Under the broad domain of Prediction with Sequential Models, the topics of interest of this workshop include, but are not limited to:

• Generic topics:
  • Classification, ranking,
  • Budgeted and/or cost-sensitive classification,
  • Structured prediction,
  • Sparse coding with sequential models,
  • Feature selection.
• Reinforcement learning applied to learning sequential functions:
  • RL with many discrete actions,
  • RL in high-dimensional spaces,
  • Inverse RL
• Applications:
  • Real-time detection and classification
  • Text/image classification and information extraction
  • Trigger design in high-energy particle physics
  • Web-page ranking
  • Medical diagnosis