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AIList Digest Wednesday, 28 Aug 1985 Volume 3 : Issue 115
Today's Topics:
Seminar - Mathematical Learning (MIT),
Conferences - Symposium on Factory Automation and Robotics &
Simulation, Automation, and Robotics &
Program of Expert Systems in Government Symposium
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Date: Mon, 26 Aug 85 09:59:20 EDT
From: Andy diSessa <ADIS at MIT-MC.ARPA>
Subject: Seminar - Mathematical Learning (MIT)
[Forwarded from the MIT bboard by SASW@MIT-MC.]
Marlene Kliman will talk about her work on balancing this Weds.,
August 28, 4 PM, third floor conference room.
Mathematical Knowledge Underlying Performance on the Balance Scale
Interviews of elementary school children using a balance scale show
that balancing is a complex domain involving many levels of competence
and understanding. Performance on set balancing tasks may not always
be indicative of underlying knowledge, as children frequently display
special-case knowledge. As children experiment with the balance
scale, they not only find new pieces of knowledge, but they also begin
to find connections among pieces of knowledge. This talk will present
an analysis of mathematical knowledge underlying performance on the
balance scale in terms of the kinds of things children do and
generalizations they make when exploring the balance scale, strategies
children find natural and helpful, and facets of balancing that
children find particularly intriguing. Educational implications of
this analysis will be discussed.
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Date: 27 Aug 85 10:33 EDT
From: (Herb Bernstein) <BERNSTEIN@NYU-CMCL1.ARPA>
Subject: Symposium on Fact. Aut. & Robotics
Reminder:
The Symposium on Factory Automation and Robotics
A Forum for Industrial and Academic Robotics Engineers and Scientists
will be held 9-11 September 1985
by the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU
in honor of Marvin Denicoff
sponsored by the National Science Foundation
Registration $35 ($25 for NYU faculty and staff), in advance to
NYU/CIMS Symposium on Fac. Aut. and Robotics
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
251 Mercer Street, New York, N.Y. 10012
Attn: Herbert J. Bernstein
Or at the meeting, Eisner and Lubin Auditorium, Loeb Student Center,
566 LaGuardia Place (corner of LaGuardia Place and Wash. Sq. South).
For more information or to RSVP, mail to yaya@nyu (on ARPANET), or
call 212-533-3363 or 212-460-7444.
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Date: 20 Aug 1985 21:09-EST
From: leff%smu.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa
Subject: Conference Announcement
I am relaying this from printed material received here for the benefit
of those who might be interested. I am not connected with the
conference.
Society of Computer Simulation
P. O. Box 17900 San Diego California 92117-7900
Telephone 619-277-3888
Southwestern Region Simualtion presents their Fall 85 Technical Meeting
Theme: Simulation and Automation and Robotics
Dates: October 24-25 1985 Thursday and Friday
Location: Fort Worth Texas
Cost: $25 registration fee
Keynote Address: Robotics and Intelligent Systems: An Overview by George
A. Bekey
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Date: 28 Aug 85 08:21:59 EDT (Wed)
From: Marshall D. Abrams <abrams@mitre.ARPA>
Subject: Program of Expert Systems in Government Symposium
Following is a list of all the sessions and papers for the Expert
Systems in Government Symposium to be held October 24-25, 1985 at the
Tysons Westpark Hotel, McLean, VA. The symposium is sponsored by the
MITRE Corporation and the IEEE Computer Society. Two one-day tutorials
are scheduled for October 23rd: "Concepts of Knowledge Engineering" by
Kamran Parsaye and "Expert Systems Development" by Elaine Kant.
Additional information is available from abrams@mitre. A registration
form follows the session listing.
ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS
Vice-Chairman: Prof. Mary Lou Maher, Carnegie-Mellon University
Session-Chairman: Dr. Duvvuru Sriram, Carnegie-Mellon University
"A Rule-Based System for Masonry Failures," S.M. Cornick, Carlton
University
"Development of An Intelligent Interface To An Interactive Design
Model," R.A. Harris, Vanderbilt University
"Micro Computer Based Expert Systems In Engineering: An Exam-
ple," Nitin Pandit, D. Sriram, Carnegie-Mellon University
"LASER: A Programming Environment For Building High Performance
Expert Systems," Dr. Y.V. Reddy, West Virginia University
"An Expert Tutor for Rigid Body Mechanics: Athena Cats--
Macavity," John H. Slater, Robert B.P. Petrossiam, S. Shyam-
sunder, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MISSION PLANNING
Vice_Chairman: Prof. Mark Fox, Carnegie-Mellon University
Sessions_Chairman: Dr. Robert Milne, Pentagon
"Management of AI System Software Development For Military Deci-
sion Aids," Kerry Gates, John Lemmer, PAR Technology Corporation
"Expert Mission Planning and Replanning Scheduling System,"
G.B. Hankins, J.W. Jordan, J.L. Katz, A.M. Mulvehill, The MITRE
Corporation
"Mission Planning Within the Framework of the Blackboard
Model,"Glen Pearson, FMC Corporation
"Developing a Microcomputer Based Intelligent Project Planning
System," Suzanne Bradley, Ruth Buys, Amr ElSawy, Alan Sipes, The
MITRE Corporation
PANEL: FRONTIERS OF KBES: PRO & CON
MODERATOR: Dr. Marvin Denicoff, Thinking Machine, Inc.
Panelists:
PRO Prof. Chandrasekaran, Ohio State University PRO Dr. Neil
Pundit, DEC
CON Dr. Gary Martins, Intelligent S/W, Inc. CON Dr. John
Benoit, MITRE
MIDDLE Dr. Robert Milne, Pentagon MIDDLE Dr. Kamran Parsaye,
Intelliware
UNCERTAINTY MANAGEMENT
Vice_Chairman: Dr. North Fowler, RADC
Sessions_Chairman: Dr. Piero Bonissone, G.E.
"An Application of Fuzzy Reasoning to A
Confirmation/Disconfirmation Decision Making Algorithm," Joseph
A. Karakowski, U.S. Army
"An Expert System Based on a Stochastic Parallel Network," V.
Venkatasubramanian, Northeastern University
"Data Analysis Assisted by an Uncertainty Varying Expert System,"
Petr Hajek, Fred Neil Springsteel
"In Introduction to Fact Based Model Expert Systems," Sing Chi
Koo, Software Intelligence Lab, Inc.
NETWORK MANAGEMENT
Vice_Chairman: Dr. Richard Martin, MCC
Session_Chairman: Dr. Greg Vesonder, AT&T Bell Laboratories
"Specifications of a Knowledge System for Packet-Switched Data
Network Topological Design," Chelsea White, III, Edward A. Sykes,
University of Virginia
"Telecommunications Resource Allocation A Knowledge-Based Sys-
tem," Dai Chuang, Booz Allen & Hamilton
"Compass: An Expert System for Telephone Switch Maintenance,"
Shri K. Goyal, David S. Prerau, Alan V. Lemmon, Alan Gunderson,
Robert Reinke, GTE Laboratories, Inc.
"NEMESYS: An Expert System for Fighting Congestion in the At&T
Network," Dr. Richard C. Windecker, Stephen M. Guattery, Dr.
Francisco J. Villarreal, AT&T Bell Labs, Inc.
INTELLIGENT TUTORING SYSTEM
Vice_Chairman: Prof Saj-Nicole Joni, Yale
Session_Chairman: Prof. Beverly Woolf, University of Mas-
sachusetts
"Intelligent Tutoring Using the Integrated Diagnostic Model: An
Expert System for Diagnosis and Repair," Howard R. Smith, Pamela
K. Fink, John C. Lusth, Southwest Research Institute
"An Informal Programming Language," Jeffery Bonar, William Weil,
University of Pittsburg
"Understanding Discourse Conventions in Tutoring," Beverly Woolf,
University of Massachusetts
"PRUST: An Automatic System Program Debugger," Lewis Johnson,
ISI
NEW DIRECTIONS IN KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION
Vice_Chairman: Dr. Bruce Bullock, Teknowledge
Session_Chairman: Ethan Scarl, The MITRE Corporation
"Artificial Intelligence for C:3:I: The Design and Development
of a Prototype Causal Schema Knowledge-Based System," Gerard W.
