[agents] CfP: FoIKS 2026: 14th International Symposium on Foundations of Information and Knowledge Systems: 23-26 March, 2026. Hannover, Germany

[Yasir mahmood]

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** FoIKS 2026: First call for papers for **
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The 14th International Symposium on Foundations of Information and 
Knowledge Systems (FoIKS'26) invites contributions from theoretical and 
applied research on information and knowledge systems.
FoIKS 2026 (https://foiks2026.github.io/) will be held on 23rd-26th 
March 2026 in Hannover, Germany.


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** Scope **
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The suggested topics include, but are not limited to:

Mathematical Foundations of Information and Knowledge Systems:
Discrete structures and algorithms, graphs, and formal languages.

Database Design and Management:
Formal models, (in)dependencies and models of transactions, concurrency 
control.

Logics in Databases and AI:
Classical and non-classical logics, logic programming, description 
logics, spatial and temporal logics, argumentation, probability logic, 
fuzzy logic.

Knowledge Representation and Reasoning:
Logical reasoning, Non-monotonic reasoning (reasoning under inconsistency),
Reasoning under vagueness or uncertainty.

Foundations of neuro-symbolic reasoning:
Embedding methods for structured information, such as knowledge graphs, 
mathematical expressions, grammars, logical theories.

Intelligent Agents:
Multi-agent systems, autonomous agents, formal models of interactions, 
Boolean games, coalition formation, reputation systems, epistemic 
reasoning.

Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval:
Machine learning, data mining, formal concept analysis and association 
rules, information extraction.

Security in Information and Knowledge Systems:
Identity theft, privacy, trust, intrusion detection, access control, 
inference control, secure Web services, secure Semantic Web, risk 
management.

Integrity and Constraint Management:
Verification, validation, consistent query answering, and information 
cleaning.

Knowledge graphs and semi-structured Data:
Data modelling, data processing, data compression, and data exchange.


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** Submission Guidelines **
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Papers must be typeset using the Springer LaTeX2e style llncs for 
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (for guidelines and templates, see: 
https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines). 
Submissions that deviate substantially from these guidelines may be 
rejected without review. There are the following page limits according 
to paper type:

Long papers: 16 plus additional pages of references.

Short papers: 10 plus additional pages of references.

Missing proofs or details can be added as an additional appendix of up 
to 15 pages article style and read at the discretion of the program 
committee. All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted 
to another journal or conference. Initial submissions must be in PDF 
format, but authors should keep in mind that the LaTeX2e source must be 
submitted for the final versions of accepted papers. Submissions in 
alternate formats, such as Microsoft Word, cannot be accepted for either 
initial or final versions. The submissions will be judged for scientific 
quality and for suitability as a basis for broader discussion.


Submission is via the EasyChair link 
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=foiks2026.

All questions about submissions should be emailed to 
foiks2026 at easychair.org.

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** Publication **
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The proceedings are planned to be published by Springer-Verlag in the 
Lecture Notes in Computer Science series. After the symposium, authors 
of selected papers will be invited to submit extended journal versions 
of their papers for a FoIKS 2024 special issue.

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** Important dates **
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Submission of abstracts: 18. September 2025

Submission of paper: 25. of September 2025

Notification: 20. of December 2025

Final version due: 20. of January 2026

Conference: 23 - 26 of March 2026


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** Invited Speakers **
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TBD

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** Organization **
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* PC Chairs *

Anni-Yasmin Turhan    (University of Paderborn, Germany)
Jonni Virtema        (University of Sheffield, UK)

* Local Chair *

Arne Meier        (Leibniz University Hannover, Germany)
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