Conference Programme for ICEIS 2000

(Staffordshire University, Beaconside, Stafford,UK)

Tuesday, 4^th July

9:00 - 9:30 am: Registration (Octagon Building)

9:30 am - 12:30 pm: Workshops (Coffee break: 10.30 am)

• Workshop A: The 3rd International Workshop on Organisational Semiotics
• Workshop B: Living with Legacy.

12:30 - 2:00 pm: Lunch (Gallery)

2:00 - 5:00 pm: Workshops (Tea break: 3:30 pm)

• Workshop A: The 3rd International Workshop on Organisational Semiotics
• Workshop B: Living with Legacy.

7.00 pm: Evening Opportunity - Open Air Theatre: Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (Stafford Castle)

Wednesday, 5^th July

9:00 - 9:45 am: Registration

9:45 -11:00 am: Welcome and Keynote Speaker (Red Lecture Theatre)

• Making the Most of your Knowledge. Ian Ritchie, Immediate Past president of the British Computer Society, UK.

11:00 am: Coffee Break

11:30 - 12:30 pm

• Session 1.1: Enterprise Database Technology and its Applications (Boardroom K364)

• Case Study: Can a Multi Terabyte Data Warehouses be built on a Oracle/UNIX platform? David Seddon, British Telecom, UK.

• Session 1.2: Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems (Blue Lecture Theatre)

• 104- Classification Based on Relational Fuzzy C-Means for 3-Way Data. M. Sato-Illic, University of Tsukuba, Japan.
• 40- On Adaptive Testing With Fuzzy Logic. A. Neira, A. Alguero, J. A. L. Brugos, V. García, University of Oviedo, Spain.

• Session 1.3: Systems Analysis and Specification (Green lecture Theatre)

• 103- The Need For An ‘Information Analysis’ Stage For ISD. J. Feng, University of Paisley, UK.
• 22- Representation Process and Abductive Reasoning. An Experimental Approach of the Diagrammatic Case. B. Morand, Université de Caen, France.

• Session 1.4: Internet and Electronic Commerce (Red Lecture Theatre)

• 19- University Information System Fully Based on WWW. J. Pazdziora, M. Brandejs, Masaryk University, Czech Republic
• 92- FILEscan: A Corporate Document Image Handling System. S. J. Rees, R. Morgan, Staffordshire University, UK.

12:30 - 2:00 pm: Lunch (Gallery)

2:00 - 5:30 pm (Tea break: 3:30- 4:00 pm)

• Session 2.1: Enterprise Database Technology and its Applications (Boardroom K364)

• 119- On the Interest of Combining UML with the B Formal Method for the Specification of Database Applications. R. Laleau, CEDRIC-IIE (CNAM), France.
• 9- Enterprise-Wide Information Systems: The Case of SAP R/3 Application. M. Al-Mashari, Information Systems Department, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
• 120- Simplifying Database Design And Integrating It Into Dynamic Web Site Construction, I. Newman, Loughborough University, UK.
• 55- Process Enabled Information Systems. G. Bruno, M. Torchiano, Politecnico di Torino, Italy.
• 107- Information Security: A Logic Based Approach. S. Barker, University of Westminster, UK.

• Session 2.2: Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems (Blue Lecture Theatre)

• 38- How To Make KDD Process More Accessible To Users. M. Rodrigues, C. Ramos, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal, P. Henriques, DI/gEPL, Portugal.
• 33- Experiments In Optimising The Task Of Anaphora Resolution. C. Orasan and R. Evans. University of Wolverhampton, UK
• 106- Distributed Order Planning For Networked Enterprises. A. L. Azevedo, J. Sousa, Universidade do Porto, Portugal.
• 60-Decoding BCM Codes With A New Competitive Neural Network. F. J. Watkins and R. A. Carrasco, Staffordshire University, UK.
• 86- Self Organising Maps For Value Estimation To Solve Reinforcement Learning Tasks. A. Kleiner, B. Sharp, O. Bittel, Staffordshire University, UK.
• 140- An Information Theoretic Self Organising Map with Disaggregation of Output Classes. M. O' Connor, W. J. Walley, Staffordshire University, UK.

