Mark.Fox@ISL1.RI.CMU.EDU (06/30/88)
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 88 10:02 EDT
From: Mark.Fox@ISL1.RI.CMU.EDU
To: ailist@AI.AI.MIT.EDU
Subject: conference call for papers
PRELIMINARY CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
THE FIFTH IEEE CONFERENCE ON
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS
OMNI HOTEL
MIAMI, FLORIDA
MARCH 6-10, 1989
SPONSORED BY: THE COMPUTER SOCIETY OF IEEE
This conference is devoted to the application of artificial intelligence
techniques to real-world problems. Two kinds of papers are appropriate:
papers that focus on principles which underlie knowledge-based system
applications, and case studies of knowledge-based application programs that
solve significant problems. Only new, significant and previously unpublished
work will be accepted. The following types of papers will be accepted for
review by the Program Committee:
- Papers focusing on principles of knowledge-based systems. Such
papers should describe significant completed research, detailing the
practical aspects of designing and constructing knowledge-based
systems, how relevant AI techniques were applied effectively to
important problems, software life cycle engineering concerns, etc.
AI techniques include, but are not limited to the following:
Knowledge acquisition, task-specific knowledge representations,
task-specific reasoning, verification and validation, diagnosis,
project management, intelligent interfaces, and general tools.
- Papers describing case studies of AI-based application programs.
Such papers should describe an application of AI technology
demonstrating the solution of a significant problem, including an
analysis of why the implementation techniques selected were
appropriate for the problem domain. Case study areas include, but
are not limited to the following: Science, medicine, law, business,
engineering, manufacturing, and robotics. Case Study papers should
contain the following sections: (1) Problem definition; (2) Previous
approaches; (3) Approach of the case study; (4) Performance analysis;
(5) Status of implementation.
Papers should be limited to 5000 words. Starting this year, the first page of
the paper will be standardized in order to provide the reader with additional
application information. The first page of the paper must contain the
following information:
- TITLE
- CONTACT INFORMATION: Name, affiliation, US Mail and electronic mail
addresses, telephone number.
- TOPIC: Principles or Case Study, Subtopics within the topic (e.g.,
manufacturing, diagnosis, explanation, knowledge acquisition).
- ABSTRACT: A 200 word abstract.
- STATUS: Status of implementation: research, development, field test,
or production use.
- DOMAIN: Domain of application, e.g., medical diagnosis, factory
scheduling.
- LANGUAGE: Implementation language (if applicable), both programming
language, e.g., LISP, C, and knowledge engineering tool (if
applicable).
- EFFORT: Person-years of effort put into the project to date.
Each paper accepted for publication will be allotted six pages in the
conference proceedings.
In addition to papers, we will be accepting the following types of submissions:
- Proposals for Panel discussions. Topic and desired participants.
Indicate the membership of the panel and whether you are interested
in organizing/moderating the discussion. A panel proposal should
include a 1000-word summary of the proposed subject.
- Proposals for Demonstrations. Videotape and/or description of a live
presentation (not to exceed 1000 words). The demonstration should be
of a particular system or technique that shows the reduction to
practice of one of the conference topics. The demonstration or video
tape should be not longer than 15 minutes.
- Proposals for Tutorial Presentations. Proposals of both an
introductory and advanced nature are requested. Topics should relate
to the management and technical development of usable and useful
artificial intelligence applications. Particularly of interest are
tutorials analyzing classes of applications in depth and techniques
appropriate for a particular class of applications. However, all
topics will be considered. Tutorials are three (3) hours in
duration; copies of slides are to be provided in advance to IEEE for
reproduction (see schedule of dates below). If you have any
questions about tutorial proposals, contact the Tutorial Chair, Nancy
Martin, for more information.
Each tutorial proposal should include the following:
* Detailed topic list and descriptive abstract (approximately 5
pages)
* Tutorial level: introductory, intermediate, or advanced
* Prerequisite reading for intermediate and advanced tutorials
* Short tutorial and instructional vita of presenter (previous
lecture experience)
* Short professional vita demonstrating presenter's experience in
area of tutorial
IMPORTANT DATES
September 20, 1988: Four copies of Papers, Demonstration Proposals, Panel
Proposals, and Tutorial Proposals are due. Submissions not
received by that date will be returned unopened.
October 18, 1988: Author notifications mailed.
December 6, 1988: Accepted papers due to IEEE. Accepted tutorial notes due to
Tutorial Chair, Nancy Martin.
March 6-7, 1989: Tutorials convene.
March 6-10, 1989: Conference convenes.
Submit Papers and Other Materials to:
Mark S. Fox/ Roy A. Maxion
Robotics Institute
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
USA
Phone: 412-268-3832
FAX: 412-268-5016
TELEX: 854941
ARPANET: msf@isl1.ri.cmu.edu
Submit Tutorial Proposals to:
Nancy Martin
Softpert Systems
24 Berkeley Street
Nashua, NH 03060
Phone: 603-882-1790
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
General Chair
Elaine Kant, Schlumberger-Doll Research
Program Committee Chairs
Mark S. Fox, Carnegie-Mellon University
Roy Maxion, Carnegie-Mellon University
Tutorial Chair
Nancy Martin, Softpert Systems
Program Committee
Jan Aikins, AION Corp.
Alice Agogino, UC Berkeley
Miro Benda, Boeing Computer Services
B. Chandrasekaren, Ohio State University
Rina Dechter, UC Los Angeles
Vasant Dhar, New York University
Lee Erman, Teknowledge
Brian Gaines, University of Calgary
Richard Herrod, Texas Instruments
Se June Hong, IBM
Gary Kahn, Carnegie Group
Sanjay Mittal, Xerox Palo Alto Research Center
Sergei Nirenburg, Carnegie-Mellon University
Van Paranak, ITI
Marilyn Stelzner, Intellicorp
Steve Shafer, Carnegie-Mellon University
Beau Sheil, Price Waterhouse Technology Center
Elliot Soloway, University of Michigan
Mitch Tseng, Digital Equipment Corporation
Additional Information
For registration, exhibits, and additional conference information, contact:
CAIA-89
The Computer Society of the IEEE
1730 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036-1903
Phone: 202-371-0101