mrb@sei.cmu.edu (Mario Barbacci) (10/16/87)
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NOTE: This is a preliminary Call for Papers for IFIP Congress 89. It is
certainly too early to worry about the deadline for papers. However, the
Program Chairman would like to hear about proposals for Panels and the
deadline for these proposals is February 88.
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11TH WORLD COMPUTER CONGRESS
IFIP CONGRESS '89
BETTER TOOLS FOR PROFESSIONALS
August 28 - September 1, 1989
San Francisco, California, USA
The growth pattern of the computer businesses is showing radical
changes. Users no longer require only more raw power. They
require TOOLS and APPLICATION SOFTWARE.
All professional users of computers can expect to benefit from the
improved tools now emerging on a worldwide scale. The goal of the
Congress is to identify these emerging tools, and indicate how their
benefits can be realized in a number of critical areas, areas which are
identified and constitute the core of the Congress program.
The World Computer Congress will consist of eleven tracks, each organized
as a conference, featuring invited speakers and responders from around the
world, panels and contributed papers. The tracks will adress areas where
significant scientific and technical changes are taking place, and where
the impact of these changes is being felt. Each track will examine
an area from various perspectives, ranging from fundamental problems
to societal concerns. Contributions will be sought from all major
Information Technology programs, national and international, public and
private; sessions highlighting some of their projects will be featured.
Program Tracks
Fundamental Tools: Frontiers and laws of computing. Tools -
underlying insights, concepts, models, theories, formal systems, methods and
results - of lasting importance for various areas of information and
knowledge processing. Subareas: models of computing (neural, physical,
bio), of data structures, algorithms and networks; formal systems
for specification, reasoning, programming and design. Emphasis:
randomized, parallel, distributed, secure and intelligent computing and
communication; synthesis, correctness, reliability, analysis and efficiency.
Jewels of algorithmics.
Languages and Operating Systems: New forms of programming; functional
and logic programming; object oriented languages; languages dealing with
real time; data base query languages; visual languages; parallel
programming. Points of view: language design; implementation
technology; impact on hardware architecture; experiments with a user
community. Systems: future industrial standards; implications at the
system level of new technological developments such as parallel machines,
distributed systems, fault tolerant systems, object oriented data bases,
high bandwith human/computer interface and high speed networking.
Communication and Distributed Systems: In order to make better use
of extremely rapid technical development, there is a need for
cooperating distributed systems, together with appropriate communication
structures. The track will focus on concepts, tools and experiences
in these domains, to provide relevant information about the application and
operation of distributed systems. Topics to be considered will include:
network architecture; higher level services and protocols; specification
verification and testing; high speed LAN; ISDN; wideband ISDN; OSI and
standardization; distributed systems; VAN; user requirements and service
provision; corporate networks.
Knowledge-Based Systems: The track will cover several types of KB
systems: expert systems; knowledge-based information systems; natural
language and vision systems. Topics will include theoretical foundations -
formal models of knowledge and belief, non monotonic reasoning,
representation of time ; knowledge representation languages and systems,
including expert system shells; knowledge engineering methodologies and
knowledge acquisition techniques; generic applications (eg KB in
software engineering, in CAD); successful applications.
Software Engineering: Software is the product of an engineering process,
using software engineering tools. These tools, which include conceptual,
mathematical and computer-based software tools, have a strong influence
on the quality of the resulting software products, and on the productivity
of the professionals using them. The track will focus on the theory
and practice of providing software engineers with better tools. Emphasis
will be placed on developments which can be related to the software
process as a whole and which facilitate integration of support for various
aspects of the process.
Supercomputing: The track will focus on the hardware/software technology
of supercomputing, and on the applications and the use of
supercomputers emphasizing the wide range of computers with very high
performance that will open new application fields and/or change the
style of the use of computers. Such computers include super-personal
computers, parallel architectures, scientific, AI and other special
purpose architectures and networks of workstations.
