misbah@cs.kl.ac.uk (S.M.Deen) (03/26/89)
A WORKING CONFERENCE on DATA AND KNOWLEDGE BASE INTEGRATION October 5-6, 1989 University of Keele Staffs. England This first conference on integrating data and knowledge bases is being organised by the Data and Knowledge Engineering (DAKE) Centre at the University of Keele. CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES : The programme will be oriented towards industrial and commercial issues. Invited experts will discuss current projects. An important objective of the conference will be to discuss applications which are possible now and the directions of future developments. There will also be an exhibition of industrial demonstrations. WHO SHOULD ATTEND ? Conventional database managers who wish to know how new developments in knowledge-based systems can help them. Knowledge based systems builders and researchers who wish to know how their work is linked with the world of data processing, and what data processing has to teach them. The list of invited speakers includes: Mr. Charles Church (Coopers & Lybrand Associates) Mr. Jim Kielty (TSB Group plc, Technology Division) Prof. Madan Singh (UMIST) CALL FOR PAPERS Papers are invited from workers active in this broad general area. Drafts of not more than 5000 words should be submitted to the organisers by 15th June, 1989. The entire conference proceedings will be video-taped, and the best papers, appended with questions and discussion, will be published after the conference. Topics of interest include, but are not restricted to: Intelligent front ends to database systems; Expert systems for database development; Mixed knowledge and data bases; Database methods for knowledge handling. Areas of interest for applications include: banking, finance, information services, insurance, manufacturing, medicine, retailing, travel and transportation. FURTHER INFORMATION If you wish to receive further information on this event, please complete and return the attached slip. You may also contact: Prof. S. Misbah Deen or Dr. G. P. Thomas, DAKE Centre, University of Keele, Keele, Staffs. ST5 5BG. Telephone: (0782) 621111 Fax: (0782) 613847 Email JANET : deen@uk.ac.kl.cs or, glan@uk.ac.kl.cs BITNET : deen%cs.kl.ac.uk@ukacrl ARPANET: deen%cs.kl.ac.uk@ukacrl.bitnet UUCP : ..!mcvax!ukc!kl-cs!deen NSS/COM: deen%uk.ac.kl.cs@nss.ucl.ac.uk ***************************************************************************** Please note that the machines at Keele will be down between 31st of March and 5th of April. Hence please don't send any mail during that period. ***************************************************************************** A WORKING CONFERENCE ON DATA AND KNOWLEDGE BASE INTEGRATION UNIVERSITY OF KEELE 5th/6th October, 1989 Name: Address: Email: I would like to a) receive further information b) submit a paper c) reserve demonstration space Please return to : Dr. G.P. Thomas, DAKE Centre, University of Keele, Keele, Staffs. ST5 5BG, ENGLAND.
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CALL-FOR-REGISTRATION
A Working Conference
on
DATA AND KNOWLEDGE BASE INTEGRATION
October 5-6, 1989
University of Keele
England
The objective of the conference is to provide a forum for industry and
academia to discuss and to debate issues in data and knowledge base in-
tegration for industrial applications. To facilitate delegate participa-
tion, each presentation will be followed by a scheduled period of discussion.
There will also be a panel session. The whole conference proceedings will
be tape recorded. We hope each participant will contribute to the discus-
sion, and thus make the conference more interesting. The conference is
sponsored by both the Data Management and the Expert Systems Specialist
Groups of the British Computer Society.
Papers to be presented at the conference have been pre-selected. After the
conference, the papers will be reviewed again, and the successful ones,
with selected transcripts from the taped proceedings, will be published.
Each participant will be mailed a copy of this publication in due course.
Papers may be divided broadly into the following categories:
* Conceptual framework (3 papers)
* Logic-oriented paradigms (2 papers)
* Object-oriented paradigms (3 papers)
* Practical integration issues (3 papers)
* Applications (2 papers)
* DB/KB Design tools (3 papers)
Because of an increasing interest in object-oriented databases, which ac-
cording to some experts might provide a good means for the integration of
data and knowledge bases, the conference will be preceded by a tutorial on
"object-oriented databases - mirage or miracle". This tutorial is treated
as a separate event, with a separate fee.
The conference has generated a response beyond our initial expectation.
Since places are limited, we would advise you to register as early as pos-
sible to avoid disappointment. A summary programme is enclosed.
