D X 9 9 - F I R S T  C A L L   F O R   P A P E R S 

           DX99: Tenth International Workshop on Principles of Diagnosis
                            http://www.cee.hw.ac.uk/dx99/

                                  June 8-11 1999
                     Loch Awe Hotel, Scotland (collocated with QR99)
  

INTRODUCTION

This international workshop encourages interaction and co-operation among 
researchers 
with diverse approaches and backgrounds to diagnosis. 

The workshops are annual events that have been traditionally held in 
attractive 
out-of-city locations with good walking nearby. The number of attendees is 
normally 
kept below fifty contributing participants. A single track programme with 
generous 
presentation times, together with discussion and poster sessions, ensures 
that there 
is time for real technical exchange and debate. 
  
IMPORTANT DATES

 Title/Abstract submission deadline:
                                      January 29, 1999
 Paper submission deadline:
                                      February 1, 1999
 Acceptance notification:
                                      March 22, 1999
 Camera-ready copy due:
                                      April 9, 1999
 DX99 Workshop:
                                      June 8-11 1999
 QR99 Workshop:
                                      June 6-9, 1999


LOCATION

DX99 and QR99 will be collocated at Loch Awe Hotel a country mansion 
overlooking a 
Scottish Loch. Loch Awe is a couple of hours drive north west of  the 
Glasgow, Scotland 
International airport and the hotel is next to a train stop. 
  

TOPICS

In addition to papers on traditional DX topics, we would like to invite 
papers 
that discuss FDI/DX issues. FDI research covers traditional 
quantitative approaches to
diagnosis (state observers etc.) and in recent years fuzzy, neural net, 
and GA techniques have also been of increasing interest. 
Papers that compare or integrate DX and FDI techniques, or discuss the 
relationship between FDI and DX research are therefore very welcome in 
addition to
papers on the traditional DX topics listed below: 
  
Theory of diagnosis: abductive, consistency-based, causal, 
        probabilistic, constraint-based, temporal. 

Computational issues: controlling combinatorial explosion, 
        focusing strategies, controlling inference in complex systems, 
        use of structural knowledge, hierarchies. 

Modelling for diagnosis: multiple, approximate, incomplete, 
        probabilistic, functional, and qualitative models, integration 
        of heuristics with model-based diagnosis, principles of 
        modelling, modelling dynamic systems, acquiring models and 
        diagnostic knowledge. 

The diagnosis process: strategies for repair, monitoring, sensor 
        placement, test selection, resource-bounded diagnosis, 
        real time diagnosis, on-board fault protection. 

Interesting connections between diagnosis and other areas, as traditional 
        FDI  techniques (discussed above), logic programming, 
        machine learning, planning, real time languages, 
        software VV/debugging/synthesis. 

Principled Applications: Of particular interest is the 
        relationship between the techniques applied in practice and 
        computational models of diagnosis. Real world applications are 
        encouraged from a wide range of fields, such as  medicine, 
        chemical, mechanical, electrical, and electronics systems. 
  
There will be some joint sessions including both the DX and QR attendees. 
Authors wishing their papers to be considered for the joint sessions 
should indicate this on the title page.  Note that authors should also 
indicate 
a preference for QR or DX as  it may be necessary to include some 'joint' 
papers in a QR only or DX  only session.

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE

     Luca Chittaro, University of Udine, Italy 
     George Coghill, University of Wales 
     Luca Console, University of Torino, Italy 
     Marie-Odile Cordier, IRISA, France 
     Adnan Darwiche, Rockwell, USA 
     Philippe Dauge, LIPN, France 
     Daniele Dupre, University of Torino, Italy 
     Johan de Kleer, Xerox PARC, USA 
     Joseph Korbicz, University of Zielena Gora, Poland 
     Teodor Marcu , University of Iasi, Romania 
     Pieter Mosterman, Inst. of Robotics & Systems Dynamics, Germany 
     Wolfgang Njedl, University of Hanover, Germany 
     Thomas Parisini, Universita` di Genova, Italy 
     Ron Patton , University of Hull, UK 
     Gregory Provan, Rockwell, USA 
     Marcel Staroswiecki, University of Lille, France 
     Markus Stumptner, University of Wien, Austria 
     Patrick Tallibert, Dassault Electronique, France 
     Gabor Terstyansky, University of Miskolc, Hungary 
     Giorgio Tornielli, ENEL, Italy 
     Takashi Washio, Mitsubishi Research Inst., Japan

Committee for joint papers with QR99 

     Gautam Biswas, Vanderbilt University, USA 
     Jakob Mauss, Technical University of Munich, Germany 
     Sheila McIlraith, Stanford University, USA 
     Pandu Nayak, NASA Ames Research Center, USA 
     Qiang Shen, Edinburgh University, UK 
     Peter Struss, Technical University of Munich, Germany 
     Mugur Tatar, Daimler Benz, Germany 
     Louise Trave-Massuyes, LAAS, France

WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS: 
  
     Mike Chantler  & Rob Milne
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  For further info. visit http://www.cee.hw.ac.uk/dx99/




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