in co-operation with:
Institut de Recherche en Informatique de Toulouse IRIT, France
AFCET - French Computer Society
DEXA Association
Austrian Computer Society
GI (Gesellschaft f=FCr Informatik)
FAW - University of Linz, Austria
Swiss Informaticians Society =09
supported by:
IRIT / CNRS - INPT - UPS
Universit Paul Sabatier UPS
IUP ISI (UPS)
Mairie de Toulouse
Rgion Midi-Pyrn=E9es
Conference Site:
IRIT, Universit Paul Sabatier
118 Route de Narbonne
F-31062 Toulouse Cedex
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General Chairperson:
V. Marik, Czech Technical Univ., Czech Republic
Panel Chairperson:
H. Afsarmanesh, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Conference Program Chairpersons:
A. Hameurlain, IRIT, Universit Paul Sabatier, France
A M. Tjoa, Technical University of Vienna, Austria
Workshop Chairperson:
R.R. Wagner, FAW, University of Linz, Austria
Program Committee Members:
H. Afsarmanesh, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
H.J. Appelrath, University of Oldenburg, Germany
K. Bauknecht, University of Zurich, Switzerland
P. Bazex, IRIT, Universit Paul Sabatier, France
T. Bench-Capon, University of Liverpool, UK
B. Bhargava, Purdue University, USA
J. Bing, NRCCL Oslo, Norway
J. Bubenko, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
L. Camarinha-Matos, New University of Lisbon, Portugal
S. Christodoulakis, University of Crete, Greece
B. Croft, University of Massachusetts, USA
W.S. Cellary, University of Economics at Poznan, Poland
J. Debenham, Univ. of Technology, Sydney, Australia
P. Drazan, RIKS Maastricht, The Netherlands
D. Dubois, CNRS, IRIT, Univ. Paul Sabatier, France
J. Eder, University of Klagenfurt, Austria
T. Eiter, Technical University of Vienna, Austria
G. Gardarin, INRIA, France
S. Ghandeharizadeh, University of Southern California, USA
F. Golshani, Arizona State University, USA
G. Gottlob, Technical University of Vienna, Austria
I. Hawryszkiewycz, Univ. of Technology, Sydney, Australia
S. Jajodia, George Mason University, USA
M. Kamel, Naval Postgraduate School, USA
N. Kamel, City University of Hongkong, Hong Kong
Y. Kambayashi, IMEEL, Japan
G. Kappel, University of Linz, Austria
D. Karagiannis, University of Vienna, Austria
M.A. Ketabchi, Santa Clara University, USA
M.H. Kim, KAIST, Korea
W. Klas, University of Ulm, Germany
E.P. Klement, University of Linz, Austria
J. Kouloumdjian, LISI-INSA, Lyon, France
P. Kroha, Technical Univ. of Chemnitz, Germany
J. Lazansky, Czech Technical Univ., Czech Republic
T.W. Ling, University of Singapore, Singapore
V. Lum, Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
R. Marty, IFA, Switzerland
A. Mendelzon, University of Toronto, Canada
J. Mylopoulos, University of Toronto, Canada
E. Neuhold, GMD-IPSI, Germany
T.W. Olle, T.W. Olle & Associates, UK
G. Ozsoyoglu, University Case Western Research, USA
G. Pangalos, University of Thessaloniki, Greece
M. Papazoglou, Queensland Univ. of Technology, Australia
B. Pernici, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
G. Pernul, University of Essen, Germany
H. Prade, CNRS, IRIT, Univ. Paul Sabatier, France
G. Quirchmayr, University of Vienna, Austria
I. Ramos, Technical University of Valencia, Spain
N. Revell, Middlesex University, UK
C. Rolland, University Paris I, France
N. Roussopoulos, University of Maryland, USA
R. Sacks-Davis, RMIT, Australia
M. Scholl, CNAM&INRIA, Paris, France
A. Sernadas, University of Lisbon, Portugal
M. Shahabi, University of Southern California, USA
A. Sheth, University of Georgia, USA
J.C. Smith, University of British Columbia, Canada
H. Sonnberger, European University Institute, Italy
R.B. Stanton, ANK, Australia
M. Takizawa, Tokyo Denki University, Japan
K. Tanaka, Kobe University, Japan
Z. Tari, RMIT, Australia
S. Teufel, University of Zurich, Switzerland
H.W. Thimbleby, Middlesex University, UK
C.H. Thoma, Ciba-Geigy, Switzerland
R. Traunm=FCller, University of Linz, Austria
K. Vidyasankar, Memorial Univ. of Newfoundland, Canada
S. Zdonik, Brown University, USA
Conference Organization Office:
Gabriela Wagner, FAW Linz, Austria
FAX: ++43(732)243989
Tel.: ++43(732)244962
e-mail: gabriela@faw.uni-linz.ac.at
Local Organization:
J.P. Arcangeli, P. Bazex, S. Bonneau, M. Cailloux, P. Maurice,
C. Ravinet, J.M. Thvenin
all from the Institut de Recherche en Informatique de Toulouse (IRIT),=
France
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W O R K S H O P P R O G R A M
9:30 - 10:00 am Opening of DEXA Workshops
Prof. Jean Vignolle, Directeur de lIRIT
Prof. Roland R. Wagner, Workshop Chairman of DEXA 97
10:00 - 11:00 am Invited Talk
T.J.M. Bench-Capon, United Kingdom
Why Database AND Expert Systems Applications?"
