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[Fwd: [WI] Call for Participation: the Sixth Semantic Web Challenge: Open Track and Billion Triples Track]
by Gustaf Neumann 06 May '08

06 May '08

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [WI] Call for Participation: the Sixth Semantic Web Challenge: Open Track and Billion Triples Track Datum: Mon, 05 May 2008 19:48:38 -0400 Von: Li Ding <dingl(a)cs.rpi.edu> An: www-rdf-interest(a)w3.org, seweb-list(a)cs.vu.nl, sw-announce(a)semanticplanet.com, ontoweb-list(a)lists.deri.org, seweb-list(a)www2-c703.uibk.ac.at, seweb-list(a)lists.deri.org, ebxml-dev(a)lists.ebxml.org, cg(a)cs.uah.edu, acl(a)opus.cs.columbia.edu, bull_i3(a)univ-tln.fr, ontoweb-language-sig(a)cs.man.ac.uk, semantic-web(a)w3.org, www-webont-wg(a)w3.org, www-rdf-logic(a)w3.org, public-sws-ig(a)w3.org, www-rdf-rules(a)w3.org, public-owl-dev(a)w3.org, semanticweb(a)egroups.com, jena-dev(a)yahoogroups.com, dl(a)dl.kr.org, ontolog-forum(a)ontolog.cim3.net, ontology(a)buffalo.edu, www-ws(a)w3.org, topicmapmail(a)infoloom.com, event(a)in.tu-clausthal.de, agents(a)cs.umbc.edu, diglib(a)infoserv.inist.fr, aiia(a)dis.uniroma1.it, wi(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de, dai-list(a)ece.sc.edu, protege-discussion(a)smi.stanford.edu, kweb-all(a)lists.deri.org, rewerse-all(a)rewerse.net, sioc-dev(a)googlegroups.com, semantic_web(a)googlegroups.com Call for the Sixth Semantic Web Challenge Open Track and Billion Triples Track at the International Semantic Web Conference ISWC 2008 Karlsruhe, Germany November 11-15th, 2007 http://challenge.semanticweb.org/ **************************************************************************** We invite submissions to the sixth annual Semantic Web Challenge, the premiere event for demonstrating practical progress towards achieving the vision of the Semantic Web. The central idea of the Semantic Web is to extend the current human-readable web by encoding some of the semantics of resources in a machine-processable form. Moving beyond syntax opens the door to more advanced applications and functionality on the Web. Computers will be better able to search, process, integrate and present the content of these resources in a meaningful, intelligent manner. As the core technological building blocks are now in place, the next challenge is to show off the benefits of semantic technologies by developing integrated, easy to use applications that can provide new levels of Web functionality for end users on the Web or within enterprise settings. Applications submitted should demonstrate clear practical value that goes above and beyond what is possible with conventional web technologies alone. Unlike in previous years, the Semantic Web Challenge of 2008 will consist of two tracks: the Open Track and the Billion Triples Track. The key difference between the two tracks is that the Billion Triples Track requires the participants to make use of the data set --a billion triples-- provided by the organizers. The Open Track has no such restrictions. As before, the Challenge is open to everyone from academia and industry. The authors of the best applications will be awarded prizes and featured prominently at special sessions during the conference. GOALS ----- The overall goal of this event is to advance our understanding of how semantic technologies can be exploited to produce useful applications for the Web. Semantic Web applications should integrate, combine, and deduce information from various sources to assist users in performing specific tasks. The specific goal of the Billion Triples Track is to demonstrate the scalability of applications as well as to encourage the development of applications that can deal with Web data. We stress that the goal of this is not to be a benchmarking effort between triple stores, but rather to demonstrate applications that can scale to a Web scale using realistic Web-quality data. Minimal Requirements -------------------- Submissions for the Semantic Web Challenge must meet the following minimum requirements: For the Open Track: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. The meaning of data has to play a central role. * Meaning must be represented using formal descriptions. * Data must be manipulated/processed in interesting ways to derive useful information and * this semantic information processing has to play a central role in achieving things that alternative technologies cannot do as well, or at all; 2. The information sources used * should be under diverse ownership or control * should be heterogeneous (syntactically, structurally, and semantically), and * should contain substantial quantities of real world data (i.e. not toy examples). 3. The application has to be an end-user application, i.e. an application that provides a practical value to domain experts. Although we expect that most applications will use RDF, RDF Schema, or OWL this is not a requirement. What is more important is that whatever semantic technology is used, it plays a central role in achieving interesting new levels of functionality or performance. It is required that all applications assume an open world, i.e. that the information is never complete. Additional Desirable Features ----------------------------- In addition to the above minimum requirements, we note other desirable features that will be used as criteria to evaluate submissions. - The application provides an attractive and functional Web interface (for human users) - Rigorous evaluations have taken place that demonstrate the benefits of semantic technologies, or validate the results obtained. - The application should be scalable (in terms of the amount of data used and in terms of distributed components working together) - Novelty, in applying semantic technology to a domain or task that have not been considered before - Functionality is different from or goes beyond pure information retrieval - The application has clear commercial potential and/or large existing user base - Contextual information is used for ratings or rankings - Multi-media documents are used in some way - There is a use of dynamic data (e.g. workflows), perhaps in combination with static information - The results should be as accurate as possible (e.g. use a ranking of results according to context) - There is support for multiple languages and accessibility on a range of devices For the Billion Triples Track: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. The primary goal is to for submissions to show how they add value to the very large triple store. This can involved anything from helping people figure out what is in the store via browsing, visualization, etc; could include inferencing that adds information not directly queriable in the original dataset; could involve showing how ontological information could be tied to part(s) or the whole of the dataset; etc. 2. The tool or application has to make use of at least a significant portion of the data provided by the organizers. 3. The tool or application is allowed to use other data that can be linked to the target dataset, but there is still an expectation that the primary focus will be on the data provided. 4. The tool or application does not have to be specifically an end-user application, as defined for the Open Track Challenge, but usability is a concern. The key goal is to demonstrate an interaction with the large data-set driven by a user or an application. However, given the scale of this challenge, solutions that can be justified as leading to such applications, or as crucial to the success of future applications, will be considered. It is desired that all applications assume an open world, i.e. that the information is never complete. However, applications that can show useful ways to "close the world" for sections of the very large dataset will be considered. Additional Desirable Features ----------------------------- In addition to the above minimum requirements, we note other desirable features that will be used as criteria to evaluate submissions. - The application should do more than simply store/retrieve large numbers of triples - The application or tool(s) should be scalable (in terms of the amount of data used and in terms of distributed components working together) - The application or tool(s) should show the use of the very large, mixed quality data set - The application should either function in real-time or, if pre-computation is needed, have a real-time realization (but we will take a wide view of "real time" depending on the scale of what is done) How to participate ------------------ Visit http://challenge.semanticweb.org in order to participate and register for the Semantic Web Challenge by submitting the required information as well as a link to the application on the online registration form. The form will be open until October 1, 2008, 12am CET. The requirements of this entry are: 1) Abstract: no more than 200 words. 2) Description: The description will show details of the system including why the system is innovative, which features or functions the system provides, what design choices were made and what lessons were learned. Papers should not exceed eight pages and must be formatted according to the same guidelines as the papers in the Research Track (see http://iswc2008.semanticweb.org) 3) Web access: The application should be accessible via the web. If the application is not publicly accessible, passwords should be provided. We also ask to provide a (short) instruction on how to start and use the application. Descriptions will be published in the form of an online proceedings. Prizes ------ A prize in money will be provided to the winners along with publicity for their work. The winners will also be asked to give a live demonstration of their application at the ISWC 2008 conference. The best applications will also have a chance to appear as full papers in the Journal of Web Semantics. In the event that one of the tracks receive less than a minimal number of submissions, the organizers reserve the right to merge the two tracks of the competition. IMPORTANT DATES --------- ----- October 1, 2008 Submissions due October 26-30, 2008 ISWC 2008 Technical Program SWC Co-Chairs ------------- Jim Hendler (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) Peter Mika (Yahoo! Research Barcelona) SWC Advisory Board ------------------- Dean Allemang (TopQuadrant) Jürgen Angele (Ontoprise) Mike Dean (BBN Technologies) Stefan Decker (DERI, Galway) Jérôme Euzenat (INRIA Rhone-Alpes) Ian Horrocks (University of Manchester) Atanas Kiryakov (OntoText) Michel Klein (Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam) Deborah McGuinness (Stanford University) Rob Shearer (University of Manchester) Amit Sheth (Wright State University) York Sure (University of Karlsruhe) Hideaki Takeda (National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo) Ubbo Visser (University of Bremen) Contact: -------- Peter Mika Yahoo! Research Barcelona Ocata 1 08001 Barcelona, Spain Tel: +34 935 421 165 Fax: +34 935 421 150 Email: pmika at yahoo-inc.com Web: http://www.cs.vu.nl/~pmika/ -- Mailing-Liste: WI(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de Administrator: WI-admin(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de Konfiguration: http://www.aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de/mailman/listinfo/wi

