Full List of Presentations from FIS 2010

Abstract: The quantitative measurements of the essential properties and information communication abilities of physical media and media networks are proposed in this paper. Such as the number of sub-networks, the number of lecturing sessions, the number of accepted copies, information power factor and interaction ability et al. The measurement results for media networks of broadcasting, Client/Server, phone-like, single-producer peer-to-peer and multi-producer peer-to-peer types are derived respectively. They are the scientific foundation for understanding, analysis, comparison, monitoring, management, evaluation and utilization of media networks.

Abstract: The objective of the present paper is to contextualize the impact of the expansion of digital culture in the on-going discussions about the relations between sustainability and information technology. In order to relate the development of a global digital communication web, its effects on cultural processes and the issues of ecosystem and human sustainability that humanity is facing, I will relate and elaborate on three aspects: 1) A Batesonean perspective on sustainability 2) The recent evolution of the technosphere, and 3) Yuri Lotman's notion of Semiosphere and his semiotic theory of culture. This path will lead me to delineate some of the eco-ethical dimensions implied in the development of pervasive digital-interactive-immersive-representational technologies.

Abstract: A trans-disciplinary frame is proposed, aimed at addressing the very understanding of information in all its variety. It aims at unifying perspectives and integrating techniques from different fields of knowledge and practice, searching for the most overarching account of information phenomena, a better formalization of real processes and a global stance towards problems concerning information. Such research frame might try to answer: Which are the basic distinct accounts of information to be applied in fields from telecommunication to philosophy, from biology to documentation, from logic to quantum physics? Which are the minimum primitive concepts that may cover all of them? Is a unified theory feasible? Could a better information measure be found? Could the societal and practical interest be better preserved in an integrated perspective of information? The methodological proposal aims at opening a space for the interweaving of different scientific frameworks (characterized by specific paradigms and methodologies) to delve into the very landscape of information, searching for a transdisciplinary treatment of theoretical, technical and practical problems concerning information. It is based on an already active interdisciplinary International community and a critical mass of research groups at the global level. By means of bridging these communities, a new transdisciplinary science of information might emerge as an integrated framework in which information will be considered in all its formal, natural, cognitive, social, technical, ethical and philosophical aspects.

Abstract: The perspective from which information processing is pervasive in the universe has proven to be an increasingly productive one. Phenomena from the quantum level to social networks have commonalities that can be usefully explicated using principles of informatics. We argue that the notion of scale is particularly salient here. An appreciation of what is invariant and what is emergent across scales, and of the variety of different types of scales, establishes a useful foundation for the transdiscipline of informatics. We survey the notion of scale and use it to sort out characteristic features of information statics (data), kinematics (communication), and dynamics (processing). We then explore the analogy to the principles of plenitude and continuity that feature in Western thought, under the name of the "great chain of being", from Plato through Leibniz and beyond, and show that the pancomputational turn is a modern counterpart of this ruling idea. We conclude by arguing that this broader perspective can enhance informatics pedagogy.

Abstract: There are many different mathematical definitions of information that have their various uses, but I will be concerned with notions of information used in applications in various branches of science that are distinguished by their topic, i.e., what they apply to. I describe the major uses information, and show their relations to each other. I will argue that the various uses form a nested hierarchy, in which each is a restriction on the previous, inheriting the properties of its predecessor, but adding in new features that make it a special case. The lowest level is physical information determined by distinctions and the highest is explicit representation in linguistic social communication. Is there anything common to information at all these levels? I will argue that there is, and that information in each case is what Donald MacKay (1969) called a distinction that makes a difference. What distinguishes the use of information at each level is what distinctions make a causal difference at that level. At each successive level distinctions that make a difference at a previous level make no difference at that level. In order to create this sort of filter new levels have to be formed by cohesion peculiar to the identifying characteristics at that level. A consequence of this view is that information must have causal powers, and that there is a tight connection between information and causation.

