for the DS-7 Conference is now available on the web at URL
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http://diwww.epfl.ch/w3lbd/conferences/cfpds7/cfpds7.html
Thanks to a rearrangement with the publisher, we have been able to fix
a new deadline=20
for paper submission, which leaves you 67 days from today on to prepare
your submission.
New deadline for submission: April 20, 1997
=46or those who prefer an email version, here it is:
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FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS
7th IFIP 2.6 Working Conference on Database Semantics (DS-7)
SEARCHING FOR SEMANTICS: DATA MINING, REVERSE ENGINEERING, ETC.
October 7-10, 1997
Leysin,Switzerland
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At the beginning there were no databases. Information was stored in
archives
which contained mere data, whose semantic interpretation was left up to
the
application programs. Then databases were invented to get rid of
duplications and inconsistencies. Database design methodologies
instructed
people that they should first understand the semantics of the data
relevant
to the applications and then express this semantics into database
schemas.
The approach has been extremely successful, resulting in myriads of
databases being installed in almost every application environment.
Unfortunately, many database design processes neglect to properly
record the
initial specifications, i.e. most of the intended semantics is not
available
anymore.
Today's database designers are committed to the reuse of existing data,
for
performance and economic reasons. Moreover, they often have to
complement
enterprise data with data from external sources, where the
corresponding
semantics is rarely fully available. Accessing data via the Web is just
an
example of input from external autonomous repositories.
Database researchers today are facing the issues involved in the
discovery
and understanding of the semantics hidden in whatever is available:
data
sets, data stores formats, database schemas, application programs,
documentation, metadata, forms, interviews, etc. This seventh in the
series
of IFIP 2.6 working conferences devoted to database semantics will
focus on
these issues. Submissions are solicited regarding theories,
principles,
models, methods, formalisms, experiences, tools and prototypes for
recovering, representing and organizing semantic information on
application
data from any possible source. This includes in particular the
processes
listed below.
TOPICS
- data mining and knowledge acquisition/discovery
- data reverse engineering
- extraction of semantic information from programs
- semantic elicitation and visualization
- putting semantics into context
- cooperative elaboration of semantics
- automatic indexing, classification and clustering
- languages and interfaces for data mining or reverse engineering
- advanced query models
- visual mining
- correspondence investigation in schema integration
- applications, experiences, tools, industrial trends
Authors are invited submit contributions that are directly relevant to
these
issues. Four copies of the submission (from 6000 to 8000 words, not
including abstract and references) should be sent at either one of the
PC
Chairs. The Chapman & Hall guidelines for preparation of IFIP
manuscripts
should preferably be followed (see Chapman&Hall LaTex macros).
Submissions
should indicate which of the proposed topics they address. Authors of
accepted papers will be asked to revise their contribution according
to
referees comments for inclusion in the pre-proceedings distributed at
the
conference. The final proceedings will be published in book format by
Chapman & Hall, after the conference. Authors will be asked, right
after the
conference, to prepare a final revision of their contribution taking
into
account the comments, questions and discussion raised by their
presentation
at the conference.
=46ORMAT
The IFIP 2.6 Database Semantics (DS) serie has established a tradition
of
highly appreciated working conferences, where quality of presentations
is
preferred to quantity. The DS-7 conference, following the tested format
of
the previous successful DS conferences, will be a four-day live-in
working
conference with limited attendance and extensive time for presentations
and
discussions.
A highlight of the event will be an INVITED TALK by one of the leading
figures in data mining, Prof. Jiawei Han, from the Simon Fraser
University,
British Columbia, Canada.