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[Fwd: [wkwi] Call for Papers | 9. Internationale Tagung Wirtschaftsinformatik 2009 25.-27. Februar 2009, Wien]
by Gustaf Neumann 06 May '08

06 May '08

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [wkwi] Call for Papers | 9. Internationale Tagung Wirtschaftsinformatik 2009 25.-27. Februar 2009, Wien Datum: Mon, 5 May 2008 21:06:06 +0200 (CEST) Von: Kai Fischbach <fischbach(a)wim.uni-koeln.de> Antwort an: postmaster(a)idefix.buva.sowi.uni-bamberg.de An: undisclosed-recipients:; Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen, beigefügt erhalten Sie im Auftrag von den Herren Kollegen Robert Hansen und Ihr Dimitris Karagiannis einen Hinweis auf den Call for Papers für die 9. Internationale Tagung Wirtschaftsinformatik 2009 mit der Bitte um Beachtung. Freundliche Grüße Detlef Schoder -- Prof. Dr. Detlef Schoder Universität zu Köln Seminar für Wirtschaftsinformatik und Informationsmanagement Pohligstr. 1 50969 Köln Tel.: +49 / (0)221 470-5325 Fax: +49 / (0)221 470-5393 URL: http://www.wim.uni-koeln.de/ E-Mail: schoder(a)wim.uni-koeln.de === Call for Papers 9. Internationale Tagung Wirtschaftsinformatik 2009 25.-27. Februar 2009, Wien Thema: Business Services - Konzepte, Technologien, Anwendungen Die alle zwei Jahre veranstaltete Internationale Tagung Wirtschaftsinformatik ist die größte Fachtagung für Wirtschaftsinformatik im europäischen Raum. Expertinnen und Experten aus Wissenschaft und Praxis diskutieren bei dieser Veranstaltung innovative Ansätze zur Gestaltung betrieblicher Informationssysteme und die dadurch bewirkte Transformation von Geschäftsprozessen, Unternehmen und Märkten. Dabei werden diesmal unter dem Generalthema Business Services: Konzepte, Technologien, Anwendungen aktuelle Entwicklungstendenzen aufgegriffen. Nähere Informationen zu den Themen der Tagung und den Einreichungsmodalitäten können unter http://www.wi2009.at abgerufen werden. Der Annahmeschluss für die Einreichung von Beiträgen ist der 31. Juli 2008. Hiermit laden wir Sie herzlich ein, mit der Einreichung innovativer Beiträge die WI 2009 zu einem gemeinsamen Erfolg zu führen. Ihr Hans Robert Hansen und Ihr Dimitris Karagiannis Wissenschaftliche Leitung ===

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[Fwd: [wkwi] Call for Papers zum Jahrbuch der KMU - Forschung und -praxis 2009]
by Gustaf Neumann 06 May '08

06 May '08

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [wkwi] Call for Papers zum Jahrbuch der KMU - Forschung und -praxis 2009 Datum: Mon, 5 May 2008 21:04:31 +0200 (CEST) Von: Kai Fischbach <fischbach(a)wim.uni-koeln.de> Antwort an: postmaster(a)idefix.buva.sowi.uni-bamberg.de An: undisclosed-recipients:; Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen, beigefügt erhalten Sie im Auftrag von Herrn Kollegen Jörn - Axel Meyer einen Hinweis auf den Call for Papers für das kommende, zehnte Jahrbuch der KMU - Forschung und -Praxis 2009 mit der Bitte um Beachtung. Das Leitthema dieses Jahr: Management - Instrumente in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen. Den Call finden Sie in der PDF-Datei anbei. Freundliche Grüße Detlef Schoder -- Prof. Dr. Detlef Schoder Universität zu Köln Seminar für Wirtschaftsinformatik und Informationsmanagement Pohligstr. 1 50969 Köln Tel.: +49 / (0)221 470-5325 Fax: +49 / (0)221 470-5393 URL: http://www.wim.uni-koeln.de/ E-Mail: schoder(a)wim.uni-koeln.de

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[Fwd: [isworld] CFP: Journal of Information Privacy and Security (JIPS)]
by Gustaf Neumann 06 May '08

