The BELIEF school is a biennial event organized by the Belief Functions and Applications Society (BFAS) that offers a unique opportunity for students and researchers to learn about fundamental and advanced aspects of the theory of belief functions (also referred to as Dempster-Shafer theory, or evidence theory), a formalism for reasoning with uncertainty.

The school will be organized around a set of lectures by prominent researchers. Lectures will gradually tackle basic to more advanced theoretical concepts. They will also highlight the links with other uncertainty theories such as random sets and possibility theory, and present applications of belief functions in various domains including machine learning, information fusion, statistical inference and materials science.

Student early registration (which include the tuition fees, lunches, coffee breaks and the social event): 200€

Financial support:

Financial support will be offered by BFAS and the journal of Artificial Intelligence to some students for attending the school. Grants will cover registration fees. An additional amount may also be granted to cover part of the travel or accommodation, depending on individual circumstances.

ISIF members can ask for a 50% discount on the registration fee.

Lectures for this edition available at:

https://bfasociety.org/BFTA2025/index.html#programme


Important dates:

• April 15, 2025: Registration opens
• July 15, 2025: Deadline for early-bird registration
• July 5, 2025: Deadline for BFAS and AIJ grants application
• September 15, 2025: Deadline for registration

For further information, contact: bfta2025@bfasociety.org

With the support of:

Belief Functions and Applications Society (BFAS)
University of Granada
International Society on Information Fusion (ISIF)
Journal of Artificial Intelligence (Elsevier)