Hopple, Stanley M. Halpin, Defense Systems, Inc.
"Capturing Domain Primitives for Knowledge Engineering," R. Peter
Bonasso, The MITRE Corporation
"A Shared Knowledge Base for Independent Problem Solving Agents,"
Susan E. Conry, R.A. Meyer, J.E. Searleman, Clarkson College
"Research in the Applications of Expert Systems at the NASA
Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility," Eugene L. Duke, Victoria
A. Regeniek, NASA Ames Research Center
INTELLIGENT ANALYSIS
Vice_Chairman: Dr. Morten Hirschberg, Army Ballistic Research
Laboratories
Session_Chairman: Major Russ Frew, U.S. Army Intelligence Center
& School
"XCOR--A Knowledge-Based System for Correction of Oceanographic
Reports," Vincent G. Sigillito, R.F. Wachter, The Johns Hopkins
University
"A Demonstration of An Ocean Surveillance Information Fusion Ex-
pert System," Elizabeth H. Groundwater, Science Applications
Int., Corporation
"An AI Technology Insertion Experiment With Analyst," Peter
Bonasso, The MITRE Corporation
"ACES Airborne Communication Expert System: A Proposed Expert Sys-
tem for Managing Airborne Military Communication," Hal Miller-
Jacobs, The MITRE Corporation
"Artificial Intelligence Applications to Intelligence Analysis,"
Jerald L. Feinstein, Booz Allen & Hamilton, Inc.
PANEL: INTELLIGENT COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION
MODERATOR: Dr. Jeff Bonar, LRDC/University of Pittsburg
Panelists:
1. Dr. Beverly Woolf, University of Massachusetts.
2. Dr. Joseph Psotka, PERI-IC, Army Research Institute
3. Prof Walker Schneider, University of Illinois
4. Prof. T. Govindraj, Georgia Instute of Technology
5. Dr. Stelan Ohlsson, University of Pittsburg
SOFTWARE
Vice_Chairman: Dr. Santosh Chokhani, The MITRE Corporation
Session_Chairman: Dr. Robert Ensor, AT&T Bell Laboratories
"Automation of Programming: the ISFI Experiments," Richard
Brown, The MITRE Corporation
"Mutations & Their Consequences; A Study of Non-Monotonic
Behavior," Gary A. Cleveland, Richard Brown, The MITRE Corpora-
tion
"Designing Expert Systems for Ease of Change," Judith N. Frosch-
er, Robert J.K. Jacob, Department of the Navy
"Arrowsmith-P A Prototype Expert System for Software Engineering
Management,: Victor R. Basili, Connie Loggia Ramsey, University
of Maryland
LANGUAGE TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES
Vice_Chairman: Dr. Thomas London, AT&T Bell Laboratories
Session_Chairman: Dr. Kamran Parsaye, Intelliware, Inc.
"A Multicriteria Model to Select An Expert System Shell," Ernest
H. Forman, Thomas J. Nagy, The George Washington University
"Guess/1: A General Purpose Expert Systems Shell," Newton S.
Lee, John W. Roach, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University
"Prolog for Expert Systems: An Evaluation," Richard Helm, Cath-
erine Lassez, Kim Marriott, University of Melbourne
"Evaluating the Existing Tools for Developing Expert Systems In
PC Environment," Animesh Karna and Amitabh Karna , Information
Technical Institutes
WEAPONS SYSTEMS: ADAPTIVE CONTROL
Vice_Chairman: Dr. Morton Hirschberg, Army Ballistics Research
Laboratories
Session_Chairman: Dr. Morton Hirschberg, Army Ballistics
Research Laboratories
"A Numerical Symbolic Expert System in Computational Fluid Dynam-
ics," Rick Briggs, NASA Ames Research Center
"RICA: An Expert System for Radar Image Classification," Deborah
T. Franks, Software Architecture & Engineering, Inc.
"Concepts for a Tactical Fire Control Decision Aid," Richard C.
