he 2012 Joint Rough Set Symposium (JRS 2012) is a joint conference of the RSCTC 2012 and RSKT 2012. RSCTC is a main biannual conference of the International Rough Set Society. It is an outgrowth of a series of annual International Workshops devoted to the subject of rough sets, started in 1992. The aim of RSCTC’12 is to show case the state-of-the-art in rough set theory, current computing methods and their applications. It intends to bring together researchers and practitioners from universities, laboratories and industry, to facilitate dialogue and cooperation. RSKT’12 is the 7th in a series of annual conferences on rough sets and knowledge technology. Its aim is to encourage academic and industrial interaction, and promote collaborative research and developmental activities in rough sets and knowledge technology worldwide. JRS’12 will provide a large forum for researchers and practitioners interested in rough set theory, computational intelligence, and knowledge technology.
Topics of Interest (but not limited to):

² Foundations of Rough Sets
² Generalizations of Rough Sets
ü Bayesian Rough Sets
ü Calculi of Approximation Spaces
ü Covering-based Rough Sets
ü Decision-theoretic Rough Sets
ü Dominance-based Rough Sets
ü Game-theoretic Rough Sets
ü Near Sets
ü Probabilistic Rough Sets
ü Rough Sets in (Dynamic) Networks of Information Systems
ü Rough Granular Computing
ü Rough Mereology
² Rough Sets in Data and Knowledge Processing
ü Adaptive Approximate Reasoning about Knowledge (Adaptive Judgment)
ü Interaction of Knowledge Sources
ü Ontology Approximation
ü Interactive Rough Granular Computing
ü Rough Sets in Knowledge Discovery, Data Mining, Machine Learning & Pattern Recognition
² Hybridization of Rough Sets with Other Approaches
² Applications of Rough Sets

² Knowledge Technology issues (related to such topics as acquisition, adaptation, autonomous behavior, discovery, granularity, interaction, quaility, reasoning, management, representation, self-organization, processing) in
ü Affective Computing
ü Approximate & Uncertain Reasoning
ü Cloud Computing
ü Computing with Words
ü Decision Support Systems
ü Domain-oriented Data-driven Data Mining
ü Evolutionary Computing
ü Formal Concept Analysis
ü Fuzzy Set Theory &Applications
ü Granular Computing
ü Hybrid Methods in Software Engineering
ü Intelligent Systems
ü Interactive Computing
ü Knowledge Dscovery & Data Mining
ü Machine Learning
ü Multi Agent Systems
ü Methods of Bioinformatics
ü Multiple Criteria Decision Aiding
ü Multimedia Applications
ü Natural Computing
ü Neural Networks
ü Pattern Recognition & Image Processing
ü Perception based Computing
ü Petri Nets & Concurrency
ü Process Mining & Intelligent Planning
ü Semantic Web
ü Signal Processing
ü Social Networks
ü Spatio-Temporal Data Mining
ü Spatio-Temporal Reasoning
ü Web Intelligence & Web Mining


Submission of papers:

Research paper and industry applications are solicited. All submitted papers will be reviewed on the basis of technical quality, relevance, significance, and clarity. Each paper should have no more than eight (8) pages in the Springer-Verlag LNCS style, including figures, tables and references. Springer-Verlag author instructions are available at: http://www.springer.com/lncs and conference website. Please prepare your paper with Latex and submit it in PDF format by January 30, 2012 via the electronic paper submission system: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=jrs2012.
Note: 1. The proceedings of JRS’12 will be indexed by EI and ISI.
2. A data mining competition will be organized at JRS’12.
3. JRS’12 will provide best student paper awards.
4. Selected papers will be extended and published in several special issues of SCI indexed journals after the conference.
For more information about JRS’12, please visit sist.swjtu.edu.cn/jrs2012.