16. ER 1997: Los Angeles, California, USA

@proceedings{DBLP:conf/er/97,
  editor    = {David W. Embley and
               Robert C. Goldstein},
  title     = {Conceptual Modeling - ER '97, 16th International Conference on
               Conceptual Modeling, Los Angeles, California, USA, November 3-5,
               1997, Proceedings},
  booktitle = {ER},
  publisher = {Springer},
  series    = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science},
  volume    = {1331},
  year      = {1997},
  isbn      = {3-540-63699-4},
  bibsource = {DBLP, http://dblp.uni-trier.de}
}

• Title, Preface, Organization, Committees, Referees, Table of Contents.
  

Keynote Address

• Alan G. Merten:
  From Conceptual Modeler to University President. 1
  

Automated Design

• Veda C. Storey, Harald Ullrich, Shankar Sundaresan:
  An Ontology for Database Design Automation. 2-15
  
• Michael Lloyd-Williams:
  Exploiting Domain Knowledge During the Automated Design of Object-Oriented Databases. 16-29
  
• Sandeep Purao, Veda C. Storey:
  Intelligent Support for Retrieval and Synthesis of Patterns for Object-Oriented Design. 30-42
  

Temporal Modeling

• Ilias Petrounias:
  A Conceptual Development Framework for Temporal Information Systems. 43-56
  
• Dolors Costal, Antoni Olivé, Maria-Ribera Sancho:
  Temporal Features of Class Populations and Attributes in Conceptual Models. 57-70
  
• Iqbal A. Goralwalla, Duane Szafron, M. Tamer Özsu, Randal J. Peters:
  Managing Schema Evolution Using a Temporal Object Model. 71-84
  

Invited Talk

• Sridhar Iyengar:
  Distributed Object Repositories: Concepts and Standards. 85-101
  

Languages

• Debabrata Dey, Sumit Sarkar:
  Extended SQL Support for Uncertain Data. 102-112
  
• Anthony C. Bloesch, Terry A. Halpin:
  Conceptual Queries Using ConQuer-II. 113-126
  
• Lars Bækgaard:
  Transaction-Based Specification of Database Evolution. 127-140
  

Activity Modeling

• Klaus-Dieter Schewe:
  Well-Behaving Rule Systems for Entity-Relationship and Object-Oriented Models. 141-154
  
• Michael Schrefl, Markus Stumptner:
  Behavior Consistent Refinement of Object Life Cycles. 155-168
  
• Ling Liu, Calton Pu:
  ActivityFlow: Towards Incremental Specification and Flexible Coordination of Workflow Activities. 169-182
  

Keynote Address

• Michael L. Brodie:
  Silver Bullet Shy on Legacy Mountain: When Neat Technology Just Doesn't Work - or - Miracles to Save the Realm: Faustian Bargains or Noble Pursuits. 183
  

Applied Modeling

• Daniel L. Moody:
  A Multi-Level Architecture for Representing Enterprise Data Models. 184-197
  
• Jun Sekine, Atsushi Kitai, Yoshihito Ooshima, Yasuhiro Oohara:
  A Data Model for Customizing DB Schemas Based on Business Policies. 198-214
  
• Hercules Dalianis, Paul Johannesson:
  Explaining Conceptual Models - An Architecture and Design Principles. 215-228
  

Object-Oriented Modeling

• Tomas Hruska, Petr Kolencik:
  Extending an Object-Oriented Model: Multiple Class Objects. 229-242
  
• Vojislav B. Misic, Simon Moser:
  A Formal Approach to Metamodeling: A Generic Object-Oriented Perspective. 243-256
  
• Wesley W. Chu, Guogen Zhang:
  Associations and Roles in Object-Oriented Modeling. 257-270
  

Theoretical Issues in Modeling

• Anastasia Analyti, Nicolas Spyratos, Panos Constantopoulos:
  Property Covering: A Powerful Construct for Schema Derivations. 271-284
  
• Mohamed M. Gammoudi, Jerônimo D. Mendes, Wilson S. Pinto:
  Inheritance Graph Hierarchy Construction Using Rectangular Decomposition of a Binary Relation and Designer Feedback. 285-298
  
• Kitsana Waiyamai, Rafik Taouil, Lotfi Lakhal:
  Towards an Object Database Approach for Managing Concept Lattices. 299-312
  

Experience and Applications

• Carlo Batini, Guglielmo Longobardi, Simona Fornasiero:
  An Experience of Integration of Conceptual Schemas in the Italian Public Administration. 313-322
  
• Meike Albrecht, Margita Altus, Martin Steeg:
  Application-Oriented Design of Behavior: A Transformational Approach Using RADD. 323-332
  

Distributed Systems

• Daniel Wu, Divyakant Agrawal, Amr El Abbadi, Ambuj K. Singh:
  A Java-Based Framework for Processing Distributed Objects. 333-346
  
• Elzbieta Malinowski, Sharma Chakravarthy:
  Fragmentation Techniques for Distributing Object-Oriented Databases. 347-360
  
• Niki Pissinou, Kia Makki, Mei Hong, Lusheng Ji, Ashok Kumar:
  An Agent-Based Mobile System. 361-374
  

Panel Discussion

Invited Talk

• J. Patrick Thompson, John W. Sweitzer:
  Successful Practices in Developing a Complex Information Model. 376-393
  

Integration

• Mong-Li Lee, Tok Wang Ling:
  Resolving Constraint Conflicts in the Integration of Entity-Relationship Schemas. 394-407
  
• Peter McBrien, Alexandra Poulovassilis:
  A Formal Framework for ER Schema Transformation. 408-421
  
• Uwe Hohenstein, Volkmar Pleßer:
  A Generative Approach to Database Federation. 422-435
  

Tools

• Lester Yee, Cheng Hsu:
  A Virtual Reality Interface to an Enterprise Metadatabase. 436-449
  
• A. N. W. Dahanayake, Henk G. Sol, Jan L. G. Dietz:
  A Fully Flexible CAME in a CASE Environment. 450-463
  
• Maokai Gong, Louise Scott, Yingping Xiao, Ray Offen:
  A Rapid Development Model for Meta-CASE Tool Design. 464-477
  

• Author Index.