W 1: Workflow Management in Scientific
and Engineering Applications
Gottfried Vossen
Monday, September 1, 1997
2:15 - 2:30 pm OPENING AND WELCOME
SESSION 1 DISTRIBUTION AND
INTEROPERABILITY
2:30 - 4:00 pm Chair: N. Baker; United Kingdom
R. McClatchey, N. Baker, Z. Kovacs, F. Estrella, J.-M. Le Goff, A. Bazan, T.
Le Flour; United Kingdom, Switzerland, France
Version and State Management in a Distributed Workflow Application"
C. Dengi; Turkey
Dflow Workflow Management System"
4:00 - 4:30 pm Coffee Break
4:30 - 5:30 pm DISCUSSION
Tuesday, September 2, 1997
9.00 - 10.30 am KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Chair: G. Vossen; Germany
A. Sheth; USA
>From Contemporary Workflow Process Automation to Adaptive and Dynamic=
Work
Activity Coordination and Collaboration"
10.30 - 11.00 am Coffee Break
SESSION 2 AD-HOC WORKFLOWS
11:00 - 12:30 am Chair: J.-M.Le Goff; Switzerland
H. Wedekind; Germany
Specifying Indefinite Workflow Functions in Ad-hoc Dialogs"
M. Voorhoeve, W. van der Aalst; The Netherlands
Ad-hoc Workflow: Problems and Solutions"
12:30 - 2:30 pm LUNCH
SESSION 3 DYNAMIC CHANGE
2:30 - 4:00 pm Chair: R. McClatchey; UK
M. Reichert, P. Dadam; Germany
A Framework for Dynamic Changes in Workflow Management Systems"
T. Reuss, G. Vossen, M. Weske; Germany
Modeling Samples Processing in Laboratory Environments as Scientific=
Workflows"
4:00 - 4:30 Coffee Break
SESSION 4 APPLICATIONS
4:30 - 6:00 pm Chair: M. Weske; Germany
S. Jablonski, K. Stein, M. Teschke; Germany
Experiences in Workflow Management for Scientific Computing"
D. Chan, K. Leung; France, Hong Kong
Software Development as a Workflow Process"
G. Joeris; Germany
Cooperative and Integrated Workflow and Document Management for=
Engineering
Applications"
6:00 - 6:30 pm WRAP-UP, CLOSING DISCUSSION
W 2 Query Processing Issues in
Distributed Multimedia
Information Systems
Frederic Andres
Monday, September 1, 1997
11:30 - 11:45 am Workshop Opening speech
11:45 am - 12:45 am Keynotes speech
Prof. J. Buford; USA
1:00 - 2.30 pm LUNCH
SESSION 1 INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM
2.30 - 4.00 pm
C. Djeraba, P. Fargeaud, H. Briand; France.
"A Search System based on Image Features"
M. Aritsugi, M. Tabata, H. Fukatsu, Y. Kanamori; Japan
"Manipulation of Image Objects and Their Versions under CORBA Environment"=
K.Kaneko, A. Makinouchi; Japan
"Data Storage and Query Processing for Structured Document Databases"
4:00 - 4.30 pm Coffee break
SESSION 2 MULTIMEDIA OODBMS
4.30 - 6:00 pm
H. Ishikawa, K. Kato, M. Ono, N. Yoshizawa, K. Kubota, A. Kanaya; Japan.
"An Extended Object-oriented Approach to a Multimedia Database System for
Networked Applications"
M. Adiba, R. Lozano, H. Martin, F. Morcellin; France.
"Management of Multimedia Data Using an Object-Oriented DatabaseSystems"
B. Wang, A. Makinouchi, K. Kaneko; Japan
"Extending Database Space of Inada/ODMG for Very Large Databases on 64 bit
Workstations"
Tuesday, September 2, 1997
SESSION 3 DISTRIBUTED MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM
9:30 - 10:30 am
F. Ramos Cordchado, L. Chen, M. Bui, P. Faudemay; France
"Evaluation of Intelligent Dynamic Task Allocation Strategies for Fully
Distributed Information Systems"
