MASCOT-SAMO 2013 Meeting

Sensitivity analysis and design of computer experiments

The next SAMO Conference will be organized in 2013 jointly with the MASCOT-NUM network on the occasion of its annual meeting. It will be hosted by the University of Nice, French Riviera. We are looking forward to welcoming you there.

Announcement flyer

July 1-4, 2013, University of Nice, Valrose Campus, Nice, France

Scope

Modelling activities are steadily increasing in all scientific disciplines, ranging from financial to environmental assessments. Sensitivity Analysis is crucial both in the modeling phase and in the interpretation of model results. It contributes to model development, model calibration, model validation, reliability and robustness analysis, decision-making under uncertainty, quality-assurance, and model reduction.

SAMO conferences are devoted to advances in research on sensitivity analysis methods and their interdisciplinary applications, they are held every third year. The aim of the conference is to bring together researchers involved in the developments and improvements of methods and strategies and users of sensitivity analysis in all disciplines of science, including physics, operations research, chemistry, biology, nanotechnology, engineering, environmental science, nuclear and industrial safety, economics and finance, etc.

• The first day (July 1) will be organized jointly with the MASCOT-NUM network and will be devoted to presentations by PhD students working on the topics covered by the SAMO conference and MASCOT-NUM (uncertainty in simulation, sensitivity analysis, design and modeling of computer experiments, model validation, optimization under uncertainty, applications, etc.). A submission call will be launched to PhD students. All PhD students who want to submit an abstract to the SAMO conference are invited to answer to this call. Seven or eight PhD students will be selected for oral presentations, other student submissions being considered for poster communications. A prize of 1000€ will be confered by the MASCOT-NUM's scientific committee to the best student communication (to be used by the student to go to a meeting).

• Le premier jour (1er juillet) sera organisé par le GdR MASCOT-NUM et sera consacré à des présentations de doctorants travaillant sur les thèmes de recherche du SAMO et de MASCOT-NUM (incertitudes en simulation numérique, analyse de sensibilité, planification et modélisation des expériences numériques, validation de modèles, optimisation et conception sous incertitudes, applications environnementales et industrielles). Un appel à communication est proposé pour les doctorants. Les doctorants souhaitant participer à la conférence SAMO sont invités à y répondre. Sept ou huit doctorants seront sélectionnés par le comité scientifique du GdR pour des exposés oraux ; les autres se verront proposer une communication sous forme de poster. Un prix de 1000€ (à utiliser pour aller dans une conférence) sera décerné par le GdR au doctorant qui aura réalisé la meilleure communication orale.

Keynote speakers

Jacques Blum (Nice University/Lab. J.A. Dieudonné) - Lecture for the MASCOT-NUM's day: Back and Forth Nudging for data assimilation in geophysics - abstract
Dick Den Hertog (Tilburg University, the Netherlands) - Robust optimization using computer experiments - abstract
Holger Dette (Bochum University, Germany) - Design for linear models with correlated observations - abstract
Fabrice Gamboa (Institut Mathématique de Toulouse, France) - Fast and Sobol Pick Freeze methods in the Costa Brava sauce - abstract
Silvio Funtowicz (Bergen University, Norway) - Models of science and policy - abstract

Call for papers

Opening: September, 4th, 2012
Deadline: December, 21th, 2012
Extension of deadline: January, 15th, 2013

The conference consists of invited lectures, contributed papers and posters. Classification of the submitted works as oral or poster presentations will be based on the requests of the authors and on the decision of the Program Committee.

Organizing Committee

Luc Pronzato (University of Nice, France)
Bertrand Iooss (EDF R&D, Chatou, France)

Didier Auroux (University of Nice, France)
Corinne Julien (University of Nice, France)
Anne-Laure Popelin (EDF R&D, Chatou, France)
Joao Rendas (University of Nice, France)
Stefano Tarantola (Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy)
Irmela Zentner (EDF R&D, Clamart, France)

Program Committee

Paola Annoni (Joint Research Centre, Italy)
Didier Auroux (Univ. Nice, France)
François Hemez (Los Alamos Nat. Lab., USA)
Sergei Kucherenko (Imperial College London, UK)
Bertrand Iooss (EDF R&D, France)
Jeremy Oakley (Univ. Sheffield, UK)
Alberto Pasanisi (EDF R&D, France)
Clémentine Prieur (Univ. Grenoble, France)
Luc Pronzato (Univ. Nice, France)
Andrea Saltelli (Joint Research Centre, Italy)
Bruno Sudret (ETH Zürich, Switzerland)
Stefano Tarantola (Joint Research Centre, Italy)

Important dates

Submission opening: September, 4th, 2012
Submission deadline: December, 21th, 2012
Acceptance decision transmission: March, 1st, 2013
First registration deadline (restricted fees=80€): March, 31th, 2013
Second registration deadline (full fees=140€): May, 31th, 2013

Conference proceedings and special issue

The full programme and collection of abstracts will be provided on a USB key
Submission of full-length papers in a special issue of the Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation (Guest editors: David Ginsbourger, Bertrand Iooss and Luc Pronzato) will be proposed after the conference

Abstract submission

For submission to the SAMO Conference, connect to the following page: submission page

Registration

The period for registration is open from February 18 to May 31, 2013.
Early registration fees = 80€ (deadline by March, 31th, 2013)
Late registration fees = 140€ (deadline by May, 31th, 2013)

Registration is not restricted to the authors of papers. At least one author per paper should register. Papers that do not have a registered author who paid the fees by May 31, 2013 will be excluded from the proceedings. Proceedings will be given on a USB key.

The registration follows a 3 steps hand-shake protocol:

• Fill in the pre-registration form with personal information (no payment at this point): preregistration web site.
• Wait for the confirmation email; it can take a few days as validation is done manually.
• Follow link given in confirmation email to finish your registration.

For questions about the registration and/or on site housing, please contact:
Corinne Jullien - Email: corinne(AT)i3s.unice.fr

Program

MASCOT-SAMO 2013 preliminary program - PhD students day - July, 1st - 9h15-17h50

SAMO 2013 preliminary program - Full conference - July, 2nd-4th
July, 2nd: 9h15-18h00 - July, 3d: 9h00-17h55 - July, 4th: 9h00-17h00

Poster

Poster sessions will be organized during the conference.

Format A0 is required for the accepted posters.

Receptions

Welcome reception: July, 2nd, 18h at the conference location (Valrose theater)
Gala dinner: July, 3rd

Conference venue - Accomodation

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Past SAMO Conferences

SAMO 2010 Sixth International Conference − Milano
SAMO 2007 Fifth International Conference − Budapest
SAMO 2004 Fourth International Conference − Santa Fe
SAMO 2001 Third International Conference − Madrid
SAMO 1998 Second International Conference − Venice
SAMO 1995 First International Conference − Belgirate (I)

Past MASCOT-NUM Meetings

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