The 9th International Conference on Software, Knowledge, Information Management and Applications (SKIMA 2015) is going to be held from 15 to 17 December 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The conference aims to bring together researchers and experts in Knowledge Management, Software Engineering and Information Systems to share their ideas, experiences and insights. We welcome researchers and practitioners from academia, industries, research institutions, R&D enterprise services and governmental organisations to exchange innovative contributions around the conference topics. This conference series was started in an international collaboration context between research professionals in Western and Asian countries in Chiang Mai, Thailand 2006. Subsequently, the next SKIMA conferences were organized in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2008; Fez, Morocco in 2009; Paro, Bhutan in 2010; Benevento, Italy in 2011, Chengdu, China in 2012, Chiang Mai Thailand in 2013 and Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2014. The research topics of SKIMA 2014 are very significant for developed and fast growing region. The topics include but are not limited to:
Agile and Complex Systems
AI, Decision Support Systems and Optimisation
Medical Informatics and eHealth
Systems Biology and Bioinformatics
Business Ecosystems Modelling and Simulation
Business Intelligence
Cloud Computing
Collaborative Systems
Complex System Management
Data Engineering and Mining
Distribution Systems and Strategies
E-Learning and Technology Enhanced Learning
Enterprise Interoperability
E-strategy and e-Business Models
e-Tourism
Future Internets
Fuzzy, GA and Neural Systems
Human Factors
Human Adaptive Mechatronics
Information Search and Retrieval
Information Interfaces and Presentation
Information Systems and Infrastructure
Intelligent Control and Robotics
Intelligent Manufacturing Systems
Internet of Things
KM Techniques and Multi-agent Systems
Knowledge Based Entrepreneurship
Life-cycle Engineering and PLM
Mobile Technology
Modern Production Management and Mechatronics
Multi-level Multi-objective Optimization
Network-based Computing Systems
Network Management and Security
Next Generation of Infrastructure
Ontology and Mapping Mechanisms
Representation Techniques to Semantic Modelling
Research Informed Learning and Teaching
Robotics and Mechatronics
Sensor Design, Integration and Fusion
Service Oriented Architecture
Signal, Image and Video Processing
Smart Sensors Networks
Smart Home Environments
Smart Vision and Image Processing
Software Engineering
Supply Chains and Logistics Management
Technology Enhanced Learning
Travel Search and Meta-search
Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 and Website Design/Evaluation
Wireless and Telecommunications