KI- Logo

KI - K�nstliche Intelligenz

Special Issue

Adaptive Multimedia Retrieval

Call for Contributions


Meanwhile, several approaches have been developed that tackle specific problems of the retrieval process, e.g. feature extraction methods for multimedia data, query languages, problem specific similarity measures and interactive user interfaces. However, in most cases the user still needs several steps in order to find the searched objects. The main reasons for this are on the one hand, the users� difficulty in specifying their interests in the form of a well defined query (which is partially caused by inappropriate user interfaces), on the other hand, the problem of extracting relevant features from the multimedia objects. Furthermore, user specific interests and the search context are usually neglected when objects are retrieved.

To improve today�s retrieval tools and thus the overall satisfaction of a user, it is necessary to develop methods that are able to support the user in the search process, e.g. by providing additional user adapted information about the search results as well as the data collection itself and especially by adapting the retrieval tool to the user�s needs and interests.

The goals of this special issue are to provide an overview of current activities in this area and to point out connections between the diverse involved research communities and research in AI. Therefore, the topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Topics of interest are:

Authors interested in submitting a paper or contributing to the special issue in any other way should contact:

Andreas N�rnberger
Otto-von-Guericke Universit�t Magdeburg            
FIN IWS � IR Group
Universit�tsplatz 2
39106 Magdeburg
Phone:  +49.391.67.18187
Fax:  +49.391.67.12018
Email:  nuernb@iws.cs.uni-magdeburg.de
WWW:  http://adiret.cs.uni-magdeburg.de

Full papers have to be submitted for review by February 22, 2004. Authors will be notified about acceptance/rejectance by March 24, 2004. Accepted contributions will have to be formatted according to the KI formatting guidelines (MS-Word) and have to be sent to the guest editor by Mai 16, 2004. The deadline for book reviews, conference reports and announcements for the service section is April 25, 2004. Further details concerning the contents and the format of the single sections are listed below.

Timetable

December 1, 2003

Statement of interest (ideally with an abstract)

February 22, 2004

Full papers for review

March 24, 2004

Notification of acceptance/rejectance

April 25, 2004

Conference reports, reviews, announcements for service section

Mai 16, 2004

Deadline for final versions in MS-Word

Technical Papers, Survey and Tutorial Papers

We solicit technical papers on substantial, original, and previously unpublished research. Submissions must not exceed 7 two-column pages in camera-ready KI Journal format (including illustrations). This corresponds to ca. 15 manuscript pages with 400 words (max. 6000 words or 40000 characters resp.). We also welcome survey and tutorial papers. All submitted contributions will be reviewed by at least two reviewers. Accepted contributions which cannot be considered in the Special Issue due to space limitations will be considered for publication in one of the next journal issues. Please note that technical papers may be in German or English.

Application Papers

The focus of this section is on applications. We especially welcome reports on applications in the area of Adaptive Multimedia Retrieval. The contributions should be about 3-4 pages in length in camera-ready KI Journal format (ca. 20.000 characters). Project summaries should be submitted as contributions to the service sections.

Conference Reports

If you have recently attended a conference or a workshop related to "Adaptive Multimedia Retrieval" , we would appreciate if you could send us a short report. To avoid multiple submissions, please contact us in advance.

Book Reviews

If you're interested in reviewing a book related to "Adaptive Multimedia Retrieval", please contact us.

Service Section

The service section should provide an overview of current activities in related areas of research. It will include directories of software and services, projects, WWW links, bibliographic references and conference announcements. Please follow the following formatting guidelines:


 
 
100%">