Abstract: Abstract The recent history of information theory and science shows a trend in emphasis from quantitative measures to qualitative characterizations. In parallel, aspects of information are being developed, for example by Pedro Marijuan, Wolfgang Hofkirchner and others that are extending the notion of qualitative, non-computational information in the biological and cognitive domain and include meaning and function. However, there is as yet no consensus on whether a single accepted definition or theory of the concept of information is possible, leading to many attempts to view it as a complex, a notion with varied meanings or a group of different entities. In my opinion, the difficulties in developing a unified theory of information (UTI) that would include its qualitative and quantitative aspects and their relation to meaning are a consequence of implicit or explicit reliance on the principles of standard, truth-functional bivalent or multivalent logics. In reality, information processes like those of time, change and human consciousness are contradictory: they are regular and irregular; consistent and inconsistent; continuous and discontinuous. Since the indicated logics cannot accept real contradictions, they have been incapable of describing the multiple but interrelated characteristics of information. The framework for the discussion of information in this paper will be the new extension of logic to real complex processes that I have made, Logic in Reality (LIR)[1], which is grounded in the dualities and self-dualities of quantum physics and cosmology. LIR provides, among other things, new interpretations of the most fundamental metaphysical questions present in all discussions of information at physical, biological and cognitive levels of reality including, especially, those of time, continuity vs. discontinuity, and change, both physical and epistemological. I show that it can constitute a novel and general approach to the non-binary properties of information, including meaning and value. These properties subsume the notion of semantic information as well-formed, meaningful and truthful data as proposed most recently by Luciano Floridi. LIR supports the concept of 'biotic' information of Stuart Kauffmann, Robert Logan and their colleagues and that of meaningful information developed by Christophe Menant. Logic in Reality does not pretend to the level of rigor of an experimental or mathematical theory. It is proposed as a methodology to assist in achieving a minimum scientific legitimacy for a qualitative theory of information. My hope is that by seeing information, meaning and knowledge as dynamic processes, evolving according to logical rules in my extended sense of logic, some of the on-going issues on the nature and function of information may be clarified. [1] Brenner, J. E. 2008. Logic in Reality. Dordrecht: Springer.

Abstract: There are four ways of thinking: reductionism, projectivism, disjunctivism, integrativism. The gap between the "hard" science perspective and the "soft" science perspective on information reflect these ways of thinking. The paper discusses how this gap might be bridged by applying the fourth way of thinking.

Abstract: Reconciling Justus Buchler's theory of natural complexes with the Peircean triadic categorial schema, a theory of semiotic radiance is articulated that elaborates the nature of identity with regard to informatic control over objects in a museum collection. The model is deployed in the context of Edwina Taborsky's description of the historical transformation of the cultural syntax of museums. It is argued that the pattern of transformation is not random, but rather follows a specific and recognizable pattern. This pattern is consistent with a general trend in culture, identified by Heidegger, that becomes particularly problematic in its later stages. A theory of the commons derived from Hardt and Negri is articulated that looks to regenerate the space of the museum with regard to its informatic structures in order to renegotiate humanism in terms of a liberation ethic. The rubric of fundamental informatics is borrowed from Toru Nishigaki to describe the inquiry that pursues that end.

Abstract: This article is concerned with redefining the notion of information from a perspective of systems theory. In recent years, the notion of information, which was closely related to the framework of old cybernetics, has been refined in parallel with the emergence of new cybernetics, especially second-order cybernetics and autopoiesis. The systemic view of new cybernetics provides us with the notion of "informationally closed system." This notion is congruent with the epistemological implications of radical constructivism. In order to help understand this argument, we aim at highlighting the development of autopoietic systems theory in Japan. Autopoiesis has often been considered as a thoroughly closed system in Japan, where the relationships between autopoiesis and radical constructivism have frequently been overlooked. This is mainly because the importance which autopoietic systems theory originally attaches to the notion of observer and observation has been inadequately discussed, and autopoietic systems theory is regarded as distinct from second-order cybernetics and radical constructivism. However, they must be dealt with together, and Humberto Maturana should be given credit for his ontology of observing. Since the publication of his paper "Biology of Cognition," Maturana has been attempting to explain the notion of observation as a biological phenomenon in his own way. Likewise, by taking into consideration the notion of observation, we can build a unified theory of information. Fundamental Informatics, which is being developed by Toru Nishigaki, outlines a unified approach to information by putting human observers at the center of his theory. Social and mechanical information is generated only when human observers conduct observations on the basis of biological information, and this mechanism of generation of information is discussed through the notion of "hierarchical autonomous system." For an autopoietic organization to be realized, of course, no hierarchy of systems is required, but observers are likely to construct some hierarchy between two systems. The construction of certain hierarchies of systems by observers is of great use for the explanation of fictitious phenomena of information transmission.

