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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Dear colleague,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>You are kindly invited to
submit your Abstract/Paper and participate to the forthcoming
Conference titled: </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'> </span></font><span
lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2
face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>15th
Applied Stochastic Models and Data Analysis International Conference (<span
class=SpellE>ASMDA</span> 2013) 25-28 June 2013</span></font></b><strong><b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>The forthcoming International
Conference <span class=SpellE>ASMDA</span> 2013 will take place in <span
class=SpellE>Mataró</span> (Barcelona) Spain.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=spip style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>The Applied Stochastic Models and Data Analysis
International Conference (<span class=SpellE>ASMDA</span>) main objective is
to welcome papers, <span class=GramE>both theoretical or</span> practical,
presenting new techniques and methodologies in the broad area of stochastic <span
class=SpellE>modeling</span> and data analysis. An objective is
to use the methods proposed for solving real life problems by
analyzing the relevant data. Also, the use of recent advances in different
fields will be promoted such as for example, new optimization and statistical
methods, data warehouse, data mining and knowledge systems, computing-aided
decision supports and neural computing. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=spip style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Particular attention will be given to interesting
applications in engineering, productions and services (maintenance,
reliability, planning and control, quality control, finance, insurance,
management and administration, inventory and logistics, marketing, environment,
human resources, biotechnology, <span class=GramE>medicine, ...)</span>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>The publications of the
conference include:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.5pt;text-indent:-8.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list 8.5pt'><![if !supportLists]><font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>The Book of Abstracts in Electronic and in Paper form<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.5pt;text-indent:-8.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list 8.5pt'><![if !supportLists]><font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Electronic Proceedings in CD and in the web in a
permanent website<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.5pt;text-indent:-8.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list 8.5pt'><![if !supportLists]><font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Publications in International Journals<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>For
more information and Abstract/Paper submission and Special Session
Proposals please visit the conference website at: <a
href="http://www.asmda.es/">http://www.asmda.es</a> and submit your
contributions to <a href="mailto:secretariat@asmda.es">secretariat@asmda.es</a>
<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span></span></font><span lang=EN-US
style='mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Kind regards,</span></font><span
lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Prof. Raimondo Manca<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>University of Rome "La <span
class=SpellE>Sapienza</span>" Italy<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Prof. Christos H. <span
class=SpellE>Skiadas</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Technical University of
Crete, Greece<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Prof. Vladimir Zaiats <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Escola</span></font></span><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'> <span class=SpellE>Politècnica</span> Superior, <span
class=SpellE>Universitat</span> de Vic, Spain<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>________________________</span></font><font
size=2 color=navy><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>____________________________________________________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Background</span></font></span><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=spip><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Since 1981, <span
class=SpellE>ASMDA</span> aims to serve as the interface between Stochastic
<span class=SpellE>Modeling</span> and Data Analysis and their real life
applications particularly in Business, Finance and Insurance, Management,
Production and Reliability, Biology and Medicine. </span></font><span
lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=spip><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Our main objective is to
publish papers, <span class=GramE>both theoretical or</span> practical,
presenting new results having potential for solving real-life problems.
Another important objective is to present new methods for solving these
problems by analyzing the relevant data. Also, the use of recent advances
in different <span class=GramE>fields,</span> will be promoted such as for
example, new optimization and statistical methods, data warehouse, data
mining and knowledge systems, computing-aided decision supports and neural
computing. </span></font><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=spip><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>The role played by <span
class=SpellE>ASMDA</span> as interface between theory and practice means
that the symposia are of great interest for both the academic and business
worlds. The high standards of the meetings are guaranteed by strong
international scientific committees and by a permanent world-wide <span
class=SpellE>ASMDA</span> Committee. </span></font><span lang=EN-GB
style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=spip><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>The preceding
international <span class=SpellE>ASMDA</span> Symposia were organized in
Brussels (1981, 1983, 1985), Belgium, in Nancy (1988), France, in Granada
(1991), Spain, in <span class=SpellE>Chania</span> (1993), Greece, in
Dublin (1995), Ireland, in <span class=SpellE>Anacapri</span> (1997),
Italy, in <span class=SpellE>Lisboa</span> (1999), Portugal, in <span
class=SpellE>Compiègne</span> (2001), France and in Brest (2005), France,
in <span class=SpellE>Chania</span> (2007), Greece, in Vilnius (2009)
Lithuania and in Rome (2011) Italy. </span></font><span lang=EN-GB
style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=spip><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>In general, the proceeding
volumes were published by international scientific publishers or local
publishers. </span></font><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=spip><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>The Conference 2013 will
focus on new trends in theory, applications and software of Applied
Stochastic Models and Data Analysis. <span class=SpellE>ASMDA</span> 2013
will take place in <span class=SpellE>Mataro</span> near Barcelona, Spain. </span></font><span
lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=spip><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Particular interest will
be given to interesting applications in engineering, productions and
services (maintenance, reliability, planning and control, quality control,
finance, insurance, management and administration, inventory and logistics,
marketing, environment, human resources, biotechnology, <span class=GramE>medicine,
...)</span>. </span></font><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;display:none;
mso-hide:all;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:.75pt;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:.75pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;display:none;
mso-hide:all;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:
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lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;display:none;mso-hide:all;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=1325
style='width:993.75pt;mso-cellspacing:0cm;margin-left:.75pt;mso-padding-alt:
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<p class=spip><span class=SpellE><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Methodological</span></font></b></span><b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'> <span class=SpellE>approaches</span></span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Poisson, Markov, semi-Markov processes, </span></font><span
lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span
class=SpellE><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Point</span></font></span><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'> <span class=SpellE>processes</span>, </span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span