• Session 2.3: Systems Analysis and Specification (Green Lecture Theatre)

o 51- Addressing Decision Making Issues In Enterprise Process Modelling. F. Oquendo, School of Engineering of Savoie at Annecy, France, K. N. Papamitchail, I. Robertson, University of Manchester, UK.

o 82- Statecharts For Business Process Modeling. A. Lauder, S. Kent, University of Kent, UK.

o 129- Addressing Multiple Software Processes In Business. J. Sa, S. Green, I. Beeson, University of the West of England, UK, A. Sully, AXA Sun Life plc, UK.

o 77- A Conceptual Framework To Support An Interpretative Perspective In Information Systems Requirements Analysis And Specification. A. L. Soares, P. J. Leonardo, University of Porto, Portugal.

o 65- Petri Net Expressions Of Demo Process Models As A Rigid Foundation For Requirements Engineering. J. L. G. Dietz, J. Barjis, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands.

o 8- IDEF Diagrams and Petri Nets for Business Process Modeling: Suitability, Efficacy, and Complementary Use. V. Bosilj-Vuksic, University of Zagreb, Croatia, G. M. Giaglis, V. Hlupic, Brunel University, UK.

• Session 2.4: Internet and Electronic Commerce (Red Lecture Theatre)

• 90- An e-Commerce Model for Extending ERP Systems onto the Internet: An Australian Perspective. C. G. Ash, Edith Cowan University, Australia.
• 48- Managing Knowledge in the e-Organization: The IT Perspective. V. P. Kochikar, S. Raghavan, Infosys Technologies Limited, India.
• 97- Digital Image Multiresolution Watermark Based on Human Visual System. C. Hsieh, Y. Lu, C. Luo, Tamkang University, Taiwan.
• 113- Keys to the Supply-Demand Architecture in Electronic Commerce. D. Y. Shee, T. Tang, J. Tang, National Chengchi University, Taiwan.
• 134- Engaging in Collaborative Systems: Lessons from the Field. S. Dingley and J.Perkins, University of Central England in Birmingham, UK.
• 15- Exploring intranets : Why and how to study intranets in French firms? E. Vaast, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, France.

7:00 pm: Conference Reception (Civic Centre, Stafford Town Centre)

Thursday, 6^th July

9:00 am - 12:30 (Coffee break: 10:00-10:30 am)

• Session 3.1: Enterprise Database Technology and its Applications (Boardroom K364)

• Keynote Speaker: Serving the Demands of E-Business. Bob Dunsby, Manager Corporate Pre-Sales Oracle, UK.
• 70- Action Learning In A Decentralized Organisation - The Case Of Designing A Distributed Database. S. C. A. Peters, M. S. H. Heng, C. E. Wissink, Vrije University Amsterdam, Netherlands.
• 21- Object Relational Transformation Case Tool. A. Bhattacharya, W. Rahayu, La Trobe University, Australia.
• 14- Object-Oriented Decision Support System. F. Ravat, O. Teste, Université Paul Sabatier - IRIT/SIG, France.

• Session 3.2: Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems (Blue Lecture Theatre)

• Keynote Speaker: Agent-Oriented Information System Development. John Mylopoulos, University of Toronto, Canada.
• 62- Agent oriented analysis and design of enterprise information systems. G. Wagner, Freie Universtaet Berlin, Germany.
• 110- Syntax-Directed Translation Schemes For Multi -Agent Systems Conversation Modelling. A. Fred, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, Portugal, J. Filipe, Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal.
• 57- An Agent Architecture For Multi-Agent Dynamic Scheduling. J Reis, ISCTE, N. Mamede, IST, Portugal.
• 102- Agent-Based Object Recognition. O. Hempel, U. Bueker, G. Hartmann, University of Paderborn, Germany.

