AIList-REQUEST@AI.AI.MIT.EDU (AIList Moderator Nick Papadakis) (05/24/88)
Return-Path: <@AI.AI.MIT.EDU:huber@ifi.unizh.ch> Date: 13 May 88 23:27 From: Andreas Huber <huber%ifi.unizh.ch@RELAY.CS.NET> To: AIList@KL.SRI.COM Subject: Conference Announcement INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT **************************************************************************** * * * C O M M E R C I A L E X P E R T S Y S T E M S * * I N B A N K I N G A N D F I N A N C E ....... * * * * ..... A N D H O W T O M A K E T H E M R U N * * * **************************************************************************** Lugano (Switzerland), Palazzo dei Congressi, June 6-7, 1988 Supporting Organizations: Associazione Bancaria Italiana Associazione Bancaria Ticinese Associazione Ticinese Elaborazione Dati European Center for Insurance Education and Training European Coordinating Committee for Artificial Intelligence Institute for Swiss Banking, University of Zurich Instituto Dalle Molle di Studi sulla Intelligenza Artificiale Swiss Bankers Association What it is all about... Knowledge based systems have come of age. Today a majority of executives and professionals agree that expert systems represent a key technology for the economic survival of a company. This is particularly true in banking and finance where daily changes in regulations and new financial instruments have given rise to a complexity which endangers the efficiency of the organi- zation. With higher quality services and the rapidly increasing application of intelligent tools one aims to improve performance and competitiveness. Prototypes have proven the feasibility and the potential of knowledge based systems. With growing experience, however, also serious problems such as deficiencies in robustness or new dimensions of data and "knowledge" securi- ty have become evident. Nevertheless a rapid realization of their commercial application is not principally called in question. The international conference reviews the current development and documents the state of present commercial applications. Special emphasis is given to the critical transition between the working prototype and the successful operatio- nal system. Case studies illustrate the essential issues and outline specific details. A topic oriented exhibition of leading soft- and hardware houses com- plements and completes the event. At this symposium you will hear answers to the questions: What can we expext from the technology both now and in the future? Which approaches will solve our current problems? When will we get the solutions we can afford? The conference is intended for: - Executives and EDP professionals in banking, finance and insurance - Officers in strategic planning - EDP and communication experts - Managers and application specialists of hard- and software suppliers P R O G R A M M MONDAY, JUNE 6, 1988 INTRODUCTION 9.00 - 10.15 D. Shpilberg Expert Systems in the services sector - facts and fictions PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS 10.45 -12.30 M. De Marco Towards operational systems - Problems and challenges H. Schorr IBM perspective on AI; essentials for the future COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS: THE USER PERSPECTIVE 14.00 - 15.45 Case studies in parallel sessions APPLICATIONS CONTINUED 16.15 - 17.00 Case studies in parallel sessions FUTURE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE SERVICES INDUSTRY 17.10 - 18.00 M. Janssen Expert Systems: Survival strategy for the financial corporation? EXHIBITION 09.00 - 19.00 TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1988 PROJECT MANAGEMENT 09.00 - 10.00 B. Bachmann Expert Systems - Cold coffee or a new challenge? COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS: TECHNOLOGY IN PERSPECTIVE 10.30 - 12.15 Case studies in parallel sessions TECHNICAL TRENDS 13.45 - 14.30 F. Gardin The future role of advanced AI soft- and hardware tools and techniques SUMMING UP 14.30 - 16.00 J. Campbell Hearing R. Pfeifer Summary Programm committee: G. Anastaze, IBM, Geneva, CH T. Bernold, Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute (GDI), CH M. De Marco, Universita Cattolica di Milano, I A. Huber, University of Zurich, CH S. Marioni, Banca Solari & Blum S.A., Lugano, CH R. Pfeifer, University of Zurich, CH Advisory Board: B. Bachmann, Union Bank of Switzerland, Zurich, CH K. Bauknecht, University of Zurich, CH J. Campbell, University College London, GB E. Kilgus, University of Zurich, CH B. Rees, Digital Equipment Corporation (Europe), Geneva, CH D. Shpilberg, Coopers & Lybrand, New York, USA Organizers: Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute, GDI, Rueschlikon Swiss Group for Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science, SGAICO University of Zurich, Department of Computer Science Gotttlieb Duttweiler Institute The "Green Meadow" Foundation CH-8803 Rueschlikon/Zurich Phone: (41) 1 724 00 20 Telex: 826 510 gdi ch Fax: (41) 1 461 37 39 University of Zurich Department of Computer Science Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich Phone: (41) 1 257 43 23 Fax: (41) 1 257 40 04 Administration: Anne-Marie Brennwald (GDI) Phone: (41) 1 724 00 20 Telex: 826 510 gdi ch For further information please contact: Brigitta Scherrer (GDI) Phone: (41) 1 461 37 16 Fax: (41) 1 461 37 39 Prof. Rolf Pfeifer University of Zurich Phone: (41) 1 257 43 23 Fax: (41) 1 257 40 04 Email: pfeifer@ifi.unizh.ch Participation fee: Registration before May 6: one day SFr. 550.-- , two days SFr. 950.--* Registration after May 6: one day SFr. 700.-- two days 1150.-- * Documentation, lunches and refreshments are included. Please remit the fee only upon receipt of invoice by GDI. *Reduction of SFr. 50.-- per day for SI/SGAICO members and memberorganisations of FSI/SVI A. Huber