Web intelligent issue

Call For Papers (SPECIAL ISSUE)

Web Intelligence and Agent Systems: An International Journal Published by IOS Press http://www.iospress.nl/html/15701263.php#aims

invites authors to submit papers for the special issue

" Soft Computing in Web Ontology"

Web Intelligence and Agent Systems: An International Journal Published by IOS Press http://www.iospress.nl/html/15701263.php#aims invites authors to submit papers for the special issue on Rough Sets in Intelligent Agent and Web Technology.

Aim and Scope: Ontologies are at the heart of the semantic web. Ontologies, defined as a representation of a shared conceptualization of a particular domain. Ontologies are at the heart of the semantic web. It is anticipated that Ontologies and Semantic Web technologies will influence the next generation of Web-empowered products, systems, services, and activities.

Soft Computing (SC) methodologies (involving fuzzy sets, neural networks, genetic algorithms, and rough sets) are most widely applied in the data mining. Fuzzy sets provide a natural framework for the process in dealing with uncertainty. Neural networks and rough sets are widely used for classification and rule generation. Genetic algorithms (GAs) are involved in various optimization and search processes, like query optimization and template selection. Other approaches like case based reasoning and decision trees are also widely used to solve data mining problems. Due to their strong learning and cognitive ability and good tolerance of uncertainty and imprecision, Soft Computing techniques have found wide applications. Soft Computing is a partnership in which each of the partners contributes a distinct methodology for addressing problems in its domain. The principal constituent methodologies in SC are complementary rather than competitive.

We are observing a growing research interest in the foundations of rough sets, including the various logical, mathematical and philosophical aspects of rough sets. Some relationships have already been established between rough sets and other approaches, and also with a wide range of hybrid systems. As a result, rough sets are linked with decision system modeling and analysis of complex systems, fuzzy sets, neural networks, evolutionary computing, data mining and knowledge discovery, pattern recognition, machine learning, and approximate reasoning. In particular, rough sets are used in probabilistic reasoning, granular computing, intelligent control, intelligent agent modeling, identification of autonomous systems, process specification and ontologies analysis.

This special issue is devoted to soft computing techniques in the web ontology .

Specific topics of interest include but are not limited to, the following:

Web Ontology Language
Semantic Web ontology
Ontology-based Web Agents
Web Ontology Segmentation:
Web Ontology Analysis,
Web Ontology Classification and Use
Contextualizing ontologies
Genes Ontology
Agent-based service selection
Ontology web services
Intelligent Agents and the Semantic Web
semantic grid computing
Web data mining and information retrieval
Methodologies for ontology merging, alignment, and integration
Rational information agents and electronic commerce
Teaching on Web
Intelligent Business Agents
Agent-based trade-and mediating services
Agent Architectures
Web based decision support system
Knowledge and ontology engineering
Mining web/multimedia/medical Data
Multi-agent systems
P2P web-service design
Semantic Web Services
Semantic Web Mining
Semantic Web Middleware

Important Dates

Manuscript Due: August 31, 2006

Acceptance Notification: 30 Oct . 2006

Final Manuscript: Nov. 30, 2006

Guidelines for Contributors

Submitted papers should not have been published elsewhere or being currently under consideration by any other journal. Authors should submit the electronic version of their papers in PDF formats by email to one of the guest editor (s). All papers will be peer reviewed by three independent reviewers. Detailed instructions for preparation of manuscripts are available in the following link:

http://www.iospress.nl/html/15701263.php#aims

Original artwork and a signed copy of the copyright release form will be required for all accepted papers.

Issue Scientific Committee Members:

Zbigniew Michalewicz, Australia

Pawan Lingras, Canada

Dominik Slezak, Canada

Zbigniew Suraj, Poland

William Zhu, New Zealand

Guest Editors

Dr. Aboul Ella Hassanien

Kuwait University
College of Business Administration
Information System Department, Kuwait

E-mail: Abo@cba.edu.kw
Homepage:http://www.cba.edu.kw/abo