In Cooperation with: AAAI, ACM Sigart, IEEE, IFIP DC. 12, NGI
May 11-14, 1993 Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
The Conference ============== The purpose of the International Conference on Intelligent & Cooperative Information Systems (ICICIS) is to provide a forum for presentation and discussion of research, development and practice in the various forms of intelligent and cooperative processing. The establishment of this forum will contribute towards the evolution of Intelligent Cooperative Information Systems (ICIS), thereby leading to their appreciation by the wider computer science community and their integration into the next generation of information systems. Such information systems consist of a large number of preexisting information repositories and intelligent information agents distributed widely over computer/communication networks. The agents are social in nature and capable of interacting closely to solve common complex problems. Work tasks are defined by one or more agents and are executed by agents acting autonomously, cooperatively, or collaboratively, depending on the resources required to complete the task. In spite of their independence and geographic separation from one another, these agents act as a unified, opportunistic, problem-solving network. In general, we consider the community of local information agents that jointly execute a common task to be a global intelligent information system, viz. the Intelligent and Cooperative Information System.
ICIS is a new paradigm in computing, evolving from several currently disjoint technologies. It draws on Database Systems, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Distributed AI (DAI), Distributed Computing, Programming Languages, Software Engineering, and Knowledge Engineering. Other relevant technologies include Cooperative Work, Office Information Systems, and Interoperability. ICIS will result from the appropriate integration of these technologies and the cooperation of researchers and practitioners in them.
The ICIS conference is concerned with this paradigm and the concepts, techniques, and tools in support of ICIS. Specifically, the conference provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and for the identification of the potential roles and nature of the emerging notion of ICIS, and examines a wide spectrum of issues related to interdisciplinary research and development in ICIS. It helps assess the state-of-the-art and chart future prospects for ICIS.
Topics include applications or research in:
o Novel Architectures for ICIS o Advanced Modelling and Reasoning Techniques for Intelligent Information Processing
o Knowledge Engineering Techniques in ICIS
o Data/Knowledge Representation and Management Techniques for Coordinating Multiple Cooperating Agents
o Interoperability Issues in Distributed, Heterogeneous Knowledge Bases
o Techniques for Cooperative Distributed Problem Solving
o Standards Contributing to ICIS
o Transaction Models for Cooperative Information Systems
o Models for Computer Supported Cooperative Work
o Development and Evolution Support for ICIS
o Human-Machine and Human-Human Cooperations through ICIS
o Generalizable Application Experiences with ICIS
Who Should Attend =================
Due to the relatively wide spectrum of themes addressed in the ICICIS, a number of candidate participant groups can be identified from the commercial and academic worlds. Attendees will acquire knowledge of the state-of-the-art in ICIS (the introduction of artificial intelligence methods in information systems integration though cooperation). Groups who will benefit from attending the conference include:
o Technical Managers who face the problems of identifying the key technology required for developing corporate information management strategies within companies.
o Technical staff interested in learning about solutions to integration problems faced in a variety of 'real-life' applications.
o People from academia who are working in the forefront of theoretical and/or technical developments that are related to intelligent cooperative information systems.
o Students wishing to gain a deep understanding of the way in which AI techniques might be introduced in distributed information management systems.
Program Information ===================
Key-Note Speeches:
May 12, 1993 Prof. John Mylopoulos University of Toronto Canada "Towards a Theory of Intelligent Cooperative Information Systems: Information Repositories and Information Agents"
Professor Mylopoulos will elaborate on possible ways of developing the technology of Intelligent Information Systems. He will present two solutions, one based on large (possibly preexisting) passive Information Repositories and the other based on small, flexible Information Systems playing the role of specialized agents. May 13, 1993 Prof. Matthias Jarke Technical University of Aachen Germany "Three Aspects of Intelligent Cooperation in the Quality Cycle."
Professor Matthias Jarke will discuss how ICIS can assist in the quest for total quality management throughout the product life-cycle in computer-integrated manufacturing environments. Issues including communication/cooperation among heterogeneous resources will be addressed in the context of a real-life industrial application.
May 14, 1993 Prof. Robert Meersman Infolab University of Tilburg The Netherlands "Cooperative Information Systems from the Perspective of Knowledge and Software Engineering."
Prof. Meersman will treat knowledge-based methods for the reverse engineering of existing informations systems, the problems of common repositories for them, and the need to live with databases that are locally consistent but perhaps globally inconsistent.
Special Industrial Session: People from industry have expressed their interest in participating in a panel discussion where problems and prospective strategic decisions in technological break-throughs will be discussed. Currently, scientists from the following companies are expected to participate: Boeing IS Department PTT (Dutch Telecomm) Mitsubishi Japan Lockheed Microsoft GTE Labs Inc. Aircraft Division DSTO Australia Deptartment of Primary Industries, Queensland Shell Petroleum Netherlands
ADVANCE ICICIS-93 PROGRAM =========================
TUTORIAL Tuesday Morning-Afternoon, May 11, 1993
"Interoperable Information Systems: Motivations, Status, Challenges, and Approaches"
Michael L. Brodie GTE Laboratories, Incorporated, U.S.A.
(The tutorial description follows the Technical Program)
TECHNICAL PROGRAM
Wednesday - May 12, 1993
8:30-10:00 Opening Session Welcome and Introduction: Louis Marinos, Erasmus University Program Overview: Michael Huhns, Mike P. Papazoglou, G. Schlageter
Keynote Address: John Mylopoulos, University of Toronto =============== "Towards a Theory of Intelligent Cooperative Information Systems: Information Repositories & Information Agents" 10:00-10:30 Break
10:30-12:00 Two Parallel Sessions
Session I: Constructing Intelligent Information Systems
o "Methodological Issues in the Design of Intelligent and Cooperative Information Systems" B. Cheikes University of Linkoeping o "A Multiformalism Approach to Formalize Intelligent Cooperative Information Systems" H. Bachatene and A. Seghrouchni Institute Blaise Pascal o "A Distributed Real-Time Knowledge-Based System and its Implementation using Object-Oriented Techniques" D. Haihong, J. Hughes, and A. David University of Ulster at Jordanstown
Session II: Managing Distributed Information
o "Integrating Enterprise Information Models in Carnot" Michael N. Huhns, Nigel Jacobs, Tomasz Ksiezyk, Wei-Min Shen, Munindar P. Singh, and Philip E. Cannata MCC o "Contracting Mechanism: A Dynamic and Flexible Way to Integrate Information" Toncan Duong, John Hiller, and Anne Ngu University of New South Wales o "Interschema Knowledge in Cooperative Information Systems" Tiziana Catarci and Maurizio Lenzerini Universita di Roma "La Sapienza"
12:00-1:30 Lunch
1:30-3:00 Two Parallel Sessions
Session III: Coordinating Heterogeneous Agents
o "Knowledge about Other Agents in Heterogeneous Dynamic Domains" Kurt Sundermeyer and A. Haddadi Daimler-Benz AG o "Distributed Consensus Mechanisms for Self-Interested Heterogenous Agents" Eitan Ephrati and Jeffrey S. Rosenschein Hebrew University o "Physical Ownership and Task Reallocation for Multiple Robots with Heterogeneous Goals" Takahiro Yakoh and Yuichiro Anzai Keio University
