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Machine Learning List Vol. 3 No. 08
Machine Learning List: Vol. 3 No. 8
Wednesday, May 1, 1991
Contents:
Postdoc Position at Sydney
International Conference on Genetic Algorithms
Workshop on Computational Learning Theory
Workshop On Artificial Intelligence In Design (at IJCAI)
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Date: Wed, 24 Apr 91 10:05:23 PDT
From: Ross Quinlan <quinlan@sumex-aim.stanford.EDU>
Subject: Postdoc position at Sydney
I have a research grant covering the empirical side of Machine
Learning, both zeroth-order (decision trees, production rules) and
first-order (Horn clauses etc). The grant can support a postdoc
working in an area that fits with the interests of the project.
Funding isn't terrific -- about A$32K for 11 months. Caveats:
Sydney is a fairly expensive place to live, and at this stage
I can't guarantee funding for more than one year (although the
grant can be renewed).
If you're interested, contact me by email in the first instance.
Ross Quinlan (quinlan@cs.su.oz.au)"
Ross
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Date: Mon, 29 Apr 91 14:51:13 EDT
From: Lashon Booker <booker@starbase.mitre.ORG>
Subject: ICGA-91 Preliminary Program / Call for Participation
Fourth International Conference
on Genetic Algorithms
ICGA91
13-16 July, 1991
Univ. California San Diego
La Jolla, CA
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
The Fourth International Conference on Genetic Algorithms (ICGA-91),
will be held July 13-16, 1991 at the University of California - San
Diego in La Jolla, CA. This meeting brings together an international
community of scientists from academia and industry interested in
algorithms suggested by the evolutionary process of natural selection.
Topics of particular interest include: Holland's Genetic Algorithm and
Classifier Systems, machine learning and optimization using these
systems, and their relations to other learning paradigms (e.g.,
connectionist networks). Papers discussing how genetic algorithms and
classifier systems are related to biological modeling issues (e.g.,
evolution of nervous systems, computational ethology, artificial life)
have been encouraged.
Interest in Genetic Algorithms (GAs) has risen steadily, and ICGA-91
drew more than 160 submissions. The conference committee believes it
is especially important at this time of rapid growth in GA research to
create a core of common understanding that will ensure future
communication among the GA community. It is for this reason that
ICGA-91 will mix invited talks and a small number of plenary
presentations with as much small-group interaction as possible.
Poster sessions will be the default mode for papers; some of the
strongest papers to be included in ICGA-91 will be presented as
posters. There will be no parallel sessions.
CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS:
Kenneth A. De Jong
J. David Schaffer
Vice Chair:
David E. Goldberg
Program Co-Chairs:
Richard K. Belew
Lashon B. Booker
Publicity Chair:
David E. Goldberg
Financial Chair:
Gilbert Syswerda
Local Arrangements:
Richard K. Belew
PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
Emile Aarts, NV Phillips
Richard K. Belew, UCSD
Lashon B. Booker, MITRE
Yuval Davidor, Weizmann Inst.
L. David Davis, TICA Associates
Kenneth A. De Jong, George Mason Univ.
Larry Eschelman, Phillips Labs
Stephanie Forrest, Univ. New Mexico
John Greffenstette, Naval Research Lab.
David E. Goldberg, Univ. Illinois
Paulien Hogeweg, Univ. Utrecht
John H. Holland, Univ. Michigan
Gunar Liepins, Oakridge Natl. Lab.
Heinz Muehlenbein, GMD, Germany
John Koza, Stanford University
Gregory Rawlins, Univ. Indiana
Rick Riolo, Univ. Michigan
George Robertson, Xerox PARC
J. David Schaffer, Philips Labs
Steve F. Smith, Carnegie-Mellon Univ.
Gilbert Syswerda, BBN
Tom Westerdale, Univ. London
Stewart Wilson, Roland Inst.
Darrell Whitley, Colorado State Univ.
SUPPORTED BY:
International Society for Genetic Algorithms
Office of Naval Research
Naval Research Laboratory
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Sat Sun Mon Tues
AM 1: Tutorials Plenary 1 Plenary 3 Plenary 5
AM 2: Tutorials Poster 1 Poster 2 Poster 3
Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
PM 1: Invited Talks Plenary 2 Plenary 4 Panel
PM 2: Invited Talks Workshops Workshops Bus. Mtg.
Evening:
Social Mixer Workshops Banquet
The schedule has been arranged so that it will be possible for
participants to fly in Saturday (13 July) morning and leave Tuesday
(16 July). We expect, however, that most ICGA-91 participants will
want to attend the tutorials Saturday morning and the panel session
and perhaps the ISGA business meeting Tuesday afternoon. Also, space
is available for workshops after the business meeting and perhaps on
Wednesday. Housing for these additional nights can be easily reserved
at the same per-night rate; specify these on the registration form.
INVITED SPEAKERS
The ICGA-91 conference will officially begin on Saturday afternoon, 13
July with a series of invited presentations by leading researchers
from computer science, mathematical biology, economics and philosophy:
John Holland (University of Michigan)
"Complex Adaptive Systems"
Marcus Feldman (Stanford University)
"Optimality and the Evolution of Recombination"
John Miller (Santa Fe Institute)
"Artificial Adaptive Agents in Economics"
William Wimsatt (University of Chicago)
"Developmental constraints on evolving systems"
After these individual presentations and a dinner break, the guests
will participate in a panel discussion delineating important research
questions for the rest of the ICGA-91 meeting.
