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NL-KR Digest Volume 09 No. 33
NL-KR Digest (Thu Jul 9 12:13:30 1992) Volume 9 No. 33
Today's Topics:
Query: BBN Delphi NLU system.
Query: Portable NL interfaces
Query: Chinese/English, English/Chinese translation software
Query: Where can I find a LISP parser (English)?
Query: Pointers to "State of the Art" in Search/Retrieval
Position: Cognitive Psych/Sci at Princeton
CFP: SBIA'92 (Final Call)
Announcement: Second International Logic Programming Summer School
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To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 92 10:18:28 CDT
From: kumar@ra.csc.ti.com (Sundeep Kumar)
Subject: Query: BBN Delphi NLU system.
I am looking for any information on the BBN Delphi NLU system. If you
have any information relating to this, I would be obliged if you you
could send email about it to me. My email is : kumar@ra.csc.ti.com
Thanks,
SundeepKumar
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To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu
Subject: Query: Portable NL interfaces
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 92 11:02:45 MET DST
From: prechelt@ira.uka.de
I have fuzzy pointers to projects in portable natural language user
interfaces. Could someone please supply me with an email address to contact
participants of these efforts ?
1. The LOQUI system of Phillips et.al.
2. ??? of Copestake, Boguraev, and Sparck Jones from Cambridge
Sorry, I have absolutely no additional information available.
Thanks in advance
Lutz
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Lutz Prechelt (email: prechelt@ira.uka.de) | Whenever you
Institut fuer Programmstrukturen und Datenorganisation | complicate things,
Universitaet Karlsruhe; D-7500 Karlsruhe 1; Germany | they get
(Voice: ++49/721/608-4317, FAX: ++49/721/694092) | less simple.
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To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu
Newsgroups: comp.ai.nlang-know-rep
From: IMAGING.CLUB@OFFICE.WANG.COM ("Imaging Club")
Subject: Query: Chinese/English, English/Chinese translation software
Organization: Mail to News Gateway at Wang Labs
Date: 06 Jul 92 17:18:15 EST
The Mass. natural language machine translation firm Peritus is looking
for leading edge Chinese/English and English/Chinese translation
software. Please FAX relevant product information to Miguel
Brazao, who is in charge, at 617-221-7122.
Thanks! Michael.Willett@OFFICE.Wang.com
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To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 92 09:37:24 PDT
From: scha%gringo.usc.edu@usc.edu (Seungho Cha)
Subject: Query: Where can I find a LISP parser (English)?
Newsgroups: comp.ai.nlang-know-rep
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Hello. I'm looking for a LISP parser for English, to provide the output
for my research about anaphora problems. If any of you know where I can
contact for this or where I can find it, please, email me or post here.
Thank you very much for your information.
email: scha@gringo.usc.edu
- Seungho
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To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu
Newsgroups: comp.ai,comp.arch.storage,comp.ai.nlang-know-rep,comp.infosystems
From: jost@wilbur.coyote.trw.com (Patrick Jost)
Subject: Query: Pointers to "State of the Art" in Search/Retrieval
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1992 17:14:50 GMT
I'm looking for pointers to articles, systems, people, organizations,
ideas, products, whatever that represent either the state of the art
or just "good ideas" in the field of information retrieval.
I'm not so much interested in search hardware as clever and effective
ways to use it, such as query creation, document ranking, dealing with
foreign languages and so on.
Any email would be appreciated!
Thanks!
