NL-KR-REQUEST@CS.ROCHESTER.EDU (12/22/87)
NL-KR Digest (12/21/87 20:15:21) Volume 3 Number 63
Today's Topics:
Re: natural language examiners
Reply to request for references on Knowledge Representation
Seminar - Practical Reasoning and Unstructured Work (BBN)
BBN Language & Cognition Seminar
Conference - AAAAIC88 Aerospace Applications of AI
Conference - ICEBOL3 Symbolic and Logical Computing
Conference - Request for AAAI-88 Workshop Proposals
Submissions: NL-KR@CS.ROCHESTER.EDU
Requests, policy: NL-KR-REQUEST@CS.ROCHESTER.EDU
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Date: Mon, 14 Dec 87 06:19 EST
From: Thomas Grossi <mcvax!inria!imag!csinn!grossi@uunet.uu.net>
Subject: Re: natural language examiners
> I suspect that the only way to pin it down would be to plot the
> frequency spectrum of each spoken sound, and judge an entity to
> be speaking the standard dialect iff it does not deviate from
> some standard for each spoken sound by more than a set amount and
> if the speech rate does not deviate...etc.
> --
> Colin Kendall Paradyne Corporation
fine, but mastery of a language goes far beyond being able to pronounce all the
sounds of a language. Intonation is extremely important, not only because if
you don't get it right you'll sound "strange" but also because of its semantic
content -- it's often impossible to tell when a "foreigner" is trying to sound
sarcastic! Another aspect that I was completely unaware of until I came to live
in a foreign country is that not only must you learn an entirely new vocabulary,
you must also learn to say completely different things in the same circumstances.
(for example, if someone steps on your foot and apologizes -- "Excuse me" -- an
appropriate response in English would be "certainly" whereas in French you would
say "Il n'y a pas de mal" -- "no harm done" in the closest translation)
Thomas Grossi ...!mcvax!csinn!grossi
Cap Sogeti Innovation
Grenoble, France
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Date: Tue, 15 Dec 87 08:48 EST
From: William J. Rapaport <sunybcs!rapaport@ames.arpa>
Subject: Re: References wanted
[Extracted from AIList]
In article <3237@lifia.UUCP> gb@lifia.UUCP (Guilherme Bittencourt) writes:
>
> I am very interested in recent publications concerning
>Knowledge Representation tutorials or surveys, and papers
>comparing different techniques of Knowledge Representation.
A new collection of essays, based on the ca. 1983 IEEE Computer special
issue on KR, has just been published:
G. McCalla & N. Cercone (eds.),
The Knowledge Frontier: Essays in the Representation of Knowledge
(New York: Springer-Verlag).
William J. Rapaport
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Computer Science||internet: rapaport@cs.buffalo.edu
SUNY Buffalo ||bitnet: rapaport@sunybcs.bitnet
Buffalo, NY 14260 ||uucp: {ames,boulder,decvax,rutgers}!sunybcs!rapaport
(716) 636-3193, 3180 ||
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Date: Tue, 15 Dec 87 09:22 EST
From: Bruce Nevin <bnevin@cch.bbn.com>
Subject: ref. comparing KR techniques
[Extracted from AIList]
In AIList Digest 5.283 (11 Dec 87) Guilherme Bittencourt
<mcvax!lifia!gb@uunet.UU.NET> asks for
". . . papers comparing different techniques of Knowledge Representation."
Try:
Gregory, Dik, Philosophy and practice in knowledge
representation. In Joseph Zeidner (ed.), _Human Productivity
Enhancement_, Vol. I, NY: Praeger (1986).
I assume you are familiar with the papers in the Brachman & Levesque
_Readings in KR_.
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Date: Thu, 17 Dec 87 09:51 EST
From: Ron Brachman <allegra!rjb>
Subject: Reply to request for references on Knowledge Representation
In reply to article <3237@lifia.UUCP> [gb@lifia.UUCP (Guilherme Bittencourt)]:
Dear Guilherme,
Among the best survey articles there are is one by Hector Levesque in the
Annual Review of Computer Science, Vol. 1, 1986. This is published by
Annual Reviews, Inc., of Palo Alto, California. Hector's article is
entitled "Knowledge Representation and Reasoning." Ray Reiter has an
article on "Nonmonotonic Reasoning," to appear in the next volume of
the same series.
You might also refer to our Readings in Knowledge Representation book
(Morgan Kaufmann, 1985); it includes a brief introduction to the
field, and a number of important articles highlighting, among other
things, different techniques of KR.
The section on KR in the AI Handbook is always a reasonable place to
start, as well.
Finally, I have just completed a brief (20-page) survey/tutorial
article for the AT&T Technical Journal, entitled "The Basics of
Knowledge Representation and Reasoning." I can send you a copy if you
would like.
- Ron Brachman
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Date: Wed, 9 Dec 87 08:33 EST
From: Dori Wells <DWELLS@G.BBN.COM>
Subject: Seminar - Practical Reasoning and Unstructured Work (BBN)
BBN Science Development Program
Language And Cognition Seminar
ISSUES IN THE STUDY OF PRACTICAL REASONING:
DESIGNING COMPUTER SUPPORT FOR
"UNSTRUCTURED WORK"
Constance Perin
Sloan School of Management
BBN Laboratories Inc.
