Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications (FAIA)

Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference Baltic HLT 2018

Computational linguistics, speech processing, natural language processing and language technologies in general have all become increasingly important in an era of all-pervading technological development.

This book, Human Language Technologies – The Baltic Perspective, presents the proceedings of the 8th International Baltic Human Language Technologies Conference (Baltic HLT 2018), held in Tartu, Estonia, on 27-29 September 2018. The main aim of Baltic HLT is to provide a forum for sharing new ideas and recent advances in computational linguistics and related disciplines, and to promote cooperation between the research communities of the Baltic States and beyond.

The 24 articles in this volume cover a wide range of subjects, including machine translation, automatic morphology, text classification, various language resources, and NLP pipelines, as well as speech technology; the latter being the most popular topic with 8 papers.

Delivering an overview of the state-of-the-art language technologies from a Baltic perspective, the book will be of interest to all those whose work involves language processing in whatever form.

Editors: Muischnek, K., Müürisep, K.
Pages: 206
Binding: softcover
Volume 307 of Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications
ISBN print: 978-1-61499-911-9
ISBN online: 978-1-61499-912-6

Proceedings of COMMA 2018

In its classical form, the study of argumentation focuses on human-oriented uses of argument, such as whether an argument is legitimate or flawed, engagement in debate, or the rhetorical aspects of argumentation. In recent decades, however, the study of logic and computational models of argumentation has emerged as a growing sub-area of AI.

This book presents the Seventh International Conference on Computational Models of Argument (COMMA’18), held in Warsaw, Poland, from 12 to 14 September 2018. Since its inception in 2006, the conference and its related activities have developed alongside the steady growth of interest in computational argumentation worldwide, and the selection of 25 full papers and 17 short papers, out of a total of 70 submissions, and 15 demonstration abstracts included here reflect the broad multidisciplinary nature of argumentation and the increasing body of work which establishes the relevance of computational models to various disciplines and real world applications.

Subjects covered include: algorithm development; innovative applications; argument mining, argumentation-based models of dialogue; abstract argument frameworks; and structured argumentation.

Representing an overview of current developments in the field, this book will appeal to all those with an interest in computational models of argument.

Editors: Modgil, S., Budzynska, K., Lawrence, J.
Pages: 496
Binding: softcover
Volume 305 of Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications
ISBN print: 978-1-61499-905-8
ISBN online: 978-1-61499-906-5

Proceedings of the 17th International Conference SoMeT_18

Knowledge-based systems, fully integrated with software, have become essential enablers for both science and commerce. But current software methodologies, tools and techniques are not robust or reliable enough for the demands of a constantly changing and evolving market, and many promising approaches have proved to be no more than case-oriented methods that are not fully automated.

This book presents the proceedings of the 17th international conference on new trends in Intelligent Software Methodology, Tools and Techniques (SoMeT18) held in Granada, Spain, 26-28 September 2018. The SoMeT conferences provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and experience, foster new directions in software development methodologies and related tools and techniques, and focus on exploring innovations, controversies, and the current challenges facing the software engineering community. The 80 selected papers included here are divided into 13 chapters, and cover subjects as diverse as intelligent software systems; medical informatics and bioinformatics; artificial intelligence techniques; social learning software and sentiment analysis; cognitive systems and neural analytics; and security, among other things.

Offering a state-of-the-art overview of methodologies, tools and techniques, this book will be of interest to all those whose work involves the development or application of software.

Editors: Fujita, H., Herrera-Viedma, E.
Pages: 1056
Binding: softcover
Volume 303 of Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications
ISBN print: 978-1-61499-899-0
ISBN online: 978-1-61499-900-3

Proceedings of the 10th International Conference (FOIS 2018)

FOIS is the flagship conference of the International Association for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA). Its interdisciplinary research focus lies at the intersection of philosophical ontology, linguistics, logic, cognitive science, and computer science, as well as in the applications of ontological analysis to conceptual modeling, knowledge engineering, knowledge management, information-systems development, library and information science, scientific research, and semantic technologies in general.

This volume presents the proceedings of FOIS 2018, held in Cape Town, South Africa, on 19–21 September 2018. It was the 10th edition and 20th anniversary of the conference series.

