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Subject: AI Review: Special Issue on the Use of AI in Information Retrieval
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                ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE REVIEW:
    SPECIAL ISSUE ON THE USE OF AI IN INFORMATION RETRIEVAL

                      Call for Papers

Artificial Intelligence and Information Retrieval have long
shared a common interest in the representation of knowledge for the
purposes of classification and retrieval.  Over the years, as both fields
have matured, AI researchers have found that the IR task provides a 
practical testbed for the application of knowledge-based techniques, while 
IR researchers have looked to developments in AI for ways to augment
methods based on statistics and information science.  With the recent 
explosive growth in on-line information, including not only unstructured
natural language documents, but also images, music, and full-motion video,
the combination of knowledge-based and statistical paradigms is likely to
play an ever increasing role in enhancing on-line information search and 
navigation.

This special issue will highlight some of the current efforts in
applying AI techniques, such as case-based reasoning, machine learning,
neural nets, natural language processing, knowledge acquisition, and 
intelligent interfaces, to the broad range of problems encountered in
on-line information retrieval, including but not limited to:

* Query formulation and query expansion

* Document/image representation and indexing

* Information discovery and filtering

* Document/query matching algorithms; ranking of search results

* User interfaces and user modelling

* Development and use of thesauri and other search tools

* Managing and accessing distributed information sources


In addition to the call for full-length papers, we request
that any researchers doing work in this area submit abstracts and/or
pointers to recently published works for the purpose of compiling a 
comprehensive survey of the current state of the art.  


The aims and scope of Artificial Intelligence Review:

The Artificial Intelligence Review serves as a forum for the work of  
researchers and application developers from Artificial Intelligence, 
Cognitive Science and related disciplines. The Review publishes 
state-of-the-art research and applications and critical evaluations
of techniques and algorithms from these fields.  The Review also presents
refereed survey and tutorial articles, as well as reviews and commentary
on topics from these disciplines.


           ** Instructions for submitting papers **

Manuscripts should be no more than 30 printed pages (approximately
15,000 words) with a 12-point font and 18-point spacing, including
figures and references.  Papers must not have appeared in, nor be
under consideration by, other journals.  Include a separate page
specifying the title and giving the preferred address of the contact
author for correspondence (including postal address, telephone number,
fax number, and e-mail address).  Send FOUR copies of each submission 
to the guest editor listed below.  Papers in ascii or postscript form
may be submitted electronically.  For additional information, contact
the guest editor.

           ** Important dates **

Manuscripts due:           Monday, May 1, 1995
Acceptance notification:   Wednesday, July 5, 1995
Final manuscript due:      Monday, October 2, 1995
Publication date of issue: January, 1996

Guest Editor:

Peter Anick
Digital Equipment Corp.
OGO1-1/E17
40 Old Bolton Road
Stow, MA. 01775

(508) 496-9173 (voice)
(508) 496-9929 (fax)
E-mail: anick@aiag.enet.dec.com



