Subject: Final CFP: AI and Link Analysis -- AAAI Fall Symposium Date: 4/7/98 12:34 PM Below is the final call for submissions to the 1998 AAAI Fall Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Link Analysis. Remember, the deadline for submitting a 5-8 page extended abstract or a 3-5 page statement of interest is next Wednesday, April 15. Please let us know if you have any questions. David Jensen Henry Goldberg Co-Chairs -------------------------------------------------------- 1998 AAAI Fall Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Link Analysis Orlando, Florida - October 23-25, 1998 http://eksl-www.cs.umass.edu/aila/ SUBMISSIONS DUE: April 15 Computer-based link analysis is increasingly used in law enforcement investigations, fraud detection, telecommunications network analysis, pharmaceuticals research, epidemiology, and many other specialized applications. Link analysis explores associations among large numbers of objects of different types. For example, a law enforcement application might examine familial relationships among suspects and victims, the addresses at which those persons reside, and the telephone numbers that they called during a specified period. The ability of link analysis to represent relationships and associations among objects of different types has proven crucial in assisting human investigators to comprehend complex webs of evidence and draw conclusions that are not apparent from any single piece of information. However, there is both a need and opportunity to apply new technologies. Much of the current software for link analysis is little more than a graphical display tool. While visualizing networks has proven useful, many advanced applications of link analysis involve thousands of objects and links as well as a rich array of possible data models. Manual construction and analysis of such networks has proven difficult. In addition, a large number of related techniques in artificial intelligence and several other fields have the potential to assist human reasoning about complex networks of relationships. These techniques draw on work from search, semantic networks, ontological engineering, autonomous agents, inductive logic programming, graph theory, social network analysis, knowledge discovery in databases, entity-relationship modeling, information extraction, information retrieval, and metaphor. This two-and-a-half day symposium will bring two communities into contact: 1) Members of the research community who currently have (or could soon develop) useful technology; and 2) Users of link analysis techniques whose needs go beyond the capabilities of current software. Note that the focus of the symposium is new technologies, not capabilities and applications embodied in current software such as Netmap (Alta Analytics, Inc.), Watson (Harlequin, Inc.), and the Analyst's Notebook (i2 Ltd.). These products have enabled current applications and may eventually incorporate new technologies. However, the focus of the workshop is on techniques that can be developed and deployed within 3-5 years. The Symposium will be held Friday through Sunday, October 23-25, 1998 at the Omni Rosen Hotel in Orlando, Florida. The Symposium is part of the AAAI Fall Symposium Series, which includes seven other symposia on a variety of topics. An informal reception will be held on Friday, October 23. A general plenary session featuring the highlights of each symposium will be presented on Saturday, October 24. Important dates: April 15 Submissions due May 15 Notification of acceptance August 21 Material for working notes due October 23-25 Symposium held Potential participants should submit either a 5-8 page extended abstract describing a relevant AI technology or application for advanced link analysis, or a 3-5 page statement of interest outlining their expertise and potential contributions to the symposium. The symposium website <http://eksl-www.cs.umass.edu/aila/> provides information about the symposium, background materials on link analysis, discussions about relevant AI technologies, links to existing software and datasets, and references to articles on link analysis theory and applications. In addition, website visitors can subscribe to an electronic mailing list for announcements about the symposium. Organizing Committee: David Jensen, co-chair -- CS Dept., Univ. of Massachusetts Henry Goldberg, co-chair -- NASD Regulation, Inc. William Mills -- Office of R&D, Central Intelligence Agency Malcolm Sparrow -- JFK School of Government, Harvard Katia Sycara -- The Robotics Institute, CMU Chris Westphal -- United Information Systems, Inc. Raphael Wong -- FinCEN, U.S. Treasury Department