class=SpellE><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Martingales</span></font></span><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>, <span class=SpellE>Stochastic</span> <span
class=SpellE>calculus</span>, </span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span
class=SpellE><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Random</span></font></span><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'> <span class=SpellE>evolutions</span>, </span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span
class=SpellE><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Decision</span></font></span><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'> <span class=SpellE>and</span> <span
class=SpellE>Controlled</span> <span class=SpellE>Processes</span>, </span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span
class=SpellE><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Diffusion</span></font></span><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'> <span class=SpellE>and</span> <span
class=SpellE>Poisson</span> <span class=SpellE>approximations</span>, </span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Asymptotic models and Weak Convergences, </span></font><span
lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Statistical inference for Stochastic
processes , </span></font><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Hidden Markov and semi-Markov processes, </span></font><span
lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span
class=SpellE><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Fitting</span></font></span><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'> <span class=SpellE>models</span> <span
class=SpellE>for</span> <span class=SpellE>data</span>, </span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span
class=SpellE><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Reliability</span></font></span><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'> <span class=SpellE>and</span> <span
class=SpellE>survival</span> <span class=SpellE>analysis</span>, </span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span
class=SpellE><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Bayesian</span></font></span><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'> <span class=SpellE>inference</span>, </span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span
class=SpellE><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Functional</span></font></span><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'> <span class=SpellE>data</span> <span
class=SpellE>analysis</span>, </span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span
class=SpellE><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Discriminant</span></font></span><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <span class=SpellE>and</span> <span
class=SpellE>Regression</span> <span class=SpellE>Analysis</span>, </span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Mixture model and Probabilistic approach to
Clustering, </span></font><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Analysis of complex data (incomplete,
censored, missing, <span class=SpellE>spatio</span>-temporal,
imprecise, fuzzy<span class=GramE>,...</span>), </span></font><span
lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span
class=SpellE><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Theories</span></font></span><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'> <span class=SpellE>of</span> <span
class=SpellE>uncertainty</span>, </span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Graphical models and Bayesian networks, </span></font><span
lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Multidimensional Scaling and Multi-way Data
Analysis, </span></font><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span
class=SpellE><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Sensory</span></font></span><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'> <span class=SpellE>Analysis</span>, </span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span
class=SpellE><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Classification</span></font></span><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <span class=SpellE>and</span> <span
class=SpellE>Documentation</span>, </span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span
class=SpellE><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Data</span></font></span><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'> <span class=SpellE>and</span> <span
class=SpellE>Text</span> <span class=SpellE>Mining</span>, </span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span
class=SpellE><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Chaotic</span></font></span><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'> <span class=SpellE>and</span> <span
class=SpellE>Stochastic</span> <span class=SpellE>processes</span>, </span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span
class=SpellE><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Analysis</span></font></span><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'> <span class=SpellE>of</span> <span
class=SpellE>Chaotic</span> <span class=SpellE>processes</span>.</span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p class=spip><span class=SpellE><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Special</span></font></b></span><b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'> <span class=SpellE>techniques</span>
<span class=SpellE>and</span> <span class=SpellE>algorithms</span></span></font></b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>: </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span
class=SpellE><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Neural</span></font></span><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'> <span class=SpellE>Networks</span>, </span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span
class=SpellE><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Genetic</span></font></span><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'> <span class=SpellE>and</span> <span
class=SpellE>Fuzzy</span> <span class=SpellE>Algorithms</span>, </span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span
class=SpellE><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Support</span></font></span><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'> <span class=SpellE>Vector</span> <span
class=SpellE>Machine</span>, </span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span
class=SpellE><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Monte</span></font></span><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'> <span class=SpellE>Carlo</span> <span
class=SpellE>Methods</span> </span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span
class=SpellE><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Chaotic</span></font></span><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'> <span class=SpellE>Simulation</span>. </span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p class=spip><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;font-weight:bold'>The
Symposium includes three types of presentations</span></font></b><font
size=4 color="#cc0000"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#CC0000;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>*</span></font><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Key Note Speakers on the main topics of the
Symposium selected by the Scientific Program Committee; </span></font><span
lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Contributed papers proposed by authors; </span></font><span
lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Invited specialized sessions proposed by the
Scientific Program Committee</span></font><font size=4 color="#cc0000"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#CC0000;mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB'>**</span></font><font size=2><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>. </span></font><span lang=EN-GB
style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p><font size=4 color="#cc0000" face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#CC0000;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>*</span></font><font
size=2><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Poster
presentations are accepted</span></font><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><font size=4 color=red face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:13.5pt;color:red;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>**</span></font><font
size=2><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'> Special
sessions proposals from people working in a special topic of the <span
class=SpellE>ASMDA</span> field are also accepted</span></font><span
lang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=spip><span class=SpellE><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
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