Finally a few words about the University of Keele. It is a small Universi-
ty but distinguished for its interdisciplinary philosophy in education. The
University has recently established an interdisciplinary centre for
research and development in Data and Knowledge Engineering (DAKE Centre)
where the Computer Science Department (CSD) plays a primary role. The
Centre/CSD has major projects in large knowledge bases (including data-
bases, distributed data/knowledge bases and cooperating knowledge bases),
software engineering and neural networks.
Geographically Keele is a University village on the outskirts of
Newcastle-under-Lyme, half-way between Birmingham and Manchester. The
nearest Airport is Manchester (40 miles), London Heathrow Airport is some
150 miles away. Keele is situated between junctions 15 and 16 of the M6
motorway. The nearest railway station is Stoke-on-Trent (5 miles), which
can be reached from London Euston in 1 hour 50 minutes and from Manchester
in 40 minutes. Further details will be given when you register.
PROGRAMME SUMMARY
TUTORIAL
Tutorial: Wednesday October 4th, 2.00 p.m. - 5.30 p.m.
Subject: Object-oriented Databases - Mirage or Miracle
Presenters: S. M. Deen and C. Hawksley (University of Keele)
This tutorial is intended for people who are familiar with databases. To-
pics to be covered are: Object-oriented programming and concepts, con-
flicts between databases and object concepts, possible solutions of the
conflicts, state of the art.
Delegates will be given a lunch and afternoon tea/coffee.
CONFERENCE
General Information
Conference: Thursday October 5th and Friday October 6th
Registration: October 5th, 9.00 a.m. - 11.00 a.m.
Conference Sessions: The first session begins at 11.00 a.m. on
October 5th and the last session ends at
4.00 p.m. on October 6th
With lunch tea/coffee breaks. Papers will be presented in two parallel
streams. There will be a conference dinner on the night of October 5th.
All times given above are for guidance only, and may be subject to change.
Papers To Be Presented
Invited Papers
1. Mr. C. Church (Hitachi, Europe)
(Topic to be announced later)
2. Mr. J. Kielty (Trustees Savings Bank)
Expert Systems Integration in a Financial Environment
3. Prof M. Singh (UMIST)
Hybrid Knowledge Based Systems for Tactical Decision Making
Contributed Papers
1. Implementation of DEAL over ORACLE:
B.J. Banks, S.M.Deen, A. Garcia, S. Harding and A. Herath (University
of Keele)
2. Knowledge-Directed Mediation between Application objects and Base Data
T. Barslau and G. Weiderhold (University of Stanford)
3. Constraints and Deduction - Convergent Evolution?
D.S. Bowers and C.J. Rawlings (University of East Anglia and Imperial
Cancer Research Fund)
4. Integrating Expert Systems and Relational Databases: Results of an
initial case study using a user/task oriented design framework.
M. Brayshaw, D. Bree, K. Burgwal, M. Hoevenaars, B. Papegaaij, J.
Schreinemakers, J. Sirks, R. Smit (Erasmus University of Rotterdam and
others)
5. Digital Switch Representation Underlying a KBS
J.W. Butler, J. Shepherdson and J. Bingham (British Telecom and Queen
Mary College, London)
6. Expert Systems and Databases
K. Cunnington (Price Waterhouse)
7. Integrating Expert Systems and Databases: Towards a Decision Support
Environment
G.I. Doukidis, G. Mankowitz, T. Lybereas (London School of Economics)
8. Combining Prolog with an RDBMS for applications in software configura-
tion management.
