Call for Papers
SUPPORTED by:
Information Technology Committee, Baltic Council of Ministers
SPONSORED by:
The VLDB Baltic Fund
Latvian Science Council
Soros Fund Latvia
IEEE (pending)
The Baltic Institute of Finland (pending)
Ministry of Transport, Latvia (pending)
other sponsors welcome
OBJECTIVE
This workshop is continuing a series of bi-annual
Baltic workshops on databases and information systems.
The previous workshops were held in Lithuania in 1994 and in Estonia in
1996.
The Baltic workshops are thought as an international
forum for technical discussion among
researchers and developers of database and information systems.
The aim of the workshop is to consolidate views as well as
to enhance communication between the database researchers
and the community that uses database systems for building
information systems.
The objective of the workshop is to bring together researchers as
well as practitioners and PhD students in the field of database research
that will improve the construction of future information systems.
On the other hand,
the workshop is giving opportunities to developers, users and researchers
of advanced IS technologies to present their work and to exchange
their ideas and at the same time providing a feedback for database
community.
The word Baltic in the workshop title has twofold meaning:
first, it indicates
three Baltic countries rapidly developing their infrastructure IS on
the basis of advanced DB and IS technologies; second, it points to the
Baltic Sea which does not only separate but also can join different
countries as well as research communities in these countries to give them
opportunities to exchange ideas and to trigger collaborations.
STRUCTURE AND TOPICS OF INTEREST
The workshop language is English (talks as well as publications).
The workshop is planned to include four main tracks:
traditional research track on data base issues, regional IT infrastructure
(government regulations, conventions, education, networks, registers, etc.),
advanced information systems and software technology track, and a track to
recover once famous Riga computer program synthesis, testing, verification
and debugging conferences.
To activate and motivate PhD students the
workshop programme will be preceeded by one-day Doctoral Consortium
chaired by invited professors.
RESEARCH TRACK
Academic researchers are invited to submit extended abstracts describing
their research activities.
Major research topics for the workshop will include,
but are not limited to:
- Foundations of databases
- Logic and databases
- Object-oriented, deductive and active databases
- Client-Server and open networked database systems
- Distributed database techniques and interoperability
- Information System modeling
- Linguistic components of IS
- Information System and Data Communication security
- Knowledge Bases
- Hypertext Interface for IS
- Requirements Engineering for IS
- Integrated IS
- Information management economics
- Computer program synthesis
- Software testing automation
- Computer program verification
TECHNOLOGY TRACK
The purpose of the Technology Track is to provide opportunities
for developers, users, and researchers to communicate and collaborate in
advancing database
applications and IS technologies.
Solicited topics include novel application of databases or database
technology in
infrastructure settings, business process reengineering, software
development automation, IS quality.
Actual case studies from practitioners emphasizing applications,
database and IS technology, system deployment, or business impact are
especially welcome.
Developers are invited to submit extended abstracts
describing their latest product innovations.
Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Database development tools
- IS and AI technologies
- National information infrastructure development
- Regional and national infrastructure IS and database applications
- Integrated and interoperable database technologies
- Telecommunication databases
- Multimedia database applications
- Scientific applications
DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM
PhD students are invited to submit abstracts describing their current work.
Topics will be in line with the main workshop topics,
and the deadline for abstracts is December 1, 1998.
SUBMISSION AND REVIEWS OF THE PAPERS
Authors are invited to submit original research
contributions in the form
of extended abstracts at least in 6 pages or full papers that
should not be longer than 12 pages.
WE ENCOURAGE ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS IN THE
FORM OF WORD, POSTSCRIPT, LATEX ETC.
If hardcopies are submitted, four copies will be required.
Each submitted paper
will be reviewed by at least three programme committee members.
For further information, please send email to:
Juris.Borzovs@dati.lv
For electronic submission, please send email to:
jbarzdin@cclu.lv
For hardcopy submission, please send 4 copies to:
Prof. Janis Barzdins
PC Chair Baltic DB&IS'98
Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science
University of Latvia
Raina bulvaris 29
LV-1459 Riga
Latvia
Proceedings will be available at the workshop.
ONLINE INFORMATION
This call for papers is available on the web at the URL:
Up-to-date information will appear here
as it becomes available.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Deadline for papers : December 1, 1997
Notification of acceptance : January 15, 1998
Camera-ready papers: February 16, 1998
Workshop dates: April 15-17, 1998
Doctoral Consortium: April 14, 1998
WORKSHOP ORGANIZATION
Advisory Committee:
Janis Bubenko, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Arne Solvberg, University of Trondheim, Norway
Programme Chair:
Janis Barzdins, Inst. of Math. and Comp. Science, University of Latvia,
Latvia
Organizing Chair:
Juris Borzovs, Riga Information Technology Institute, Latvia
Publication Chair:
Edvins Karnitis, Latvian Academic Library, Latvia
Technology Track:
Uldis Sukovskis, Riga Information Technology Institute, Latvia
Doctoral Consortium:
Janis Osis, Latvia
Jaan Penjam, Estonia
Diana Sidarkeviciute, Lithuania
Programme Committee:
Janis Barzdins, Latvia
Alfs Berztiss, USA
Janis Bicevskis, Latvia
Sjaak Brinkkemper, The Netherlands
Albertas Caplinskas, Lithuania
Klaus R. Dittrich, Switzerland
Janis Grundspenkis, Latvia
Hele-Mai Haav, Estonia
Hans-Dieter Ehrich, Germany
Juhani Iivari, Finland (pending)
Leonid Kalinichenko, Russia
Vyatcheslav Katkov, Belarus (pending)
Vasyl Kostyrko, Ukraine
Peri Loucopulos, UK
Mihhail Matskin, Norway
Julie McCann, UK
Edward Miller, jr., USA
Boriss Mishnevs, Latvia
Jorgen Fischer Nilsson, Denmark
Matti Otala, Finland
Bronius Paradauskas, Lithuania
Jaan Penjam, Estonia
Jaanus Poial, Estonia
Reind van de Riet, The Netherlands (pending)
Keng Siau, USA
Kazimierz Subieta, Poland
Eugenijus Telesius, Lithuania
Janis Tenteris, USA
Jaak Tepandi, Estonia
Bernhard Thalheim, Germany
Enn Tyugu, Sweden
Naoki Yonezaki, Japan
Benkt Wangler, Sweden
Organizing Committee:
Maris Alberts, Latvia
Janis Barzdins, Latvia
Janis Bicevskis, Latvia
Juris Borzovs, Latvia
Janis Grundspenkis, Latvia
Mara Jakobsone, Latvia
Askolds Kalis, Latvia
Ahto Kalja, Estonia
Edvins Karnitis, Latvia
Marite Kirikova, Latvia
Tarvi Martens, Estonia
Bruno Martuzans, Latvia
Saulius Maskeliunas, Lithuania
Juris Mikelsons, Latvia
Janis Osis, Latvia
Maris Treimanis, Latvia
Olegas Vasilecas, Lithuania
Andris Virtmanis, Latvia
Maris Vitins, Latvia
Lolita Zeltkalne, Latvia
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