TUTORIALS
On Saturday morning, before the conference officially begins, we will
be offering a series of tutorials. Two "tracks" have been designed,
with one for ICGA-91 attendees who are new to Genetic Algorithms and
one for attendees interested in advanced topics. An additional fee of
$60 ($25 for students) will be charged to attend any and all
tutorials; this fee includes course materials, lunch and the coffee
break.
Track I
I.A Introduction to Genetic Algorithms (John Greffenstette)
I.B Applications of Genetic Algorithms (L. David Davis)
I.C Introduction to Classifier Systems (Rick Riolo)
Track II
II.A Genetic Algorithms Theory (Dave Goldberg and Gunar Liepins)
II.B Biological Insights into GAs (Rik Belew and Chuck Talyor)
PRE-REGISTRATION FOR THESE TUTORIALS (ON THE ENCLOSED REGISTRATION
FORM) IS STRONGLY ADVISED, AS SPACE IS LIMITED.
WORKSHOPS
With the growing general interest in Genetic Algorithms (GAs), an
important role for special interest groups is emerging. ICGA-91 has
reserved time and space for smaller groups of people to meet and
discuss some of these specialized aspects of GA research. Many of
these topics were organized in response to large numbers of
submissions in an area, many of which could not be published as part
of the ICGA-91 Proceedings. If your work is related to one of these
workshop topics, we encourage you to contact the chairperson of the
relevant workshop. Also, if you have ideas for other workshops and
would be willing to act as an organizer, contact Rik Belew
(rik@cs.ucsd.edu) with your suggestion and we will do our best to
publicize it. Here are the workshops presently organized:
I. Machine Learning with GAs
John Greffenstette (gref@aic.nrl.navy.mil)
How well do GAs apply traditional machine learning problems, such as
concept learning from examples, conceptual clustering, etc. How do
GAs and classifier systems relate to other methods of reinforcement
learning (e.g., Q-learning)?
II. Evolutionary Strategie
Hans-Paul Schwefel (schwefel@lumpi.informatik.uni-dortmund.de)
A great deal of research, pioneered by Rechenberg, Schwefel and
others, has been done in Germany on a class of "evolutionary
strategies" closely related to Holland's form of the GA. This workshop
is designed to acquaint members of the GA community unfamiliar with
the theory and application of these techniques.
III. Parallel Implementations of the GA
Heinz Muhlenbein (muehlen@gmdzi.uucp)
John McInerney (john@cs.ucsd.edu)
GAs are proving themselves to be an important programming methodology
for distributed and massively parallel machines. Moreover, this
workshop will survey existing implementations of the GA on parallel
machines and consider outstanding research issues.
IV. GAs and Connectionist Networks
Richard K. Belew (rik@cs.ucsd.edu)
Both GAs and connectionist ("neural") networks represent active new
approaches to machine learning. This workshop will consider hybrids
of these methods, as well as attempts to relate GAs and connectionist
networks as biological models of evolution and learning, resp.
V. GAs and Artificial Life
Peter Todd (todd@psych.stanford.edu)
GAs are becoming central ingredients in a new class of "artificial
life" simulations. This workshop will acquaint participants with some
of the most important ALife experiments to date, and consider the
special demands it makes on GAs.
VI. Software support and test suites for GAs
L. David Davis (70461.1552@compuserve.com)
Nici Schraudolf (nici@cs.ucsd.edu)
Several large simulators have been developed for GAs, and a number of
fitness function test suites have also been proposed. Both advances
promise to make the job of the GA investigator easier, and also
facilitate comparison across investigators. This workshop will survey
these alternatives and attempt to form a consensus for future
developments.
VII. Biological influences in problem solving with Genetic Algorithms
Alan Schultz (schultz@aic.nrl.navy.mil)
The purpose of this workshop is to bring together GA researchers who
are interested in improving the GA's performance in problem solving
with mechanisms that are analogical to, or inspired by biological
mechanisms.
VIII. Theory of Genetic Operators
Nick Radcliffe (njr@castle.edinburgh.ac.uk)
There have been a number of recent developments which extend the
applicability of schema analysis and our understanding of intrinsic
parallelism. This workshop will examine these and look at new
operators which have theoretical underpinning.
TRAVEL INFORMATION
Please make your travel arrangements early. Summer is a busy travel
period in Southern California. San Diego can be reached conveniently
by air, train or bus from Los Angeles. There are many direct flights
to San Diego from around the United States.
A special conference fare has been negotiated with American and
Northwest Airlines for the ICGA conference. This applies to domestic
and Canadian reservations only.
A 40% discount will be offered for any roundtrip coach fare type,
while 5% discount will be offered on the lowest available fare type,
subject to capacity control, purchase time limits and other applicable
fare rules.
American Airlines: File Number 06718G;
phone number: 1-800-433-1790.
Northwest Airlines: File Number 04664;
phone number: 1-800-328-1111.
If you are arriving by air to the San Diego Airport (Lindbergh Field)
look for a Peerless Shuttle; we have negotiated special rates for
transportation to campus. Your registration confirmation package will
include a flyer for your use. The rate is $14 for one person and $5
per additional person.
