TC12 “Artificial Intelligence” is one of the thirteen Technical Committees of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP). IFIP was founded by UNESCO in 1960 to be an international, apolitical, independent organisation for information processing. TC12 was founded in 1989 and now contains seven working groups — see links on the left. A complete list of the other IFIP Technical Committees is on the IFIP site — see link on left.

Contacts

Chair

   Professor Tharam Dillon [Curtin University, Australia] [This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Vice-Chair

   Professor Max Bramer [University of Portsmouth, UK] This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Additional Vice-Chair

   Dr Nenad Stefanovic [University of Kragujevac, Serbia] This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Secretary

   Dr Omar Hussain [Curtin University, Australia] This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Brief History

TC12 was established in 1989, at that point Artificial Intelligence was already a well established and vital field, with its own journals, conferences and transnational organizations. The original aim of TC12 (which was revised in 1991) was to promote research in Artificial Intelligence and the interdisciplinary exchange between Artificial Intelligence and other fields of information processing. TC12 held its first meeting in Bruges, Belgium, May 31 – June 1, 1991. A primary objective for TC12 has since then been to build workable relationships with the existing organizations and to make clear that IFIP represents added value to Artificial Intelligence. The first chairman of TC12 was Robert A Meersman (Belgium) and he actively contributed to creating and shaping of the original five Working Groups:  

• WG 12.1 (Knowledge Representation — established in 1990)
• WG 12.2 (Machine Learning — established in 1990)  
• WG 12.3 (Reasoning Techniques — established in 1990)   
• WG 12.4 (Natural Language Processing — established in 1990, revised in 1992)  
• WG 12.5 (Knowledge Development of Application — established in 1993)

In 2003 Professor Max Bramer redesigned the working groups:

• WG 12.1 (Knowledge Representation and Reasoning)
• WG 12.2 (Machine Learning and Data Mining)   
• WG 12.3 (Intelligent Agents)   
• WG 12.4 (Semantic Web)   
• WG 12.5 (Artificial Intelligence Applications)  
• WG 12.6 (Knowledge Management)   
• WG 12.7 (Computer Vision)

In 2008 Professor Max Bramer reduced the number of working groups:

• WG 12.1 (Knowledge Representation and Reasoning)   
• WG 12.2 (Machine Learning and Data Mining)  
• WG 12.3 (Intelligent Agents)   
• WG 12.4 (Semantic Web)   
• WG 12.5 (Artificial Intelligence Applications)  
• WG 12.6 (Knowledge Management)

In 2010 Professor Tharam Dillon redesigned the working groups as follows

• WG 12.1 (Knowledge Representation and Reasoning)
• WG 12.2 (Machine Learning and Data Mining)
• WG 12.3 (Intelligent Agents)
• WG 12.4 (Semantic Web)
• WG 12.5 (Artificial Intelligence Applications)
• WG 12.6 (Knowledge Management)
• WG 12.7 (Social Networking Semantics and Collective Intelligence)
• WG 12.8 (Intelligent Bioinformatics and Biomedical Systems)
• WG 12.9 (Computational Intelligence)

Key Dates

1989
    TC12 Committee established
1989 – 1995
    Chair: Prof. Dr. Robert A. Meersman
1991
    Aims and scope for TC12 revised
1995 – 1997
    Chair: Professor Luigia Carlucci Aiello
1996 – 2002
    Webmaster: Dan O'Leary
1997 – 2003
    Chair: Professor Dr. Bernd Neumann
2003 – 2009
    Chair: Professor Max Bramer
2009 –
    Chair: Professor Tharam Dillon

Composition of the Committee

The IFIP TC12 Technical Committee is composed of:

• one representative appointed by each Full Member of IFIP;
• one or more representatives recommended by the TC and accepted by the relevant Full Member of IFIP;

Both of these categories of members will be appointed by the Technical Committee Chairman, have full voting rights and are eligible for elections as officers.

• any number of persons (not exceeding 25% of the total TC membership) who possess expert or specialist knowledge, who need not be members of an IFIP Member organization.

Such persons will be appointed by the Technical Committee Chairman on the recommendation of the TC. They will have no formal vote nor be eligible for election as officers of the Committee.

• Working Group Chairs are ex-officio members of the Committee for the duration of their terms of office, with full voting rights.

The Chairman of TC12 must be recommended by the TC and is appointed by the President of IFIP. The Chairman must be a member of the TC, shall serve for a term of three years and may be re-appointed for one additional term.