P. Singleton, C.D. Farris, O.P. Brereton (University of Keele)
9. Database Theory Definition Mechanism for the EPSILON system
S. Greeco, N. Leone, W. Staniszkis (CRAI, Italy)
10. A Knowledge Assistant for the Design of Information Systems
S. Ip and T. Holden (University of Cambridge)
11. The Generis Knowledge Base Management System - an Exploratory Review
J.B. Kennedy and M.A. Crerar (Napier Polytechnic, UK)
12. Quantitative Evaluation Method for Intelligent Interface to a Document
Database
S. Kinoshita, Y. Kanou, T. Takahashi, Y. Kobayashi (ATR Comm. Systems,
Japan)
13. A Database Administration Tool, using a Prolog/ORACLE coupling
R.J. Lucas and A. Yip (University of Aberdeen)
14. Object-oriented User Interface for a Linguistic Database
K. Ogura, K. Hasimoto, T. Morimoto (ATR Interpreting Telephone
Research, Japan)
15. Knowledge-based Application = Knowledge Base + Mappings + Applications
P.K.C. Pun, H.J. Kahn (University of Manchester)
16. MPL/O: A strongly-typed multi-paradigm language facility for
data/knowledge base programming
Y.M. Shyy, S.Y.W. Su (University of Florida)
17. Prolog Interface Systems on Distributed Navigational Database Systems
M. Takizawa, M. Katsumata (Tokyo Denki University)
FEES
Tutorial only
The fee is 65 pounds sterling. This includes attendance at the tutori-
als, relevant notes, lunch and afternoon tea.
Conference only
Fees include attendance, coffee, lunch and tea on 5th October and 6th
October, the conference dinner (5th October), draft proceedings at the
conference and full proceedings when published.
Fees are:
Academic - ordinary 80 pounds sterling
Academic - reduced 70 pounds sterling
Non-academic - ordinary 175 pounds sterling
Non-academic - reduced 150 pounds sterling
Reduced rates apply to members of the BCS or the Data Management or Expert
Systems Specialist Groups. VAT is not chargeable.
In addition, accommodation with breakfast can be provided in the Univer-
sity, for the nights of October 4th, 5th and 6th, at the following daily
rates:
Room with bathroom and w.c. 25 pounds sterling
Room without wash-basin 20 pounds sterling
The number of rooms with bath/w.c. is limited and will be allocated on a
first come, first served, basis. Accommodation on the night of October 4th
may not be in the same building as that for October 5th.
Alternatively you may wish to make your own arrangements for accommodation.
A list of local hotels is attached.
Tutorial and Conference
Those attending both the tutorial and the conference will be required to
pay both fees (as appropriate) but will be given a free dinner and
bed/breakfast on October 4th in a University Hall of Residence. Accommoda-
tion on the night of October 4th may not be in the same building as that
for October 5th.
PLEASE NOTE:
Fees will be subject to a 25 pounds sterling increase for registration
after 4th September.
LOCAL HOTEL ACCOMMODATION
Post House Hotel *** Star Tel: 0782 717171
This a modern Trusthouse Forte Hotel, adjacent to exit 15 of the M6 Motor-
way and approx. 4 miles from Keele. 32 single, 94 double rooms all with
bath. Single 65 pounds sterling, double 75 pounds sterling, luxury
rooms are also available at a higher price. Breakfast extra.
Clayton Lodge Hotel *** Star Tel: 0782 613093
This is about 0.75 miles from exit 15 of the M6 Motorway and approx. 3.5
miles from Keele. 9 single, 41 double rooms all with bath. Single 56
pounds sterling, double 66 pounds sterling, breakfast extra.
Borough Arms Hotel ** Star Tel: 0782 629421
This 200 year old building is situated near the city centre of Newcastle-
under-Lyme, and is approx. 3.5 miles from Keele with easy access by bus no.
218 from Keele. 17 single, 24 double rooms all with bath. Single 39
pounds sterling, double 52 pounds sterling, breakfast included.
North Stafford Hotel **** Star Tel : 0782 744477
This Crown Hotel was built in 1848 in the style of a Jacobean Manor House
and is situated opposite Stoke Railiway Station. It is approx. 5 miles
from Keele (on bus route no. 218 from Keele). 40 single, 30 double rooms
all with bath. Single 64 pounds sterling, double 77 pounds sterling,
breakfast extra.
Please note prices given above may change. You are strongly advised to book
in advance any of the above hotels.
REGISTRATION FORM
For Both Tutorial and Conference Proper
A Working Conference on
DATA AND KNOWLEDGE BASE INTEGRATION
5-6 October, 1989, University of Keele, England
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Please note that if you are attending the tutorial and the conference
dinner/bed/breakfast on October 4th is free.
Payments should be made to "University of Keele", in pounds sterling by
cheque drawn on a British Bank, by Eurocheque or by bankers draft. Cheques
must be crossed.
Please return to : Dr. G.P. Thomas, DAKE Centre, University of Keele,
Keele, Staffs, England. ST5 5BG.
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