BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:ILLC Website
X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Amsterdam
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:Europe/Amsterdam
X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Amsterdam
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0200
TZNAME:CEST
DTSTART:19700329T020000
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0200
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:CET
DTSTART:19701025T030000
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:/NewsandEvents/Archives/2007/newsitem/1687/2-5
 -May-2007-Foundations-of-the-Formal-Sciences-VI-Re
 asoning-about-Probabilities-and-Probabilistic-Reas
 oning-ILLC-University-of-Amsterdam
DTSTAMP:20070128T000000
SUMMARY:Foundations of the Formal Sciences VI: Rea
 soning about Probabilities and Probabilistic Reaso
 ning, ILLC University of Amsterdam
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070502
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070505
LOCATION:ILLC University of Amsterdam
DESCRIPTION:Probabilistic methods are increasingly
  becoming an important tool in a variety of discip
 lines. These include computer science (probabilist
 ic computation and automata, randomness), mathemat
 ics (probabilistic proofs), artificial intelligenc
 e (reasoning under uncertainty), epistemology (bay
 esian epistemology) and linguistics (probabilistic
  grammars). Of course, from the beginning, probabi
 listic and statistical methods have been heavily u
 sed in game theory and decision theory. Often sepa
 rate to the discussion on applications of probabil
 istic methods is an important philosophical debate
  over the precise meaning of probabilistic and sta
 tistical statements. This debate often raises a nu
 mber of issues crucial to understanding how to int
 erpret results achieved using probabilistic method
 s.   We understand this conference as an interdisc
 iplinary venue for researchers that use probabilis
 tic and statistical methods in their respective fi
 elds and researchers that are concerned with the p
 hilosophical interpretation of probability and sta
 tistics to exchange ideas, approaches and techniqu
 es. Such a forum will facilitate discussions about
  the applicability of probabilistic methods and he
 lp ground foundational debates with concerns of pr
 actitioners of probabilistic methods.    For more 
 information, see http://www.math.uni-bonn.de/peopl
 e/fotfs/VI/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n      <p>\n        
 Probabilistic methods are increasingly becoming an
  important tool \n        in a variety of discipli
 nes.  These include computer science \n        (pr
 obabilistic computation and automata, randomness),
  mathematics \n        (probabilistic proofs), art
 ificial intelligence (reasoning under \n        un
 certainty), epistemology (bayesian epistemology) a
 nd linguistics\n        (probabilistic grammars). 
  Of course, from the beginning, \n        probabil
 istic and statistical methods have been  heavily  
 used in  \n        game theory  and decision theor
 y.   Often separate to the discussion \n        on
  applications of probabilistic methods is an impor
 tant philosophical \n        debate over the preci
 se meaning of probabilistic and statistical \n    
     statements.  This debate  often raises a numbe
 r of issues crucial to \n        understanding how
  to interpret results achieved using probabilistic
  \n        methods.  \n      </p>\n      <p>We und
 erstand this conference as an interdisciplinary ve
 nue for \n        researchers that use probabilist
 ic and statistical methods in \n        their resp
 ective fields and researchers that are concerned w
 ith \n        the philosophical interpretation of 
 probability and statistics \n        to exchange i
 deas, approaches and techniques.   Such a forum wi
 ll \n        facilitate discussions about the appl
 icability of probabilistic \n        methods and  
 help ground foundational debates with concerns of 
 \n        practitioners of  probabilistic methods.
 \n      </p>\n    \n      <p>\n        For more in
 formation, see <a target="_blank" href="http://www
 .math.uni-bonn.de/people/fotfs/VI/">http://www.mat
 h.uni-bonn.de/people/fotfs/VI/</a>\n      </p>\n  
   
URL:/NewsandEvents/Archives/2007/newsitem/1687/2-5
 -May-2007-Foundations-of-the-Formal-Sciences-VI-Re
 asoning-about-Probabilities-and-Probabilistic-Reas
 oning-ILLC-University-of-Amsterdam
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR