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From: "Norbert E. Fuchs" <unido!cernvax!unizh!fuchs>
To: mod-ki@unido.uucp
Date: 18 Aug 89 10:10 +0200
Subject: First SGAICO Meeting on Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science
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                                SGAICO
     Swiss Group for Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science
     (A special interest group of the Swiss Informaticians Society)

                Announcement and Call for Participation:

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    *   First Swiss Meeting                                        *
    *   on Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science)          *
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o       Invited Talks
o       Workshops and Panels
o       Exhibition and Poster Session
o       (Discussion and Meetings
o       SGAICO General Assembly

Place:                  Expo Hotel, Yverdon (VD)
Date:                   3-4 October 1989

Program Committee:  Jean-Pierre  Muller  (co-chairperson),  Institut  de
Mathematique  et  d'Informatique,   Universite  de  Neuchatel  -  Daniel
Schneider (co-chairperson), Faculte de Psychologie et  des  Sciences  de
l'Education,  Universite  de  Geneve  -  Horst  Bunke,   Institut   fuer
Informatik, Universitat Bern  -  Rene Bach,  ASCOM-Tech AG  -  Christian
Pellegrini,Centre Universitaire Informatique, Universite de Geneve.
 
Organization: Daniel Schneider,  Bernadette King  (SGAICO),  Carlos Leon
(FPSE, Geneve),Jean-Pierre Muller, Anne-Marie Nicolet (SI).

SGAICO now counts nearly 500 members, many of whom  are  active  in  the
fields of artificial  intelligence  and  cognitive  science.  Since  the
foundation of SGAICO in 1984,  the Swiss AI scene has changed radically.
Now, all our universities have at least one group, small or big, working
on AI  and  cognitive  science  problems,  and  AI  is  getting  to  the
market-place in Switzerland. Many companies  have  interesting  in-house
projects and some are offering AI products and services.
One major goal of this meeting is to promote a "real" Swiss AI community
and to bring together people interested in the same topics.In this first
Swiss Meeting on Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science  we  will
have the opportunity to feature all of the following:

1.      A main "track", featuring general talks on AI and panel
        discussions on expert systems.
2.      Scientific workshops.
3.      Application-oriented workshops.
4.      Exhibition and Poster Sessions.
5.      Discussion and informal meetings.
6.      General Assembly and discussion about SGAICO.

Invited talks
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Invited talks are given by internationally recognized speakers.

Workshops and panels
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The workshops and the panels are  the  most  important  events  in  this
meeting. Their success depends on the active participation  of  all  the
people working in the topics discussed. Each workshop organizer is  free
to define the  possible  contributions  of  participants.  However,  the
general spirit of the meeting asks for rather informal events.
If you want to participate actively in such an event, please contact the
panel and workshop directors as soon as possible!
Deadlines:  are  fixed  by  the  workshop  and  panel  directors;   late
contributions may or may not be accepted.

Poster session
==============
In the "poster session", people can present their current work or  their
products. For persons not familiar with this kind  of  communication,  a
poster session allows people to have space on a  board  where  they  can
display sheets describing their work or their products. It is preferable
to use very large writing and to keep the quantity of  information  low,
so that onlookers  can  rapidly  grasp  the  essential  idea.  Delivered
"posters" may be in any language. There  are  no  deadlines,  but  space
available is limited to 50 posters.

Wild meetings and  "last minute" meetings
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In the Expo Hotel there will be sufficient space for  discussion.  There
is also time left for wild meetings and  last  minutes  meetings.  Short
meetings are preferably held in the "wild  meetings  corner".  For  more
important meetings, certain empty slots in the program can be  occupied.
Please contact us if you plan to organize such a meeting. These meetings
can be held in any language.

Exhibition
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Purpose:

o       Allow developers  in  academe  and  industry  to  display  their
        current work and discuss it with colleagues working in the  same
        field.
o       Allow  also  for  prospective  contacts  between  research   and
        industry.
o       Allow commercial companies to display their products in  a  more
        informal, less commercial and therefore more direct way.

SGAICO General Assembly
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The agenda will be published in the Sgaico Newsletter.

General deadlines
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Generally speaking, this meeting is intended to  be  a  rather  informal
gathering for people interested and working in the fields of  artificial
intelligence and in cognitive science in Switzerland. Therefore,  except
for active participation in  most  workshops  and  panels,  last  minute
arrangements can be made. Please register as soon as possible.

The conference site
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The Expo Hotel is one of  the  most  modern  conference  and  exhibition
hotels in Europe.  For  this  first  general  SGAICO  meeting,  we  have
reserved sufficient space to sponsor a wide  range  of  activities.  The
hotel is about 25 minutes walk from the train station. If you  take  the
train, please let us know so that we can arrange for a  bus  to  collect
you. Otherwise, the hotel is at the Yverdon-Ouest - Montagny exit of the
Neuchatel-Lausanne highway. There is sufficient parking space.

