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NL-KR Digest Volume 07 No. 02
NL-KR Digest (Thu Jan 25 18:34:02 1990) Volume 7 No. 2
Today's Topics:
DAI Papers at AAAI-90
CALL FOR PAPERS: MINDS AND MACHINES
CFP: AI in Manufacturing
CFP: Neural nets in Manufacturing
CFP: ASIS '90 Workshop on Classification Research
BBN Seminar Announcement
ACSS Conference Announcement
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To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 90 15:04 CST
From: Michael N. Huhns <HUHNS@MCC.COM>
Subject: DAI Papers at AAAI-90
The call for papers for AAAI-90 requires each submitted paper to specify
a single topic from a given list of Content Areas. If you are planning
to submit a paper on distributed artificial intelligence (which,
unfortunately, is not one of the topics) please choose the topic
"Automated Reasoning" and include the additional keyword "DAI." This
will 1) make it easier for the papers to be sorted for review, 2) group
DAI papers together so that they can be reviewed uniformly, 3) enable
papers on DAI to be reviewed by people knowledgeable abut DAI, and 4)
make it easier to arrange conference sessions devoted to DAI. This
procedure has been agreed to by the AAAI-90 Program Chairs, Tom
Dietterich and Bill Swartout.
Note: papers must arrive by February 20, 1990 at
AAAI-90
American Association for Artificial Intelligence
445 Burgess Drive
Menlo Park, CA 94025-3496
Michael N. Huhns
MCC
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To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 90 13:24:32 EST
From: rapaport@cs.Buffalo.EDU (William J. Rapaport)
Subject: CALL FOR PAPERS: MINDS AND MACHINES
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CALL FOR PAPERS---CALL FOR PAPERS---CALL FOR PAPERS---CALL FOR PAPERS
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Kluwer Academic Publishers announces
MINDS AND MACHINES
Journal for Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy, and Cognitive Science
ISSN 0924-6495
(previously announced as `Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence')
EDITORIAL FOCUS:
Machines and Mentality
Knowledge and its Representation
Epistemic Aspects of Computer Programming
Connectionist Conceptions
Artificial Intelligence and Epistemology
Computer Methodology
Computational Approaches to Philosophical Issues
Philosophy of Computer Science
Simulation and Modeling
Ethical Aspects of Artificial Intelligence
EDITOR:
James H. Fetzer, University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN, USA
BOOK REVIEW EDITOR:
William J. Rapaport, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
EDITORIAL BOARD (as of January 1990)
Jon Barwise Stanford University, USA
Andy Clark University of Sussex, UK
Robert Cummins University of Arizona, USA
Jerry Fodor Rutgers University, USA
Clark Glymour Carnegie-Mellon University, USA
John Haugeland University of Pittsburgh, USA
Jaakko Hintikka Florida State University, USA
David Israel SRI International, USA
Frank Keil Cornell University, USA
Henry Kyburg University of Rochester, USA
John McCarthy Stanford University, USA
Donald Nute University of Georgia, USA
Zenon Pylyshyn University of Western Ontario, Canada
Barry Richards Imperial College, London, UK
Roger C. Schank Northwestern University, USA
John Searle University of California, Berkeley, USA
Stephen Stich Rutgers University, USA
Terry Winograd Stanford University, USA
MINDS AND MACHINES affords an international forum for discussion and
debate of important and controversial issues concerning significant
developments within its areas of editorial focus. Well-reasoned
contributions from diverse theoretical perspectives are welcome, and
every effort will be made to insure their prompt publication. Among the
features that are intended to make this journal distinctive within the
field are these:
o Strong stands on controversial issues are specifically encouraged;
o Important articles exceeding normal journal length may appear;
o Special issues devoted to specific topics will be a regular feature;
o Review essays discussing current problem situations will appear;
o Critical responses to previously published pieces are also invited.
This journal is intended to foster a tradition of criticism within the
AI and philosophical communities on problems and issues of common
concern. Its scope explicitly encompasses philosophical aspects of
computer science. All submissions will be subject to review.
Publication will begin with a single volume of four issues per year.
