The ICAD-01 Conference Committee invites you to participate in the Sixteenth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Computer-Aided Design (ICAD-01), to be held in Gelendzhik, Russia, September 3-8, 2001. Attached is the Call for Papers. Please note that the submission deadlines are June 1 (electronic abstract, electronic copy paper). If you would like a hard copy of the ICAD-01 the Call for Papers, please contact us at [log in to unmask] For complete information about ICAD-01, please visit our web site at http://www.tsure.ru We hope to see you in Gelendzhik! ************************************************************************ ICAD-01 Call for Technical Papers The ICAD-01 Program Committee invites submissions of technical papers for ICAD-01, to be held in Gelendzhik, Russia, September 3-8, 2001. Submissions are invited on substantial, original, and previously unpublished research on all aspects of Artificial Intelligence and computer-aided design. Important Dates for Papers April 1, 2001: Electronic Title Page and Paper Submission Deadline May 10, 2001: Acceptance Notification July 1, 2001: Deadline for Receipt of Camera-ready Copy September 3-8: ICAD-01 Paper Sessions Timetable Authors must submit their paper's title page (preferably electronically together with an electronic copy of the paper, as described below) to arrive by April 1, 2001. Notification of receipt will be mailed to the first author (or designated author) soon after receipt. Notification of acceptance or rejection of submitted papers will be mailed to the first author (or designated author) by May 10, 2001 on e-mail. Camera-ready copy of accepted papers must be received by July 1, 2001. Note that at least one author of each accepted paper is required to attend the conference to present the work. Electronic Title Page & Electronic Paper Copy In addition to the electronic title page we also require an electronic copy of the paper to be submitted. Authors without access to a WWW browser with forms support should mail a printed title page to the Taganrog State University of Radioengineering, whose address is at the end of this call. This title page must arrive by April 1, 2001. Submission should have the following format: author: name of first author address: address of first author ... author: name of last author address: address of last author title: title of the paper abstract: abstract<100 words content areas: first area,..., last area Content Areas abduction AI architectures applications artificial life automated modeling autonomous agents belief revision and update CAE/CAD tools and systems; case-based reasoning cognitive modeling computer-aided education conceptual graphs data mining decision theory description logics discourse modeling distributed AI evolutionary modeling expert systems genetic algorithms inductive logic programming information extraction intelligent databases knowledge discovery knowledge representation machine learning machine translation model-based reasoning multiagent systems natural language neural networks nonmonotonic logics ontologies problem solving real-time systems reasoning reinforcement learning simulation virtual reality Authors are also expected not to submit their papers elsewhere during ICAD's review period. These restrictions apply only to journals and conferences, not to workshops and similar specialized presentations with a limited audience. Paper Format We can accept e-mail submissions of full papers. Submissions must be prepare for print on 8-1/2 x 11 inch or A4 paper. Submissions must not exceed six pages in camera-ready format. Each accepted paper will be allowed six pages in the proceedings; up to two additional pages may be purchased at a price of $50 per page. Review Process Selection criteria include accuracy and originality of ideas, clarity and significance of results and quality of the presentation. Papers selected will be scheduled for presentation and will be printed in the Proceedings after presentation. Authors of accepted papers, or their representatives, are expected to present their papers at the conference. Paper Submissions and Inquiries Paper submissions should be sent to: ICAD-01 Prof. Dr. Kureichik V. M., ICAD Chair Taganrog State University of Radioengineering Nekrasovsky l., 44, GSP-17A, Taganrog, Rostov Region, 347928, RUSSIA E-mail : [log in to unmask] <PHONE>+7-86344-61659 <FAX> +7-8634-310598 http://www.tsure.ru