CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
IJCAI'93 Workshop on Knowledge Sharing and Information Interchange
August 28th, 1993 - Chambery, FR
Connecting Knowledge Based Systems (KBSs) with conventional software or with other KBSs poses problems of knowledge sharing and information interchange. Possible solutions of knowledge representation problems are the subject of intense discussions in the American AI Community and in Europe through European Community ESPRIT funded research projects, academic research, and the newly formed EuroKnowledge initiative.
This one-day Workshop during IJCAI'93 will confront the different approaches on Knowledge Sharing and Information Interchange and promote communication between researchers.
The following subtopics are of interest for the Workshop (others can be considered): * a common language for knowledge interchange (scope, semantics, syntax), * translation/mapping from a formalism to the common language, * generic ontologies, * use of a single knowledge representation formalism for the development of all KBSs, * reuse of existing KBs (methodological issues, standards). * potential of a standard query language/communication protocol.
Organization:
The maximum number of attendees is 35. The language is English. For each subtopic, several position statements will be made. Follow up discussions are then planned. The aim of this workshop is to promote an open exchange of ideas rather than a formal speaker/audience format. A round table will be organized to conclude the day. The Contact Person will assure the organization of minutes taking and production of the synthesis of the Workshop. Several overviews will be added to this report: * the DARPA Knowledge Sharing Effort, * the EuroKnowledge initiative, * the IMKA effort.
Submission:
People wishing to present a communication (about 15 minutes) at the workshop should submit a short position paper (about 1700 words). Other persons wishing to attend the workshop should submit a short presentation paper (about 500 words) describing why their contribution to the workshop would be of interest (i.e. the research they have been conducting in the domain or in a related domain).
Three copies (hard copy, Latex on e-mail or fax) have to be sent to the contact person. Papers must include: author's name(s), affiliation, main field of specialization, complete postal address, phone and fax number, and e-mail.
Schedule:
position paper, intention of participation: April 23 Notifications: May 3 Final copies of position papers: July 2
Practical information:
According to the IJCAI'93 organization, each workshop attendee must have registered for the main conference. The fee of the workshop are an additional 300 FF (about 55 $)
Organization Committee:
Giuseppe Attardi, University of Pisa, Italy Tim Finin, University of Maryland, USA Mike Genesereth, Stanford University, USA Douglas B. Lenat, MCC, USA Ramon Lopez de Mantaras, Blanes Center of Advanced Studies, Spain Don McKay, Paramax Systems Corporation, USA Bob Neches, USC/ISI, USA Catherine Peyralbe, Cap Gemini Innovation (chair), France
Contact Person:
Catherine Peyralbe CAP GEMINI INNOVATION 86-90 rue Thiers, 92513 Boulogne Billancourt Cedex FRANCE Tel: +33 49 10 52 71 Fax: +33 49 10 06 15 E-mail: peyralbe@capsogeti.fr
For further information please contact the Contact Person at the above address.