Session IV: Supporting Human Collaborators
o "A Generic Framework for Human Computer Cooperation" Andreas Lux, P. de Greef, F. Bomarius, and Donald D. Steiner DFKI, Kaiserslautern o "A Computer-Supported Cooperative Problem Solving Environment for Examining Communication Effectiveness" Kathleen M. Swigger, Tom Thomas, and Robert Brazile University of North Texas o "A Group Communication Support System" Shogo Nishida and Mie Nakatani Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
3:00-3:30 Break
3:30-5:30 Two Parallel Sessions
Session V: Facets of Intelligent Agents
o "Adaptation in Open Systems: Reflection as a Backbone" Sylvain Giroux, Alain Senteni, and Guy Lapalme University of Montreal o "Learning Agents for Cooperative Hyperinformation Systems" Akira Namatame National Defense Academy, Yokoshuka o "The Redux Server" Charles Petrie MCC o "Cooperative Argument Dialogues with the Support of Autonomous Agents" G. Staniford, T. Bench-Capon, and P. Dunne University of Liverpool
Session VI: Assisting Users
o "Intelligent Assistance in Flexible Decisions" C. Wittemann and H. Kunst Utrecht University O "SBC Customer Rating: A Case Study in the Successful Integration of Databases, Knowledge-Based Systems, and Human Judgement" Michael Wolf Swiss Bank Corporation o "Using Temporal Abstractions and Cancellations for Efficiency in Automated Meeting Scheduling" Sandip Sen and Edmund H. Durfee University of Michigan
Thursday - May 13, 1993
9:00-10:00 Keynote Address: Prof. Matthias Jarke =============== Technical University of Aachen "Three Aspects of Intelligent Cooperation in the Quality Cycle" 10:00-10:30 Break
10:30-12:00 Two Parallel Sessions
Session VII: Negotiation Mechanisms
o "Negotiation with Incomplete Information about Worth: Strict versus Tolerant Mechanisms" Gilad Zlotkin and Jeffrey S. Rosenschein Hebrew University o "A Negotiation Protocol for Conflict Resolution in Multi-agent Environments" Rumiko Kakehi and Mario Tokoro Keio University o "Reasoning about Goals to Resolve Conflicts" Nancy D. Griffeth and Hugo Velthuijsen Bell Communications Research
Session VIII: Cooperating in Design and Development
o "Task-Oriented Development of Intelligent Information Systems" John Mylopoulos, Thomas Rose, and Carson Woo University of Toronto O "CODA - a GROUPBASE-System for Cooperative Design Applications" Guido Barbian and Gunter Schlageter Fern Universitaet Hagen o "Role Conflict in Groupware" S. Watt The Open University
12:00-1:30 Lunch
1:30-3:00 Panel Discussion-1, Chair: Michael L. Brodie Panelists: Matthias Jarke, John Mylopoulos, Mike Papazoglou.
3:00-3:30 Break
3:30-5:30 Two Parallel Sessions
Session IX: Agent Interactions
o "A Planning Algorithm for Distributed Manufacturing" Tibor Gyires and Balakrishnan Muthuswamy Illinois State University o "The Acceptance Relation and the Specification of Communicating Agents" Renata Vieira and A. C. Rocha Costa Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul o "Distributed Objects in a Federation of Autonomous Cooperating Agents" Hamideh Afsarmanesh and F. Tuijnman University of Amsterdam o "O-Raid Experiences and Experiments" B. Bhargava, Y. Jiang, and J. Srinivasan Purdue Univ.
