[net.announce.arpa-internet] Expert systems call for papers

abrams@MITRE.ARPA (Marshall Abrams) (12/16/85)

                         CALL FOR PAPERS



                  THE SECOND ANNUAL CONFERENCE

                               ON

                  EXPERT SYSTEMS IN GOVERNMENT

 Tyson's Westpark Hotel, McLean, VA in suburban Washington, D.C.
                      October 20 - 24, 1986

  The conference is sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society and
       the Mitre Corporation in cooperation with AIAA/NCS.

The objective of the conference is to explore the following:
        - knowledge based applications and supporting technologies
        - implementation and impact of emerging application areas
        - future trends in available systems and required research

Classified and unclassified papers which relate  to  the  use  of
knowledge  based  systems  are solicited.  The topics of interest
include, but are not limited to, the following applications:

Professional: engineering, finance, law, management, medicine
Office Automation: text understanding, intelligent DBMS, intelli-
gent systems
Command & Control: intelligence  analysis,  planning,  targeting,
communications, air traffic control, battle management
Exploration: outer space, prospecting, archaeology
Weapon Systems: adaptive control, electronic warfare, Star  Wars,
target identification
Equipment: CAD/CAM, design monitoring, maintenance, repair
Software: automatic programming,  maintenance,  verification  and
validation
Architecture: distributed knowledge based systems, parallel  com-
puting
Project Management: planning, scheduling, control
Education: concept formation, tutoring, testing, diagnosis
Imagery: photo interpretation, mapping
Systems Engineering: requirements, preliminary  design,  critical
design, testing, quality assurance
Tools and Techniques: PROLOG, knowledge acquisition and represen-
tation, uncertainty management
Plant and Factory Automation
Space Station Systems
Human-Machine Interface
Speech and Natural Language

The program will consist of submitted and invited  papers,  which
will  provide  an overview of selected areas.  Contributed papers
should be consistent with the following outline:
1. Introduction- state clearly the purpose of the work
2. Description of the actual work- must be new and significant
3. Results- discuss their significance
4. References

Completed papers are to be no longer  than  20  pages,  including
graphics.   For  classified  papers, please submit a one page un-
classified abstract.  All classified papers must be releasable at
the  Secret  level  or  below,  and  must  be pre-approved by the
author's cognizant security  release  authority.   Papers  to  be
presented  by  non-US  citizens  must  be  cleared through proper
government to government channels.  Four copies of  the  complete
paper are to be submitted to:

Dr. Kamal Karna, Conference Chairman
IEEE Computer Society
1730 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, D.C.  20036-1903

Author's Schedule:
Four copies of manuscript       May 1, 1986
Acceptance letter               June 15, 1986
Camera-ready copy               July 15, 1986

Conference Chairman:
        Dr. Kamal Karna
        Washington AI Center
        Mitre Corporation
	(703)883-5866
Program Committee:
        Co-chairman: Classified
        Dr. Richard Martin
        Associate Director
        Software Engineering Institute
        Carnegie Mellon University
	(412)578-7617

        Co-chairman: Unclassified
        Dr. Kamran Parsaye
        Intelliware, Inc.
	(213)305-9391