• Session 3.3: Systems Analysis and Specification (Green Lecture Theatre)

• Keynote Speaker: Information Requirements are Human, Computers only Machines: MEASUR’s Rigorous Methods Based on Social Norms. Ronald Stamper, Emeritus Professor of Information Management, University of Twente, Netherlands.
• 91- Integrating Product Data with Workflow Data in Enterprise Models.R. McClatchey, Z. Kovacs, N. Baker, T. Solomonides, Centre for Complex Cooperative Systems, University of West of England, Bristol, UK, J-M. Le Goff, G. Chevenier, EP Division, CERN, Switzerland.
• 125- A Framework To Guide The Strategic Manager In The Acquisition Of Software Development Technologies. M. Foley, Dublin Institute of Technology, A. Alderson, H. Shah, Staffordshire University, UK.
• 29- The Adoption Of Workflow Systems: Proposal Of A Model For A Methodology To Analysis The Impact Of Workflow Systems In Organisations. A. Sarmento , A. Machado, Universidade do Minho, Portugal.
• 121- Information Systems And Learning Organisations. A. L. Nobre, ESCE, Instituto Politecnico de Setubal, Portugal., M. P. Cunha, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal.

• Session 3.4: Internet and Electronic Commerce (Red Lecture Theatre)

• Keynote Speaker: E-commerce and its Real-Time Requirements (Modelling e-Commerce as a Real-Time System). Albert M. K. Cheng, University of Houston and Rice University, USA.
• 16- ISIDOR: A visualISation Interface for aDvanced infOrmation Retrieval. M. Chevalier, M. Verlhac, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France.
• 44- Mediation, Agreement and Gratitude in Strategic Planning for Virtual Organisations. L. Brito, P. Novais, J. Neves, Universidade do Minho, Portugal.
• 45- Real Supply Chains and Virtual Enterprises. K. D. Kreplin, Empirica GmbH, Germany, D. Mac Randal, Rutherford Appleton Lab., Inf. Technol. Dept., Chilton, UK, H. Schmauch, FDX Supply Chain Services Europe, Leiden, Germany.
• 49- XML-Based Frameworks for Internet Commerce. Y. Zhao, K. Sandahl, Linkoping University, Sweden.

12:30 - 2:00 pm: Lunch (Gallery)

2:00 - 5:30 pm (Tea break: 3:30-4.00 pm)

• Session 4.1: Enterprise Database Technology and its Applications (Boardroom K364)

• 39- Creating Realistic Data For Performance Evaluation. C. Bates, I. Ritchie, Sheffield Hallam University, UK.
• 88- Web Databases And Related Performance Issues. Y. Zhu, K. Lü, Y. Li, South Bank University, UK.
• 87- Monitoring Production Plants Activities In Real Time As A Way To Gather Decision Support Information in Advance. O. Belo, Universidade do Minho, Portugal.
• 85- Measures To Get Better Quality Databases. M. Genero, M. Piattini, C. Calero, M. Serrano, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.
• 101- An Empirical Comparison of Histogram-like Techniques for Query Optimisation. B. J. Oommen, L. G. Rueda, , Carleton University Ottawa, Canada.
• 89- A GemStone GIS. M. Garvey, M. Jackson, M. Roberts, University of Wolverhampton, UK.

• Session 4.2: Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems (Blue Lecture Theatre)

• 114- Concurrent Validation In The Treatment Of Uncertainty In An Expert System. L. de Carvalho, F. M. Azevedo, S. M. Nassar, C. Koehler, H. de Carvalho, C. T. Batezini, F. Ramos, UPF, RS, Brazil.
• 12- Expert System Based Alarm Management In Communication Networks. S. Díaz, J. I. Escudero, J. Luque, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain.
• 135- The Use Of Information Theory In The Construction Of A Bayesian Belief Network: A Case Study. D. Emery, A. Alderson, W. J. Walley, Staffordshire University, UK.
• 74- A User Friendly Development Tool For Medical Diagnosis Based On Bayesian Networks. I. Milho, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, A. Fred, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Portugal.
• 53- "Decision Can": A Database of Decision Cases. N.M.V.P. Goncalves. Superior School of Technology of Setubal, P. Antunes, University of Lisboa, Portugal.
• 117- Decision Support Systems Within Telecommunications. P. Flynn, T. Lunney, T. Scott, K. Curran, University of Ulster, UK.

