rao@CVL.UMD.EDU (SubbaRao Kambhampati) (10/14/86)
Title: Learning Apprentice Systems Speaker: Prof. Tom Mitchell, Carnegie-Mellon University Location: Rm. 2324 Dept of CS, U of MD, College Park Time: 4:00pm We consider a class of knowledge-based systems called Learning Apprentices: systems that provide interactive aid in solving some problem, and that automatically acquire new knowledge by observing the actions of their users. The talk focuses on a particular Learning Apprentice, called LEAP, which is presently being developed in the domain of digital circuit design. LEAP is able to infer rules that characterize how to implement classes of circuit functions, by analyzing circuit fragments contributed by its users. The organization of LEAP suggests how similar learning apprentices might be constructed in a variety of task domains. (Refreshments will be served at 3:30pm in Rm. 3316)