Abstract: This paper discusses methodological issues related to a possible framework for a unified theory of information. The question we would like to ask here is what kind of philosophical suppositions are important as bases for a new information theory. We concentrate on the relationship between systems theory and semiotics, or to put it more concretely, the relationship between autopoiesis theory and biosemiotics. These theories give rise to two decisive viewpoints that seem potentially contradictory and consequently provoke a fruitful controversy which is conducive for the consideration of philosophical suppositions vital for a new information theory. As the first step in our analysis, we examine the cybersemiotics of Søren Brier and Fundamental Informatics (FI) of Toru Nishigaki, which are both oriented to systems theory and semiotics and look toward a new fundamental theory of information. It is pointed out that cybersemiotics eventually takes a pan-semiotic view; FI, on the contrary, is mainly based on systems theory. Next, we reveal the potential problem between systems theory and semiotics through a discussion on the treatment of the notion of information in the early autopoiesis theory. The standpoint of autopoiesis theory is fundamentally different from the standpoint of biosemiotics. The former presumes that life just keeps operating and has no concern with the difference between inside and outside of itself, whereas the latter presumes that life distinguishes its environment as the other from itself and acts autonomously. This corresponds to the gap between mechanical views on life and semiotic views on life, and constitutes an aporia of views on life. Nevertheless, a way to overcome this contradiction can be found in systems theory itself. Although semiotic explanations are evaluated as merely arbitrary views of an observer in autopoiesis theory, we have to remind ourselves of the relativity of observing that is the most important epistemological feature of second-order cybernetics and autopoiesis theory. Since any distinction implies the work of an observer, it is impossible to strictly distinguish systemic phenomenology from our description, nor can we insist that either explanation has an intrinsically superior status. Some philosophical suppositions vital for a new information theory are derived from this discussion. The following three points are given in our context as basic principles: epistemology rather than ontology, constructivism rather than metaphysics, meta-theoretical recursiveness rather than linear consistency. These three suppositions have some affinity to the features of second-order cybernetic systems theory, but we can also see similar features in certain aspects of semiotics.

Abstract: In this article we show how it is possible to use Channel Theory [Barwise and Seligman, 1997] for modeling the process of information extraction realized by audiences of audio-visual contents. To do this, we rely on the concepts proposed by Channel Theory and, especially, its treatment of representational systems. We then show how the information an agent is capable of extracting from a content depends on the number of channels he is able to establish between the content and the set of classifications he is able to discriminate. The agent can endeavor the extraction of information through these channels from the totality of content; however, we discuss the advantages of extracting from its constituents in order to obtain a greater number of informational items that represent it. After showing how the extraction process is endeavored for each channel, we propose a method of representation of all the informative values an agent can obtain from a content using a matrix constituted by the channels the agent is able to establish on the content (source classifications), and the ones he can understand as individual (destination classifications). We finally show how this representation allows reflecting the evolution of the informative items through the evolution of audio-visual content.

Abstract: This paper is about an application of rough set derived lattices onto analyzing the dynamics of literary text. Due to the double approximation nature of rough set theory, a pseudo-closure obtained from two different equivalence relations allows us to form arbitrary lattices. Moreover, such double approximations with different equivalence relations permit us to obtain lattice fixed points based on two interpretations. The two interpretations used for literary text analysis are subjects and their attributes. The attributes chosen for this application are verbs. The progression of a story is defined by the sequence of verbs (or event occurrences). By fixing a window size and sliding the window down the story steps, we obtain a lattice representing the relationship between subjects and their attributes. The resulting lattice provides information such as complementarity (lattice complement existence rate) and distributivity (lattice complement possession rate). These measurements depend on the overlap and the lack of overlap among the attributes of characters. As the story develops and new character and attributes are provided as the source of lattices, one can observe its evolution. In fact, a dramatic change in the behavior of characters in a scene is reflected in the particular shifts in the character-attribute relationship. This method lets us quantify the developments of character behavioral dynamics in a story.

Abstract: Modern revolution of information technology gave birth to a new kind of practical form - virtual practice. It has gradually penetrated into every corner of society, and profoundly changing the way of human existence. In this paper, the comparison between generation of virtual practice and traditional practice reveals the nature of virtual practice to improve human existence.

