Description
The International Journal of Conceptual Structures and Smart Applications (IJCSSA) provides a forum for the role of Conceptual Structures (CS) and Smart Applications (SA) in arts, business, science and social applications. The journal brings together research that spans these domains to explore ways that CS and SA can enrich these human endeavors. Arising originally out of the research of IBM in conceptual graphs, the scope includes a wider range of theories and practices, including formal concept analysis, description logics, the semantic Web, the pragmatic Web, ontologies, multi-agent systems, concept mapping, and more. Accordingly, CS represents a family of approaches that builds on the successes of artificial intelligence, business intelligence, computational linguistics, conceptual modeling, enterprise architecture and modelling, information and Web technologies, knowledge discovery, knowledge management, and user modeling.
Topics Covered
Topics to be discussed in this journal include (but are not limited to) the following:
Conceptual Structures: Theory, Applications, and Practices- Conceptual graphs
- Formal concept analysis
- ISO common logic
Knowledge Architectures- Enterprise knowledge systems
- Mobile, ubiquitous, or embedded systems
- Metaphoric, cultural or semiotic considerations
- Multi-agent systems
- Ontologies and the their effective implementation
- Post-syntactic, semantic, or pragmatic interoperability
- Requirements engineering
- Security and trust
- Semantic enterprise architectures
- Standards and recommendations
- Transaction-oriented architectures
Smart Applications: Science, Technology and Systems- E-science
- E-medicine
- Forensic computing
- Grid computing
- Natural language systems
- Robotics
- Semantic web
- Pragmatic web
- Topic maps
- Web 2.0
Smart Applications: Enterprise, Education, Society and Government- Augmenting collective intelligence
- Business intelligence
- Discovering misuse and fraud
- E-learning, smart VLEs (Virtual Learning Environments)
- E-social science
- Folksonomies
- Government accountability and e-democracy
- Intellectual property management
- Legal analysis
- Healthcare management
- Knowledge discovery
- Knowledge management
- Managing ambiguity, nonsense or contradictions
- Teaching and learning of logic
- Supporting social action
Interaction Design, Visualization, Creative Industries- Cultural, localization and internationalization
- Entertainment
- Linguistics
- Peirce's extential graphs logic
- Portal development
- Semiotics, signs and meaning making
- Supporting sensory disabilities, dyslexia or other differently abled
- Supporting alternative (e.g., lateral) thinking
- Thinking with diagrams
- User modeling
- User personalization
- Visual analytics
Mission and Scope
The mission of the
International Journal of Conceptual Structures and Smart Applications (IJCSSA) is to harmonize the creativity of humans with the productivity of computers. CS recognizes that organizations work with concepts. The journal advances the theory and practice in connecting the user's conceptual approach to problem solving with the formal structures that computer applications need to bring their productivity to bear. The goal of the journal is to bring together the world's best minds in information technology, arts, humanities, and social science to explore novel ways that information technologies can be used to leverage tangible business and social benefits. The journal thus integrates the creativity of individuals and organizations with the productivity of computers for a meaningful digital future.
Table of Contents and List of Contributors
Open Access Articles: Forthcoming
Volume 7: 2 Issues (2019): 0 Released, 2 Forthcoming
Volume 7: 2 Issues (2019): Forthcoming, Available for Pre-Order
Volume 6: 2 Issues (2018): 0 Released, 2 Forthcoming
Volume 6: 2 Issues (2018): Forthcoming, Available for Pre-Order
Volume 5: 2 Issues (2017)
Volume 5: 2 Issues (2017): Forthcoming, Available for Pre-Order
Volume 4: 2 Issues (2016)
Volume 4: 2 Issues (2016): Forthcoming, Available for Pre-Order
Volume 3: 2 Issues (2015)
Volume 3: 2 Issues (2015): Forthcoming, Available for Pre-Order
Volume 2: 2 Issues (2014)
Volume 2: 2 Issues (2014): Forthcoming, Available for Pre-Order
Volume 1: 2 Issues (2013)
Volume 1: 2 Issues (2013): Forthcoming, Available for Pre-Order
Indices
Editor(s)-in-Chief Biography
Dr. Simon Polovina engages in roles that draw upon his expertise in Enterprise Architecture and Conceptual Structures (CS), which harmonises the human conceptual approach to problem solving with the formal structures that computer applications need to bring their productivity to bear. Simon is a Reader in Business Computing at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. He was a Principal Investigator for the recently completed European Commission 7th Framework Programme project CUBIST (“Combining and Unifying Business Intelligence with Semantic Technologies”), where he applied CS and co-managed the project. Simon is the Enterprise Architect for CENTRIC (Centre of excellence in Terrorism, Resilience, Intelligence and Organised Crime Research). He is Co-Chairman of the Global University Alliance that partners with the LEAD (Leading Enterprise Architecture Development) practitioner community. Simon is a Steering Group Member of the University's CCRC (Computing and Communications Research Centre) and co-leads the CCRC's Conceptual Structures Research Group. His PhD was awarded in 1994 by the Department of Computer Science, Loughborough University, UK. Simon has many years of industrial experience in accounting and information and communication technologies (ICT), and has published widely with over 90 learned publications to date. Simon was the General Chair for the 15th International Conference on Conceptual Structures (ICCS 2007): "Knowledge Architectures for Smart Applications" and Program Chair for the 19th International Conference on Conceptual Structures (ICCS 2011): "Conceptual Structures for Discovering Knowledge". Simon’s interests include the use of Smart Applications and how they can detect novel or unusual transactions that would otherwise remain as lost business opportunities or represent illicit business or criminal activity. He has expertise in Enterprise Architecture, Service Oriented Architecture, Business Process Management, SAP technologies, Web technologies, Java, Object-oriented Analysis and Design, Conceptual Modelling of organisations as Multi-agent Systems, and in Interaction Design.
