Special Session Causality in Knowledge-Based Systems
KES'2002
6th International Conference on
Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information Engineering Systems & Allied
Technologies
16, 17 & 18 September 2002, Podere d'Ombriano, Crema, Italy
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
UniversitE9 d'Aix-Marseille III
FacultE9 des Sciences de Saint-JE9rF4me
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.faucher@iuspim.u-3mrs.fr or colette.faucher@wanadoo.fr
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