The first issue will appear in January 1991.
Contributors should send 4 copies of their manuscript to:
James H. Fetzer, Editor
MINDS AND MACHINES
Department of Philosophy
University of Minnesota
Duluth, MN 55812
USA
phil@ub.d.umn.edu
AI_and_PHIL@ub.d.umn.edu
Correspondence concerning books for review should be sent to:
William J. Rapaport, Book Review Editor
MINDS AND MACHINES
Center for Cognitive Science
Department of Computer Science
SUNY Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260
USA
rapaport@cs.buffalo.edu
rapaport@sunybcs.bitnet
Subscription information and sample copies will be available from:
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
P.O. Box 322
3300 AH Dordrecht
The Netherlands
or
Kluwer Academic Publishers
101 Philip Drive
Norwell, MA 02061
USA
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CALL FOR PAPERS---CALL FOR PAPERS---CALL FOR PAPERS---CALL FOR PAPERS
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To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu
From: U1O@PSUVM.PSU.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.ai.nlang-know-rep
Subject: CFP: AI in Manufacturing
Date: Tuesday, 23 Jan 1990 14:07:14 EST
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****** *****
****** CALL FOR PAPERS *****
****** Applied Artificial Intelligence *****
****** An International Journal *****
****** Special Issue On *****
****** Artificial Intelligence In Manufacturing *****
****** *****
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Guest Editor
Professor Soundar Kumara, Department of Industrial and Managament
Systems Engineering, The Pennsylvania State
University, University Park, PA 16802, U.S.A.
Professor Setsuo Ohsuga, Research Center for Advanced Science and
Technology, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Professor Inyong Ham, Department of Industrial and Management
Systems Engineering, The Pennsylvania State
University, University Park, PA 16802, U.S.A.
This special issue is dedicated to the enhancement of advanced
manufacturing research through the exploration of Artificial Intelligence
techniques.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
* Knowledge Representation Schemes
* Engineering Design
* Process Diagnostics
* Qualitative Reasoning in Manufacturing
* Manufacturing Control
* Robotics
* Process Planning
* Scheduling
* Automated Visual Inspection
* Geometric Reasoning
* AI in CAD/CAM
* Tutorial and Survey Articles
* Specialized Industrial Applications
Authors are encouraged to submit four copies of completed manuscripts to
Professor Soundar R. T. Kumara
Guest Co-Editor, AAI Special Issue on AI in Manufacturing
Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University
207 Hammond Building
University Park, PA 16802, U.S.A
Manuscript Due Date: April 15, 1990
If any question , fell free to contact Professor Soundar Kumara
(814)863-2359
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To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu
From: U1O@PSUVM.PSU.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.ai.nlang-know-rep
Subject: CFP: Neural nets in Manufacturing
Date: Tuesday, 23 Jan 1990 16:41:05 EST
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****** *****
****** CALL FOR PAPERS *****
****** Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing *****
****** SPECIAL ISSUE ON *****
****** Neural Networks In Manufacturing *****
****** *****
*********************************************************************
Guest Editors
Professor Soundar Kumara, Department of Industrial and Managament
Systems Engineering, The Pennsylvania State
University, University Park, PA 16802, U.S.A.
Professor Setsuo Ohsuga, Research Center for Advanced Science and
Technology, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Professor Yung C. Shin, Department of Industrial and Managament
Systems Engineering, The Pennsylvania State
University, University Park, PA 16802, U.S.A.