Dr. Simon Andrews is a Reader in Computer Science and is co-Leader of the Conceptual Structures Research Group at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. His PhD was awarded in 1996 by the Department of Computing, Sheffield Hallam University. Simon is the Technical Lead of CENTRIC (Centre of excellence in Terrorism, Resilience, Intelligence and Organised Crime Research), where his main roles are to provide technical visions for new project ideas and manage the technical work in on-going projects. Simon is an international expert on Formal Concept Analysis (FCA) and was Program Chair for the 19th International Conference on Conceptual Structures (ICCS 2011): "Conceptual Structures for Discovering Knowledge". He has presented his work on fast concept-mining algorithms world-wide, including at events in Moscow and Japan. As well as being a lead researcher for the prestigious European CUBIST project (Combining and Uniting Business Intelligence with Sematic Technologies), Simon has recently been involved in writing two successful bids for further major European projects that incorporate his FCA work, in the areas of crisis management through the use of social media (ATHENA) and environmental scanning for organised crime detection (ePOOLICE).
Editorial Board
- International Advisory Board
- Marie-Aude Aufaure, CentraleSupelec, France
- Peter Eklund, University of Wollongong, Australia
- Bernhard Ganter, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
- Ian Horrocks, Oxford University, United Kingdom
- Sergei Kuznetsov, State University Higher School of Economics, Russian Federation
- Kecheng Liu, University of Reading, United Kingdom
- Dickson Lukose, GCS AGILE PTY LTD, Australia
- Uta Priss, Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences, Wolfenbüttel, Germany
- John Sowa, VivoMind Intelligence, Inc., United States
- Ronald Stamper, Measur, United Kingdom
- Wiebe van der Hoek, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Mark von Rosing, Global University Alliance, France
- Associate Editors
- Babak Akhgar, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
- Ardavan Amini, Birmingham City University, United Kingdom
- Nik Bessis, Edge Hill University, United Kingdom
- Madalina Croitoru, University Montpellier II, France
- Frithjof Dau, SAP Research Dresden, Germany
- Harry Delugach, University of Alabama in Huntsville, United States
- Nagarjuna G., Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, India
- Dmitry Ignatov, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russian Federation
- Babak Khazaei, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
- Sergei Obiedkov, State University Higher School of Economics, Russian Federation
- Jonas Poelmans, CareTechIQ, United Kingdom
- Jeffrey Schiffel, B/E Aerospace, United States
- Editorial Review Board
- Charlie Abela, University of Malta, Malta
- Galia Angelova, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria
- Chris Bates, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
- Martin Beer, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
- Ben Brewster, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
- Jamie Caine, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
- Jonathan Carter, EAS, United Kingdom
- Kwok Tai Chui, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Marc Conrad, University of Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
- Alexiei Dingli, University of Malta, Malta
- Richard Fallon, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
- Gerald Feldman, Birmingham City University, United Kingdom
- O. Haemmerle', Universite' Toulouse le Mirail, France
- Luis Hernandez-Munoz, Birmingham City University, United Kingdom
- Richard Hill, University of Derby, United Kingdom
- Chris Hinde, Loughborough University, United Kingdom
- Laurie Hirsch, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
- Pascal Hitzler, Universität Karlsruhe, Germany
- Adil Kabbaj, National Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics, Morocco
- Mary Keeler, VivoMind Intelligence, Inc., United States
- Meena Kharatmal, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, India
- Saliha Klai, Space Applications Services, Belgium
- Nuwan Kodagoda, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka
- Ivan Launders, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
- Wim Laurier, Saint-Louis University, Brussels, Belgium
- Kenneth McLeod, Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom
- Cassio Melo, Flayr, France
- Siavash Moshiri, SAP, United Kingdom
- Bernard Moulin, University of Laval, Canada
- Steve Mvalo, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
- Honour Nwagwu, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
- Peter Øhrstrøm, Aalborg University, Denmark
- Constantinos Orphanides, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
- Heather Pfeiffer, Akamai Physics, Inc, United States
- Gary Richmond, City University of New York, United States
- Walter Schwaiger, Technische Universität Wien, Austria
- Dominik Slezak, Infobright Inc., Canada
- Iain Stalker, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
- Gerd Stumme, University of Kassel, Germany
- Lucian Tipi, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
- Ants Torim, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
- Adam Vile, Excelian, United Kingdom
- Martin Watmough, Cap Gemini, United Kingdom
- Bingyang Wei, Midwestern State University, United States
- Karl Wolff, University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt, Germany
- Guo-Qiang Zhang, Case Western Reserve University, United States
Submission
Prospective authors should note that only original and previously unpublished articles will be considered. INTERESTED AUTHORS MUST CONSULT THE JOURNAL’S GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS at http://www.igi-global.com/journals/guidelines-for-submission.aspx PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. All article submissions will be forwarded to at least 3 members of the Editorial Review Board of the journal for double-blind, peer review. Final decision regarding acceptance/revision/rejection will be based on the reviews received from the reviewers. All submissions must be forwarded electronically.All submissions and inquiries should be directed to the attention of:
All inquiries regarding IJCSSA should be directed to the attention of:
Dr. Simon Polovina and Dr. Simon Andrews
Editors-in-Chief
International Journal of Conceptual Structures and Smart Applications (IJCSSA)
E-mail: ijcssa@shu.ac.uk