DATES
April 20, 1997 deadline for arrival of submissions
June 30, 1997 notification of acceptance
September 10, 1997 camera ready copies for pre-proceedings
October 7-10, 1997 conference
November 15, 1997 deadline for arrival of final revised version
in
Chapman & Hall format
ORGANIZATION
Conference Co-Chairs : Alain Pirotte Stuart Madnick
pirotte@info.ucl.ac.be =20
smadnick@mit.edu
Program Co-Chairs: Stefano Spaccapietra Fred Maryanski
DI-LBD =20
Office of the Chancellor, U-86
EPFL =20
352 Mansfield Rd.
1015 Lausanne =20
University of Connecticut
Switzerland =20
Storrs CT 06269-2086 USA
spaccapietra @di.epfl.ch =20
fred@chancellor.vpa.uconn.edu
Local Organization Chair: Dr Esteban Zimanyi
DI-LBD
EPFL
1015 Lausanne
Switzerland
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Rakesh Agrawal IBM Almaden Research Center, USA
Martin Andersson Swiss Bank Corporation, Switzerland
Peter Apers U. Twente, The Netherlands
Robert Balzer ISI - USC, USA
Alex Borgida Rutgers U., USA
Tharam Dillon La Trobe U., Australia
Hans-Dieter Ehrich Technical U. Braunschweig, Germany
Usama M. Fayyad California Institute of Technology,
USA
Piero Fraterna Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Jean-Luc Hainaut FUNDP Namur, Belgium
Sushil Jajodia George Mason U., USA
Yahiko Kambayashi Kyoto University, Japan
Daniel Keim U. Munich, Germany
Yasushi Kijoki Keio University, Japan
Krzysztof Koperski Simon Fraser U., Canada
Jacques Kouloumdjian INSA Lyon, France
Heikki Mannila University of Helsinki, Finland
Robert Meersman VUB, Belgium
Eric Neuhold IPSI-GMD, Germany
Mike Papazoglou Tilburg U., The Netherlands
Christine Parent UNIL, Switzerland
Jong-Soo Park Sungshin Woman's University, Korea
Joan Peckham U. of Rhode Island, USA
Felix Saltor U. Politechnica Catalunya, Spain
Marc Scholl U. Konstanz, Germany
Nigel Shadbolt U. Nottingham, UK
Amit Sheth U. of Georgia, USA
Arno Siebes CWI, The Netherlands
Michael Siegel MIT, Cambridge, USA
Veda Storey Georgia State U., USA
Rudi Studer U. Karlsruhe, Germany
Zahir Tari RMIT, Australia
Susan Urban Arizona State U., USA
Esteban Zimanyi EPFL, Switzerland
VENUE
The conference will take place at the **** Leysin Classic Hotel. A
very
pleasant location in the Swiss Alps at an altitude of app. 1000
meters.
Leysin offers magnificent views over the Alps and the Lake of Geneva.
In
October the wheather is usually fine and there are many hiking
opportunities
which will allow participants to profit from the scenery. Swimming pool
and
tennis courts are next door to the hotel, or you might try your luck
climbing or flying with a paraglider ... Well-known art exhibitions are
held
at the Fondation Gianadda, in Martigny, close to Leysin, which also
has
permanent collections of roman antiques, vintage cars and modern
sculpture.
Montreux, Lausanne and the world- famous Chateau de Chillon are a
short
driving distance from Leysin. Leysin is two hours by train from Geneva
Airport, or 140 km nearly all highway. It is also reachable within a
couple
of hours by train from the Z=FCrich airport.
Classic H=F4tel Leysin
CH-1854 Leysin
tel : ++4124/493.06.06
Fax : ++4124/493.06.93
ACCOMODATION
Rooms have been reserved at the Classic Hotel. Accomodation is on a
single
room basis, breakfast included. Would you need a double/twin room or
special
meal arrangements, please send your request to the hotel. For a longer
stay
(arriving before or leaving after the conference), please inquiry with
the
hotel.
SECRETARIAT
We will be happy to answer any question and provide you with
additional
information about the conference, Leysin or Switzerland. Please
contact:
Mrs Marlyse Taric
EPFLDI-LBD
1015 Lausanne
tel.: +41- 21-693.52.10
fax: +41- 21-693.51.95
email: marlyse_taric@di.epfl.ch
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