A cab fare from the airport to UCSD is about $30. Ask the driver to
take you to Warren College Conference Desk on Warren Campus. (You will
probably need to show the campus map to the driver in order to find
the registration desk, although he will know where UCSD is!)
Housing registration can be completed at Warren College Conference
Desk. Meeting registration will take place at La Casa during the
Welcome Reception Friday evening or at the Price Center's Theatre
Lobby on Saturday, Sunday or Monday.
PARKING
The distances on campus are not large and a car is not necessary. For
example, the walk between the housing and the meeting facilities is
about 3 minutes. However, if you are arriving by private or rental
car, you will require a parking permit. These may be purchased at the
Registration desk for $15.00 for a week or $4.00 per day. Parking
permits are required seven days a week from 7am to 11pm. Monitoring
of permits tends to be quite diligent. There is a parking moratorium
on Saturday July 13 in parking lot 503 on Warren Campus; so, feel free
to park anywhere there while you register.
WEATHER
The weather in La Jolla in July is usually very pleasant with
temperatures around 25 degrees C (77 degrees F) and low humidity.
Evenings can be cooler, so a light jacket or sweater may be useful.
Occasionally very hot, dry weather (Santa Ana) can occur for a few
days if the prevailing winds shift and come from the inland deserts.
The Pacific Ocean is warm enough for swimming. We suggest you bring
along swim-wear and a beach towel.
REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION DESKS
The registration and information desks will be open as follows:
Conference registration will be in the Price Center Theatre Lobby:
7/12 - 7/15 7:00am - 5:00pm
7/16 7:00am - 2:00pm
Housing registration only will be at the Warren College Desk,
Daily 8:00am - 12:00 midnight
If you need further assistance with some practical matter at any time,
please see a member of the Organizing Committee.
MESSAGES
A telephone message service for incoming calls to conference
participants will be set up. Please check the board in the foyer of
the theater for messages. The conference telephone number will be
communicated later.
Outgoing calls may be made from public telephones located throughout
the campus. If you have special problems with communication to the
outside world during the conference, please stop by the registration
desk or ask a member of the Organizing Committee.
We are making arrangements to allow INTERNET access from terminals
near the conference headquarters.
REGISTRATION FEES
The registration fee for conference participants includes entry to all
technical sessions, conference proceedings, refreshment breaks, the
receptions Friday and Saturday evenings, breakfast and lunch Sunday
through Tuesday.
The following fees have been established (all figures in U.S. dollars):
Before After
6/1/91 6/1/91
Conference Participant $225 $275
Student $100 $125
A limited fund has been set aside to assist students and scientists
with their travel expenses. If you are interested in obtaining such
assistance and have no other form of travel support, send a letter
describing your situation and needs to:
Gilbert Syswerda
International Society for Genetic Algorithms
53 Lake Street
Winchester, MA 01890
(syswerda@bbn.com)
Students should have their advisor certify their student status and
that other funds are not available.
REMITTANCE PROCEDURES
Please fill out the registration form found elsewhere in this booklet
and return with payment. Payment must be in U.S. dollars drawn on a
U.S. bank. Checks should be made out to UC Regents, I.C.G.A.
Personal checks, cashier's checks or international money orders in
U.S. dollars are acceptable. Do not send cash. Cash (again in U.S.
dollars) may be used for payment at the registration desk. Please
note that credit cards cannot be accepted for payment under any
circumstances. Do not send payment that is not in U.S. dollars.
Registration form and payment should be sent to:
Lene Hartman
Conference Manager, I.C.G.A.
UCSD
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0513, USA
The pre-registration deadline is June 1, 1991. Participants may
register at a later time, including at the conference itself, although
we strongly recommend that you register in advance. Mid-July still
seems quite far away, but the program committee is already very
excited by the prospect of a strong meeting of the GA community. Be
sure to get your registration forms in early as attendance promises to
be high and space is limited. Once the registration form and
remittance have been received, the conference manager will send a
receipt and directions to the participant's address.
ON-CAMPUS HOUSING AND MEAL REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Campus housing is available to conference participants as a package
plan only - three nights' housing from Saturday through Monday. This
housing is in two-bedroom apartments with shared living room, kitchen
and bathroom. Each bedroom has two single beds and is rented as
either a single (if only one person occupies the room) or as a double
(if two people occupy the room).
If you have made arrangements to share a double room with another
I.C.G.A. participant, please include the name on the registration
form. If you are willing to share an apartment but have not made such
arrangements, we will coordinate such requests and assign you to a
(same sex) apartment.
Conference participants and accompanying guests may stay in campus
housing several nights before or after the conference. Room rates for
these additional nights are noted on the registration form. The rates
given are per person, per night except for the family unit which is a
per apartment, per night rate. Also make sure you specify your
arrival and departure dates.
A special lunch only package is available for accompanying guests.
The cost of this package is $39 if purchased in advance; $64 if
purchased after June 1. This purchase enables the accompanying guests
to eat with the participants in the Price Center Ballroom.
Accompanying guests choosing not to purchase meals as part of a
package plan may purchase meals at one of the five restaurants within
the Price Center or at one of the other Food Service facilities
throughout campus.
Additional tickets for the Receptions and the Banquet must be
purchased in advance.
