NIKMS 2012 - The Computer Journal Special Issue on Nature-inspired Knowledge Management Systems

Special Issue on Nature-inspired Knowledge Management Systems"
Background and Motivation

As information systems get more complex, it becomes more difficult to integrate those using traditional approaches. Over recent years there has been a significant increase in interest in knowledge management applications that undertake problem solving based on interactions between uncoupled components. Many issues such as agent-based integration and nature-inspired approaches to knowledge management still remain open.
The aim of this special issue is to bring together researchers and practitioners in areas of knowledge management and ontology-based systems, agents and nature-inspired computing to share their research achievements and solutions, to resolve the challenge issues and to establish worldwide cooperative research and development. This will give an opportunity to push further the discussion upon the potential of knowledge integration across many communities. Papers describing mathematical models, algorithms, protocols, tools, evaluation methods, and experimental studies of knowledge management & nature-inspired computing are solicited for this special issue.

List of possible topics (but not limited to):
? Knowledge modelling, transfer and integration
? Knowledge propagation and coordination
? Self-adaptation and evolution
? Ontology-based integration
? Semantic and knowledge grids
? Agent-based approaches to knowledge integration
? Nature-inspired approaches to knowledge management
? Next-generation methods of knowledge discovery and adaptation
? Innovative applications and case studies

Submission Guidelines

Only high quality original papers that are not or have not been submitted for publication elsewhere will be considered. Instructions for submission can be found at:
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/compj.
The submitted papers should be formatted according to the journal style and submitted directly to the journal. All submitted papers will be refereed based on the basis of originality, quality and relevance.

Important Dates

? Submission of full papers: 1 Dec 2011
? First decision notification: 1 Mar 2012
? Revised version submission: 1 Apr 2012
? Estimated publication date: fourth quarter of 2012

Guest Editors

Prof. Jason J. Jung (Yeungnam University, Korea)
Prof. Dariusz Krol (Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland)
Prof. Martin Purvis (University of Otago, New Zealand)