Date: Wed, 13 Aug 86 18:00:50 edt From: vtisr1!irlistrq To: fox Subject: IRList Digest V2 #36 Status: R IRList Digest Wednesday, 13 August 1986 Volume 2 : Issue 36 Today's Topics: Announcement - BU Seminar on Analogies and Metaphors - New Digest on Natural Language and Knowledge Representation Call for Papers - 4th International Conf. on Logic Programming - 25th Annual Mtg. of Assoc. of Computational Ling. (ACL) - 3rd Conf. of European Chapter of ACL ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 9 Aug 86 20:57:33 edt From: JCMA%AI.AI.MIT.EDU@MC.LCS.MIT.EDU Subject: BU Seminar on: ANALOGIES AND METAPHORS CS 791: ADVANCED TOPICS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE (To be offered in Fall 1986) ANALOGIES AND METAPHORS An Interdisciplinary Perspective In this seminar we will examine the role played by metaphors and analogies in several cognitive processes like learning, problem solving etc. and in natural languages. We will take into account different points of view ranging from philosophy and linguistics to psychology and artificial intelligence. We will discuss a formal framework in which several cognitive properties of metaphors and analogies can be explained. Near the end of the seminar we will spend some time considering how cognitive models of metaphors and analogies can be designed. Prereq: Consent of the Instructor. Place: TBA, Boston University Time: Thursday 6-9. For further information contact Bipin Indurkhya at 353--8923. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jul 86 16:10 EDT From: Brad Miller Subject: New List formed on Natural Language and Knowledge Representation [Reprinted From AIList 4:175] As most of you know, Ken Laws has been getting swamped with AIList duties, and has asked for help. In this vein, I am starting a separate list to deal exclusively with the Natural Language and Knowledge Representation subfields of AI. Since the scope of this list will be much narrower than the AIList, I welcome postings from disciplines throughout cognitive science that are related to these areas. I feel that AI is more of a conglomeration of several diverse fields than it is a field unto itself, so this sort of diversity is necessary. More specifically, here are some details: You may submit material for the digest to nl-kr@rochester.arpa . Digests are sent to Arpanet readers and USENET readers as appropriate. (There are no current plans for forwarding to the UUCP news system.) Administrative requests (including asking to be included on the list) should be sent to nl-kr-request@rochester.arpa . Archival copies of all digests will be kept; feel free to ask nl-kr-request for recent back issues. NL-KR is open to discussion of any topic related to the natural language (both understanding and generation) and knowledge representation, both as subfields of AI. My own related interests are primarily in Knowledge Representation Natural Language Understanding Discourse Understanding Philosophy of Language Plan Recognition Computational Linguistics Contributions are also welcome on topics such as Cognitive Psychology (as related to NL/KR) Human Perception (same) Linguistics Machine Translation Computer and Information Science (as may be used to implement various NL systems) Logic Programming (same) Contributions may be anything from tutorials to speculation. In particular, the following are sought: Abstracts Reviews Lab Descriptions Research Overviews Work Planned or in Progress Half-Baked Ideas Conference Announcements Conference Reports Bibliographies History of NL/KR Puzzles and Unsolved Problems Anecdotes, Jokes, and Poems Queries and Requests Address Changes (Bindings) This list is in some sense a spin-off of the AIList, and as such, a certain amount of overlap is expected. The primary concentration of this list should be NL and KR, that is, natural language (be it understanding, generation, recognition, parsing, semantics, pragmatics, etc.) and how we should represent knowledge (aquisition, access, completeness, etc. are all valid issues). Topics I deem to be outside the general scope of this list will be forwarded to AIList (or other more appropriate list) or rejected. Bradford Miller University of Rochester Computer Science Department miller@rochester.arpa [Note: editors of IRList and nl-kr have agreed to cross-reference and cross-list some items of mutual interest. - Ed] ------------------------------ Date: 1 August 1986, 23:08:00 EDT From: Jean-Louis Lassez Subject: 4th International Conference on Logic Programming CALL FOR PAPERS Fourth International Conference On Logic Programming University of Melbourne, Australia Late May 1987 The conference will consider all aspects of logic programming, including, but not limited to: Theory and Foundations Architectures and Implementations Programming Languages and Methodology Databases Knowledge Representation, Reasoning and Expert Systems Relations to other computation models, programming languages, and programming methodologies. Of special interest are papers discussing novel applications and applications that address the unique character of logic programming. Papers can be submitted under two categories, short - up to 2000 words, and long - up to 6000 words. Submissions will be considered on basis of appropriateness, clarity, originality, significance, and overall quality. Authors should send six copies of their manuscript, plus an extra copy of the abstract to: Jean-Louis Lassez ICLP Program Chairman IBM T.J. Watson Research Center H1-A12 P.O. Box 218 Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 USA Deadline for submission of papers is December 1, 1986. Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection by February 28, 1987. Camera ready copies are due April 1st, 1987. General Chairman: John Lloyd Department of Computer Science University of Melbourne Parkville, Victoria 3052 Australia Program Committee Ken Bowen, Syracuse, USA Keith Clark, Imperial College, U.K. Jacques Cohen, Brandeis, USA Veronica Dahl, Simon Fraser University, Canada Maarten van Emden, University of Waterloo, Canada Koichi Furukawa, ICOT, Japan Ivan Futo, SZKI, Hungary Seif Haridi, SICS, Sweden Jean-Louis Lassez, Yorktown Heights, USA Giorgio Levi, University of Pisa, Italy Jacob Levy, Weizmann Institute, Israel John Lloyd, University of Melbourne, Australia Fumio Mizoguchi, Science University of Tokyo, Japan Fernando Pereira, SRI International, USA Antonio Porto, University of Lisbon, Portugal Marek Sergot, Imperial College, U.K. David Warren, Manchester University, U.K. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 9 Aug 86 20:59:22 edt From: walker@MOUTON.ARPA Subject: ACL-87 CALL FOR PAPERS CALL FOR PAPERS 25th Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics 6-9 July 1987 Stanford University Stanford, California, USA TOPICS OF INTEREST: Papers are invited on substantial, original, and unpublished research on all aspects of computational linguistics, theoretical or applied. Papers that demonstrate the power of a technique for computational purposes or present new ideas together with a comparison and evaluation of their implications for current research are particularly welcomed. The following topics are illustrative: phonology, morphology, the lexicon, syntax, semantics, discourse, pragmatics; parsing and generation; language understanding; knowledge representation; speech acts and planning; language interfaces; language acquisition; speech analysis and synthesis; information and document retrieval; computational, mathematical, and psychological models; programming strategies; computer architectures. REQUIREMENTS: Papers should describe unique work that has not been submitted elsewhere; they should emphasize completed work rather than intended work; and they should indicate clearly the state of completion of the reported results. FORMAT FOR SUBMISSION: Authors should submit ten copies of an extended abstract not to exceed eight double-spaced pages (exclusive of references) in a font no smaller than 10 point (elite). The title page should include the title, the name(s) of the author(s), complete addresses, a short (5 line) summary, and a specification of the topic area. Submissions that do not conform to this format will not be reviewed. Send to: Candy Sidner, ACL-87 Program Chair BBN Laboratories Inc. 10 Moulton Street Cambridge, MA 02238, USA (617)497-3566; sidner@g.bbn.com SCHEDULE: Papers must be received by 12 January 1987. Authors will be notified of acceptance by 2 March 1987. Camera-ready copies of final papers prepared in a double-column model paper format must be received by 30 April, along with a signed copyright release statement. OTHER ACTIVITIES: Special events will signal the 25th Anniversary of the ACL. The meeting will also include a program of applied tutorials and a variety of exhibits and demonstrations. Anyone wishing to arrange an exhibit or present a demonstration should send a brief description together with a specification of physical requirements (space, power, telephone connections, tables, etc.) to Paul Martin, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA; (415)859-4480; pmartin@sri-ai.arpa. CONFERENCE INFORMATION: Local arrangements are being handled by Doug Appelt, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA 94025; (415)859-6150; appelt@sri-ai.arpa. For other information on the conference and on the ACL more generally, contact Don Walker (ACL), Bell Communications Research, 445 South Street, MRE 2A379, Morristown, NJ 07960; 201:829-4312; walker@mouton.bellcore.com or walker%mouton@relay.cs.net or bellcore!walker@ucbvax.berkeley.edu. LSA SUMMER LINGUISTIC INSTITUTE: ACL-87 will be preceded and followed by the 54th LSA Institute at Stanford University, which will be cosponsored by the ACL and the AAAI. Computational linguistics will be the major focus for the Institute. The week preceding the 25th Annual Meeting will feature ten 8-hour courses that can be taken by ACL members as tutorials. For more information, contact Ivan Sag, Department of Linguistics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA; (415)723-4284; institute@su-csli.stanford.edu. A conference on Logic and Linguistics will follow ACL-87 from 10-11 July, also at Stanford University; contact Rich Thomason, Linguistics Department, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260; (412)624-5791; thomason@c.cs.cmu.edu. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 9 Aug 86 20:59:28 edt From: walker@MOUTON.ARPA Subject: ACL-European Chapter: 1987 CALL FOR PAPERS CALL FOR PAPERS Third Conference of the European Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics 1-3 April 1987 Copenhagen University Copenhagen, Denmark PURPOSE: This conference is the third in a series of biennial conferences on computational linguistics sponsored by the European Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics. It was preceded by meetings in Pisa in September 1983 and in Geneva in March 1985. Although regional in organizational structure, these conferences are global in scope and participation. SCOPE: Papers are invited on all aspects of computational linguistics, including, but not limited to: morphology; lexical semantics; computational models for the analysis and generation of language, spoken and written; computational lexicography and lexicology; syntax and semantics; machine translation and translation aids; natural language interfaces, knowledge representation, and expert systems. SUBMISSION: Authors should send seven copies of a 5 to 8 page double- spaced summary to the Programme Committee Chairperson: Bente Maegaard Institut for Anvendt og Matematisk Lingvistik Kobenhavns Universitet Njalsgade 96 DK-2300 Kobenhavn S, DENMARK Telephone: +45-1-542 211 It is important that the summary identify the new ideas in the paper and clearly indicate to what extent the work is complete and to what extent it has been implemented. It should contain sufficient information to allow the programme committee to determine the scope of the work and its relation to relevant literature. SCHEDULE: Summaries must be submitted by 15 November 1986. Authors will be notified of acceptance by 1 February 1987. Camera-ready copies of final papers prepared in a double-column model paper format must be received by 3 April 1987, that is, at the end of the Conference, along with a signed copyright release statement. The Proceedings will be published after the Conference. EXHIBITS AND DEMONSTRATIONS: A program of exhibits and demonstrations is planned. Anyone wishing to participate is asked to contact Bente Maegaard. ------------------------------ END OF IRList Digest ********************