Abstract: the thought-premise of traditional ethnics is that "human is … animal". This kind of concept could demonstrate the human's moral behavior, however, it would be faced with two difficulties in the end. The first is that it negates the need that human should "pursue to become real human", because it understand human as something "established being". The second is that it can't exceed the animal's layer to think on the standard of "real human", even though it is admitted by some people that human should "pursue to become real human". In the era of information, having great changes take place in the being manner of human, these two difficulties are more and more obviously, and even restrict the research and use to the technology of information exactly. Under these circumstances, how human should understand himself all rounds? Which standard should be set up for human "pursue to become real human"? Like these kinds of problems are becoming so important in the era of information that ethnics would have to search for seriously. Being searching after these kinds of problems, information ethnics would exceed the layer of traditional ethnics, and become a kind of philosophy that of in the era of information.

Abstract: information is a marks indirect existential philosophical category, which is self-display of the material (direct existence) existence way and status. Information including in-itself, for-itself, regenerated three basic forms, each of the basic form also consists of two basic forms. Information of these three basic forms has reached unity of the essence of itself completion in the social information. Information with nature of three different grade, informational nature of primary grade is a directly existential level objective shows, that is a level objective indirect existence; informational nature of secondary grade is directly existential multi-levels objective shows, that is a multi-level objective indirect existence; informational nature of third grade is a nature of subjective relationship of human understanding give to information.

Abstract: Form a relationship to due to differences between things, information obtained present in the different relationships, it is only through the different relationship to identify the information; in understanding the process of arising, there is no direct touch between the subject and object, interaction between subject and object is be multi-level intermediaries, such as the information field, the subject physiological structure, the subject cognitive structure, the materialized tools of subject cognitive are the form of an intermediary of interaction between subject and object; knowledge of by multi-level intermediaries is knowledge of constructed and virtual in intermediary, each intermediary link of cognitive occurred is a relatively that the nature of intermediary link to occur of information selection, transformation and construction of the device, structure through the intermediary link, the object information is bound to happen some dogleg or rebuild of distortion, also in the information processing activities in people's thinking can also create a new information of subjective design, which inevitably presents the subject to object cognitive form and content, etc to some extent has been the scene of virtualized; The essence of virtual reality through direct simulation information environment, feel the experience, direct manipulation conversion of feel the experience, so as to realize to human cognitive the virtual; virtual reality is not only for man's cognitive possible ways to open up a very broad prospects, but also helps from fundamental to clarify as a general processes and mechanisms of human cognitive activities of information activity.

Abstract: Development to today's information science is no longer just a single subject or just a kind of cross nature, cross-sectional nature of subject, but one has many levels and involves subject system of multidisciplinary fields. Levels of this subject system can be broadly divided into: the philosophy of information, general information theory, the field of information science, category of information science, a branch of information science and engineering informatics. Information science in essence is a transformation of scientific normal form; this transformation has led to a new modern sense, take information theory as modern scientific system of dominant knowledge mode.

Abstract: From the philosophical angle, discussed the six problems about information: first, discussion on the concept of social information based on the theory of ontology, Second, the creation of information and the social information communication，Third, the practice and the reality of the social information, Fourth, on the turth information, Fifth, virtualization and the truth information, Sixth, on the "social information" consumption, etc.

Abstract: 80 years of the 20th century, a wave to problems of information go on philosophy discuss surged on the Chinese academics circles, emerged a large number of discuss, papers and several monographs of the issue associated with the philosophy of Information. The text "Outline of philosophy Information Theory "(1985) by Mr. Wu Kun published and publication of the book "Introduction of Philosophy Information Theory "(1987) has become a symbol that the philosophy of information formal established in China. Mr. Wu Kun stress in particular that as the philosophy of information set out of a whole new existence area split mode, that from fundamentally changed the specific way of expression of philosophical problems of basic, so, philosophy of Information is a kind of metaphilosophy Or a maximum of philosophy. Philosophy of Information achieved the first fundamental turn of human philosophy, and thus leads to omnibearing fundamental changes of human philosophy.

