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IRList Digest Volume 2 Number 36
IRList Digest Wednesday, 13 August 1986 Volume 2 : Issue 36
Today's Topics:
Announcement - BU Seminar on Analogies and Metaphors
- New Digest on Natural Language and Knowledge Representation
Call for Papers - 4th International Conf. on Logic Programming
- 25th Annual Mtg. of Assoc. of Computational Ling. (ACL)
- 3rd Conf. of European Chapter of ACL
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Date: Sat, 9 Aug 86 20:57:33 edt
From: JCMA%AI.AI.MIT.EDU@MC.LCS.MIT.EDU
Subject: BU Seminar on: ANALOGIES AND METAPHORS
CS 791: ADVANCED TOPICS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
(To be offered in Fall 1986)
ANALOGIES AND METAPHORS
An Interdisciplinary Perspective
In this seminar we will examine the role played by metaphors and
analogies in several cognitive processes like learning, problem solving
etc. and in natural languages. We will take into account different points
of view ranging from philosophy and linguistics to psychology and artificial
intelligence.
We will discuss a formal framework in which several cognitive
properties of metaphors and analogies can be explained. Near the end of the
seminar we will spend some time considering how cognitive models of metaphors
and analogies can be designed.
Prereq: Consent of the Instructor.
Place: TBA, Boston University
Time: Thursday 6-9.
For further information contact Bipin Indurkhya at 353--8923.
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Date: Mon, 28 Jul 86 16:10 EDT
From: Brad Miller <miller@UR-ACORN.ARPA>
Subject: New List formed on Natural Language and Knowledge Representation
[Reprinted From AIList 4:175]
As most of you know, Ken Laws has been getting swamped with AIList
duties, and has asked for help. In this vein, I am starting a separate
list to deal exclusively with the Natural Language and Knowledge
Representation subfields of AI.
Since the scope of this list will be much narrower than the AIList, I
welcome postings from disciplines throughout cognitive science that are
related to these areas. I feel that AI is more of a conglomeration of
several diverse fields than it is a field unto itself, so this sort of
diversity is necessary.
More specifically, here are some details:
You may submit material for the digest to nl-kr@rochester.arpa .
Digests are sent to Arpanet readers and USENET readers as appropriate.
(There are no current plans for forwarding to the UUCP news system.)
Administrative requests (including asking to be included on the
list) should be sent to nl-kr-request@rochester.arpa . Archival copies
of all digests will be kept; feel free to ask nl-kr-request for recent
back issues.
NL-KR is open to discussion of any topic related to the natural
language (both understanding and generation) and knowledge
representation, both as subfields of AI. My own related interests are
primarily in
Knowledge Representation Natural Language Understanding
Discourse Understanding Philosophy of Language
Plan Recognition Computational Linguistics
Contributions are also welcome on topics such as
Cognitive Psychology (as related to NL/KR)
Human Perception (same)
Linguistics
Machine Translation
Computer and Information Science (as may be used to implement
various NL systems)
Logic Programming (same)
Contributions may be anything from tutorials to speculation. In
particular, the following are sought:
Abstracts Reviews
Lab Descriptions Research Overviews
Work Planned or in Progress Half-Baked Ideas
Conference Announcements Conference Reports
Bibliographies History of NL/KR
Puzzles and Unsolved Problems Anecdotes, Jokes, and Poems
Queries and Requests Address Changes (Bindings)
This list is in some sense a spin-off of the AIList, and as such, a
certain amount of overlap is expected. The primary concentration of this
list should be NL and KR, that is, natural language (be it
understanding, generation, recognition, parsing, semantics, pragmatics,
etc.) and how we should represent knowledge (aquisition, access,
completeness, etc. are all valid issues). Topics I deem to be outside
the general scope of this list will be forwarded to AIList (or other
more appropriate list) or rejected.
Bradford Miller
University of Rochester
Computer Science Department
miller@rochester.arpa
[Note: editors of IRList and nl-kr have agreed to cross-reference and
cross-list some items of mutual interest. - Ed]
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Date: 1 August 1986, 23:08:00 EDT
From: Jean-Louis Lassez <JLL@ibm.com>
Subject: 4th International Conference on Logic Programming
CALL FOR PAPERS
Fourth International Conference On Logic Programming
University of Melbourne, Australia
Late May 1987
The conference will consider all aspects of logic
programming, including, but not limited to:
Theory and Foundations
Architectures and Implementations
Programming Languages and Methodology
Databases
Knowledge Representation, Reasoning and Expert Systems
Relations to other computation models, programming
languages, and programming methodologies.
Of special interest are papers discussing novel applications
and applications that address the unique character of logic
programming.
Papers can be submitted under two categories, short - up to
2000 words, and long - up to 6000 words. Submissions will
be considered on basis of appropriateness, clarity,
originality, significance, and overall quality.
Authors should send six copies of their manuscript, plus an
extra copy of the abstract to:
Jean-Louis Lassez
ICLP Program Chairman
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
H1-A12
P.O. Box 218
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
USA
Deadline for submission of papers is December 1, 1986.
Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection by
February 28, 1987. Camera ready copies are due April 1st,
1987.
General Chairman:
John Lloyd
Department of Computer Science
University of Melbourne
Parkville, Victoria 3052
Australia
Program Committee
Ken Bowen, Syracuse, USA
Keith Clark, Imperial College, U.K.
Jacques Cohen, Brandeis, USA
Veronica Dahl, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Maarten van Emden, University of Waterloo, Canada
Koichi Furukawa, ICOT, Japan
Ivan Futo, SZKI, Hungary
Seif Haridi, SICS, Sweden
Jean-Louis Lassez, Yorktown Heights, USA
Giorgio Levi, University of Pisa, Italy
Jacob Levy, Weizmann Institute, Israel
John Lloyd, University of Melbourne, Australia
Fumio Mizoguchi, Science University of Tokyo, Japan
Fernando Pereira, SRI International, USA
Antonio Porto, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Marek Sergot, Imperial College, U.K.
