
and sailors, many were the good men who hailed from Saint-Malo. As if in
honour of their pride and independence, the forts and ramparts of the
corsair city face the sea, adding to the city's charm and its
exceptional setting. To visitors and event-goers, the city offers the
beauty of its maritime views and the wealth of its historical heritage.
A city of 52,000 inhabitants that is lively all year round, Saint-Malo's
heart beats to the rhythm of the major event it hosts, festivals as the
Etonnants Voyageurs or Internationally renowned regattas such as the
Route du Rhum.
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IMPORTANT DATES
• April 7, 2010: Paper submission deadline
• June 15, 2010: Notification of acceptance
• June 30, 2010: Final paper due
• July 31, 2010: Late-breaking / demo / SiSEC abstract submission deadline
Detailed submission instructions will shortly be made available on the
conference website http://lva2010.inria.fr/.
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CALL FOR PAPERS
Prospective authors are invited to submit papers in all areas of latent
variable analysis and signal separation, including but not limited to:
• Theoretical frameworks: probabilistic, geometric &
biologically-inspired modeling; flat, hierarchical & dynamic structures;
sparse coding; kernel methods; neural networks
• Models: linear & nonlinear models; continuous & discrete latent
variables; convolutive & noisy mixtures; linear & quadratic
time-frequency representations
• Algorithms: blind & semi-blind estimation; identification &
convergence conditions; local & evolutionary optimization; computational
complexity; adaptation & modularity
• Speech and audio data: source separation; denoising & dereverberation;
Computational Auditory Scene Analysis (CASA); Automatic Speech
Recognition (ASR)
• Images: segmentation; fusion; texture analysis; color imaging; coding;
scene analysis
• Biomedical data: functional imaging; BCI; genomic data analysis;
systems biology
• Unsolved and emerging problems: causality detection; feature
selection; data mining; control; psychology; social networks; finance;
artificial intelligence; real-time applications
• Resources: software; databases; objective & subjective evaluation
procedures
Papers must be original and must not be already published nor under
review elsewhere. Papers linked to a submission to SiSEC 2010 are highly
welcome. The proceedings will be published in Springer-Verlag’s Lecture
Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) Series.
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SPECIAL ISSUE AND BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD
Extended versions of selected papers will be considered for a special
issue of a journal.
The Best Student Paper Award will distinguish the work of a PhD student
with original scientific contributions and the quality of his/her
presentation at LVA/ICA 2010. Eligible papers must be first-authored and
presented by the PhD student during the Conference. Candidates will be
asked to notify their participation on the submission form. A prize of
400 € offered by the Fondation Metivier will be awarded to the winner.
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LATE-BREAKING / DEMO / SiSEC SESSION
A special session will be dedicated to the presentation of:
• early results and ideas that are not yet fully formalized and evaluated
• software and data of interest to the community, with focus on open
source resources
• signal separation systems evaluated in SiSEC 2010 but not associated
with a full paper
Presenters are invited to submit a non-reviewed abstract, which will be
included in the conference program but not published in the proceedings.
We look forward to receiving your technical contribution and meeting you
in Saint-Malo!
Remi Gribonval and Emmanuel Vincent
General Chairs
Vincent Vigneron and Eric Moreau
Technical Chairs |