Abstract: The transmission of the linguistic message in the communication is composed of six steps, including coding, sending, transmitting, receiving, decoding and giving feedback of the message. In this procedure, the information asymmetry is permanent while symmetry is relative. The symmetry both in the quantity and quality is the perfect state in intercommunication. There are three events which could affect the information symmetry: transmission, integration and feedback. There might be some noises exist in the linguistic message which the speaker has sent. From the attribute of the noise, it can be divided into two types: the primary noise and the secondary noise. The noise might but not certain to debase the efficiency of the transmission. It is absolutely necessary for the listener to reduce the inconveniences that the noises would cause.

Abstract: "Towards a new science of information", put forward by Wolfgang Hofkirchner, is the theme of Fourth International Conference on the Foundations of Information Science in Beijing (FIS 2010), which is a new aim for global information scientists. This paper describes main features of traditional information science and advances a framework of new information science: "1+4+3", in which "1" means theoretical informatics, "4" stands for communication theory, cybernetics, computer science, and robotics, and "3" indicates natural informatics, social informatics, and humanities informatics. The "1", "4", and "3" locate at three levels respectively: theoretical informatics, tool informatics, and domain informatics.

Abstract: This passage has recalled the formation of information ethics, the author studied analytically the current status of information ethics, general essence and special essence of information ethics, and predicted the future trends of information ethic.

Abstract: Social information science is a kind of rising and high-crossing discipline, the characteristic of which is complexity. The complexity of social information science accords with the features of the complexity of system science and can be studied with analytical methods of system science and system dialectics. Social information systems have their own laws and could be understood and grasped gradually. And the philosophy of information will shed some light on the study of social information science.

Abstract: Musical performances are supposed to be body-experiences. That is to say, musicking is a contact-mediated action. In this work a unique approach is proposed, a system motivated to move on two-dimentinal space by itself making asense of body and environment, which are formalized to "concept lattice" on the Lattice theory. This Musicking Self-Motivated System (MSMS) creates senses of touch and auditory as sense of body and sense of external world, then fabricates a sense of body agency motivated by variance of those senses to determine the next movement. Trajectories of MSMS were spatially biased on environments of which partial properties are given randomly. It is suggested that MSMS has robust intentionality onto perpetually opend environment. Here debates MSMS comparing try-and-error processing of handling an unknown, i.e. potentially-instrument.

Abstract: The article attempts to elaborate the principles of translation criticism by exploiting the definitions, characteristics and rules in Information Science. It is shown that in translation criticism, the influence of the intentionality, consciousness and the non-neutrality of value of the target text as information on translation strategies should be taken into full considerations which bring the traditional faithfulness criterion into a more tolerant and more multiple dimensions.

Abstract: The figure-ground division plays a fundamental role in all image perceptions. Although there are a lot of studies about extraction of a figure such as detection of edges or grouping of texture, a few discussions about a relationship between obtained figure and ground. We focused on double image illusions having two complementary relationships between figure and ground and analyzed them. We divided the double image illusions according to two different interpretations and using these divisions we extracted and analyzed its logical structures by lattices derived from rough sets that we had developed. As a result we discovered unusual logical structures in double image illusions.

Abstract: This article analyses the role of entropy in Bayesian Statistics, focusing on its use as a tool for detection, recognition and validation of eigen-solutions. ``Objects as eigen-solutions'' is a key metaphor of the cognitive constructivism epistemological framework developed by the philosopher Heinz von Foerster. Special attention is given to some objections to the concepts of probability, statistics and randomization posed by George Spencer-Brown, a figure of great influence in the field of radical constructivism. Keywords: Bayesian Statistics, Cognitive constructivism, Eigen-solutions, Maximum entropy, Objective-subjective complementarity, Objectice inference, Randomization, Subjective randomness.

Abstract: Earman et al raise several objections to the Ceteris Paribus laws. In this paper, I argued that CP clauses could be ineliminable even with scientific terminology, and that it is also possible to test the contraposition of a CP law, therefore the law itself. Earman's account of differential equations may violate his MRL view of laws of nature. Again, Earman's view of laws of nature may be inconsistent with his supervenience thesis.