VLSI-CAD Tools: Advances in VLSI technology require corresponding advances
in tools to support the different phases and activities of the design
process. These tools have been, traditionally, oriented towards "chip
designers" and not towards users who might have the occasional need to
design and build custom chips for specific applications. In contrast, this
track will feature papers that address the needs of professionals
in other areas. The submission of papers describing actual experience,
design environments, and tools incorporating results from other
disciplines (eg user interfaces, expert systems, databases) is
encouraged.
Office Automation: Three subareas will be distinguished:
Underlying Technology, which includes topics such as multimedia storage
and support for persistent objects, software technology for distributed
applications and hypertext platforms for office applications. Human
Interface which includes natural language interfaces, user models, group
interfaces and user interface management systems. Finally,
Organizational Issues will cover topics such as the redesign of office
procedures and jobs, and requirements analysis techniques.
Factory Automation: The track covers the application of information
technology to design, planning and production. Topics to be addressed will
include: System architectures; factory communication networks;
distributed control systems; product design and analysis systems; management
and control of manufacturing processes; task oriented programming
languages; planning and scheduling languages and systems; quality
control; operation control; vision based systems.
Education: This track will focus on the use of computers both in
general education and in computer science education, emphasizing University
level and Continuing Education. Description of specific curricula will
not be included. Reports on large scale use of mini and micro computers
in education are of particular relevance to the track.
Computers and Society: The interaction between computers and society which
is of concern to professionals and non-professionals alike will be
specifically addressed in this track. Areas to be included will be: shaping
of education and habits; extension of human capabilities; developing
societies and appropriate computer technology; recent progress in
modelling the physical and social environment; redirection of skills.
Program Committee
H. Gallaire, (Chair) West Germany
D. Bjorner, (Past Chair) Denmark
J. Gruska, Czechoslovakia
G. Kahn, France
O. Spaniol, West Germany
J. Mylopoulos, Canada
M. Dowson, United Kingdom
M. Tokoro, Japan
M. Barbacci, USA
W. Curtis, USA
G. Giralt, France
L. Penedo, Portugal
D. H. Wolbers, The Netherlands
S. Yau, (Organizing Committee Chair) USA
Instructions for Paper Submission
Authors from all countries are encouraged to submit original, high
quality papers which fulfill the objectives of the Congress and fit
the tracks descriptions given above. Papers should have a broad scope, and
not discuss narrow and isolated topics. All submitted papers will be
reviewed for their significance, originality and clarity.
Papers must be written and presented in English, typed clearly,
double-spaced. Six copies of each paper, complete and in final form should
be submitted to the Program Chair:
Herve Gallaire
ECRC
Arabellastr 17
D-8000 Munich 81 FRG
Tel: 49-89 92 69 91 00
Papers should arrive not later than 1st November 1988.
The total length of the paper, including title, abstract, text
and illustrations, must not exceed 5 proceedings pages in 10pt or larger
type (this is equivalent to 3700 - 4500 words depending on font size).
Authors must send a cover page, containing the names and adresses of
authors, the technical area that best fits the paper and the following
signed statement: "Neither this paper nor any version close to it has been
or is being offered elsewhere for publication, and, if accepted,
the paper will be personally presented at the 11th World Computer Congress
by the author or one of the co-authors".
Notification of acceptance or rejection of papers will be mailed to authors
by 15th February 1989. For papers by multiple authors, all correspondance
will be addressed to the first author only. No submitted material will
be returned. Authors of accepted papers will be required to retype
their papers in camera-ready form. The committee reserves the right to
require minor editorial changes or to request that authors edit their
papers to satisfy publication requirements.
System Demonstrations: Authors of papers describing practical systems
who would like the opportunity of demonstrating their system at the Congress
should submit a separate, 1 page demonstration proposal to the PC
Chair by 1st November 1988.
Panel Proposals: Proposals for 90 minute panel sessions should be sent to
the PC Chair by 15th Feb 1988. Each proposal should include a description
of the topic, the structure of the session and names of participants
(limited to 3) who should have been contacted beforehand.