F. Andres, B. Folliot, P. Cadinot, K. Kaneko, A. Makinouchi, K. Ono, P.
Sens; Japan
"The TOSDHIM System Management of Distributed Heterogeneous Multimedia
Information"
10:30 - 11:00 am Coffee break
SESSION 4 QUERY PROCESSING
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
A. Diaz, S. Gordillo; Argentina
"Designing Navigational Contexts using an OO Query Language"
F. Connan, and D. Rocacher; France.
"An Object Query Language for Fuzzy Querying"
S. Kuroko, K. Ishizuka, A. Makinouchi; Japan
"Towards a Spatio-Temporal OQL for the Four Dimensional Spatial Database
System Hawks"
W. Chen, K. Aberer; Germany
"Efficient Querying on Gnomic Databases by Using Metric Space Indexing
Techniques"
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm LUNCH
SESSION 5 MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS
3:00 - 4:00 pm
M.T. Pires Vieiea, M.T. Prado Santos; Brasil
"Content-based Search on a MHEG-5 Standard based Multimedia Database"
.
T. Pruckler, M. Schrefl; Austria.
"Achieving Logical Data Independence in Hypermedia Databases"
4:00 - 4.30 pm Coffee Break
SESSION 6 VIDEO MANAGEMENT
4:30 - 5:30 pm
P. Faudemay, C. Seyrat; France
"Intelligent Delivery of Personalised Video Programs from a Video Database"=
U. Srinivasan, G. Riessen; Australia.
"A Video Data Model for Content-based Search"
7:00 pm Workshop Open End
W 3: LEGAL SYSTEMS
Gerald Quirchmayr, Erich Schweighofer
Monday, September 1, 1997
SESSION 1
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
S.L. Dale, T.J.M. Bench-Capon; United Kingdom
A Data Mining Tool for Producing Characteristic Classifications in the
Legal Domain"
T.J.M. Bench-Capon, P.R.S. Visser; United Kingdom
Open Texture and Ontologies in Legal Information Systems"
L. Royakkers; The Netherlands
Giving permission implies giving choice"
1:00 - 2:30 PM LUNCH
SESSION 2
2:30 - 4:00 pm
J.C. Smith; Canada
The Use of Lexicons in Constructing and Retrieving from"
J.J. Daniels, E.L. Rissland; USA
Integrating IR and CBR to Locate Relevant Text Passages"
J. Legrand, France
A Contribution to Indexing in Legal Information Retrieval"
4:00 - 4:30 pm Coffee Break
SESSION 3
4:30 - 7:00 pm
D. Tiscornia, F. Turchi; Italy
Formalization of Legislative Documents Based on a Functional Model"
P.J. OShea, E. Wilson; United Kingdom
European Law Databases: An Experiment in Retrieval"
J.F. Mu=F1oz; Spain =09
Overview of TTP's: The Project "Aequitas""
A. Cammelli, F. Socci; Italy
Information Systems for Studying the Italian Legal Lexicon from its=
Oldest
Written Tradition till Today"
W 4: Advanced Database and Information
System Methods
Roland R. Wagner
Monday, September 1, 1997
SESSION 1
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
F. Andres, K. Kaneko, A. Makinouchi, K. Ono; Japan
High Performance Multimedia Database System Support for Image Processing"
A. Lapujade, F. Ravat; France
A Method and a Tool to Design Multimedia Medical Information Systems"
K. Hadouda; France
Objects and Interactive Application in Term of Scenario in a Multimedia
Data Base"
1:00 - 2:30 pm LUNCH
SESSION 2
2:30 - 4:00 pm
S.-M. Tseng, Y.H. Chin, W.-P. Yang; Taiwan,
An Adaptive Value-Based Scheduling Policy for Multiprocessor Real-time
Database Systems"
U. Brinkschulte; Germany
Tree-Based Buffer Management in Real-time Database Systems"
K.-y. Lam, T.S.H. Lee, S.H. Son; Hong Kong, USA
READS: A Prototyping Environment for Real-time Active Applications"
4:00 - 4:30 pm Coffee Break
SESSION 3
4:30 - 7:00 pm
W. Kowarschick, P. Vogel, R. Bayer; Germany
ELEKTRA: An Electronic Article Delivery Service"
A. Myka, U. G=FCntzer; Germany
On Automatic Similarity Linking in Digital Libraries"
P. Kroha, S. Rosenbaum; Germany
Object Server on a Parallel Computer"
K.Q. Nguyen, T.M. Thompson, G.M. Bryan; Australia
An Enhanced Hybrid Range Partitioning Strategy for Parallel Database=
Systems"
T. H=E4rder, H. Loeser, N. Zhang; Germany
Supporting Adaptable Technical Information Systems in Heterogeneous
