The Fifth Asia-Pacific Conference on Conceptual Modelling (APCCM 2008)

January 22-25, 2008 -- Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

Scope of the Conference

The amount, complexity and diversity of information held in computer systems are constantly on the increase, and so are the requirements and challenges to be met for useful access and manipulation of this information. Conceptual modelling is fundamental to the development of up-to-date information and knowledge-based systems. The conference series aims on bringing together experts from all areas of computer science and information systems with a common interest in the subject.

APCCM invites contributions addressing current research in conceptual modelling as well as experiences, novel applications and future challenges. Topics of interest include, but are not restricted to:

• business, enterprise and process modelling;
• concepts, concept theories and ontologies;
• conceptual modelling and user participation;
• conceptual modelling for
  • decision support and expert systems;
  • digital libraries;
  • e-business, e-commerce and e-banking systems;
  • knowledge management systems;
  • mobile information systems;
  • user interfaces; and
  • web-based systems;
• conceptual modelling of semi-structured data and XML;
• conceptual modelling of spatial, temporal and biological data;
• conceptual modelling quality;
• conceptual models in management science;
• design patterns and object-oriented design;
• evolution and change in conceptual models;
• implementations of information systems;
• information and schema integration;
• information customisation and user profiles;
• information recognition and information modelling;
• information retrieval, analysis, visualisation and prediction;
• information systems design methodologies;
• knowledge discovery, knowledge representation and knowledge management;
• methods for developing, validating and communicating conceptual models;
• philosophical, mathematical and linguistic foundations of conceptual models;
• reuse, reverse engineering and reengineering;
• semantic Web; and
• software engineering and tools for information systems development.