Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!we13!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!sri-unix!harpo!ulysses!allegra!Carlo@Ucb-Vax From: Carlo%Ucb-Vax@allegra.UUCP Newsgroups: net.lang.prolog Subject: Expert Database Systems Workshop Message-ID: <12628@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Thu, 12-Apr-84 15:31:31 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.12628 Posted: Thu Apr 12 15:31:31 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 29-Apr-84 07:43:11 EDT Lines: 100 Call for Papers and Participation First International Workshop on Expert Database Systems October 25-27, 1984, Kiawah Island, South Carolina Sponsored by The Institute of Information Management, Technology, and Policy, College of Business Administration, University of South Carolina In Cooperation With Association for Computing Machinery - SIGMOD and SIGART IEEE Committee on Data Base Engineering Workshop Program This workshop will address the theoretical and practical issues involved in making databases more knowledgeable and supportive of AI applications. The tools and techniques of database management are being used to represent and manage more complex types of data and applications environments. The rapid growth of online systems containing text, bibliographic, and videotex databases with their specialized knowledge, and the development of expert systems for scientific, engineering and business applications indicate the need for intelligent database interfaces and new database system architectures. The workshop will bring together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to discuss these issues in Plenary Sessions and specialized Working Groups. The Program Committee will invite 40 to 80 people, based on submitted research and application papers (5K words) and issue-oriented position papers (2K-3K words). Topics of Interest The Program Committee invites papers addressing (but not limited to) the following areas: Knowledge Base Systems Knowledge Engineering environments acquisition architectures representation languages design hardware learning Database Specification Methodologies Constraint and Rule Mngmnt object-oriented models metadata management temporal logic data dictionaries enterprise models constraint specification transactional databases verification, and enforcement Reasoning on Large Databases Expert Database Systems fuzzy reasoning natural language access deductive databases domain experts semantic query optimization database design tools knowledge gateways industrial applications Please send five (5) copies of full papers or position papers by June 1, 1984 to: Larry Kerschberg, Program Chairperson College of Business Administration University of South Carolina Columbia, SC, 29208 (803) 777-7159 / (803) 777-5766 (messages) CSNET: Kersch@SCarolina Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection by July 16, 1984. Preprints of accepted papers will be available at the workshop. Workshop presentations, discussions, and working group reports will be published in book form. Workshop General Chairman Local Arrangements Chairperson Donald A. Marchand Cathie Hughes-Johnson Inst. of Information Management, Technology and Policy (803) 777-5766 Working Group Coordinator Industrial Liaison Sham Navathe Mas Tsuchiya Computer and Information Sciences TRW 119/1842 University of Florida One Space Park Drive 512 Weil Hall Redondo Beach, CA 90278 Gainesville, FL 32611 (213) 217-6114 (904) 392-7442