GIAMPAL@auvm.auvm.edu (03/22/91)
IEEE/ACM International Conference on
Developing and Managing Expert System Programs
September 30-October 2, 1991
Washington, D.C.
Keynote Speaker: Lofti Zadeh,
The Architect of Fuzzy Logic, UC Berkeley
At this conference, managers, scientists, engineers, and contractors
will exchange ideas about putting these new technologies to work in
the real world. Participants will share experiences and practical
guidelines for maximizing the potential of hybrid systmes in
government, business and industrial appplications, from the
management perspective.
Topics of Interest
o Integrating intelligent systems with conventional systems
o Expert systems testing, validation and verification
o Project Selection and cost justification to management
o Measuring productivity and payback
o Strategic management and organizational dynamics
o Systems maintenance and enhancement
o Intelligent systems in project management
o Financing expert systems projects
o Knowledge acquisition and automated techniques
o Risk management, reliability and economic issues
o Expert systems, neural nets, fuzzy logic, genetic algorithims,
object oriented techniques
o Case studies of government, industrial, and business applications,
with lessons learned
o Software and knowledge engineering life cycles
o Future trends for intelligent systems in the mainstream
o Institutionalization
Submitting Papers:
Authors should submit full papers to :
Dr. Larry Medsker, Program Co-Chair
Dept. of Computer Science and Information Systems
The American University
Washington, D.C. 20016
They should be postmarked no later than May 31, 1991. Each submission
must include one cover page and five copies of the complete
manuscript. The cover page should include name(s), affiliation(s),
complete address(es), telephone number and E-mail address of the
principal author, and the title of the paper.
The five copies of the manuscript should each include:
o Title and abstract page.
o Complete English-language text, not to exceed 10 double spaced
pages, not counting illustrations
Notice of acceptance will be sent by June 30, 1991 to the principal
authors.