Kaste, U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory
"An Experimental Expert Weapon Direction System," R.L. Stewart,
D.R. Ousborne, The Johns Hopkins University
PANEL: NETWORK MANAGEMENT
MODERATOR: Dr. Kamal Karna, The MITRE Corporation
Panelists:
1. Dr. Shri Goyal, GTE Labs
2. Dr. Richard Wolf, AT&T Bell Labs
3. Ms. Alice Van Domelen, GTE Sprint
4. Mr. Lucien Capone, Jr., Vice President, Booz Allen & Hamil-
ton
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Vice_Chairman: Ms. Diane Tosh, E Systems, Melpar Division
Session_Chairman: Ray Dolgert, Softtech, Inc.
"An Expert System Prototype For Aiding in the Development of
Software Functional Requirements For NASA Goddard's Command
Management System," Jay Liebowitz, The George Washington Univer-
sity
"Comments on the Procurement & Development of Expert Systems,"
David L. Hall, HRB Singer
"Distributed Intelligence In Alternative Analysis for Computor
Systems Selection & Configuration," Fiorin T. Zeviar, Boeing Com-
puter Services Co.
"Expert Systems & Robotics for the Space Station: Design Con-
siderations," Barry G. Silverman, V.S. Moustakis, The George
Washington University
INTELLIGENT INFORMATION RETRIEVAL-1
Vice_Chairman: Dr. Roy Rada, National Library of Medicine
Session_Chairman: Dr. Brian McCune, Advanced Information & Deci-
sion Systems
"A Rule-Oriented Methodology for Constructing a Knowledge Base
from Natural Language Documents," Dr. Stan Matwin, University of
Ottawa
"Understanding Technical Documents and Graphics," R.P. Futrelle,
University of Illinois
"Information Retrieval Techniques In An Expert System for Foster
Care," Sheila G. Winett, Edward A. Fox, Virginia Polytechnic In-
stitute
"Cognitive Graphing & The Representation of Biomedical
Knowledge," G. Matthew Bonham, George J. Nozicka, F.N. Stokman,
The American University
ELECTRONIC WARFARE
Vice_Chairman: Dr. Morton Hirschberg, Army Ballistic Research
Laboratories
Sessions_Chairman: Mr. Joseph Mitola, Advanced Information & De-
cision Systems
"Using Artificial Intelligence Techniques in a War Gaming En-
vironment," Gregory B. White, Stephen E. Cross, Air Force Insti-
tute of Technology
"Evidential Reasoning for Electronic Warfare Threat Assessment,"
Dr. Tom Garvey, SRI International
"Object Oriented Modeling in Electronic Warfare, Jim Cunningham,
Advanced Information & Decision Systems
"Information Management Expert Systems, Capt Robert Milne, Penta-
gon
DESIGN, MONITORING & CONTROL
Vice_Chairman: Dr. Eric Braude, RCA
Session_Chairman: Dr. Peter Politakis, DEC
"A Knowledge-Based System for Transit Bus Maintenance," Peter
Wood, The MITRE Corporation
"Reactor Safety Assessment System--A Situation Assessment Aid for
USNRC Emergency Response," Michael A. Bray, Idaho National En-
gineering Laboratory
"Artificial Intelligence System for Failure Detection & Monitor-
ing in Electronics & Communication," L.F. Pau, Battelle Insti-
tute, Geneva Laboratories
"TITAN: An Expert System to Assist in Troubleshooting the Texas
Instruments 990 Minicomputer System," Joe D. Stuart, Steven D.
Pardue, Radian Corporation
INTELLIGENT INFORMATION RETRIEVAL-2
Vice_Chairman: Dr. Roy Rada, National Library of Medicine
Session_Chairman: Dr. Roy Rada, National Library of Medicine
"An Expert System for Document Retrieval," Bruce Croft, Roger H.
Thompson, University of Massachusetts
"Building A Knowledge Base Statistically," Hafedh Mili, Roy Rada,
George Washington University
"The Application of an Expert System for Information Retrieval at
the National Archives," Daniel DeSalvo, Jay Liebowitz, American
Management Systems, Inc.
"Intelligent Information Retrieval: Issues in User Modelling,"
Robert R. Korfhage, So. Methodist University
MEDICINE-1
Vice_Chairman: Prof. B. Chandrasekaran,
Session_Chairmen: Dr. R. Smith, Ohio State University
"A Deductive Inference & Associative Memory Retrieval," James A.