• Session 4.3: Systems Analysis and Specification (Green Lecture Theatre)

• 7- Assessing Success Of A Social-Technical Method For Cost Software Selection: A Survey Approach. D. Kunda, L. Brooks, University of York, UK.
• 76- The Software Engineering Global Model. C. Toffolon, S. Dakhli, Ceria, Paris-Dauphine University, France.
• 100- Component Based Visual Software Engineering. S. Thomson, J. McCall, D.Crossen, the Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK.
• 83- Requirements Specification For Electronic Services Delivery Applications Using 'Lazy Dog' Templates. L Dawson, Monash University, Australia, A Silvas, Simsion Bowles and Associates, Australia.
• 123- Placing the User in Systems Engineering. A. Alderson, Staffordshire University, UK.

• Session 4.4: Internet and Electronic Commerce (Red Lecture Theatre)

• 52- Agents for Electronic Commerce. V. Shankararaman, B. Robinson, University of Hertfordshire, UK, W. Lam, International Computers Limited, UK.
• 69- The Virtues Architecture: A Software Infrastructure for Business-to-Business E-Commerce. P. Nixon, V. Wade, S. Terzis, M. O'Connell, S. Dobson, University of Dublin, Ireland.
• 6- Supporting SMEs in the World of Electronic Ecommerce: www Site Maintenance and Development. C. Charlton, J. Little, I. Neilson, and P. Ward, Liverpool University, UK.
• 79- Electronic Intermediaries as Marketing Agents. S. C. dos Santos, F. Q. B. da Silva, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil.
• 32- Towards a Secure and Complete Protocol for Electronic Commerce. R. He, K. Liu, Staffordshire University, UK.

7:30 pm : Medieval Banquet (The Moat House)

Friday, 7^th July

9:00 am - 12:30 pm (Coffee break: 10:00-10:30 am)

• Session 5.2: Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems (Blue Lecture Theatre)

• Case Study : Agents - The Future of Intelligent Communications. Robert Ghanea-Hercock, British Telecom, UK.
• 54- Who Does What? Matching Agents To Tasks In Adaptive Workflow. J. Moore, and P. Chung, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK, R. Inder and J. Stader, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK, A. Macintosh, Napier University, Edinburgh, UK.
• 93- Solving Large Scale Multicriteria Job Sequencing Problems In Real Industrial Environments. G. Kostaras, I. Makarouni, G. Mitron, J. Psarras, National Technical University of Athens, Greece.
• 67- Code Understanding Through Context-Oriented Uncertainty Reasoning For Enterprise Information System Reengineering. Y. Li, H. Yang, De Montfort University, UK.

• Session 5.3: Systems Analysis and Specification (Green Lecture Theatre)

• Case Study: "Industry Strength" – Its True Meaning For High-Tech SMEs. Colin J Theaker, Visiting Professor, Staffordshire University, Engineering Manager, Terrafix Ltd, UK.
• 122- Evaluating IT Usage In Small And Medium Sized Enterprises. D. T. Thomas, A. Alderson, H. Shah, Staffordshire University, UK, D. J. Collins, Keele University, UK.
• 24- A Holistic Information Systems Strategy For Organisational Management- HISSOM. D. Lanc, Lloyds TSB/Scottish Widows Integration and Business Services, Edinburgh, UK, L. MacKinnon, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK.
• 75- Increasing End User Involvement In Requirements Modelling In Small Organisations. T. Chesney, H. Fletcher, Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College, UK.
• 63- On Designing Object Oriented Model For Multimedia Data. L. Kuzniarz, M. Piasecki, Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland.

• Session 5.4: Internet and Electronic Commerce (Red Lecture Theatre)

• Case Study: A New World for the Enterprise -- e-Commerce and Open Sources. Thomas Greene, Massachusetts Institute of Technology – LCS, U.S.A
• 18- Information Systems for Improving Competition in a Deregulated Electricity Market. A. Carrasco, J. Luque, I. Borrero, University of Seville, Spain.
• 56- Integrating Meeting Results in Organisations. C. J. Costa, J. F. Dias, ISCTE, P. Antunes, University of Lisboa, Portugal.
• 46- World Wide News Gathering Automatic Management. L. Veiga, P. Ferreira. INESC, Portugal.
• 71- Higher-order Effects of Groupware: A Case of Consequences of Lotus Notes. B. Aldenberg, M. S. Heng, S. C. Peters, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands.