Patrick Jost
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...suenos perdidos, dolor infinito, ya sin sentido, en el triste fluir, de los
llantos sumergidos, al silencio de un grito en el vacio... (J. L. Velasquez)
Patrick Jost/jost@coyote.trw.com/(310) 812-2759
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To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu
Newsgroups: comp.ai.nlang-know-rep,comp.ai,sci.psychology.digest
From: ghh@princeton.edu (Gilbert Harman)
Subject: Position: Cognitive Psych/Sci at Princeton
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1992 01:57:36 GMT
June 11, 1992
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, Psychology Department. The Department
is seeking applicants for an appointment at the assistant
professor level in the area of cognition, spanning cognitive
psychology and cognitive science. Competence in
computational modeling or cognitive neuropsychology is
highly desirable. Candidates should have a Ph.D. and a
commitment to teaching at both the graduate and
undergraduate levels, and are expected to be committed to an
active research program. Applicants should submit a vita
and three letters of reference to the Search Committee VU,
Department of Psychology, Princeton University, Green Hall,
Princeton, N.J. 08544-1010 by December 1, 1992. Princeton
University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer.
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Gilbert Harman, Princeton University Cognitive Science Lab
221 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ 08542
ghh@clarity.princeton.edu
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To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu
Date: Wed, 1 Jul 92 12:39:26 EST
From: Edson Costa de Barros Carvalho Filho <ecdbcf%di.ufpe.br@UICVM.UIC.EDU>
Subject: CFP: SBIA'92 (Final Call)
X-Envelope-To: nl-kr@cs.rochester.edu
NINTH BRAZILIAN SYMPOSIUM ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - SBIA'92
Rio de Janeiro, 5th - 8th October 1992
DEADLINE 31st July 1992
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Final Call for Papers
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The ninth Brazilian Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, SBIA'92, will
be held in Rio de Janeiro on October 1992, in conjunction with the
congress of the Brazilian Society for Computing Science(SBC).
This symposium is a promotion of the SBC and its goal is to communicate
the national and international scientific production on artificial
intelligence, and to provide an environment to exchange ideias and
experiences among professional, researchers, and students.
The works will be analysed carefully by the program committee, according
with the criterion of originality, scientific contribution and clearness,
in such way that it can be accept for the technical session or for poster
sessions. All accepted technical papers will be published in the proceeding
of the symposium.
Proposals for software and products demonstration will be analysed in the
light of its potential interest and contribution for the participant of
the SBIA.
EVENTS:
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* Technical Sessions
* Poster Sessions
* Invited Talks
* New Product Demonstrations
CATEGORIES FOR SUBMISSIONS BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Knowledge Acquisition and Representation
Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence
Expert Systems and Applications
Perception and Machine Vision
Natural Language Processing
Logic and Formal Systems
Intelligent Interfaces
Neural Networks
Reasoning
Robotic
IMPORTANT SYMPOSIUM DATES:
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31st July 1991 Deadline for Submissions
31st July 1991 Deadline for Submissions of Products
31st August 1991 Notification of Acceptance
5th-8th October 1992 Conference
SUBMISSION:
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Original research contributions are requested and must be received
by JULY 31, 1992. Submissions must include:
* Original paper
* Four copies
* Covering letter indicating submission title, submission
category and correspondence addresses for authors.
The paper must be written in Portuguese, English ou Spanish and its length
should not exceed 14 pages including figures, tables, and references.
Papers must be submitted on 8 1/2" x 11" or A4 white paper with 3.5
margins on the top, 2cm margins on the bottom, and 2.5 cm margins on
the left and right sides. Pages MUST NOT be numbered. They should be
prepared in one column format, single-spaced, 10 points or larger,
and printed on one side of the paper only. Please include title,
author(s) name(s) and affiliation(s) on top of first page followed by
an abstract. FAX submissions are not acceptable.
The demonstration proposal must be described briefly, indicating on
two pages the main points of the software or product, title and the
responsible for the demonstration.
