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Call for Papers ---------------
KES 2005 9th International Conference on Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information & Engineering Systems Invited Session on Knowledge-Based Technology in Web-Based Education
Session Description -------------------
Knowledge-based techonlogical solutions have a great impact on the field of Web-based education (WBE). First, Intelligent tutoring systems (ITS) apply knowledge representation and variety of inference techniques to support personalized learning experience on a per learner basis. At the level of knowledge transfer processes, Web-based Training (WBT) systems utilize collaborative, explorative and problem-solving approaches to support an efficient transfer of knowledge between teachers and learners. Moreover, knowledge discovery techniques are becoming very important in searching for relevant learning resources because of a rapidly increasing number of such learning resources available on the Web. Last but not least, the actual use of such new technologies as ontology, Semantic Web languages, Topic maps, etc. for modeling of knowledge-based processes and didactic approaches in WBE is becoming more and more popular.
The invited session "Knowledge-Based Technology in Web-Based Education" focuses on the use of knowledge-based techniques, solutions and applications in the field of Web-based education.
Session Topics --------------
Session topics include (but are not limited to): * Intelligent tutoring systems * Ontology-based user modeling * Personalized learning experience in WBE * Ontology-based classification of learning resources in WBE * Ontology-supported retrieval of learning resources in WBE * Knowledge transfer processes in WBE systems * Ontological approaches to modeling of didactics in WBE * Semantic Web and WBE
Conference Information ----------------------
The annual KES conference (http://www.kesinternational.org/kes2005/) is now a firmly established event in the intelligent systems community's calendar. KES conferences regularly attract over 400 delegates from all parts of the world. The ninth conference in the series will be held in at the Hilton on the Park Hotel, Melbourne, Australia, one of the country's most lively and vibrant cities.
The 9th KES conference will be held from 14th until 16th September 2005.
Paper Submission ----------------
All submissions should be formatted following the Springer Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) guidelines. For formatting information, please see http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,10735,5-164-2-72376-0,00.h...
Please note that papers should be no longer than seven pages in LNCS format. Papers longer than this will be subject to an additional page charge. All oral and poster papers must be presented by one of the authors who must register and pay fees.
Submissions are invited on previously unpublished research.
Papers should be submitted to Denis Helic: dhelic@iicm.edu
Deadlines ---------
* Submission of papers by: 1 March 2005 * Notification of acceptance: 1 April 2005 * Final papers (hard copy also soft copy on disc/CD) to be submitted by : 1 May 2005
Review ------
All submissions will be reviewed on the basis of relevance, originality, significance, soundness and clarity. At least three referees will review each submission independently.
Publication -----------
All accepted papers will be published in the KES2005 Proceedings by Springer Verlag. Extended versions of selected papers will be considered for publication in the KES Journal - International Journal of Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Engineering Systems (http://www.kesinternational.org/journal/), published by IOS Press.
Chair -----
Denis Helic Institute for Information Systems and Computer Media, Graz University of Technology, Austria Inffeldgasse 16c, 8010 Graz, Austria E-Mail: dhelic@iicm.edu Homepage: http://coronet.iicm.edu/denis/homepage
Program Committee -----------------
* Heinz Dreher, Curtin University of Technology (Australia) * Shantha Liyanage, The University of Auckland (New Zealand) * Dietmar Pfahl, Fraunhofer IESE (Germany) * Nick Scerbakov, Graz University of Technology (Austria) * Klaus Tochtermann, Know-Center Graz and Graz University of Technology (Austria)