6.0313 CFP: Conceptual Structures (1/196)
Elaine Brennan & Allen Renear (EDITORS@brownvm.brown.EDU)
Mon, 2 Nov 1992 12:51:24 -0500
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CALL FOR PAPERS
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONCEPTUAL STRUCTURES
THEORY AND APPLICATIONS
August 4-7 1993 Quebec City, Canada
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Sponsored by
IBM Canada (requested), Microsoft (requested)
UNISYS Corporation (requested) Sun Systems (requested)
l'Universite Laval, Quebec, Canada Butterworth Heinemann Ltd.
In cooperation with
AAAI American Association for Artificial Intelligence
ACM Association for Computing Machinery (requested)
CEFRIO Centre francophone de recherche en informatisation des organisations
CRIM Le Centre de recherche informatique de Montreal
IEEE Computer Society (requested)
GIRICO Le Groupe de recherche en informatisation des organisations
CSSCI The Canadian Society for Computational Studies of Intelligence
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Conference Themes
Two fields are devoted to the study and development of knowledge-based
systems (KBS): artificial intelligence and cognitive science. Over the past 25
years, researchers have proposed several approaches for modelling knowledge
in KBS, including several kinds of formalisms: semantic networks, frames, logics
etc.
In the early eighties, John F. Sowa introduced the Conceptual Graph (CG) theory
which provides a knowledge representation framework consisting of a form of
logic with a graph notation, and which integrates several features from semantic
net and frame representations. Since that time, several research teams over the
world have been working on the application and on the extension of CG theory in
various domains ranging from natural language processing to database
modelling and machine learning. This international conference follows a series
of seven annual workshops and aims at providing an active forum for researchers
and practitioners to exchange ideas about the theory and application of
conceptual graphs. It is also opened to researchers proposing alternative
knowledge representation approaches, provided that they compare them to CG
theory.
Subjects may include, but are not limited to the following topics.
Theory Foundations
. Knowledge representation using CG . Operations on CG
. Logic systems using CG . Enhancements to CG theory
. Modality and truth maintenance . Reasoning using CG
Natural Language Processing (NLP)
. Semantic representations based on CG . Pragmatics
. NLP systems using CG
Methods and Tools
. Methodologies for knowledge acquisition . Learning approaches using CG
. Database conceptual modelling using CG . Expert systems and CG
. Graph manipulation systems for CG . Abstract machines for CG
Alternative Approaches
. Comparing CG and . CG compared with various logics
. Alternative cognitive approaches for knowledge representation and
manipulation
Standardization
. Knowledge representation standardization efforts based on CG
Applications of all Kinds
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Proceedings
Two types of papers will be considered: long papers (up to 5000 words) to be
published by Morgan Kaufmann in a book which will be available at the
conference; short papers (up to 2000 words) to be included in a supplementary
notebook also available at the conference.
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Important dates
author's submission December 1 1992
notification of acceptance February 15 1993
camera-ready final papers April 1 1993
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Instructions for authors
Authors are invited to submit five copies of their papers, not exceeding 5000
words (long papers), or 2000 words (short papers), double spaced, written in
English, including a page with: title of paper, author's name and address, phone
and fax numbers, a 20 line abstract, a list of keywords.
Submitted papers should reach the program committee chairmen before
December 1, 1992 at the following address :
Guy Mineau / Bernard Moulin
ICCS'93 Conference
Laval University, Computer Science Department
Pavillon Pouliot
Ste-Foy, Quebec, G1K 7P4 Canada
fax : 1 - 418 - 656 2324
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General Chairman: John F. Sowa, IBM Systems Research Institute (USA)
Program Committee and Organizing co-Chairmen:
Guy Mineau, Bernard Moulin, Universite Laval (Canada)
Program Committee
Jerrold Aronson SUNY at Binghamton (USA)
Nick Cercone Simon Fraser University (Canada)
Peter Creasy University of Queensland (Australia)
Veronica Dahl Simon Fraser University (Canada)
Peter Eklund Adelaide University (Australia)
Gerard Ellis University of Queensland (Australia)
John Esch Paramax (USA)
Jean Fargues IBM Paris (France)
Norman Foo University of Sydney (Australia)
Carl Frederiksen McGill University (Canada)
Brian Gaines University of Calgary (Canada)
Roger Hartley New Mexico State University (USA)
Martin Janta CMR, St Jean (Canada)
Pavel Kocura Loughborough Univ. (England)
Debbie Leishman Hughes (Canada)
George Lendaris Portland State University (USA)
Robert Levinson Univ. of Calif. at Santa Cruz (USA)
Robert Meersman Tilburg University (The Netherlands)
Sung Myaeng Syracuse University (USA)
Tim Nagle UNISYS Corp. (USA)
Heather Pfeiffer New Mexico State University (USA)
Gerard Sabah LIMSI-CNRS (France)
Doug Skuce University of Ottawa (Canada)
James Slagle University of Minnesota (USA)
Eric Tsui University of Sydney (Australia)
Paola Velardi University of Ancona (Italy)
Eileen Way SUNY at Binghamton (USA)
Yelena Yesha Univ. of Maryland Baltimore (USA)
Michael Zock LIMSI-CNRS (France)
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About the conference location
Longtime national capital under the French and English regimes, Quebec City
has preserved this role at the provincial level. The oldest city in North Americ
a, it offers an interesting blend of early and modern architecture. It is the
only fortified city north of Mexico. Its impressive walls, originally design
ed to block access to the city, today invite visitors to enjoy the subtle har
mony of various architectural styles. Because Le Vieux Quebec is a unique sit
e that has attracted world attention, it was the first North American city to
be included on UNESCO's prestigious world heritage list. Perched atop cap Di
amant, the historic district overlooks the St. Lawrence River and offers nume
rous breathtaking views of the South Shore, lile d'Orleans, the Lower city an
d the Laurentians. It is a charming piece of Europe in North America.
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Attendance to the conference will be limited. If you wish to receive the early
announcement of the conference program, please fill in this form and send it at
the following address
Guy Mineau / Bernard Moulin
Conference ICCS'93
Laval University, Computer Science Department
Pavillon Pouliot
Ste-Foy, Quebec, G1K 7P4 , Canada
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