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[Fwd: [isworld] CfP: IJCAI'09 Wks Intelligent Techniques for Web Personalization & Recommender Systems (Deadline ext)]
by Gustaf Neumann 05 Mar '09

05 Mar '09

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [isworld] CfP: IJCAI'09 Wks Intelligent Techniques for Web Personalization & Recommender Systems (Deadline ext) Datum: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 05:35:47 -0500 Von: Dietmar Jannach <dietmar.jannach(a)tu-dortmund.de> Antwort an: Dietmar Jannach <dietmar.jannach(a)tu-dortmund.de> An: AISWORLD Information Systems World Network <isworld(a)lyris.isworld.org> ====================================================================== Third CALL FOR PAPERS (New paper submission deadline) 7th WORKSHOP ON INTELLIGENT TECHNIQUES FOR WEB PERSONALIZATION & RECOMMENDER SYSTEMS In conjunction with IJCAI 2009 July 11-17, 2009 - Pasadena, California, USA http://maya.cs.depaul.edu/~mobasher/itwp09/ SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 15, 2009 ====================================================================== Web Personalization can be defined as any set of actions that can tailor the Web experience to a particular user or set of users. The experience can be something as casual as browsing a Web site or as (economically) significant as trading stocks or purchasing a car. The actions can range from simply making the presentation more pleasing to anticipating the needs of a user and providing customized and relevant information. To achieve effective personalization, organizations must rely on all available data, including the usage and click-stream data (reflecting user behaviour), the site content, the site structure, domain knowledge, as well as user demographics and profiles. Efficient and intelligent techniques are needed to mine this data for actionable knowledge, and to effectively use the discovered knowledge to enhance the users' Web experience. These techniques must address important challenges emanating from the size of the data, the fact that they are heterogeneous and very personal in nature, as well as the dynamic nature of user interactions with the Web. These challenges include the scalability of the personalization solutions, data integration, and successful integration of techniques from machine learning, information retrieval and filtering, databases, agent architectures, knowledge representation, data mining, text mining, statistics, information security and privacy, user modelling and human-computer interaction. Recommender systems represent one special and prominent class of such personalized Web applications, which particularly focus on the user-dependent filtering and selection of relevant information and � in an e-Commerce context - aim to support online users in the decision-making and buying process. Recommender Systems have been a subject of extensive research in AI over the last decade, but with today's increasing number of e-commerce environments on the Web, the demand for new approaches to intelligent product recommendation is higher than ever. There are more online users, more online channels, more vendors, more products and, most importantly, increasingly complex products and services. These recent developments in the area of recommender systems generated new demands, in particular with respect to interactivity, adaptivity, and user preference elicitation. These challenges, however, are also in the focus of general Web Personalization research. In the face of this increasing overlap of the two research areas, the aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers and practitioners of both fields, to foster an exchange of information and ideas, and to facilitate a discussion of current and emerging topics related to "Web Intelligence". PAPER SUBMISSION AND PARTICIPATION We invite original contributions in a variety of areas related to Web personalization and Recommender Systems, including Data Modeling and Integration; Systems and Architectures; Enabling Technologies; and Evaluation Methodologies, Metrics, and Case Studies. For a detailed list of topics, please see the workshop Web site: http://maya.cs.depaul.edu/~mobasher/itwp09/ All submissions must be sent electronically to S.S.Anand(a)warwick.ac.uk. The format for submissions is the same as that of IJCAI-09. Please check the IJCAI-09 website for the style files. (http://ijcai-09.org/fcfp.html) Papers should be no longer than 12 pages inclusive of all references and figures. All papers must be submitted in PDF. All papers must be original, and must not have not been published or submitted elsewhere. At least one author for each accepted paper is expected to attend the workshop. Non-archival working notes will be produced containing the papers presented at the workshop. Selected papers from the workshop may be considered for expansion and inclusion in a special issue of a journal. The workshop is open to all those interested in attending. IMPORTANT DATES * March 15, 2009: Deadline for electronic submission * April 17, 2009: Author Notification * May 8, 2009: Submission of camera-ready * July 11-13, 2009: IJCAI-09 Workshop Program WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS Bamshad Mobasher, School of Computer Science, DePaul University, Chicago, USA E-mail: mobasher(a)cs.depaul.edu Sarabjot Singh Anand, Department of Computer Science, University of Warwick, UK E-mail: S.S.Anand(a)warwick.ac.uk Alfred Kobsa, School of Information and Computer Sciences University of California, Irvine, USA E-mail: kobsa(a)uci.edu Dietmar Jannach, Department of Computer Science Technische Universität Dortmund, Germany E-mail: dietmar.jannach(a)udo.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. 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[Fwd: [computational.science] SSTD 2009: Call for Demos (clearification)]
by Gustaf Neumann 05 Mar '09

05 Mar '09

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [computational.science] SSTD 2009: Call for Demos (clearification) Datum: Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:27:20 +0100 Von: Thomas Seidl <seidl(a)informatik.rwth-aachen.de> Organisation: "OptimaNumerics" An: Computational Science Mailing List <computational.science(a)lists.OptimaNumerics.com> /As a clearification, let us mention that for demos, we also request the/ /pre-registration of an abstract. Sorry for bothering you and thanks for considering!/ Call For Papers 11th International Symposium on Spatial and Temporal Databases (SSTD) July 8-10, 2009, Aalborg, Denmark http://sstd09.cs.aau.dk/ [..] DEMONSTRATIONS: --------------- SSTD 2009 welcomes submissions of short papers, describing demonstrations of systems (developed or under development) related to the topics of interest. The selection criteria for the demonstration proposals evaluation include: the novelty, the technical advances and challenges, and the overall practical attractiveness of the demonstrated system. Accepted contributions will be presented at a special demo session during the symposium. Submissions should be within four pages in LNCS format (which will be included in the proceedings), describing the scientific background, plus one page that describes the nature of the demonstration that will be given at SSTD. A submission should include: * motivation for the demonstrated concepts, * information about the technology and the system to be demonstrated (including a system description, functionality and figures when applicable), * justification of the system's significance IMPORTANT DATES: ---------------- * March 6, 2009: Abstracts due (also for demos) * March 13, 2009: Paper submissions due * April 27, 2009: Notification of acceptance * May 5, 2009: Camera-ready papers due Please submit all manuscripts to the submission site <http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sstd2009>. [..] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: [computational.science] MRSC2009: Still Time to Register]
by Gustaf Neumann 05 Mar '09

