Artificial Intelligence and Applications

CALL FOR PAPERS The IASTED International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Applications ~AIA 2007~ as part of the 25th IASTED International Multi-Conference on APPLIED INFORMATICS February 12-14, 2007 Innsbruck, Austria SPONSORS The International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED) • Technical Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems World Modelling and Simulation Forum (WMSF) CONFERENCE CHAIR Vladan Devedžic - University of Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro TUTORIAL CHAIR Weiqin Chen – University of Bergen, Norway WORKSHOP/SPECIAL SESSION CHAIR Milos Kravcik – Fraunhofer Institute, Germany KEYNOTE SPEAKER Max Bramer - University of Portsmouth, UK PURPOSE This conference will act as a major forum for international researchers and practitioners working in all areas of artificial intelligence to present and observe the latest research, results, and ideas in these areas. All papers submitted to this conference will be peer evaluated by at least two reviewers. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality and contribution. AIA 2007 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International Conference on: Modelling, Identification and Control (MIC 2007) LOCATION Innsbruck is nestled in the valley of the Inn River and tucked between the Austrian Alps and the Tuxer mountain range. It has twice hosted the Winter Olympics and is surrounded by the eight ski regions of the Olympic Ski World, including the Stubai Glacier, which offers skiing year round. Climbing the 14th century Stadtturm on Herzog Friedrich Strasse provides a stunning view of the town and the breathtaking scenery that surrounds it. Concerts at Ambras Castle provide listening pleasure in a beautiful renaissance setting. The sturdy medieval houses and sidewalk cafés of Old Town Innsbruck beckon you to sit for a while and watch people stroll by. With its unique blend of historical, intellectual, and recreational pursuits, Innsbruck offers something for every visitor. AIA 2007 will be held at the world-famous Congress Innsbruck, located in the heart of the city, near the historical quarter. This facility won the prestigious 'Best Conference Center in Europe Award’ in 2000. SCOPE The topics to be covered include but are not limited to: Knowledge Acquisition Knowledge Representation Case-based Reasoning Probabilistic Reasoning Temporal Reasoning Model-based Reasoning Planning and Scheduling Connectionist Models Machine Learning Natural Language Processing Human-Computer Interfaces Expert Systems Distributed Artificial Intelligence Cooperative Artificial Intelligence Systems Applications in: Robotics Manufacturing Automation Business Law Engineering Education Computing The Internet Data Mining Web Mining Computational Intelligence Logic Programming Neural Networks Fuzzy Logic Genetic Algorithms Autonomous Agents Intelligent Agents Intelligent Databases Intelligent Control Intelligent Tutoring Intelligent Information Systems Software Tools for Artificial Intelligence Multimedia E-Commerce Computer Vision Signal Processing Pattern Recognition Speech Recognition Telecommunications Medicine and Bioengineering Others INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE A. Aamodt – Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway S. Abdennadher – German University in Cairo, Egypt G. Agre – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria P. Aguiar – Unesp - Sao Paulo State University, Brazil G. Angelova – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria K. Araki – Hokkaido University, Japan A. Argyros – Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Greece A. Ayesh – De Montfort University, UK N. Belacel – NRC Institute for Information Technology, Canada D. Benyon – Napier University, UK G. Beydoun – University of New South Wales, Australia A. Bouzouane – University of Quebec at Chicoutimi, Canada B. Bredeweg – University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands D.A. Campbell – Queensland University of Technology, Australia N. Castell – Polytechnic University of Catalunya, Spain B. Choi – Louisiana Tech University, USA S. Choi – Pohang University of Science & Technology, Korea H. Coelho – University of Lisbon, Portugal B. De Baets – Ghent University, Belgium G.W. Ernst – Case Western Reserve University, USA N. Etani – Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan R. Faglia – State University of Brescia, Italy J. Fan – University of Wollongong, Australia P. Funk – Mälardalen University, Sweden A. Gammerman – University of London, UK M. Gams – Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia J.-G. Ganascia – University Pierre and Marie Curie (Paria VI), France L. Garza Castañón – ITESM Campus Monterrey, Mexico M. Gaspari – University of Bologna, Italy A. Gelbukh – National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico A. Gerevini – University of the Studies of Brescia, Italy C. Giraud–Carrier – Brigham Young University, USA G. Goerz – University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany F.C.A. Groen – University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands F. Gurgen – Bogazici University, Turkey K. Harbusch – University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany C.C. Hung – Southern Polytechnic State University, USA A. Hunter – Lincoln University, UK C.R. Huyck – Middlesex University, UK A.J. Jones – King's College London, UK R. Kamimura – Tokai Univerisity, Japan J. Kamruzzaman – Monash University, Australia S. Karamouzis – Loyola University New Orleans, USA D.A. Kazakov – cbb software GmbH, Germany H.N. Keeling – Howard University, USA N. Kemper Valverde – National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico M. Khalid – Malaysia-Japan University Center, Malaysia A.A. Khan – National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan H.