2nd CFP: Workshop on Data and Information Quality at CAiSE '04

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                        2nd Call for Papers
   INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON DATA AND INFORMATION QUALITY
                          -DIQ- 
                      8th  June 2004
                       Riga, Latvia

                  http://www.computing.dcu.ie/DIQ


                   in conjunction with 
            The 16th International Conference on
          Advanced Information Systems Engineering
                         
                          CAiSE '04



Important Dates:

Deadline for papers (received):     February 27, 2004
Notification if acceptance:         April 5, 2004
Deadline for Camera-ready copies:   April 23, 2004
Workshop Date:                      June 8, 2004



Background and Rational:

The problem of insufficient quality of data and information is 
widespread and is a critical issue for all organizations that 
rely on information and knowledge. Insufficient quality of 
information and data often leads to numerous negative effects: 
it can disrupt business processes and delay or worsen decisions; 
it can lead to confused communications between organisations or 
might block creativity. High data and information quality have 
become a decisive factor for networked organisations in the 
information economy. 

Currently, there are two main research streams addressing the 
problem of ensuring high data and information quality: first 
a technical, database oriented approach and second a management 
or business oriented approach. Database-oriented research is 
focused on technical aspects and database concepts and it 
prevalently discusses topics in which distributed source databases 
are integrated. Management oriented research in data and 
information quality is focused on organisational aspects, 
methods and techniques for managing the quality of data and 
information. So far, both streams are fairly isolated addressing 
similar problems. Problems regarding the interdependences between 
technological choices and business concepts are rarely considered. 
In this context, information system engineering brings both streams 
together and addresses problems related to information system 
design and modelling. Indeed Information system engineering focuses 
on crucial and interrelated issues such as software applications, 
information systems architectures and process modelling as well as 
business implications correlated with data and information quality.  
The international workshop on data and information quality concentrates 
on this and attempts to bring research and practitioners together 
enabling new and innovative research results on data- and 
information-centric system engineering.



Objective:

The international workshop on data and information quality concentrates 
on actionable research results and attempts to bring research and 
practitioners together enabling new and innovative results on data- 
and information-centric system engineering. In addition, the workshop 
provides an excellent opportunity to establish international contacts 
in the research community and it intends to stimulate collaborative 
research efforts in data and information quality.



Relevant Topics:

The international workshop on data and information quality seeks 
submissions, including applied and basic research papers, as 
well as case studies that address various aspects of data 
and information quality.

Areas of particular interest for the track include (but are not limited to):

-Defining DIQ
-DIQ management 
-DIQ conceptual modeling
-DIQ strategy 
-DIQ Assessment 
-DIQ Improvement - processes and technologies
-DIQ and integration
-DIQ and coordination 
-DIQ in IS-Engineering
-DIQ in Knowledge Management
-DIQ and Communication
-DIQ on the Internet
-Data mining & Data warehousing
-Intercultural issues in DIQ
-DIQ costs and benefits 
-DIQ and trust
-DIQ and security/privacy
-Case studies and experiences
-DIQ in specific context:
    -Financial service industry
    -Logistics
    -Health care
    -Public sector 
    -Multimedia applications
    -Web based environments



Submission Guidelines:

-Papers should not exceed 5,000 words. They must be original, and 
not submitted to, or accepted by, any conference or journal. A 
separate cover sheet should be enclosed containing the title of 
the paper, the author(s) and affiliation(s), and the address 
(including e-mail address and fax number) to which correspondence 
should be sent. This is the only place where the names of the 
authors should appear.

-All submissions should be made electronically to:
 DIQ2004-j9mISXBebvq70S6Re0YL1A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

-The workshop language is English.



Workshop Proceedings: 
 
All submitted papers will be reviewed by a program committee. 
Accepted papers will be published in the workshop proceedings. 
Outstanding papers are recommended for publication as journal 
articles (e.g. in a special issue on Data and Information Quality 
of an international journal). 



Further Information and Contact:

-http://www.computing.dcu.ie/DIQ
-DIQ2004-j9mISXBebvq70S6Re0YL1A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
-http://www.cs.rtu.lv/caise2004/



Workshop Chairs:
-Prof. Dr. Martin J. Eppler, University of Lugano - Switzerland 
 martin.eppler-ZecRSD2H78cfv37vnLkPlQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

-Dr. Markus Helfert, Dublin City University - Ireland
 markus.helfert-j9mISXBebvq70S6Re0YL1A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

-Prof. Barbara Pernici, Politecnico di Milano - Italy
 pernici-PABsLib4K1h2gtSFtTw2zA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 


Program Committee:
 Markus Aeschimann, Ernst & Young, Switzerland 
 Gunnar Auth, DaimlerChrysler, Germany
 Carlo Batini, Universita' di Milano "La Bicocca", Italy 
 Cinzia Cappiello, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
 Marco Colombetti, University of Lugano, Switzerland
 Larry English, Information Impact International Inc., U.S.A.
 Craig Fisher, Marist College, U.S.A. 
 Chiara Francalanci, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
 Marcus Gebauer, WestLB AG, Germany 
 Ron Hyams, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
 Matthias Jarke, RWTH Aachen University, Germany 
 Eitel Lauria, Marist College, U.S.A.
 Anne Matheus, Marist College, U.S.A. 
 Felix Naumann, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany
 Andreas Neus, IBM, Germany 
 Tom Redman, Navesink Consulting Group, U.S.A.
 Marc Rittberger, HEG Geneva, Switzerland
 Monica Scannapieco, Università di Roma "La Sapienza", Italy 
 Peter Schulz, University of Lugano, Switzerland
 Bernhard Strauch, LGT Bank, Liechtenstein  
 Giri Kumar Tayi, SUNY Albany, U.S.A.




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Dr. Markus Helfert
School of Computing
Dublin City University
Glasnevin
Dublin 9, Ireland

Phone:  +353-1-700-8727
Fax:    +353-1-700-5442
Office: L2.26
Email: markus.helfert-j9mISXBebvq70S6Re0YL1A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.computing.dcu.ie
http://www.mhelfert.de
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