05 Mar '09

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [computational.science] MRSC2009: Still Time to Register Datum: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 00:43:09 +0100 (MEZ) Von: Thomas Steinke <steinke(a)zib.de> Organisation: "OptimaNumerics" An: Computational Science Mailing List <computational.science(a)lists.OptimaNumerics.com> MRSC2009: Still Time to Register ================================================================================ Many-Core and Reconfigurable Supercomputing Conference (MRSC 2009) ================================================================================ Dear colleagues, the registration for the Many-Core and Reconfigurable Supercomputing Conference (MRSC 2009) is still open. Deadline for registration is in two weeks, Tue, 17 March 2009, 09:00 UTC Full agenda and link to registration are available on conference website <www.mrsc2009.org> Kind regards, Thomas Steinke (MRSC09 local organization) --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: [computational.science] CFP - Grid Applications and Middleware Workshop]
by Gustaf Neumann 05 Mar '09

05 Mar '09

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [computational.science] CFP - Grid Applications and Middleware Workshop Datum: Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:19:16 +0100 Von: Norbert Meyer <meyer(a)man.poznan.pl> Organisation: "OptimaNumerics" An: Computational Science Mailing List <computational.science(a)lists.OptimaNumerics.com> ================================================================================================= The 4th Grid Applications and Middleware Workshop with special emphasis on Cloud Computing Grid Applications and Middleware Workshop 2009, Wroc³aw, Poland (GAMW'2009) in conjunction with the 8th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PARALLEL PROCESSING AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS PPAM 2009 Wroc³aw, Poland, September 13-16, 2009 ================================================================================================= The Applications and Middleware Grid Workshop in Wroc³aw, POLAND, is the 4th edition of the workshop. The last one was focusing on scientific workflows and the current one is trying to explore the difference and similarities between grid and cloud computing. The overall objective is to provide a bridge between the application community, developers and policy makers of distributed, heterogeneous e-infrastructures. The Workshop results will provide input to middleware and infrastructure developers. The specific goals of this workshop are: To provide a forum for exchanging the ideas between the grid application users, application developers and grid middleware developers To identify the key application requirements and scenarios on the grid To gather/spread the information about tools, toolkits and other mechanisms for grid application users and developers To broaden the e-infrastructure community by encouraging new users to use the grid and cloud technologies. We are looking for papers from different areas of grid and cloud computing, especially those concerned with workflows, collaborative environments, and distributed applications. Suggested topics for papers and posters include, but are not limited to, the following: Cloud and grid computing Virtualization Technologies Customization of Virtualization Environments Workflows, application representations Collaborative Environments on the Grid Distributed Application Toolkits and Frameworks Experience in both, converting existing applications and designing new applications to run on the distributed ecosystem Distributed Data management Experience on the characteristics of applications or particular application software that make them well suited for the grid, such as checkpoint/restart functionality, new challenges in data/information management Application requirements for grid and cloud middleware as well as fabric infrastructures, including networks PAPER SUBMISSION AND PUBLICATION Original papers are invited for the conference. Authors should submit full papers (draft version, Postscript or PDF file) to gamw(a)man.poznan.pl before April 30th, 2009. Regular papers cannot exceed 10 pages (preferably in Springer LNCS format www.springeronline.com). Papers will be refereed and accepted on the basis of their scientific merit and relevance to the Workshop topics. The authors will be notified by the end of May 2009. Papers presented at the GAMW2009 will be included into the proceedings and published after the conference by Springer-Verlag in the LNCS series. Full camera-ready versions of accepted papers will be required before October 31, 2009 (please provide also LateX and pdf versions) to be submitted via the conference submission system. The author's guide for preparing them in LaTeX are available on the conference's home page. WORKSHOP CHAIRS Ewa Deelman, USC Information Sciences Institute, Marina Del Rey, CA, USA Norbert Meyer, Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center, Poznan, Poland PROGRAM COMMITTEE Ann Chervenak, USC Information Sciences Institute Thomas Fahringer, University of Innsbruck Ladislav Hluchy, Slovak Academy of Sciences Daniel S. Katz, Louisiana State University Dieter Kranzlmueller, Ludwig-Maximilian University Munich & Leibniz Supercomputing Centre Thilo Kielmann, Vrije Universiteit Craig Lee, Aerospace Corporation Ludek Matyska, Masaryk University Radu Prodan, University of Innsbruck Mathilde Romberg, Forschungszentrum Jülich Rizos Sakellariou, Manchester University Ian Taylor, Cardiff University Elena Zudilova-Seinstra, University of Amsterdam Wolfgang Ziegler, Fraunhofer-Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing (SCAI) Please send your papers or any questions to: e-mail: gamw(a)man.poznan.pl IMPORTANT DATES Submission of Papers: April 30, 2009 Notification of Acceptance: May 31, 2009 GAMW2007 Workshop: September 13-16, 2009 Camera-Ready Papers: October 31, 2009 For more details see: http://www.ppam.pl/GAMW - GAMW workshop details http://www.ppam.pl - conference details ----------------------------------------------------------- Norbert Meyer Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center 61-704 Poznan, ul. Noskowskiego 10 POLAND phone (+48 61) 8 58 2050 (+48 61) 8 58 2155 fax (+48 61) 8 525-954 e-mail meyer(a)man.poznan.pl www - http://www.man.poznan.pl/ ----------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] Workshop "Kundenbindung und Kundenintegration mit IT" auf der GI-Jahrestagung INFORMATIK 2009]
by Gustaf Neumann 05 Mar '09