-J. Kim – Handong University, Korea E.P. Klement – Johannes Kepler University, Austria M. Klusch – German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, Germany J. Koehler – IBM, Switzerland E. Konrad – Technical University of Berlin, Germany B. Kovalerchuk – Central Washington University, USA P. Larrañaga – University of the Basque Country, Spain K.C. Lee – SungKyunKwan University, Korea M. Lee – University of Wales, Aberstwyth, UK A. Lim – Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, PRC W.-M. Lippe – University of Münster, Germany A.D. Mali – University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, USA A. Milani – University of Perugia, Italy I. Mitchell – Middlesex University, UK P.A. Mitkas – Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece B. Mobasher – DePaul University, USA D.N. Monekosso – Kingston University, UK R. Morales–Menendez – ITESM Campus Monterrey, Mexico E. Mosqueira Rey – University of Coruna, Spain M. Mouhoub – University of Regina, Canada A. Nijholt – University of Twente, The Netherlands R. Nkambou – University of Quebec at Montreal, Canada F. Ogwu – University of Botswana, Botswana M. Ojeda–Aciego – University of Malaga, Spain M. Oprea – University of Ploiesti, Romania D. Portnoy – George Washington University, USA Y. Qiu – Southwest University, PRC P. Remagnino – Kingston University, UK F. Ren – University of Tokushima, Japan J. Rossiter – University of Bristol, UK S. Rubin – Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, USA D. Ruta – BT Group Chief Technology Office, UK T. Sabol – Technical University of Kosice, Slovak Republic J. Sauer – University of Oldenburg, Germany M. Sigmund – Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic P.I. Sosnin – Ulyanovsk State Technical University, Russia J.A. Starzyk – Ohio University, USA J. Sun – Nova Southeastern University, USA R. Tadeusiewicz – AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland C. Tasso – Univeristy of Udine, Italy C.M. Teng – University of West Florida, USA V. Terziyan – University of Jyväskylä, Finland M. Tounsi – Prince Sultan University, Saudi Arabia G. Trajkovski – Towson University, USA H. Trost – Medical University of Vienna, Austria D.P. Tsakiris – Foundation for Research and Technology, Hellas, Greece B. Turksen – University of Toronto, Canada Y. Tzitzikas – University of Crete, Greece Z.A. Vale – Superior Institute of Engineering of Porto, Portugal T. Vidal – ENIT, France P. Wang – Northeastern University, USA R.R. Yager – Iona College, USA W.-K. Yeap – Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand J.F. Zelasco – University of Buenos Aires, Argentina C. Zhou – Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore SUBMISSION OF PAPERS Initial Papers Submit your paper via our website at: http://www.iasted.org/conferences/submit-549.html. All submissions should be in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf), Postscript (.ps), or MS Word (.doc) format. The IASTED Secretariat must receive your paper by September 15, 2006. Receipt of paper submission will be confirmed by email. Authors are responsible for having their papers checked for style and grammar prior to submission to IASTED. Papers may be rejected if the language is not satisfactory. Complete the online initial paper submission form designating an author who will attend the conference and providing four key words to indicate the subject area of your paper. One of the key words must be taken from the list of topics provided under Scope. Initial paper submissions should be approximately six pages. Formatting instructions are available at: http://www.iasted.org/formatting-initial.htm. Notification of acceptance will be sent via email by November 1, 2006. Final manuscripts are due by November 15, 2006. Registration and final payment are due by December 1, 2006. Late registration fees or paper submissions will result in the papers being excluded from the conference proceedings. Final Papers Send your final manuscripts via email to: finalpapers@iasted.org. The subject line for the final manuscript submission must include your six-digit paper number. The formatting instructions can be found at: http://www.iasted.org/formatting-final.htm and must be strictly followed. The page limit for final papers is six single-spaced pages in 10 point Times New Roman font. Only one paper of up to six pages is included in the regular registration fee. There will be an added charge for extra pages and additional papers. TUTORIALS Proposals for three-hour tutorials should be submitted online by September 15, 2006. Tutorials are to be submitted via the following website address: http://www.iasted.org/conferences/tutorialsubmit-549.html. A tutorial proposal should clearly indicate the topic, background knowledge expected of the participants, objectives, time allocations for the major course topics, and the qualifications of the instructor(s). SPECIAL SESSIONS Persons wishing to organize a special session should submit a proposal via email to: calgary@iasted.org. Proposals should include a session title, a list of the topics covered, and the qualifications and brief biography of the session organizer(s). Papers submitted to the special session must be received by September 15, 2006, unless otherwise stipulated by the Special Session Organizer. A minimum of five papers must be registered and fully paid in order for this session to be included in the conference program. More information on special sessions is available at: http://www.iasted.org/conferences/SpecialSession-549.html. JOURNALS Expanded and enhanced versions of papers published in the conference proceedings can also be considered for inclusion in the one of the IASTED journals. Information on the submission of papers to journals is available at http://www.actapress.com/SubmissionInfo.aspx. Whole proceedings as well as single papers can now be purchased online. Please visit ACTA Press: http://www.actapress.com. IMPORTANT DEADLINES Submissions due Notification of acceptance Final manuscript due Registration and full payment September 15, 2006 November 1, 2006 November 15, 2006 December 1, 2006 For more information, or to be placed on our mailing list, please contact: IASTED Secretariat – AIA 2007 #80, 4500 - 16th Avenue N.W. Calgary, Alberta Canada T3B 0M6 Tel: 403-288-1195 Fax: 403-247-6851 E-mail: calgary@iasted.org Website: http://www.iasted.org