Session X: Information Semantics
o "Modelling the Real World by Multi-World Data Model" Toncan Duong and John Hiller University of New South Wales o "Declarative Semantics of Interoperable Data and Knowledge Bases" G. Reichwein, J. L. Fiadeiro, and M. Rohen Instituto des Engeharia de Simestas e Computadores o "Detecting Semantic Violations in Generalised Classification Structures" Stephen M. Blott, M. C. Norrie, D. J. Harper, and A.D.M. Walker University of Glasgow o "Application Modelling in Heterogeneous Environments using an Object Specification Language" G. Saake, R. Jungclaus, and T. Hartmann Techn. University of Braunschweig
Friday - May 14, 1993
9:00-10:00 Keynote Address: Prof. Robert Meersman =============== Infolab University of Tilburg "Intelligent & Cooperative Information Systems from the Perspective of Knowledge Engineering" 10:00-10:30 Break
10:30-12:00 Two Parallel Sessions
Session XI: Distributed Transaction Management
o "A Semantic-based Nested Transaction Model for ICIS" Mostafa S. Haghjoo, Mike P. Papazoglou, and Heinz W. Schmidt Australian National University and Queensland University of Technology o "Enforcing Data Dependencies in Cooperative Information Systems" Sridhar Gantimahapatruni and George Karabatis University of Houston o "Cooperating Transactions in a Versioned Database" Minh Ngoc Nguyen and R. Conradi Norwegian Institute of Technology
Session XII: Rule Management and Reasoning
o "The Reflective Approach for Data-Driven Rules" O. Etzion Technicon o "Restricting Query Relaxation through User Constraints" Terry Gaasterland Argonne National Laboratory o "An Advanced Reasoning Technique Concerning Intelligent Modifications in a Distributed Knowledge Representation Architecture" W. Hower and S. Jacobi University of Koblenz-Landau
12:00-1:30 Lunch
1:30-3:00 Panel Discussion-2, Chair and Panelists to be announced.
TUTORIAL DESCRIPTION ====================
"Interoperable Information Systems: Motivations, Status, Challenges, and Approaches"
Michael L. Brodie GTE Laboratories, Incorporated, U.S.A
The vision of future information systems (ISs) is compelling. It involves large numbers of heterogeneous, intelligent agents distributed over large computer/communication networks. Tasks will be executed by agents acting autonomously, cooperatively, or collaboratively, depending on the resources required to complete the task (e.g., monitoring many systems of a patient or many stations in a factory). Agents will request and acquire resources (e.g., processing, knowledge, data) without knowing what resources are required, how to acquired them, or how they will be orchestrated to achieve the desired result. A goal of this vision is to be able to use, efficiently and transparently, all computing resources, particularly ISs, that are available on computers in large computer/communications networks.
As compelling as the vision may be, problems of legacy systems (i.e., existing systems often developed using, now ancient, technology) are more so, and are certainly more immediate. No matter how great the vision, it will be of little value if it cannot be integrated into the current IS technology base. Milions of currently disjoint ISs/computing resources must be made to cooperate efficiently and transparently. Without cooperation and increased intelligence, the dramatic benefits and massive investments in currently disjoint computing resources may be lost. For example, do you incorporate, into a organisation's new distributed computing architecture, a mission critical, multi-million dollar, multi-million line COBOL system with all its faults and limitations, or simply replace it with a newly re-written system? There is strong evidence that such legacy systems cannot be re-written. In the IS world, demand for new systems and enhancements is outpacing available resources. Maintenance consumes almost all resources, with little left for new development or major enhancements. A challenge here is to develop technology that permits continuous enhancement and evolution of the current, massive investment in ISs.
This vision is well on its way to reality. There are a large number of national and international consortia, guidelines, and standards that support initial responses to these requirements. The major software vendors have all announced their support of, and initial products for, distributed computing goals, including:
# Open systems (i.e., standard interfaces and architectures) # Client-server computing (with low-cost workstation MIPS) # Distributed computing (including distributed DBMSs) # Advanced flexible user interfaces # Transparent multi-vendor interoperability # Transaction processing # Structured organisation of corporate resources/components # Reliability and maintainability # Reduced communication costs # Single-point program maintenance and upgrading
ICIS underly these advances and challenges. This tutorial provides a practical, intuitive, and conceptual understanding of interoperability in terms of case studies (legacy systems), a vision of the future, current trends / approaches, and research challenges. It provides a road map of the new area of interoperability as a basis for understanding ICIS. It addresses such trendy topics as:
# Distributed Computing Architectures and Middleware # The Repository # Process Re-Engineering # Re-Use and Reverse Engineering # Corporate Information Repositories # Enterprise Information Architectures and Integration # Legacy System Migration / Evolution # Distributed Databases # Transaction Processing and Monitors # Object-Orientation # Gateways
About the Instructor:
Dr. Michael L. Brodie heads the Distributed Object Computing Department within the Computer and Intelligent Systems Laboratory Inc., Waltham, Mass.
