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AIList Digest Volume 6 Issue 032
AIList Digest Monday, 15 Feb 1988 Volume 6 : Issue 32
Today's Topics:
Queries - Expert System Demos & Life Cycles for Expert Systems &
AI and Object-Oriented Programming & Fuzzy sets & Neural Software &
Concepts of the Future & Legal and Ethical Query &
CLOS Specification Completion Date,
Literature - Daedalus,
Application - Ping Pong-Playing Robot,
AI Tools - Radio Gear for Mobile Robots & Fuzzy sets &
Chinese Character Generator & Technical Support for MDBS
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Date: Fri, 12 Feb 88 09:28 CST
From: PMACLIN%UTMEM1.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU
Subject: Request for Expert System Demos
The University of Tennessee at Memphis has scheduled an "Expert Systems in the
Health Sciences" seminar for April 7. More than 100 of our faculty members are
expected to attend to learn what is possible in expert systems with today's
technology.
If you have any expert systems available that you would be willing to share
with U-T via a demo disk or through our tying in with your computer using
telecommunications that day, please let me know. We need examples of expert
systems (in the health sciences) for the DEC VAX 8650 or 8700, the Macintosh II
or Mac Plus, and the IBM PC or AT. All programs or demos will be returned
promptly after the seminar.
Also if you could offer any advice as to your experiences with various expert
system shells or languages, I would appreciate your comments. I am especially
interested in Nexpert Object, Quintus Prolog, 1st Class expert system shell,
and Level5 Insight2+ expert system shell.
Philip Maclin
Department of Computer Science
University of Tennessee at Memphis
877 Madison Ave.
Memphis, TN 38163
Phone 901 528-5848
Bitnet userID PMACLIN@UTMEM1
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Date: Mon, 8 Feb 88 10:25 CDT
From: LUCINDA ASHMORE 343-7670 <ASHMORE%NGSTL1%eg.ti.com@RELAY.CS.NET>
Subject: Life Cycles for Expert Systems
I am interested in information on life cycles for expert
systems. I would like information on life cycles that have
been developed and also on conventional life cycles that have
been tailored for expert systems. If any books or articles
have been written on the subject I would also like to know
about them. If I receive numerous responses I will summarize
and post them.
Thanks,
Lucinda Ashmore
ASHMORE%NGSTL1%EG.TI.COM@RELAY.CS.NET
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Date: 8 Feb 88 16:27:36 GMT
From: spl1!iitmax!rc@ELROY.JPL.NASA.GOV (Rajeev Chandrasekhar)
Subject: AI and Object Oriented programming !
I was wondering if any body in netland has heard about
any papers/journals about O.O stuff and its applications
to planning/robotics. I would appreciate a e-mail reply
or news posting if any one has any references or suggestions.
Thanks
Rajeev
bitnet : cs_chandrase@iitvax
ihnp4 : ihnp4\!iitmax\!rc
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Date: 8 Feb 88 23:20:47 GMT
From: mmlai!barash@uunet.uu.net (Rev. Steven C. Barash)
Subject: Fuzzy sets
Does anyone reading this understand "Fuzzy set theory"/"Fuzzy logic"
and its applicability to automated reasoning?
In particular, I'm interested in how one might verify empirically
(or experimentally, as with probability theory) the accuracy of the
fuzzy set formaulas for appropriate domains. Also, for a given problem,
how should one determine the suitability of fuzzy sets (instead of traditional
methods) for reasoning under uncertainty? The journal articles
tend to be rather specialized, and don't address such basic issues.
Please repond by E-mail; I'll post a summary if interest is sufficient.
Any ideas will help, and thanks in advance.
Steve Barash
--
Rev. Steve Barash @ Martin Marietta Labs / Artificial Intelligence Department
Disclaimer: I speak for no one.