BANQUET
On Monday, 15 July a banquet will be held at Torrey Pines Inn. This
hotel is perched overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and adjacent to the
world famous Torrey Pines Golf course. The evening will begin with
drinks around the Inn's Olympic swimming pool, watching the sun set
into the Pacific. We will then be served a choice of beef, chicken or
vegetarian dinners. (Please indicate your choice on the registration
form.)
Because we want to encourage attendance by the families of conference
participants, we have made arrangements for a special children's room
and dinner. Children will be served a choice of hamburger or
vegetarian pizza, and supervised and entertained in a room of their
own.
BANQUET RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE AS PART OF PRE-REGISTRATION. NO
BANQUET TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT THE CONFERENCE.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
We have reserved a small number of rooms in the three hotels listed
below:
Torrey Pines Inn
11480 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037
Located next to the world-class Torrey Pines Golf Course and offers a quiet,
rustic atmosphere. The distance between the Inn and UCSD is 1 1/2
miles and is a very pleasant walk. The Inn offers transportation to
and from campus. The rate is $70 for double and $65 for single
occupancy. Golf facilities and an olympic- size pool for lap swimming
are available. Complimentary cocktail and newspaper. Please call
(619) 453- 4420 for a reservation.
La Jolla Village Inn,
3299 Holiday Court, La Jolla, CA 92037
Located 1/2 mile from UCSD this hotel offers complimentary
transportation to and from the airport and the campus. The rate is
$69 for double and $64 for single occupancy. Please call 1-800
854-2900 for a reservation.
Sheraton Grande
10950 North Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla, CA 92037
This new luxury hotel offers a fantastic view from each room of either
the Pacific Ocean or the beautiful Torrey Pines Golf Course. Located
atop Torrey Pines, it is convenient to UCSD campus and minutes from La
Jolla. This exciting property is complete with several restaurants,
cocktail lounges - all offering sunset views. Tennis, golf, swimming
and a health spa are just a few of the hotel's amenities. The rate is
$85 for either single or double. Please call (619) 558-1500 for a
reservation.
ON-CAMPUS RECREATION
The campus housing is located near the recreation center which offers
an olympic-size pool, racquetball and volleyball courts. Tennis
courts are located near the housing complex (please bring your own
racket and balls). Recreation cards may be purchased for a small fee
($14 single/$26 family) at the registration desk.
PROGRAM FOR ACCOMPANYING GUESTS
Transportation to Balboa Park, the San Diego Zoo, the Wild Animal Park
and Old Town can be arranged. A modest fee will be charged. Sign-up
sheets will be available at registration. The tours will be Sunday,
Monday and Tuesday. Please sign up one day before your expected
participation.
GOLF
The Torrey Pines Golf course is 1 1/2 miles from campus and the rates
are:
$35 per week-day, cash only
$40 per week-end day
$22 per cart
$20 for clubs
Reservations for a business day may be made two business days in
advance at 1pm and for a week- end day five business days in advance.
So, if you want to play Sunday, July 14 you must call Monday, July 8
at 8am. Call (619) 453-0380.
INSURANCE
Foreign participants are strongly encouraged to take out a traveller's
health insurance policy before arriving in the United States.
SMOKING
UCSD has been designated by the university chancellor as a non-smoking
environment. Smoking is not permitted within any public buildings on
the campus. However, smoking is permitted in your apartment and on
the grounds.
SYNOPSIS OF IMPORTANT DATES
May 1, 1991:
Revised, camera-ready paper due
June 1, 1991:
Pre-registration deadline for conference and
on-campus housing
June 15, 1991:
Audio visual and software demonstration requirements must be received
July 13-16, 1991:
Registration, conference starts
ICGA91 - THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GENETIC ALGORITHMS
REGISTRATION FORM
Dr./Mr./Ms.// Family Name:__________________ First Name: _________
Title: ___________________________ Institution: ____________________
Mailing Address: ___________________________________________________
Telephone: ______________________ FAX or Telex: ___________________
Electronic Mail Address: ___________________________________________
Name of Accompanying Person: _______________________________________
Preferred Roommate (for those choosing double rooms) _______________
Arrival Date: ____________________ Departure Date: _________________
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CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
Before On or After
Quantity 6/1/91 6/1/91
Participant Registration ____ US $225 US $275 ________
Student Registration ____ US $100 US $125 ________
T-Shirt Size S ___ M ___ L ___ XL ___
Tutorial 7/13 Participant ____ US $ 60 US $ 85 ________
(Lunch included)
Tutorial 7/13 Student ____ US $ 25 US $ 50 ________
(Lunch included)
Track I ____ Track II ____
Registration sub-total ________
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MEALS, RECEPTION, BANQUET Before On or After
Quantity 6/1/91 6/1/91
Additional Welcome
Reception Tickets Friday ____ US $10 US $10 ________
Additional Reception
Tickets Saturday ____ US $10 US $10 ________
Lunch Only Package - 3 days
(Accompanying Persons Only)____ US $39 US $64 ________
Banquet Ticket Adult ____ US $30 US $30 ________
Banquet Ticket Child
(under 12) ____ US $ 8 US $ 8 ________
Meals sub-total ________
Banquet Choices: Adult: Beef ___ Chicken ___ Vegetarian ___
Child: Hamburger ___ Vegetarian ___ Pizza ___
PLEASE PURCHASE TICKET NOW IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND. YOU WILL
BE UNABLE TO BUY IT UPON ARRIVAL.