Michael is a trustee of the VLDB Endowment and a member of the ACM SIGMOD Advisory Committee. He is an associate editor of the International Journal of Intelligent and Cooperative Information Systems (World Scientific). He is on the editorial advisory board of Information Systems (Pergamon Press), and a reviewer for five information technology journals. Michael has authored over 70 books, journal articles, and refereed conference papers. He is a member of the ACM SIGMOD Advisory Committee (1989-present), and a Trustee of the VLDB Foundation, 1992- present.
Michael has been the chairman of numerous SIGMOD, VLDB, IFIP, and special interest activities and has given invited lectures and short courses on Database Technology, Information Engineering, CASE, Integrating AI and Database Technologies, Intelligent Information Systems, and Next Generation Database Technology in over a dozen countries. He has consulted to research advisory organisations of the governments of USA, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Colombia, Brazil, Denmark, Australia, Russia, Ukraine, and the EEC. Program Committee =================
General Conference Chairman: Mike Papazoglou (QUT, Australia)
Program Chairs: Michael Huhns (MCC, TX) Guenther Schlageter (Fern Univ. Hagen)
Program Committee: Bruce Blum (John Hopkins Univ.) Nick Bourbakis (SUNY, Binghamton, NY) Patrick Bobbie (Univ. of W. Florida) Ron Brachman (AT&T Bell Labs) David Bree (Univ. of Manchester) Michael Brodie (GTE Labs Inc. MA) Edward Durfee (Univ. of Michigan) Les Gasser (USC, Los Angeles) Jaap van den Herik (Univ. of Limburg, Netherlands) John Hughes (Univ. of Ulster) Matthias Jarke (Univ. of Aachen) Peter de Jong (IBM Cambridge Labs) Yahiko Kambayashi (Univ. of Koyoto) Dimitris Karagiannis (FAW - Ulm) Stefan Kirn (Fern Univ. Hagen) Bernd Kraemer (GMD, Bonn -- Fern Univ Hagen) Steven Laufmann (US West Advanced Technologies) Frederick Lochovsky (Hong-Kong UST) Vince Lum (Chin. Univ. Hong Kong) Frank Manola (GTE Labs Inc. MA) Louis Marinos (Erasmus Univ. Rotterdam) Robert Meersman (Univ. of Tilburg, Netherlands) John Mylopoulos (Univ. of Toronto) Moira Norrie (Univ. of Glasgow) Marek Rusinkiewicz (Univ. of Huston) Jos Schreinemakers (Erasmus Univ. Rotterdam) Timos Sellis (Univ. of Maryland) Evangelos Simoudis (Lockheed) Donald Steiner (DFKI, Germany) Susan Urban (Arizona State Univ.) Joe Urban (Arizona State Univ.) John Vittal (GTE-Labs Inc. MA) Ben Wah (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana) Jay Weber (EITECH, Palo Alto) Keith Werkman (IBM, Owengo Labs) John Zeleznikow (La Trobe Univ. Australia) Yelena Yesha (Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore) Noshihiko Yoshida (Kuyshu Univ. Japan) Organising Committee ====================
Organising Committee Chairman: Louis Marinos (Erasmus Univ. Rotterdam)
Publicity Chairman: Nick Bourbakis (SUNY, Binghamton, NY)
Local Organisation: E. K. Park (U.S. Naval Academy) Ruud Smit (Erasmus Univ. Rotterdam)
Proceedings Chair: Patrick Bobbie (University of West Florida)
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Early registrations for the conference have to be received by March 31, 1993. Payments must be remitted by check in Dfl, or $, payable to ICICIS 93.
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