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AIList Digest Volume 8 Issue 104
AIList Digest Wednesday, 12 Oct 1988 Volume 8 : Issue 104
Queries:
PDP and Neural Networks in Music Research
Classifier system software packages
AI and 'Conventional' programming
PFL
CLOS & CommonLOOPS
Responses:
TICOM
AI applications to building design and construction
Language Translator (lisp)
knowledge acquisition info
AAAI-88 Proceedings
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Date: Tue 11 Oct 1988 14:19 CDT
From: <UUCJEFF%ECNCDC.BITNET@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Subject: PDP and Neural Networks in Music Research
Does anyone have any references on papers regearding the use of Parallel
Distributed Processing or Neural Networks in Music Research? I saw that
the Computer Music Journal is calling for papers on the topic, if nyone
has heard of any research, please let me know via email. I am intersted
in a neural network topic for my M.S. thesis, so I cannot wait for the
CMJ issue to come out. Any help will be appreciated. thankx.
Jeff Beer, Academic Computing
Northeastern Ill University, UUCJEFF@ECNCDC.BITNET
disclaimer: Myreference to Computer Music Journal's call for papers is
on my behalf, I am not speaking on their behalf. Please do not interpret
as on thier behalf.
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Date: 11 Oct 88 14:05:20 GMT
From: steinmetz!boston!powell@itsgw.rpi.edu (Powell)
Subject: Classifier system software packages
Recently, I have read some interesting articles on induction and classifier
systems. To better understand their capabilities and functionalities,
I am looking for a free, classifier software package to experiment with.
I have recently used John Grefenstette's very impressive GENESIS package
for optimization and became very excited and convinced about the capabilities
of genetic algorithms. I would now like to experiment with a classifier
system as described by Holland with a bucket brigade or similar
algorithm for credit apportionment and a genetic algorithm for rule
combination. If someone can send me such a package then I can quickly evaluate
the power and appropriateness of classifiers to my problem.
Thanks in advance
Dave Powell
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Date: Tue, 11 Oct 88 09:37:27 -0400
From: davis%community-chest.mitre.org@gateway.mitre.org
Subject: AI and 'Conventional' programming
I have an interest in merging AI technology with software development
for large, conventional projects, particularly in Ada.
I observe a trend in private industry and government toward attempting
to use Expert system tools as a part of delivered products, to be
used by non-engineers/scientists.
An aspect of this trend is the potential to assist members of
development teams in software engineering in managing complexity.
There have been some articles published in this general area
during the last 4-5 years, dealing with high-level/specification
languages, modelling, and rule-based formal proofs of software
requirements, which suggests that some useful work is being done.
I would like to see if there is an interest in these areas on the part
of others who read the AI bulletin board, and to offer published
information related to these interests.
Dave Davis
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Date: 11 Oct 88 10:07 +0100
From: fred moerman
<f_moerman%avh.unit.uninett%NORUNIX.BITNET@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Subject: PFL
A Frame-based representation language : PFL.
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In the November and December issues of "AI Expert", mr.Tim Finn
describes a pedagogical frame language : PFL.
He explains some of the principles of repesenting knowledge
with a FBRL, using this LISP-based frame language. He also mentioned
that a version is ported to VAXLISP, and that is why I posted this
request.
Is there anyone who can help me get hold of such a public domain
frame-based language. It should preferably be able to run on our VAX,
but a version for either Macintosh or IBM-PC are welcome as well.
Thanks,
Fred Moerman.
Fred Moerman <f_moerman%avh.unit.uninett@NORUNIX>
Inst. for Informatikk
UNIT-AVH
N-7055 Dragvoll
NORWAY.
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Date: Mon, 10 Oct 88 19:03 O
From: Antti Ylikoski tel +358 0 457 2704
<YLIKOSKI%FINFUN.BITNET@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Subject: CLOS & CommonLOOPS
I would be very grateful if someone could let me know if an academic
license for the CLOS, the Common Lisp Object System, is available.
I would also like to know whom to contact to obtain it and the price.
Also, I would like to know if an academic license for the CommonLOOPS
is available.