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APARTMENT HOUSING REGISTRATION
Quantity
Saturday through Monday (3 nights)
Single Room $129/person ____ _________
Double Room $105/person ____ _________
Family(*) Unit $186/family ____ _________
Addl Single Nights $43/person/nite ____ _________
Addl Double Nights $35/person/nite ____ _________
Addl Family(*) Unit Nights $62/apt/nite ____ _________
(*) Family = 2 Adults and at
least 1 child
Housing sub-total _________
(Registrastion, Food & Housing) TOTAL _________
Payment by:
U.S. Check ___ International Money Order ___ Cashier Check ___
Mail completed registration form and check made payable to
"UC Regents" to:
Lene Hartman, Conference Manager
I.C.G.A.
UCSD
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0513 U.S.A.
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(for office use only)
Check # _______ Date Rec'd _________
Balance Due _________ Initials ______
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Date: Tue, 30 Apr 91 14:28:47 EDT
From: Ming Li <mli@watmath.waterloo.EDU>
Subject: COLT'91 Program and Registration Form
Enclosed please find the program and registration form for
COLT'91, in latex format.
If you cannot process latex files, you can do anonymous FTP to
get a plain text file. To do so: ``ftp midgard.ucsc.edu'' and use
the login name ``anonymous'' and type return when you are asked
for password. Then ``cd pub'' and ``cd colt''. The files are in
coltform.txt, coltinfo.txt.
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\title{{\large \bf COLT '91} \\ \smallskip
{\bf Workshop on Computational Learning Theory} \\
{\bf Monday, August 5 through Wednesday, August 7, 1991} \\
{\bf University of California, Santa Cruz, California} \\
}
\maketitle
The workshop will be held on campus, which is hidden away in the
redwoods on the Pacific coast of Northern California. We encourage you to
come early so that you will have time to enjoy the area. You can
arrive on campus as early as Saturday, August 3. You may want to learn
wind surfing on Monterey Bay, go hiking in the redwoods at Big Basin
Redwoods State Park, see the elephant seals at Ano Nuevo State Park,
visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium, or see a play at the Santa Cruz
Shakespeare Festival on campus.
{\bf The workshop is being held in-cooperation with ACM SIGACT and SIGART,
and with financial support from the Office of Naval Research.}
1. {\bf Flight tickets}: San Jose Airport is the closest, about a 45
minute drive. San Francisco Airport is about an hour and forty-five
minutes away, but has slightly better flight connections.
The International Travel Bureau (ITB -- ask for Peter)
at (800) 525-5233 is the COLT travel agency and has discounts for
some non-Saturday flights.
2. Transportation {\bf from the airport to Santa Cruz}:
The first option is to rent a car and drive south from San Jose on
880/17.
When you get to Santa Cruz, take Route 1 (Mission St.) north.
Turn right on Bay Street and follow the signs to UCSC.
Commuters must purchase
parking permits for \$2.50/day from the parking office or the
conference satellite office.
Those staying on campus can pick up permits with their
room keys.
Various van services also connect Santa Cruz with
the the San Francisco and San Jose airports.
The Santa Cruz Airporter (408) 423-1214 (or (800)-223-4142 from the airport)
has regularly scheduled trips (every two hours from 9am until 11pm from
San Jose);
Over The Hill Transportation (408) 426-4598 and
ABC Transportation (408) 662-8177 travel on demand and
should drop you off at the dorms.
Call these services directly for reservations and prices.
Peerless Stages (phone: (408) 423-1800) operates a regularly scheduled bus
between the San Jose Airport and Downtown costing \$4.30 and
taking about an hour and a quarter.
The number 1 bus serves the campus from the Santa Cruz metro center,
ask the driver for the Crown-Merrill apartments.
3. {\bf Conference and room registration}:
Please fill out the enclosed form and and send it to us with your payment.
It {\bf must be postmarked by June 24 and received by June 1}
to obtain the early registration rate and guarantee the room.
Conference attendance is limited by the available space, and late
registrations may need to be returned.
{\bf Your arrival}: Enter the campus at the main entrance following Bay
Street. Follow the main road, Coolidge Drive, up into the woods and continue
until the second stop sign. Turn right and go up the hill.
If you need a map, send E-mail to Jean (jean@cs.ucsc.edu).
This road leads into the Crown/Merrill apartments.
The whole route will be marked with signs.
When you get to the campus, follow the All
Conferences signs.
As you enter the redwoods the signs will specify particular conferences,
such as the International Dowsing Competition and COLT '91.
The COLT '91 signs will lead you to the Crown/Merrill apartments.
In the center of the apartment complex you will find the
Crown/Merrill satellite office of the Conference Office.
They will have your keys, meal cards, parking permits,
and lots of information about what to do in Santa Cruz,
If you get lost or have questions about your room: Call the
Crown/Merrill satellite office at {\bf (408) 459-2611}.
Someone will be at that number all the time, including Saturday and
Sunday night.
\medskip
\centerline{THE FUN PART}
\smallskip
The weather in August is mostly sunny with occasional summer fog.
Bring T-shirts, slacks, shorts, and a sweater or light jacket, as
it cools down at night.
For information on the local bus routes and schedules, call the Metro
center at (408) 425-8600.
You can rent windsurfers and wet suits at {\bf Cowell Beach}.
Sherryl (home (408) 429-5730, message machine (408) 429-6033)
should be able to arrange lessons and/or board rentals.
