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CALL FOR PAPERS
THE 11th EUROPEAN - JAPANESE CONFERENCE ON
INFORMATION MODELLING AND KNOWLEDGE BASES
Maribor, Slovenia, Hotel Habakuk
May 29 - June 1, 2001
OBJECTIVE: Information modelling has been recognised to be an important
topic for researchers, designers, and users in the information systems area
because the amount and complexity of information itself, the number of
abstraction levels of information, and the size of databases and knowledge
bases are continuously growing. The aim of this conference is to bring
together experts from different areas of computer science and other
disciplines, who have a common interest in understanding and solving
problems on information modelling and knowledge bases, as well as applying
the results of research to practice. We also aim to recognise and study new
areas on modelling and knowledge bases to which more attention should be
paid. Therefore philosophy and logic, cognitive science, knowledge
management, as well as linguistics and management science are relevant
areas, too. In the conference, there will be four categories of
presentations, i.e. full papers, short papers, position papers and poster
presentations.
TOPICS: Modelling of information has become more and more important in
developing information systems. Information is collected or acquired from
many sources and backgrounds, by using various methods and tools. It must
be conceptualised so that users can understand and use it. It must also be
organised in an efficient way because databases, knowledge bases, and
repositories in knowledge management systems are growing day by day.
Modelling helps to understand, explain, organise, predict, and reason on
information used in information systems, and to understand the conceptual
content of information. It also helps to master the role and functions of
components of information systems. Modelling can be performed with many
different purposes in mind, at different levels of abstraction, and by
using different notions and different background theories. It can be made
by emphasising users' conceptual understanding of information on a domain
level on which the application area is described, on an algorithmic level,
or on several representation levels. On each level, the objects and
structures used on them are different, and different rules govern the
behaviour on them. Therefore the notions, rules, theories, languages, and
methods for modelling on different levels are also different. The
approaches and background theories for modelling in various application
areas may differ considerably, too. However, it would be very useful if we
could develop one or more extensive theories and methodologies for
modelling which could be used in different situations. In this conference
the interest is focused on modelling of information, and the development
and use of models in information systems of various kinds. Scientific or
technical papers of high quality are sought on topics including, but not
limited to the following. The highest priority will be given to papers
which are strongly related to different aspects of modelling.
1. Theoretical and Philosophical Basis of Concept Modelling and Conceptual
Modelling
- Information, conceptualisation, and ontologies in concept systems
- Properties of concepts, systems of concepts, and theories of concept
systems
- Concept formation, descriptions of concepts, and conceptual change
- Subjective concepts, collective concepts, concept integration
- Human concepts vs. formal concepts in the design of information systems
2. Conceptual Modelling and Information Requirements Specification
- Ontologies, conceptual modelling, and natural language in IRS
- Conceptual information requirements specification for information systems
- Languages, tools and methods for modelling in various environments for IRS
- Knowledge managemet for conceptual modelling and IRS
- Relationships between conceptual modelling and requirements engineering
- Methods and systems for developing and using conceptual information
3. Models in Intelligent Activity
- Types of conceptual intelligence and model construction
- Relationships between conceptual modelling and problem solving
- Architectures for multi-level conceptual models
- Meta-modelling in the model building process
- Human cognition, understanding, modelling, learning, and problem solving
- Conceptual creativity as intelligent activity in model construction,
problem
solving, and construction of knowledge
- Models of conceptual intelligence for problem solving
4. Collections of Data, Knowledge, and Descriptions of Concepts
- Conceptual modelling for knowledge management
- Conceptual modelling in spatial or temporal databases, or both
- Active database systems and active knowledge base systems
- Modelling methods, design methodologies and tools
- Modelling in the design of object-oriented data bases
- Collaborative Knowledge Management
5. Human-Computer Interaction and Modelling
