CFP:Causality in Knowledge-Based Systems, Special Session at KES2002
Colette Faucher
Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information Engineering Systems & Allied
Technologies
16, 17 & 18 September 2002, Podere d'Ombriano, Crema, Italy
Special Session
Causality in Knowledge-Based Systems
Topic :
This session aims at studying the role that the notion of causality plays in
knowledge-based systems. At least, three problems occur concerning causality
in that context : the discovery of causal knowledge, its representation and
its use.
First, generally, causal information emerges from statistical data, by
looking at data that occur simultaneously, but it is clear that the
cooccurrence of data does not always mean that the data are causally linked.
So, what methods could be used to discover actual causal relations ?
Secondly, rules are often used to model causal relations, but, in the
context of knowledge-based systems using a particular formalism such
frame-based representation, for example, aren't there more elegant and
efficient means of modeling causal information ?
Finally, how can causal information be used for reasoning in the framework
of knowledge-based systems ? In particular, some recent studies carried out
in cognitive psychology have shown that the properties describing certain
kinds of concepts are causally linked and that those causal links have a
major influence on the process of classifying a new entity into such a
concept.
Thus, obviously, the notion of causality may occur when a user has to build,
to represent and to exploit a knowledge-based system.
Contributions to that session are expected to deal with the following
sub-topics :
o Causal knowledge discovery;
o Causal information representation;
o Causal information exploitation in the different forms of reasoning that
are used in the framework of knowledge-based systems.
Both theoretical papers and papers describing practical experiences will be
welcome.
Instructions for Authors :
Only electronic copies of the papers in Microsoft Word, PDF or Postscript
forms are acceptable for review purposes and must me sent to the session
chair. However, please note that you will be required to send hard copy of
the final version of your paper, if it is accepted; electronic submission of
final papers is not allowed.
Papers must correspond to the requirements detailed in IOS Instructions for
the Preparation of a Camera-Ready Manuscript. The maximum length of papers
is five pages, prepared according to the IOS instructions. Longer papers
will be subject to an Additional Page charge.
All papers must be presented by one of the authors, who must pay fees.
Publication :
The session papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings (IOS
Press, Amsterdam, the Netherlands).
Extended versions of selected papers will be considered for publication in
the KES Journal (International Journal of Knowledge-Based Intelligent
Engineering Systems).
Important Dates :
Deadline for submission intention : December 15, 2001
Deadline for submission (Receipt of papers) : February 10, 2002
Notification of acceptance : April 10, 2002
Camera-ready papers by : May 10, 2002
Session Chair :
Dr. Colette Faucher
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Université d'Aix-Marseille III
Faculté des Sciences de Saint-Jérôme
DIAM-IUSPIM
Avenue Escadrille Normandie-Niemen
13397 Marseille Cedex 20
FRANCE
Phone : (+33) 4 91 05 60 58
Fax : (+33) 4 91 05 60 33
E-mail : colette...@iuspim.u-3mrs.fr or colette...@wanadoo.fr
Website of the session :
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/colette.faucher/kes2002-causality.html