SHACHTER@SUMEX-AIM.STANFORD.EDU (Ross Shachter) (09/24/87)
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Fourth Workshop on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence Sponsored by AAAI St. Paul, Minnesota, August 19-21, 1988 (preceding the AAAI Conference) This is the fourth annual AAAI Workshop on Uncertainty in AI. The first three workshops have been successful and productive, involving many of the top researchers in the field. The first two workshop proceedings have been published in the North-Holland Intelligence and Pattern Recognition series, and the third proceedings is in press. The general subject is automated or interactive reasoning under uncertainty. This year's emphasis is on the control of uncertain reasoning processes and the issues of knowledge engineering in uncertain domains. The most effective way to make points, compare approaches, and clarify issues in these research areas is through demonstration in applications, so these are especially encouraged, although more theoretical research papers are also welcome. Many of the ideas discussed at earlier workshops have been incorporated into prototype and production software. This year we would especially like to encourage the demonstration of some of these systems. The key to the success of past workshops has been the ability to interact with leading researchers in all aspects of the field. There will be ample opportunity for informal discussions as well as panel discussion to focus and debate the issues. In order to maintain this interaction, all accepted papers will appear in the proceedings and be presented in poster sessions. This format worked well at the 1987 workshop, and participants requested that it be done again. Papers are invited on the following topics: * Applications: results, implementation problems and experiences, analyses of the experiences of end users * Knowledge engineering under uncertainty: problem structuring, corrections for bias, consensus among experts, man-machine interface and human-in-the-loop systems * Control of uncertain reasoning processes * Different uncertainty calculi: theoretical and empirical comparisons, transformations between representations, criteria for decision making, axiomatic frameworks * Revision of beliefs in an uncertain environment * Robotics: uncertainty in perception and control * Planning: generation of feasible plans under uncertainty * Development of standard test cases * Other uncertainty in AI issues Papers will be carefully reviewed. Space is limited, so prospective attendees are urged to submit a paper with the intention of active participation in the workshop. Preference will be given to papers that have demonstrated their approach in real applications. Nonetheless, the underlying methodology should be supported by solid theory to encourage discussion on a scientific basis. Again, all accepted papers will be included in the proceedings and presented in poster sessions. Four copies of a paper should be sent to the program chairman by March 31, 1988. (No extended abstracts will be accepted.) Acceptances will be sent by May 25, 1987. Final (camera ready) papers incorporating the reviewers' comments must be received by July 15, 1988. There is an eight page limit on the camera-ready copy. (A few extra pages are available for a nominal fee.) Copies of the proceedings will be available at the workshop. General Chair: Program Chair: Tod Levitt Ross Shachter Advanced Decision Systems Center for Health Policy 201 San Antonio Circle 125 Old Chemistry Building Suite 286 Duke University Mountain View, CA 94040 Durham, NC 27706 (415) 941-3912 (919) 684-4424, 684-3023, 942-5852 levitt@ads.arpa shachter@sumex-aim.stanford.edu Program Committee: P. Bonissone, P. Cheeseman, L. Kanal, J. Lemmer, T. Levitt, R. Patil, J. Pearl, E. Ruspini, R. Shachter, G. Shafer -------