12:30 -2:00 pm : Lunch (Gallery)

2:00 - 3:30 pm

• Session 6.2: Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems (Blue Lecture Theatre)

• 25- An Architecture For On-Line Intelligent Control Of Blast Furnaces. J. Tuya, E. Díaz, M. Hermida, J. A. L. Brugos, A. Neira, A. Alguero, University of Oviedo, Spain.
• 98- Development Of An Information System For Wind Power Stations. S. A. Papazis, P. N. Fotilas, University of Piraeus, Greece, M. G. Ioannides, National Technical University of Athens, Greece.
• 34- Integration Of Expert System Rules Into Standardised Object Description Models For Telecommunication Network Management. S. Martin, C. Leon, M. Mejfas, M. C. Romero, A. V. Medina, University of Seville, Spain.

• Session 6. 3: Systems Analysis and Specification (Green lecture Theatre)

• 20- RHODES, a Process Component centered Software Engineering Environment. B. Coulette, X. Crégut, IRIT Laboratory, France, T. Dan Thu, D. Thi Bich Thuy, University of Natural Sciences, Vietnam.
• 50- Supporting Distributed Decision Making In The Management Of Bids For Tender For The IT Industry. K. Gunter, H. Shah, Staffordshire University, UK, P. Butler, Hewlett-Packard Consulting, UK.
• 81- Enterprise Information Management Supported By Enterprise Modelling. S. A. Petersen, O. Szegheo, Norwegian University of Technology and Science, Norway.

• Session 6.4: Internet and Electronic Commerce (Red Lecture Theatre)

• 35- Conception of a Framework for Electronic Commerce Case Study: RuralNet. J. A. Gomes Pires, J. L. P. Exposto, A. A. G. Alves, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal, A. L. F. Leitão, University of Oporto, Portugal.
• 47- Intranet Adoption: A Survey Analysis. B. O’Flaherty, University College Cork, Ireland, H. Williams, University of Strathclyde, UK.
• 66- A Distributed Agents Architecture for Self-fault Management in Corporative Networks. J. Arribi, V. Carneiro, University of A Coruña, Spain.

4.00 pm : Prizes & Closing Session

7.00 pm: Evening Opportunity -Open Air Theatre: Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (Stafford Castle)

Poster Sessions : 5 -7^th July 2000

• 13- Architectural Considerations with Distributed Computing. Y. Wang, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
• 28- Application of a Virtual Connection Tree over Multiple Access Techniques for 3G Mobile Communication Systems. A. Heath, R. A. Carrasco, Staffordshire University, UK.
• 37- Implications of Search Engine Coverage in the Viability of Business Web Sites. M. Thelwall, University of Wolverhampton, UK.
• 43- Thoughts about the Organisational Context when Adapting a Workflow System. M. Lousa, Instituto Superior Politecnico de Gaya, Portugal, A. Machado, Escola Engenharia Universidade Minho, Portugal.
• 61- Adaptive Space Diversity for Multicarrier CDMA Schemes over fading radio Channels. R. Uribeetxeberria, R. A. Carrasco, Staffordshire University, UK.
• 70- Action Learning in a Decentralised Organisation - the Case of Designing a Distributed Database. S. C. A. Peters, M. S. H. Heng, c. E. Wissink, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands.
• 72- Usage of Instrument of neural Networks in Control of Complex Chemical Technological Process. A. Kalinin, L. Nechaera, E. Soldator, S. Podvalny, Russia.
• 80- Building Internet Shops: Current Status of the CITIES Project. A. Goitia, J. Garcia-Fanjul, J. Tuya, J. A. Corrales, University of Oviedo, Spain.
• 116- Facilitating a User Performed Requirements Analysis - a Case Study. R. Dawson, A. Al Zaid, Loughborough University, UK.

N.B: Coaches are made available to take delegates from (and back) their hotel to (and from) the University where the conference is held, and to the Moat House where the medieval banquet is held, and back to their hotel.