06 May '08

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [isworld] CFP: Journal of Information Privacy and Security (JIPS) Datum: Mon, 5 May 2008 13:12:49 -0500 Von: Changchit, Chuleeporn, Ph.D. <Chuleeporn.Changchit(a)tamucc.edu> Antwort an: Changchit, Chuleeporn, Ph.D. <Chuleeporn.Changchit(a)tamucc.edu> An: AISWORLD Information Systems World Network <isworld(a)lyris.isworld.org> CC: Changchit, Chuleeporn, Ph.D. <Chuleeporn.Changchit(a)tamucc.edu> Journal of Information Privacy and Security (JIPS) http://jips.cob.tamucc.edu/ CALL FOR PAPERS: Editor-in-Chief: Chuleeporn Changchit, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Mission The mission of the Journal of Information Privacy and Security (JIPS) is to serve both academics and practitioners as a reliable source on issues of information privacy and security. The Journal is a high quality refereed journal that seeks support from academicians, industry experts and specific government agencies. The JIPS focuses on publishing articles that address the paradoxical nature of privacy versus security amidst current global conditions. It is increasingly important that various constituents of information begin to understand their role in finding solutions to achieve a delicate balance between security and privacy. The JIPS will facilitate understanding of the information assurance technical framework as it pertains to government agencies, companies and individuals. The topics may include the information privacy and security issues pertaining to initiatives on counter-terrorism efforts around the world, the impact of U.S. federal regulation and compliance issues facing global corporations, the impact of privacy and security initiatives within small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and e-gambling. Article submissions are encouraged from both academics and practitioners. Each issue will include high quality articles from academics and practitioners, case studies, book reviews, and industry interviews. The Journal addresses issues of privacy and security from a global perspective and will consider articles with a cross-functional focus. The Journal will include articles in the following areas: - Information Assurance frameworks - Network security and impact on corporate infrastructure - Privacy laws and impact on information compliance issues - The duality of privacy and security and impact on corporate operations - Governmental regulations and changes on information security requirements - Data transfer issues across nations, states, and corporations - Privacy and security requirements in B2B and B2C information flows - Cross-functional aspects of information assurance and requirements faced by various business functions within companies - Web sites, portals and the issue of trust - Information privacy and security as it relates to end-users - Applications and case studies in privacy and security issues facing business organizations, government agencies and individuals - Emerging topics such as biometrics, software utilities, and IT obligations and how they change the business environment Review Process Each article will be blind-reviewed by three members of the editorial review board. Reviewer recommendation will be considered by the Editor-in-Chief or an Associate Editor. For a revision and rewrite, a revised paper will be sent to one of the Editors for final approval. The final decision will be made by the Editor-in-Chief. Interested authors should consult the journal's manuscript submission guidelines at http://jips.cob.tamucc.edu/style.htm All inquiries and submissions should be sent to: Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Chuleeporn Changchit at chuleeporn.changchit(a)tamucc.edu ************************************************************************ Chuleeporn Changchit, Ph. D. Phone: (361) 825-5832 Associate Professor of MIS Fax: (361) 825-5609 Room 136 Faculty Center E-mail: chuleeporn.changchit(a)tamucc.edu College of Business Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi 6300 Ocean Dr., Corpus Christi, TX 78412 Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Information Privacy and Security (JIPS) http://jips.cob.tamucc.edu ************************************************************************ The AISWorld LISTSERV is a service of the Association for Information Systems (http://www.aisnet.org). To unsubscribe, redirect, or change subscription options please go to http://lyris.isworld.org/. You are subscribed to AISworld as: neumann(a)wu-wien.ac.at. Each Sender assumes responsibility that his or her message conforms to the AISWorld LISTSERV policy and conditions of use available at http://lyris.isworld.org/isworldlist.htm.

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[Fwd: [computational.science] CFP: Workshop on Preference Learning at ECML/PKDD-08]
by Gustaf Neumann 06 May '08

06 May '08

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [computational.science] CFP: Workshop on Preference Learning at ECML/PKDD-08 Datum: Mon, 05 May 2008 11:00:16 +0200 Von: Eyke Hüllermeier <eyke(a)Mathematik.Uni-Marburg.de> Organisation: "OptimaNumerics" An: Computational Science Mailing List <computational.science(a)lists.optimanumerics.com> [ please distribute - apologies for multiple postings ] ======================================== C A L L F O R P A P E R S W O R K S H O P O N P R E F E R E N C E L E A R N I N G ======================================== http://www.mathematik.uni-marburg.de/~kebi/ws-ecml-08/ taking place on September 19, 2008, as part of ECML/PKDD-08, European Conference on Machine Learning and Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Databases September 15-19, 2008, Antwerp (Belgium) http://www.ecmlpkdd2008.org/ Methods for learning preference models and predicting preferences are among the very recent research trends in fields like machine learning and knowledge discovery. Approaches relevant to this area range from learning special types of preference models, such as lexicographic orders, over collaborative filtering techniques for recommender systems and ranking techniques for information retrieval, to generalizations of classification problems such as label ranking. Like other types of complex learning tasks that have recently entered the stage, preference learning deviates strongly from the standard problems of classification and regression. It is particularly challenging as it involves the prediction of complex structures, such as weak or partial order relations, rather than single values. Moreover, training input will not, as it is usually the case, be offered in the form of complete examples but may comprise more general types of information, such as relative preferences or different kinds of indirect feedback and implicit preference information. This workshop aims at providing a forum for the discussion of recent advances in the use of machine learning and data mining methods for problems related to the learning and discovery of preferences, and to offer an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to identify new promising research directions. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to # quantitative and qualitative approaches to modeling preferences as well as different forms of feedback and training data; # learning utility functions and related regression problems; # preference mining and preference elicitation; # learning relational preference models; # embedding of other types of learning problems in the preference learning framework (such as label ranking, ordinal classification, or hierarchical classification); # comparison of different preference learning paradigms (e.g., "big bang" approaches that use a single model vs. modular approaches that decompose the learning of preference models into subproblems); # ranking problems, such as learning to rank objects or to aggregate rankings; # scalability and efficiency of preference learning algorithms; # methods for special application fields, such as web search, information retrieval, electronic commerce, games, personalization, or recommender systems; # connections to other research fields, such as decision theory, operations research, and social choice theory. In addition to papers reporting on mature research results we also encourage submissions presenting more preliminary results and discussing open problems. Correspondingly, two types of contributions will be solicited, namely short communications (short talks) and full papers (long talks). ======================================== SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS ======================================== Papers MUST be submitted in Springer LNCS format. There is no strict page limitation, though 10-15 pages for full papers and 6-8 pages for short communications should be taken as rough guidelines. Authors' instructions along with LaTeX and Word macro files are available on the web at: http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html Submit papers in PDF or PS format. Additional instructions will be given in due time. Papers should be submitted in pdf format to the following email address: eyke(a)mathematik.uni-marburg.de ======================================== IMPORTANT DATES ======================================== JUN 23 Deadline for workshop paper submission JUL 31 Notification of acceptance for workshop papers AUG 18 Final camera ready copies due ======================================== WORKSHOP CHAIRS ======================================== Eyke Huellermeier Department of Mathematics and Computer Science University of Marburg, Germany eyke(a)mathematik.uni-marburg.de Johannes Fuernkranz Department of Computer Science Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany juffi(a)ke.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de ======================================== WORKSHOP-WEBSITE ======================================== For further information, please visit the workshop website at http://www.mathematik.uni-marburg.de/~kebi/ws-ecml-08/ or contact one of the workshop co-chairs. Eyke Huellermeier and Johannes Fuernkranz Workshop Chairs --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: computational.science-unsubscribe(a)lists.optimanumerics.com For additional commands, e-mail: computational.science-help(a)lists.optimanumerics.com Computational Science mailing list hosting is provided by OptimaNumerics (http://www.OptimaNumerics.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------------

