MAC-25-REQUEST@XX.LCS.MIT.EDU (08/31/88)
From: MAC-25-REQUEST@XX.LCS.MIT.EDU
To: AILIST@AI.AI.MIT.EDU
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 88 11:54 EDT
Subject: Project MAC 25th Anniversary Symposium
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MIT COMPUTER SCIENCE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
IN CELEBRATION OF THE
25th ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF PROJECT MAC
OCTOBER 26-27, 1988
MIT, CAMBRIDGE, MA
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Sponsored by the MIT
Laboratory for Computer Science
and
Industrial Liaison Program
CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION: The symposium will cover a full range of Computer
Science research ongoing at MIT LCS and AI Lab--the two labs which
grew from the original ``Project MAC'' founded in 1963. Leading researchers
from the faculty and staff of the laboratories will highlight current
research and future activities in multiprocessors; distributed systems;
intelligent systems (AI), linguistics and robotics; cryptology, complexity
and random computation theory; parallel algorithms and programming languages;
and computers and economic productivity. The symposium will be of interest
to those seeking an overview of research as well as to specialists.
LECTURES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: without charge, after seating by invited
and ILP affiliated guests.
PLACE: Kresge Auditorium, MIT.
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SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM
TUESDAY, October 25
REGISTRATION (5PM-8PM) at Kresge Auditorium
RECEPTION (6PM-9PM) at the MIT Museum (Invited and ILP affiliated guests only)
WEDNESDAY, October 26
REGISTRATION (7:45AM-continuing) at Kresge Auditorium
WELCOMING REMARKS (8:45AM-9AM)
The MIT Administration
Michael L. Dertouzos, LCS Director
Albert R. Meyer, Symposium Chair
SESSION 1 (9AM-Noon) Chair: Fernando J. Corbato
John V. Guttag, Why Programming is Too Hard and What to Do About It
Nicholas P. Negroponte, Beyond the Desktop Metaphor
Barbara H. Liskov, Issues in Distributed Computing
Robert W. Scheifler, Windows in Time: The X Window System
David D. Clark, The Changing Nature of Computer Networks
LUNCH (Noon-1:30PM)
SESSION 2 (1:30PM-2:20PM) Chair: Robert M. Fano
Michael L. Dertouzos, Computers for Productivity
SESSION 3 (2:25PM-5:00PM) Chair: Randall Davis
Peter Szolovits, Knowledge-Based Systems
Ramesh S. Patil, An Expert System for Arrhythmia Detection in Noise
Berthold K.P. Horn, Parallel Networks for Vision
Rodney A. Brooks, Artificial Creatures
Marc H. Raibert, Robots that Run
TESTIMONIAL BANQUET (6:30PM-11:00PM) (By Invitation)
THURSDAY, Oct. 27
REGISTRATION (8:45AM-continuing) at Kresge Auditorium
SESSION 4 (9AM-Noon) Chair: Frederick C. Hennie, III
Harold Abelson, Computation as a Framework for Engineering Education
Albert R. Meyer, Observing Concurrent Processes
Michael F. Sipser, We Still Don't Know if P=NP
Shafi Goldwasser, The Quest for Provably Unbreakable Codes
Silvio Micali, Nothing but the Truth: Zero-Knowledge Protocols
Ronald L. Rivest, Learning Theory: What's Hard and What's Easy
LUNCH (Noon-1:30PM)
SESSION 5 (1:30PM-2:20PM) Chair: Marvin L. Minsky
Joel Moses, Cultural Biases in CS and AI
SESSION 6 (2:25PM-5:00PM) Chair: Jack B. Dennis
Arvind, A Dataflow Approach to General Purpose Parallel Computing
William J. Dally, Fine-Grain Concurrent Computing
Charles E. Leiserson, New Machine Models for Synchronous Parallel Algorithms
Gerald J. Sussman, Dynamicist's Workshop: Automatic Preparation, Execution,
and Analysis of Numerical Experiments
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ABSTRACTS: Detailed abstracts of the above talks is availabe upon request.
INVITATIONS: The symposium lectures are open to the public without charge.
Lunch will be provided for invited and ILP affiliated guests, while
the banquet is for invited guests and their companions. Invitations
are being sent to alumni and scientific collaborators of Project MAC/LCS/AI,
contract monitors and similar liaison officers from other organizations,
and other laboratory affiliates.
Completing the registration form below will also serve as a request for an
invitation if you have not received one.
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REGISTRATION FORM
TITLE (Mr. Ms. Dr. ...):
FIRSTNAME:
MIDDLE INITIAL:
LASTNAME:
POSITION (Vice President,...):
COMPANY:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION:
ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
COUNTRY:
ZIP:
TEL:
EMAIL-ADDRESS:
I WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND (mark with `x'):
October 25, RECEPTION:
October 26, SYMPOSIUM:
LUNCH:
BANQUET:
October 27, SYMPOSIUM:
LUNCH:
BANQUET COMPANION'S NAME:
REGISTRANT'S AFFILIATION
Former MAC/LCS/AI Lab member or student. Group:
Year:
Other MAC/LCS/AI affiliation
(funding officer, research collaborator,...):
Year:
Lab-member reference:
ILP affiliated (mark with `x'):
No affiliation, just want to register for
the symposium (mark with `x'):
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SEND Registration and further inquiries by EMAIL to
Internet: MAC25-registration@XX.LCS.MIT.EDU
or by REGULAR MAIL to
Professor Albert R. Meyer, Chairman
Project MAC 25th Anniversary Symposium
MIT Laboratory for Computer Science
545 Technology Square
Cambridge, MA 02139
tel: (617) 258-8215
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