Thanks in advance, Andy
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Antti Ylikoski |YLIKOSKI@FINFUN (BITNET)
Helsinki University of Technology |
Laboratory of Information Processing |ay@hutcs.hut.fi (UUCP)
Science |
Otakaari 5 A |
SF-02150 Espoo, Finland |
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Date: 11 Oct 88 22:58:28 GMT
From: eric@aragorn.cm.deakin.OZ (Eric Y.H. Tsui)
Reply-to: eric@aragorn.UUCP (Eric Y.H. Tsui)
Subject: Re: TICOM
Information about the TICOM (The Internal COntrol Model) can be obtained
from Professor Andrew Bailey, Arthur Young Professor of Accounting,
School of Accounting, University of Minnesota. I have a few papers about
this system and I can send the references to you, if you want.
Eric Tsui eric@aragorn.oz
Division of Computing and Mathematics
D e a k i n U n i v e r s i t y
Geelong, Victoria 3217
AUSTRALIA
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Date: Tue, 11 Oct 88 16:40:16 EDT
From: info@scarecrow.csee.lehigh.edu (Info Directory-x4508)
Subject: RE: AI applications to building design and construction
In response to sean@cadre.dsl.pittsburgh.edu (Sean McLinden)
query for pointers to AI applications to building design and construction
Sean states:
>I am well aware of a number of AI applications to CAD that are used
>in building design, but I am curious to know if anyone has looked at
>the various processes that occur during the engineering phase of a
>project....
>Considering the number of dollars involved in U.S. Government funded
>construction, it seems that GSA or OMB might be interested in developing
>such a system.
As part of a government directive to assist the U.S. construction
industry to be more competative in the world marketplace, Lehigh
University was awarded a NSF block grant of $10 million to develop
technical innovations for the industry. Lehigh University's NSF
sponsored Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems (ATLSS)
Engineering Research Center has several projects, some of which are
looking into developing intelligent interfaces between various
phases/processes of the multi-million dollar fragmented construction
industry.
>There is a common expertise between participants which
>allows them to make decisions quickly by sifting through a lot of
>information while retrieving only that which pertains to the problem
>at hand.
True. It is this fact that allows us to start developing intelligent
interfaces between these groups. Only the necessary information
required to make a decision is asked. The rest is shared amongst the
players involved in the construction process. The key is to determine
and classify the common information and the specific information
required to assist in making construction decisions.
The project that I am involved in is the Designer/Fabricator Interface
(DFI) which will assist design engineers in understanding downstream
fabrication and erection problems associated by their upstream design
decisions. The initial limited domain of DFI deals with design fitup
of beam to column connections in buildings. The DFI system critiques
the designer's initial connection details and reports gross and subtle
fitup errors before he sends out his design document for bid to
fabricators. This requires the system to utilize general fabrication
and erection knowledge in one mode of operation and specific knowledge
if a particular fabricator has won the bid and is working closely with
the designer.
The system will later be expanded to include fitup of beam to beam
connections as well as provide a functional critique (real Civil
Engineering strength issues).
Also, an architect/designer interface is under development as well as
completion of several specific KB systems (including simple connection
design and bridge fatigue investigator (BFI) that determins what to do
in repairing cracks in bridges).
For more information contact:
General ATLSS Information KBS Systems Information
Dr. John Fisher Dr. John Wilson
Director, ATLSS Center KBS Thrust Leader
Room A206 Room 220
Building H Fritz Engineering Lab, #13
Lehigh University Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA 18015 Bethlehem, PA 18015
(215)758-3535 (215)758-4828
jwf2@lehigh.BITNET jlw2@lehigh.BITNET
or
jwf2%lehigh.bitnet@ibm1.cc.lehigh.edu jlw2%lehigh.bitnet@ibm1.cc.lehigh.edu
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Date: 10 Oct 88 22:20:15 GMT
From: sunybcs!rapaport@rutgers.edu (William J. Rapaport)
Subject: Response to: Language Translator (lisp)
In article <227@tekn01.chalmers.se> m85_miche@tekn01.chalmers.se
>
>Is there by any chance anyone sitting on a source translating some
>language to another ?
>
>Which litterature can I seek what I want ?
There are several sources of info on machine translation. Begin with
"Machine Translation" in S. C. Shapiro (ed.), Encyclopedia of AI (Wiley,
1987).