ADDRESS FOR SUBMISSIONS AND GENERAL INFORMATION:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sociedade Brasileira de Computacao - SBIA'92
Av. Venceslau Bras, 71 fundos casa 27
22290 Rio de Janeiro - RJ
BRAZIL
Phone (021) 2954846 or (021) 2954442
Fax (021) 5415342
FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
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Technical Programme Chairman:
Prof. Edson C de Barros Carvalho Filho
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Departamento de Informatica
50739 - Recife - PE
BRAZIL
Phone (081) 2718430 or (081) 2713052
email: edson@ufpe.di.br or sbia92@di.ufpe.br
PROGRAMME COMMITTEE:
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Gentil Lucena, UNB
Guilherme Bittencourt, INPE
Marcos Mota Costa, EMBRAPA-UFPE
Mario Benevides, UFRJ-COPPE
Newton Viera, UFMG
Rosa Viccari, UFRGS
Tarcisio Pequeno, UFCE
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To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu
Newsgroups: comp.ai.nlang-know-rep
From: Michael.Ratcliffe@ecrc.de (Michael Ratcliffe)
Subject: Announcement: Second International Logic Programming Summer School
Reply-To: Michael.Ratcliffe@ecrc.de (Michael Ratcliffe)
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1992 11:27:18 GMT
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LPSS '92
**********
Second International Logic Programming Summer School
Zurich, Switzerland
7 - 11 September 1992
Industrial Applications of Logic Programming for Constraint Handling
Knowledge-Based Systems, Deductive Databases, Software Engineering
Natural and Formal Languages, Planning and Scheduling etc.
Tutorial Speakers
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Ken Bowen (ALS, USA)
Alan Bundy (University of Edinburgh, Scotland)
Alexander Herold (ECRC, Germany)
Michael Hess (ISSCO, Switzerland)
Robert Kowalski (Imperial College, Great Britain)
Shalom Tsur (MCC, USA)
Organized on behalf of the ESPRIT Network of Excellence in
Computational Logic (COMPULOG-NET) by
Gerard Comyn Norbert E. Fuchs
ECRC Institut fuer Informatik
Arabellastr. 17 University of Zurich
D-8000 Munich 81 CH-8057 Zurich
fax +49-89-926 99 170 fax +41-1-363 00 35
email gerard@ecrc.de email fuchs@ifi.unizh.ch
What is COMPULOG-NET?
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COMPULOG-NET is the Network of Excellence in Computational Logic
supported by the ESPRIT Program of the Commission of the European
Communities (CEC). Its scientific objective is to lay the
foundations of an integrated software environment for building
knowledge-based applications, by extending the logic programming
paradigm with enhancements from the areas of databases, artificial
intelligence and logic.
Europe pioneered the field of Logic Programming, and still retains
an important position in this field. The Network in Computational
Logic builds upon this strength and creates a European community of
researchers with shared long term goals and a common technical
basis. The main functions of COMPULOG-NET are to coordinate research
activities, to facilitate cooperation and to promote dissemination
and exploitation of results by industry.
Since its foundation in February 1991, over fifty nodes including
leading universities and industrial organisations have become
involved.
The Logic Programming Summer School LPSS '92, focussing on
industrial applications, is organised on behalf of COMPULOG-NET by
two of its nodes: European Computer-Industry Research Centre (ECRC)
and the Institut fuer Informatik of the University of Zurich
Objectives of the Logic Programming Summer School
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In the early 1970's Colmerauer in Marseille and Kowalski in
Edinburgh demonstrated that logic can be used as an efficient
programming language, and the first Prolog interpreter was
implemented by the Marseille group. These activities were the
beginning of the new field of Logic Programming.
The main emphasis of Logic Programming has been on databases,
computer linguistics, knowledge representation, specifications,
prototyping, expert systems, planning, and problem solving.
Moreover, Logic Programming has strong relationships with other
computing technologies such as functional programming, object-
oriented programming, and relational databases. Nowadays, Prolog
implementations have advanced sufficiently that Prolog can be used
directly as a very high-level application programming language.
Logic Programming offers a new approach to developing and
maintaining complex applications, particularly when symbolic
information is being manipulated. Many organisations are already
benefiting from the reduced software costs offered by this
technology. They are finding that Logic Programming offers the right
approach to develop sophisticated applications.
The general objectives of the Summer School LPSS '92 are to make
Logic Programming more widely known to industrial and commercial
users. Participants will receive in-depth tuition about different
aspects of Logic Programming from some of the leading practitioners
in the field. Detailed project presentations will focus on
experiences of using Logic Programming for developing innovative
applications. Demonstrations, poster sessions and a small exhibition
serve to complement the presentations.
