The 4th International Conference on Intelligent Systems & Knowledge Engineering (ISKE2009) 

Intelligent Decision Making Systems 

November 2728, 2009, Hasselt University Hasselt, Belgium http://iske2009.uhasselt.be 
CALL FOR PAPERS 

Organizing Committee Chair 
K. Vanhoof (UHasselt, Diepenbeek, Belgium) 

Program Committee Chairs 
G. Wets (UHasselt, Diepenbeek, Belgium) 
T. Li (SWJTU, Chengdu, China) 

Scope of Conference 2009 International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Knowledge Engineering (ISKE2009) is the fourth in a series of conferences on ISKE. It follows the successful ISKE2006 in Shanghai, ISKE2007 in Chengdu, and ISKE2008 in Xiamen, China. ISKE2009 in Hasselt, Belgium, once again provides a forum for researchers and practitioners involved in different but related domains to confront research results and discuss key issues in Intelligent Systems and Knowledge Engineering. 

The major topics include, but not limited to: 
AI and expert systems 
Decision support systems 
Cognitive science 
Data mining and data analysis 
Eservice intelligence 
Soft computing techniques 
Computational intelligence 
Intelligent information processing 
Machine learning and natural language processing 
Web intelligence 
Ebusiness information management 
Transportation modelling and intelligent transportation systems 
Intelligent logistics 
Ubiquitous and intelligent systems 
Policy and decision support 

Invited plenary speakers: 
H.J. Zimmermann (INFORM, Aachen, Germany) 
J. Kacprzyk (Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland) 
L.A. Zadeh (UC Berkeley, CA, USA) 

Submission of Papers 
Papers reporting original research results and experience are solicited. Each paper, written in English, should be no more than 6 pages in a book form titled "Intelligent Decision Making Systems" of World Scientific Proceedings Series, including references and Illustrations. Esubmissions in PDF format are strongly recommended. Submission of a paper should be regarded as an undertaking that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will attend the conference to present the paper. 

Web Submission: http://iske2009.uhasselt.be/ 

Publications 
All submitted papers will be reviewed by program committee members and selected based on their originality, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentations. Accepted papers will be published in the World Scientific Proceedings Series on Computer Engineering and Information Science submitted for the ISI proceedings index and EI index by the publisher. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit revised and expanded version of their papers to be considered for publication in international journals. 

Contacts 
Ms. Tamara Dewalque Hasselt University Transportation Research Institute Wetenschapspark, 5 bus 6 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium Phone:+32 (0)11 26 91 01, Fax:+32 (0)11 26 91 99 
Email: iske2009@uhasselt.be 

Important dates Paper submissions: April 15, 2009 Acceptance letter: June 15, 2009 Final papers submissions: July 15, 2009 Author registration: July 15, 2009 

Conference registration fees: Regular author: 345 Euro Student author: 295 Euro Both regular and student author registration fees include: 
• Publication of the accepted paper with a copy of the World Scientific proceedings book (to be in the ISI proceedings) 
• All conference sessions' attendances with conference program and other conference facilities 
• Welcome reception, 2day lunches, all coffee breaks with refreshments, and conference dinner 
• 2day Hasselt transport pass and related social activities 
Special Issues of International Journals for ISKE2009: International Journal of Intelligent Systems International Journal of Information Theories & Applications International Journal of Information Technologies & Knowledge International Journal of Innovation and Learning