TOPICS

Original papers dealing with both theory and/or applications of database technology and information systems are solicited. The areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• database theory,
• data modeling and database design,
• physical database design and performance evaluation,
• database systems architectures,
• activity modelling, advanced transaction, and workflow management,
• advanced databases (object-oriented DB, web-based DB, multimedia DB, temporal and spatial DB, deductive and active DB, etc.),
• advanced information systems (GIS, intelligent IS, component-based IS, etc.),
• advanced database applications,
• heterogeneous databases interoperability and mediation,
• database and knowledge-base management systems and technology,
• text management,
• data mining, data warehousing, and knowledge discovery,
• data quality,
• XML and databases,
• e-business and e-commerce,
• web-based and distributed information systems,
• enterprise information systems,
• mobile computing, and agents,
• information systems and software systems engineering,
• information system security.