There will be Poster Sessions.
- - -Mario.Barbacci@sei.cmu.edu (11/04/87)
NOTE: This is a preliminary Call for Papers. It is too early to worry about
the deadline for papers. However, the Program Chairman would like to hear
about proposals for panel sessions and the deadline for these proposals is
February 88.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
11TH WORLD COMPUTER CONGRESS
IFIP CONGRESS '89
BETTER TOOLS FOR PROFESSIONALS
August 28 - September 1, 1989
San Francisco, California, USA
The growth pattern of the computer businesses is showing radical
changes. Users no longer require only more raw power. They
require TOOLS and APPLICATION SOFTWARE.
All professional users of computers can expect to benefit from the
improved tools now emerging on a worldwide scale. The goal of the
Congress is to identify these emerging tools, and indicate how their
benefits can be realized in a number of critical areas, areas which are
identified and constitute the core of the Congress program.
The World Computer Congress will consist of eleven tracks, each organized
as a conference, featuring invited speakers and responders from around the
world, panels and contributed papers. The tracks will adress areas where
significant scientific and technical changes are taking place, and where
the impact of these changes is being felt. Each track will examine
an area from various perspectives, ranging from fundamental problems to
societal concerns. Contributions will be sought from all major
Information Technology programs, national and international, public and
private; sessions highlighting some of their projects will be featured.
Program Tracks
Fundamental Tools: Frontiers and laws of computing. Tools -
underlying insights, concepts, models, theories, formal systems, methods and
results - of lasting importance for various areas of information and
knowledge processing. Subareas: models of computing (neural, physical,
bio), of data structures, algorithms and networks; formal systems
for specification, reasoning, programming and design. Emphasis:
randomized, parallel, distributed, secure and intelligent computing and
communication; synthesis, correctness, reliability, analysis and efficiency.
Jewels of algorithmics.
Languages and Operating Systems: New forms of programming; functional
and logic programming; object oriented languages; languages dealing with
real time; data base query languages; visual languages; parallel
programming. Points of view: language design; implementation
technology; impact on hardware architecture; experiments with a user
community. Systems: future industrial standards; implications at the
system level of new technological developments such as parallel machines,
distributed systems, fault tolerant systems, object oriented data bases,
high bandwith human/computer interface and high speed networking.
Communication and Distributed Systems: In order to make better use
of extremely rapid technical development, there is a need for
cooperating distributed systems, together with appropriate communication
structures. The track will focus on concepts, tools and experiences
in these domains, to provide relevant information about the application and
operation of distributed systems. Topics to be considered will include:
network architecture; higher level services and protocols; specification
verification and testing; high speed LAN; ISDN; wideband ISDN; OSI and
standardization; distributed systems; VAN; user requirements and service
provision; corporate networks.
Knowledge-Based Systems: The track will cover several types of KB
systems: expert systems; knowledge-based information systems; natural
language and vision systems. Topics will include theoretical foundations -
formal models of knowledge and belief, non monotonic reasoning,
representation of time ; knowledge representation languages and systems,
including expert system shells; knowledge engineering methodologies and
knowledge acquisition techniques; generic applications (eg KB in
software engineering, in CAD); successful applications.
Software Engineering: Software is the product of an engineering process,
using software engineering tools. These tools, which include conceptual,
mathematical and computer-based software tools, have a strong influence
on the quality of the resulting software products, and on the productivity
of the professionals using them. The track will focus on the theory
and practice of providing software engineers with better tools. Emphasis
will be placed on developments which can be related to the software
process as a whole and which facilitate integration of support for various
aspects of the process.
Supercomputing: The track will focus on the hardware/software technology
of supercomputing, and on the applications and the use of
supercomputers emphasizing the wide range of computers with very high
performance that will open new application fields and/or change the
style of the use of computers. Such computers include super-personal
computers, parallel architectures, scientific, AI and other special
purpose architectures and networks of workstations.
