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Call for Papers

16th International Conference of the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence (AI*IA 2017)

Bari, November 14-17, 2017


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Topics of Interest
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The conference covers broadly the many aspects of theoretical and applied Artificial Intelligence. A series of workshops dedicated to specific topics will complement the main conference program.
Contributions are invited on original, and unpublished research on all aspects of artificial intelligence, including, but not limited to:

* AI and Digital Entertainment
* AI applications
* AI architectures
* AI in Learning Environments
* AI and Education
* AI and Ethics
* AI and Smart Cities
* Big Data
* Cognitive modeling and Computing
* Cognitive Robotics
* Computational Creativity
* Constraint Satisfaction
* Experimentation of Combinatorial Algorithms
* Human Computer Interaction
* Information Agents
* Information Retrieval and Extraction
* Knowledge Acquisition
* Knowledge Engineering
* Knowledge Representation
* Learning in adaptive systems
* Machine Consciousness
* Machine Learning
* Mathematical Foundations
* Metacognition in Artificial Agents
* Multiagent Systems, Distributed AI
* Natural Language Processing
* Ontologies
* Philosophical Foundations
* Planning and Scheduling
* Reasoning
* Search
* Semantic Web
* Soft and Evolutionary Computing
* Temporal Reasoning
* Uncertainty
* Vision and Perception
* Web and Data Mining


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Submission Instructions
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We welcome and encourage the submission of high-quality, original
papers, which are not being submitted simultaneously for publication
elsewhere. Papers should be written in English, formatted according
to the Springer LNCS style, and not exceed 12 pages plus bibliography.

Paper submission is electronic via easychair at the address:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aiia2017

As in previous years, the proceedings will appear in Springer LNAI.


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Important Dates
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Abstract submission by 29 May 2017
Paper submission by 5 June 2017
Notification to authors by 21 July 2017
Camera-ready copies due by 1 September 2017

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Conference Web Site
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For the most up to date information, please visit:
http://aiia2017.di.uniba.it/


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Organizing Committee
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General Chair

Floriana Esposito, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”


Program Chairs

Roberto Basili, University of Rome "Tor Vergata"
Stefano Ferilli, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”
Francesca Alessandra Lisi, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”


Workshop Chairs

Marco de Gemmis, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”
Nicola Di Mauro, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”


Doctoral Consortium Chair

Donato Malerba, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”


Industrial Liaisons Chairs

Giovanni Semeraro, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”


Local Organizing Committee

Sergio Angelastro, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”
Andrea Pazienza, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”
Marco Polignano, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”
Antonio Vergari, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”