This special issue is dedicated to the enhancement of advanced
manufacturing research through the exploration of the applicability of
Artificial Neural Networks.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
* Survey and Tutorial based articles on Neural Networks and Their
Applicability to Manufacturing
* Neural Nets and Associative Memory in Engineering Design
* Knowledge Representation Via Neural Networks
* Neural Networks in Sensing and Sensor-Based Diagnostics
* Connectionist Architectures for manufacturing Control
* Neural Networks in Robotics
* Example Applications
Authors are encouraged to submit four copies of completed manuscripts to
Either
Professor Soundar R. T. Kumara OR
Professor Yung C. Shin
Guest Co-Editor, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing
Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University
207 Hammond Building
University Park, PA 16802, U.S.A
Manuscript Due Date: May 1, 1990
For further information please feel free to contact Soundar Kumara at
(814)863-2359
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To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu
From: humphrey@mcs.nlm.nih.gov (Susanne M Humphrey)
Date: 24 Jan 90 21:25:47 GMT
Newsgroups: comp.ai.nlang-know-rep
Subject: CFP: ASIS '90 Workshop on Classification Research
Organization: National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Md
ASIS '90 Workshop on Classification Research
Organized by ASIS Special Interest Group on Classification Research (SIG/CR)
Call for Papers
The American Society for Information Science Special Interest Group on
Classification Research (ASIS SIG/CR) invites submissions for the ASIS '90
Classification Research (CR) Workshop, to be held at the 53d Annual Meeting of
ASIS in Toronto, Canada. The Workshop will take place Sunday, November 4,
1990, 9am - 5pm. ASIS '90 continues through Thursday, November 8.
The Workshop is designed to be an exchange of research ideas by participants,
addressing creation, development, management, representation, display,
comparison, compatibility, theory, and application of classification schemes.
Emphasis will be semantic classification, in contrast to statistically-based
schemes. However, a topic like statistical techniques used for developing
explicit semantic classes, which in turn might be applied to databases, would
be in scope. Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Warrant for concepts in classification schemes.
- Concept acquisition.
- Basis for semantic classes.
- Automated techniques to assist in creating classification schemes.
- Knowledge representation systems.
- Relations and their properties.
- Inheritance and subsumption.
- Classification algorithms.
- Procedural knowledge in classification schemes.
- Reasoning with classification schemes.
- Software for managing classification schemes.
- Interfaces for displaying classification schemes.
- Data structures and programming languages for classification schemes.
- Comparison and compatibility between classification schemes.
- Applications such as subject analysis, natural language understanding,
information retrieval, expert systems
The CR Workshop welcomes submissions from various disciplines. Attendance
will be limited to authors of papers. Those interested in participating are
invited to submit short (2-3 single-space page) position papers, reflecting
substantive work that has been performed in the above areas or other areas
related to semantic classification schemes. Submissions may include
background papers as attachments. Position papers will be published in
proceedings to be distributed prior to the Workshop. Participants are
encouraged to distribute background papers at or prior to the Workshop. Lunch
will not be served; however, refreshments will be available during the day.
Workshop registration fee is $30.
Order of preference for mode of transmitting submissions: [1] Electronic mail
[2] Diskette accompanied by paper copy [3] Paper copy only (fax or postal).
Electronic submissions should be ASCII text; paper-only submissions should be
keyable as ASCII. Submissions should be sent to arrive by May 1, 1990, to:
Susanne Humphrey
Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications
National Library of Medicine
Bldg 38A, Rm 9N903
Bethesda, MD 20894
Internet: humphrey@mcs.nlm.nih.gov
Fax: 301-496-0673
Phone: 301-496-9300
For additional information, contact the CR Workshop Co-Chairs, Susanne
Humphrey, as above, or Barbara Kwasnik, School of Information Studies, 4-206
Center for Science and Technology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
13244-4100, e-mail bkwasnik@suvm.bitnet, fax 315-443-1954, telephone
351-443-4547 (direct office) or 351-443-2911 (department office).
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To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu
Subject: BBN Seminar Announcement
From: "Damaris M. Ayuso" <dayuso@BBN.COM>
Reply-To: dayuso@BBN.COM
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 90 10:04:19 EST
BBN STC Science Development Program
PLANNING TO LEARN
LAWRENCE HUNTER
National Library of Medicine
BBN STC, 3rd floor large conference room
10 Moulton St, Cambridge MA, 02138
Friday January 26th, 10:30 AM
Abstract:
By combining techniques from machine learning and robot planning, knowledge
acquisition planning provides a framework for automatically deploying diverse
and complex analytical tools to extremely large collections of data. KA
planning is the process of automatically combining inferential tools such as
induction, search, database lookup, and statistical analysis into methods for
addressing complex query statements. This process depends both on having a
domain model that supports subgoal decomposition, and a library of KA actions
annotated with the type and form of required input data, expected outcomes of
the action, estimates of computational resources needed, and so on. By
annotating analytical tools in this way, it is possible to automatically select
and deploy them and combine their results, even if they run on incompatible
platforms. Knowledge acquisition planning was first implemented in IVY, a
program that learned about diagnosing lung tumors. A larger implementation,
called INVESTIGATOR, is currently underway in the domain of molecular biology.
