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{{Event
 | Acronym = OPT 2008
 | Title = Optimization for Machine Learning (NIPS Workshop 2008)
 | Type = Workshop
 | Field = Machine learning
 | Homepage = opt2008.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de/
 | Start date = Dec 12, 2008 
 | End date =  Dec 13, 2008
 | City= Whistler
 | State = 
 | Country =  Canada
 | Abstract deadline = 
 | Submission deadline = Oct 17, 2008
 | Notification = Nov 7, 2008
 | Camera ready = Nov 20, 2008
}}

We invite high quality submissions for presentation as talks or posters  during the workshop. We are especially interested in participants who can contribute in the following areas:

* Non-Convex Optimization example problems in ML include
** Problems with sparsity constraints
** Sparse PCA
** Non-negative matrix and tensor approximation
** Non-convex quadratic programming
* Combinatorial and Discrete Optimization example problems in ML include
** Estimating MAP solutions to discrete random fields
** Clustering and graph-partitioning
** Semi-supervised and multiple-instance learning
** Feature and subspace selection
* Stochastic, Parallel and Online Optimization example problems in ML include
** Massive data sets
** Distributed learning algorithms
* Algorithms and Techniques especially with a focus on an underlying application
** Polyhedral combinatorics, polytopes and strong valid inequalities
** Linear and higher-order relaxations
** Semidefinite programming relaxations
** Decomposition for large-scale, message-passing and online learning
** Global and Lipschitz optimization
** Algorithms for non-smooth optimization
** Approximation Algorithms

The above list is not exhaustive, and we welcome submissions on highly related topics too.

* Deadline for submission of papers: 17th October 2008
* Notification of acceptance: 7th November 2008
* Final version of submission: 20th November 2008
* Workshop date: 12th or 13th December 2008
Acronym	OPT 2008 +
Camera ready due	November 20, 2008 +
End date	December 13, 2008 +
Event type	Workshop +
Has coordinates	50° 7' 2", -122° 57' 15"Latitude: 50.117191666667 Longitude: -122.95430277778 +
Has location city	Whistler +
Has location country	Category:Canada +
Homepage	http://opt2008.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de/ +
IsA	Event +
Notification	November 7, 2008 +
Start date	December 12, 2008 +
Submission deadline	October 17, 2008 +
Title	Optimization for Machine Learning (NIPS Workshop 2008) +