There are two recent books:
Sergei Nirenburg (ed.), Machine Translation: Theoretical and
Methodological Issues (Cambridge UP, 1987).
and another book by, I think, a fellow named Hutchings, published by
Ellis Horwood, in England; it's a good survey.
There are two major journals:
Computational Linguistics, published by MIT Press for the Association
for Computational Linguistics,
and
Computers and Translation, published by Kluwer Academic Publishers.
William J. Rapaport
Associate Professor
Dept. of Computer Science||internet: rapaport@cs.buffalo.edu
SUNY Buffalo ||bitnet: rapaport@sunybcs.bitnet
Buffalo, NY 14260 ||uucp: {decvax,watmath,rutgers}!sunybcs!rapaport
(716) 636-3193, 3180 ||fax: (716) 636-3464
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Date: 10 Oct 88 20:32:12 GMT
From: att!alberta!calgary!!gaines@bloom-beacon.mit.edu (Brian Gaines)
Subject: Re: knowledge acquisition info
In article <25126@bu-cs.BU.EDU>, gao@bu-cs.BU.EDU (Yong Gao) writes:
> More requests!
>
> Could somebody tell me where to order proceedings for:
>
> 1. the 5th Machine Intelligence workshop
>
> 2. the Knowledge Acquisition for Knowledge Based Systems Workshop, Banff,
> Canada, 1986 and 1987.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Yong Gao (gao@bu-cs.bu.edu)
> Dept. of Computer Science
> Boston University
The following notes are a complete guide to getting the KAW papers:
Knowledge Acquisition Workshop Publications
We are attempting to make the Knowledge Acquisition Workshop materials
as widely available as possible. The following sections detail the
availability of publications from each workshop.
KAW86, Banff, November 1986
Preprints distributed to attendees only.
Revized and updated papers published in the
International Journal of Man-Machine Studies,
January, February, April, August and September 1987 special issues.
Papers plus editorial material and index collected in two books:
Gaines, B.R. & Boose, J.H. (Eds) Knowledge Acquisition for Knowledge-Based
Systems. London: Academic Press, 1988 (released October 1988).
Boose, J.H. & Gaines, B.R. (Eds) Knowledge Acquisition Tools for Expert
Systems. London: Academic Press, 1988 (released October 1988).
EKAW87, Reading, UK, September 1986
Proceedings available as:
Proceedings of the First European Workshop on Knowledge Acquisition for
Knowledge-Based Systems.
Send sterling money order or draft for 39.00 payable to
University of Reading to:
Prof. T.R.Addis, Department of Computer Science,
University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO
Box 220, Reading RG6 2AX, UK.
KAW87, Banff, October 1986
Preprints distributed to attendees only.
Revized and updated papers being published in the
International Journal of Man-Machine Studies, 1988 regular issues.
(just beginning to appear)
Papers plus editorial material and index will be collected in book form,
together with other KA papers from IJMMS in 1989.
EKAW88, Bonn, West Germany, June 1988
Proceedings available as:
Proceedings of the European Workshop on Knowledge Acquisition for
Knowledge-Based Systems (EKAW88).
Send order to (the GMD will invoice you for DM68.00 plus postage):
Marc Linster, Institut fr Angewandte Informationstechnik der
Gesellschaft fr Mathematik und
Datenverarbeitung mbH, Schloss Birlingoven, Postfach 1240,
D-5205 Sankt Augustin 1, West Germany.
KAW88, Banff, November 1988
Preprints available (400-500 pages, early November 1988) as:
Proceedings of the 3rd Knowledge Acquisition for Knowledge-Based
Systems Workshop.
Send money order, draft, or check drawn on US or Canadian bank for
US$65.00 or CDN$85.00 to:
SRDG Publications, Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary,
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4.
Revized and updated papers being published in the International Journal
of Man-Machine Studies, 1989 regular issues.
Papers plus editorial material and index will be collected in book form,
together with other KA papers from IJMMS in 1990.
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Brian Gaines, gaines@calgary.cdn
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Date: 28 Sep 88 14:05:48 GMT
From: woodl@byuvax.bitnet
Subject: re: AAAI-88 Proceedings
Proceedings for AAAI-88 and past years can be ordered from
Morgan-Kaufmann publishers, 95 First St., Los Altos, CA 94022.
Larry Wood
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