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[Fwd: [WI] Call for Papers: Praxis der Informationsverarbeitung und Kommunikation, Special Issue on Service-oriented Computing]
by Gustaf Neumann 06 May '08

06 May '08

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [WI] Call for Papers: Praxis der Informationsverarbeitung und Kommunikation, Special Issue on Service-oriented Computing Datum: Mon, 5 May 2008 10:54:24 +0200 Von: Sebastian Hudert <Hudert(a)btw6na.bwl7.uni-bayreuth.de> An: wi(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de <wi(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de> Apologies for cross-posting. Please forward to interested colleagues and students. ==================== CALL FOR PAPERS Special Issue on Service-oriented Computing Praxis der Informationsverarbeitung und Kommunikation Fachzeitschrift für den Einsatz von Informationssystemen http://www.kom.tu-darmstadt.de/en/events/conferences/2008/cfp-pik-special-i… IMPORTANT DATES * Submission deadline: 2008-06-27 * Notification of acceptance: 2008-08-01 * Submission of camera-ready version: 2008-09-05 SCOPE OF THE SPECIAL ISSUE A recent trend in software and enterprise engineering is Service-oriented Computing (SOC), which can be used to design and develop complex and distributed systems. The core concept of SOC is a "service", a self-describing encapsulation of domain-specific functionalities. Business processes and applications supporting SOC can be built based on compositions of distributed and loosely coupled services. SOC relies heavily on existing open Internet standards and protocols like HTTP and XML (e.g., Web services), which allow easy integration and cost-effective adoption of SOC using an existing infrastructure. Currently, it can be observed that SOC-related technologies and approaches become more and more mature and widespread, both in research and in real-life projects. Therefore, this special issue of the PIK magazine covers ongoing research as well as reports from SOC projects in the industry. AREAS OF INTEREST Topics for this special issue include, but are not limited to: * Service management ** Service lifecycle management ** QoS and SLA management ** Service monitoring ** Service rating ** Business protocols * Semantic support for SOC ** Service specifications and enhancements ** Service modeling ** Semantic services and service ontologies ** Autonomous & intelligent agents for SOC ** Interoperability and integration of external services * Service composition and workflows ** Service discovery and delivery ** Matchmaking and resource allocation ** Orchestration and choreography * Service integration ** Enterprise Service Bus ** Service repositories ** SOC and virtualization * SOC security, privacy & trust * Service engineering ** Models, methodologies, and tools ** Dynamic adaptation and reconfiguration ** Evaluation, validation and testing ** Implementation and deployment technologies ** Governance of service-based systems ** Formal methods for SOC * Standardization for SOC * Service-based applications (e.g., Grid and utility computing, software as a service) IMPORTANT INFORMATION The submission should cover about 6 pages (one page of the PIK equals 6000 characters excluding figures). Both German and English language submissions will be accepted for review. All papers will be reviewed double-blind. Please use the EasyChair Conference Management System to submit your papers: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=piksoc2008 SPECIAL ISSUE EDITORS Nicolas Repp, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Multimedia Communications Lab (KOM), repp(at)KOM.tu-darmstadt.de Sebastian Hudert, Universität Bayreuth, Wirtschaftsinformatik (BWL VII), sebastian.hudert(at)uni-bayreuth.de Steffen Bleul, Universität Kassel, Distributed Systems Group, bleul(at)vs.uni-kassel.de Best Regards, Sebastian Hudert --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sebastian Hudert Dipl. Wirtsch.Inf. Department of Information Systems Management University of Bayreuth Universitaetsstr. 30 95447 Bayreuth Building Applied Informatics Tel: +49 921 557665 Fax: +49 921 557662 -- Mailing-Liste: WI(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de Administrator: WI-admin(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de Konfiguration: http://www.aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de/mailman/listinfo/wi

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[Fwd: [computational.science] CFP: IEEE/WIC/ACM IAT 2008]
by Gustaf Neumann 05 May '08