05 Mar '09

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [WI] Workshop "Kundenbindung und Kundenintegration mit IT" auf der GI-Jahrestagung INFORMATIK 2009 Datum: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 18:32:23 +0100 Von: <Volker.Nissen(a)tu-ilmenau.de> An: <wi(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de> ======================== CALL FOR PAPERS ========================= Workshop auf der 39. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft fuer Informatik 2009 „Kundenbindung und Kundenintegration mit IT“ ====================================================================== * * *Thema:* Globaler Wettbewerb und gestiegene Kundenanforderungen fordern verstaerkte Anstrengungen zur dauerhaften Kundenbindung und Integration der Kunden in die Prozesse von Organisationen. Dazu ist es notwendig, einerseits Informationen ueber die Kundenbeduerfnisse zu erheben und auszuwerten und andererseits Produkte und Geschaeftsprozesse besser auf diese auszurichten. Mit Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Systemen haben Unternehmen in juengster Vergangenheit versucht, zumindest den Bedarf an Informationen ueber Kunden zu decken. Notwendig ist aber ein ganzheitlicher Ansatz, der ueber die Prozessgestaltung und Integration der Kunden in die eigenen Unternehmensprozesse sowie ein umfassendes Informationsmanagement gewaehrleistet, dass AEnderungen der Kundenbeduerfnisse moeglichst proaktiv mitgestaltet und zeitnah in Produkte und Prozessanpassungen umgesetzt werden. Der Workshop soll eine Plattform bieten, neueste Entwicklungen auf diesem Gebiet vorzustellen und zu diskutieren. Hierzu gehoeren neben CRM-Systemen, Data Warehouse Loesungen und Ansaetzen der IT-gestuetzten Kundenbindung insbesondere Loesungen fuer das Customer Lifecycle Management mit Hilfe von IT-Systemen. * * *Moegliche Schwerpunkte von Beitraegen sollten sich am Customer Lifecycle orientieren und grundsaetzlich einen der folgenden Aspekte thematisieren:* * * - Kundengewinnung, Marketing und Vertrieb - Kundenbindung und –entwicklung - Beschwerdemanagement - After Sales Unterstuetzung durch IT - Kundenrueckgewinnung - Kundenorientierte Produktentwicklung und Fertigung - Kundenintegration in die Logistikplanung und Disposition - CRM-Systeme - Data Warehouse Loesungen im Umfeld des Kundenmanagements - Informationsgewinnung, -analyse und –verteilung bei Kundendaten - IT-gestuetzte Verfahren zur kundenorientierten Produktgestaltung (Mass Customization) - Wissensmanagement im Umfeld des Kundenmanagements * * Beitraege mit anderen, hier nicht aufgefuehrten Themen, die ebenfalls einen klaren Bezug zum Rahmenthema aufweisen, sind ebenfalls willkommen. * * *Programmkomitee:* - Prof. Dr. Manfred Bruhn, Universitaet Basel - Dr. Thomas Deelmann, Deutsche Telekom AG, Bonn - Prof. Dr. Katja Gelbrich, TU Ilmenau - Dr. Thomas Greutmann, syskoplan AG - Dr. Carsten Joerns, IDS Scheer AG, Saarbruecken - Torsten Krueger, simple fact AG, Nuernberg - Prof. Dr. Volker Nissen, TU Ilmenau - Prof. Dr. Andreas Otto, Universitaet Regenburg - Dr. Mathias Petsch, TU Ilmenau - Prof. Dr. Frank Piller, RWTH Aachen - Prof. Dr. Herrad Schmidt, Universitaet Siegen - Prof. Dr. Rainer Souren, TU Ilmenau - Prof. Dr. Florian von Wangenheim, TU Muenchen - Prof. Dr. Klaus D. Wilde, Universitaet Eichstaett-Ingolstadt *Workshopleitung:* Prof. Dr. Volker Nissen, FG Wirtschaftsinformatik fuer Dienstleistungen, TU Ilmenau Dr. Mathias Petsch, FG Wirtschaftsinformatik fuer Dienstleistungen, TU Ilmenau _ _ _Autorenhinweise:_ Siehe Webseite des Workshops: http://www.tu-ilmenau.de/GI09_KKIT/ _ _ **************************************************************************** *Wichtige Termine:* Einreichung der Beitraege: 26. April 2009 Benachrichtigung ueber die Annahme der Beitraege: 25. Mai 2009 Ueberarbeitete Endfassung der Beitraege: 01. Juli 2009 **************************************************************************** -- 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: MoViX'09 - Call for Papers]
by Gustaf Neumann 05 Mar '09