ARPA: barash@mmlai.uu.net
UUCP: {uunet, super, hopkins!jhunix} !mmlai!barash
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Date: Thu, 11 Feb 88 02:30:20 EST
From: ST401843%BROWNVM.BITNET@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Neural Software
i am looking for personal computer software to simulate/investigate/...
neural networks. the software should run on either an IBM comp. (preferred)
or a Mac. i am sufficiently interested in both, so any pointer to either
direction is welcome. please send messages to st401843@brownvm (bitnet
address, obviously) and i will summarize and post. i might note that i
vaguely remember some mention on this list of the third book in the PDP
series that was then (when?) to come out soon and with an accompanying
disk. this is exactly the kind of thing i think i want. finally, and
most importantly, specify whether public/share/other and what is the]
approximate price range.
Thanx, Thanasis Kehagias
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Date: Fri, 12 Feb 88 07:38:08 -0500
From: G B Reilly <reilly@UDEL.EDU>
Reply-to: reilly@wharton.upenn.edu
Subject: Help explain the concepts of the future
The Franklin Institute Science Museum* will be opening
the Futures Center in 1990. This is not a copy of EPCOT
Center or a futuristic living room. It is exhibits to
explain the new concepts in science and technology that will
affect people's lives in the coming years.
One section explains the concepts of robotics, computing,
and artificial intelligence. We are interested in hearing
what you believe the public needs to know about these areas
and how they will affect their life in the next decade.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Brendan Reilly
Curator
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* The Franklin Institute is one of the oldest science museums
in the country and has hands-on exhibits explaining science
and technology which are visited by over one million people annually.
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Date: Fri, 12 Feb 88 15:31 CST
From: WHITTAK%TAMAGEN.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU
Subject: legal and ethical query
I have a group of graduate students from several disciplines in my ES class
that are investigating the legal and ethical issues associated with ES delivery.
If any of you know of any court cases (or out of court settlements) that
have involved the use of or the lack of use of expert systems, please send
those contacts or references to me. Also, if any of you know lawyers that
specialize or deal with such issues, I would also appreciate having their
names (and addresses).
We will be happy to send any contributors a final copy of their paper.
I will also post responses to the net if enough interest is shown.
Thank you in advance.
A. Dale Whittaker whittak@tamagen (BITNET)
Agricultural Engineering Dept.
Texas A&M University.
College Station, TX 77843-2117
(409)846-3364
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Date: 12 Feb 88 21:59:37 GMT
From: pitt!cisunx!jasst3@cadre.dsl.pittsburgh.edu (Jeffrey A.
Sullivan)
Subject: CLOS Specification Completion Date?
Does anyone know when the CLOS standard will be frozen so that language
developers will be willing to support it in commercial CL packages?
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Jeff Sullivan University of Pittsburgh
pitt!cisunx!jasst3 Intelligent Systems Studies Program
jasper@PittVMS (BITNET) Graduate Student
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Date: 7 Feb 88 20:25:22 GMT
From: ocvaxa.oberlin.edu!SAC8463@uunet.uu.net
Subject: RE: SOURCES FOR RESEARCH
>I have to do some research on Artificial Intelligence (primarily the
>history , but also current applications) and I would like to know if
>anyone could recommend a good (and recent) book dealing with the two areas
>of AI I have mentioned. Thank you.
The Winter 1988 issue of _Daedalus (no flames; it is Greek, after all!),
The Journal Of The Something-or-other Society of Arts and Sciences_ is
devoted to Aritificial Intelligence, and contains some enlightening articles
on the history and theory of AI, both as a field and a science. (Is there
a difference? I say yes...) Contributors include luminaries such as Minsky
and Papert. I picked my copy off the magazine shelf at a bookstore; it
shouldn't be too hard too find. It's cheap, too ($5.00)
I am just getting into AI myself, and have found the journal to be very
helpful in getting my feet on the ground. For a serious research project,
the extensive bibliographies of the articles should be useful, too.
Hope this helps!
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Date: Mon, 8 Feb 88 10:11:14 PST
From: lambert@cod.nosc.mil (David R. Lambert)
Subject: ping pong playing robot
If my memory is correct, there was a ping pong playing robot built as a
masters thesis or PhD dissertation at a university in the north eastern US--
perhaps in Pennsylvania. The thesis defense & demonstration was announced in
AIList about a year ago (Feb 87).