Environments - Using WWW and ORDBMS"
Tuesday, September 2, 1997
SESSION 4
9:00 - 10:30 am
M. De Rossi, F. Ferri, F.L. Ricci, Italy
Design of a Graphical Query Language for Hospital Information Systems"
O. Morger, U. Nitsche, S. Teufel; Switzerland
Security Concerns for Mobile Information Systems in Health Care"
A.P. Madurapperuma, W.A. Gray, N.J. Fiddian; United Kingdom
Customisable Graphical Interfaces to Database Systems: A Metaprogramming
Based Approach"
10:30 - 11:00 am Coffee Break
SESSION 5
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
D.-H. Lee, D.-Y. Seo. K.S. Moon, J. Chang, D.-W. Nam, J.-Y. Lee; Korea
Discovery and Application of Inter-Classes Patterns in Database"
F. Sed=E8s, S. Djennane; France
Integrating Distributed Unknown Structure Documents for Off-line=
Consultation"
M. Loffredo, M.B. Baldacci, O. Signore; Italy
Tailoring Z39.50 on Existing Databases: The ARCA Project"
A. Attoui, A. Hasbani; France
Reactive Systems Developing by Formal Specification Transformations"
1:00 - 2:30 pm LUNCH
SESSION 6
2:30 - 4:00 pm
A. Attoui, A. Hasbani; France
Constraint Programming and Multi-Agent Systems Engineering"
J. Shao; United Kingdom
Finding Reducts With User Specified Criteria"
A. Krotopoulou, P. Spirakis, D. Terpou, A.Tsakalidis; Greece
MITOS: A Model for the Intelligent Support of Three-Dimensional Objects"
4:00 - 4:30 pm Coffee Break
SESSION 7
4:30 - 7:00 pm
M. Ibrahim, J. Knight, J. Crooks; United Kingdom
A Visual Database Management Tool: the Design of a Semi-intelligent DBA
Tool for a Relational DBMS"
D.W. Embley, M. Xu, USA
Relational Database Reverse Engineering: A Model-Centric,=
Transformational,
Interactive Approach Formalized in Model Theory"
J.H. ter Bekke; The Netherlands
Can we Rely on SQL ?"
B. Harangsri, J. Shephers, A. Ngu; Australia
Selectivity Estimation for Joins Using Systematic Sampling"
M. Krippendorf, I.-Y. Song; USA
The Translation of Star Schema into Entity-Relationship Diagrams"
W 5 Computer Supported Cooperative
Work
Roland Traunm=FCller
Monday, September 1, 1997
SESSION 1
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
P. Grifoni, D. Luzi, P. Merialdo, F. L. Ricci; Italy
ATREUS: A Model for the Conceptual Representation of a Workflow"
T. Gross; Austria
Towards Flexible Support for Cooperation: Group Awareness in Shared=
Workspaces"
M. Berger, E. Ellmer, G. Quirchmayr; Austria
Evaluating Workflow Management Systems"
1:00 - 2:30 pm LUNCH
SESSION 2
2:30 - 4:00 pm
D. Jelonek, J.K. Grabara; Poland
Information Technology in Public Administration - Strategic Aspect"
R. Alton-Scheidl, H. B=F6ckle, R. Schmutzer; Austria
Web4Groups - A Tool for Telematic Collaboration"
R. Traunm=FCller, M. Wimmer; Austria
Extending the Van der Veer Approach to Cooperative Work: A Bridge between
Groupware Task Analysis and Workflow Analysis"
W 6 Neural Networks
Josef K=FCng
Monday, September 1, 1997
SESSION 1
4:30 - 7:00 pm
M. Sreenivasa Rao, Arun K. Pujari; India
A New Neural Network Architecture for Efficient Close Proximity Match of
Large Databases"
A M. Tjoa, M. H=F6fferer, G. Ehrentraut, P. Untersmayr; Austria
Applying Evolutionary Algorithms to the Problem of Information Filtering"
M. Boughanem, L. Tamine; France, Algeria
A Hybrid Information Retrieval Process, Based on Neural Networks and
Genetic Algorithms"
D. Meignen, M. Bernadet, H. Briand; France
One Application of Neural Networks for Defects Using Video Data Bases:
Identification of Road Distresses"
D. Merkl, E. Schweighofer; Austria, Australia
En Route do Data Mining in Legal Text Corpora: Clustering, Neural
Computation, and International Treaties"
W 7 Object Oriented Database Systems
A Min Tjoa
Monday, September 1, 1997
SESSION 1
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
L. Wang, M. Wing, C. Davis, N. Revell; United Kingdom
Temporal Query Processing and Optimization in Object-Oriented Databases"
