SUBMISSION DUE DATE: December 1st, 2009

Guest Editors:
Epaminondas Kapetanios, Richard Chbeir, Frederic Andres

INTRODUCTION:
In the long standing tradition of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, information processing and management as well as knowledge engineering principles and techniques have been envisioned and practiced claiming some kind of intelligence in organization, processing and behavior. Effective memory models and organization have always attracted research and development efforts in an attempt to address the challenges of intelligent behavior in humans and machines. Among the oldest examples are nature inspired models such as cellular automata as conceived by Ulam and von Neumann in the 1940s, which have been investigated as a framework for the understanding of the behavior of complex systems. In spite the controversial opinions about the degrees of success for understanding and applying intelligence, today’s computer impacted culture is characterized by the production and consumption of knowledge and information in an assembly of smaller universes of entities, i.e., people, machines, software, data, computational models rather than truly intelligent systems. 

OBJECTIVE OF THE SPECIAL ISSUE:

In order to adhere to the evolutionary and cultural impact of computer science in society and organizations, we need to re-visit memory and organizational models within a universe of discourse where entity participation and connectionism are of paramount importance. Data, information and knowledge management principles and techniques need to be conceived as contributing to the creation of a huge associative memory, which could enable a collectively, eventually truly, intelligent society and organization. Within such a Collective Intelligence (CI) Universe of Discourse, coping with and harnessing complexity and diversity remains a key challenge, which can be met by conceiving data and knowledge engineering and management as an ecosystem underlying synergetic and natural selection processes.

In this special issue, we solicit visionary as well as theoretical and application papers, which address data and knowledge engineering principles and techniques in a CI Universe of Discourse. Particular emphasis will be given to principles and techniques underpinning all processes from conceptualization and conceptual modeling to querying, retrieval and storage of data and knowledge as integral parts of a larger associative memory.

RECOMMENDED TOPICS:
Topics to be discussed in this special issue include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Collaborative Conceptual Modeling
• Collaborative Ontology Engineering
• Data and Knowledge Engineering
• Information Retrieval
• Argumentation and Debate Management Systems
• Contextual Models and Algebras
• Complexity Models and Theory
• Game Theory
• Nature Inspired Memory Models and Organization
• Information Ecosystem Infrastructure, Requirement Analysis and Development Methodologies
• Memories for Life and Culture Preservation Systems

ABOUT International Journal of Organizational and Collective Intelligence (IJOCI):
The International Journal of Organizational and Collective Intelligence (IJOCI) focuses on computing theories and empirical analyses of shared knowledge relevant to businesses. Containing both practical and theoretical articles on the technical and managerial aspects of intelligent computing, this journal reflects on current advancements in a variety of areas including knowledge computing, decision science, organizational systems, and robotics.

This journal is an official publication of the Information Resources Management Association.

Editor-in-Chief: Hideyasu Sasaki 
Published: Quarterly (both in Print and Electronic form)

All submissions should be electronically through the submission website:
http://sigappfr.acm.org/journals/index.php?journal=IJOCI