05 Mar '09

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: MoViX'09 - Call for Papers Datum: Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:03:16 +0100 Von: xschemas(a)ksi.ms.mff.cuni.cz An: gustaf.neumann(a)wu-wien.ac.at 1st International Workshop on Modelling and Visualization of XML and Semantic Web Data (MoViX'09) August 31 - September 4, 2009, Linz, Austria http://ulita.ms.mff.cuni.cz/ws/MoViX09/ to be held in conjunction with DEXA 2009 http://www.dexa.org/ XML and semantic data formats (RDF) are currently in the main focus of many researchers who deal with their management, processing, updating, exploitation, etc. However, with their growing popularity, there occurs rises the need for efficient and usable methods and tools for their design and visualization. Such approaches help the user to better understand the structure and semantics of the data and, hence, to propose more appropriate processing methods. In addition, various types of data models, conceptual schemas and visualisation techniques enable users to omit unnecessary technical details such as correct nesting of XML elements, case sensitivity, matching of parenthesis, etc. and to focus on important aspects of the particular application such as precise abstraction of the reality, data semantics, etc. Naturally, most of the existing general approaches to data visualization and modelling can be adapted for XML and Semantic Web data as well. However, since their structure, semantics as well as processing is relatively special, in certain cases it is useful or even necessary to propose a brand new approach suitable for these specific features. Consequently, a wide area of unsolved issues opens. Primarily, since all the approaches are highly related to user interaction, the key problem is how to enable a user to state his/hers requirements. For instance, in case of RDF data visualization, we encounter the problem of their complexity and amount. Or, in case of modelling of XML data, we need to cope with problems such as finding the mapping between a model and an XML schema or reverse engineering of a model from XML data, where the user-interaction is crucial. Even though XML and Semantic Web data processing is the main topic of many conferences around the world, the community dealing particularly with XML and Semantic Web data design and visualization and related issues is still scattered. Similarly, there are conferences that focus on particular types of data modelling in general, however they focus on all related topics and the papers dealing with XML and Semantic Web aspects form only a special group. Therefore, we believe that this specialized workshop will enable to bring all the related topics together and provide an opportunity to deal with the know issues more thoroughly, to share the respective ideas and to discuss them from various points of view. On the other hand, since correct modelling of data and the knowledge of their structure as well as semantics is one of the key aspects for their successful management, we believe that holding the workshop in conjunction with DEXA conference will also provide the opportunity for sharing the ideas with data management experts and finding new issues and challenges on both sides. We invite original submissions from research communities dealing with different theoretical and applied aspects of XML and Semantic Web data visualization and modelling. Areas of interests include, but are not limited to: * Conceptual modelling and visualization of XML data * Visualisation, browsing and exploration of Semantic Web data * Visualisation of ontologies * Formal models for XML and Semantic Web data * Applications of existing visualisation methods for XML and Semantic Web data * User participation in conceptual modelling of XML data * Evolution of conceptual models of XML data * Languages for description of visualisation of XML and Semantic Web data * Tools for data visualization and conceptual modelling of XML and Semantic Web data * Tools and methods for analysis of real-world XML and Semantic Web data Important Dates * Abstract and paper submission: March 28, 2009 * Author notification: April 20, 2009 * Camera-ready paper submission: March 15, 2009 * Workshop: August 31 - September 4, 2009 Organizers * Jiri Dokulil, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic * Irena Mlynkova, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic * Martin Necasky, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic Program Committee Chairs * Daniel Moody, University of Twente, The Netherlands * Martin Necasky, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic Program Committee * Radim Baca, Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic * Martine Collard, University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, France * Jiri Dokulil, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic * Peter Gursky, Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice, Slovakia * Tomasz Kaczmarek, University of Poznan, Poland * Jana Katreniakova, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia * Markus Kirchberg, Institute for Infocomm Research, A*STAR, Singapore * Agnes Koschmider, Institute AIFB, Universitat Karlsruhe, Germany * Michal Kratky, Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic * Philipp Liegl, Vienna University of Technology, Austria * Pavel Loupal, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic * Essam Mansour, International University, Bruchsal, Germany * Marco Mevius, Institute AIFB, Universitat Karlsruhe, Germany * Irena Mlynkova, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic * Daniel Moody, University of Twente, The Netherlands * Martin Necasky, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic * Alexander Paar, Universitat Karlsruhe, Germany * Eric Pardede, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia * Sherif Sakr, University of New South Wales, Australia * Dmitry Shaporenkov, University of Saint-Petersrburg, Russia * Michal Valenta, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic * Manuel Wimmer, Vienna University of Technology, Austria Proceedings Authors should submit papers reporting original works that are currently not under review or published elsewhere. The paper should be submitted in PDF format, with maximum length five (5) pages, following IEEE Conference Publishing Service (CPS) guidelines. All papers accepted by MoViX'09 will be published in combined workshop proceedings by IEEE.

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[Fwd: X-Schemas'09 - Call for Papers]
by Gustaf Neumann 05 Mar '09

05 Mar '09

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: X-Schemas'09 - Call for Papers Datum: Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:01:25 +0100 Von: xschemas(a)ksi.ms.mff.cuni.cz An: gustaf.neumann(a)wu-wien.ac.at 1st International Workshop on Schema Languages for XML (X-Schemas'09) September 7 � 10, 2009, Riga, Latvia http://ulita.ms.mff.cuni.cz/ws/X-Schemas09/ to be held in conjunction with ADBIS 2009 http://www.adbis2009.org/ A schema can provide invaluable information about the structure of the legal instances of the application domain under consideration. For XML documents several schema languages have been proposed. In a nutshell, the many advantages of using and widely distributing XML schemas must be balanced against the risk of narrowing the flexibility and extensibility of XML. XML schemas are mainly exploited for validation, i.e., to test whether an XML document conforms to the structure that is specified by the schema. Validation reduces the possibility of erroneous interpretation but also creates the opportunity to add "value" to the document by creating interpretations not apparent from an examination of the document itself. Schema languages often make a judgment on "good" and "bad" practices in order to limit the complexity and consequent validation processing times. Such limitations also reduce the set of possibilities offered to XML designers. Reducing the set of possibilities offered by a still relatively young technology is a risk, since these "good" or "bad" practices are still pre-mature and rapidly evolving. The presence of a schema is crucial to data exchange, and can facilitate the automation and optimization of integration, processing, search and translation of XML data. Despite these numerous advantages, XML schemata are still rare in practice, and even if they do exist, they have a tendency to be faulty. Features of different schema languages are usually more complementary than overlapping. Consequently, there is room for interesting combinations and new endevours. Currently, no best XML schema language exists. This workshop is intended to bring together researchers and practitioners that are interested in sharing new ideas or experiences that are related to XML schema languages. We therefore invite original contributions that deal with any theoretical or applied aspects of XML schemas. Areas of interests include, but are not limited to: * Modelling and visualization of XML schemas * Reverse engineering of XML schemas * Design patterns for XML schemas * Integration and exchange of XML schemas * Similarity of XML schemas, XML schema matching * Inference of XML schemas * XML grammars and automata * New languages for XML schema specification * Analyses of real-world XML schemas * XML schema evolution and versioning * Schema driven optimization * XML type checking and validation Important Dates * Abstract and paper submission: April 20, 2009 * Author notification: May 18, 2009 * Camera-ready paper submission: June 1, 2009 * Workshop: September 7 � 10, 2009 Organizers * Jiri Dokulil, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic * Irena Mlynkova, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic * Martin Necasky, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic Program Committee Chairs * Michal Kratky, Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic * Sebastian Link, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand * Martin Necasky, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic Program Committee * Radim Baca, Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic * Geert Jan Bex, Hasselt University, Belgium * Martine Collard, University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, France * Jiri Dokulil, Charles University, Czech Republic * Sven Hartmann, Clausthal University of Technology, Germany * Kazuhiro Inaba, The University of Tokyo, Japan * Tomasz Kaczmarek, University of Poznan, Poland * Agnes Koschmider, Institute AIFB, Universitat Karlsruhe, Germany * Michal Kratky, Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic * Dongwon Lee, Penn State University, United States of America * Philipp Liegl, Vienna University of Technology, Austria * Sebastian Link, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand * Pavel Loupal, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic * Sebastian Maneth, University of New South Wales, Australia * Marco Mevius, Institute AIFB, Universitat Karlsruhe, Germany * Irena Mlynkova, Charles University, Czech Republic * Martin Necasky, Charles University, Czech Republic * Alexander Paar, Universitat Karlsruhe, Germany * Eric Pardede, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia * Sherif Sakr, University of New South Wales, Australia * Dmitry Shaporenkov, University of Saint-Petersrburg, Russia * Michal Valenta, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic * Stijn Vansummeren, Hasselt University, Belgium * Philip Wadler, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom * Ingo M. Weber, SAP Research, Germany Proceedings Authors should submit papers reporting original works that are currently not under review or published elsewhere. The paper should be submitted in PDF format, with maximum length fifteen (15) pages, following Springer-Verlag's LNCS manuscript submission guidelines, available at http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html. All papers accepted by X-Schemas'09 will be published in a combined volume of Lecturer Notes in Computer Science series published by Springer.

