Artificial intelligence : Methodology, systems, and applications ; 10th International Conference, AIMSA 2002, Varna, Bulgaria, September 4-6, 2002. Proceedings

The AIMSA conference series was frst conceived in 1984 as a gathering of AI researchers and students from Eastern and Central Europe.Sincethenthecon- rence has followed a biennial schedule of meetings in Bulgaria, attracting parti- pantsfrom awidergeographicalarea.The AIMSA organizers are delighted to present you with another exciting program, coveringmostareasof Artifcial Intelligence.Inkeepingwithitsm- sion to inform the research community and excite the commercial sector, AIMSA presents this year two invited contributions from world-leading European rese- chersworkingoncutting-edgeAIresearch: Prof.CaroleGoble, ontheSemantic Web.