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*** NN3 Neural Networks Forecasting Competition ***
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The 2006-2007 Forecasting competition for Neural Networks and
Computational Intelligence Methods has started!
Please visit the NN3 website at
http://www.neural-forecasting-competition.com/ for further instructions.
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Objectives
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Forecast a set of 11 or 111 time series as accurately as possible, using
methods from computational intelligence and a consistent methodology. We
hope to evaluate progress in modelling neural networks for forecasting &
to disseminate knowledge on "best practices". The competition is for
academic purposes and supported by a grant from SAS & the International
Institute of Forecasters (IIF).
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Methods
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The prediction competition is open to all methods of computational
intelligence, incl. feed-forward and recurrent neural networks, fuzzy
predictors, decision & regression tress, support vector regression,
hybrid approaches etc. used in financial forecasting, statistical
prediction, time series analysis
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Publication of Results
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The results will be presented at various conferences in 2007. All those
submitting predictions will be invited to participate in Events at
ISF'07, New York, IJCNN'07, Orlando (pending), DMIN'07, Las Vegas
(pending) and LUMS'07, Manchester, and submit papers to those special
sessions. All submissions will invited for a full publication in an
edited book "Advances of Neural Forecasting", subject to acceptance
(pending). The most successful authors will be invited for a joint
submission to the highly acclaimed International Journal of Forecasting
(ISI SCI, DBLP etc. indexed).
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Dates & deadlines
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20 October 2006 Publication of reduced & complete dataset
May 2007 Predictions submissions due
June&July 2007 Publication of preliminary results at various
conferences in USA, UK etc
August 2007 Submissions to full publications
GOOD LUCK!
Sven F. Crone & Konstantinos Nikolopoulos
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Sven F. Crone
Deputy Director, Lancaster Centre for Forecasting
Lecturer (Ass. Prof.), Department of Management Science
Lancaster University Management School
Lancaster LA1 4YX
United Kingdom
Internet http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk
eMail sven.crone@neural-forecasting.com
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