Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!watmath!att!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!ncar!tank!eecae!cps3xx!sticklen From: sticklen@cpswh.cps.msu.edu (Jon Sticklen) Newsgroups: comp.ai Subject: Call for Papers - Avignon 2nd Generation Conference Message-ID: <4698@cps3xx.UUCP> Date: 22 Sep 89 01:11:16 GMT Sender: usenet@cps3xx.UUCP Reply-To: sticklen@cpswh.cps.msu.edu (Jon Sticklen) Organization: Dept. of Computer Science, Michigan State University Lines: 135 AVIGNON 90 Expert Systems & their Applications Tenth International Workshop Avignon - France, May 28 - June 1, 1990. Specialized Conference: Second Generation Expert Systems Combining Different Reasoning Techniques CALL FOR PAPERS The term "Second Generation Expert Systems" is used to characterize knowledge-based systems able to solve problems by combining different types of reasoning. Such systems often use multiple representations of the problem to develop different problem-solving strategies. The first generation expert systems were largely based on heuristic, associational rules. To overcome their limitations, a new line of research was begun into the use of deeper knowledge, often referred to as "model-based", "causal" or "qualitative" reasoning. Since model-based and heuristic approaches appear to be largely complementary, recent work has begun to combine these two reasoning processes into a single problem-solver. Another thread of research has been aimed at elaborating "task-specific architectures": problem solving models which attempt to mirror the epistemological function and control operators found in the problem domain. Research has been conducted into designing particular problem solvers by combining multiple generic or primitive task-specific architectures. More generally, Second Generation Expert Systems combines representations and reasoning techniques that complement one another in some way, such as heuristic and model-based, quantitative and qualitative or classification and abduction. Following the first specialized conference on Second Generation Expert Systems in 1989, AVIGNON '90 will devote one of its specialized conferences to the study of practical and theoretical problems raised by the cooperation of different reasoning techniques. Topics The Program Committee is seeking papers on the theme of combining different reasoning types: - architectures integrating heuristic and model-based reasoning; - reasoning with multiple models; - multi-expert, multi-agent cooperation; - cooperation of distributed problem-solvers; - combining multiple task-specific architectures; - applications of these techniques to real-world problems (e.g. diagnosis, design, scheduling); - combining different types of reasoning to enhance knowledge acquisition or explanation; - the use of qualitative, model-based, causal or temporal reasoning to supplement heuristic reasoning; - integrating qualitative and quantitative reasoning; - etc. Papers describing applications should outline the strengths as well as the weaknesses of the implemented systems. In particular, examples and analysis of failures will be appreciated in order to delineate the applicability of the methods used. Theoretical papers should be clearly related to previous work and should enlighten the advantages and originality of the proposed approach. Submission Authors should submit 6 copies of their papers before December 15, 1989 to AVIGNON '90 general chairman: Jean-Claude Rault EC2 269-287, rue de la Garenne ; 92000 Nanterre ; France tel: 33 - 1 - 47.80.70.00 ; fax: 33 - 1 - 47.80.66.29 Paper should be a minimun of 2000 words to a maximun of 5000 words (about 10 pages single-spaced). Each submission should contain the following information: title of paper; full name of all authors; complete address of first author (including telephone, fax number and e-mail address if available); abstract of 100-200 words; list of key-words. Each submission will be reviewed by at least three referees. Notifications of acceptance or rejection will be mailed from February 20, 1990. Program Committee Chairman : Jean-Marc David Renault ; Service Systhmes Experts 9-11, Av. du 18 Juin 1940 ; 92500 Rueil Malmaison ; France. e-mail: david@renault.uucp ; tel: 33 - 1 - 47.32.02.53 ; fax: 33 - 1 - 47.51.29.91 Alice Agogino (University of California; Berkeley, USA); Bert Bredeweg (University of Amsterdam; The Netherlands); B. Chandrasekaran (Ohio State University; Columbus, USA); Marie-Odile Cordier (Universite de Rennes; France); Jean-Luc Dormoy (Etudes et Recherches EDF; Clamart, France); Jacques Ferber (Universite Paris 6; France); Massimo Gallanti (CISE; Segrate, Italy); Walter Hamscher (Price Waterhouse; Menlo Park, USA); Jean-Paul Krivine (Sedco-Forex Schlumberger; Montrouge, France); Benjamin Kuipers (University of Texas; Austin, USA); Roy Leitch (Heriot-Watt University; Edinburgh, UK); Robert Milne (Intelligent Applications; Livingston, UK); Richard Pelavin (Philips Laboratories; Briarcliff Manor, USA); Olivier Raiman (IBM Scientific Center; Paris, France); Reid Simmons (Carnegie Mellon University; Pittsburgh, USA); Luc Steels (Vrije Universiteit; Brussels, Belgium); Jon Sticklen (Michigan State University; East-Lansing, USA); Pietro Torasso (Universita di Torino; Italy); Louise Trave-Massuyes (LAAS - CNRS; Toulouse, France); Walter Van de Velde (Vrije Universiteit; Brussels, Belgium). ---jon--- ------------------------------------------------------------- Jon Sticklen Artificial Intelligence/Knoweldge Based Systems Group Computer Science Department Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824-1027 517-353-3711 -------------------------------------------------------------