The volume contains 19 papers grouped into 4 sections: Foundations (7 papers), Agents and Properties (4 papers), Methods and Tools (4 papers), and Applications (4 papers). Regarding the applications of ontologies, a broad spectrum of areas is covered, including in particular biology and medicine, IoT, engineering and linguistics.

Formal Ontology in Information Systems – Proceedings of the 10th International Conference (FOIS 2018) will be of interest to researchers from all disciplines with an interest in formal ontology.

Editors: Borgo, S., Hitzler, P., Kutz, O.
Pages: 276
Binding: softcover
Volume 306 of Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications
ISBN print: 978-1-61499-909-6
ISBN online: 978-1-61499-910-2

Proceedings of the Sixth International Workshop, CNL 2018, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland, August 27-28, 2018

Controlled natural languages (CNLs) are based on natural language and apply restrictions on vocabulary, grammar, and/or semantics. They fall broadly into 3 groups. Some are designed to improve communication for non-native speakers of the respective natural language; in others, the restrictions are to facilitate the use of computers to analyze texts, for example, to improve computer-aided translation; and a third group of CNLs are designed to enable reliable automated reasoning and formal knowledge representation from seemingly natural texts.

This book presents the 11 papers, selected from 14 submitted, and delivered at the sixth in the series of workshops on Controlled Natural Language, (CNL 2018), held in Maynooth, Ireland, in August 2018. The papers cover a full spectrum of controlled natural languages, ranging from human oriented to machine-processable controlled languages and from more theoretical results to interfaces, reasoning engines, and the real-life application of CNLs.

The book will be of interest to all those working with controlled natural language, whatever their approach.

Editors: Davis, B., Keet, C.M., Wyner, A.
Pages: 116
Binding: softcover
Volume 304 of Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications
ISBN print: 978-1-61499-903-4
ISBN online: 978-1-61499-904-1

JURIX 2017: The Thirtieth Annual Conference

Like every other walk of modern life, the law has embraced digital technology, and is increasingly reliant on information systems for its efficient functioning.

This book presents papers from the 30th International Conference on Legal Knowledge and Information Systems (JURIX 2017), held in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, in December 2017. In the three decades since they began, the JURIX conferences have been held under the auspices of the Dutch Foundation for Legal Knowledge Based Systems, and have become a fully European conference series which addresses familiar topics and extends known techniques, as well as exploring newer topics such as question answering and the use of data mining and machine learning.

Of the 42 submissions received for this edition, 12 have been selected for publication as full papers and 13 as short papers, with an acceptance rate of around 59%. The papers address a wide range of topics in artificial intelligence and law, such as argumentation, norms, evidence, belief revision, citations, case-based reasoning and ontologies. Diverse techniques such as information retrieval and extraction, machine learning, semantic web, and network analysis were applied, among others, and textual sources include legal cases, bar examinations, and legislative/regulatory documents.

The book will be of interest to all those working in the legal system who wish to keep abreast of the latest developments in information systems.s and theories which illuminate the direction of developments in this field, and will be of interest to anyone whose work involves software science and its integration into tomorrow’s global information society.

Editors: Wyner, A., Casini, G.
Pages: 212
Binding: softcover
Volume 302 of Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications
ISBN print: 978-1-61499-837-2
ISBN online: 978-1-61499-838-9

Proceedings of the 20th International Conference of the Catalan Association for Artificial Intelligence, Deltebre, Terres de l'Ebre, Spain, October 25-27, 2017

Artificial intelligence in all its forms is increasingly interwoven into all our lives, and remains one of the most lively areas of discussion and interest in technology today.

This book presents the proceedings of the 20th International Conference of the Catalan Association for Artificial Intelligence (CCIA’2017): ‘Recent Advances in Artificial Intelligence Research and Development’, held in Deltebre, Terres de l'Ebre, Spain, in October 2017. Despite its title, this annual conference is not only for researchers from the Catalan Countries, but is an international event which attracts participants from countries all around the world. In total, 41 original contributions were submitted to CCIA’2017. Of these, 21 were accepted as long papers for oral presentation and 13 were accepted as short papers to be presented as posters. These 34 submissions appear in this book organized around a number of different topics including: agents and multi-agent systems; artificial vision and image processing; machine learning; artificial neural networks; cognitive modeling; fuzzy logic and reasoning; robotics; and AI applications. The book also includes abstracts of the 3 presentations by invited speakers.

