Welcome to SIGBOVIK 2008
ACH SIGBOVIK is the Assocation for Computational Heresy Special Interest Group on Harry Quartet Bovik. The 2008 workshop will be held on April 6, 2008, on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University, located in scenic Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
NEW! The awards from SIGBOVIK 2008 have been posted
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Probably the last SIGBOVIK paper submission deadliine: March 19, 2008
Next SIGBOVIK paper submission deadliine: March 10, 2008
A date has been set! SIGBOVIK will be held on April 6, 2008 at 1pm.
Registration is open.
Publicity materials are available.
Important Dates
| Conference | April 6, 2008, 1 PM, Wean Hall 7500 |
Call For Papers
SIGBOVIK celebrates the inestimable research work of Harry Quechua Bovik. Since his research has been so variegated, the conference is traditionally a forum for discussion on many subjects: Inept Expert Systems, Deep Space Navigation, Science, Perplexity Theory, Thaughmaturgic Circle, Self-Adjusting Computation, Denotational Semantics of Pidgin and Creole, Reliable Metaclassifiers, Massively Multiplayer Online Games, Dimorphic Computing, Discard-based Search, Natural Intelligence, Artificial Stupidity, Elbow Macaroni, Rasterized Love Triangles, Synergistic Hyperparadigmatism, Computational Archaeolinguistics, Modal Types for Mobile Code, Operational Semantics of Chevy Tahoes, Hyper Driven Devices, and any other topic approved by the conference organizers. The Program Committee seeks submissions on the entire range of topics.Both full-length papers and short abstracts are appropriate. Submissions should be sent as ps, pdf, or plain text to info at sigbovik dot org. Authors of accepted manuscripts will be allowed (but not required to use) twenty minutes to present their work. Any unusual requirements, such as additional time/antitime or special equipment, can and should be arranged through the organizers at the same address. There will also be a poster session, and a wide range of poster formats will be accepted as submissions. We will also accept prerecorded talks.
SIGBOVIK 2008 Awards
Best Paper Raffle
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS AND AUTOMATED STATISTI AL ANALYSIS OF THE LOLCAT LANGUAGE!!!1!, by Dmitry Berenson
Harry Q. Bovik People's Choice Award for Best Presentation
Slacking with Slack, by Michael Dinitz
The shrtgt Award for Best Abstract or Short Paper
World War C: The Rising Threat of Undead Code
The TL;DR Award for Best Longer Paper and/or Best Use Of Internet Meme
Objectivist Conceptual Dependency, by Corey Kosak, Naju Mancheril, and Kevin Watkins
Most Least In Box Award for Creative Thought
Data Mining Disasters: a report.
Most Frighteningly Like Real Research
Expanded Exposure of Bipedal Robots to Everyday Phenomena, by Andrew J. Harris, Pyry K. Matikainen, and Garratt "Mad Dog" Gallagher
Honorable Mention:
Dolla Dolla Bill Y'all: Is There a Bias to the Orientation of Dollar Bills Put in the Coke Machine? by Peter Landwehr, D Lee, Mary McGlohon, and Rob Reeder
Best Use Of Citation
Automatic Citation [McCann 2008], by James McCann
The Wiki Award
General Case Rendering From Occurring Instances, by John Kua
SIGBOVIK Literature Review
Because of the aforementioned diversity of interests covered under the purview of SIGBOVIK, the SIGBOVIK 2008 organizing committee is also soliciting (in text format) short literature-review-style pieces relevant to the topics above. Work published in informal/speculative/future/tentative venues is also accepctable. Please include your name, the paper's title, authors, and a short description, as well as the previous place of publication (if any).SIGBOVIK Whiteboard Sessions (TBA)
Publicity
- Poster #1 ("Laser Warning")
- Poster #2 ("Hovering Dresser")
- Poster #3 ("Texty CFP")
- Poster #4 ("Floral Flame")
- Poster #5 ("Last Call")
- Poster #6 ("Conference Composition")
We encourage you to print out these posters and put them in relevant places, such as science buildings, coffeeshops, and your forehead. We also encourage you to make your own posters, either for advertising or for the poster session at the conference.
Registration
You may register for the conference at no cost by sending an email containing your name(s), approximate dry volume, and abridged personal history to info at sigbovik dot org. Registration is optional, but encouraged.Conference Organizers
| General Chair | Ciel Elf |
Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon |
| Program Chair | Guy Fantastic |
Institute for Software Research, Carnegie Mellon |
| Assistant Program Chair | Emcee M.C. |
Machine Learning Department, Carnegie Mellon |
| Publicity Co-Chairs | Tux Rat and Forbes Anchove |
Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon |
| Design Chair | Emmett O'Theorem |
Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon |
| Pre-Program Chair | Julia Cette |
Machine Learning Department, Carnegie Mellon |
| Procurement Chair | Turing T. Turing |
Institute for Software Research, Carnegie Mellon |
| Webmaster Chair | Alga Rhythm |
Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon |
| Local Arrangements Chair | Alf A. Berry |
Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon |
| External Relations Chair | Reginald "Red" Acted |
Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon |