Special Session Causality in Knowledge-Based Systems
KES'2002 6th International Conference on Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information Engineering Systems & Allied Technologies 16, 17 & 18 September 2002, Podere d'Ombriano, Crema, Italy Topic : This session aims at studying the role that the notion of causality plays in knowledge-based systems. At least, three problems occur concerning causality in that context : the discovery of causal knowledge, its representation and its use. First, generally, causal information emerges from statistical data, by looking at data that occur simultaneously, but it is clear that the cooccurrence of data does not always mean that the data are causally linked. So, what methods could be used to discover actual causal relations ? Secondly, rules are often used to model causal relations, but, in the context of knowledge-based systems using a particular formalism such frame-based representation, for example, aren't there more elegant and efficient means of modeling causal information ? Finally, how can causal information be used for reasoning in the framework of knowledge-based systems ? In particular, some recent studies carried out in cognitive psychology have shown that the properties describing certain kinds of concepts are causally linked and that those causal links have a major influence on the process of classifying a new entity into such a concept. Thus, obviously, the notion of causality may occur when a user has to build, to represent and to exploit a knowledge-based system. Contributions to that session are expected to deal with the following sub-topics : o Causal knowledge discovery; o Causal information representation; o Causal information exploitation in the different forms of reasoning that are used in the framework of knowledge-based systems. Both theoretical papers and papers describing practical experiences will be welcome. Instructions for Authors : Only electronic copies of the papers in Microsoft Word, PDF or Postscript forms are acceptable for review purposes and must me sent to the session chair. However, please note that you will be required to send hard copy of the final version of your paper, if it is accepted; electronic submission of final papers is not allowed. Papers must correspond to the requirements detailed in IOS Instructions for the Preparation of a Camera-Ready Manuscript. The maximum length of papers is five pages, prepared according to the IOS instructions. Longer papers will be subject to an Additional Page charge. All papers must be presented by one of the authors, who must pay fees. Publication : The session papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings (IOS Press, Amsterdam, the Netherlands). Extended versions of selected papers will be considered for publication in the KES Journal (International Journal of Knowledge-Based Intelligent Engineering Systems). Important Dates : Deadline for submission intention : December 15, 2001 Deadline for submission (Receipt of papers) : February 10, 2002 Notification of acceptance : April 10, 2002 Camera-ready papers by : May 10, 2002 Session Chair : Dr. Colette FAUCHER Associate Professor of Computer Science UniversitE9 d'Aix-Marseille III FacultE9 des Sciences de Saint-JE9rF4me DIAM-IUSPIM Avenue Escadrille Normandie-Niemen 13397 Marseille Cedex 20 FRANCE Phone : (+33) 4 91 05 60 58 Fax : (+33) 4 91 05 60 33 E-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED]
