PROLOG-REQUEST@SCORE.STANFORD.EDU (Chuck Restivo, The Moderator) (01/09/87)
PROLOG Digest Friday, 9 Jan 1987 Volume 5 : Issue 1
Today's Topics:
Announcement - Position & Final Call for Papers
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Date: Wed, 7 Jan 87 10:13:12 EST
From: Peter Crockett <crockett%syr-sutcase.csnet@RELAY.CS.NET>
Subject: Position Announcement
PROGRAM MANAGER of the Northeast Artificial Intelligence Consortium
(NAIC), a multi-university consortium for research in artificial
intelligence. Reports directly to Consortium Director and the
Executive Committee. Responsible for day-to-day programmatic
management of overall consortium and interaction with sponsors.
Coordinate preparation of research proposals and reports. Organize
industrial affiliates program and attract external research support
for consortium members. Initiate and coordinate educational programs
including short courses, meetings, and seminars. The ideal candidate
would have a degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, some
background in artificial intelligence, and experience in research
administration and corporate relations. Consortium member
universities are: SUNY at Buffalo, Clarkson University, University of
Massachusetts, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Rochester Institute
of Technology, University of Rochester, and Syracuse University. The
Program Manager will be an employee of Syracuse University, which is
the lead institution for the Consortium, and will be covered by a
comprehensive University benefit package. Applications will be
accepted until January 21, 1987. Send application with three letters
of reference to Human Resources Office, c/o Dr. Volker Weiss, Director
NAIC, Skytop Office Building, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244.
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Date: 8 Jan 87 14:30:33 EST
From: MCCARTY@RED.RUTGERS.EDU
Subject: Final Call for Papers
FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS:
First International Conference on
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND LAW
May 27-29, 1987
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
In recent years there has been an increased interest in the applications of
artificial intelligence to law. Some of this interest is due to the potential
practical applications: A number of researchers are developing legal expert
systems, intended as an aid to lawyers and judges; other researchers are
developing conceptual legal retrieval systems, intended as a complement to the
existing full-text legal retrieval systems. But the problems in this field are
very difficult. The natural language of the law is exceedingly complex, and it
is grounded in the fundamental patterns of human common sense reasoning. Thus,
many researchers have also adopted the law as an ideal problem domain in which
to tackle some of the basic theoretical issues in AI: the representation of
common sense concepts; the process of reasoning with concrete examples; the
construction and use of analogies; etc. There is reason to believe that a
thorough interdisciplinary approach to these problems will have significance
for both fields, with both practical and theoretical benefits.
The purpose of this First International Conference on Artificial Intelligence
and Law is to stimulate further collaboration between AI researchers and
lawyers, and to provide a forum for the latest research results in the field.
The conference is sponsored by the Center for Law and Computer Science at
Northeastern University. The General Chair is: Carole D. Hafner, College of
Computer Science, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston MA
02115, USA; (617) 437-5116 or (617) 437-2462; hafner.northeastern@csnet-relay.
Authors are invited to contribute papers on the following topics:
- Legal Expert Systems
- Conceptual Legal Retrieval Systems
- Automatic Processing of Natural Legal Texts
- Computational Models of Legal Reasoning
In addition, papers on the relevant theoretical issues in AI are also invited,
if the relationship to the law can be clearly demonstrated. It is important
that authors identify the original contributions presented in their papers, and
that they include a comparison with previous work. Each submission will be
reviewed by at least three members of the Program Committee (listed below), and
judged as to its originality, quality and significance.
Authors should submit six (6) copies of an Extended Abstract (6 to 8 pages) by
January 15, 1987, to the Program Chair: L. Thorne McCarty, Department of
Computer Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ 08903, USA; (201)
932-2657; mccarty@rutgers.arpa. Notification of acceptance or rejection will
be sent out by March 1, 1987. Final camera-ready copy of the complete paper
(up to 15 pages) will be due by April 15, 1987.
Conference Chair: Carole D. Hafner Northeastern University
Program Chair: L. Thorne McCarty Rutgers University
Program Committee: Donald H. Berman Northeastern University
Michael G. Dyer UCLA
Edwina L. Rissland University of Massachusetts
Marek J. Sergot Imperial College, London
Donald A. Waterman The RAND Corporation
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