The science of supporting knowledge-intensive activities

Advanced computing methods and related technologies are changing the way engineers interact with the information infrastructure. Explicit knowledge representation formalisms and new reasoning techniques are no longer the sole territory of computer science. For knowledge-intensive tasks in engineering, a new philosophy and body of knowledge called Engineering Informatics is emerging.

Advanced Engineering Informatics solicits research papers with particular emphases both on 'knowledge' and 'engineering applications'. As an international Journal, original papers typically:

• Report progress in the engineering discipline of applying methods of engineering informatics.
• Have engineering relevance and help provide the scientific base to make engineering decision-making more reliable, spontaneous and creative.
• Contain novel research that demonstrates the science of supporting knowledge-intensive engineering tasks.
• Validate the generality, power and scalability of new methods through vigorous evaluation, preferably both qualitatively and quantitatively.

In addition, the Journal welcomes high quality review articles that summarise, compare, and evaluate methodologies and representations that are proposed for the field of engineering informatics. Similarly, summaries and comparisons of full-scale applications are welcomed, particularly those where scientific shortcomings have hindered success. Typically, such papers have expanded literature reviews and discussion of findings that reflect mastery of the current body of knowledge and propose novel additions to contemporary research.

Papers missing explicit representation and use of knowledge, such as those describing soft computing techniques, mathematical optimization methods, pattern recognition techniques, and numerical computation methods, do not normally qualify for publication in the Journal. Papers must illustrate contributions using examples of automating and supporting knowledge intensive tasks in artifacts-centered engineering fields such as mechanical, manufacturing, architecture, civil, electrical, transportation, environmental, and chemical engineering. Papers that report application of an established method to a new engineering subdomain will qualify only if they convincingly demonstrate noteworthy new power, generality or scalability in comparison with previously reported validation results. Finally, papers that discuss software engineering issues only are not in the scope of this journal.

Original Research Papers and Reviews are encouraged

Editors-in-Chief
C.H. Chen
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
T. Hartmann
Technical University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Associate Editors
A. Trappey
National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Editorial Board
R. Akhavian, Ph.D
R. Akhavian, Ph.D
San Diego State University, San Diego, United States
B. Akinci
B. Akinci
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States
C. J. Anumba
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, United States
J. Barthes
University of Applied Sciences for Technology Compiegne, Compiegne, France
N. Bel Hadj Ali
University of Gabes National Engineering School of Gabes Department of Civil Engineering, Gabes, Tunisia
A. Borrmann
Technical University of Munich, Munchen, Germany
F. Bosché, PhD
F. Bosché, PhD
The University of Edinburgh School of Engineering, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
D. Braha
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth, United States
I. Brilakis
I. Brilakis
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Y.T. Chong
Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore, Singapore
I. Flood
University of Florida, Gainesville, United States
K. Fujita
Osaka University, Suita, Japan
J. Garrett
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States
W. Huhnt
Technical University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Y. Jin
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States
L. Joskowicz
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
V. Kamat
V. Kamat
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States
L.P. Khoo
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
Y. Kitamura
Osaka University, Ibaraka, Japan
C. Koch
C. Koch
Bauhaus University Weimar, Weimar, Germany
P. Kripakaran
University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
V. Kryssanov
Ritsumeikan University College of Information Science and Engineering Graduate School of Information Science and Engineering Department of Information, Kusatsu, Japan
B. Kumar
Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, United Kingdom
CKM LEE
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
G. Lee
Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
H. Li
H. Li
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Y. Liu
Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Y. Ma
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
C. McMahon
University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
M.Y. Rafiq
University of Plymouth School of Marine Science and Engineering, Plymouth, United Kingdom
B. Raphael
National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
W.C. Regli
University of Maryland at College Park, Baltimore, United States
Y. Rezgui
Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
U. Rueppel
Darmstadt University of Technology, Darmstadt, Germany
K. Sato
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, United States
D. Schaefer
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, United States
W. Shen
National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Canada
M.K. Siddiqui
University of Delaware, Newark, United States
L. Soibelman
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States
J. Stjepandic, PhD
PROSTEP AG, Darmstadt, Germany
W. Tizani
University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Y. Umeda
Osaka University, Suita, Japan
J. Vancza
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
P. de Wilde
P. de Wilde
University of Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom
D. Xue
University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
W. Yan
Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, China
M. Yoshioka
Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
Emeritus Editors
J.C. Kunz
Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
W.J. O'Brien
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States
I. Smith
Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
T. Tomiyama
Cranfield University Department of Manufacturing, Bedford, United Kingdom