{"id":707,"date":"2026-06-17T12:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T10:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/?p=707"},"modified":"2026-07-23T13:45:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T11:45:55","slug":"talks-at-ipmu-2026-in-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/talks-at-ipmu-2026-in-rome\/","title":{"rendered":"Talks at IPMU 2026 in Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In June 2026, Marcin Ostrowski, Katarzyne Mis, Ansh Kapadia and Katarzyna Kaczmarek-Majer participated in the <strong>21st International Conference on Information Processing and Management of Uncertainty in Knowledge-Based Systems (IPMU 2026)<\/strong>, held at the Faculty of Economics of Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. The conference brought together researchers working on uncertainty modelling, fuzzy systems, explainable artificial intelligence, machine learning, and knowledge-based decision support.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-707_455f7b-a4{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-707_455f7b-a4 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-707_455f7b-a4 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-707_455f7b-a4 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-707_455f7b-a4 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-707_455f7b-a4 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"3\" 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https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IPMU26MO-2-768x987.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IPMU26MO-2-1195x1536.jpg 1195w, https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IPMU26MO-2-1593x2048.jpg 1593w, https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IPMU26MO-2.jpg 1842w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team\u2019s presentations were delivered as part of the Special Session <strong>\u201cSoft Computing and Uncertainty Modeling in Statistical Inference and Data Analysis,\u201d<\/strong> co-organised by Prof. Katarzyna Kaczmarek-Majer. The session focused on methodological challenges arising from complex data and different forms of uncertainty, including randomness, imprecision, and ambiguity. The session was a great success, featuring stimulating discussions on how statistical inference, machine learning, and soft-computing methods can support the analysis of complex and uncertain data.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image707_ef764e-7d .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image707_ef764e-7d\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/unnamed-8-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/unnamed-8-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/unnamed-8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/unnamed-8-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/unnamed-8-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/unnamed-8.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image707_a1c747-d1 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image707_a1c747-d1\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/unnamed-7-1024x473.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/unnamed-7-1024x473.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/unnamed-7-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/unnamed-7-768x355.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/unnamed-7-1536x710.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/unnamed-7.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ansh Kapadia presented the paper <strong>\u201cClassification-aligned Quality Criteria for Fuzzy Linguistic Summaries,\u201d<\/strong> co-authored with Prof. Katarzyna Kaczmarek-Majer and Prof. Olgierd Hryniewicz. The work addresses an important ExplainMe challenge: selecting natural-language explanations that are not only consistent with the data but also useful for distinguishing between patients\u2019 mental states. It introduces two complementary criteria, <strong>Contrast<\/strong> and <strong>Surprise<\/strong>, to support the selection of more class-specific and clinically meaningful summaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The method was evaluated using speech-derived acoustic and behavioural data from individuals diagnosed with bipolar disorder, together with machine-learning models, SHAP explanations, and fuzzy linguistic summaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was Ansh\u2019s first academic conference and first conference presentation, making the experience especially significant. It gave him the opportunity to present his research to an international audience, participate in scientific discussions, and receive feedback from researchers working in related areas.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image707_337c10-87 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image707_337c10-87\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ansh_ppt_pic_ipmu-1-1024x629.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ansh_ppt_pic_ipmu-1-1024x629.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ansh_ppt_pic_ipmu-1-300x184.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ansh_ppt_pic_ipmu-1-768x472.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ansh_ppt_pic_ipmu-1.jpeg 1171w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Katarzyna Mi\u015b presented <strong>\u201cImprecision and Specificity of Fuzzy Linguistic Summaries.\u201d<\/strong> Her talk focused on qualitative criteria for linguistic summaries, including their generalisations and newly proposed approaches. She described IPMU as an excellent opportunity to discuss the team\u2019s research and gain inspiring perspectives from other scientists.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image707_7b6909-94 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image707_7b6909-94\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ipmu_2_KM-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ipmu_2_KM-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ipmu_2_KM-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ipmu_2_KM-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ipmu_2_KM-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ipmu_2_KM.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marcin presented his work on assessing the <strong>temporal consistency of explanations in evolving supervised-learning environments<\/strong>. The proposed model-agnostic and explanation-agnostic index is designed to identify sudden changes, contradictions, and irregular fluctuations in streams of explanations that may affect user trust and decision-making. The presentation led to engaging discussions and useful feedback for further refining the method.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image707_53a7df-83 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image707_53a7df-83\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-23-at-12.17.28-PM-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-23-at-12.17.28-PM-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-23-at-12.17.28-PM-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-23-at-12.17.28-PM-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-23-at-12.17.28-PM.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond the presentations, IPMU 2026 offered valuable opportunities to engage with researchers from different countries and career stages working in fuzzy systems, uncertainty modelling, explainable AI, and machine learning. Formal sessions and informal conversations enabled an exchange of ideas, feedback, and perspectives that will help shape the team\u2019s future research.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image707_65ba7c-fe .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image707_65ba7c-fe\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-23-at-12.40.44-PM-1024x647.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-23-at-12.40.44-PM-1024x647.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-23-at-12.40.44-PM-300x190.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-23-at-12.40.44-PM-768x485.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-23-at-12.40.44-PM.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conference was also a memorable cultural experience. Held in Rome, it provided an inspiring setting for scientific discussion and networking, while also giving participants the opportunity to experience the city\u2019s historic architecture, ancient monuments, and distinctive atmosphere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In June 2026, Marcin Ostrowski, Katarzyne Mis, Ansh Kapadia and Katarzyna Kaczmarek-Majer participated in the 21st International Conference on Information&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":708,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=707"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":726,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/707\/revisions\/726"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibspan.waw.pl\/~explainme\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}