05 May '08

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [computational.science] CFP: IEEE/WIC/ACM IAT 2008 Datum: Mon, 05 May 2008 12:49:44 +0900 Von: Juzhen Dong <dong(a)wi-lab.com> Organisation: "OptimaNumerics" An: Computational Science Mailing List <computational.science(a)lists.optimanumerics.com> [Apologies if you receive this more than once] ##################################################################### IEEE/WIC/ACM Intelligent Agent Technology 2008 CALL FOR PAPERS ##################################################################### 2008 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Intelligent Agent Technology (IAT-08) December 9-12, 2008, Sydney, Australia http://datamining.it.uts.edu.au/wi08/html/iat/ Sponsored By IEEE Computer Society Web Intelligence Consortium (WIC) Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) IAT 2008 provides a leading international forum to bring together researchers and practitioners from diverse fields, such as computer science, information technology, business, education, human factors, systems engineering, and robotics, to (1) examine the design principles and performance characteristics of various approaches in intelligent agent technology, and (2) increase the cross-fertilization of ideas on the development of autonomous agents and multi-agent systems among different domains. By encouraging idea-sharing and discussions on the underlying logical, cognitive, physical, and sociological foundations as well as the enabling technologies of intelligent agents, IAT 2008 will foster the development of novel paradigms and advanced solutions in agent-based computing. IAT 2008 will be jointly held with the 2008 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence (WI-08). The two conferences will have a joint opening, keynote, reception, and banquet. Attendees only need to register for one conference and can attend workshops, sessions, tutorials, panels, exhibits and demonstrations across the two conferences. We are also planning a joint panel, joint paper sessions, and doctor symposium that discuss common problems in the two areas. +++++++++++++++++++ Topics of Interest +++++++++++++++++++ We invite submissions in all IAT related areas. Papers exploring new directions or areas will receive a careful and supportive review. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: * Autonomy-Oriented Computing (AOC) - Agent-Based Complex Systems Modeling and Development - Agent-Based Simulation - Autonomy-Oriented Modeling and Computation Methods - Behavioral Self-Organization - Complex Behavior Characterization and Engineering - Emergent Behavior - Hard Computational Problem Solving - Nature-Inspired Paradigms - Self-Organized Criticality - Self-Organized Intelligence - Swarm Intelligence * Autonomous Knowledge and Information Agents - Agent-Based Distributed Data Mining - Agent-Based Knowledge Discovery And Sharing - Autonomous Information Services - Distributed Knowledge Systems - Emergent Natural Law Discovery in Multi-Agent Systems - Evolution of Knowledge Networks - Human-Agent Interaction - Information Filtering Agents - Knowledge Aggregation - Knowledge Discovery - Ontology-Based Information Services * Agent Systems Modeling and Methodology - Agent Interaction Protocols - Cognitive Architectures - Cognitive Modeling of Agents - Emotional Modeling - Fault-Tolerance in Multi-Agent Systems - Formal Framework for Multi-Agent Systems - Information Exchanges in Multi-Agent Systems - Learning and Self-Adaptation in Multi-Agent Systems - Mobile Agent Languages and Protocols - Multi-Agent Autonomic Architectures - Multi-Agent Coordination Techniques - Multi-Agent Planning and Re-Planning - Peer-to-Peer Models for Multi-Agent Systems - Reinforcement Learning - Social Interactions in Multi-Agent Systems - Task-Based Agent Context - Task-Oriented Agents * Distributed Problem Solving - Agent-Based Grid Computing - Agent Networks in Distributed Problem Solving - Collective Group Behavior - Coordination and Cooperation - Distributed Intelligence - Distributed Search - Dynamics of Agent Groups and Populations - Efficiency and Complexity Issues - Market-Based Computing - Problem-Solving in Dynamic Environments * Autonomous Auctions and Negotiation - Agent-Based Marketplaces - Auction Markets - Combinatorial Auctions - Hybrid Negotiation - Integrative Negotiation - Mediating Agents - Pricing Agents - Thin Double Auctions * Applications - Agent-Based Assistants - Agent-Based Virtual Enterprise - Embodied Agents and Agent-Based Systems Applications - Interface Agents - Knowledge and Data Intensive Systems - Perceptive Animated Interfaces - Scalability - Social Simulation - Socially Situated Planning - Software and Pervasive Agents - Tools and Standards - Ubiquitous Systems and E-Technology Agents - Ubiquitous Software Services - Virtual Humans - XML-Based Agent Systems ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ On-Line Submissions and Publication ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ High-quality papers in all IAT related areas are solicited. Paper submissions should be limited to a maximum of 7 pages in the IEEE 2-column format, the same as the camera-ready format (see the Author Guidelines of last year at http://www.ieeeconfpublishing.org/cpir/AuthorKit.asp?Community=CPS&Facility…). All submitted papers will be reviewed by the Program Committee on the basis of technical quality, relevance, significance, and clarity. Note that IAT'08 will accept ONLY on-line submissions, containing PDF versions. Please use the Submission Form on the IAT'08 website to submit your paper. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings by the IEEE Computer Society Press that are indexed by EI. Submissions accepted as regular papers will be allocated 7 pages in the proceedings and accorded oral presentation times in the main conference. Submissions accepted as short papers will be allocated 4 pages in the proceedings and will have a shorter presentation time at the conference than regular papers. All co-authors will be notified at all time, for the submission, notification, and confirmation on the attendance. Submitting a paper to the conference and workshops means that, if the paper is accepted, at least one author should attend the conference to present the paper. The acceptance list and no-show list will be openly published on-line. For no-show authors, their affiliations will receive a notification. A selected number of IAT'08 accepted papers will be expanded and revised for inclusion in Web Intelligence and Agent Systems: An International Journal (http://wi-consortium.org/journal.html) and in Annual Review of Intelligent Informatics (http://www.wi-consortium.org/annual.html) The best paper awards will be conferred at the conference on the authors of (1) the best research paper and (2) the best application paper. Application-oriented submissions will be considered for the best application paper award. More detailed instructions and the On-Line Submission Form can be found from the IAT'08 homepage: http://datamining.it.uts.edu.au/wi08/html/iat/. ++++++++++ Workshops ++++++++++ As an important part of the conference, the workshop program will focus on new research challenges and initiatives. All papers accepted for workshops will be included in the Workshop Proceedings published by the IEEE Computer Society Press that are indexed by EI, and will be available at the workshops. Detailed information is available at the conference homepage. The Program Committees of the IAT-08 and WI-08 invite proposals for Workshops. The workshop organizers will be responsible for advertising the workshop, forming the program committees, reviewing and selecting the papers, and guaranteeing a high quality worthy of the prestige and range of the Conference. Note: we will not have a separate workshop registration fee (i.e., conference registration covers everything). ++++++++++ Tutorials ++++++++++ IAT'08 also welcomes Tutorial proposals. IAT'08 will include tutorials providing in-depth background on subjects that are of broad interest to the Web intelligence community. Both short (2 hours) and long (half day) tutorials will be considered. The tutorials will be part of the main conference technical program. Detailed information is available at the conference homepage. Note: we will not have a separate tutorials registration fee (i.e., only one conference registration covers everything). ++++++++++++++++++++ Industry/Demo-Track ++++++++++++++++++++ We solicit Industry/Demo-Track papers by the following methods. (1) Industry papers of 4 pages can be submitted on the same schedule as the research track. (2) Separate 2 page demo proposals can submitted at a later schedule. (3) Full regular paper submissions can include a demo option. That is, a full paper submissions will be asked to specify if they would like to give a demonstration; choice of demonstrations (while utilizing information from the regular reviewing process) will be selected based on value as a demonstration. For options (1) and (2), please find more detailed instructions at the homepage: http://datamining.it.uts.edu.au/wi08/html/iat/ ++++++++++++++++ Important Dates ++++++++++++++++ * Workshop proposal submission: April 10, 2008 * Electronic paper submission (7 pages): July 10, 2008 * Tutorial proposal submission: July 10, 2008 * Workshop paper submission: July 30, 2008 * Author notification: September 3, 2008 * Conference dates: December 9-12, 2008 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ Conference Organization ++++++++++++++++++++++++ Conference General Chairs: * Chengqi Zhang, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia * Nick Cercone, York University, Canada Program Chair: * Lakhmi Jain, University of South Australia, Australia IAT Program Co-Chairs: * Maria Gini, University of Minnesoda, USA * Boi B. Faltings, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Swiss * Takao Terano, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan WI Program Co-Chairs: * Pawan Lingras, Saint Mary's University, USA * Matthias Klusch, German Research Center for AI, Germany * Jie Lu, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia Organizing Chair: * Longbing Cao, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia Workshop Co-Chairs: * Yuefeng Li, Queensland University of Technology, Australia * Gabriella Pasi, University of Milano, Italy Tutorial Chair: * Ajith Abraham, Norwegian University of science and Technology, Norway Industry/Demo-Track Chair: * Ngoc Thanh Nguyen, Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland Publicity Co-Chairs: * Ioannis E. Anagnostopoulos, University of the Aegean, Greece * Jia Hu, International WIC Institute/BJUT, China * Richi Nayak, Queensland University of Technology, Australia IEEE-CS-TCII Chair: * Ning Zhong, Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan ACM-SIGART Chair * Maria Gini, University of Minnesota, USA WIC Co-Chairs/Directors: * Ning Zhong, Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan * Jiming Liu, University of Windsor, Canada WIC Advisory Board: * Edward A. Feigenbaum, Stanford University, USA * Setsuo Ohsuga, Waseda University, Japan * Benjamin Wah, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA * Philip Yu, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA * L.A. Zadeh, University of California, Berkeley, USA WIC Tech. Committee & WI/IAT Steering Committee: * Jeffrey Bradshaw, UWF/Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, USA * Nick Cercone, York University, Canada * Dieter Fensel, University of Innsbruck, Austria * Georg Gottlob, Oxford University, UK * Lakhmi Jain, University of South Australia, Australia * Jianchang Mao, Yahoo! Inc., USA * Pierre Morizet-Mahoudeaux, Compiegne University of Technology, France * Hiroshi Motoda, Osaka University, Japan * Toyoaki Nishida, Kyoto University, Japan * Andrzej Skowron, Warsaw University, Poland * Jinglong Wu, Kagawa University, Japan * Xindong Wu, University of Vermont, USA * Yiyu Yao, University of Regina, Canada *** Contact Information *** IAT 2008 Program Chairs Email: iat08(a)wi-consortium.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: computational.science-unsubscribe(a)lists.optimanumerics.com For additional commands, e-mail: computational.science-help(a)lists.optimanumerics.com Computational Science mailing list hosting is provided by OptimaNumerics (http://www.OptimaNumerics.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------------

