CFP for KEST04, Beijing

[Jingde Cheng <cheng [at] aise.ics.saitama-u.ac.jp>]

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FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS

Second International Conference on
Knowledge Economy and Development of Science and Technology
"Knowledge Economy meets Science and Technology"
(KEST 2004)

http://www.paperdyne.de/kest04.html

Beijing, China
September 17-20, 2004

ORGANIZED BY

Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
Institute of Knowledge Economy, Tokyo

SPONSORED BY

China Computer Federation
National Natural Science Foundation of China

IN COOPERATION WITH

IEEE Computer Society Beijing Center



GENERAL INFORMATION

     The Second International Conference on Knowledge Economy and Development
of Science and Technology (KEST 2004) will be held in Beijing, China, on
September 17 through 20, 2004.  The conference brings together researchers from
academy and industry, software developers, policy-makers, and businessmen,
offering them invaluable occasions of meetings to exchange research
achievements and share thoughts related to the upcoming Knowledge Society and
Economy.  The conference consists of five parallel tracks, and each of them
focuses on a special theme related to some aspect of knowledge economy and
development of science and technology.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

* Nicola Guarino (National Research Council of Italy):
   "Helping people understanding each other (and recognizing their
disagreements): the role of formal ontology"
* Douglas Lenat (Cycorp):
   "Progress in Cyc"
* Yahiko Kambayashi (Kyoto University):
   "Knowledge discovery from Web and its applications to geographic databases"
* Ruqian Lu (Chinese Academy of Sciences):
   "Some advanced issues in knowledge science"
* Riichiro Mizoguchi (Osaka University):
   "e-Learning, semantic web and ontology"
* Lotfi Zadeh (University of California, Berkeley):
   "World knowledge and its basic role in Web intelligence"

PARALLEL TRACKS

     The conference consists of five parallel tracks, and each track lists a
few research topics.  These listings are of course not exhaustive, and authors
are encouraged to propose and write on relevant topics.

Track 1: Fundamental Issues in Knowledge Science
* Basic Issues in Knowledge Design
* Basic Models and Issues in Knowledge Management
* Formal Ontologies
* Knowledge Analysis
* Mathematical Theory of Knowledge
* Philosophy and Knowledge
* Principles of Knowledge Representation

Track 2: Content Engineering
* Commonsense Knowledge Acquisition
* Content Management and Maintenance
* Content Metadata Standards and Interoperability
* Engineering Ontologies
* Multimedia Content Acquisition
* Knowledge Acquisition from Text
* Knowledge Discovery in Database
* Ontology Learning
* Technologies for Information and Knowledge Design

Track 3: Human-Computer/Web Interaction
* Analysis and Design Methods
* Non-verbal Interfaces
* Speech and Natural Language Interfaces
* Knowledge Visualization
* Virtual Reality in Education, Training and Entertainment
* Universal Web Accessibility

Track 4: People and E-Services in the 21st Century
* Digital Library
* E-Learning
* E-Services for Disabled People
* Information and Knowledge Services
* Mobile Services
* Service Development Methods and Tools

Track 5: Knowledge Economy and IT Technologies
* Basic Issues in Knowledge Economy
* Advanced IT Technologies for Agriculture, Culture, Environment
   Protection, Finance, Government, Hospital and Healthcare, Law,
   Sports, Tourism, Trade, Transportation, etc.
* Intellectual Property and Knowledge Economy
* Knowledge Economy in Developing Countries

PAPER SUBMISSION

     Submissions of substantial, original and previously unpublished work are
invited in all areas related to the themes of the five tracks.  The strongly
preferred submission method for papers is to use the conference management tool
Paperdyne.  Only PDF and MS Word files will be accepted. If electronic
submission is not possible for the authors, hardcopy submissions may also be
made. Each hardcopy submission should contain four copies of the paper and
should be sent by postal mail to one of the KEST04 Program Committee Co-
chairs.
     Papers must be written in English. Submissions must not exceed 8 pages for
regular papers or 4 pages for short papers. Each paper should be accompanied by
a title page, including the title of the paper, and author's information
(including names, affiliations, postal addresses and E-mail addresses), an
abstract of less than 200 words, 3-5 keywords, and the title of the track. The
length of the final camera-ready papers will be limited to 8 pages for regular
papers or 4 pages for short papers.  We strongly suggest that you prepare your
manuscript in the style required by Tsinghua University Press
(See http://www.paperdyne.de/kest04.html).
     The deadline for receipt of papers is May 15, 2004 for both electronic and
hardcopy submissions. Papers received after this date will be rejected without
review. Notification of receipt of papers will be sent to the corresponding
author soon after receipt.

POLICY OF MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS

     KEST04 will not accept any paper which at the time of submission is under
review for, or has already been formally published or accepted for publication
in a journal, book or another conference.  Authors should not submit their
papers elsewhere during the review period.  These policies only apply to
journals, books and conferences and not to informal meetings with limited
audiences.

