Theory and application of diagrams

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Diagrams 2000, held at the University of Edinburgh from September 1-3, 2000, marked the inaugural event in a new interdisciplinary conference series focused on the Theory and Application of Diagrams. This conference emerged from the recognition of the significant role diagrams play in human communication and the growing use of graphical environments in computing. The study of diagrammatic notations is becoming a distinct research field, intersecting various scientific disciplines such as cognitive science, artificial intelligence, and computer science. Over recent years, several successful workshops have been organized around this theme, including Thinking with Diagrams and Reasoning with Diagrammatic Representations. Diagrams represent both complex cognitive phenomena and advanced computational artifacts, necessitating an interdisciplinary approach for effective study. To foster collaboration and knowledge exchange, the aforementioned workshops merged into Diagrams 2000, aiming to establish a premier international conference series. This initiative seeks to provide a comprehensive forum for researchers from diverse academic backgrounds to explore the nature of diagrammatic representations and their applications in both human cognition and machine processing.