The FoIKS symposia provide a biennial forum for presenting and discussing theoretical and applied research on information and knowledge systems. The goal is to bring together researchers with an interest in this subject, share research experiences, promote collaboration and identify new issues and directions for future research.

FoIKS 2018 solicits original contributions dealing with any foundational aspect of information and knowledge systems. This includes submissions that apply ideas, theories or methods from specific disciplines to information and knowledge systems. Examples of such disciplines are discrete mathematics, logic and algebra, model theory, information theory, complexity theory, algorithmics and computation, statistics and optimization.

The FoIKS symposia are a forum for intense discussions. Speakers will be given sufficient time to present their ideas and results within the larger context of their research; furthermore, participants will be asked to prepare a first response to another contribution in order to initiate discussion.

Previous FoIKS symposia were held in Linz (Austria) in 2016, Bordeaux (France) in 2014, Kiel (Germany) in 2012, Sofia (Bulgaria) in 2010, Pisa (Italy) in 2008, Budapest (Hungary) in 2006, Vienna (Austria) in 2004, Schloss Salzau near Kiel (Germany) in 2002, and Burg/Spreewald near Berlin (Germany) in 2000. FoIKS took up the tradition of the conference series Mathematical Fundamentals of Database Systems (MFDBS), which initiated East-West collaboration in the field of database theory. Former MFDBS conferences were held in Rostock (Germany) in 1991, Visegrad (Hungary) in 1989, and Dresden (Germany) in 1987.

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. Papers must be typeset using the Springer LaTeX2e style llncs for Lecture Notes in Computer Science. The suggested number of pages is 16, and the maximum number of pages is 18. Submissions which deviate substantially from these guidelines may be rejected without review. Initial submissions must be in PDF format, but authors should keep in mind that the LaTeX2e source must be submitted for the final versions of accepted papers. Submissions in alternate formats, such as Microsoft Word, cannot be accepted for either initial or final versions. The submissions will be judged for scientific quality and for suitability as a basis for broader discussion. Submission is via EasyChair at

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=foiks2018

Suggested topics

The suggested topics include, but are not limited to:

Committees

Program Committee

Program Chairs

• Stefan Woltran, TU-Wien, Austria.

• Flavio Ferrarotti, Software Competence Center Hagenberg, Austria.

Local Organization Chair

• Attila Sali, Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics, Hungary.

Invited Speakers

• Laura Kovacs (TU-Wien, Austria)

• Sebastian Link (University of Auckland, New Zealand)

• David Pearce (Technical University of Madrid, Spain)

• Bernhard Thalheim (Christian-Albrechts-University at Kiel, Germany)

Publication

The proceedings will be published by Springer-Verlag in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science. After the symposium, authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended journal versions of their papers for a FoIKS 2018 special issue of the Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence.

Venue

The conference venue will be the renowned Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (for more information on the venue, see http://www.renyi.hu/contact.html).

Important Dates

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to [email protected] and [email protected]