Thisvolume consists of a number of selected papers thatwere presented at the 9th International Conference on Knowledge, Informationand Creativity Support Systems (KICSS 2014) in Limassol, Cyprus, after theywere substantially revised and extended. The 26 regularpapers and 19 short papers included in this proceedings cover all aspects ofknowledge management, knowledge engineering, intelligent information systems,and creativity in an information technology context, including computationalcreativity and its cognitive and collaborative aspects.
Message fromthe Conference Chairs.- The Algorithm of Discovery: Making Discoveries on Demand.-
The Art of Anticipatory Decision Making.- On Modeling Human-Computer Co-Creativity.- Comparison of the Two Companies Staff by the Group Idea-MarathonTraining on Creativity and Motivation.- Using AppropriateContext Models for CARS Context Modelling.- ComputationalCreativity for Intelligence Analysis.- Bus Scheduling inDynamical Urban Transport Networks with the Use of Genetic Algorithms and HighPerformance Computing Technologies.- MCDA and LCSA - ANote on the Aggregation of Preferences.- A Model forManaging Organizational Knowledge in the Context of the Shared ServicesSupported by the E-Learning.- Online Communitiesof Practice: Social or Cognitive Arenas?.- KnowledgeExtraction and Annotation Tools to Support Creativity at the Initial Stage ofProduct Design: Requirements and Assessment.- Web Board QuestionAnswering System on Problem-Solving Through Problem Clusters.- A PHR Front-EndSystem with the Facility of Data Migration from Printed Forms.- Investigating UnitWeighting and Unit Selection Factors in Thai Multi-Document Summarization.- On the Use ofCharacter Affinities for Story Plot Generation.- Vicarious: Aflexible framework for tl.