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The purpose of the 12th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS) is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested in the advances and business applications of information systems. Five simultaneous tracks will be held, covering different aspects of Enterprise Information Systems Applications, including Enterprise Database Technology, Systems Integration, Artificial Intelligence, Decision Support Systems, Information Systems Analysis and Specification, Internet Computing, Electronic Commerce and Human Factors.

CONFERENCE AREAS

Each of these topic areas is expanded below but the sub-topics list is not exhaustive. Papers may address one or more of the listed sub-topics, although authors should not feel limited by them. Unlisted but related sub-topics are also acceptable, provided they fit in one of the following main topic areas:

1. Databases and Information Systems Integration
2. Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems
3. Information Systems Analysis and Specification
4. Software Agents and Internet Computing
5. Human-Computer Interaction


AREA 1: Databases and Information Systems Integration

* Coupling and Integrating Heterogeneous Data Sources
* Enterprise Resource Planning
* Middleware Integration
* Legacy Systems
* Organisational Issues on Systems Integration
* Distributed Database Applications
* Object-Oriented Database Systems
* Enterprise-Wide Client-Server Architecture
* Database Security and Transaction Support
* Data Warehouses
* Multimedia Database Applications
* Web Databases
* Mobile Databases
* Software Engineering
* Software Measurement

AREA 2: Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems

* Intelligent Agents
* Industrial Applications of Artificial Intelligence
* Strategic Decision Support Systems
* Group Decision Support Systems
* Applications of Expert Systems
* Advanced Applications of Fuzzy Logic
* Advanced Applications of Neural Network
* Natural Language Interfaces to Intelligent Systems
* Bayesian Networks
* Evolutionary Programming
* Coordination in Multi-Agent Systems
* Intelligent Social Agents and Distributed Artificial Intelligence Applications
* Intelligent Tutoring Systems
* Datamining
* Case-Based Reasoning Systems
* Knowledge-based Systems Engineering
* Knowledge Management

AREA 3: Information Systems Analysis and Specification

* Systems Engineering Methodologies
* Information Engineering Methodologies
* Organisational Semiotics
* Semiotics in Computing
* Requirements Analysis
* Ontology Engineering
* Modelling Formalisms, Languages, and Notations (e.g. UML, ER variants)
* CASE Tools for System Development
* Modelling of Distributed Systems
* Modelling Concepts and Information Integration Tools
* Business Processes Re-engineering
* Security, Freedom and Privacy

AREA 4: Software Agents and Internet Computing

* B2B and B2C Applications
* Process Design and Organisational Issues in e-Commerce
* E-Procurement and Web-based supply chain management
* Market-spaces: market portals, hubs, auctions
* E-Learning and e-Teaching
* Intranet and Extranet Business Applications
* Agents for Internet Computing
* Web Information Agents
* Case studies on Electronic Commerce
* Public sector applications of e-Commerce
* Interactive and Multimedia Web Applications
* Network Implementation Choices
* Object Orientation in Internet and Distributed Computing
* Internet and Collaborative Computing
* Semantic Web Technologies
* Wireless and Mobile Computing
* Agent-Oriented Programming

AREA 5: Human-Computer Interaction

* HCI on Enterprise Information Systems
* Functional and non-functional Requirements
* Internet HCI: Web Interfaces and Usability
* Design Methodology and Cognitive Factors in Design
* Multimedia Systems
* Machine perception: vision, speech, other
* Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality
* Intelligent User Interfaces
* User Needs
* Human Factors
* Accessibility to Disabled Users
* Geographical Information Systems
* E-Learning
* Computer Art

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

Position Paper Submission: March 10, 2010
Authors Notification (Position Papers): April 02, 2010
Final Position Paper Submission and Registration: April 15, 2010



Contacts:

ICEIS Secretariat

Address: Av. D.Manuel I, 27A 2ºesq.
2910-595 Setúbal - Portugal

Tel.: +351 265 520 184
Fax: +44 203 014 8816




Event Site: http://www.iceis.org

Event E-mail:secretariat@iceis.org