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To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu
Date: 29 Dec 89 14:44:00 EST
From: "LFA" <lfa@stc10.ctd.ornl.gov>
Subject: ACSS Conference Announcement
ADVANCED COMPUTING FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
A Conference
Sponsored by
The Energy Division of
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
and
The United States
Department of Commerce
Bureau of the Census
at
Williamsburg Hilton and National Conference Center
Williamsburg, Virginia
April 10-12, 1990
GOALS
This conference will serve as an ideal forum for industry, academia, and
government social scientists to exchange ideas about the current trends,
future directions, and applications that center around the rapidly
advancing capabilities of electronic data capture, computation, analysis,
and information processing. The conference will focus upon endeavors in
social sciences that either advance or exploit the development of current
computing technology.
SPECIAL WORKSHOP
Jerry Mechling (Director of Strategic Computing and Telecommunications in
the Public Sector, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University) will
lead off the conference with a special workshop. He will present thought-
provoking statements about advanced computing in the Social Sciences.
Conference participants will record their thoughts and reactions on a
survey. Dr. Mechling will conclude the conference with a presentation of
the survey results.
TUTORIALS
This conference will offer seven half-day tutorials which reflect advanced
computing technology issues. The offerings are: Knowledge Engineering,
Hypertext, CD-ROM, Networking Technologies, Parallel Computation, Machine
Learning, and Qualitative Analysis. This is an excellent opportunity to
learn more about these current topics and meet with individuals who work in
these fields.
S U M M A R Y O F A G E N D A
TUESDAY, April 10, 1990 - Morning
8:00 - 7:30pm REGISTRATION
CONCURRENT TUTORIALS
8:30 - 11:30 TUTORIAL 1: KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING
Bruce Buchanan (University of Pittsburgh)
8:30 - 11:30 TUTORIAL 2: HYPERTEXT
Catherine Plaisant (University of Maryland)
8:30 - 11:30 TUTORIAL 3: CD-ROM
James Clark (Bureau of the Census)
TUESDAY, April 10, 1990 - Afternoon
PLENARY SESSION
1:00 - 1:30 OPENING REMARKS
Robert Hammond (Bureau of the Census)
Bruce Tonn (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
1:30 - 3:00 PANEL 1: STATE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE COMPUTING
3:00 - 3:30 BREAK
3:30 - 4:30 SURVEY 1: CONFERENCE PARTICIPANT SURVEY ON SOCIAL SCIENCE
COMPUTING
Jerry Mechling (Harvard University)
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
4:30 - 6:00 SESSION 1: NATIONAL PROBLEMS SOLVED BY ADVANCED COMPUTING
4:30 - 6:00 SESSION 2: REASONING SYSTEMS
4:30 - 7:30 VENDOR EXHIBITION
TUESDAY, April 10, 1990 - Evening
6:30 - 7:30 RECEPTION
4:30 - 7:30 VENDOR EXHIBITION (continued)
WEDNESDAY, April 11, 1990 - Morning
8:00 - 5:00 REGISTRATION
8:30 - 5:00 VENDOR EXHIBITION
CONCURRENT SESSIONS AND TUTORIAL
8:15 - 11:00 TUTORIAL 4: NETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES
Darlene Fisher (National Science Foundation)
8:15 - 9:45 SESSION 3 (INVITED): 1990 DECENNIAL CENSUS: FACTS AND
FIGURES
8:15 - 9:45 SESSION 4: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS
9:45 - 10:15 BREAK
10:15 - Noon SESSION 5 (INVITED): COMPUTER-ASSISTED MARKET INSTITUTIONS
10:15 - Noon SESSION 6: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Noon - 1:30 LUNCH AND SPEAKER
"And What Foul Beast? Of Prospects and Problems in Data
Management and Access," Ken Thibodeau (Director of the
Center for Electronic Records, U.S. National Archives,
Washington, District of Columbia)
WEDNESDAY, April 11, 1990 - Afternoon
8:30 - 5:00 VENDOR EXHIBITION (continued)
CONCURRENT SESSIONS AND TUTORIAL
1:30 - 4:30 TUTORIAL 5: PARALLEL COMPUTATION
Charles Romine and George Ostrouchov (Oak Ridge National
Laboratory)
1:30 - 3:00 TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATIONS
Demonstrations will be presented by presenters and vendors
in repeating 30 minute blocks.
