CORK@cs.umass.EDU ("Dan Corkill, COINS, UMass 413/545-0156") (05/02/89)
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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
IJCAI-89 Workshop on Blackboard Systems
Sponsored by AAAI
Wednesday, August 23, 1989
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
**** PLEASE NOTE NEW SUBMISSION DEADLINE ****
Description
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The blackboard paradigm is a powerful technique for implementing
today's ambitious AI applications and for integrating diverse problem
solving expertise into a common framework.
The Third Annual Workshop on Blackboard Systems, like its
predecessors, provides an informal forum where researchers in
blackboard technology and developers of blackboard-based applications
exchange ideas, experiences, problems, and inspirations. The aims of
the workshop include: allowing participants to share the latest
results of their research in an informal setting, informing
participants of other researchers working on similar problems or using
similar approaches, and identifying common unsolved research issues.
Topics
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Topics of interest for the workshop include:
* blackboard systems/shells;
* blackboard control mechanisms/techniques;
* real-time, parallel, and distributed blackboard approaches;
* performance measures for blackboard systems/applications;
* user interfaces/explanation facilities for blackboard systems;
* application development/debugging facilities for blackboard
systems;
* problems associated with fielding a blackboard-based
application;
* novel blackboard-based applications.
Submissions presenting comparison data between blackboard technology
and other AI methodologies or among alternate blackboard-based
approaches are particularly encouraged.
Format
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The workshop is one-day long and will take place on Wednesday, August
23. Accepted papers will be grouped into three panels based on
content. Each panel will consist of a series of informal paper
presentations followed by a general discussion period. A chair for
each panel will be selected from members of the Workshop Committee.
As with previous years, a proceedings containing complete versions of
the accepted papers will be distributed at the workshop.
Submission Information
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Workshop invitations will be issued on the basis of extended abstracts
10 pages or less in length. Each extended abstract will be reviewed
by members of the Workshop Committee. At most, 2 invitations will be
issued for each accepted abstract. In keeping with an informal
workshop, the total number of invitations will be limited to 30--35
people.
Workshop Committee
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Larry Baum, Boeing ATC Kevin Gallagher, UMass (co-chair)
Roberto Bisiani, CMU Barbara Hayes-Roth, Stanford
Daniel Corkill, UMass (chair) V. Jagannathan, American Cimflex
Raj Dodhiawala, FMC Victor Lesser, UMass
Robert Engelmore, Stanford Penny Nii, Stanford
Lee Erman,Teknowledge
Important Dates
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May 31, 1989 Extended abstracts must be received
July 17, 1989 Notification of invitation or rejection
August 8, 1989 Completed papers must be received
August 23, 1989 Workshop date
Send four copies of extended abstracts to:
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Daniel D. Corkill
Department of Computer and Information Science
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts 01003
U.S.A.
Internet: Cork@CS.UMass.Edu
Phone: 413/545-0156
FAX: 413/545-1249
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