10 Moulton Street
Large Conference Room, 2nd Floor
10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 9, 1987
Abstract: To develop computer applications that are relevant to
nonroutine, relatively unstructured work processes requires
descriptions of them in terms of the rational, irrational, and
nonrational thought they employ. Deriving structures from the
particularities of these tasks and from the relationships among tasks
is one representational problem which needs to be addressed in
designing computer support for such tasks. Another is how to
acknowledge the influence of contexts on tasks. A third problem is
how to decrease the probability of miscommunication and increase that
of shared interpretations in complex organizations. The perspectives
of discourse analysis, semantic analysis, and figurative language
analysis seem to be appropriate to this set of questions. In this
talk, I will discuss how these types of observation and analysis might
be employed in designing research methods appropriate to knowledge
acquisition for tasks in unstructured work domains.
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Date: Thu, 17 Dec 87 09:17 EST
From: Dori Wells <DWELLS@G.BBN.COM>
Subject: BBN Language & Cognition Seminar
BBN Science Development Program
Language and Cognition Seminar
THE EMERGENCE OF UTTERANCE MEANING THROUGH SOCIAL INTERACTION
Charles and Marjorie Goodwin
Department of Anthropology
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
BBN Laboraatories
10 Moulton Street
Large Conference Room, 2nd Floor
10:30 a.m., Wednesday, January 6, 1988
Abstract: Using micro-analysis of video-taped materials, we will
show how utterances (and the sentences being made visible through
them) are shaped by ongoing processes of interaction between speaker and
recipient(s) that is occurring while the utterance is being spoken.
The emerging utterance is modified as various contingencies emerge within the
interaction. For example as speaker moves his or her gaze from one
possible recipient to another, the emerging sentence is changed so that it
remains appropriate to its recipient of the moment. As the
interaction unfolds new segments are added to the emerging utterance,
other projected segments are deleted and the emerging meaning of the
utterance is reconstructed. The utterance thus emerges not from the
actions of speaker alone, but rather as the result of an
collaborative process of interaction that includes the active participation of
recipient(s) as well.
For information about this Seminar Series contact Livia Polanyi
at 873-3455 [lpolanyi@g.bbn.com]
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Date: Mon, 7 Dec 87 09:01 EST
From: "ETD2::WILSONJ" <wilsonj%etd2.decnet@afwal-aaa.arpa>
Subject: Conference - AAAAIC88 Aerospace Applications of AI
AAAIC88 CALL FOR PAPERS
AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CONFERENCE 1988
With Neural Networks Aerospace Applications
Special Interest Sessions
Stouffer's Hotel, Dayton, OH, October 25-27, 1988
Particulars - Tutorials will be held on 24 Oct 88. Workshops will be held on
28 Oct 88. There will be exhibits by AI companies and related industries as
well as product familiarization sessions. There will be up to 18 technical
sessions in 5 half-day periods, luncheon speakers and a banquet.
The 4th Aerospace Applications of Artificial Intelligence Conference will
investigate a wide range of topics with heavy emphasis this year on neural
network applications in aerospace. Topic areas for which timely, original,
technical papers are solicited include:
Integrating Neural Networks and Knowledge Processing with Neural Nets
Expert Systems Robotics
Neural Networks and Signal Processing Data Fusion/Sensor Fusion
Machine Learning, Cognition & the Combinatorial Optimization for
Cockpit Scheduling and Resource Control
Machine Vision & Avionics Applications Natural Language Recognition and
Neural Networks and Man-Machine Synthesis
Interface Issues Self-Organization in Avionics
Neural Network Development Tools Applied Adaptive-Resonance
Applied Biological Models Cooperative and Competitive Network
Parallel Processing & Neural Networks Dynamics in Aerospace
Automatic Target Recognition Learning Theory and Techniques
Back Propagation with Momentum, Simulation and Implementation of
Shared Weights or Recurrent Neural Networks
Network Architectures Technology - Microchips, Optics, etc.
Expert System Development Tools Applications of Expert Systems in
Aerospace Scheduling Manufacturing
Operational and Maintenance Issues Design Automation
Using Expert Systems Data Management
Real Time Expert Systems Acquisition Management
Knowledge Base Simulation Verification and Validation of ES
Advanced Problem Solving Techniques Diagnostics and Fault Isolation
ABSTRACT DEADLINE : 26 Feb 88
Authors are invited to submit abstracts of 500 words in any of the above topic
areas. Please avoid acronyms or abbreviations in the title of the paper. A
short biographical sketch of the author(s) to include citizenship, mailing
address and telephone number must be included with the abstract. Final
manuscripts for papers are due 19 Aug 88.
James R. Johnson
Send abstracts to: AFWAL/AAOR
WPAFB, OH 45433
Sponsored by Dayton SIGART and the Association of Computing Machinery.