The main road
that leads into the campus is Bay Street. If you go in the opposite
direction, away from campus, you will run into a T-intersection at the
ocean at the end of Bay Street. Turn left and stay to the right. The
road will lead you down to the Boardwalk. Cowell Beach is at the base
of the Dream Inn on your right.
If you turn right instead of left at the T-intersection at
the bottom of Bay Street, you will be driving along Westcliff Drive
overlooking the ocean. The road passes by the lighthouse (where you
can watch seals and local surfing pros) and dead-ends at Natural
Bridges State Park. Westcliff Drive also offers a wonderful paved
walkway/bikeway, about 2 miles long.
{\bf Big Basin Redwoods State Park} is about a 45 minute drive from Santa
Cruz and there are buses that leave from the downtown Metro Center.
You can hike for hours and hours among giant redwoods on the 80 miles
of trails.
We recommend Berry Creek Falls (about 6 hours for good hikers), but even a
half hour hike is worth it!
Some of the tallest coastal redwoods on this planet can
be found here: the Mother of the Forest is 101 meters (329 feet) high
and is on the short (0.06 mile) Redwood trail.
For park information call (408) 338-6132.
This is your chance to see some Northern Elephant seals, the largest
of the pinnipeds. {\bf Ano Nuevo State Park} is one of the few places
in the world where these seals go on land for breeding and molting
(August is molting season).
Ano Nuevo is located about 20 miles north of Santa Cruz on the
coast (right up Highway 1).
The park is open from 8am until sunset, but you should plan on arriving before
3pm to see the Elephant seals.
Call Ano Nuevo State Park at (415)879-0595 for more information.
At the {\bf Monterey Bay Aquarium}, you can see Great White sharks, Leopard
sharks, sea otters, rays, mollusks, and beautiful coral.
It's open from 10am to 6pm, and is located about 40 miles south on
Highway 1 in Monterey just off of Steinbeck's Cannery Row.
For aquarium information call (408) 375-3333.
{\bf Shakespeare Santa Cruz} performances include:
{\em A Midsummer Night's Dream}
outside in the redwoods (2pm Saturday and Sunday);
{\em Measure for Measure} (Saturday at 8pm);
and {\em Our Town} (7:30 PM on Sunday).
The box office can be reached
after July 1 at (408)459-4168 and for general information
call (408) 459-2121.
Bring swimming trunks, tennis rackets, etc. You can get day
passes for \$2.50 (East Field House, Physical Education Office) to use the
recreation facilities on campus.
If you have questions regarding registration or accommodations,
contact: Jean McKnight, COLT '91, Dept. of Computer Science, UCSC, Santa
Cruz, CA 95064.
Her emergency phone number is (408) 459-2303, but she prefers E-mail to
jean@cs.ucsc.edu or facsimile at (408) 429-0146.
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\centerline{\bf COLT '91 PROGRAM}
{\bf General Information:}
The Registration will be at the reception, 7:00 - 10:00PM Sunday, in
the Crown Merrill Multi-Purpose Room. Late Registration, etc., will
be near Cowell Dining Hall during the technical sessions.
All lectures will be in Cowell Dining Hall. The banquet will be held
Tuesday at 6:30PM in Stevenson Dining Hall.
There will be computers available, so that the real addicts can check
their e-mail. You can access the computer room from the Cowell Dining
Hall where the lectures are held. There is a copy center in the Communications
Building (8:00 am to 5:00 pm).
The workshop has been organized to allow ample time for informal
discussion and collaboration.
In addition to the regular technical sessions, we are
pleased to present two special invited lectures by
Tom Cover from Stanford University and
Rodney Brooks from MIT.
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\centerline{\bf Sunday, August 4th:}
Reception, 7:00 - 10:00 pm, Crown Merrill Multi-Purpose Room, located
in the center of the dorm complex where you are staying.
Preregistered attendees can check in at that time.