David R. Lambert
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Date: 8 Feb 88 02:51:04 GMT
From: portal!cup.portal.com!Zona_-_Walcott@uunet.uu.net
Subject: Re: Radio gear for mobile robots
No, there's also a rec.rc, which covers Radio Control
models - air, land and water. No tech.IDF tho, so I guess the
Israeli Defense Force will just have to volunteer its drone
specs.
I'm a guest on this account. Reply to
g451252772ea@deneb.ucdavis.edu
Ron Goldthwaite, UC Davis Psychology and Animal Behavior
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Date: 9 Feb 88 21:43:30 GMT
From: vu0112@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu (vu0112)
Subject: Re: Fuzzy sets
In article <275@mmlai.UUCP> barash@mmlai.UUCP (Rev. Steven C. Barash) writes:
>
>Does anyone reading this understand "Fuzzy set theory"/"Fuzzy logic"
>and its applicability to automated reasoning?
I'm trying to. . .
>In particular, I'm interested in how one might verify empirically
>(or experimentally, as with probability theory) the accuracy of the
>fuzzy set formaulas for appropriate domains.
I'm not sure how such verification would differ from that for crisp formulas.
>Also, for a given problem,
>how should one determine the suitability of fuzzy sets (instead of traditional
>methods) for reasoning under uncertainty?
First, obviously, if the system in question is non-deterministic, then
fuzzy methods must come into play. It should be recognized that
probability theory is a special case of fuzzy theory.
Now, as to the question of whether to use non-probabilistic (e.g.
possibilistic) fuzzy methods, that depends on the law of the excluded
middle (True(A) => False(~A)), which probability conforms to, and
possibility does not. If the samples are highly interdependant, fuzzy
can yield better results. I recently wrote a paper on Fuzzy Artificial
Inference and Expert Systems. Fuzzy promises a much more succesful,
general method for approximate reasoning.
>The journal articles
>tend to be rather specialized, and don't address such basic issues.
Try _Fuzzzy_Sets_and_Systems_. Also, I'd reccommend _Fuzzy_Sets,
Ucertainty,_and_Information_ (George Klir, Prentic Hall 1988), which is
an excellent introduction and bibliography. Read anything by Zadeh.
>Please repond by E-mail; I'll post a summary if interest is sufficient.
Sorry, couldn't resist. Plus my mailer usually chokes these days.
> Steve Barash
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| Cliff Joslyn, Mad Cybernetician
| Systems Science Department, SUNY Binghamton, Binghamton, NY
| vu0112@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu
V All the world is biscuit shaped. . .
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Date: 12 Feb 88 14:37:29 GMT
From: hubcap!ncrcae!gollum!rolandi@gatech.edu (rolandi)
Subject: Chinese character generator
To the guy who wanted a Chinese character generator:
I have been unable to get mail through to you. I may be able to help
you with the character generator however. If you are interested, drop
me a line that includes a viable path.
walter rolandi
rolandi@gollum.UUCP ()
NCR Advanced Systems, Columbia, SC
u.s.carolina dept. of psychology and linguistics
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Date: 13 Feb 88 05:30:53 GMT
From: pur-phy!mrstve!mdbs!kbc@ee.ecn.purdue.edu (Kevin Castleberry)
Subject: technical support for mdbs
Technical Support for mdbs products:
KMAN (a relational db envrionment),
GURU (an expert system development environment),
MDBS III (a post-relational high performance dbs)
(Our products run in VMS, UNIX, OS/2 and MSDOS.)
is available by emailing to:
support@mdbs.uucp
or
{rutgers,ihnp4,decvax,ucbvax}!pur-ee!mdbs!support
Kevin Castleberry
Manager mdbs Products Technical Information Center (TIC)
Micro Data Base Systems Inc.
P.O. Box 248
Lafayette, IN 47902
(317) 448-6187
For sales call: (317) 463-2581
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