REVIEW AND PUBLICATION

     All papers will be reviewed by the KEST 2004 Program Committee for
significance, originality, accuracy, and clarity. Papers accepted for
presentation will appear in the conference proceedings published by Tsinghua
University Press, which will be available to delegates at the conference site.
At least one author of each paper must register for the conference with payment
to make the paper included in the conference program and proceedings.
     Best papers will be selected by the Advisory Committee and Program
Committee, and the authors are invited to extend their papers for an
international journal.

PAPER PRESENTATION

     Accepted papers may be presented orally or electronically (i.e., by a PPT
or MPEG file with voice).  The conference organizers will provide presenters
with necessary facilities for paper presentation including projectors and
computers.

IMPORTANT DATES

     Deadline for paper submission			May 15, 2004
     Notification of acceptance of papers		June 15, 2004
     Receipt of final papers and early registrations	July 1, 2004

CONFERENCE LOCATION

     The conference will be located at the Jade Hotel of Beijing.  Further
information will be announced in the KEST04 Advanced Program.

POST CONFERENCE SIGHTSEEING

     The Great Wall.

CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS

Guojie Li, Institute of Computing Technology, CAS (China)
Jingde Cheng, Saitama University (Japan)

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Co-chair: Bo Zhang, Tsinghua University (China)
Co-chair: Yahiko Kambayashi, Kyoto University (Japan)

Jianping Fan, Institute of Computing Technology, CAS (China)
Daniel Dubois, University of Liege (Belgium)
Marion Hagler, Mississippi State University (USA)
Ruqian Lu, Institute of Mathematics, CAS (China)
Riichiro Mizoguchi, Osaka University (Japan)
Zhongzhi Shi, China Computer Federation (China)
Kazuo Ushijima, Kyushu Sangyo University (Japan)
Yoneo Yano, Tokushima University (Japan)
Lotfi Zadeh, University of California, Berkeley (USA)

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Co-chairs

Prof. Dr. Cungen Cao
Institute of Computing Technology
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing 100080
China
Email. cgcao [at] ict.ac.cn
Phone. +86 10 6256 3814(O)

Prof. Dr. Qun Jin
Department of Human Informatics and Cognitive Sciences
School of Human Sciences
Waseda University
2-579-15 Mikajima, Tokorozawa-shi
Saitama 359-1192
Japan
Email. jin [at] waseda.jp
Phone. +81 42 947 6906 (O)

Jian Chen, Tsinghua University (China)
Jingde Cheng, Saitama University (Japan)
Zixue Cheng, University of Aizu (Japan)
Michael Cohen, University of Aizu (Japan)
Jianwu Dang, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Japan)
Wen Gao, Graduate School, CAS (China)
Volker Gruhn, University of Leipzig (Germany)
Udo Hahn, Freiburg University (Germany)
Nicola Guarino, National Research Council (Italy)
Khairuddin Hashim, Tun Abdul Razak University (Malaysia)
Atsuo Hazeyama, Tokyo Gakugei University (Japan)
Randy Hinrichs, Microsoft (USA)
Kinshuk, Massey University (New Zealand)
Keiichi Koyanagi, Waseda University (Japan)
Ming Lei, Peking University (China)
Douglas Lenat, Cycorp (USA)
Guojie Li, Institute of Computing Technology, CAS (China)
Jie Li, University of Tsukuba (Japan)
Mingshu Li, Institute of Software, CAS (China)
Qing Li, City University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
Fangzhen Lin, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Hong Kong)
Shaoying Liu, Hosei University (Japan)
Zhiyong Liu, National Natural Science Foundation (China)
Jianhua Ma, Hosei University (Japan)
Shaoping Ma, Tsinghua University (China)
Shoji Nishimura, Waseda University (Japan)
Hiroaki Ogata, Tokushima University (Japan)
Timothy K. Shih, Tamkang University (Taiwan)
Joerg Siekmann, DFKI (Germany)
Yuefei Sui, Institute of Computing Technology, CAS (China)
Tieniu Tan, Institute of Automation, CAS (China)
Lorna Uden, Staffordshire University (UK)
Jari Veijalainen, University of Jyvaskyla (Finland)
Liyan Wang, Peking University (China)
Xin Wang, University of Southern California (USA)
Daming Wei, University of Aizu (Japan)
Yanyun Zhao, Renmin University of China (China)
Nan Zhang, Hiroshima Shudo University (Japan)
Zaiyue Zhang, East China Shipbuilding University (China)
Ning Zhong, Maebashi Institute of Technology (Japan)
Neng-Fa Zhou, City University of New York (USA)

IEEE-CS BEIJING CENTER DIRECTOR

Zhiwei Xu, Institute of Computing Technology, CAS (China)

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE CHAIR

Yuefei Sui, Institute of Computing Technology, CAS (China)

CONFERENCE SECRETARY

Dr. Xiaoli Yue
Institute of Computing Technology
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing 100080, China
Email. xlyue [at] ict.ac.cn
Fax. +86 10 62563814