The Summer School offers participants a unique opportunity to
discuss their specific problems with the best specialists in the
domain of Logic Programming, and to develop the know-how to be able
to evaluate and apply this new technology within their own
organisations.
The Logic Programming Summer School is designed specifically for the
needs of computer professionals in industry and commerce. All those
involved in developing, evaluating, approving or introducing
leading-edge computer technology can benefit. Decision-makers and
strategists can gain insights that will enable them to make valued
judgements.
Participation
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The Logic Programming Summer School is suitable for everyone wanting
to understand the basic technology and how it can be applied in
practice. In order to ensure that participants are able to get the
maximum benefit from the tutorials and project presentations,
background reading material and reference lists will be distributed
well in advance. To encourage interaction and personal contacts, the
number of participants is strictly limited. Applicants should
complete the attached form and return it as quickly as possible to
guarantee a place.
Program
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The program of the Logic Programming Summer School consists of
tutorials and of projects presentations addressing the following
fields: knowledge-based systems, constraint handling, deductive
databases, processing of natural and formal languages, software
engineering, planning and scheduling.
Researchers well-known in the Logic Programming community will give
tutorials in their fields of expertise and introduce into the
project presentations. While most of the tutorials presume some
knowledge of the respective fields, there will be one introductory
tutorial for participants with no or little knowledge in logic
programming.
Groups from industry and from research institutions will present
their projects. There will be ample time for detailed accounts of
the projects, for demonstrations, and for discussions.
Here is an overview of the program.
Monday, September 7
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Welcome
Tutorial
Ken Bowen (ALS, USA)
Logic Programming Fundamentals
Tutorial
Ken Bowen (ALS, USA)
Industrial Applications of Logic Programming
Project Presentation
Lutz Pluemmer (University of Bonn, Germany)
Expert Systems in Mining
Reception
Speaker: George Metakides (CEC, Belgium)
Tuesday, September 8
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Tutorial
Alexander Herold (ECRC, Germany)
Constraint Logic Programming
Project Presentation
Mehmet Dincbas (Cosytec, France)
Industrial Applications of Constraint Logic Programming
Project Presentation
Owen Evans (ICL, Great Britain)
Factory Scheduling using Finite Domains
Project Presentation
Michel d'Andrea (Bull, France)
Scheduling and Optimisation in the Automobile Industry
Project Presentation
Pierre-Joseph Gailly (BIM, Belgium)
Wolfgang Krautter (FAW, Germany)
The Prince Project and Its Applications
Wednesday, September 9
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Tutorial
Shalom Tsur (MCC, USA)
Deductive Databases
Project Presentation
Christoph Beierle (IBM, Germany)
Protos-L - Knowledge-Based Scheduling Applications
Project Presentation
Carlo Chiopris (Icona, Italy)
The SECReTS Banking Expert System
Project Presentation
John Fox (ICRF, Great Britain)
Deductive Databases and Clinical Dilemmas
Project Presentation
Edward Freeman (US West, USA)
Knowledge-Based Strategic Planning
Thursday, September 10
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Tutorial
Michael Hess (ISSCO, Switzerland)
Natural and Formal Language Processing
Project Presentation
Udo Pletat (IBM, Germany)
Lilog - Knowledge Representation for Natural Language Processing
Project Presentation
Peter Reintjes (Quintus, USA)
A Set of Tools for VHDL Design
Project Presentation
Deborah Dahl (Unisys, USA)
Pundit - A Large-Scale Natural Language Processing System
Project Presentation
Thomas Grossi (CAP Gemini Sogeti, France)
The ESTEAM Natural Language Interface
Banquet
Speakers: David Talbot (CEC, Belgium), Herv^N Gallaire (GSI,
France)
Friday, September 11
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Tutorial
Alan Bundy (University of Edinburgh, Scotland)
Software Engineering Issues
Project Presentation
Mireille Ducasse (ECRC, Germany)
OPIUM - An Advanced Debugging System
Project Presentation
Peter Breuer (University of Oxford, Great Britain)
Reverse Engineering of COBOL Programs
Tutorial
Robert Kowalski (Imperial College, Great Britain)
Research Problems and European Research Programmes
Assessment and Discussion
Poster Sessions and Demonstrations
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Additional projects will be presented in the form of poster sessions
and demonstrations. For demonstrations various hardware platforms
(IBM, Macintosh, Sun) can be provided by the organisers.
Exhibitions
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We are inviting a small number of companies - especially software
houses and publishers - to exhibit their products related to logic
programming.
Social Events
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Two social events will allow participants to meet and to exchange
information. On Monday evening there will be a reception. Guest
speaker will be G. Metakides (CEC, Brussels). On Thursday night
participants will be invited to a banquet. After dinner talks will
be given by H. Gallaire (GSI, Paris) and by D. Talbot (CEC,
Brussels).
Documentation
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Participants will receive preparatory material (extended abstracts,
reading lists etc.) before the summer school, and detailed
documentation (proceedings of the summer school etc.) at the summer
school. The Proceedings of LPSS '92, containing transcripts of the
tutorials and project presentations, will be published by Springer
Verlag in their Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI)
series.
Fees for the Summer School
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The fee for the Logic Programming Summer School is ECU 1000 for
industrial participants and ECU 600 for academic participants. A
late payment surcharge of ECU 200 will be levied on all payments
received after May 31, 1992.
The Logic Programming Summer School fee covers
admission to all lectures and presentations
a pre-Summer School information pack
a copy of the Summer School Proceedings
lunch and refreshments
banquet and reception
a tram ticket valid during the time of the Summer School
Additional banquet and tram tickets are available at extra cost for
accompanying persons.
Payment
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Please remit the fee only after your application has been accepted
and an invoice issued. The acceptance letter will indicate the
possible methods of payment.
Once your fee has been paid in full, you will receive a receipt
along with the pre-Summer School information pack and the hotel
reservation form.
Cancellation Charges
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If you decide to cancel your application after it has been accepted,
a cancellation charge of 20% will be levied unless you name a
replacement. No refund will be possible after August 15, 1992.
Venue
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The Logic Programming Summer School will be held at the Irchel
campus of the University of Zurich. This picturesque campus is
located in a spacious park adjacent to a forest. Its buildings
provide lecture halls of various sizes, meeting rooms, a restaurant
and a coffee shop. Ample car parking space is available.
The Irchel campus is 10-15 minutes by tram from the centre of
Zurich, a medium-sized international city located on the beautiful
Lake Zurich at the foot of the Alps. Zurich offers all the amenities
of much larger cities. Besides its well-known banking district and
shopping areas, it boasts a charming and lively "Altstadt" situated
along the river Limmat. Zurich is easily accessible by all kinds of
transportation and has a large international airport.
Accommodation
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Rooms will be reserved for participants at special Summer School
rates in hotels situated only a short distance from the University
of Zurich. Reservation forms will be sent as part of the pre-Summer
School information packs.
Official Address
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LPSS'92
Ms. Anne-Marie Nicolet
Schwandenholzstr. 286
CH-8046 Zurich
Switzerland
fax +41-1-371 2300
email si@ifi.unizh.ch
Sponsors
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The Summer School organisation gratefully acknowledges the generous
support of the following organisations
Bull
Commission of the European Communities (CEC)
European Computer-Industry Research Centre (ECRC)
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
ICL
University of Zurich
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Logic Programming Summer School LPSS '92
Application Form
Name................................................................
Organisation........................................................
Address.............................................................
Country.............................................................
Telephone...........................................................
Fax.................................................................
Electronic Mail Address.............................................
Please return to
LPSS '92
Ms. Anne-Marie Nicolet
Schwandenholzstr. 286
CH-8046 Zurich
Switzerland
fax +41-1-371 2300
email si@ifi.unizh.ch
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