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[Fwd: [isworld] WikiSym 2009 Orlando Oct 25-27 --- Research Paper Submission Deadline March 27]
by Gustaf Neumann 04 Mar '09

04 Mar '09

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [isworld] WikiSym 2009 Orlando Oct 25-27 --- Research Paper Submission Deadline March 27 Datum: Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:18:02 +0800 Von: Christian Wagner <iscw(a)cityu.edu.hk> Antwort an: Christian Wagner <iscw(a)cityu.edu.hk> An: AISWORLD Information Systems World Network <isworld(a)lyris.isworld.org> ======================================================== CALL FOR PAPERS ======================================================== W I K I S Y M 2 0 0 9 The International Symposium on Wikis and Open Collaboration http://www.wikisym.org/ws2009/ October 25-27 in Orlando, Florida, USA In-cooperation with ACM SIGPLAN and ACM SIGWEB, co-located with ACM OOPSLA 2009, peer-reviewed and archived in the ACM Digital Library ======================================================== The International Symposium on Wikis (WikiSym) is the premier conference dedicated to wikis and related open collaboration systems and processes. WikiSym 2009 aims to explore and extend the thriving wiki community, bringing together researchers, practitioners, writers and scholars to gather, discuss and share knowledge and experience on all areas related to wikis and wiki philosophy, ranging from social to technical, and from theoretical to experience studies. The symposium combines a rigorously reviewed research paper track with plenty of space for experience reports, discussions of work in progress, demonstrations, tutorials, and lively informal last minute sessions in open space and WikiFest sessions. This year, WikiSym will be held in Orlando, Florida, USA---a city with a tropical climate, poolside fruity drinks, and world-class entertainment opportunities for adults and families. == IMPORTANT DATES == * March 27th: Submission deadline for research papers, experience reports, workshops, and panels * April 24th: Submission deadline for posters, demonstrations, WikiFest and Doctoral Symposium proposals * May 22nd: Notifications for all submission categories (workshops earlier) * October 25-27: WikiSym 2009! == TOPICS OF INTEREST == WikiSym welcomes submissions of research papers (long and short), experience reports, workshops, panels, posters, demonstrations, WikiFest and Doctoral Symposium proposals. Given the interdisciplinary nature of wiki and related systems, WikiSym invites contributions in a wide range of fields: * computer science and technology * human-computer interaction * communications and media studies * education * information and library science * history, political science, geography * linguistics, discourse analysis, language studies * business, marketing, law * natural sciences, medicine Topics of special interest to the symposium include, but are not limited to: * social software for collaboration and work group processes * wiki user experiences, usability, and discourse analysis * reputation systems, quality assurance processes * scalability---social and technical * wiki technologies and implementations * translation and multilingual wiki content * educational applications * wiki for non-textual media (images, video, audio) * content dynamics and wiki evolution * wiki journalism * wiki archiving and versioning * wiki administration: dealing with abuse and resolving conflict * wiki and the semantic web, knowledge management, tacit knowledge * wiki for small audiences (departmental and family wikis) * legal issues (copyright, licensing) * visualization of wiki structure * wiki fiction == RESEARCH PAPERS == Research papers present integrative reviews or original reports of substantive new work: theoretical, empirical, or in the development or deployment of novel systems. We encourage emphasizing lessons learned and providing a clear concise message to the audience about the relevance of the work. The paper must place your work in context within the field, citing related work and indicating clearly what aspects of the work are new. Research papers will be reviewed by the Program Committee to meet rigorous academic standards of publication. They should be written in English and must not exceed 10 pages (for full papers) or 4 pages (for short papers). Papers will be reviewed both with respect to conceptual quality and clarity of presentation. Authors of accepted papers are expected to attend the conference in order to present the paper. Accepted submissions will be published in the WikiSym proceedings and archived in the ACM Digital Library. Submitted papers should use the ACM SIG Proceedings Format, see: http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html == EXPERIENCE REPORTS == Experience reports are an integral part of the conference program. These reports provides a large group of peers the opportunity to learn from a project's experience; they explore how concepts that sound good on paper (and at conferences!) work on real projects. They are a valuable means of communicating experiences, especially at the "bleeding edge". Many attendees want to find out what it is like to start a company wiki, use a wiki in classroom education, or build a political campaign around a wiki. Experience reports present experience and reflections, together with supporting evidence for any claims made. And they particularly include reports that discuss both benefits and drawbacks of the approaches used. Reports may focus on a particular aspect of technology usage and practice, or describe broad project experiences. Some reports focus on people, process or related challenges. == WORKSHOPS == Workshops provide an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to discuss and learn about topics that require extended engagement such as new systems, research methods, standards and formats. A workshop should require participants to engage with each other for at least half a day. For shorter sessions, please consider WikiSym's open space format. A workshop proposal should consist of approximately two pages describing what you intend to do and how your session will meet the criteria described above. It should include a concise abstract, proposed time frame (half-day, full-day) and one-paragraph biographies of all people relevant to the submission. Workshop proposals will be reviewed and selected for their interest to the community. Each workshop will be allocated a half-day or a full-day and a room. == PANELS == Panels provide an interactive forum for bringing together people with interesting points of view to discuss compelling wiki issues. Panels involve participation from both the panelists and audience members in a lively discussion. Proposals for panels should consist of approximately two pages describing what you intend to do and how your session will meet the criteria described above. It should include a concise abstract and