CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS

Proposal Submission Deadline: March 31, 2009

Handbook of Research on Hydroinformatics: Technologies, Theories and Applications

A book edited by Dr. Tagelsir Mohamed Gasmelseid

University of Khartoum, Sudan

Introduction

Different organizational levels and decision makers in the domain of natural resources, in particular, the management of water resources, have acknowledged the significant role of Hydroinformatics. Therefore, it is important to understand how Hydroinformatics applications, tools and decision aids are manifested and how decision making can be integrated and enhanced at various levels in organizations. It is of primary importance to consider Hydro informatics connected to both human and technology interaction. It improves the ability to process and manage information and knowledge-related processes in order to improve decision making, increase strategic capability and organizational performance. In the fields of information studies, information systems, civil engineering, etc., there exists a need for an edited collection of articles in this area.

Objective of the Book

This book will aim to provide relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings in the area. It will be written for professionals who want to improve their understanding of the development and use of decision support tools to support decision making and integrated water management at different organizational levels and domains, that is, integrated decision making at the basin, watercourse and farm levels depicted in accordance with administrative boundaries: basin-wide, country and administrative units. Knowledge about the development and use of Hydroinformatics with reference to establishing sustained linkages between the water system and other related systems (health, economic, social, demographic, etc) will also be incorporated.

Target Audience

The target audience of this book will be composed of professionals and researchers working in various disciplines, e.g. administrative and management science, information-related disciplines such as computer sciences, communication, information technology, and management information systems, among others, civil and environmental engineering, political sciences, and education. Moreover, the book will provide insights and support executives concerned with the management of natural resources, policy makers, planners, information management specialists as well as educators and researchers in different types of work communities and environments.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1)   Contextual analysis and application domain including domain based and decision specific uncertainty and risk analysis, definitions, methodologies, integrated resource management concepts, and approaches in integrated water resources management, irrigation management, agricultural modeling, agri-business, spatial analysis and marketing, among others. Emphasis on case studies will be given priority to advocate learning from good practices.

(2)        Knowledge representation and reasoning including the design and development of ontologies; representation and modeling of the mereotopologies of spatial entities and processes, the use of logical tools to axiomatized   logical properties of spatial and temporal relations, the use of reasoning languages, ontology‑based software and automated scientific reasoning describing spatio-temporal phenomena of the water system, conceptualization of fuzziness, vagueness, and uncertainty.

(3)        Information modeling including statistical inference and data mining, statistical theory, spatial data analysis, spatio‑temporal data analysis, visualization, data fusion, data discovery and integration; spatial and spatio-temporal database systems; rule-based modeling, data visualization; spatially‑explicit dynamic modeling; geospatial semantic modeling; and computational grids for modeling processes.

(4)        Enabling technologies and information processing paradigms including remote sensing, Web-enabled information and modeling systems, Geographic Information System and Imaging, Data acquisition, modeling and management systems, Optimization techniques, Semantic Web; semantically mediated data and model integration, semantic interoperability, mediation, and reasoning, service-oriented architecture, service composition, space based technologies and intelligent and agent based systems and spatial integration of geo-semantic Web Services, among others.

(5)        Education and capacity building including the development and application of Hydroinformatics concepts to create, advance, and exploit relevant infrastructure in water-related science education and share educational approaches to educate domain experts in the field of Hydroinformatics. Emphasis on virtual institutes, collaborative engineering and Web platforms experience, International graduate programs experiences and Continuous professional education and long life learning practices.

Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before March 31, 2009, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by April 15, 2009 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by June 15, 2009. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference) and "Medical Information Science Reference" imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com.

Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or by mail to:

Dr. Tagelsir Mohamed Gasmelseid

Department of Business Administration

UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM

Tel.: +249 9 124 35 926 • Fax: +249 185 387130 • GSM: +249 9 124 35 926