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\centerline{\bf Monday, August 5th}
Session 1: 9:00 -- 10:20
Tracking Drifting Concepts Using Random Examples
{\em David P. Helmbold and Philip M. Long}
Investigating the Distribution Assumptions in the Pac Learning
Model
{\em Peter L. Bartlett and Robert C. Williamson}
Simultaneous Learning and Estimation for Classes of
Probabilities
{\em Kevin Buescher and P.R. Kumar}
Learning by Smoothing: a morphological approach
{\em Michael Woonkyung Kim}
Session 2: 11:00 -- 12:00
Unifying Bounds on the Sample Complexity of Bayesian Learning Using
Information Theory and the VC Dimension
{\em David Haussler, Michael Kearns and Robert E. Schapire}
Generalization Performance of Bayes Optimal Classification Algorithm
for Learning a Perceptron
{\em Manfred Opper and David Haussler}
Probably Almost Bayes Decisions
{\em Paul Fischer, Stefan P\"{o}lt, and Hans Ulrich Simon}
Session 3: 2:00 -- 3:00
Generalization and Learning {\em Tom Cover} (invited talk)
Session 4: 3:30-4:30
A Geometric Approach to Threshold Circuit Complexity
{\em Vwani Roychowdhury, Kai-Yeung Siu, Alon Orlitsky, and Thomas
Kailath}
Learning Curves in Large Neural Networks
{\em H. Sompolinsky, H.S. Seung, and N. Tishby}
On the Learning of Infinitary Regular Sets
{\em Oded Maler and Amir Pnueli}
Impromptu talks: 5:00 -- 6:00
Business Meeting 8:00
Impromtu talks 9:00
\centerline{\bf Tuesday, August 6}
Session 5: 9:00 -- 10:20
Learning Monotone DNF with an Incomplete Membership Oracle
{\em Dana Angluin and Donna K. Slonim}
Redundant Noisy Attributes, Attribute Errors, and
Linear-threshold Learning Using Winnow
{\em Nicholas Littlestone}
Learning in the presence of finitely or infinitely many
irrelevant attributes
{\em Avrim Blum, Lisa Hellerstein, and Nick Littlestone}
On-Line Learning with an Oblivious Environment and the
Power of Randomization
{\em Wolfgang Maass}
Session 6: 11:00 -- 12:00
Learning Monotone $k\mu$-DNF Formulas on Product Distributions
{\em Thomas Hancock and Yishay Mansour}
Learning Probabilistic Read-once Formulas on Product
Distributions
{\em Robert E. Schapire}
Learning $2\mu$-DNF Formulas and $k\mu$ Decision Trees
{\em Thomas R. Hancock}
Session 7: 2:00 -- 3:00
Invited talk by {\em Rodney Brooks}
Session 8: 3:30-4:30
Polynomial-Time Learning of Very Simple Grammars from
Positive Data
{\em Takashi Yokomori}
Relations Between Probabilistic and Team One-Shot Learners
{\em Robert Daley, Leonard Pitt, Mehendran Velauthapillai, Todd Will}
When Oracles Do Not Help
{\em Theodore A. Slaman and Robert M. Solovay}
Impromptu talks: 5:00 -- 6:00
Banquet: 6:30
\centerline{\bf Wednesday, August 7}
Session 9: 9:00 -- 10:20
Approximation and Estimation Bounds for Artificial
Neural Networks
{\em Andrew R. Barron}
The VC-Dimension vs. the Statistical Capacity for Two
Layer Networks with Binary Weights
{\em Chuanyi Ji and Demetri Psaltis}
On Learning Binary Weights for Majority Functions
{\em Santosh S. Venkatesh}
Evaluating the Performance of a Simple Inductive Procedure
in the Presence of Overfitting Error
{\em Andrew Nobel}
Session 10: 11:00 -- 12:00
Polynomial Learnability of Probabilistic Concepts with
respect to the Kullback-Leibler Divergence
{\em Naoki Abe, Jun-ichi Takeuchi, and Manfred K. Warmuth}
A Loss Bound Model for On-Line Stochastic Prediction Strategies
{\em Kenji Yamanishi}
On the Complexity of Teaching
{\em Sally A. Goldman and Michael J. Kearns }
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Session 11: 2:00 -- 3:40
Improved Learning of $AC^0$ Functions
{\em Merrick L. Furst, Jeffrey C. Jackson, and Sean W Smith}
Learning Read-Once Formulas over Fields and Extended Bases
{\em Thomas Hancock and Lisa Hellerstein}
Fast Identification of Geometric Objects with Membership Queries
{\em William J. Bultman and Wolfgang Maass}
Bounded degree graph inference from walks
{\em Vijay Raghavan}
On the Complexity of Learning Strings and Sequences
{\em Tao Jiang and Ming Li}
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As the program and registration forms are being distributed electronically,
please post and/or distribute to your colleagues who might not be on our
E-mail list.
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Updated copies of the conference information, program, and registration forms
can be obtained by anonymous ftp.
Connect to midgard.ucsc.edu and look in the directory
pub/colt. }
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\centerline{\bf REGISTRATION INFORMATION}
\medskip
Please fill in the information needed for registration and
accommodations.
Make your payment by check or international money order,
in US dollars and payable through a US bank, to COLT '91.
Mail this form together with payment (by June 24 to avoid the late fee) to:
\centerline{Jean McKnight}
\centerline{COLT '91}
\centerline{Department of Computer Science}
\centerline{University of California}
\centerline{Santa Cruz, California 95064}
In case of questions, please contact Jean McKnight, E-mail: jean@cs.ucsc.edu,
facsimile: (408) 429-0146.
Confirmations will be done by e-mail.
If you don't receive a confirmation
within three weeks of payment, please contact Jean.
Updated versions of this document can be obtained
by sending E-mail to colt@cs.ucsc.edu.
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\centerline{\bf Conference Registration}
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\centerline{\bf Accommodations and Dining}
Room and board (breakfast, lunch, dinner) is \$51.50 per person for a
double and \$61.75 for a single per night at the Crown-Merrill Apartments.
Cafeteria style breakfast (7:30 to 8:30am), lunch (12:00 -- 1:00pm), and
dinner (5:30 to 6:30pm) will be served in the Crown Dining Hall.
Doors close at the end of the time indicated, but
dining may continue beyond this time. The first meal provided is
dinner on the day of arrival and the last meal is lunch on the day you
leave.
Commuters and those staying elsewhere can purchase meals at the dining
hall or one of the on-campus restaurants.
The apartments are run through the conference office, not a hotel
and thus {\bf NO REFUNDS can be given after June 24}.
Those with uncertain plans should make reservations at an off-campus hotel.
