Data Engineering deals
with the use of engineering techniques and methodologies in the design,
development and assessment of information systems for different
computing platforms and application environments. The 20th International
Conference on Data Engineering will continue in its tradition of being a
premier forum for presentation of research results and advanced
data-intensive applications and discussion of issues on data and
knowledge engineering. The mission of the conference is to share
research solutions to problems of today's information society and to
identify new issues and directions for future research and development
work.
The ICDE 2004
International Conference on Data Engineering will be held in Boston,
Massachusetts, USA -- an academic and technolocial center with a variety
of historical and cultural attractions of international prominence
within walking distance.