- Interfaces as models of systems, data bases and knowledge bases,
- Ontology for human-computer interaction
- Metadata for human-computer interaction
- Cognition problems in large conceptual schemata
- Modelling in multimedia information systems
6. Software Engineering and Modelling
- Conceptual modelling vs. O-O modelling: similarities and differences
- Design and use of concept definition libraries, design patterns, frameworks
- Architectures of meta-models for information systems,
- Modelling software engineering processes
- UML, ORM, and other formalisms as modelling tools
- Modelling of multi-agent systems - modelling in multi-agent systems
7. Applications
- Enterprise modelling and strategic concept development
- Business-process modeling
- Conceptual modelling and management in enterprises
- Modelling global information systems
- Modelling for mobile applications and environments
- Design of information systems for virtual organisations
- Modelling in the WWW systems and conceptual models for web data
FORMAT OF THE SUBMISSION: Send the paper electronically, in PS format
(recommended) or MS-Word format (as the last alternative). Send your
submission by January 7, 2001. You will find instructions for uploading
your paper for evaluation on the page:
http://www.pori.tut.fi/~hj/ejc/ejc-newpapersubmission.html
Instructions for the format of your paper are under title "Author
Guidelines" on the page:
http://www.pori.tut.fi/~hj/ejc/index.html
The submission must be original, and must not be submitted anywhere else,
or already accepted by any other conference or journal. The selection of
papers is made on the basis of review, by the program committee. Acceptance
of papers will be based on the originality of work, on the suitability of
the topic to the conference, and on the overall quality of your submission.
SCIENTIFIC / TECHNICAL PAPER: You may submit your paper either as a full
paper, (max. 20 double spaced pages), or as a short paper (of max. 8
pages).
POSITION PAPER: Research projects of any scale are invited to illustrate
innovative concepts, theories, prototypes, or experiences. Your position
paper (work-in-progress) should be no longer than 5 pages.
POSTER: Send your poster hand-out material (max. 2 pages) and draft
drawings of your poster. Research projects of any scale are invited to
illustrate innovative concepts, theories, or prototypes.
The acceptance letters for all types of contributions will be sent by 15th
March, 2001. In the case of acceptance, you are expected to send your final
paper for inclusion in the preprints to arrive no later than 27th April,
2001. The text must be ready for final publication in the book by the end
of August 2001.
Important!
Please use only "English fonts" in your paper, and include all the fonts
you used. No extra hidden codes, nor any other features that are
specific
to a special computer (or language) environment should be included in
any form. Otherwise reviewers may not be able to open and read your
paper.
In writing authors are easily making mistakes unconciously. Once a
submitted paper is found to be unreadable, the reviewing process may be
stopped automatically without asking the second submission.
WORKING PRINCIPLES OF THE CONFERENCE:
- The total number of participants is limited to 50.
- The authors present their papers at the conference. The papers (both full
and short), position papers and poster outlines are included in the
preprints.
The final text of the papers can be polished for publication after the
conference. Only actually presented papers will be published in the book.
- The final book will be published through an international publisher.
CONFERENCE SITE: Maribor, Slovenia
See detailed information / how to get there at http://lisa.uni-mb.si/ejc2001.
Maribor is Slovenia's second largest city, located 18 kms (11 miles) south
of Austrian border (distances to Vienna 250 kms / 155 mi, Venice 360 kms
/225 mi, Budapest 320kms / 200 mi, Munich 450 kms / 280 mi). Detailed
instructions how to get to Maribor are here. Some 160.000 people call
Maribor their home town. The history of Maribor is rich and is reflected in
many buildings dating way back to 13th century. The town has also a modern
face - University, Theatre, shopping centers, recreation - all within a
walking distance. Maribor is a proud owner of the world's oldest 400-year
old vine-tree. Not surprisingly, the hills surrounding Maribor on the north
and the east are all covered by the vineyards. On south, the Pohorje hill
(1148 m) rises towards the sky, with excellent hiking, skiing, and
mountaineering possibilities. Drava river flows through the town. At its
banks called Lent, the youth (by age and by heart) of Maribor and vicinity
socializes in many pubs and restaurants. Hotel Habakuk is the
highest-ranking five-star hotel in Maribor, built in 1998. It is located
in the recreational area at the foothils of Pohorje. The hotel has 91
top-class twin-bedded rooms, 6 appartments, and 4 suites, all elegantely
furnished. In addition, there are excellent recreational facilities.