Abstract: The essence of communication is to exchange and share information. Computers provide a new medium to human communication. The CMC system composed of human and computers absorbs and extends the advantages of all former formats of communication, embracing the instant interaction of oral communication, the abstract logics of printing dissemination, and the vivid images of movie and television. It establishes a series of new communication formats, such as Hyper Text, Multimedia etc. which are the information organizing methods, and cross-space message delivering patterns. Benefiting from the continuous development of technique and mechanism, the computer-mediated communication makes the dream of transmitting information cross space and time come true, which will definitely have a great impact on our social lives.

Abstract: Briefly introduced the status and related theories foundation of Theoretical Informatics (TI) and Systems Biology (SB). These two disciplines were compared and analyzed, mainly from the background, epistemological approach, informational energy of open systems, which these three aspects can demonstrate the two disciplines be of connected or similar attributes or characteristics, to indirectly discourse the necessity, the rationality, the feasibility and the vital significance of the establishment and researches for TI. Explore how to draw, reference SB model of development to promote the prosperity and great development of TI

Abstract: This article discusses three issues related to information carrier. (1) "Bare information" does not exist, which has nothing to do with the carriers; the evolution of information is inseparable from the evolution of information carrier. The evolution of this symbol code developed from non-coded information to coded information and from the material code to the natural language is the result of natural self-organization. (2) The emergence of words means starting other-organization evolution of information carrier, and the new information carrier can only be a human conscious creation. The main direction throughout the evolutionary history of information carrier is: the more the operation of information depends on material energy reduce, the more the efficiency of information operation improves. (3) The information carrier has different levels, caused by different strength of material carriers. The division of carrier level also means the division of information level, that is, the difference of information levels can be attributed to differences between the carrier levels. The carrier with strong materiality can load the carrier with weak materiality, not vice versa.

Abstract: The quantitative measurements of the essential properties and information communication abilities of physical media and media networks are proposed in this paper. Such as the number of sub-networks, the number of lecturing sessions, the number of accepted copies, information power factor and interaction ability et al. The measurement results for media networks of broadcasting, Client/Server, phone-like, single-producer peer-to-peer and multi-producer peer-to-peer types are derived respectively. They are the scientific foundation for understanding, analysis, comparison, monitoring, management, evaluation and utilization of media networks.

Abstract: In this paper, we advance and explain a proposition, "society thinks, therefore society is", and believe that the proposition is the logically starting point of the social epistemology and social information science. There is a Hierarchical structure in the world of life. Observing at human individual level: individual thinks with his brain but each of his cells can not think, even a nerve cell; though society consists of individuals, but it can not think because it has not a brain like individual's one. However, from the viewpoint of theoretical informatics, society, person, cell, DNA, and bio-molecule have a common feature, i.e., "input - processing - output" (IPO) of information, then they are all able to think though among them there some difference, i.e., the distinction of the structure and content of their thought. If the Descartes "I think, therefore I am" is the first assumption of individual epistemology in the industrial era, then in the information age, the first assumption of social epistemology and social information science should be "society thinks, therefore society is".

Abstract: Mosaic is originally used in architecture. As the digital publishing age comes, a number of specialists emphasize that knowledge should be broken into fragments for convenient usage. However, to break up knowledge is mere a process, not a purpose. Some measure must be taken to piece all of the fragments up for individualized construction of one's own knowledge system. This paper introduces the concept of mosaic into communication study and brings forward some principles of mosaicking one's fragment information into a whole knowledge system

Abstract: Information culture can be defined as a kind of cultural morphology in the information era which is formed through the entire revolution of human living style that is caused by social informationization process. It's based on the application of modern information technology, uses information industry and knowledge industry as its backbone, and takes the production, distribution, transmission, communication and using of information and knowledge as the contents of human activities. The definition of information culture in its broad sense is the culture in information society and information era; while in a narrow sense, it refers to the general name of new type of cultural morphology which is formed around these new technologies as modern computer technology, telecommunication technology and network technology. Though there are differences between broad-sense information culture and narrow-sense information culture, they still contain internal relation.

Abstract: Professor Wu Kun, from Xi'an Jiaotong University of China, has been studied in philosophy of information for 30 years. He thinks information conception is one of the most fundamental areas in philosophy, and founded the information philosophy. He has done a lot of pioneering and original research in information ontology, epistemology, social information theory, information production theory, information evolution theory, the value of information and information thinking directions. And therefore he is the first person to set up a complete view of theories, systems and methods about information philosophy.

