The RST workshops are devoted to state-of-the-art scientific results about rough sets from a theoretical standpoint. Great importance is attached to informal discussion among participants. A round table concerning foundational and open problems in rough sets theory is included in each workshop.

The third RST workshop will be held at Milano-Bicocca University, Milano, Italy, September 14-16, 2011. This edition will devote special attention to potential relationships between rough sets, on the one hand, and many-valued logic and belief functions, on the other hand. Therefore, the programme committe especially encourages submissions that focus on such relationships.

The scientific programme will consist of three full-length invited talks, a number of shorter contributed talks, a tutorial, and a round table.

Invited Speakers

Thierry Denoeux, Theory of belief functions: introduction, recent advances and connections with rough set theory

Antonio Di Nola, Finite valued MV-algebras: generalities and dualities

Ewa Orlowska, Discrete representation and duality in theories of approximate reasoning

Tutorial

Piero Pagliani will give a tutorial on “The polymorphic logic of Rough Set Systems”

Submissions

Participants interested in delivering a contributed talk should submit an extended abstract (2-4 pages) via the Easy Chair web page at http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=rst11

Important Dates

Deadline for contributions: May 1, 2011 May 15, 2011

Notification of acceptance: May 20, 2011 June 10, 2011

Final version: June 15, 2011    June 30, 2011

Topics of Interest

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

1. ‣ Algebraic structures in rough set theory
   

2. ‣ Belief fuctions in connection with rough sets
   

3. ‣ Complexity of rough set-related optimization/decision problems
   

4. ‣ Dynamics in rough sets
   

5. ‣ Granular computing
   

6. ‣ Many-valued logics
   

7. ‣ Near sets and nearness approximation spaces
   

8. ‣ Philosophical aspects of rough set theory
   

9. ‣ Relationship with other paradigms (formal concept analysis, fuzzy sets, etc.)
   

10. ‣ Rough logics
    

11. ‣ Rough mereology
    

12. ‣ Rough sets in approximate reasoning
    

13. ‣ Rough sets and ontology approximation
    

14. ‣ Rough sets in reasoning about changes
    

15. ‣ Theoretical aspects of rough entropies
    

16. ‣ Topological and modal approaches to roughness
    

Special Issue

A special issue of International Journal of Approximate Reasoning collecting full versions of papers presented at the workshop is being planned.

Contacts

All correspondence should be directed to rst2011@disco.unimib.it

Sponsors

1. ‣International Rough Set Society (IRSS)
   

2. ‣Department of Informatics, Systems and Communication (DISCo), Università di Milano-Bicocca
   

3. ‣The PRIN 2008 Italian National Research Project, Logic and Algebra of Uncertain Information.