CONFERENCE FEE: The registration fee of approx. USD 350 will include the
preprints, lunches and dinners during the conference, refreshments in
coffee breaks, and the cost for the final book. The room and breakfast is
to be paid to the hotel directly by the participants. Price of a single
room is about xxx USD/ night (including the breakfast).
PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
Eiji Kawaguchi (co-chairman), Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan
Hannu Kangassalo (co-chairman), University of Tampere, Finland
Setsuo Arikawa, Kyushu University, Japan
Alfs Berztis, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Pierre-Jean Charrel, Universite Toulouse 1, France
Valeria De Antonellis, Politecnico di Milano, Universita' di Brescia, Italy
Olga De Troyer, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Marie Duzi, Silesian University, Czech Republic
Maria Grazia Fugini, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Jaak Henno, Tallinn Technical University, Estonia
Seiji Ishikawa, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan
Manfred A. Jeusfeld, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Wolfgang Hesse, University of Marburg, Germany
Yasushi Kiyoki, Keio University, Japan
Pavel Materna, Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic, Czech Republic
Isabelle Mirbel-Sanchez, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, France
Yasuaki Nakano, Shinshu University, Japan
Björn Nilsson, Astrakan Strategic Development, Sweden
Setsuo Ohsuga, Waseda University, Japan
Antoni Olivé, Universitat Politecnica Catalunya, Spain
Jari Palomäki, University of Tampere, Finland
Veikko Rantala, University of Tampere, Finland
Colette Rolland, University of Paris I, France
Michael Schrefl, University of Linz, Austria
Klaus-Dieter Schewe, Massey University, New Zealand
Yuzuru Tanaka, University of Hokkaido, Japan
Bernhard Thalheim, Brandenburgian Technical University, Germany
Takehiro Tokuda, Tokyo Inst. of Tech, Japan
Benkt Wangler, University of Skövde, Sweden
Roel Wieringa, University of Twente, The Netherlands
Esteban Zimanyi, Université Libre de Bruxelles(ULB), Belgium
We plan to invite about 40 - 45 PC members.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Tatjana Welzer (Local organiser), University of Maribor, Slovenia
Bostjan Brumen, University of Maribor, Slovenia
Izidor Golob, University of Maribor, Slovenia
Stefan Masic, University of Maribor, Slovenia
Regina Stajnko, University of Maribor, Slovenia
Hannu Jaakkola, Tampere University of Technology (Pori), Finland
Ulla Nevanranta (Publication), Tampere University of Technology (Pori),
Finland
Addresses:
Eiji Kawaguchi,
Kyushu Institute of Technology
Dep. of E.E. and Computer Engineering
1-1 Sensui-cho, Tobata, Kitakyushu, 804-8550
Japan
Tel: +81-93-884-3254 Fax: +81-93-871-5835
E-mail: kawaguch@know.comp.kyutech.ac.jp
Hannu Kangassalo
University of Tampere
Department of Computer and Information Sciences
P.O.Box 607
FIN-33014 University of Tampere
Finland
Tel: +358-3-2156778 Fax: +358-3-2156070 E-mail: hk@cs.uta.fi
Secretariat: Ulla Nevanranta
Tampere University of Technology (Pori)
P.O. Box 300, FIN-28101 PORI, Finland
tel. +358 2 627 2710
fax. +358 2 630 0911
email: ullan@pori.tut.fi
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Preliminary information about the conference can be seen on the page
http://www.pori.tut.fi/~hj/ejc/ejc00.html . Information on previous
European-Japanese conferences is on the page
http://www.pori.tut.fi/~hj/ejc/index.html . Information of conference books
are on the page http://www.cs.uta.fi/~hk/euro-japan.html#1992.
__________________________________________________________
Hannu Kangassalo
Tel: +358-3-2156778
E-mail: hk@cs.uta.fi
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