Call for Chapters

Knowledge Engineering and Software Engineering (KESE). Methods, tools, 
and case studies. (tentative title)


# Deadlines (tentative)
Chapter proposals:           2016-06-17
Notification:                2016-07-08
Chapters full text:          2016-09-16
Reviews due:                 2016-11-04
Fixed versions due:          2016-12-16
2nd round revs:              2017-01-27
Camera ready:                2017-02-10


# Introduction
Knowledge Based Systems (KBS) have been successfully developed in 
various domains based on techniques and tools from Knowledge Engineering 
(KE). The classic KE approach to system modeling uses mostly logic-based
  symbolic knowledge representation methods, which are more specific from 
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in a broad sense, that has recently 
included Computational Intelligence (CI) techniques. Most of the 
implementations of today KBS are software-based and thus Software 
Engineering (SE) methods and tools play an important role in their 
development. Moreover, recent developments in SE emphasize the 
importance of the use of formalized symbolic representations in the 
software development process. This stimulates the synergy between KE 
methods and SE methods and tools.
Recently, declarative software engineering techniques have been 
established in many areas, such as knowledge systems, logic programming, 
programming for the Semantic Web and Linked data, business rules as well 
as business processes.

Results in these topics were presented for over 10 years in the KESE 
workshop series http://kese.ia.agh.edu.pl During the years 2005-2014 ten 
very successful and fruitful editions of KESE were organized. 
Originally, the workshop was created by Dietmar Seipel and Joachim 
Baumeister (Uni. Wuerzburg) and then co-chaired and developed by 
Grzegorz J. Nalepa (AGH UST) and Joachim Baumeister. The workshop was 
originally hosted on the KI - the German AI conference, and later on 
traveled to CAEPIA - the Spanish AI conference, and finally the ECAI 
conference. Together we built a vibrant international community.


# Objective
The primary objective of this edited book is to gather and present 
research results of researchers and practitioners from fields of KE and 
SE. This includes, but is by no means restricted to the topics presented 
in the original KESE workshop series. Moreover the books endeavors to 
promote the use of KE techniques in SE problems, where significant 
benefits can be derived from their use. The general goal is to show how 
the KE techniques can provide practical solutions in SE issues. Further 
interest is on the influence of SE methods and tools on the practical 
design of KBS within KE. The intention is to give ample space for 
presenting important achievements and research results as well as share 
knowledge about practical experiences and systems. The mission of this 
book is promoting the cross-fertilization of KE methods in SE and vice 
versa.

# Topics of Interest
Topics to be covered by the book stem from the original workshop topics. 
They are generally related to the applications of symbolic KE techniques 
in SE as well as the use of KE in the SE practice. Specific topic the 
areas include, but are not limited to, the ones listed below:
   * Knowledge and software engineering for the Semantic Web
   * Knowledge and software engineering for Linked Data
   * Ontologies in practical knowledge and software engineering
   * Business systems modeling, design and analysis using KE and SE
   * Practical knowledge representation and discovery techniques in 
software engineering
   * Context and explanation in intelligent systems
   * Knowledge base management in KE systems
   * Evaluation and verification of KBS
   * Practical tools for KBS engineering
   * Process models in KE applications
   * Software requirements and design for KBS applications
   * Software quality assessment through formal KE models
   * Declarative, logic-based, including constraint programming 
approaches in SE


# Target Audience
Scientifically this book intends to disseminate new knowledge useful to 
promote the use of KE methods in SE and SE methods in KE. It is expected 
that this book can induce an impact on both communities bringing a set 
of new and innovative solutions. The target audience of this book will 
be composed of professionals and researchers working in the fields of KE 
using SE tools but also software engineers building knowledge-based 
applications and systems.


# Submission
We expect submissions from researchers and practitioners from the areas 
of KE and SE.
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit a chapter proposal 
of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission and contents of 
the proposed chapter. The proposal are to be submitted in PDF through 
EasyChair
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=kesem17

We are strongly interested in methodological chapters, including surveys 
of important areas of state of the art. Moreover, so we encourage the 
submission of chapters containing practical results and system 
descriptions that clearly show the interaction between knowledge 
engineering and software engineering research. The methodological or 
practical character of the chapter should be emphasized in the proposal. 
Authors will be notified about the status of their proposals and sent 
chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted then. All 
submitted chapters will be reviewed. Contributors may also be requested 
to serve as reviewers for this project. We expect chapters of roughly 
20-30 pages in the Springer format
https://www.springer.com/gp/authors-editors/book-authors-editors/manuscript-preparation/5636

Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts 
submitted to this book publication. All manuscripts are accepted based 
on a peer review editorial process.


# Publisher
The book will be published by Springer. The final Springer series will 
be established based on the chapter proposals. It will be a well-visible 
series indexed in the ISI Book Citation Index.
The authors will be notified about the decision together with the 
acceptance of the proposal.


# Editors
Grzegorz J. Nalepa, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland,  
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Joachim Baumeister, denkbares GmbH, University of Wuerzburg,  Germany, 
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