CAIA-94 The Tenth IEEE Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Applications: Developing Enabling Technologies and Integrating AI into Application Solutions Marriott Riverwalk - San Antonio, Texas March 1-4, 1994 Lines: 170 Message-Id: <1v63tlINN2gt@cujo.cs.umbc.edu> Nntp-Posting-Host: cujo.cs.umbc.edu Summary: August 31 Deadline Increasingly, the role of AI in business and scientific applications is that of one component in a complex system. Integrating AI with knowledge sources and databases, user interfaces, and existing software is an important aspect of advancing the application of AI to real world problems. This year's conference will emphasize both the development of enabling AI technology and the issues involved in the integration of this technology into products and processes. We are also seeking innovative ideas for new application areas and new research and technology transfer paradigms. Our goal is to increase interaction between different communities and to increase our understanding of how AI technology can be applied to real- world problems. With these goals in mind, two general kinds of papers are appropriate. First are case studies of AI applications that address significant real- world problems. These papers must (1) justify the use of the AI technique, based on the problem and application requirements, (2) explain how the AI technology contributed to the solution and was integrated with other components, and (3) describe the status of the implementation. Second are papers on novel AI techniques and principles that may enable more ambitious real-world applications. All the usual AI topics are appropriate. These papers must (1) describe the importance of the approach from an applications context, (2) describe the work in sufficient technical detail and clarity, (3) clearly and thoroughly differentiate the work from previous efforts. While finished work is important, one major role for this conference is as a forum for exchanging ideas. For this reason, well-written reports on work-in-progress and descriptions of innovative partial implementations are encouraged. In fact, we hope to structure CAIA-94 in several ways to facilitate communication between researchers and practitioners. First, we will include invited speakers on various appropriate topics, of both technical and more general scope. Second, panel sessions are very important in an inter-disciplinary area and will be a key feature of CAIA-94. Third, CAIA will include a mix of introductory and advanced tutorials and a small workshop program oriented towards wide participation. Other, more novel forums such as evening discussion sessions may be tried. Papers should be limited to 5000 words and papers significantly longer that this will not be reviewed. Accepted papers will be allotted seven pages in the conference proceedings, and the best papers will be considered for a special issue of IEEE Expert to appear late in 1994. Awards will be presented to the best paper and best student paper at the conference. The first page of the paper must contain the following information (where applicable) in the order shown: * Title. * Author's name and affiliation (specify student status). * Contact information (name, postal address, phone and email address). * Abstract: A 200 word abstract that includes a clear statement describing the paper's original contributions and what new lesson is imparted. * AI topic: One or more terms describing the relevant AI areas, e.g. knowledge acquisition, explanation, diagnosis, etc. * Domain area: One or more terms describing the problem domain area, e.g. mechanical design, factory scheduling, education, medicine, etc. * Language/Tool: Underlying programming languages, systems and tools used. * Status: Development and deployment status, as appropriate. * Effort: Person-years of effort put into developing the particular aspect of the project being described. * Impact: A 20 word description of estimated or measured (specify) benefit of the application developed. In addition to papers, we will be accepting the following types of submissions: * Proposals for Panel Discussions. Provide a brief description of the topic (1000 words or less). Indicate appropriateness for this conference, the membership of the panel and interest in organizing/moderating the discussion. * Proposals for Tutorial Presentations. Proposals for three hour tutorials of both an introductory and advanced nature are requested. Tutorials which analyze classes of applications in depth or examine techniques appropriate for a particular class of applications are of particular interest. Include a detailed topic outline, a half-page synopsis of the focus, topics, a list of benefits to the audience, and a full professional vita. * Proposals for Workshops. Proposals are sought for one day workshops to be held in conjunction with the conference. These workshops should avoid having too narrow a scope (such as "AI in Radiology"); rather, they should be designed to foster communication between both experts and interested newcomers about a broad application area (for example, "Applications of AI to Software") or address a concern that covers many applications (for example, "Issues in Technology Transfer"). Include a one-page description of the workshop and a small organizing committee. Important Dates * August 31, 1993: Four copies of papers, and three copies of all other proposals are due to the program chair at the address listed below (no electronic submissions). * October 15, 1993: Author notifications mailed. * December 14, 1993: Accepted papers and tutorial notes due to IEEE. * March 1, 1994: Conference tutorial program and workshops. * March 1-4, 1994: Conference technical program. Submit Papers and all Proposals to: Peter G. Selfridge AT&T Bell Laboratories Room 2B-425 600 Mountain Avenue Murray Hill, NJ 07974 Phone: 908-582-6801, fax -7550 Email: pgs@research.att.com For registration and additional conference information, contact: CAIA-94 IEEE Computer Society 1730 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036-1903 Phone: 202-371-1013 General Chair: Dan O'Leary, University of Southern California Program Chair: Peter G. Selfridge, AT&T Bell Laboratories Publicity Chair: Marc Goodman, Cognitive Systems and Brandeis University Local Arrangements Chair: Aaron Konstam, Trinity University Program Committee Jan Aikins Trinzic Corporation Chid Apte IBM Larry Birnbaum Northwestern University Ron Brachman AT&T Mark Burstein BBN Dan Cooke U. Texas El Paso Vasant Dhar NYU Tim Finin U. Maryland Baltimore County Phil Hayes Carnegie Group Jim Hendler U. Maryland Haym Hirsh Rutgers Lou Hoebel Rome Laboratory, USAF Se June Hong IBM Lewis Johnson USC/ISI Bernadette Kowalski-Minton Academic Systems Corp. Larry Lefkowitz Bellcore Don McKay Paramax Robert Milne Intelligent Applications Ltd. Charles Petrie MCC David Redmiles UC Boulder Anil Rewari DEC Marcio Rillo University of San Paulo, Brazil Eric Schoen Schlumberger Evangelos Simoudis Lockheed Bob Simpson NCR Elliot Soloway U. Michigan Craig Stanfill Thinking Machines Loren Terveen AT&T Oliver Vadas Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada Wolfgang Wahlster DFKI David Waltz Thinking Machines and Brandeis U. John Yen Texas A&M University General information on CAIA-94, including this Call for Papers, is available electronically. Send email to CAIA@CS.UMBC.EDU or try the Gopher server on GOPHER.CS.UMBC.EDU for a description of what is available and how to retrieve. For more information or clarification, contact the IEEE Computer Society or the Program Chair at the addresses above.