O. Lobry, C. Collet, P. Dchamboux; France
The VIRTUOSE Distributed Object Store"
G. Dubois, D. Boulanger; France
Semantic Cooperation of Legacy Information Systems; An Object-Oriented
Framework"
1:00 - 2:30 pm LUNCH
SESSION 2
2:30 - 4:00 pm
U. Hohenstein, V. Ple=DFer, R. Heller; Germany
Evaluating the Performance of Object-Oriented Database Systems by Means=
of
a Concrete Application"
Y.-H. Chen, A.J.T. Chang, Ch. Lee; Taiwan
Object Signatures for Supporting Efficient Navigation in Object-Oriented
Databases"
H. Ditt, L. Becker, A. Voigtmann, K.H. Hinrichs; Germany
Constraints and Triggers on Geo-Data in Object-Oriented Databases"
4:00 - 4:30 pm Coffee Break
SESSION 3
4:30 - 7:00 pm
J. Samos, F. Saltor; Spain
External Schemas in a Schema-Evolution Environment for OODMs"
Z. Bellahsene; France
Identifying Virtual Composite Objects: A Step Forward to Updating Object=
Views"
A. Voigtmann, L. Becker, K.H. Hinrichs; Germany
Physical Design Aspects of an Object-Oriented Geo-Database Kernel"
T.O. Braham; France
Integrating of Inherit and Reference Links in the Building of an Object
Distributed Database Management System (ODDBMS)"
P. Kappos, S. Sirmakessis, A. Tsakalidis, J. Tzimas; Greece
Preserving the Greek Theatrical Heritage: An Object-Oriented Multimedia
Database Approach"
W 8 Knowledge and Expert Systems
Gerald Quirchmayr
Tuesday, September 2, 1997
SESSION 1
9:00 - 10:30 am
Y. Rabih, E. Tahhan-Bittar, M. Schneider; France
Putting into Practice a Formal Method to Verify Properties of Active=
Rules
Based on Rewriting Logic"
W. W=F6=DF; Austria
A Rule-driven Generator for Variant Parts and Variant Bills of Material"
F. Koriche; France
Modeling Knowledge Merging Systems"
SESSION 2
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
U. Hahn, M. Klenner; Germany
Incremental Concept Evolution Based on Adaptive Feature Weighting"
P. Furtado, H. Madeira; Portugal
A Model for Intuitive Knowledge Sharing"
D. Lisjak, T. Filetin; Croatia
ABRex - Description of the Abrasion Wear Expert System"
M. Sala; France
Proposition of an Expert System for the Revision of the Knowledge of an
Experimental Sciences Researcher"
1:00 - 2:30 pm LUNCH
SESSION 3
2:30 - 4:00 pm
A.L. Furtado, A.E.M. Ciarlini; Brazil
Plots of Narratives over Temporal Databases"
F. Cesarini, E. Francesconi, S. Marinai, J.Q. Sheng, G. Soda; Italy
Conceptual Modelling for Invoice Document Processing"
Y.-K. Ng; USA
A Query-Based Horizontal Fragmentation Approach for Disjunctive Deductive
Databases"
W 9 Special Databases
Josef K=FCng
Tuesday, September 2, 1997
SESSION 1
9:00 - 10:30 am
J. K=FCng, J. Palkoska; Austria
VQS - A Vague Query System Prototype"
R. Kirkg=F6ze, M. Kovar, M. Stolda, A M. Tjoa; Austria
A Security Concept for OLAP"
A. Kurz, A M. Tjoa; Austria
Data Warehousing within Intranet: A Prototype of a Web-based Executive
Information System"
W 10 Data Warehouse
A Min Tjoa
Tuesday, September 2, 1997
SESSION 1
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
R. Lehn, V. Lambert, M.-P. Chastang; France
Data Warehousing Tools Architecture: From Multidimensional Analysis to
Data Mining"
M.G. Axel, I.-Y. Song; USA
Data Warehouse Design for Pharmaceutical Drug Discovery Research"
J. Albrecht, W. Lehner, M. Teschke, T. Kirsche; Germany
Building a Real Data Warehouse for Market Research"
1:00 - 2:30 pm LUNCH
SESSION 2
2:30 - 4:00 pm
S. Choenni, A. Siebes; The Netherlands
Query Optimization to Support Data Mining"
S.-J. Yen, A.L.P. Chen; Taiwan
An Efficient Data Mining Technique for Discovering Interesting=
Association
Rules"
M. Klemettinen, H. Mannila, H. Toivonen; Finland
A Data Mining Methodology and Its Application to Semi-automatic Knowledge
Acquisition"
W 11 Federated and Distributed Databases
A Min Tjoa
Tuesday, September 2, 1997
SESSION 1
4:30 - 7:00 pm
P.M.D. Gray, A. Preece, N.J. Fiddian, W.A. Gray, T.J.M. Bench-Capon, M.J.R.
Shave, N.Azarmi, M. Wiegand, M. Ashwell, M. Beer, Z. Cui, B. Diaz, S.M.
