DEADLINE FOR PAPER/POSTER SUBMISSION:
MONDAY 6TH JUNE 2005
AI-2005: Cambridge, UK, December 12th - 14th 2005
Organised by BCS SGAI: The British Computer Society
Specialist Group on Artificial Intelligence (an ECCAI Member
Society)
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
http://www.bcs-sgai.org/ai2005
AI-2005 is the twenty-fifth SGAI International Conference on
Innovative Techniques and Applications of Artificial Intelligence.
The scope of the conference comprises the whole range of AI
technologies and application areas. Its principal aims are to
review recent technical advances in AI technologies and to show
how these advances have been applied to solve business
problems. To meet these objectives, there will be two parallel
streams of refereed and invited papers, one on technology and
one on applications.
The programme also includes tutorials and workshops to
provide greater depth in selected topics. Our aim is to have the
widest possible appeal to the industrial, commercial, government
and academic communities throughout Europe.
As in previous years the conference aims to bring together
researchers and developers from a wide range of academic,
professional and industrial backgrounds. Delegates will have the
opportunity to discuss their ideas and problems with research
staff working at the leading edge of AI developments and with
developers with experience of the practical issues of getting
systems into operation. The conference will qualify for the IEE
and BCS CPD schemes.
This year's conference will be held at Peterhouse College in
Cambridge. In addition to the formal sessions, the conference
programme includes a welcome reception and a Gala Dinner.
Plenty of time has been inserted into the programme to allow
discussions with other delegates and time to make new contacts
and renew old acquaintances. AI-2005 offers a valuable
opportunity to keep up to date with developments in AI and to
share experiences in the practical issues of developing AI based
systems.
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
Oral and Poster Presentation
Submissions are invited for both oral and paper presentation.
Papers judged as presenting substantial and relevant work with
significant results will be accepted for oral presentation (within
the constraints of the rooms and time available). Papers judged
as presenting completed work with less significant results or
work in progress will be accepted for poster presentation.
Technical Stream
The Technical Stream aims to present the best of recent
developments in AI, covering a wide range of technical areas.
Contributions are invited in the form of papers of up to fourteen
A4 pages presenting original work in AI. Areas of interest
include (but are not restricted to): knowledge based systems;
knowledge engineering; semantic web; constraint satisfaction;
intelligent agents; machine learning; model based reasoning;
verification and validation of AI systems; natural language
understanding; speech-enabled systems; case based reasoning;
neural networks; genetic algorithms; data mining and knowledge
discovery in databases; robotics and pervasive computing.
Application Stream
The Application Stream is the largest annual showcase in Europe
of real applications using AI technology. Contributions are
invited in the form of papers of up to fourteen A4 pages
presenting case studies describing the application of AI to real-
world problems. Papers in recent years have covered all
application domains, including commerce, manufacturing and
government, and every major AI technique. In addition to case
studies and specific applications of AI, we would welcome
papers that discuss issues such as managing the transfer from
research to production of AI-based products. Papers are
selected to highlight critical areas of success (and failure) and to
present the benefits and lessons of value to other developers.
Submitted papers should make these points clear. Guidance
notes for Application Stream authors are available from the
website.
Publication of Papers
Papers accepted for oral presentation at the conference will be
published in book form by Springer SBM. The books will be
prepared from camera-ready copy supplied by the authors of
accepted papers. Formatting specifications for the proceedings
have been provided by the publisher and are available from the
website. Authors will retain copyright in all papers published in
the two volumes of proceedings. The best six refereed papers in
each stream will be reprinted as a special issue of the
international journal Knowledge Based Systems.
Papers accepted for poster presentation at the conference will
be published in the BCS-SGAI magazine Expert Update.
Authors will retain their copyright. Further information about
poster sessions is available on the conference website.
Submission of Papers
Papers must be submitted as either Word 2000 or PDF files and
uploaded to the conference website by Monday June 6th 2005
at the latest. Authors must indicate the stream to which their
papers are being submitted. At least one author of each
accepted paper will be expected to attend the conference to
present it in person. Presenting authors will be asked to register
for the conference at the discounted speakers' rate when they
return the final camera-ready printed versions of their papers.
Please note that once a paper is submitted it will not be possible
to add the names of additional authors, or rearrange the order in
which the authors' names appear after the title. Papers with more
than three authors should include an explicit statement of the part
played by each author in the work described. In general, only
those who made a substantial contribution to the work should be
listed as authors. Other contributors should be acknowledged.
Tutorials & workshops
The Conference Committee invites proposals for tutorials and
workshops to be presented on the first day of the conference.
These should be directed in the first instance to the
Tutorial/Workshop Organiser.
Exhibition & Commercial Opportunities
It is expected that a tabletop exhibition will run alongside the
Conference. This will allow space for AI companies to promote
their wares and advertise their job opportunities to the
conference delegates. There will be a limited number of spaces
available and potential exhibitors are encouraged to book early,
as these will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
Sponsorship
The Conference Committee is keen to make contact with any
organisations that may wish to sponsor the Conference, in whole
or in part. Sponsorship will ensure the highest visibility for the
benefactor, both through the appearance of the company logo
on all promotional literature and in references to the Conference
in all media exposure prior to and after the event. Potential
sponsors should contact the Deputy Conference Chair (Finance
and Publicity).
Prizes
There are sponsored prizes (a trophy plus £500) for the best
paper submitted in each stream and a trophy plus a cash prize
for the best poster, awarded on the basis of delegate voting.
Machine Intelligence Competition
A permanent trophy awarded for one year plus a £1,000 cash
prize, sponsored by Electrolux, will be awarded to the winner of
the annual machine intelligence competition. This prize will be
awarded to the working system that is considered to be the most
significant step forward towards Machine Intelligence on display
at the competition.
IMPORTANT DATES
Full Paper Submission: Monday 6th June 2005 (This deadline
will not be extended)
Notification of Acceptance: Monday 25th July 2005
Camera Ready Paper: Monday 5th September 2005
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Conference Chair: Dr. Tony Allen, The Nottingham Trent
University ([log in to unmask])
Deputy Conference Chair (Finance and Publicity): Dr Robert
Milne, Intelligent Applications Ltd ([log in to unmask])
Deputy Conference Chair (Electronic Services): Dr. Alun
Preece, University of Aberdeen ([log in to unmask])
Deputy Conference Chair (Local Arrangements): Dr Frans
Coenen, University of Liverpool ([log in to unmask])
Technical Programme Chair: Professor Max Bramer, University
of Portsmouth ([log in to unmask])
Deputy Technical Programme Chair: Dr Frans Coenen,
University of Liverpool ([log in to unmask])
Application Programme Chair: Professor Ann Macintosh,
Napier University ([log in to unmask])
Deputy Application Programme Chair: Richard Ellis, Stratum
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Research Student Liaison: Rosemary Gilligan, University of Hertfordshire
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Tutorial/Workshop Organiser: Prof. Adrian Hopgood, Nottingham Trent University
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Poster Session Organiser: Dr Nirmalie Wiratunga, The Robert
Gordon University, Aberdeen ([log in to unmask])
ALL CORRESPONDENCE SHOULD BE SENT BY
EMAIL TO THE CONFERENCE SECRETARY:
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Note that papers must be submitted electronically. See the
website for details.
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