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== LVA/ICA 2018 - LATE BREAKING POSTERS & DEMOS ==

14th International Conference on
Latent Variable Analysis and Signal Separation

July 2-6, 2018
University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
http://cvssp.org/events/lva-ica-2018

Extended Abstract Submission Deadline: May 23, 2018

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The International Conference on Latent Variable Analysis and Signal
Separation, LVA/ICA 2018, is an interdisciplinary forum where researchers
and practitioners can experience a broad range of exciting theories and
applications involving signal processing, applied statistics, machine
learning, linear and multilinear algebra, numerical analysis and
optimization, and other areas targeting Latent Variable Analysis problems.

We are pleased to invite you to submit an extended abstract to support a
late-breaking poster presentation or demonstration at LVA/ICA 2018, which will
be held at the University of Surrey, Guildford, UK, from the 2nd to the 6th of
July, 2018. Extended abstracts may provide an overview of prototype systems,
initial concepts, and early results that may be of interest to the latent
variable analysis and signal separation community.

If you would like to present your work as a poster or give a demo at the
conference, please submit an extended abstract as a PDF (2 pages maximum)
directly to lva.ica.2018@gmail.com by 23rd May for a light peer-review.
Accepted abstracts will be not be included in the LVA/ICA 2018
proceedings, but will be made freely available via the conference website.

For paper templates and further information, please visit

    http://cvssp.org/events/lva-ica-2018/late_breaking/


== Keynote Speakers ==

- Tuomas Virtanen
  Laboratory of Signal Processing
  Tampere University of Technology, Finland

- Orly Alter
  Scientific Computing & Imaging Institute
  and Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, USA

- Danilo Mandic
  Imperial College London, UK


== Topics ==

Prospective authors are invited to submit extended abstracts in all areas
related to latent variable analysis, independent component analysis and
signal separation, including but not limited to:

- Theory:
    * sparse coding, dictionary learning
    * statistical and probabilistic modeling
    * detection, estimation and performance criteria and bounds
    * causality measures
    * learning theory
    * convex/nonconvex optimization tools
    * sketching and censoring for large scale data

- Models:
    * general linear or nonlinear models of signals and data
    * discrete, continuous, flat, or hierarchical models
    * multilinear models
    * time-varying, instantaneous, convolutive, noiseless, noisy,
      over-complete, or under-complete mixtures
    * Low-rank models, graph models, online models

- Algorithms:
    * estimation, separation, identification, detection, blind and
      semi-blind methods, non-negative matrix factorization, tensor
      decomposition, adaptive and recursive estimation
    * feature selection
    * time-frequency and wavelet based analysis
    * complexity analysis
    * Non-conventional signals (e.g. graph signals, quantum sources)

- Applications:
    * speech and audio separation, recognition, dereverberation and
      denoising
    * auditory scene analysis
    * image segmentation, separation, fusion, classification, texture
      analysis
    * biomedical signal analysis, imaging, genomic data analysis,
      brain-computer interface

- Emerging related topics:
    * sparse learning
    * deep learning
    * social networks
    * data mining
    * artificial intelligence
    * objective and subjective performance evaluation


== Venue ==

LVA/ICA 2018 will be held at the University of Surrey, Guildford, in the
South East of England, UK. The university is a ten minute walk away from
the town centre, which offers a vibrant blend of entertainment, culture
and history. Guildford is 40 minutes from London by train, and convenient
for both London Heathrow and London Gatwick airports.


== Conference Chairs ==

- General Chairs
  Mark Plumbley - University of Surrey, UK
  Russell Mason - University of Surrey, UK

- Program Chairs
  Sharon Gannot - Bar-Ilan University, Israel
  Yannick Deville - Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse 3, France


== Important Dates ==

- Extended Abstract submission deadline: May 23, 2018
- Summer School: July 2, 2018
- Conference: July 3-5, 2018
- Audio Day: July 6, 2018


== Website ==

For further information and information on how to submit, please visit:

    http://cvssp.org/events/lva-ica-2018


We look forward to your participation,

The LVA/ICA 2018 Organizing Committee
Email: lva.ica.2018@gmail.com

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