text_combined: eyke hüllermeier jpargtpsiticsunimagdeburgde call papers special issue international journal f u z z e n e f u z z e n c e b e r e n n g longstanding research artificial intelligence related fields produced number paradigms building intelligent knowledgebased systems rulebased reasoning constraint processing probabilistic graphical models one paradigms casebased reasoning cbr received great deal attention recent years used successfully diverse application areas key idea cbr tackle new problems referring similar problems already solved past end cbr proceeds individual experiences form cases generalization beyond experiences largely founded principles analogical reasoning cognitive concept similarity plays essential role general problem solving methodology intended cover wide range realworld applications casebased reasoning must face challenge deal uncertain incomplete vague information fact successfully deployed cbr systems commonly integrated method treat uncertainty already inherent basic cbr hypothesis demanding similar problems similar solutions correspondingly recent years witnessed increased interest formalizing parts cbr methodology within different frameworks reasoning uncertainty building hybrid approaches combining cbr methods uncertain approximate reasoning fuzzy set theory mentioned particularly interesting example fact even though cbr fuzzy systems intended cognitively plausible approaches reasoning problem solving two corresponding fields emphasized different aspects complement reasonable way aiming support crossfertilization two fields focus special issue combination fuzzy setbased casebased reasoning techniques prospective authors invited submit substantial original previously unpublished research showing fuzzy setbased concepts methods support various aspects cbr including case knowledge representation acquisition modeling maintenance management cbr systems case indexing retrieval similarity assessment adaptation instancebased casebased learning solution explanation confidence representation context way round ideas techniques cbr contribute fuzzy setbased approximate reasoning apart methodical contributions also encourage submissions applicationoriented papers showing advantages hybrid systems solving particular problems special issue guest editors eyke hüllermeier dept mathematics computer science university marburg germany michael richter dept computer science university calgary canada rosina weber ischool drexel philadelphia usa submission guidelines authors invited send electronic version paper following email address idacmathematikunimarburgde manuscripts conform guidelines journal httpwwwelseviercomlocatefss exceed 20 pages length submissions undergo reviewing process regular papers schedule deadline submissions june 30 2007 extended acceptance notification august 31 2007 final manuscripts october 31 2007 fri 08 aug 2008 024619 0200 uai special issue fuzzy sets cbr extended deadline