Introduction

Traditionally in EPIA there is a thematic track that intends to cover general methodologies and architectures for intelligent systems and research that does not clearly fall under other specific thematic tracks. This track has now the title Artificial Intelligence – Theory, Methods, and Application (AITMA). In AITMA we will encourage researchers to present work in interdisciplinary areas and in breaking domains of AI. All available paths integrating AI are welcome, including theoretical and experimental computer science, cognitive science, neuroscience, and innovative interdisciplinary methodologies. Relevant to this track are also papers on issues that arise in the design and construction of complex artificial intelligent agents, including but not limited to human-level intelligent agents, integrating varying component technologies.

Topics of interest

The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Brain Sciences
• Case-by-case Problem-Solving
• Cognitive Architectures
• Coherence of Integrative/Hybrid Systems
• Connecting Sensorimotor and Concept-level Cognition Context
• Evaluation and Comparison of AI Projects
• Foundations and Theory of AI
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Intelligent Database Systems
• Intelligent User Interfaces
• Lifelong and Multi-Strategy Learning
• Logic Based Knowledge Representation
• Logic Programming
• Management of Complex Goal Structures
• Multimodal Communication
• Natural Language Processing
• Ontologies
• Philosophical Issues
• Program Analysis, Validation, Verification and Debugging
• Real-Time AI Systems
• Reasoning with Incomplete and Uncertain Information
• Semantic Web
• The Role of Embodiment in AI
• Virtual characters

Organizing committee

• José Valente de Oliveira, Universidade do Algarve, NOVA LINCS
• João Leite, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, NOVA LINCS
• João Rodrigues, Universidade do Algarve, NOVA LINCS
• João Dias, Universidade do Algarve, CISCA
• Pedro Cardoso, Universidade do Algarve, NOVA LINCS

Programme committee

• Alípio Jorge, FCUP, Universidade do Porto
• Ana Bazzan, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
• Bernardete Ribeiro, University of Coimbra
• Ernesto Costa, University of Coimbra
• Eugenio Oliveira, FEUP, University of Porto
• Goreti Marreiros, ISEP, Polytechnic of Porto
• Inês Lynce, IST, University of Lisbon
• José Júlio Alferes, University NOVA of Lisbon
• Juan Pavón, Complutense University of Madrid
• Luís Correia, FCUL, University of Lisbon
• Luis Paulo Reis, FEUP, University of Porto
• Paulo Novais, University of Minho
• Virginia Dignum, Umeå University