The book offers a representative sample of the current state of the art in the artificial intelligence community, and will be of interest to all those working with AI worldwide.

Editors: Aguiló, I., Alquézar, R., Angulo, C., Ortiz, A., Torrens, J.
Pages: 312
Binding: softcover
Volume 300 of Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications
ISBN print: 978-1-61499-805-1
ISBN online: 978-1-61499-806-8

Proceedings of FSDM 2017

Data science is proving to be one of the major trends of the second decade of the 21st century. Even though the term was coined by Peter Naur in the mid 1960s as ‘datalogy’, or the science of data, it is in the context of data analytics, and especially of big data, that data science has emerged as the new paradigm. Fuzzy and Crisp strategies are two of the most widespread approaches within the computational intelligence umbrella.

This book presents 65 papers from the 3rd International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Data Mining (FSDM 2017), held in Hualien, Taiwan, in November 2017. All papers were carefully reviewed by program committee members, who took into consideration the breadth and depth of the research topics that fall within the scope of FSDM.

Offering a state-of-the-art overview of fuzzy systems and data mining, the publication will be of interest to all those whose work involves data science..

Editors: Tallón-Ballesteros, A.J., Li, K.
Pages: 564
Binding: softcover
Volume 299 of Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications
ISBN print: 978-1-61499-827-3
ISBN online: 978-1-61499-828-0

We are moving towards a future where environments respond to human preferences and needs. In this world, smart devices equipped with intelligent features and the capability to sense, communicate with and support humans in daily activities will be unremarkable. We already expect our cars to warn us of hazards, track our location and provide timely route advice, and in future we will speak to simple machines and hold conversations with more complex systems, such as intelligent homes, which will help us to monitor conditions, track routine tasks, and program the heating, lighting, garden watering and entertainment centre. But questions have been raised in recent years as to how intelligent these so called smart systems or ambient intelligence environments really are.

This book, State of the Art in AI Applied to Ambient Intelligence, part of the outcome of the Workshop on Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Ambient Intelligence (AITAmI) which has now run for 10 consecutive editions, aims to provide a clear picture of what has been achieved after a decade of discussion. It is representative of the diversity of approaches and issues which are currently being considered, and also indicates those avenues which are the most promising for exploration in the next decade.

The book provides all those working in the field with an up-to-date reference where they will find inspiration to create better systems for the society of tomorrow.

Editors: Aztiria, A., Augusto, J.C., Orlandini, A.
Pages: 184
Binding: softcover
Volume 298 of Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications
ISBN print: 978-1-61499-803-7
ISBN online: 978-1-61499-804-4

Proceedings of the 16th International Conference SoMeT_17

Software is an essential enabler for science and the new economy. It creates new markets and directions for a more reliable, flexible and robust society and empowers the exploration of our world in ever more depth, but it often falls short of our expectations. Current software methodologies, tools, and techniques are still neither robust nor reliable enough for the constantly evolving market, and many promising approaches have so far failed to deliver the solutions required.

This book presents the keynote ‘Engineering Cyber-Physical Systems’ and 64 peer-reviewed papers from the 16th International Conference on New Trends in Intelligent Software Methodology Tools, and Techniques, (SoMeT_17), held in Kitakyushu, Japan, in September 2017, which brought together researchers and practitioners to share original research results and practical development experience in software science and related new technologies. The aim of the SoMeT conferences is to capture the essence of the new state-of-the-art in software science and its supporting technology and to identify the challenges such technology will have to master.

The book explores new trends and theories which illuminate the direction of developments in this field, and will be of interest to anyone whose work involves software science and its integration into tomorrow’s global information society.

Editors: Fujita, H., Selamat, A., Omatu, S.
Pages: 852
Binding: softcover
Volume 297 of Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications
ISBN print: 978-1-61499-799-3
ISBN online: 978-1-61499-800-6