kamel@taurus.cs.nps.navy.mil (magdi kamel) (05/01/91)
CALL FOR PAPERS AND REFEREES
THE TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL
HAWAII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEMS SCIENCES
KAUAI, HAWAII - JANUARY 7-10, 1992
MINITRACK ON MULTI DATA/KNOWLEDGE BASE SYSTEMS
As the number of computer applications in an organization increases, so
does the need to interoperate many of those application and to integrate
them into an overall information system. This need is driven by the
emergence of strategic applications that require access to and
integration of information among diverse information systems, as well as
the economic savings that could be realized from such integration.
To achieve these goals, two major issues have to be addressed: 1)
Semantic heterogeneity: Since the various information systems have been
designed independently, structural conflicts are likely to be present.
These include naming, different representation, modeling conflicts as
will as inconsistencies in the information contents (data, rules, etc),
and 2) Information management system heterogeneity: Systems managing the
information may use different data models and/or languages (e.g.,
relational model/SQL vs. hierarchical model/DLI), are based on different
paradigms (e.g., rule based vs. frame based), and so on.
This minitrack deals with theoretical and practical issues of Multi
Data/Knowledge Base Systems. Topics include, but are not limited to,
the following:
- Multi Data/Knowledge Base System Architectures
- Autonomy in Multi Data/Knowledge Base Environments
- Transaction Processing in Heterogeneous Data/Knowledge Base
Environments
- Semantic Heterogeneity Detection and Resolution
- Schema/Paradigm Transformation and Query Language Translation
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING PAPERS
Manuscripts should be 22-25 typewritten, double-spaced pages. Please do
not send submissions that are significantly shorter or longer than this.
Papers must not have been previously presented or published, nor
currently submitted for journal publication. Each manuscript will be
subjected to a rigorous refereeing process. Manuscripts should have a
title page that includes the title of the paper, full name(s) of
author(s), affiliation(s), complete postal and electronic mail
address(es), telephone number(s), and a 300-word abstract of paper.
DEADLINES
- Six copies of the manuscript are due by June 5, 1991.
- Notification of accepted papers by August 30, 1991.
- Accepted manuscripts, camera-ready, are due by October 1, 1991.
SEND SUBMISSIONS AND QUESTIONS TO:
Prof. Magdi N. Kamel
Information Systems Group (AS/KA)
Naval Postgraduate School
Montery, CA 93943
Tel: (408)646-2494
Fax: (408)646-3407
Bitnet: 5036p@navpgs
OR
Prof. Amit Basu
Owen Graduate School of Management
Vanderbilt University
401 21st Ave. South
Nashville, TN 37203
Tel: (615)322-7043
Fax:(615)343-7177
Bitnet: basua@vuctrvax