one-paragraph biographies of all people relevant to the submission. A panel submission will be reviewed and selected for their interest to the community. Each panel will be given a 90-minute time slot. == POSTERS == Poster presentations enable researchers to present late-breaking results, significant work in progress, or work that is best communicated in conversation. WikiSym's lively poster sessions let conference attendees exchange ideas one-on-one with authors, and let authors discuss their work in detail with those attendees most deeply interested in the topic. Poster proposals may describe original research, engineering, or experience reports. Submissions should consist of two page extended abstract outlining the content of the poster. Successful applicants will be invited display a poster, 1x2m in size, at a special plenary session of the Symposium. == DEMONSTRATIONS == Wikis are intended to be used, and no format is better suited for demonstrating the utility of new wiki research and technology than showing and using it. If you would like to demonstrate new features or products, this is the place! Demonstrations give presenters an opportunity to show running systems and gather feedback. Demo submissions will be reviewed based on their relevance to the community. A submission should be one page in length, with a title, and a short description of the demo. The description should include what you plan to demo, what you hope to get out of demoing, and how the audience will benefit. A short note of any special technical requirements may be included. == WIKI FEST == WikiFest is a conference session devoted to helping you start and grow a successful wiki in your organization. Proposals should showcase a wiki adoption strategy or example, with emphasis on how others can apply your strategy to their own wiki. Topics to be covered: * Tools---Choose the right wiki software for your needs * Adoption---How to run a pilot, establish a core group of users, and grow usage. * Uses---How does your team use a wiki? How has it helped your productivity? * Obstacles---What are they, and how can you avoid or fix them? == DOCTORAL SYMPOSIUM == The Doctoral Symposium is an interactive forum for doctoral students to receive present and discuss their doctoral work. Students who are at least one year away from dissertation completion are invited to submit to the Doctoral Symposium. Students beginning their research are especially invited to attend. To submit a proposal send a 2-3 pages description of your dissertation research, including: * A description of your work * The goals---what contributions will your research generate? * The approach---what is being performed to achieve the goals? How will results be validated? Additionally, your adviser must send a brief statement of your dissertation progress to date and a statement of recommendation to the Doctoral Symposium chair. == HOW TO SUBMIT == Please submit your papers or proposals in PDF format through our submission system at the WikiSym website (available in early 2009). * http://www.wikisym.org/ws2009 All accepted submissions will be published in the proceedings and archived in the ACM Digital Library. Submitted work of all categories should use the ACM SIG Proceedings Format, see: http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html Questions regarding submissions may be directed at the respective chair using the following email addresses: * Research papers: papers(a)wikisym.org * Experience reports: reports(a)wikisym.org * Panels: panels(a)wikisym.org * Workshops: workshops(a)wikisym.org * Demonstrations: demos(a)wikisym.org * Posters: posters(a)wikisym.org * WikiFest: wikifest(a)wikisym.org * Doctoral Symposium: docsym(a)wikisym.org General questions should be directed at chair(a)wikisym.org. == SYMPOSIUM COMMITTEE == * Dirk Riehle, SAP Labs LLC, USA, Symposium Chair * Amy Bruckman, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, Program Chair * Ademar Aguiar, FEUP, Universidade do Porto, Portugal, Sponsorships Chair * Luca de Alfaro, University of California at Santa Cruz, USA, Doctoral Symposium Chair * Claus Atzenbeck, Aalborg University Esbjerg, Denmark, Posters Chair * Phoebe Ayers, University of California at Davis, Wikimedia Liason * Robert Biddle, Carleton University, Experience Reports Chair * Martin Cleaver, Blended Perspectives, Canada, Publicity Co-Chair * Ward Cunningham, AboutUs.org and Cunningham & Cunningham, USA, Honorary Member * Alain Desilets, National Research Council of Canada, Canada, Tutorials Chair * Ted Ernst, AboutUs.org, USA, Open Space Facilitator * Marc Laporte, TikiWiki CMS/Groupware, Webmaster * Stewart Mader, Future Changes, WikiFest Chair * James Noble, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, Honorary Member * Felipe Ortega, Rey Juan Carlos University, Spain, Publicity Co-Chair * Sebastien Paquet, Universite du Quebec a Montreal, Canada, Panels Chair * Pattarawan Prasarnphanich, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration, Thailand, Demonstrations Chair * Christian Wagner, City University of Hong Kong, China, Workshops Chair == PROGRAM COMMITTEE == * Ademar Aguiar, FEUP, Universidade do Porto, Portugal * Luca de Alfaro, University of California at Santa Cruz, USA * Panagiota Alevizou, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK * Mark Bernstein, Eastgate Systems, USA * Robert Biddle, Carleton University, Canada * Amy Bruckman, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA * Thomas N. Burg, BlogTalk, Socialware, MindMeister, Austria * Ed H. Chi, PARC, USA * Ulrike Cress, Knowledge Media Research Center, Tuebingen, Germany * Kevin Crowston, Syracuse University, USA * Chris Dent, Peermore Limited, UK * Alain Desilets, National Research Council of Canada, Canada * Andrea Forte, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA * Frank Fuchs-Kittowski, Fraunhofer ISST, Germany * Andreea D. Gorbatai, Harvard Business School, Harvard University, USA * Susan C. Herring, Indiana University, USA * Brian Ingerson, Socialtext, USA * Benjamin Mako-Hill, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA * Aniket Kittur, Carnegie Mellon University, USA * Marc Laporte, TikiWiki CMS/Groupware, Canada * Sky Marsen, Macquarie University, Australia * David W. McDonald, University of Washington, USA * Paulo Merson, Software Engineering Institute, USA * David Millard, University of Southampton, UK * Stuart Moulthrop, University of Baltimore, USA * Pattarawan Prasarnphanich, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration, Thailand * Joseph Reagle, New York University, USA * Camille Roth, CNRS, France * Frank Shipman, Texas A&M University, USA * Dario Taraborelli, University of Surrey, UK * Fernanda B. Viegas, IBM Research, USA 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: [isworld] (MOST-ONISW@ER 2009) - Joint Workshop on Metamodels, Ontologies, Semantic Technologies and Information Systems for the Semantic Web]
by Gustaf Neumann 04 Mar '09