Organization
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Call the SI Secretariat (Frau Nicolet) if you have  any  question  about
registration OR TO GET REGISTRATION AND POSTER/DEMO FORMS

o       SI Secretariat
        Schwandenholzstr. 286,  8052 Zurich
        Tel. (01) 371 73 42

Write, email or call if you have any other questions:
o       SGAICO Secretariat (on Thursdays only): 54, route  des  Acacias,
        1227 Carouge,Mlle Bernadette King, Tel. (022) 20 93 33
o       Organizer (a) and Sgaico Executive Secretary:  Daniel  Schneider
        Tel. (022) 20 93 33, Fax: (022) 20 29 27,  FPSE,  Universite  de
        Geneve, 12011 Geneve 4, email: schneide@cgeuge51.bitnet
        or shneider@cui.unige.ch or cui!shneider.uucp
        Absent from August 19 to September 11!
o       Organizer (b): Prof. Jean-Pierre Muller,Universite de Neuchatel,
        Tel. (038) 25 64 34, Fax: (038) 24 26 95
        email: inmuller@cnedcu51. bitnet
        Absent from August 14 to September 17!

INVITED TALKS
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Rolf Pfeifer (University of Zurich):
    On Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science  in  Switzerland  -
    and elsewhere
 
B.Chandrasekaran (Ohio State University):
(1) Computing, Reasoning,  Problem  Solving,  Intuiting:  Metaphors  for
    Intelligence as a Process
(2) Expert Systems of the Nineties: Task-specific Architectures - Issues
    and New Directions

A succes story: GESPI, French Railways' Train Management System
(A speaker from GSI-TECSI)

PANELS AND WORKSHOPS
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1  Artificial Intelligence - no thanks? (workshop)

Topic: Ethics and Artificial Intelligence;
       The question of responsibility.

Abstract: Thoughts about "Computer and Society" touch on the problem  of
Ethics and Artificial Intelligence. Within the area of  AI  a  number of
people have felt the need for ethical reflections  (ethical  aspects  of
AI in research, business, social life, etc.). Among the  philosophers on
the other hand, there is a growing interest in AI (as a new  technology)
in terms of  its  meaning  for  a  philosophy  of  ethics  (creation  of
intelligence, self-image of human beings, etc.).

Participants: Those interested in the topic  of  Ethics  and  Artificial
Intelligence are kindly asked to hand in a short notice or  a  catchword
(e.g. major concern, opinions, suggestions, ideas,  etc.).  Please  give
name and address. A program will be distributed prior  to  the  workshop.

Duration: 2 hours.

Sigrid Unseld
Institut fur Informatik, Universitat Zurich, Winterthurerstr. 190,
CH - 8057 Zurich, (01) 257 43 07, unseld@ifi.unizh.ch
Henk Goorhuis
Institut fur Theorische Informatik, ETHZ, CH - 8092 Zurich
(01) 256 22 61 or 552, Fax: (01) 69 39 73, goorhuis@inf.ethz.ch
Gunther Cyranek
Institut fur Theorische Informatik, ETH Zurich, CH - 8092 Zurich
(01) 256 22 61

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2  Commercial Applications of Neural Networks (panel and workshop)

Participants: Managers, researchers, software engineers who  would  like
              to contribute a paper or a presentation.

Duration: 2 hours.

Benedikt Humpert
Dept. of Mathematics & Computer Science, Indiana State University,
USA - Terre Haute IN 47809
or 44, rue Gilbert, CH-1217 Meyrin, 022/767 32 06, mahumpe@indst.bitnet

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3  Computer Vision (workshop)

Abstract:  Short  presentations  (approximately   15-20   minutes)   are
solicited on the following topics:

o       primitive extraction,
o       shape  inference,
o       representation and reasoning,
o       modeling,
o       robotic vision.

Participants: Interested persons should contact M. Gmuer  or  M. Pun  as
soon as possible.

Duration: 4 hours.

Edgar Gmuer
Institut fur Informatik, Universitat Bern, Langgassstr. 51, CH-3012 Bern
(031) 65 49 87 gmuer@iam.unibe.ch
Thierry Pun
CUI, University of Geneva, 12, rue du Lac, CH - 1207 Geneva
(022) 787 65 82, pun@cgeuge51.bitnet or pun@cui.unige.ch

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4  Epistemology and Methodology of Cognitive Science (workshop)

Part 1: The two disciplines of AI and Psychology have many  concepts  in
common  (for  example,  "representation",  "symbol",  "memory",  "goal",
"pattern matching" and last, but not least, "intelligence").  The  goals
of AI and Psychology are very similar, in particular the development  of
a theory of cognitive processes. Consequently, how can we conceive their
relationship? This topic is very large. Therefore we  propose  to  limit
the  discussion  to  the  concepts   of   representation,   memory   and
intelligence. The task of the participants will be: (1) to determine and
to compare the meanings of these concepts in AI and in  psychology;  (2)
to find out how some concept  employed  in  one  discipline  contributes
positively or negatively to  the  development  of  the  other.  Examples
should be given to concentrate the discussion on concrete points.