Embury, K. Hui, A.C. Jones, D.M. Jones, G.J.L. Kemp, E.W. Lawson, K. Lunn,
P. Marti, J. Shao, P.R.S. Visser; United Kingdom
KRAFT: Knowledge Fusion from Distributed Databases and Knowledge Bases"
S.K. Madria; Malaysia
Timestamp Based Approach for the Detection and Resolution of Mutual
Conflicts in Real-time Distributed Systems"
O. Larab, A.-N. Benharkat; France
Description Logics and Correspondence Refinement Process in the Databases
Interoperabilitys Service"
J.-M. Hannoff, J.-C. Nicolas, F. Hemery; France
Approach to Service Uses in Federated Systems Information"
E. Kapsammer, R.R. Wagner; Austria
The IRO-DB Approach - Processing Queries in Federated Database Systems"
W 12 Physical Aspects
Libor Preucil
Tuesday, September 2, 1997
SESSION 1
4:30 - 7:00 pm
S. Prabhakar, D. Agrawal, A. El Abbadi, A. Singh; USA
Scheduling Tertiary I/O in Database Applications"
K. Norvag, K. Bratbergsengen; Norway=09
Log-Only Temporal Object Storage"
R. Karlsen; Norway
Adaptable Correctness through Two-dimensional Locking"
P. Stepan, L. Preucil, Lubos Kral; Czech Republic
Statistical Approach to Integration and Interpretation of Robot Sensor=
Data"
T.-Y. Kwak, Y.-J. Lee, M.H. Kim; Korea
A Per-object Based Hybrid Concurrency Control"
A. Listl, G. Bozas; Germany
Performance Gains Using Subpages for Cache Coherency Control"
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C O N F E R E N C E P R O G R A M
Wednesday, September 3, 1997
9:30 - 10:00 am Opening
Prof. Georges Larrouy, Prsident de lUniv. Paul Sabatier
Prof. Jean Vignolle, Directeur de lIRIT
Prof. Vladimir Marik, General Chair of DEXA 97
10:00 - 11:00 am Invited Talk
G. Gardarin, France
Federated Multimedia Databases: Problems and Experiences"
11:00 - 11:30 am Coffee Break
SESSION 1 A MODELLING I
11:30 am - 1:00 pm=09
T. Branki, B. Defude; France
A Terminological Canonical Data Model for Cooperating Heterogeneous
Geographical Information Systems"
L.-C. Chan, Q. Li; Hong Kong
An Extensible Approach to Reactive Processing in an Advanced Object
Modelling Environment"
J. Debenham; Australia
Constructing the Functional Model"
SESSION 1 B OBJECT ORIENTED DATABASES I
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
L. Bellatreche, K. Karlapalem, A. Simonet; Hong Kong, France
Horizontal Class Partitioning in Object-Oriented Databases"
M. Benattou, L. Lakhal; France
Incremental Inheritance Model for an OODBMS"
J.-Y. Gay, L. Gruenwald; France, USA
A Clustering Technique for Object Oriented Databases"
SESSION 1 C ACTIVE AND TEMPORAL ASPECTS I
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
T. Bouaziz, J. Karvonen, A. Pesonen, A. Wolski; Finland
Design and Implementation of TEMPO Fuzzy Triggers"
M.S. Desouki, A. Simonet, M. Simonet; France
Supporting and Maintaining Derivations: a Declarative Active Approach"
M.-C. Fauvet, J.-F. Canavaggio, P.-C. Scholl; France
A Proposal for a Historical Model Extending Persistent Object Servers"
1:00 - 2:30 pm LUNCH
SESSION 2 A MODELLING II
2:30 - 4:00 pm
B. Faure, M. Teisseire, R. Cicchetti; France
Activity Threads: a Unified Framework for Aiding Behavioural Modelling"
O. Pastor, E. Insfr=E1n. V. Pelechano, S. Ramirez; Spain
Linking Object-Oriented Conceptual Modeling with Object-Oriented
Implementation in Java"
B. Wang; United Kingdom
Toward a Unified Data Model for Large Hypermedia Applications"
SESSION 2 B OBJECT ORIENTED DATABASES II
2:30 - 4:00 pm
C. Oussalah, M. Magnan, S. Vauttier; France
Managing the Global Behaviour of Composite Objects"=09
J. Teuhola; Finland
Heuristic Clustering of Database Objects According to Multi-Valued=
Attributes"
W. Wieczerzycki; Poland
Object-Oriented Environment for Collaborative Design of Reusable=
Software"
SESSION 2 C ACTIVE AND TEMPORAL ASPECTS II
2:30 - 4:00 pm
S.Y. Lee, T.W. Ling; Singapore
Refined Termination Decision in Active Databases"
K. Zettsu, K. Uehara, K. Tanaka, N. Kimura; Japan
A Time-stamped Node-link Graph for Video Databases"
4:00 - 4:30 pm Coffee Break
SESSION 3 A IMAGES
4:30 - 6:00 pm
M. Aritsugi, T. Tagashira, T. Amagasa, Y. Kanamori; Japan
An Approach to Spatio-Temporal Queries - Interval-Based Contents
Representation of Images"
N. Denos, C. Berrut, M. Mechkour; France
An Image Retrieval System Based on the Visualization of System Relevance
via Documents"
Y. Park, F. Golshani; USA
ImageRoadMap: A New Content-based Image Retrieval System"
