Formal Concept Analysis 7th International Conference, ICFCA 2009
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Formal Concept Analysis, ICFCA 2009, held in Darmstadt, Germany, in May 2009. The 15 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 29 submissio
- PDF / 36,997,236 Bytes
- 349 Pages / 430 x 660 pts Page_size
- 1 Downloads / 244 Views
Subseries of Lecture Notes in Computer Science
5548
Sébastien Ferré Sebastian Rudolph (Eds.)
Formal Concept Analysis 7th International Conference, ICFCA 2009 Darmstadt, Germany, May 21-24, 2009 Proceedings
13
Series Editors Randy Goebel, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Jörg Siekmann, University of Saarland, Saarbrücken, Germany Wolfgang Wahlster, DFKI and University of Saarland, Saarbrücken, Germany Volume Editors Sébastien Ferré IRISA/IFSIC, Université de Rennes 1 Campus Universitaire de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes CEDEX, France E-mail: [email protected] Sebastian Rudolph Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Institut AIFB 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany E-mail: [email protected]
Library of Congress Control Number: Applied for
CR Subject Classification (1998): I.2, G.2.1, G.2.2, F.4.1, F.4.2, D.2.4, H.3 LNCS Sublibrary: SL 7 – Artificial Intelligence ISSN ISBN-10 ISBN-13
0302-9743 3-642-01814-9 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York 978-3-642-01814-5 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York
This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, re-use of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. springer.com © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009 Printed in Germany Typesetting: Camera-ready by author, data conversion by Scientific Publishing Services, Chennai, India Printed on acid-free paper SPIN: 12683055 06/3180 543210
Preface
The discipline of formal concept analysis (FCA) is concerned with the formalization of concepts and conceptual thinking. Built on the solid foundation of lattice and order theory, FCA is first and foremost a mathematical discipline. However, its motivation and guiding principles are based on strong philosophical underpinnings. In practice, FCA provides a powerful framework for the qualitative, formal analysis of data, as demonstrated by numerous applications in diverse areas. Likewise, it emphasizes the aspect of human-centered information processing by employing visualization techniques capable of revealing inherent structure in data in an intuitively graspable way. FCA thereby contributes to structuring and navigating the ever-growing amount of information available in our evolving information society and supports the process of turning data into information and ultimately into knowledge. In response to an expanding FCA community, the International Conference on Formal Concept Analysis (ICFCA) was established to provide an annual opportunity for the exchange of ideas. Previous ICFCA conferences were held in Darmstadt (2003), Sydney (2004), Lens (2005), Dresden (2006), ClermontFerrand (2007), as well as Montreal (20