Part 2: One of the main tools for theory formation in cognitive  science
is computer simulation: the construction  of  a  computer  program  that
simulates the cognitive process in question.  We  want  to  discuss  the
epistemological relation between the theory  and  the  program.  Is  the
program the theory, as Herbert Simon once said? Or is it a model  of the
theory? Or is it just a heuristic  tool  in  theory  formation  with  no
formal relation to the theory?

Participants:
o       Participants should send a short statement  (max.  one  A4-page,
        contributing to the discussion of  either  part 1 or part 2)  to
        Hansruedi Kaiser, Spitalstr. 27, 2502 Biel.
        Deadline: September 16 1989.
o       Copies of all contributions are  sent  to  all  participants  on
        September 18.
o       At the meeting each contributor will be given time to comment on
        his statement in comparison with other statements.

Duration: 3 hours.

Beat Keller and  Hansruedi Kaiser
University of Berne, (032) 23 13 87 (home) and (061) 20 36 67 (work).
J-J.Ducret
F.P.S.E. -  Universite de Geneve, CH - 1211 Geneva 4
(022) 20 93 33 ext. 2623, Fax: 20 29 27, ducret@cgeuge51.bitnet

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5  Expert Systems Project Management (panel)

The panel will involve (as planned at present) three presentations.  The
first talk will present the empirical methods used until  now  to  build
and develop expert systems. The presentation will be based upon the book
Building Expert Systems and personal experiences. The second  talk  will
discuss formal development methods and the third will try to justify the
use of those formal methods by discussing  their  applications  in  real
system development. Finally we hope  to  involve  everyone  in  an  open
discussion.

Participants: Please send a short  statement  of  interest  as  soon  as
              possible.

Duration: 2 hours.

Rene Bach
Ascom Tech A.G., 1-15 Ziegelmattstr., CH - 4503 Soleure
(065) 24 30 28, Fax: (065) 23 57 61, rene@ascom.uucp

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6  Hybrid Systems (workshop)

Topic: The integration of Expert Systems  or  Symbolic  AI  Systems  and
       Neural Networks.

Following an introduction to the field of Hybrid Systems  (including  an
overview of several existing Hybrid Systems), projects at  the  Computer
Science Department of ETH and University of Zurich  will  be  presented.
Experiences with homebred Hybrid Systems will be reported upon. Prior to
the discussion,  participants  may  present  their  own  Hybrid  Systems
projects.

Participants: Anyone interested in presenting  his  or  her  own  Hybrid
Systems project is invited to contact one of the organizers.  A  program
will be distributed prior to the workshop.

Duration: 2 hours.

Henk Goorhuis
Institut fur Theoretische Informatik, ETHZ
CH - 8092 Zurich, (01) 256 22 61, gorhuis@inf.ethz.ch
Matthias Gutknecht
Institut fur Informatik, Universitat Zurich, Winterthurerstr. 190,
CH - 8057 Zurich, (01) 257 45 77, gutknecht@ifi.unizh.ch

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7  Intelligent Interfaces (panel and workshop)

After a presentation of the intelligent text editor developed at SBG and
an introduction to knowledge-based editors/tutorials,  participants  may
present their work. This will be followed by a discussion on the  design
and the implementation of such programs.

Participants: those interested in presenting their own work or those who
want certain questions to be discussed should contact the  organizer  as
soon as possible.

Duration: 2 hours.

Linda Fornera
SBG Hauptsitz, Postfach, CH - 8021 Zurich
(01) 236 39 80, Fax: 01/236 63 05

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8  Knowledge Acquisition (panel and workshop)

Topic: The goal of this panel is to bring together people concerned with
Knowledge Acquisition, and to provide ideas and  methods  which  can  be
used in practice.

Abstract: We will select a few topics of interest, to be treated in  the
panel; each with one or two presentations of 20 minutes,  then  a  panel
discussion. The topics we suggest are:

o       methods - what is successful?
o       tools - what exists, what  do  we  need  for  an  expert  to  do
        knowledge engineering?
o       expert  and   knowledge   engineer  -  commitment,   motivation,
        collaboration;
o       project experiences in Knowledge Acquisition.

Participants: We need your participation to make the panel a success. So
do not hesitate to send us a statement of interest which  might  include
one or several of the following:

o       a topic you would like to be treated;
o       an abstract (about 1 page) of a  presentation  you  could  give;
o       a list of questions you would like to be discussed in the panel;
o       your participation in the  panel  for  one  or  several  topics.