04 Mar '09

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [isworld] (MOST-ONISW@ER 2009) - Joint Workshop on Metamodels, Ontologies, Semantic Technologies and Information Systems for the Semantic Web Datum: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 08:32:12 -0500 Von: Giancarlo Guizzardi <gguizzardi(a)inf.ufes.br> Antwort an: Giancarlo Guizzardi <gguizzardi(a)inf.ufes.br> An: AISWORLD Information Systems World Network <isworld(a)lyris.isworld.org> ***** We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this call ***** CALL FOR PAPERS The Joint International Workshop on Metamodels, Ontologies, Semantic Technologies, and Information Systems for the Semantic Web (MOST-ONISW 2009), November, 2009 http://www.ischool.drexel.edu/faculty/hhan/most-onisw2009/ A satellite event of the 28th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling (ER 2009), Gramado, Brazil http://www.inf.ufrgs.br/ER2009/index.php ---------------------- Description and Scope: ---------------------- Ontology is a cross-disciplinary field concerned with the study of concepts and theories that can be used for representing shared conceptualizations of specific domains. Ontological Engineering is a discipline in computer and information science concerned with the development of techniques, methods, languages and tools for the systematic construction of concrete artifacts capturing these representations, i.e., models (e.g., domain ontologies) and metamodels (e.g., upper-level ontologies). In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the application of formal ontology and ontological engineering to solve modeling problems in diverse areas in computer science such as software and data engineering, knowledge representation, natural language processing, information science, among many others. The objective of MOST-ONISW 2009 is to bring together researchers and practitioners in Information Management interested in the relation between ontology and information models, and theoretical topics such as formal ontology, formal logics, conceptual modelling, computational linguistics, cognitive science, knowledge representation, the Semantic Web, and MDE (Model-Driven Engineering), as well as more practical topics as a result of applications of ontologies in diverse fields, such as knowledge management, informatics for education, ontology-based information and database integration, e-commerce, information processing (retrieval, classification and extraction), to mention just a few. --------------------------- Topics of interest include: --------------------------- * Ontology Engineering - methodologies - capture and learning - management * Ontology and Conceptual Modeling - Ontological Foundations for Conceptual Modeling and Metamodeling - Ontology-Based Conceptual Modeling Tools and Environments - Ontologies and Organizational Modeling - Conceptual modeling for the Semantic Web - Ontology design and maintenance for conceptual model integration * Semantic consistency - foundational ontologies - upper-level ontologies - evaluation methods, applications and problems * Semantic Interoperability - composition and modularity - merging, mapping and alignment - ontology language interoperability - Global ontologies and Local as View (LAV) integration methods, problems and practice * Enhancement of ontology applicability - linguistic ontologies applied to text processing - patterns of ontologies for specific applications * Ontologies for Information Sharing - ontology-based information integration - mediators and brokers - agents and ontologies - Ontology-based data transformation and data migration tools. - Ontology-enabled interoperability in e-science, life sciences, e- business, culture - User friendly semantic system integration tools * Ontology Applications - the Semantic Web - knowledge management - e-commerce, e-government - e-learning and e-science - agents and multiagents patterns and applications - information retrieval, extraction and classification - Ontologies and Semantic Technologies in Education - Ontologies and natural language processing - Ontology visualization * Ontology and epistemology in information systems * Expert ontologies and layperson communications * Schema transformation * Domain specific heterogeneity analysis between data structures and ontologies * Ontology-based query mediation * Querying the Semantic Web * Ontology-driven application system and Web service design * Argumentation models (Web2.0) for information system contents maintenance * Reverse engineering of ontologies from conceptual models * Core ontologies and global models, applications and limitations * Lessons learnt and experience from large-scale integration projects. * Architectures and good practice of ontology-based integrated application environments * Applications of above topics to e-science, e-business, and life sciences ---------------------- Submission Procedures ---------------------- Since the proceedings will be published by Springer in the LNCS series, authors must submit manuscripts using the LNCS style. See this site for style files and details. The suggested number of pages is 10, and the maximum number of pages is 10. Manuscripts not submitted in the LNCS style or havingmore than 10 pages will not be reviewed and thus automatically rejected. A paper submitted to MOST-ONISW 2009 cannot be under review for any other conference or journal during the time it is being considered for MOST-ONISW 2009. Papers must be submitted as pdf files. * All MOST-ONISW workshop papers should be submitted to the EasyChair system for MOST-ONISW 2009. * At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the workshop by June 20, 2009. -------------------------------- Important Dates (Firm deadlines) -------------------------------- * Papers due: April 20, 2009 (11:59pm EST) * Notification of Acceptance: June 1, 2009 * Camera ready: June 22, 2009 ---------------------------- Organizers - Program Chairs ---------------------------- Martin Doerr, Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) (martin(a)ics.forth.gr) Fred Freitas, Center of Informatics (CIN), Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil (fred(a)cin.ufpe.br) Giancarlo Guizzardi, Ontology and Conceptual Modeling Research Group (NEMO), Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil (gguizzardi(a)acm.org) Hyoil Han, Drexel University, USA, (hyoil.han(a)acm.org) The AISWorld LISTSERV is a service of the Association for Information Systems (http://www.aisnet.org). 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[Fwd: [WI] CFP: AMAI Special Issue on Commonsense Reasoning for the Semantic Web (deadline extended to 4th of April)]
by Gustaf Neumann 04 Mar '09

