ks@cs.brown.edu (Kate Sanders) (04/15/89)
CALL FOR PAPERS
Workshop on knowledge, perception, and planning
(to be held in conjunction with IJCAI-89)
Detroit, Michigan
Tuesday, August 22, 1989
In this workshop, we intend to discuss the relationships between perception,
knowledge, and planning in humans and robots with human-like sensors.
In the past ten years, there has been a significant body of work on
integrated theories of planning and knowledge. Specifically,
researchers have investigated the knowledge that
agents need in order to perform actions and the ways in which
the performance of actions affects an agent's knowledge.
A primary focus of the workshop will be current research in these
areas. In particular, we would like to examine the ways in which knowledge
is acquired through perception and communication. For example, previous
theories would be able to support an inference such as ``To get to the
assembly line, the robot must know where the assembly line is located,''
but they do not provide a mechanism for inferring, or even expressing,
facts like ``The robot can learn where the assembly line is by seeing it,''
or ``The robot can see the assembly line from the north side of the factory.''
A theory that included this kind of information could form the interface
between an abstract characterization of the knowledge needed for a plan,
and the physical sensor and effector actions needed to gain that knowledge.
Among the issues that will be addressed are:
the connection between knowledge and action;
the acquisition of knowledge through
communication and the planning of communicative acts;
high-level theories of perception;
high level theories of hand-eye coordination;
the acquisition of knowledge through
perception; and
the use and construction of cognitive maps.
This is intended to be a forum for the presentation and discussion of
current ideas and approaches. The format will consist of individual
presentations followed by adequate time for interaction with peers.
To maximize such interaction, participation will be limited to a small
number of active researchers.
PARTICIPATION:
Those interested in attending should submit a one-page description of
their research interests and current work to one of the organizing
committee (preferably electronically) by June 1. [NOTE the new later
deadline; this has been extended from the deadline given in the IJCAI
paper mailing.]
At the same time, those interested in making a presentation should
submit an extended abstract (3-5 pages) of their intended topic.
Notification of acceptance or rejection will be given after July 1.
Accepted papers must be submitted by August 1; these will
be reproduced and distributed at the workshop.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Ernest Davis Leora Morgenstern Kate Sanders
New York University Brown University Brown University
(212) 998-3123 (401) 863-7644 (401) 863-7672
(davise@acf3.nyu.edu) (lm@cs.brown.edu) (ks@cs.brown.edu)
Hard copy submissions may be sent to:
Kate Sanders
Computer Science Department
Box 1910
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912 USA