SESSION 3 B INTEGRITY CONSTRAINTS
4:30 - 6:00 pm
F. Buddrus, H. G=E4rtner, S.-E. Lautemann; Germany
First Steps to a Formal Framework for Multilevel Database Modifications"
A. Doucet, S. Monties; France
Versions of Integrity Constraints in Multiversion Databases"
E. Mayol, E. Teniente; Spain
Structuring the Process of Integrity Maintenance"
SESSION 3 C MULTIMEDIA DATABASES
4:30 - 6:00 pm
J.M. Jose, D.J. Harper; United Kingdom =09
A Retrieval Mechanism for Semi-Structured Photographic Collections"
Y. Kidawara, K. Tanaka, K. Uehara; Japan
Encapsulating Multimedia Contents and a Copyright Protection Mechanism=
into
Distributed Objects"
J. Park, Y. Nah, S. Lee; Korea
A Priority-Driven Inheritance Scheme for Reusing Temporal-Spatial
Structures in Multimedia Databases"
7:00 pm Conference Dinner
Thursday, September 4, 1997
9:30 - 10:30 am Invited Talk
J. Kouloumdjian; France
Terminological Reasoning for Database Reverse Engineering"
10:30 - 11:00 am Coffee Break
SESSION 4 A DEDUCTIVE DATABASES AND
KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS
11:00 - 12:30 am
K. Barkaoui, Y. Maizi; France
Efficient Answer Extraction of Deductive Databases Modeled by HLPN"
R. Sunderraman; USA
Modeling Negative and Disjunctive Information in Relational Databases"
A. Bendou; France
Knowledge Base Reduction for Reuse and Comprehension Purposes"
SESSION 4 B ALLOCATION CONCEPTS
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Kamalakar Karlaplem, Ng Moon Pun; Hong Kong
Query Driven Data Allocation Algorithms for Distributed Database Systems"
Y.-l. Lo, K.A. Hua, H.C. Young; Taiwan, USA
A General Multidimensional Data Allocation Method for Multicomputer
Database Systems"
F. Ravat, M. De Michiel, G. Zurfluh; France
Distributed Object Oriented Databases: An Allocation Method"
SESSION 4 C DATA INTERCHANGE=09
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
C. Huemer, G. Quirchmayr, A M. Tjoa; Austria
A Meta Message Approach for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)"
D.-Y. Seo, D.-H. Lee, K.-S. Moon, S. Chang, J.-Y. Lee, C.-Y. Han; Korea
M-ary Consensus Protocol with Partially Ordered Domain"
12:30 - 2:00 pm LUNCH
2:00 - 3:30 pm PANEL SESSION
Chair: H. Afsarmanesh, The Netherlands
Information Management Challenges for Cooperative Systems"
3:30 - 4:00 pm Coffee Break
SESSION 5 A DIGITAL LIBRARIES
4:00 - 5:00 pm
M.J. Aramburu Cabo, R. Berlanga Llavori; Spain
Metadata for a Digital Library of Historical Documents"
H. Ahonen, B. Heikkinen, O. Heinonen, P. Kilpelainen; Finland
Assembling Documents from Digital Libraries"
SESSION 5 B TRANSACTION CONCEPTS
4:00 - 5:00 pm
P. Grefen, J. Vonk, E. Boertjes, P. Apers; The Netherlands
Two-Layer Transaction Management for Workflow Management Applications"
S.K. Madria, S.N. Maheshwari, B. Chandra; Malaysia, India
Crash Recovery in an Open and Safe Nested Transaction Model"
SESSION 5 C LEARNING ISSUES
4:00 - 5:00 pm
W. Winiwarter, Y. Kambayashi; Japan
A Machine Learning Workbench in a DOOD Framework"
T. Miura, I. Shioya; Japan
Examining Complex Objects for Type Scheme Discovery"
6:00 pm Mayors Reception
Friday, September 5, 1997
SESSION 6 A OPTIMIZATION AND PERFORMANCE
9:00 - 10:30 am
I. Abbas, O. Boucelma; France
A Framework for Algebraic Optimization of Object-Oriented Query=
Languages"
O. Balownew, T. Bode, A.B. Cremers, J. Kalinski, J.E. Wolff, H. Rottmann,
Germany
Maintaining Library Catalogues with an RDBMS - A Performance Study"
G.-H. Cha, C.-W. Chung; Korea =09
Analysis of Nearest Neighbor Query Performance in Multidimensional Index
Structures"
SESSION 6 B QUERY LANGUAGES
9:00 - 10:30 am
J.-L. Koh, A.L.P. Chen, P.C.M. Chang, J.C.C. Chen; Taiwan
A Query Language and Interface for Integrated Media and Alphanumeric
Database Systems"
K. Lellahi, R. Souah, N. Spyratos; France
An Algebraic Query Language for Object-Oriented Data Models"
W. Ng, M. Levene; United Kingdom
The Development of Ordered SQL Packages for Modelling Advanced=
Applications"
SESSION 6 C MAINTENANCE OF MATERIALIZED
VIEWS
9:00 - 10:30 am
S.-H. Moon, D.-H. Kim, B.-H. Hong; Korea
Incremental Update Algorithms for Materialized Spatial Views by Using
Derivation Relationships"
M. Mohania, S. Konomi, Y. Kambayashi, Japan
Incremental Maintenance of Materialized Views"
10:30 - 11:00 am Coffee Break
SESSION 7 A FEDERATED DATABASES