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Date: 7 Dec 87 12:03 CDT
From: ERIC%SDNET.BITNET@WISCVM.WISC.EDU
To: NELSON@Q2.ICS.UCI.EDU
ICEBOL3
April 21-22, 1988 Dakota State College
Madison, SD 57042
ICEBOL3, the International Conference on Symbolic and
Logical Computing, is designed for teachers, scholars, and
programmers who want to meet to exchange ideas about
non-numeric computing. In addition to a focus on SNOBOL,
SPITBOL, and Icon, ICEBOL3 will feature introductory and
technical presentations on other dangerously powerful
computer languages such as Prolog and LISP, as well as on
applications of BASIC, Pascal, and FORTRAN for processing
strings of characters. Topics of discussion will include
artificial intelligence, expert systems, desk-top
publishing, and a wide range of analyses of texts in English
and other natural languages. Parallel tracks of concurrent
sessions are planned: some for experienced computer users
and others for interested novices. Both mainframe and
microcomputer applications will be discussed.
ICEBOL's coffee breaks, social hours, lunches, and
banquet will provide a series of opportunities for
participants to meet and informally exchange information.
Sessions will be scheduled for "birds of a feather" to
discuss common interests (for example, BASIC users group,
implementations of SNOBOL, computer generated poetry).
Call For Papers
Abstracts (minimum of 250 words) or full texts of
papers to be read at ICEBOL3 are invited on any application
of non-numeric programming. Planned sessions include the
following:
artificial intelligence
expert systems
natural language processing
analysis of literary texts (including bibliography,
concordance, and index preparation)
linguistic and lexical analysis (including parsing and
machine translation)
preparation of text for electronic publishing
computer assisted instruction
grammar and style checkers
music analysis.
Papers must be in English and should not exceed twenty
minutes reading time. Abstracts and papers should be
received by January 15, 1988. Notification of acceptance
will follow promptly. Papers will be published in ICEBOL3
Proceedings.
Presentations at previous ICEBOL conferences were made
by Susan Hockey (Oxford), Ralph Griswold (Arizona), James
Gimpel (Lehigh), Mark Emmer (Catspaw, Inc.), Robert Dewar
(New York University), and many others. Copies of ICEBOL 86
Proceedings are available.
ICEBOL3 is sponsored by
The Division of Liberal Arts
and
The Business and Education Institute
of
DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE
Madison, South Dakota
For Further Information
All correspondence including abstracts and papers as
well as requests for registration materials should be sent
to:
Eric Johnson
ICEBOL Director
114 Beadle Hall
Dakota State College
Madison, SD 57042 U.S.A.
(605) 256-5270
Inquiries, abstracts, and correspondence may also be
sent via electronic mail to:
ERIC @ SDNET (BITNET)
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Date: Fri, 18 Dec 87 08:46 EST
From: Joseph L. Katz. <katz@mitre-bedford.ARPA>
Subject: Conference - Request for AAAI-88 Workshop Proposals
AAAI-88 Workshops:
Request for Proposals
The AAAI-88 Program Committee invites proposals for the Workshop Program of
the Seventh National Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-88), to be
held at Saint Paul, Minn. from August 21, 1988 to August 26, 1988. Gathering
in an informal setting, workshop participants will have the opportunity to
meet and discuss issues with a selected focus---providing for active exchange
among researchers and practioners on topics of mutual interest. Members from
all segments of the AI community are encouraged to submit workshop proposals
for review.
To encourage interaction and a broad exchange of ideas, the workshops will be
kept small---preferably under 35 participants. Attendance should be limited
to active participants only. The format of workshop presentations will be
determined by the organizers of the workshop, but ample time must be allotted
for general discussion. Workshops can range in length from two hours to two
days, but most workshops will last a half day or a full day.
Proposals for workshops should be between 1 and 2 pages in length, and
should contain:
1/ a brief description the workshop identifying specific issues that will be
focused on.
2/ a discussion of why the workshop would be of interest at this time,
3/ the names and addresses of the organizing committee, preferably 3 or 4
people not all at the same site,
4/ a list of several potential participants, and
5/ a proposed schedule.
Workshop proposals should be submitted as soon as possible, but no later
than 1 February 1988. Proposals will be reviewed as they are received and
resources allocated as workshops are approved. Organizers will be notified
of the committee's decision no later than 15 February 1988.
Workshop organizers will be responsible for:
1/ producing a Call for Participation in the workshop, which will be mailed
to AAAI members by AAAI,
2/ reviewing requests to participate in the workshop, and determining the
workshop participants,
3/ scheduling the activities of the workshop, and
4/ preparing a review of the workshop, which will be printed in the AI
Magazine.
AAAI will provide logistical support, will provide a meeting place for
the workshop, and, in conjunction with the organizers, will determine the
date and time of the workshop.
Please submit your workshop proposals, and enquiries concerning workshops,
to:
Joseph Katz
MITRE Corporation
MS L203
Burlington Road
Bedford, MA 01730
(617) 271 5200
or
Katz@Mitre-Bedford.ARPA
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