David Warren, Manchester University, U.K.
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Date: Sat, 9 Aug 86 20:59:22 edt
From: walker@MOUTON.ARPA
Subject: ACL-87 CALL FOR PAPERS
CALL FOR PAPERS
25th Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics
6-9 July 1987
Stanford University
Stanford, California, USA
TOPICS OF INTEREST: Papers are invited on substantial, original, and
unpublished research on all aspects of computational linguistics,
theoretical or applied. Papers that demonstrate the power of a
technique for computational purposes or present new ideas together with
a comparison and evaluation of their implications for current research
are particularly welcomed. The following topics are illustrative:
phonology, morphology, the lexicon, syntax, semantics, discourse, pragmatics;
parsing and generation; language understanding; knowledge representation;
speech acts and planning; language interfaces; language acquisition;
speech analysis and synthesis; information and document retrieval;
computational, mathematical, and psychological models;
programming strategies; computer architectures.
REQUIREMENTS: Papers should describe unique work that has not been
submitted elsewhere; they should emphasize completed work rather than
intended work; and they should indicate clearly the state of completion
of the reported results.
FORMAT FOR SUBMISSION: Authors should submit ten copies of an extended
abstract not to exceed eight double-spaced pages (exclusive of
references) in a font no smaller than 10 point (elite). The title page
should include the title, the name(s) of the author(s), complete
addresses, a short (5 line) summary, and a specification of the topic
area. Submissions that do not conform to this format will not be
reviewed. Send to:
Candy Sidner, ACL-87 Program Chair
BBN Laboratories Inc.
10 Moulton Street
Cambridge, MA 02238, USA
(617)497-3566; sidner@g.bbn.com
SCHEDULE: Papers must be received by 12 January 1987.
Authors will be notified of acceptance by 2 March 1987.
Camera-ready copies of final papers prepared in a double-column
model paper format must be received by 30 April, along with a
signed copyright release statement.
OTHER ACTIVITIES: Special events will signal the 25th Anniversary of
the ACL. The meeting will also include a program of applied tutorials
and a variety of exhibits and demonstrations. Anyone wishing to
arrange an exhibit or present a demonstration should send a brief
description together with a specification of physical requirements
(space, power, telephone connections, tables, etc.) to Paul Martin,
SRI International, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA; (415)859-4480;
pmartin@sri-ai.arpa.
CONFERENCE INFORMATION: Local arrangements are being handled by
Doug Appelt, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA 94025; (415)859-6150;
appelt@sri-ai.arpa. For other information on the conference and on the
ACL more generally, contact Don Walker (ACL), Bell Communications
Research, 445 South Street, MRE 2A379, Morristown, NJ 07960;
201:829-4312; walker@mouton.bellcore.com or walker%mouton@relay.cs.net
or bellcore!walker@ucbvax.berkeley.edu.
LSA SUMMER LINGUISTIC INSTITUTE: ACL-87 will be preceded and followed
by the 54th LSA Institute at Stanford University, which will be
cosponsored by the ACL and the AAAI. Computational linguistics will be
the major focus for the Institute. The week preceding the 25th Annual
Meeting will feature ten 8-hour courses that can be taken by ACL
members as tutorials. For more information, contact Ivan Sag,
Department of Linguistics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305,
USA; (415)723-4284; institute@su-csli.stanford.edu. A conference on
Logic and Linguistics will follow ACL-87 from 10-11 July, also at
Stanford University; contact Rich Thomason, Linguistics Department,
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260; (412)624-5791;
thomason@c.cs.cmu.edu.
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Date: Sat, 9 Aug 86 20:59:28 edt
From: walker@MOUTON.ARPA
Subject: ACL-European Chapter: 1987 CALL FOR PAPERS
CALL FOR PAPERS
Third Conference of the European Chapter
of the Association for Computational Linguistics
1-3 April 1987
Copenhagen University
Copenhagen, Denmark
PURPOSE: This conference is the third in a series of biennial
conferences on computational linguistics sponsored by the European
Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics. It was
preceded by meetings in Pisa in September 1983 and in Geneva in March
1985. Although regional in organizational structure, these conferences
are global in scope and participation.
SCOPE: Papers are invited on all aspects of computational linguistics,
including, but not limited to:
morphology;
lexical semantics;
computational models for the analysis and generation of language,
spoken and written;
computational lexicography and lexicology;
syntax and semantics;
machine translation and translation aids;
natural language interfaces, knowledge representation, and expert systems.
SUBMISSION: Authors should send seven copies of a 5 to 8 page double-
spaced summary to the Programme Committee Chairperson:
Bente Maegaard
Institut for Anvendt og Matematisk Lingvistik
Kobenhavns Universitet
Njalsgade 96
DK-2300 Kobenhavn S, DENMARK
Telephone: +45-1-542 211
It is important that the summary identify the new ideas in the paper
and clearly indicate to what extent the work is complete and to what
extent it has been implemented. It should contain sufficient
information to allow the programme committee to determine the scope of
the work and its relation to relevant literature.
SCHEDULE: Summaries must be submitted by 15 November 1986. Authors
will be notified of acceptance by 1 February 1987. Camera-ready copies
of final papers prepared in a double-column model paper format must be
received by 3 April 1987, that is, at the end of the Conference, along
with a signed copyright release statement. The Proceedings will be
published after the Conference.
EXHIBITS AND DEMONSTRATIONS: A program of exhibits and demonstrations
is planned. Anyone wishing to participate is asked to contact Bente
Maegaard.
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