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[Fwd: [isworld] Call for Papers: EJIS (Meeting the Renewed Demand for IT Workers)]
by Gustaf Neumann 05 May '08

05 May '08

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [isworld] Call for Papers: EJIS (Meeting the Renewed Demand for IT Workers) Datum: Sun, 4 May 2008 06:52:25 -0400 Von: Deborah J. Armstrong <djarmstrong(a)cob.fsu.edu> Antwort an: Deborah J. Armstrong <djarmstrong(a)cob.fsu.edu> An: AISWORLD Information Systems World Network <isworld(a)lyris.isworld.org> Call for Papers for a Special Issue of European Journal of Information Systems on Meeting the Renewed Demand for IT Workers URL: http://www.palgrave-journals.com/ejis/CFP-EJIS-ITWorkers.pdf GUEST EDITORS Cindy Riemenschneider, University of Arkansas; criemen(a)walton.uark.edu Jo Ellen Moore, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; joemoor(a)siue.edu Deb Armstrong, Florida State University; djarmstrong(a)cob.fsu.edu MOTIVATION AND OVERVIEW The Information Technology (IT) workforce is rapidly changing. Many of the IT baby boomers are retiring or planning to retire, the number of college students majoring in IT has declined worldwide and, in the US, the federal government continually changes the number of allowable work visas. At the same time, the resurgence in demand for IT workers is widely evident in the many articles and stories appearing recently in the media, describing the plethora of jobs available in IT as well as the competitive salaries that accompany these jobs. This new wave of demand is not a local phenomenon, but global in its scope and implications. In Ireland, declining enrollments in the IT fields and a growth rate in the IT sector three times the national average have companies scrambling for IT workers with both technical and management skills. In Vietnam high staff turnover and the arrival of firms such as Intel, IBM, Panasonic and Samsung have caused an exponential increase in the demand for IT workers. India and China are facing an interesting reversal - the traditional outsourcing recipients are now confronting IT worker shortfalls, which are driving those nations to export IT jobs. How will the global IT community (both academia and industry) respond to this demand for the next wave of IT workers? How do we attract, mentor, and retain IT students and professionals? Have the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to be successful in IT morphed to include new elements or a different mix of elements? What is the impact of the new �millennium worker� on various educational systems and the profession? Has the world view of IT changed? What is the impact of outsourcing on the global IT workforce? It is in exploring this area where this special issue of the European Journal of Information Systems seeks to make a contribution to the literature. The main objective of this special issue is to examine the challenges of refilling the IT pipeline as well as methods to meet those challenges. Studies offering a wider focus from a human, organizational or technical perspective are encouraged, and methodological approaches that adopt exploratory, theory building or testing through interviews, case analysis, or surveys are welcome. IMPORTANT DATES 15 September 2008: Due date for full paper submission for special issue 15 October 2008: Outcome of initial screening sent to authors 15 January 2009: Outcome of first round review sent to corresponding authors 15 March 2009: Due date for resubmission of paper with required revisions 15 May 2009: Final decision 15 June 2009: Due date for authors to submit final version of paper End 2009: Target publication date of special issue SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Please submit original manuscripts which observe the European Journal of Information Systems published style preferences: http://www.palgrave-journals.com/ejis/author_instructions.html . Please contact the special issue editors for further submission instructions. Deb Armstrong Florida State University The College of Business MIS Department djarmstrong(a)cob.fsu.edu 850-644-8228 The AISWorld LISTSERV is a service of the Association for Information Systems (http://www.aisnet.org). To unsubscribe, redirect, or change subscription options please go to http://lyris.isworld.org/. You are subscribed to AISworld as: neumann(a)wu-wien.ac.at. Each Sender assumes responsibility that his or her message conforms to the AISWorld LISTSERV policy and conditions of use available at http://lyris.isworld.org/isworldlist.htm.

