*CPE Session 2: Saturday, August 2, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Twelfth Annual Research Workshop on Artificial Intelligence
and Emerging Technologies in Accounting, Auditing, and Tax

Description/Objectives:
Papers should be related to education, application, or research and both a financial topic and an artificial intelligence/emerging technology topic.

Financial areas: accounting, auditing, tax, and other financial domains.

Artificial Intelligence areas: expert systems, neural networks, case-based reasoning, machine learning, natural language processing, intelligent databases, intelligent agents, intelligent devices (smart phone, intelligent TV), and other artificial intelligence areas.

Emerging Technology areas: security (system uptime, authenticity), image processing, communications technologies, Internet and public online services, World Wide Web, training and technology competency, electronic commerce, workflow technology, private networks (local, wide municipal, intranets), EDI, data mining, group technologies, continuous assurance services, voice recognition, wireless connectivity, Java, and other emerging technologies.

Research Issues: literature reviews, organizing research issues, task selection, feasibility analysis, knowledge acquisition, explanation, knowledge representation (e.g., structure of rule base, neural network, case base, etc.), knowledge processing, uncertainty, integration, intelligent databases, validation and verification, changes in usage, innovative uses, impacts on organizations, management, education, practice, legal implications, deeper understanding of financial domains, cognitive modeling, and other issues.

Format/Structure:
Research paper presentations.

Intended Audience:
Participants interested in research in AI/ET in Accounting, Auditing, and Tax.

Sponsor:
Artificial Intelligence/Emerging Technologies Section