VLSI-CAD Tools: Advances in VLSI technology require corresponding advances
in tools to support the different phases and activities of the design
process. These tools have been, traditionally, oriented towards "chip
designers" and not towards users who might have the occasional need to
design and build custom chips for specific applications. In contrast, this
track will feature papers that address the needs of professionals
in other areas. The submission of papers describing actual experience,
design environments, and tools incorporating results from other
disciplines (eg user interfaces, expert systems, databases) is
encouraged.
Office Automation: Three subareas will be distinguished:
Underlying Technology, which includes topics such as multimedia storage
and support for persistent objects, software technology for distributed
applications and hypertext platforms for office applications. Human
Interface which includes natural language interfaces, user models, group
interfaces and user interface management systems. Finally,
Organizational Issues will cover topics such as the redesign of office
procedures and jobs, and requirements analysis techniques.
Factory Automation: The track covers the application of information
technology to design, planning and production. Topics to be addressed will
include: System architectures; factory communication networks;
distributed control systems; product design and analysis systems; management
and control of manufacturing processes; task oriented programming
languages; planning and scheduling languages and systems; quality
control; operation control; vision based systems.
Education: This track will focus on the use of computers both in
general education and in computer science education, emphasizing University
level and Continuing Education. Description of specific curricula will
not be included. Reports on large scale use of mini and micro computers
in education are of particular relevance to the track.
Computers and Society: The interaction between computers and society which
is of concern to professionals and non-professionals alike will be
specifically addressed in this track. Areas to be included will be: shaping
of education and habits; extension of human capabilities; developing
societies and appropriate computer technology; recent progress in
modelling the physical and social environment; redirection of skills.
Program Committee
H. Gallaire, (Chair) West Germany
D. Bjorner, (Past Chair) Denmark
J. Gruska, Czechoslovakia
G. Kahn, France
O. Spaniol, West Germany
J. Mylopoulos, Canada
M. Dowson, United Kingdom
M. Tokoro, Japan
M. Barbacci, USA
W. Curtis, USA
G. Giralt, France
L. Penedo, Portugal
D. H. Wolbers, The Netherlands
S. Yau, (Organizing Committee Chair) USA
Instructions for Paper Submission
Authors from all countries are encouraged to submit original, high
quality papers which fulfill the objectives of the Congress and fit
the tracks descriptions given above. Papers should have a broad scope, and
not discuss narrow and isolated topics. All submitted papers will be
reviewed for their significance, originality and clarity.
Papers must be written and presented in English, typed clearly,
double-spaced. Six copies of each paper, complete and in final form should
be submitted to the Program Chair:
Herve Gallaire
ECRC
Arabellastr 17
D-8000 Munich 81 FRG
Tel: 49-89 92 69 91 00
Papers should arrive not later than 1st November 1988.
The total length of the paper, including title, abstract, text
and illustrations, must not exceed 5 proceedings pages in 10pt or larger
type (this is equivalent to 3700 - 4500 words depending on font size).
Authors must send a cover page, containing the names and adresses of
authors, the technical area that best fits the paper and the following
signed statement: "Neither this paper nor any version close to it has been
or is being offered elsewhere for publication, and, if accepted,
the paper will be personally presented at the 11th World Computer Congress
by the author or one of the co-authors".
Notification of acceptance or rejection of papers will be mailed to authors
by 15th February 1989. For papers by multiple authors, all correspondance
will be addressed to the first author only. No submitted material will
be returned. Authors of accepted papers will be required to retype
their papers in camera-ready form. The committee reserves the right to
require minor editorial changes or to request that authors edit their
papers to satisfy publication requirements.
System Demonstrations: Authors of papers describing practical systems
who would like the opportunity of demonstrating their system at the Congress
should submit a separate, 1 page demonstration proposal to the PC
Chair by 1st November 1988.
Panel Proposals: Proposals for 90 minute panel sessions should be sent to
the PC Chair by 15th Feb 1988. Each proposal should include a description
of the topic, the structure of the session and names of participants
(limited to 3) who should have been contacted beforehand.
There will be Poster Sessions.
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