04 Mar '09

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [WI] CFP: AMAI Special Issue on Commonsense Reasoning for the Semantic Web (deadline extended to 4th of April) Datum: Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:33:20 +0100 Von: Guilin Qi <gqi(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de> An: cadeinc(a)cs.albany.edu, diglib(a)infoserv.inist.fr, loom-forum(a)isi.edu, ontology(a)buffalo.edu, aiia(a)dis.uniroma1.it, aila(a)disi.unige.it, cl-adverts(a)janeway.inf.tu-dresden.de, colibri(a)let.uu.nl, colognet(a)ucy.ac.cy, compulognet-parimp(a)dia.fi.upm.es, digicult-forum(a)digicult.info, disa(a)cs.unitn.it, event(a)in.tu-clausthal.de, fg-db(a)informatik.uni-rostock.de, juris.borzovs(a)dati.lv, kaw(a)science.uva.nl, lilac(a)irit.fr, logic(a)math.uni-bonn.de, loginf(a)lat.inf.tu-dresden.de, ontoquery(a)ruc.dk, pjm(a)doc.ic.ac.uk, reengineering(a)uni-koblenz.de, rpdmp(a)irit.fr, spinn(a)cst.dk, sw-ergo(a)gui-design.de, webmaster(a)aisb.org.uk, wi(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de, TheReasoner(a)kent.ac.uk [Apologies for cross and multiple postings] Deadline extended to 4th of April ------------------ Journal of Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence (AMAI) Special Issue on Commonsense Reasoning for the Semantic Web (https://logic.aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de/wiki/AMAI_special_issue_on_commmonsense…) Editor-in-Chief: Martin Charles Golumbic (University of Haifa, Israel) Guest Editors Frank van Harmelen, Vrije University Amsterdam (Frank.van.Harmelen(a)cs.vu.nl) Andreas Herzig, IRIT-CNRS (herzig(a)irit.fr) Pascal Hitzler, University of Karlsruhe (hitzler(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de) Guilin Qi, University of Karlsruhe (gqi(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de) Descriptions --------------- Semantic Web Technologies provide concepts, architectures, and tools for interconnected vocabularies and applications. One of the declared goals of Semantic Web research is to enable intelligent software agents to reason about information and knowledge which is pervaded on the Web. To achieve this goal, a challenging and important problem is to represent commonsense knowledge on the Web and to reason with it. Indeed, commonsense reasoning is a central part of human behaviour, and how to endow computers with common sense capabilities is one of the major long-term goals of Artificial Intelligence research and is therefore also relevant to the realization of the ambitious Semantic Web vision. At the same time, the forthcoming Semantic Web constitutes an ideal application scenario for formal logic and traditional commonsense reasoning approaches. In recent years, there is a substantially increasing interest in applying theoretical approaches of commonsense reasoning to deal with practical application problems in the Semantic Web. It is indeed widely accepted that extensions of commonsense reasoning to the Semantic Web will have to be provided in the near future. In this special issue we intend to publish articles discussing commonsense reasoning aspects on the Web. Submissions describing original and solid theoretical contributions to commonsense reasoning with application to the Semantic web are especially encouraged. Topics of Interest ------------------ We encourage original and high quality work on all topics related to commonsense reasoning for the Semantic Web. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: -reasoning about change and dynamics of ontologies, including ontology integration, ontology evolution, revision and update of ontologies in the Semantic Web -nonmonotonic extensions of ontology languages, including circumscriptive, default, defeasible logic, diagnosis, and autoepistemic approaches -temporal and spatial extensions of ontology languages -planning and action in the Semantic Web and Semantic Web services -combining modal logics and description logics -commonsense knowledge acquisition from the (Semantic) Web -integration of logic programming and description logics -abductive reasoning in the Semantic Web -extensions of ontology languages to enable uncertainty reasoning, including fuzzy, probabilistic and possibilistic approaches -contextualized, distributed, and modular ontology languages -non-standard reasoning in description logics, such as computing least common subsumer and matching. -paraconsistent extension of ontology languages -computational models of argumentation in the Semantic Web -approximate reasoning and compilation in description logics -scalability issues -other mathematical tools for using commonsense reasoning on the Semantic Web Important Dates --------------- Submission Deadline (extended): April 04, 2009 Acceptance Deadline: June 31, 2009 Revised Version Deadline: August 31, 2009 Final Decision: November 30, 2009 Final Paper: December 30, 2009 Submission Procedure -------------------- Manuscripts must follow the AMAI guidelines for submission and have to be accompanied by abstracts. Details regarding the submission format and on-line submission site can be found at http://www.editorialmanager.com/amai/. All manuscripts should be submitted through that online system. All manuscripts must be of high quality and are subject to peer review performed by three reviewers. The refereeing will be at the same level as in any of the major journal publications in the area. Editorial Board --------------------------- Grigoris Antoniou, University of Crete, Greece Jos de Bruijn, Free University of Bolzano, Italy Diego Calvanese, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy Xiaoping Chen, University of Science and Technology of China, China Patrick Doherty, University of Linkoping, Sweden Thomas Eiter, TU Wien, Austria Jerome Euzenat, INRIA, France Zhisheng Huang, Vrije University Amsterdam, Netherlands Thomas Lukasiewicz, University of Oxford, UK Thomas Meyer, Meraka Institute, South Africa Boris Motik : Oxford University Computing Laboratory, UK Jeff Z. Pan, University of Aberdeen, UK Bijan Parsia, University of Manchester, UK Riccardo Rosati, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy Luciano Serafini, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Italy Heiner Stuckenschmidt, Universität Mannheim, Germany Chris Welty, IBM Watson Research Center, USA Renata Wassermann, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil Mary-Anne Williams, the University of Technology, Australia Main contact: Guilin Qi Best regards, Frank van Harmelen Andreas Herzig Pascal Hitzler Guilin Qi -- 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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