The International Symposium on Knowledge and Systems Sciences (KSS), initiated and organized by the School of Knowledge Science of the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, is the annual meeting of the International Society for Knowledge and Systems Sciences (ISKSS), formally established at the fourth KSS in 2003. The KSS symposium aims to promote the exchange and interaction of knowledge across disciplines and borders to explore new territories and frontiers in knowledge and systems science.

This year, the 20th KSS symposium is still expected to provide excellent opportunities for presenting interesting new research results, facilitating interdisciplinary discussion, and leading to knowledge transfer and the synergetic generation of new ideas during November 29- December 01, 2019 in Danang, Vietnam.

Conference History

• 19th KSS Symposium, November 25 – 27, 2018, Tokyo, Japan
  Symposium Theme: Knowledge Acquisition from Structured and Unstructured Data for Effective Social Implementation
• 18th KSS Symposium, November 17 – 19, 2017, Bangkok, Thailand
  Symposium Theme: Artificial Intelligence and Information Systems for Knowledge, Technology and Service Management
• 17th KSS Symposium, November 4-6, 2016, Konan University, Kobe, Japan
  Symposium Theme: Systems Approaches to Knowledge, Technology and Service Management”
• 16th KSS Symposium, September 24-26, 2015, Xidian University, Xi’an, China
  Symposium Theme: Knowledge Creation Towards Internet+ Inspired Economy
• 15th KSS Symposium, November 1-2, 2014, University of Hokkaido, Sapporo, Japan
  Symposium Theme: Systems Approaches to Knowledge, Technology and Service Management
• 14th KSS Symposium, October 25-27, 2013, Zhejiang University (Ningbo Institute of Technology), Ningbo, China
  Symposium Theme: Knowledge Creation toward Emergency Management
• 13th KSS Symposium, November 19-20, 2012, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), Ishikawa, Japan Symposium Theme:
• 12th KSS Symposium, July 17-22, 2011, University of Hull (Business School), Hull, UK
  (jointly with the 55th Meeting of the International Society for Systems Sciences)
  Symposium Theme: All Together now – Working Across Disciplines: People, Principles and Practice
• 11th KSS Symposium, September 16-18, 2010, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
  (jointly with the 5th International Conference on Knowledge Management in Asia Pacific (KMAP2010))
  Symposium Theme: Shaping and Futurizing our Global Knowledge
• 10th KSS Symposium, December 3-4, 2009, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
  (jointly with The 6th International Conference on Knowledge Management (ICKM2009))
  Symposium Theme: Managing Knowledge for Global and Collaborative Innovations
• 9th International Symposium on Knowledge and Systems Sciences (KSS2008), December 11-12, 2008, South China University of Technology (SCUT), Guangzhou, China
  (jointly with the 4th Asia Pacific International Conference on Knowledge Management (KMAP2008))
  Symposium Theme:
• 8th KSS Symposium, November 5-7, 2007, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), Ishikawa, Japan
  (International Joint Conference on Knowledge Science (IJCKS 2007) – 8th International Symposium on Knowledge and Systems Sciences (KSS2007) jointly with the 2nd International Conference on Knowledge, Information and Creativity Support Systems (KICSS2007))
  Symposium Theme:
• 7th KSS Symposium, September 22-25, 2006, Beijing, China
  Symposium Theme: Towards Knowledge Synthesis and Creation
• 6th KSS Symposium, August 29-31, 2005, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria
  (CSM/KSS’2005 Workshop – in conjunction with the 19th International Workshop on Complex Systems Modeling (CSM))
  Symposium Theme:
• 5th KSS Symposium, November 10-11, 2004, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), Ishikawa, Japan
  Symposium Theme:
• 4th KSS Symposium, November 29-30, 2003, South China University of Technology (SCUT), Guangzhou, China
  (in conjunction with the 3rd International Workshop on Meta-Synthesis and Complex Systems (MCS2003))
  Symposium Theme: Towards Meta-Synthetic Support for Decision Making
• 3rd KSS Symposium, August 7-8, 2002, Shanghai University for Science and Technology (USST), Shanghai, China
  Symposium Theme:
• 2nd KSS Symposium, November 25-27, 2001, Dalian University of Technology (DUT), Dalian, China
  Symposium Theme: Round Table Discussions & Excursion (Sep 27)
• KSS Symposium, September 25–27, 2000, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), Ishikawa, Japan
  Symposium Theme: Knowledge and Systems Sciences – Challenges to Complexity

More about ISKSS (Quoted from the Opening Declaration)

The ISKSS is a non-profit, technical professional association. The full name is the International Society for the Knowledge and Systems Sciences. It was formally established in the year of 2003 at the International Symposium on Knowledge and Systems Science (KSS'2003, November 29-30, 2003, Guangzhou, China). Now, our members spread over ten countries and areas.

The overall purpose of ISKSS is to promote development of knowledge science and systems science, as well as collaboration between both of two sciences. It further seeks to encourage research and facilitate communication between and among scientists and professionals from various disciplines and professions at local, regional, national, and international levels.

As we all know, We are moving into a new era of knowledge economy. In the past decade, the significance of developing knowledge has grown to a level where it is coming to dominate other socio-economic factors. The recent development challenges many of institutions to understand the nature of knowledge and its role in applications, to effectively utilize the knowledge for improving the cooperate competitive advantage and national comprehensive power, as well as establishing development of knowledge sciences.

The significant feature of development of knowledge sciences is the interdisciplinary program on an international scale. We need to promote the exchange and interaction of knowledge across disciplines and borders to explore the new territories and new frontiers. In the present stage, attempts to strictly define the knowledge science may be too ambitious, but a very tolerant, broad-based and open minded approach to the discipline can be taken. Knowledge sciences and systems sciences can be used for one another as methodology and tool and benefit each other. Around these disciplines, we initiated and established ISKSS.