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[Fwd: [WI] CFP: Special Issue on Intelligent and Adaptive Web-based Educational Systems]
by Gustaf Neumann 05 May '08

05 May '08

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [WI] CFP: Special Issue on Intelligent and Adaptive Web-based Educational Systems Datum: Fri, 2 May 2008 22:21:35 +0800 Von: Sabine Graf <sabine.graf(a)ieee.org> An: <wi(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de> [Apologies for cross-postings! Please forward this e-mail to people who might be interested in this special issue.] ********************* CALL FOR PAPERS ********************* SUBMISSION DUE DATE: July 1, 2008 SPECIAL ISSUE ON INTELLIGENT AND ADAPTIVE WEB-BASED EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEB-BASED LEARNING AND TEACHING TECHNOLOGIES Guest Editors: Fuhua Lin, Sabine Graf, Kinshuk, Rory McGreal INTRODUCTION: Providing learners with an environment that reacts intelligently to the users’ needs and incorporates their individual characteristics for presenting suitable information and learning material helps to support learners and makes learning easier for them. Such systems can incorporate, for example, the prior knowledge, preferences, learning goals, learning styles, and cognitive abilities of learners. Web-based educational systems based on learning management systems (LMS) such as WebCT, Blackboard, and Moodle are commonly and successfully used in distance learning. They provide a variety of features to support teachers and course developers to create and manage their online courses. However, at current stage, such environments provide very little, or in most cases, neither intelligent support nor adaptivity at all. This special issue aims to focus on how intelligent support and adaptive features can be integrated in currently used systems as well as on how intelligent and adaptive Web-based educational systems can be improved in order to provide a better learning environment for learners. The need arise for smart learning environments that offer personal services in the whole cycle of education, from counselling, to academic advising, to program planning, to collaborative learning, to tutoring, and to testing. Learning management systems and university portals need the incorporation of intelligence, adaptivity, and agent-based capabilities to offer dynamic, intelligent and adaptive educational systems. OBJECTIVE OF THE SPECIAL ISSUE: The special issue deals with current research about providing intelligent support and adaptive features in the whole cycle of education in order to support the learners and educators, to increase learning opportunities and improve the efficiency and quality of service. The special issue will provide a forum for demonstrating outstanding examples of and discussing how to introduce and incorporate intelligence and adaptivity into Web-based educational systems and university portals for facilitating and supporting teaching, learning, and educational administration. RECOMMENDED TOPICS: Topics to be discussed in this special issue include (but are not limited to) the following: • e-tutor, e-secretary, e-advisor, e-counsellor • Adaptive curriculum sequencing in learning management systems • Adaptive presentation and navigation support for learning management systems • Adaptive collaboration support via learning management systems • Adaptive testing • Data mining for education intelligence • Semantic Web and education • Integration and interoperability issues • Intelligent agents in learning management systems • Agent-based log mining to improve the performance of educational systems • Authoring tools for developing adaptive and intelligent Web-based educational systems • Empirical studies of adaptive and intelligent learning management systems SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit papers for this special theme issue on Adaptive and Intelligent Web-based Educational Systems on or before July 1, 2008. All submissions must be original and may not be under review by another publication. INTERESTED AUTHORS SHOULD CONSULT THE JOURNAL’S GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS at www.igi-global.com/journals/guidelines.html. Submitted papers should be between 10 and 20 pages of length. All submitted papers will be reviewed on a double-blind, peer review basis. Papers must follow APA style for reference citations. IMPORTANT DATES: July 1 , 2008 Deadline for submission August 10, 2008 Notification September 1, 2008 Deadline for final paper ABOUT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEB-BASED LEARNING AND TEACHING TECHNOLOGIES: Mission and Coverage The proliferation of web-based technologies during the last decade may have given the impression of wide-spread changes in educational practices. In fact, we have only begun to scratch the surface of experiencing the vast impact these technologies could have on education. Viewed separately, web-based technologies offer exciting possibilities for expanding the capacity to provide access to instruction and knowledge world-wide. However, and perhaps more importantly, viewing these technological advancements in a more dynamic context, forces educators and researchers to rethink the fundamental processes of teaching and learning. It s not just a simple matter of using a technical tool to supply time and place ubiquity, but to accept the challenge of understanding the implications for the entire educational spectrum. Web-based teaching and learning begs the question of what exactly these technologies means for learners, teachers, program designers, academic experts, technical and administrative staff, institutional decision makers, training managers, publishers, and others. Although a considerable amount of exploration has been conducted regarding web-based learning technologies, the breadth and scope for dialogue and experimentation needs to be broadened. This journal intends to provide a place for that dialogue and to support a diverse community interested in taking the challenge further. The primary mission of the International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies (IJWLTT) is to contribute to the broadening of the overall body of knowledge regarding the multi-dimensional aspects of web-based technologies in contemporaneous educational contexts, assisting researchers, practitioners, and decision makers to design more effective learning systems and scenarios. The IJWLTT hopes to explore the technical, social, cultural, organizational, human, cognitive, and commercial impact of technology. In addition, the IJWLTT will endeavour to attract a broad range of authors and, thereby, expand the dialogue to address the interplay among the diverse and disparate interests affected by technology in education. The journal will seek to explore the impact of web-based technology on the design, implementation and evaluation of the learning and teaching process, as well as the development of new activities, relationships, skills, and competencies for the various actors implied in such processes. It will attempt to enlighten any and all of those responsible for the advancement of learning. Coverage: Among topics to be included (but not limited) are the following: * WLTT implementation: models, methods and frameworks * Web-based technologies enabled pedagogical scenarios * Web-based technologies enabled pedagogical systems and programs * Decision making in implementing web-based learning and teaching * Management side of web-based learning and teaching * Building multi-disciplinary teams for web-based learning and teaching * Network learning using WLTT * Building web-based learning communities * Constructivist approaches to web-based learning and teaching * Knowledge building using web-based learning and teaching technologies * Web-based CSCL * Project management for implementing WLTT * Best practices * All other related issues that impact the overall utilization and management of web-based technologies in education This journal is an official publication of the Information Resources Management Association www.igi-global.com/ijwltt Editor-in-Chief: Liliane Esnault at esnault(a)em-lyon.com Published: Quarterly (both in Print and Electronic form) PUBLISHER: The INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEB-BASED LEARNING AND TEACHING TECHNOLOGIES is published by IGI Global, publisher of the “IGI Publishing,” “Information Science Publishing,” “IRM Press,” “CyberTech Publishing,” “Information Science Reference,” and “Medical Information Science Reference” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. All submissions should be directed to the attention of: Fuhua Lin, Sabine Graf, Kinshuk, Rory McGreal Guest Editor International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies E-mail: oscarl(a)athabascau.ca (and copied to sabine.graf(a)ieee.org) -- Mailing-Liste: WI(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de Administrator: WI-admin(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de Konfiguration: http://www.aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de/mailman/listinfo/wi