Abstract: Actual philosophical and scientifically-methodological problems of modern Informatics as fundamental science and a complex scientific direction are considered. Communication of these problems with prospects of development of Informatics and fundamental science as a whole is shown.

Abstract: This article is devoted to the study on the development of tools and machines, the important part of productivity. The author introduces the characteristics of the development process and analyzes the radical reason and the driving force for the development. Based on the effect of tools and machines on human social development, the author tries to illustrate it is the intelligence that drives the social progress and human society have entered the intelligence age and become intelligence society.

Abstract: The Verb-driven Chinese natural language understanding system realizes logic-driven semantic analysis. There are two types of Chinese sentences –把(ba)- sentence and 被(bei)- sentence. In this paper we use λ-transformation to analyze them. Yan Jiang and Haihua Pan put out formal semantics theory based on the concepts of type and category [3]. We program to realize semantic level analysis and expression, try to realize the idea to algorithm, and formalize natural language to logical expressions. According category theory to analyze semantics and transform the concept of category to the "field" in corpus. Finally we program to control the flow of analysis process and realize the logic-driven semantic analysis system.

Abstract: As the characteristic feature and mark in science in information age, information science plays a crucial role. However, what is information and what is information science? What are the principles governing the processes of information flow? Is there any new, and meaningful methodologies supporting the study? What is the significance of the study to human society? How to promote the study of information science in the world academic community? Some of my understandings to these questions will be presented in the paper.

Abstract: As an important part of human information communication system, internet communication has become progressively a system with large scale, complex constructions and perfect functions through the complicated interactions among many sub-systems and their elements. In this process, which is mainly promoted by internet users, the self–growth of internet communication system not only increases the amount of its sub-systems and their elements, it also strengthens its constructions and functions. At the same time, the self–growth of internet communication system indicates that the system is an evolving system with self-organizing property.

Abstract: In systems science, self-replication refers to the system or subsystem in the absence of a specific external system produces offspring related to its own structural system, such as the propagation of organisms is a self-replication, self-replication, therefore also called self-reproduction. Self-replication system is an important form of system self-organization. There is chose relationship between self-replication and self-growth、self-adaption, slightly more complex self-growth or self-adaption should contain some kind self-replication. Phenomena of self-replication exist in the internet communication system widely. Both self-growing and self-adaption in the internet communication system contain self-replication of internet communication elements. In this sense, self-replication of internet communication is the basic style of self-organization of internet communication.

Abstract: Compared to newspapers, periodicals, radio and television and other media, Internet is a new media. Internet communication has self-organizing and heter-organizing mechanism. Although the self-organization of network communication occurs and develops in different levels of network communication system, it has similar performance and operating rules. On the basic level, elements of Internet system have their own spontaneous movement mechanism. however, the whole Internet can form a number of ordered structure and function. Therefore, like the self-organization of other systems, self-organizing network communication mechanism has the characteristics of their own as a result of dynamic behaviors.

Abstract: Making researches on information which is regarded as a state variable of system from the perspective of system science can promote the development of information science. In the framework of system science model, the analysis of relations among three system attributes which are information, matter (mass) and energy is to the benefit of understanding the connotation of information better. Furthermore, for the different range of researches of theoretical informatics and subject informatics, we hold that the priority should be given to the development of subject informatics to strengthen the research of information science at this stage. And based on the difference between natural information and language and word information, a trend of the research of theoretical informatics is proposed.

Abstract: Mutually-inversistic discrete mathematics is constructed by the author, including mutually-inversistic logic, set theory, analytic geometry, calculus, abstract algebra, universal matrix, covering all branches of mathematics, including foundations of mathematics, geometry, analysis, algebra. Unlike conventional discrete mathematics, which put together the branches of mathematics needed by computer science, not interrelated to one another, the branches of mutually-inversistic discrete mathematics are interrelated to one another, and they have many applications in information sciences.

Abstract: "Space, earth, man, and computer" in Chinese words that is "Tian, Di, Ren, Ji". This paper discusses how has integrated remote sensing system (RSS), global positioning system (GPS), data collected system (DCS), geographical information system (GIS), expert information system (EIS), management information system (MIS), decision-making information system (DIS), and virtual reality system (VRS) into one network system for information society. It is an open, complex, and great system.