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Workshop Borelli MLBrief 2023, third edition

30/05/2023 - 01/06/2023 ENS Paris-Saclay - Project BPI SESAME OVDSaas

Machine learning methods are progressing at a vertiginous pace, to the point that it is hard to keep up with all new methods and being able to easily test them on new data. MLBriefs papers consist of an online demonstrator (plus a description article of the method) of a selected state-of-the-art method/algorithm that would allow one to reproduce results on new data.

Thank you all for attending the workshop! Slides from the presentations are available here:

We hope you enjoyed the workshop, and look forward to reading your submissions! Please check the call for papers and the submission guidelines.

Please take a few minutes to provide some feedback with this Google Forms. Thank you!

Special thanks to our invited speakers:

  • Pascal Monasse, École Nationale des Ponts ParisTech (slides)
  • François Role, Pôle d'Expertise de la Régulation Numérique (PEReN) (slides)
  • Xavier Juanola Molet, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (slides)
  • Mercedes Marzoa Tanco, Universidad de la República (slides)
  • Pablo Musé, Universidad de la Republica

Call for Papers

Authors are invited to work on their method and prepare submissions during the MLBriefs 3 workshop.
Submissions consist of an online demonstrator of a method, with a paper describing and analysing the method. Starting from a working code, you will be taught how to create a demonstrator during the workshop. The companion paper describes the method and experiments on it.
Authors can submit their works in two tracks:
MLBriefs track
In the MLBriefs track, the online demonstrator is accompanied by a typically short paper (around 5 single-columns pages) that describes the method. The paper is expected to contain a description of the implemented method and its parameters, as well as experiments that highlights its strengths and shortcomings. In the MLBriefs track, only the paper and the demonstrator are peer-reviewed; the implementation itself is not peer-reviewed.
Regular IPOL track
Regular IPOL papers place are more comprehensive, and typically longer than MLBriefs papers. The description of the method is expected to be exhaustive, and supported by pseudo-code descriptions. Emphasis is placed on the reproducibility of the work:
  • If a model is trained, all information related to the data and the training should be provided in the article.
  • The article should contain enough information to recode the method from scratch, producing the exact same results as the submitted code.
  • In addition to the paper and online demonstrator, the review process will include the code, to ensure that the submitted code exactly matches the article description.

The submitted method is not required to be novel, it is actually encouraged to prepare a submission for a method that has already been published elsewhere, by the authors or not. Note that, while it is allowed to prepare a submission based on an existing implementation of a method, the code must be distributed under a licence permitting its use online on ipol.im, and ideally its redistribution.
Authors are especially encouraged to prepare submissions of two kinds:
  • Companion submissions to methods they have already published elsewhere. An online demonstrator of the method on ipol.im, and the reproducibility guarantees provided by regular IPOL papers, will give more visibility to your method.
  • While benchmarking algorithms and comparing one's method to the state-of-the art in view of a publication, authors often have to make run other people code and experiment on other methods. A MLBriefs submission can easily be created starting from there, and will valorize the authors background research work.

The submissions will be reviewed based on the quality of the description and experiments, not on whether the method actually produces good results. The articles should highlight both the strengths and limitations of the method.
Accepted articles from both tracks will be published on the IPOL website, alongside their demo. Please use the IPOL template to create demos. You can download it directly here or view it on Overleaf. More information and advice on how to write an article for IPOL and MLBriefs can be found on the Day 3 slides.

Submission of MLBriefs papers

MLBriefs track
MLBriefs-track submissions can be sent through Google Forms.
IPOL track
IPOL-track submissions should be submitted via OJS.
  1. Register in the system (please don't use a gmail email address).
  2. Once registered, create a new article submission.
  3. The deadline for submitting your paper is on the 30th June, 2023
  4. Make sure your submission includes:
    • Your article in PDF.
    • A link to the github repository of your code, with the branch and rev to be reviewed and used, or an archive in the ZIP format containing your code without large files (the archive should not exceed 20 Mb).
    • If applicable, a link to the large files in the code, that were not included above. (e.g. model weights)
    • If the submission is based on an existing code, the URL to the original code (e.g. github link including a commit hash). If possible, specify the license of the original code.

Venue

The conference was held at ENS Paris-Saclay.

To get to ENS Paris-Saclay, follow one of these directions:

  • RER B to "Le Guichet" followed by bus 9 to "Moulon".
  • RER B or C to "Massy-Palaiseau" followed by bus 91.06 or 91.10 to "Moulon". Due to road works, this route is currently unavailable.

Participation and Registration

Participation to the MLBriefs workshop is free, but registration is compulsory. For organization reasons, please register by the 29th of April, 2023.
Lunchs and coffee breaks will be provided to MLBriefs participants.
Register at this link.

Schedule

Plenary sessions will be transmitted on Zoom and recorded.

Day 1: Tuesday, 30th May 2023
Morning
Intro, concept, timetable, organization, test accounts. 9h30 — 10h 1B26
2-minute, one-slide presentation of authors ideas. Expected slide content: Description, expected input and output. 10h00 — 11h30
Tutorial: how to create an IPOL demo? 1B36 11h30 — 13h 2U42, 2U47, 2S41, 2S48 Authors who already know how to create IPOL demos start working in the workshop rooms
Lunch
Buffet 13h00 - 14h00 1E29
Afternoon
Authors work on their codes in the workshop rooms. 14h00 - 18h00 2U42, 2U47, 2S41, 2S48
Coffee break directly delivered in the working spaces. 16h00
Day 2: Wednesday, 31st May 2023
Morning
Presentations by invited speakers:
  • Pascal Monasse, École Nationale des Ponts ParisTech
  • François Role, Pôle d'Expertise de la Régulation Numérique (PEReN)
  • Xavier Juanola Molet, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
  • Mercedes Marzoa Tanco, Universidad de la República
  • Pablo Musé, Universidad de la Republica
 9h30 — 12h 1B36
Lunch
Buffet 12h00 — 13h00 1E29
Afternoon
Authors work on their demo assisted by monitors. 13h00 - 18h00 2U42, 2U47, 2S41, 2S48
Coffee break directly delivered to the working spaces. 15h30
Day 3: Thursday, 1st June 2023
Morning
Progress report by each work group in 3 minutes each:
  • Quick reminder of the initial objective
  • Is the demo working yet?
  • Difficulties encountered. Have solutions been found? If so, which?
  • Any feedback on the MLBriefs 3 or IPOL?

Authors should prepare 1 to 3 slides and send them beforehand. 		10h00 — 12h30 1B26
How to submit your MLBriefs article ?
  • Quick reminder: What should be included in a submission
  • Submission website
  • Annoucement of the MLBriefs 3 accepted papers presentation days (around October 2023)
12h30 — 13h00
Lunch
Buffet 13h00 - 14h00 1E29
Afternoon
Authors work on their demo assisted by monitors. 13h00 — 18h00 2U42, 2U47, 2S41, 2S48
Coffee break directly delivered in the working spaces. 15h30