Final Conference program

See also TP For Software and Services Conference Program.

Some papers are conditionally accepted upon consideration by the authors of changes suggested by the reviewers and some papers are still under peer review for final acceptance.

 
Tuesday, 13th June
   
9:00
WELCOME AND OPENING SESSION
 

Welcome and formal opening: prof. dr. Marjan Heričko, KMO’2006 Conference General Chair

Welcome speech: Dr. Gregor Virant, Minister, Ministry of Public Administration

Welcoming speech: Prof.dr. Ivan Rozman, Rector of the University of Maribor

Welcome from the host: Prof.dr. Igor Tičar, Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Welcome address by Jože Zrimšek, Directorate for the Information Society, Director-General

   
9:15 - 10:00
INVITED SPEAKER
  Jose M. Cavanillas Vice-Chairman - NESSI Steering Committee
The Future of software and services
 
10:10 -11:45
KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY AND SHARING

Sheng-Tun Li, National Cheng Kung University
Li-Yen Shue, National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology
Shu-Fen Lee, National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, Cheng Shiu University
Knowledge Discovery for Developing Service Strategy – A case study with ISP industry (presentation)

Haris Papoutsakis, Technological Education Institute of Crete
Sharing Knowledge in the Organization: A Retrospective Analysis and Managerial Implications

Jorge Loureiro, Instituto Politécnico de Viseu,
Orlando Belo ,Universidade do Minho
Comparative Study of Genetic Algorithms Selection Schemes Performance when Applied to the Cube Selection Problem (presentation)

Patricia Hanrahan, Management & Technology Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
The Role of Knowledge Strategies in the Intellectual Value Chain (presentation)

Erich Hartlieb, Karl Ritsch, Josef Tuppinger, Reinhard Willfort
kScan Knowledge Mananagement Assessment – theoretical model and experiences of application in SME’s (presentation)

 
12:00 – 13:15
SEMANTIC WEB AND ONTOLOGIES

Vili Podgorelec, Luka Pavlič, Marjan Heričko, University of Maribor,
Using Semantic Web Technologies for Project Teams Building (presentation)

Yaroslav Tsaruk, Kimmo Salmenjoki, Aki Vainio, University of Vaasa, Gurusamy Arumugam, Madurai Kamaraj University
Semantic and Context - aware Message Sharing between Organizations (presentation)

Philippe Martin, Griffith University (School of ICT), Mike Eboueya, La Rochelle University, Jun Jo, Griffith University (School of ICT), Lorna Uden, Staffordshire University
Between Too Informal and Too Formal (presentation)

 
  LUNCH
   
14:00 -14:45
INIVITED SPEAKER

Michael Roe, Microsoft Research
Cryptography and Evidence

 
15:00 – 16:40
KM IN SMEs AND LEARNING

Stefan Vorbach, Elke Perl,Karl-Franzens University
Knowledge Oriented Innovation – A Guideline Providing Systematic Support for SME (presentation)

Reinhard Bernsteiner, Peter Mirski, Stefan Slögl, MCI Management Center Innsbruck
Wikis, weblogs and discussion forums as instruments of KM in small companies of the IT sector (presentation)

Päivi Jäväjä, Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences, Marja Naaranoja, University of Vaasa
Learning support of ICTs in Construction Projects - Case Study Approach (presentation)

Dean Dinevski, University of Maribor, Janja Jakončič Faganel, Poljane Grammar School, Matija Lokar, University of Ljubljana, Boštjan Žnidaršič, Poljane Grammar School
Quality Assessment of Electronic Learning Material (presentation)

 
17:00-18:20
KM IN DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION

Peter Baloh, Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Vasilije Vasič, Innovation centre of Gorenje group, Gorenje d.d., Velenje, Kevin C Desouza, Information School, University of Washington, Seattle, Ambrož Stropnik, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computational Science, University of Maribor
Application of Knowledge Management Technology in Development of  New Multifunctional-Materials Products (presentation)

S Phillips, T Griffiths, J Moore and D J Mynors, Engineering Technologist
GTMA, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex
Communicating Technology to the Toolmaking and Allied Industries (presentation)

Marja Naaranoja,University of Vaasa, Lorna Uden, Staffordshire University
Knowledge Sharing in Finland - Construction Industry Approach (presentation)

Marjan Leber, Petja Pižmoht, UM Faculty o Mechanical Engineering Maribor, Reinhard Willfort, innovation service network GmbH
Knowledge Management can Help to Find the Right Balance (presentation)

 
18:30
Social Event
 

Wednesday, 14th June

   
9:00 – 9:45
INVITED SPEAKER

Paolo Ceravolo, Ernesto Damiani, Marco Viviani, University of Milano
Trust-based Validation of Semantic Web Metadata

 
10:00 – 11:20 
KNOWLEDGE MODELING

Cristina Wanzeller Instituto Politécnico de Viseu
Orlando Belo, Universidade do Minho
Towards a More Suitable System for Web Usage Mining

Anna-Maija Kiurunen, Anne Mäkiranta,  Marja Naaranoja, University of Vaasa
Modelling Process Knowledge - Case Study

Tomislav Rozman, Romana Vajde Horvat, Ivan Rozman, University of Maribor
Proposal of BPMN Extensions Based on Results of Ontological Analyses of Process Modelling Method

 
11:40 – 13:20
KM AND AGENT TECHNOLOGY

Miguel Vazquez, Juan Pavon,Jorge J. Gomez-Sanz ,Universidad Complutense de Madrid,
Daniel Boley, Han Ching Lam, Scott Fahrenkrug, University of Minnesota
A Multi-Agent System Architecture for Knowledge Integration in Microarray Analysis (presentation)

Dejan Lavbič, Ana Šaša, Marjan Krisper, University of Ljubljana
Knowledge Management in Multi-Agent Systems (presentation)

Kimmo Salmenjoki, Yaroslav Tsaruk, Aki Vainio, University of Vaasa
Multi-agent Approach for Knowledge Processes between Research Organisations (presentation)

   
  LUNCH
 
14:15 – 15:00
INVITED SPEAKER

Lorna Uden, Staffordshire University
Activity Theory for Knowledge Management in Organisations

 
15:20 – 17:00
KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION AND DISSEMINATION
 

Viljem Tisnikar, Matjaž Gams, Jozef Stefan Institute
Knowledge Representation for the working Manager (presentation)

Uroš Prelovšek, Marjeta Pučko, Iskratel Ltd.
Improvement of learning architecture within high-technological telecommunication company (presentation)

Gurusamy Arumugam , Muthuraman Thangaraj, Madurai Kamaraj University, Kimmo Salmenjoki, University of Vaasa
Shared Knowledge Management – A Representational Approach in R&D Collaboration among Universities (presentation)

Aki Vainio, University of Vaasa
Information exchange between foster care units (presentation)

Tatjana Welzer University of Maribor, David Riano, Lenka Lhotska, Marjan Družovec University of Maribor
Influence of Domain Knowledge on Data Quality (presentation)
 
17:15 – 18:30
PANEL ON »New trends in Knowledge Management«
Chair: Kimmo Salmenjoki, University of Vaasa“
   
 
18:30
CONFERENCE CONCLUSION