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[Fwd: [isworld] CfP Deadline EXTENDED KASW'08: "Knowledge Acquisition from the Social Web"]
by Gustaf Neumann 04 May '08

04 May '08

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [isworld] CfP Deadline EXTENDED KASW'08: "Knowledge Acquisition from the Social Web" Datum: Sat, 03 May 2008 18:45:00 +0200 Von: Markus Strohmaier <markus.strohmaier(a)tugraz.at> Antwort an: Markus Strohmaier <markus.strohmaier(a)tugraz.at> An: AISWORLD Information Systems World Network <isworld(a)lyris.isworld.org> Call for Papers: International Workshop on “Knowledge Acquisition from the Social Web” KASW'08 --------------------------------------------------- September 3, Graz, Austria held in conjunction with the Triple-I Conference http://kmi.tugraz.at/workshop/KASW08/ --------------------------------------------------- !EXTENDED Submission deadline!: May 16, 2008 Notification of acceptance: May 31, 2008 Camera-ready version: June 30, 2008 Workshop: One day format, between September 3-5, 2008 OBJECTIVES This workshop aims to develop and bring together a community of researchers interested in discussing the manifold challenges and potentials of knowledge acquisition from the social web. With the advent of the “Social Web”, a new breed of web applications has enriched the social dimension of the web. On the social web, actors can be understood as social agents - technological or human entities - that collaborate, pursue goals, are autonomous, and are capable of exhibiting flexible problem solving and social behavior. By participating in the social web, both technological and human agents leave complex traces of social interactions and their motivations behind, which can be studied, analyzed and utilized for a range of different purposes. The broad availability and open accessibility of these traces in social web corpora, such as in del.icio.us, Wikipedia, weblogs and others, provides researchers with opportunities for, for example, novel knowledge acquisition techniques and strategies, as well as large scale, empirically coupled “in the field” studies of social processes and structures. This workshop aims to develop and bring together a diverse community of researchers interested in the social web by seeking submissions that are focusing on understanding and evaluating the role of agents, goals, structures, concepts, context, knowledge and social interactions in a broad range of social web applications. Examples for such applications include, but are not limited to social authoring (e.g. wikis, weblogs), social sharing (e.g. del.icio.us, flickr), social networking (Facebook, LinkedIn) and social searching (e.g. wikia, eurekster, mahalo) applications. FORMAT While the workshop is open to anyone interested in the topics of the workshop, it is the particular intention to utilize this workshop as an opportunity to gather and build a strong network of researchers with similar interests. To support this, we will put special emphasis on room for interaction and networking, and on discussing the accepted papers in detail. For that purpose, we will consider, for example, to designate significant time for discussions, provide all accepted papers on the workshop website before the event, encourage presenters to read their colleagues’ papers before the workshop takes place, and prepare questions. This aims to improve the ability of participants to relate to each others work, to communicate - and to increase the overall quality of interactions at the workshop. TOPICS OF INTEREST We encourage submissions from researchers with a variety of backgrounds, including common sense reasoning, natural language processing, data mining, automatic classification, ontology, semantic web, requirements engineering, knowledge management and information sciences. The main topics of interest for this workshop include, but are not limited to: - Knowledge discovery and mining on the social web - Text-extraction and understanding on the social web - Social Network Analysis on the social web - Folksonomies and Ontology learning - Multi Agent Systems and the social web - Agent-oriented modeling and engineering of social web applications - Goals and motivations on the social web - Acquiring commonsense knowledge from the social web - Trust, reputation and social interactions on the social web - Information diffusion and knowledge transfer on the social web - Evaluation of and evaluation techniques for social web applications The workshop is accepting papers (6 to 8 pages) ranging from theoretical contributions including novel methods, techniques and algorithms, rigid evaluations to empirical or analytical case studies related to the topics of interest. Work-in-progress contributions which seek advice or collaborations - or contributions which would simply seek the feedback from other workshop participants are particularly welcome. However, all contributions should exhibit a level of maturity where a) an interesting issue has already been narrowed down sufficiently and B) adequate prior work has been done (e.g. first results, an exploratory study, comprehensive analysis of related approaches, etc). In addition, we will accept position papers and demos. Demo submissions should consist of a brief description (1-4 pages) and a screenshot of the working prototype. Position papers should state the author's research position with respect to the workshop topics and could briefly describe the author's experiences, work-in-progress or ongoing developments in the field. ABOUT TRIPLE-I The TRIPLE-I Conference series is a joint venture of the conferences I-KNOW, I-MEDIA and I-SEMANTICS. TRIPLE-I reflects the increasing importance and convergence of knowledge management, new media technologies and semantic systems. This unique concept aims at bridging the gaps between the various communities and their technology fields. IMPORTANT DATES !EXTENDED Submission deadline!: May 16, 2008 Notification of acceptance: May 31, 2008 Camera-ready version: June 30, 2008 Workshop: One day format, between September 3-5, 2008 SUBMISSION All submissions must be following the J.UCS format. Submissions will be reviewed by at least three members of the program committee. For questions and comments, please contact the workshop co-chairs. Please use the workshop submission system for submitting articles. Accepted papers will be included in the printed TRIPLE-I conference proceedings. Organizing Committee: Andreas Hotho, University of Kassel Mathias Lux, Klagenfurt University Sergej Sizov, University of Koblenz-Landau Markus Strohmaier, Graz University of Technology contact: markus.strohmaier (at) tugraz.at Program Committee: Anjo Anjewierden, University of Twente, Netherlands Ciro Cattuto, ISI foundation, Italy Andrew Gordon, University of Southern California, USA Ralf Klamma, RWTH Aachen, Germany Sotirios Liaskos, York University, Canada Henry Lieberman, MIT, USA Claudia Müller, University of Potsdam, Germany Kotaro Nakayama, Osaka University, Japan Sebastian Schaffert, Salzburg Research, Austria Arno Scharl, Modul University Vienna, Austria Marc Spaniol, MPII Saarbrücken, Germany The AISWorld LISTSERV is a service of the Association for Information Systems (http://www.aisnet.org). To unsubscribe, redirect, or change subscription options please go to http://lyris.isworld.org/. You are subscribed to AISworld as: neumann(a)wu-wien.ac.at. 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