The Chairman of TC12 may designate a Vice-Chairman and a Secretary with the approval of the TC. The Vice-Chairman must be a member of the TC, shall serve for a term of three years and may be designated for one additional term. The term of office for Secretaries is three years which may be renewed without any limitation.

Responsibilities of National Representatives

The mission of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) is to be the foremost international organization encouraging and assisting in the development, exploitation and application of Information Technology for the benefit of all people. To achieve this, IFIP has organized twelve Technical Committees that facilitate the investigation and forward progress of Information Processing.

Dedicated and productive participation in the various Technical Committees is critical to success. Each member of a Technical Committee has an obligation to work towards achieving the specific individual goals of the Technical Committee and its Working Groups. In particular, National Representatives on Technical Committees are required to be active researchers in the field relevant to the particular Technical Committee and to be actively interested in the promotion of the global mission and goals of IFIP in general and of the Technical Committee in particular.

The following outlines particular responsibilities of National Representatives:

• Meetings of the Technical Committee
  • To attend scheduled meetings on a regular basis or provide prior notification of planned absence.
  • To provide the Technical Committee with occasional reports on relevant discoveries, activities and events in their home countries.
• Technical Committee Activities
• To participate in Technical Committee events and activities.
• To assist with the identification of areas of advancement and improvement supporting continuation of IFIP s global mission and goals.
• To provide information about individual research communities, activities and events in their home countries when requested by people seeking information for Technical Committee conferences or publications.
• In Their Home Countries
  • To promote the innovations of technology and pertinent R&D activities from the Technical Committee to their professional fields and other organizations in their home countries.
  • To promote collaboration and involvement between the Technical Committee Working Groups and their national communities including educational institutions, professional organizations and personal affiliations.
  • To encourage involvement and knowledge-sharing amongst scientists and experts in the corresponding relevant fields of the Technical Committee in their home countries.
  • To nominate and suggest appropriate subject experts when required by representatives of the Technical Committee and/or Working Group Conference Program Chairs for a conference organized in their countries.
  • To identify and nominate individuals in the technical community of their home countries to serve on Working Groups of the Technical Committee.

The IFIP TC12 normally meets annually at a major conference such as the IFIP World Congress or IJCAI.

Forthcoming Meetings

2013 (9th September 2013 at Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria from 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM). The venue of the meeting will be advised soon.
      Agenda:
        1. Confirmation of minutes from the last meeting
        2. Update on TC12 website
              •    Reflecting the current officers and member lists of TC12 WGs on the official web page
              •    New TC12 webpage https://sites.google.com/site/tc12ifip/home
        3. Reports from Working Groups
        4. Report of events not covered by Working Groups
        5. Summer school
        6. Finances
        7. Suggestions for future events and activities
        8. Any other business

Minutes of Previous Meetings

2012
      Held on September 26th 2012 at Amsterdam, Netherlands in conjunction with the 22nd IFIP World Computer Congress
2011
      Held on October 17th 2011 at Crete, Greece in conjunction with the  2011 OnTheMove Federated Conferences & Workshops
2010
       Held during  September 20 to September 23, 2010 at Brisbane, Australia in conjunction with World Computer Congress WCC 2010.
2009
    Minutes of the TC-12 Meeting in Thessaloniki, Greece, on Friday 24 April 2009
2008
    Minutes of the TC-12 Meeting in Milano, Italy, on Tuesday 9 September 2008
2007
    Minutes of the TC-12 Meeting in Athens, Greece, on Thursday 20 September 2007
2006
    Minutes of the TC-12 Meeting in Santiago, Chile, on Wednesday 23 August 2006
2005
    Minutes of the TC-12 Meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Tuesday 2 August 2005
2004
    Minutes of the TC-12 Meeting in Toulouse, France, on August 26th 2004
2003
    Minutes of the TC-12 Meeting in Acapulco, Mexico, on August 12, 2003
2002
    Minutes of the TC-12 Meeting in Montreal, Canada, on August 29, 2002
2001
    Minutes of the TC-12 Meeting in Seattle, USA, on August 6, 2001
2000
    Minutes of the TC-12 Meeting in Beijing, China, on August 24, 2000
1999
    Minutes of the TC-12 Meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, on August 2, 1999
1998
    Minutes of the TC-12 Meeting on the Danube/Komáron, Hungary on September 2, 1998
1997
    Minutes of the TC12 meeting held in Nagoya, Japan, on August 25, 1997