IEEE SMC Workshop

The Human Use of Machine Learning 

European Centre for Living Technology

Venice, Italy

December 16, 2016

http://www.dsi.unive.it/HUML2016/

We are delighted to announce an interdisciplinary workshop on "The Human Use of Machine Learning," which will be held in Venice, Italy, on December 16, 2016.

The​ ​workshop, which is sponsored by the IEEE SMC Society,​ ​aims​ ​to solicit an open discussion on the social and ethical challenges posed by the ​recent​ explosion of machine learning ​​research a​nd ​its​ ​applications. The discussion​ ​is expected to focus on topics such as fairness, accountability, transparency and privacy, but also on general issues concerning, e.g., responsibility, human factors, values in design, etc.​

The workshop​ ​will be held at the European Centre for Living Technology (ECLT)​, a research center devoted to complex system studies located in central​ ​Venice (http://www.ecltech.org/) and​ ​is planned to be a one-day meeting with​ ​a number of​ ​invited​ ​contributions from different backgrounds and perspectives, such as machine learning​ and​ AI, computer ethics,​ ​law,​ ​philosophy of science​ ​and technology, etc.

Attendance is free of charge, but due to limited space registration is mandatory.

To register please send an email to: teresa.scantamburlo@unive.it.

A first-in first-served policy will apply.

Young researchers grants

A small number of grants are available for young researchers (PhD students or post-docs) and will cover accommodation and living expenses. Applicants should send an email to teresa.scantamburlo@unive.it along with their CV.

We also encourage young researchers to submit a 1-page abstract (references included) on a published or ongoing research. Selected submissions will be considered for either an oral or a poster presentation.

Deadline for application and for abstract submission: November 20, 2016

Notifications of acceptance:  November 24, 2016