Advances in databases and information systems

Abstract

The 5th East European Conference ADBIS'2001 was organized by the Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics (Lithuania), Lithuanian Computer Society in cooperation with Moscow ACM SIGMOD Chapter and Law University of Lithuania in Vilnius, Lithuania, September 25-28, 2001. The call for papers attracted 82 submissions from 30 countries. The international programm committee, consisting of 47 researchers from 21 countries, selected 25 papers for long presentations and 19 research communications for regular sessions. Additionaly, 9 professional communications and reports have been selected for industrial sessions. The authors of accepted papers come from 29 countries, indicating the truly international recognition of the ADBIS conference series. The conference had 127 registered participants from 23 countries and included invited lectures, tutorials, regular sessions, and industrial sessions. This report describes the goals of the conference and summarizes the issues discussed during the sessions.