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
H. Afsarmanesh, L.M. Camarinha-Matos; The Netherlands, Portugal
Federated Information Management for Cooperative Virtual Organizations"
Z. Bellahsene; France
Extending a View Mechanism to Support Schema Evolution in Federated
Database Systems"
Y. Chen, W. Benn, Germany
Metadata-based Query Treatment in Federated Systems"
X. Wu; Germany
Query Processing and Transforming for a Federated Database System"
SESSION 7 B UNCERTAINTY HANDLING AND
QUALITATIVE REASONING
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
D. Dubois, H. Prade; France
Valid or Complete Information in Databases - A Possibility Theory-Based
Analysis"
M. Nakata, G. Resconi, T. Murai; Japan, Italy
Handling Uncertainty in Databases: A Modal Logic Approach"
K. Schnattinger, U. Hahn; Germany
A Qualitative Reasoning Model of Concept Acquisition"
F.P. Coenen, B. Beattie, T.J.M. Bench-Capon, B.M. Diaz, M.J.R. Shave; United
Kingdom
A Tesseral Approach to n-dimensional Spatial Reasoning"
SESSION 7 C SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AND
REUSABLE SOFTWARE
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
S. Si-Said, C. Rolland; France
Guidance for Requirements Engineering Processes"
A. Henrich; Germany
Repository Based Software Cost Estimation"
V. Plihon, C. Rolland; France
Using a Generic Approach to Support the Construction of Methods"
D. Costal, M.-R. Sancho, A. Oliv, A. Rosell=F3; Spain
The Role of Structural Events in Behaviour Specification"
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In order to qualify for the lower registration fee, the complete form and
appropriate payment must be received before July 31, 1997. Please, make your
payment in Austrian Schillings (ATS) to:
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For full-time students under 23 years a 50%-reduction is available.
one day ticket (without proceedings) ATS 1.300,-
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DEXA 97 will take place in Toulouse, France. The conference will be held on the campus of the Universit Paul Sabatier", which is easily reachable= from the city. Toulouse is a city of 600.000 inhabitants located in the South of France, capital of the Midi-Pyrnes region. It is located on the banks of the Garonne, close to the Pyrnes and halfway between the Atlantic Ocean= and the Mediterranean Sea. It is the fourth largest French city. At 100.000, the student population of the Toulouse Universities is the second largest in= France. The warm glow of red bricks and tiles gives Toulouse its nickname, La= ville rose" (the rose red city). Culture is a keyword in Toulouse. The city is proud of its operatic traditions and has long nurtured music and entertainment, such as dance, theatre, opera and concerts. Sport is also a tradition here, especially rugby. It is also well known for some remarkable monuments and for some leading high technology industries. Further information on Toulouse can be found in http://www.cict.fr/toulouse/
SOCIAL EVENTS
Welcome Party at Universit Paul Sabatier" The participants of DEXA 97 will come together on Monday, September 1, 1997 at 7:30 pm in the Administration Building of Universit Paul Sabatier".
Conference Dinner at Chateau de Fourquevaux" The conference banquet will be held on Wednesday, September 3, 1997 at 7:00 pm at CHATEAU de FOURQUEVAUX, which is located near Toulouse. If you need an additional ticket for the banquet or if you have any dietary requirements please contact the conference organisation office.
Mayors Reception at the Capitole de Toulouse" The mayor of Toulouse will give a reception for the DEXA 97 delegates on Thursday, September 4, 1997 at 6:00 pm in the Capitole. ACCOMMODATION
DEXA has reserved a sufficient number of rooms for the participants of DEXA 97 in two Mercure Hotels" located in the heart of Toulouse. There are single rooms and double rooms in 3 price categories available (all with shower and bathroom). Please use the Hotel Reservation form to book rooms. Accommodation reservations cannot be guaranteed after August 26, 1997. For further information concerning accommodation in Mercure Hotels in Toulouse please contact: Hotel Mercure Wilson 7 Rue Labeda BP 540 31034 Toulouse Cedex 6
Tel.: ++33-5-61-21-21-75 Fax: ++33-5-61-22-77-64
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