Each attendee should pick one of the following five options:
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& Package \#1: Sun., Mon., Tues. nights: \\
\makebox[0.3in]{\hrulefill} & \$154.50 double, \$185.25 single. \\ \\
& Package \#2: Sat., Sun., Mon., Tues. nights: \\
\makebox[0.3in]{\hrulefill} & \$206 double, \$247 single \\ \\
& Package \#3: Sun., Mon., Tues., Wed. nights: \\
\makebox[0.3in]{\hrulefill} & \$206 double, \$247 single \\ \\
& Package \#4: Sat., Sun., Mon., Tues., Wed. nights: \\
\makebox[0.3in]{\hrulefill} & \$257.50 double, \$308.75 single. \\ \\
\makebox[0.3in]{\hrulefill} & Other housing arrangement. \\
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Each 4-person apartment has
a living room, a 'fridge, two common bathrooms, and either four single
separate rooms, two double rooms, or one single and one double room.
We need the following information to make room assignments.
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Roommate Preference: \fillend
For shorter stays, you can get a room across campus at College 8.
Make reservations directly with them: (408) 459-2611.
The off campus hotels include the Dream Inn (408) 426-4330 and
the Holiday Inn (408) 426-7100.
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Subject: IJCAI Workshop on AI in Design
From: fay@archsci.arch.su.oz.au
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 91 12:45:38 +1000
IJCAI-91
Sydney, Australia
25 August 1991
C A L L F O R P A R T I C I P A T I O N
WORKSHOP ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN DESIGN
AIMS
The aim of this IJCAI workshop, co-chaired by Mark Fox of CMU and John Gero
of Sydney University, is to provide a forum for both AI researchers
in design and design researchers using AI to present and explore
state-of-the-art and cutting edge developments in AI in design in order
to enhance both AI and design research. At the same time the Workshop
will continue the process of forming a scientific community of design
researchers.
BACKGROUND
Design has long been an area of particular interest for AI researchers
who view it as uniquely complex intelligent behavior and AI researchers
are choosing design as a domain to study. Design researchers have
embraced the AI paradigm as a means of developing and exploring
computational and cognitive models of design independently of the
specific application areas. Developments in both AI and design
understanding provide a burgeoning potential for cross-fertilisation
of ideas.
TOPICS FOR PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION
The workshop is organised around three major topics:
1. Design Knowledge and its Representation
- what is the knowledge in design
- design knowledge compared to other knowledge
- compiled and case knowledge
- issues in abductive design knowledge
- ontologies and semantics of design knowledge
2. Processes for Routine and Non-Routine Design
- models of routine design
- constraint satisfaction
- planning
- decomposition
- case-based reasoning
- architectures for routine design
- models of non-routine design
- processes to support innovation and creativity
- architectures for non-routine design
3. Managing Design
- cooperation processes and protocols
- managment of change
- negotiation strategies
- constraint management
WORKSHOP FORMAT
The workshop would run for one day and is intended to conclude with a
panel identifying the key research topics. There will be an opening
speaker and, based on refereed submissions (there is an international
panel of referees), a number of 15 minute presentations as catalysts
for discussion. The goal is to run the workshop with a roundtable
format rather than with a speaker/audience format. Attendance at the
workshop is restricted to persons who have made submissions.
SCHEDULE
Closing Date for Submissions:
Closing date for preliminary submission: 24 May 1991.
Two forms of submission are available; either 1,000 word
abstract/position paper or approximately 5-10,000 word paper.
Refereeing:
Completed 14 June 1991 and authors informed.
Final versions:
Due in Sydney 10 July 1991.
Workshop: Sunday 25 August 1991
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
8.45-9.00 Registration
9.00-9.45 Opening speaker
DESIGN KNOWLEDGE AND ITS REPRESENTATION
9.45-10.45 4 short presentations
10.45-11.15 Morning break
11.15-12.15 Discussion 1
12.15-12.45 Panel 1
12.45-1.45 Lunch
ROUTINE AND NON-ROUTINE DESIGN
1.45-2.30 3 short presentations
2.30-3.30 Discussion 2
3.30-4.00 Afternoon break
MANAGING DESIGN
4.00-4.45 3 short presentations
4.45-5.30 Discussion 3
5.30-6.00 Panel 2
ATTENDANCE
Limited to 35 people, based on submission papers.
PREPRINTS AND PROCEEDINGS
A set of preprints will be produced and available at or before the
Workshop and, depending on the results of the workshop, a proceedings
may be produced.
CORRESPONDENCE
Please direct queries to John Gero and send abstract/position paper or
full paper, preferably via email, to Fay Sudweeks:
Department of Architectural and Design Science
University of Sydney NSW 2006 Australia
Tel: +61-2-692 2328 Fax: +61-2-692 3031
john@archsci.arch.su.oz.au
fay@archsci.arch.su.oz.au
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Sanjaya Addanki, IBM T.J. Watson Center
Peter Bernus, University of Queensland
B. Chandrasekaran, Ohio State University
Tom Dietterich, Oregon State University
Boi Faltings, Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne
Tony Holden, Cambridge University
Fumihiko Kimura, University of Tokyo
Mary Lou Maher, University of Sydney
Sanjay Mittal, Metaphor Computer Systems
Setsuo Ohsuga, University of Tokyo
Peter Struss, Siemens
Paul ten Hagen, CWI-Amsterdam
Tetsuo Tomiyama, University of Tokyo
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