Panel participants: practitioners,  or  theoreticians  with  comparative
studies. Please send us your statement of interest as soon as possible.

Schedule:
o       Statements of interest to be received: September 8
o       Topics, participants determined, material delivered:
        September 20.

Duration: 3 hours.

Contact: Sabine Muenger
Ascom Tech AG, Belpstrasse 23, CH - 3000 Bern 14
(031) 63 31 76, ernst@hslrswi.uucp
Organizers: Caroline Stutz
ACT - Digital Equipment Corp., Thurgauerstrasse 60, CH - 8050 Zurich
01/305 31 11, Fax: 305 32 22, Minny::Stutz.decnet
and Ernst Peter
Ascom Tech AG Belpstrasse 23, CH - 3000 Bern 14
(031) 63 32 30, Fax: 031/63 36 07, ernst@hslrswi.uucp

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9  Natural Language Processing in Switzerland (workshop)

Topic: 1. Who does what?  2. Possible collaboration.

Abstract: After each participant has read their  paper  on  his  or  her
project there will be a panel about the problems  (personnel,  hardware)
each group is facing. There will be a discussion  between  groups  about
a) scientific collaboration, b)  organization  of  guest  lectures  (and
guest classes) to make up for the dearth of computational linguistics in
Switzerland.

Participants: Researchers, possibly people from industry, who would give
a 15 minutes statement  about  their  research  projects  (ca. 10  pages
extended abstract).

Duration: 2 hours.

Michael Hess
Institut fur Informatik, Universitat Zurich, Winterthurerstr. 190,
CH - 8057 Zurich, (01) 257 43 34, hess@ifi.unizh.ch or k21710@czhrzu1a

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10  Planning (workshop)

Abstract: Planning, both in the sense of generating courses  of  actions
and deciding when to perform them, is an important subject in Artificial
Intelligence. From the scientific point of view, it raises  the  problem
of open systems having to interact  with  their  environment.  From  the
practical point of view, it is useful in a lot of applications  such  as
automatic control, robotics, process design and scheduling. We need your
participation on the following subjects:

o       reasoning about actions and plans
o       reasoning about time
o       planning in unpredictable, incompletely known environments
o       robot planning
o       multi-agent planning

from both the scientific and practical points of view.  Please  send  or
email a short abstract (1 page) of your potential contribution.

Duration: 2 hours.

J-P Muller
Institut de Mathematique  et  d'Informatique,  University  of  Neuchatel
Chantemerle 20, CH - 2000 Neuchatel
(038) 25 64 34, INMULLER@CNEDCU51.bitnet

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11  Prolog Programming Environments (workshop)

Topic: Trends in Building Prolog Programming Environments

Abstract: The workshop will  focus  on  aspects  of  Prolog  Programming
Environments such as integrated environments for Prolog (or other  logic
programming languages), syntax-directed editors, (automated)  debugging,
graphical  support,  static  analysis,  performance  analysis,   partial
evaluation, program transformations,  Prolog  libraries,  tools,  types,
modules,  interfaces   to   external  systems  ( window  systems,  other
languages,  data  bases  etc).  There  will   be   time   for   informal
presentations and discussions.

Participants:  Those  interested  in   presenting   material   or   just
participating should contact the organizer by email. Those  planning  to
make a presentation should submit an extended  abstract  which  contains
descriptions of and  experiences  with  existing  systems,  or  position
statements of ongoing work, or ideas for new tools. A  program  will  be
distributed prior to the workshop.

Duration: 2 hours.

Norbert E. Fuchs
Institut fur Informatik Universitat Zurich, Winterthurerstr. 190,
CH-8057 Zurich, 01/257 43 13/11, fuchs@ifi.unizh.ch

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12  Psychology and Connectionism (workshop)

Topic: Investigating the ability of  connectionist  models  to  simulate
       psychological phenomena.

Participants: Psychologists, computer  scientists,  AI  researchers  who
would like to give a talk before the discussion. The  abstracts  of  the
talks will be given during the workshop and talks.

Duration: 2 hours.

Zoltan Schreter
Institut fur Informatik, Universitat Zurich, Winterthurerstr. 190,
CH - 8057 Zurich, (01) 257 40 04, Fax: (01) 257 40 04

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13  Common closure panel: Where does AI stand in Switzerland ?



REGISTRATION
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To register for the conference, contact:
Ms. Anne-Marie Nicolet (conference secretariat)
        c/o SI Secretariat
        Schwandenholzstr. 286
        8052 Zurich

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Faculte de Psychologie et des sciences de l'education, University of Geneva,
1211 Geneva 4 (Switzerland), Tel. (..41) (22) 20 93 33 ext. 2652
 
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