johnz@latcs1.lat.oz.au (John Zeleznikow) (04/26/91)
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND LAW - COURSE/WORKSHOP Lecturer: Professor Donald H Berman Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts Venue: La Trobe University Time: All afternoons during two weeks July 8 -19 1991 This course will involve designing and constructing legal information systems that provide intelligent advice. No prior knowledge is assumed. The course will consist of lectures, tutorials, laboratories and supervised practical work. Professor Berman is currently Richardson Professor of Law and the director of the Center for the Study of Law and Computer Science at Northeastern University in Boston Massachusetts. He is editor of the Journal "Artificial Intelligence and Law" and has been a key-note speaker at the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law. Professor Berman will be supported by Dr. John Zeleznikow and Mr. George Vossos who have developed the IKBALS II Prototye. IKBALS II adds reasoning with precents into an object-oriented rule-based system which advises on the likelihood of successful claims under the Accident Compensation (Workcare) Act. The fee for the course is $1,000 ($500 for academic staff), and includes all use of software and hardware, written materials and meals and refreshments. For further information contact: Dr. John Zeleznikow IKBALS Project Database Research Laboratory Applied Computing Research Institute La Trobe University Bundoora Victoria 3083 Australia Phone: 61.3.4791003 FAX: 61.3.4704915