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.