muscarel@uicbert.eecs.uic.edu (Thomas Muscarello) (10/12/90)
ROGER SCHANK to speak 10/22/90 at DPMA dinner meeting
The Chicago North Shore chapter of the Data Processing Management Association
(DPMA) and its AI SIG are sponsoring a speech by Roger C. Schank, a leading
authority in Artificial Intelligence. Schank directs the Institute for the
Learning Sciences, established with the support of the Arthur Andersen Worldwide
Organization in 1989 at Northwestern University, where he is also John Evans
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Psychology, and Education.
Previously, he was Director of the Artificial Intelligence Project and Chairman
of the Computer Science department at Yale University after serving as Assistant
Professor of Linguistics and Computer Science at Stanford University.
Schank holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin. He
is the founder of two businesses, Compu-Teach, Inc., an educational software
company, and Cognitive Systems, Inc., a company specializing in natural language
processing. He is the author of numerous articles and books, including The Cognitive Computer written with Peter Childers.
The DPMA is an organization of individuals involved in all facets of the
Information Systems industry with 275 chapters throughout North America.
Schank's speech is the keynote of the chapter's October 22nd dinner meeting
beginning promptly at 6:30 p.m. at the Woodfield Hilton & Towers in Arlington
Heights, IL (next to Arlington Park Race Track).
Reservations in advance;
call Jack James at G. D. Searle, 708/982-8196.
DPMA members $20, Non-members $24, Students $14. (includes dinner) A social
hour and registration begin at 5:30 p.m.
The Institute for the Learning Sciences (ILS) is dedicated to bridging the gap
between academic research and commercial application. The main areas of
concentration are Computer Science (especially Artificial Intelligence),
Psychology (particularly Cognitive and Developmental Psychology), and Education.
ILS is focusing its research efforts on specific leading-edge technologies and methods, including:
% Natural language processing, which allows students to communicate in
common English with computers that understand the users' input.
% Case-based reasoning, which relies on real cases, or stories, instead of
formulaic applications of knowledge.
% Socratic tutoring, enabling the computer to lead students to their own
conclusions rather than presenting answers.
% Multimedia technology, the integration of sound and video to make the
learning experience interesting and fun.
% Simulated worlds, designed to teach a particular subject by immersing
students in a safe environment where they can create, try, question, and
experiment, as well as learn factual information.
With the volume of education and training going on in industry and government
exceeding that in academia, the impact of this research should be tremendous.
For further information on the Institute for the Learning Sciences, contact
Tracey McCurrach at 708/491-3500.