Workshop on Modeling and Computation for Social Networks: A student’s perspective
This meeting will end the series of activities held in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) as part of the PIMS collaborative research group (CRG) on Bayesian modeling and computation for networks. The goal of this meeting is to showcase research done by students on social networks. The meeting will open with a keynote presentation by David Blei, Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department, Princeton University and Kai Yu, NEC Laboratories America. A series of talks by students will follow. A poster session will be organized in the afternoon.
Location: The Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Whistler, British Columbia
Date: June 26-27, 2010
Sponsor: PIMS
Organizers: Adrian Dobra, Raphael Gottardo, and Kevin Murphy
Accommodations: A block of rooms has been reserved at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler. The arrival date is June 25 and the departure date is June 27. As for the summer school, accommodation expenses will be covered by PIMS.
Additional support: Meals and travel will be partially covered for each participant. The exact amount to be covered will be announced by March 15.
Note: The participants at the summer school are expected to present their work at the workshop. Application material should be sent using this application page.
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