Emilio Santiago Corchado SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTELLIGENT DATA ENGINEERING AND
AUTOMATED LEARNING

(IDEAL'06)
20^th -23^rd September, 2006,
*Burgos, Spain*
http://www2.ubu.es/ideal2006/ <http://www2.ubu.es/ideal2006>

GENERAL INFORMATION
IDEAL (Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning) is an annual
conference dedicated to emerging and challenging topics in intelligent
data analysis and engineering and their associated learning paradigms.
Previous successful conferences include Brisbane (2005), Exeter (2004),
Hong Kong (2003), Manchester (2002) and Hong Kong (2002, 1998). IDEAL06
will be held in the historical city of northern Spain, Burgos, one of
the most visited cities in Spain.
IDEAL'06 provides an ideal opportunity to present and discuss the latest
theoretical advances and real-world applications in Intelligent Data
Engineering and Automated Learning.
 
TOPICS
The main themes of the conference are (but not limited to):
LEARNING AND INFORMATION PROCESSING: Machine Learning, Neural
Networks, Emergent Systems, Probabilistic Learning, Clustering &
Classification, Feature Selection & Extraction, Information Fusion,
Evolutionary Computation, Fuzzy Logic, Applications.
DATA MINING: Rule-based Systems, Text and Web Mining, Multivariate
Data Visualisation, Internet & Multimedia Databases, Knowledge Discovery
& Retrieval, Data Warehouse and E-organisations, Image Analysis, Speech
& Signal Processing, Medical Diagnosis & Databases.
FINANCIAL ENGINEERING: Electronic Commerce, Portfolio Management, Risk
Analysis & Management, Fraud Detection, Modelling & Forecasting,
Volatility & Trading Strategies.
BIOINFORMATICS: Protein Structural Prediction, Gene Expression Data
Analysis, Metabolomics & Pathway Analysis, Bioinformatics Tools &
Intelligent Decision Making Systems, Molecular Data Management, Novel
Bioinformatics Algorithms.
AGENTS AND HYBRID SYSTEMS: Multi-agents Systems, Autonomous Agents,
Agent Architectures & Protocols, Collaborative & Collective Learning,
Self-Organising Systems, Reconfiguration Systems.

PAPER SUBMISSION
All submissions will be refereed by experts in the field based on
originality, significance, quality and clarity. As in the past, the
IDEAL'06 proceedings are to be published by *Springer in the prestigious
Lecture Notes in Computer Science Series*. Papers should not exceed 8
pages and should comply with the format of LNCS/LNAI proceedings (See
Information for LNCS Authors - Springer Website
<http://www.springer.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,11855,5-164-2-72376-0,00.html>).

All manuscripts should be submitted through the on-line submission
systems, which will be available closer to the submission date via the
conference website.
 
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission of papers:  19^th May 2006
Notification of acceptance: 23^rd  June 2006
Camera-ready papers due: 7^th July 2006
Author registration due: 7^th July 2006
IDEAL 2006 Conference: 20^th - 23^rd September 2006