*** KSEM 2019: Call for Papers ***

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The 12th International Conference on Knowledge Science, Engineering and Management (KSEM2019) August 28-30, 2019, Athens, Greece

URL: http://ksem2019.unipi.gr/ Submission System: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ksem2019

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Important Dates
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Paper Submission Due:	Apr 15, 2019 Friday, May 3rd, 2019 
(firm deadline)
Notification Due: May 06, 2019 May 27, 2019
(firm deadline)
Early registration due: June 03, 2019 Camera Ready Due: May 15, 2019 June 05, 2019 Conference: August 28-30, 2019

Paper Submission

Papers must be submitted electronically as a PDF file through the EasyChair conference management system at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ksem2019

All the papers will be reviewed by the Program Committee on the basis of technical quality, relevance, originality, significance, and clarity. All paper submissions will be handled electronically. Please note:

  • All papers should be submitted electronically in PDF and be no longer than 12 pages. Please use the Springer LNCS style as described in http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html
  • Papers longer than 12 pages will be charged an extra publication fee of 80€ per page.
  • Short papers (6-8 pages) are also accepted. It should be clearly indicated in the title of the paper submission.
  • A limited number of poster papers will be accepted. These should not be shorter than 4 pages. Accepted poster papers will not be orally presented.
  • At least one author of each accepted paper is required to register (regular registration) and present the paper at the conference.

Topics of Interest

The conference committee invites submissions of applied or theoretical research as well as of application-oriented papers on all the topics of KSEM. Topics include, but are not limited to the following:

Knowledge Science

  • Knowledge representation and reasoning
  • Logics of knowledge; formal analysis of knowledge; reasoning about knowledge
  • Knowledge complexity and knowledge metrics
  • Common sense knowledge; non-monotonic reasoning
  • Uncertainty in knowledge (randomness, fuzziness, roughness, vagueness)
  • Machine learning
  • Integration of machine learning and knowledge representation
  • Reasoning about knowledge in the presence of inconsistency, incompleteness and context-dependency
  • Belief revision and updates
  • Cognitive foundations of knowledge
  • Knowledge in complex systems (e.g. economical and quantum systems)
  • Game-theoretical aspects of knowledge; knowledge in multi-agent systems
  • Formal ontologies

Knowledge Engineering

  • Knowledge extraction from texts/big data/Web
  • Knowledge discovery from very large databases
  • Knowledge integration
  • Knowledge-based software engineering
  • Knowledge-based systems in life sciences
  • Conceptual modelling in knowledge-based systems
  • Semantic database systems
  • Semantic Web: Content and ontological engineering
  • Knowledge engineering applications

Knowledge Management

  • Knowledge creation and acquisition
  • Knowledge verification and validation
  • Knowledge dissemination
  • Knowledge management systems
  • Knowledge and data integration
  • Knowledge adaptation
  • Knowledge management best practices and applications

Knowledge Graphs

  • Probabilistic Knowledge Graphs
  • Knowledge graph construction
  • Knowledge graph query
  • Knowledge graph storage, query and management
  • Knowledge graph embedding
  • Knowledge graph completion
  • Knowledge graph link prediction
  • Knowledge graph applications
  • Learning on knowledge graphs

Paper Publication

All accepted and presented papers will be included in the KSEM 2019 proceedings to be published by Springer in its Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI) series (pending approval from Spinger). The KSEM 2019 proceedings will be available on-line through the SpringerLink Digital Library, readily accessible by all the subscribing libraries around the world.

Selected top quality papers accepted and presented in the KSEM 2019 will be invited for extension for various special issues of some international journals.

Further Information

For all inquiries, please contact:

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