Date: Wed 12 Oct 1988 10:49-EDT From: AIList Moderator Nick Papadakis Reply-To: AIList@AI.AI.MIT.EDU Us-Mail: MIT LCS, 545 Tech Square, Rm# NE43-504, Cambridge MA 02139 Phone: (617) 253-6524 Subject: AIList Digest V8 #104 To: AIList@AI.AI.MIT.EDU Status: R AIList Digest Wednesday, 12 Oct 1988 Volume 8 : Issue 104 Queries: PDP and Neural Networks in Music Research Classifier system software packages AI and 'Conventional' programming PFL CLOS & CommonLOOPS Responses: TICOM AI applications to building design and construction Language Translator (lisp) knowledge acquisition info AAAI-88 Proceedings ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue 11 Oct 1988 14:19 CDT From: Subject: PDP and Neural Networks in Music Research Does anyone have any references on papers regearding the use of Parallel Distributed Processing or Neural Networks in Music Research? I saw that the Computer Music Journal is calling for papers on the topic, if nyone has heard of any research, please let me know via email. I am intersted in a neural network topic for my M.S. thesis, so I cannot wait for the CMJ issue to come out. Any help will be appreciated. thankx. Jeff Beer, Academic Computing Northeastern Ill University, UUCJEFF@ECNCDC.BITNET disclaimer: Myreference to Computer Music Journal's call for papers is on my behalf, I am not speaking on their behalf. Please do not interpret as on thier behalf. ------------------------------ Date: 11 Oct 88 14:05:20 GMT From: steinmetz!boston!powell@itsgw.rpi.edu (Powell) Subject: Classifier system software packages Recently, I have read some interesting articles on induction and classifier systems. To better understand their capabilities and functionalities, I am looking for a free, classifier software package to experiment with. I have recently used John Grefenstette's very impressive GENESIS package for optimization and became very excited and convinced about the capabilities of genetic algorithms. I would now like to experiment with a classifier system as described by Holland with a bucket brigade or similar algorithm for credit apportionment and a genetic algorithm for rule combination. If someone can send me such a package then I can quickly evaluate the power and appropriateness of classifiers to my problem. Thanks in advance Dave Powell ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Oct 88 09:37:27 -0400 From: davis%community-chest.mitre.org@gateway.mitre.org Subject: AI and 'Conventional' programming I have an interest in merging AI technology with software development for large, conventional projects, particularly in Ada. I observe a trend in private industry and government toward attempting to use Expert system tools as a part of delivered products, to be used by non-engineers/scientists. An aspect of this trend is the potential to assist members of development teams in software engineering in managing complexity. There have been some articles published in this general area during the last 4-5 years, dealing with high-level/specification languages, modelling, and rule-based formal proofs of software requirements, which suggests that some useful work is being done. I would like to see if there is an interest in these areas on the part of others who read the AI bulletin board, and to offer published information related to these interests. Dave Davis ------------------------------ Date: 11 Oct 88 10:07 +0100 From: fred moerman Subject: PFL A Frame-based representation language : PFL. ============================================ In the November and December issues of "AI Expert", mr.Tim Finn describes a pedagogical frame language : PFL. He explains some of the principles of repesenting knowledge with a FBRL, using this LISP-based frame language. He also mentioned that a version is ported to VAXLISP, and that is why I posted this request. Is there anyone who can help me get hold of such a public domain frame-based language. It should preferably be able to run on our VAX, but a version for either Macintosh or IBM-PC are welcome as well. Thanks, Fred Moerman. Fred Moerman Inst. for Informatikk UNIT-AVH N-7055 Dragvoll NORWAY. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Oct 88 19:03 O From: Antti Ylikoski tel +358 0 457 2704 Subject: CLOS & CommonLOOPS I would be very grateful if someone could let me know if an academic license for the CLOS, the Common Lisp Object System, is available. I would also like to know whom to contact to obtain it and the price. Also, I would like to know if an academic license for the CommonLOOPS is available. Thanks in advance, Andy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Antti Ylikoski |YLIKOSKI@FINFUN (BITNET) Helsinki University of Technology | Laboratory of Information Processing |ay@hutcs.hut.fi (UUCP) Science | Otakaari 5 A | SF-02150 Espoo, Finland | ------------------------------ Date: 11 Oct 88 22:58:28 GMT From: eric@aragorn.cm.deakin.OZ (Eric Y.H. Tsui) Reply-to: eric@aragorn.UUCP (Eric Y.H. Tsui) Subject: Re: TICOM Information about the TICOM (The Internal COntrol Model) can be obtained from Professor Andrew Bailey, Arthur Young Professor of Accounting, School of Accounting, University of Minnesota. I have a few papers about this system and I can send the references to you, if you want. Eric Tsui eric@aragorn.oz Division of Computing and Mathematics D e a k i n U n i v e r s i t y Geelong, Victoria 3217 AUSTRALIA ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Oct 88 16:40:16 EDT From: info@scarecrow.csee.lehigh.edu (Info Directory-x4508) Subject: RE: AI applications to building design and construction In response to sean@cadre.dsl.pittsburgh.edu (Sean McLinden) query for pointers to AI applications to building design and construction Sean states: >I am well aware of a number of AI applications to CAD that are used >in building design, but I am curious to know if anyone has looked at >the various processes that occur during the engineering phase of a >project.... >Considering the number of dollars involved in U.S. Government funded >construction, it seems that GSA or OMB might be interested in developing >such a system. As part of a government directive to assist the U.S. construction industry to be more competative in the world marketplace, Lehigh University was awarded a NSF block grant of $10 million to develop technical innovations for the industry. Lehigh University's NSF sponsored Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems (ATLSS) Engineering Research Center has several projects, some of which are looking into developing intelligent interfaces between various phases/processes of the multi-million dollar fragmented construction industry. >There is a common expertise between participants which >allows them to make decisions quickly by sifting through a lot of >information while retrieving only that which pertains to the problem >at hand. True. It is this fact that allows us to start developing intelligent interfaces between these groups. Only the necessary information required to make a decision is asked. The rest is shared amongst the players involved in the construction process. The key is to determine and classify the common information and the specific information required to assist in making construction decisions. The project that I am involved in is the Designer/Fabricator Interface (DFI) which will assist design engineers in understanding downstream fabrication and erection problems associated by their upstream design decisions. The initial limited domain of DFI deals with design fitup of beam to column connections in buildings. The DFI system critiques the designer's initial connection details and reports gross and subtle fitup errors before he sends out his design document for bid to fabricators. This requires the system to utilize general fabrication and erection knowledge in one mode of operation and specific knowledge if a particular fabricator has won the bid and is working closely with the designer. The system will later be expanded to include fitup of beam to beam connections as well as provide a functional critique (real Civil Engineering strength issues). Also, an architect/designer interface is under development as well as completion of several specific KB systems (including simple connection design and bridge fatigue investigator (BFI) that determins what to do in repairing cracks in bridges). For more information contact: General ATLSS Information KBS Systems Information Dr. John Fisher Dr. John Wilson Director, ATLSS Center KBS Thrust Leader Room A206 Room 220 Building H Fritz Engineering Lab, #13 Lehigh University Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA 18015 Bethlehem, PA 18015 (215)758-3535 (215)758-4828 jwf2@lehigh.BITNET jlw2@lehigh.BITNET or jwf2%lehigh.bitnet@ibm1.cc.lehigh.edu jlw2%lehigh.bitnet@ibm1.cc.lehigh.edu ------------------------------ Date: 10 Oct 88 22:20:15 GMT From: sunybcs!rapaport@rutgers.edu (William J. Rapaport) Subject: Response to: Language Translator (lisp) In article <227@tekn01.chalmers.se> m85_miche@tekn01.chalmers.se > >Is there by any chance anyone sitting on a source translating some >language to another ? > >Which litterature can I seek what I want ? There are several sources of info on machine translation. Begin with "Machine Translation" in S. C. Shapiro (ed.), Encyclopedia of AI (Wiley, 1987). There are two recent books: Sergei Nirenburg (ed.), Machine Translation: Theoretical and Methodological Issues (Cambridge UP, 1987). and another book by, I think, a fellow named Hutchings, published by Ellis Horwood, in England; it's a good survey. There are two major journals: Computational Linguistics, published by MIT Press for the Association for Computational Linguistics, and Computers and Translation, published by Kluwer Academic Publishers. William J. Rapaport Associate Professor Dept. of Computer Science||internet: rapaport@cs.buffalo.edu SUNY Buffalo ||bitnet: rapaport@sunybcs.bitnet Buffalo, NY 14260 ||uucp: {decvax,watmath,rutgers}!sunybcs!rapaport (716) 636-3193, 3180 ||fax: (716) 636-3464 ------------------------------ Date: 10 Oct 88 20:32:12 GMT From: att!alberta!calgary!!gaines@bloom-beacon.mit.edu (Brian Gaines) Subject: Re: knowledge acquisition info In article <25126@bu-cs.BU.EDU>, gao@bu-cs.BU.EDU (Yong Gao) writes: > More requests! > > Could somebody tell me where to order proceedings for: > > 1. the 5th Machine Intelligence workshop > > 2. the Knowledge Acquisition for Knowledge Based Systems Workshop, Banff, > Canada, 1986 and 1987. > > Thanks. > > Yong Gao (gao@bu-cs.bu.edu) > Dept. of Computer Science > Boston University The following notes are a complete guide to getting the KAW papers: Knowledge Acquisition Workshop Publications We are attempting to make the Knowledge Acquisition Workshop materials as widely available as possible. The following sections detail the availability of publications from each workshop. KAW86, Banff, November 1986 Preprints distributed to attendees only. Revized and updated papers published in the International Journal of Man-Machine Studies, January, February, April, August and September 1987 special issues. Papers plus editorial material and index collected in two books: Gaines, B.R. & Boose, J.H. (Eds) Knowledge Acquisition for Knowledge-Based Systems. London: Academic Press, 1988 (released October 1988). Boose, J.H. & Gaines, B.R. (Eds) Knowledge Acquisition Tools for Expert Systems. London: Academic Press, 1988 (released October 1988). EKAW87, Reading, UK, September 1986 Proceedings available as: Proceedings of the First European Workshop on Knowledge Acquisition for Knowledge-Based Systems. Send sterling money order or draft for 39.00 payable to University of Reading to: Prof. T.R.Addis, Department of Computer Science, University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO Box 220, Reading RG6 2AX, UK. KAW87, Banff, October 1986 Preprints distributed to attendees only. Revized and updated papers being published in the International Journal of Man-Machine Studies, 1988 regular issues. (just beginning to appear) Papers plus editorial material and index will be collected in book form, together with other KA papers from IJMMS in 1989. EKAW88, Bonn, West Germany, June 1988 Proceedings available as: Proceedings of the European Workshop on Knowledge Acquisition for Knowledge-Based Systems (EKAW88). Send order to (the GMD will invoice you for DM68.00 plus postage): Marc Linster, Institut fr Angewandte Informationstechnik der Gesellschaft fr Mathematik und Datenverarbeitung mbH, Schloss Birlingoven, Postfach 1240, D-5205 Sankt Augustin 1, West Germany. KAW88, Banff, November 1988 Preprints available (400-500 pages, early November 1988) as: Proceedings of the 3rd Knowledge Acquisition for Knowledge-Based Systems Workshop. Send money order, draft, or check drawn on US or Canadian bank for US$65.00 or CDN$85.00 to: SRDG Publications, Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4. Revized and updated papers being published in the International Journal of Man-Machine Studies, 1989 regular issues. Papers plus editorial material and index will be collected in book form, together with other KA papers from IJMMS in 1990. ---- Brian Gaines, gaines@calgary.cdn ------------------------------ Date: 28 Sep 88 14:05:48 GMT From: woodl@byuvax.bitnet Subject: re: AAAI-88 Proceedings Proceedings for AAAI-88 and past years can be ordered from Morgan-Kaufmann publishers, 95 First St., Los Altos, CA 94022. Larry Wood ------------------------------ End of AIList Digest ********************