EGC 2018 - 18th Conference on Knowledge Extraction and Management (EGC 2018)

EGC 2018
https://egc18.sciencesconf.org/
January 22-26, 2018 - Paris, France
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18th Conference on Knowledge Extraction and Management (EGC 2018)
Contributions in English are welcome and may be presented in English.
AIM AND SCOPE
This French-speaking conference is devoted to theories, methods and applications of knowledge management and engineering, machine learning, data mining and knowledge discovery in databases. EGC aims at providing a forum for researchers, students and professionals for presenting research results and innovative application domains. It brings together experts from both academia and industry for exchanging ideas and discussing future challenges in knowledge extraction and management.
The 2018 edition of EGC will take place in Paris, France, January 22-26.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Submissions are invited on all aspects of knowledge management and engineering, machine learning, knowledge discovery and data mining, including real-world applications. Papers will mainly be evaluated on the basis of their relevance for the conference, their scientific contribution, rigor and correctness, the quality of presentation and reproducibility of experiments.
Several kinds of communications are possible:
- research studies (published as long, 12-page papers, short, 6-page papers or posters with 2-page abstracts, depending on maturity),
- research studies already published in international conference but never presented in French. Papers may be submitted either in French or in English (for non French speakers).
- studies proposed to solve the challenge entitled " Sous le soleil de l’Île de La Réunion! " (published as 12-page papers). See the specific call http://www.egc.asso.fr/Manifestations_dEGC/71-FR-D...
- software demos (presented in 4 to 6-page papers) and workshops. Software demos and workshops which will be part of a separate call for contributions.
Accepted research papers and demos will be published in a special issue of the French RNTI journal. Furthermore, selected accepted papers will be invited to submit an extended version for publication in international postproceedings published by Springer Verlag.
We are looking forward to your proposals.
AWARDS:
A best academic paper (1500 euros), a best applied paper (1500 euros), and a best challenge paper (1500 euros) awards will be granted, as well as a best software demo (500 euros) and a PhD (500 euros) awards (separate call pending).
SUBMISSIONS:
Submissions must be anonymous and posted only through EasyChair:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=egc2018
They must be sent in PDF format only and comply with the RNTI LaTeX format.
IMPORTANT DATES
Abstract submission deadline: 6 October 2017 - 11:00 AM Paris
Paper submission deadline: 15 October 2017 - 11:00 AM Paris
Authors/PC members interaction: 13-15 November 2017 11:00 AM Paris
Author notification: 24 November 2017 - 11:00 AM Paris
Camera ready submission: 10 December 2017 - 11:00 AM Paris
All dates are firm.
ORGANIZATION
Invited Speakers:
Antoine Cornuéjols - LINK (Learning and INtegration of Knowledge) UMR-MIA 518 AgroParisTech-INRA
Christopher Kermorvant -Founder TEKLIA - Machine Learning Agency
Program chair:
Christine Largeron - LabHC - Université Jean Monnet
Local organization chair:
Hanane Azzag, LIPN, Univ. Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité,
Mustapha Lebbah, LIPN, Univ. Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité,
CONTACT: In case you have any question, please do not hesitate to contact us: egc18-AT-sciencesconf.org