1:30 - 3:00 PANEL 2: NETWORK SIMULATION
3:00 - 3:30 BREAK
3:30 - 5:00 TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATIONS (continued)
3:30 - 5:00 SESSION 7: ADVANCED PC SYSTEMS
CONCURRENT SESSION AND PANEL
5:00 - 6:30 SESSION 8: ADVANCED ARCHITECTURE APPLICATIONS
5:00 - 6:30 PANEL 3: FORMATION OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR SOCIAL
SCIENCE COMPUTING
G. David Garson (North Carolina State University)
WEDNESDAY, April 11, 1990 - Evening
7:00 - 8:30 DINNER AND SPEAKER
"Future Trends in Advanced Computing," Larry Smarr (Director
of the National Center for Supercomupter Applications,
University of Illinois)
THURSDAY April 12, 1990 - Morning
8:00 - Noon REGISTRATION
8:00 - Noon VENDOR EXHIBITION
CONCURRENT SESSIONS, PANEL, AND TUTORIALS
8:00 - 11:00 TUTORIAL 6: MACHINE LEARNING
Gunar Liepins (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
8:00 - 11:00 TUTORIAL 7: QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS PROGRAMS
Renata Tesch (Qualitative Research Management)
8:00 - 11:00 SESSION 9: ADVANCED COMPUTING AND CENSUS-RELATED
APPLICATIONS
8:00 - 9:15 PANEL 4: COMPUTING FOR LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS
9:15 - 9:30 BREAK
9:30 - 11:00 SESSION 10: ADVANCED COMPUTING APPLICATIONS
9:30 -11:00 SESSION 11: DATA ACQUISITION/ELICITATION APPLICATIONS
CONCURRENT SESSION AND PANEL
11:00 - 12:15 PANEL 5: ETHICS AND LARGE DATABASES
11:00 - 12:15 SESSION 12: EXPERT AND TEACHING SYSTEMS
PLENARY SESSION
12:15 - 1:00 SURVEY 2: RESULTS OF CONFERENCE PARTICIPANT SURVEY ON
SOCIAL SCIENCE COMPUTING
Jerry Mechling (Harvard University)
END OF CONFERENCE
CONFERENCE FEES: The registration fee for the Advance Computing for the
Social Sciences conference is $295 if your registration is received on or
before March 2, 1990. Registration after March 2, 1990 will be $345. This
includes admission to all technical sessions, panels, one copy of the
proceedings, refreshments during breaks, lunch on Wednesday, the reception
on Tuesday evening, dinner on Wednesday evening, and admission to the
vendor and demonstration exhibit areas. Lodging is NOT included in the
conference registration fee. Full-time student registration will be $75.00
and includes admission only to all technical sessions and the vendor
demonstration exhibit areas. You will need to present your full-time
student ID at the conference to pick up your registration materials.
TUTORIAL FEES: The registration fee is $150 for each tutorial you choose
to attend. You may register for the tutorials on the pre-registration form
found in the middle of this brochure. Class size is limited and will be
filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
For a complete conference agenda, send an e-mail message to
Lloyd F. ARROWOOD
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6207
LFA @ ORNLSTC.BITNET or LFA @ STC10.CTD.ORNL.GOV
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