Reggia, University of Maryland
"An Expert Advisory System for Primary Eye Care in Developing
Countries," Jack H.. Ostroff, Chandler R. Dawson, John K.
Kastner, Sholom Weiss, Casimir A. Kulikowski, Kevin B. Kern,
Rutgers University
"Knowledge Representation for Knowledge Directed Data Retrieval,"
Jon Sticklen, Ohio State University
"Mapping Medical Knowledge Into the Conceptual Structure
Representation Language," Thomas C. Bylander, Ohio State Univer-
sity
FLEXIBLE AUTOMATION
Vice_Chairman: Prof. Tulin Mangir, UCLA
Session_Chairman: Roger Duncan, The MITRE Corporation
"The Evolution of an Expert System for Process Planning, Roy S.
Freedman, Hazeltine Corporation
"Flexible Automation for Printed Circuit Board Assembly, Dr.
Robert J. Stewart, Westinghouse Manufacturing Systems and Tech-
nology Center
"Sensor-Based Robot Programming for Automated Assembly," Dr.
Shaheen Ahmed, Purdue University
MEDICINE-2
Vice_Chairman: Prof. Sholom Weiss, Rutgers University
Session_Chairmen: Dr. R. Smith, Ohio State University
"RED: A Classification & Abductive Inference Expert System,"
Jack W. Smith, Jr., Ohio State University
"Improved Retrieval Through Traversal of a Knowledge-Base," Ellen
Bicknell-Brown, Roy Rada, National Institutes of Health
"Semantic Network Representations for Neurological Diagnosis," S.
Srihari, Xiang, Chatkow, Shapiro, SUNY at Buffalo
"An Expert System for Interpretation of Cranial C.T. Scan Im-
ages," R. Kremar, S. Srihari, SUNY at Buffalo
ENVIRONMENT & WEATHER
Vice_Chairman: Dr. Robert Kay, National Oceanic & Atmospheric
Administration
Session_Chairman: Dr. Jude Franklin, Planning Research Corpora-
tion
"Expert Systems for Environmental Regulation," Susan G. Hadden,
Chandler Stolp, University of Texas at Austin
"A Demonstration Expert System For Weather Forecasting," George
Swetnam, The MITRE Corporation
"An Expert System for Water Quality Protection Permits," Charles
Spooner, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
"The Potential Role of Artificial Intelligence/Expert Systems in
the Warning and Forecast Operations of the National Weather Ser-
vice," Randy I. Racer, John Gaffney, Jr., National Weather Ser-
vice
INTELLIGENT INTERFACES
Vice_Chairman: Prof. Saj-Nicole Joni, Yale University
Session_Chairman: Prof. Beverly Woolf, University of Mas-
sachusetts
"A Knowledge Based Lab Assistant for a Computer Based Instruction
System," Larry Christensen, Gordon Stokes, Bill Hays, E. Dale
Coons, Brigham Young University
"The Cognitive Principles Underlying Software Design," B. Adel-
son, Yale University
"Tutoring Expertise: Human & Otherwise," David Littman, Jeannine
Pinto, Elliot Soloway, Yale University
"Application of Expert Systems to Training," David L. Young, Mys-
tech Associates, Inc.
POLITICS & WELFARE
Vice_Chairman: Prof. Sholom Weiss, Rutgers University
Session_Chairman: Prof. Gavan Duffy, University of Texas at Aus-
tin, AMI Micro System
"A Prolog Model of Social Structure," Sanjoy Banerjee, Baruch
College
"WEDS Welfare Eligibility Determination System: An Expert System
in an Administrative Context," Eswaran Subrahmanian, Carnegie-
Mellon University
"Expert Systems as Elite Foreign Policy Advisors: Some
User/Machine and Organization/Machine Issues," Howard Tamashiro,
G. Brunk, University of Oklahoma
"A Role for Expert System in Foreign Policy Decision Making,"
Prof. Stewart Thorson, Dr. Christie Anderson, Syracuse Universi-
ty
"SYSFIL: A Generalized Expert System Architecture for Filings,"
Krishan Chhabra, Kamal Karna, The MITRE Corporation
This list of session was compiled 8/20/85 and is subject to further
correction.
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Washington, DC 20036-1903
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