Subject: Call for Papers: KEML'98
From: [email-masked] (Dieter Fensel)
To: Multiple recipients of list <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 1997 15:34:25 +0200

Call for Papers

                                8th Workshop
            Knowledge Engineering: Methods & Languages (KEML'98)

                   Karlsruhe, Germany, January 21-23, 1998

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KEML'98 is the eighth workshop in the series of workshops on modelling
languages for knowledge-based systems (KBSs). The main aim of this workshop
series is to attract researchers from all areas associated with methods,
tools, and languages that support the development process of KBSs. Papers
submitted to the workshop are expected to cover one or more of the following
topics.

   * Modelling languages (formal, informal, operational) for KBSs
   * Integration of formal and informal specification techniques for KBSs
   * Specification of reusable KBS components (e.g. ontologies, problem
     solving methods)
   * Knowledge-based mediators for accessing heterogeneus and distributed
     information and knowledge sources
   * Knowledge-based agents and knowledge-based multi-agent systems
   * Integration of KBSs in heterogeneous networks like intranets or the
     internet
   * Semantics (static and dynamic) of modelling languages
   * Integration of methods and languages for different activities in the
     KBS life-cycle
   * Verification and validation of KBSs
   * Case studies and evaluation of KBS methods and languages
   * Tool support for any of the above topics

Papers from previous workshops and information on research groups that have
participated regularly in KEML are available on the WWW, at URL
ftp://swi.psy.uva.nl/pub/keml/keml.html.

In addition to research papers we especially welcome papers describing
practical experiences with the use of KBS methods and languages in
commercial/industrial applications.

As in previous workshops we will strive towards an informal atmosphere with
plenty of time for presentations, questions and discussion for KEML98.

For actual information on the workshop see also
http://www.aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de/WBS/dfe/keml98/index.html.

                               Important Dates
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Submission deadline                                        October 19, 1997
Invitation letters and reviews will be sent no later than  November 23, 1997
Camera-ready copies should arrive before                   December 21, 1997

Contributions are invited in the form of a full paper (max. 15 pages) or a
statement of interest (around 1 pages). The title page should include name,
affiliation, and e-mail address of the contributor. Papers will be judged on
their contribution to the discussion, and some will be selected for
presentation. Electronic submission (in Postscript and HTML) is highly
encouraged. Papers should be sent either by e-mail to
[email-masked], or by FTP to ftp.aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de
in directory mike/dfe/keml98/incoming (with an email note to
[email-masked] when the paper is transferred). All
accepted paper will be published in the electronical workshop proceedings
and depending on the overall quality and number of submissions we regard the
publication via a special issue.

                              Workshop Location
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The workshop will take place at the Institute AIFB, University of Karlsruhe,
in Karlsruhe (Germany). We will provide touristic information as well as
travelling information via the web. A conference dinner in the black forest
will be arranged.

                                 Organisers
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R. Benjamins             Spanish Councel for Scientific Research (CSIC)
                         IIIA, Barcelona, Spain,  [email-masked]
Dieter Fensel (chair)    Institute AIFB, University of Karlsruhe, Germany
                         [email-masked]
Enrico Motta             Knowledge Media Institute (KMI)
                         The Open University, United Kingdom,
                         [email-masked]
Christine Pierret        LRI,  AI departement, University Paris Sued, France
                         [email-masked]
Frank van   Harmelen     The Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
                         [email-masked]

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Dieter Fensel
Institut AIFB, University of Karlsruhe, D-76128 Karlsruhe
tel: +49-721-6084751, fax: +49-721-693717
e-mail: [email-masked]
http://www.aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de/WBS/dfe/dieter.html