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| 67.3 | Seeing is believing | ULYSSE::MOEDER | | Tue Mar 07 1989 15:33 | 5 |
| Hi all,
I was lucky enough to attend - and have copies of their presentations.
If you want a copy, give a call!
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| 67.4 | Integrating Knowledge-Based Systems Course | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Tue May 23 1989 13:04 | 94 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 22-May-1989 04:00pm ETE
From: DOUGLASS
DOUGLASS@AITG@MRGATE@STATOS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: Integrating Knowledge-Based Systems Course
From: AITG::KAEWERT 19-MAY-1989 15:52:40.83
To: DOUGLASS
CC:
Subj: Did you receive this? Your famous mailing list might like to see this.
From: ISTG::AIADM::KING "Louise King 291-8603 18-May-1989 1026" 18-MAY-1989 10:44:41.35
To: @ALUMNI.DIS,@ADVANCED.DIS,KING
CC:
Subj: Announcing a new advanced course -
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INTEGRATING KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS
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DATE: June 19th and 21st, 1989
LOCATION: DLB12-1 - Atlantic Conference Room
295 Donald Lynch Boulevard
Marlborough, MA
DESCRIPTION: The successful delivery of an application that uses artificial
intelligence (AI) tools and techniques frequently depends
on the ability of the system to coexist with other
applications and existing data. Using examples and
exercises from case studies, this course presents
guidelines and methods for integrating knowledge-based or
expert systems into the application environment and easing
a system's transition from prototype to production. The
course will highlight issues in project planning, system
life cycle, knowledge representation, and implementation
that must be addressed to successfully integrate a
knowledge-based system into a business application
portfolio.
GOALS: Upon completion of the course, participants will be able
to:
- Define integration requirements for knowledge-based
applications
- Incorporate integration issues into the project plan
- Define the relationship (and a transformation)
between a relational data definition and a
knowledge representation
- Write simple VAX LISP programs that access non-LISP
routines and/or data files
- Identify trends toward the integration of databases
and AI applications
PRESENTER: John Arnold
AUDIENCE: Application developers, programmers, or software engineers
involved with the delivery of knowledge-based or other AI
systems.
Project leaders or technical managers of applications that
have or are considering a knowledge-based component.
LENGTH & FORMAT: 3 days, Lecture/Lab
PREREQUISITES: - Completion of the Expert Systems Training Program or
equivalent
- Applications development experience
- Familiarity with LISP programming
COST: $1,500 non manufacturing employees
REGISTER: Send mail to AIADM::KING. Include badge number, cost
center, group and organizational name.
CANCELLATION: 10 days prior to the start date of the course.
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| 67.5 | SPECIAL PRESENTATION BY CAN BAKYAN ON - THURSDAY, M | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Fri May 26 1989 17:54 | 83 |
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Date: 26-May-1989 12:43pm ETE
From: GENTILE
GENTILE@AIADM@SELECT@MRGATE@STATOS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: SPECIAL PRESENTATION BY CAN BAKYAN ON - THURSDAY, MAY 25
SPECIAL PRESENTATION - THURSDAY, MAY 25
2:00-3:00
ATLANTIC CR (DLB12)
Can Bakyan from the CMU Center for Integrated Decision Systems (CIMDS)
will present a talk on the work he is doing in automated space planning.
This talk is sponsored by Chuck Marshall, ASTG/ISTG. Can (pronounced"John")
will be available for discussions after the talk - please notify Theresa
AIADM::Gentile if you wish separate time with Can.
ABSTRACT
Spatial Planning as a Constraint Satisfaction Problem.
WRIGHT is a CAD system for designing two dimensional layouts consisting
of rectangles. This problem arises in space planning, i.e. the design of
floorplans, arrangement of equipment in rooms, and site planning.
A layout is represented as a constraint satisfaction problem consisting of
variables and constraints between them. Search generates different CSP's by
adding constraints and local propagation of constraints within each CSP
eliminates inconsistent values.
The objects being configured are called design units. A design unit
is a rectangle with an orientation. A rectangle is a structured variable
made of two vertical lines, two horizontal lines, length, width and area.
A layout is represented as a CSP. The set of variables are the orientations
(which are discrete variables with a domain of 0, 90, 180, 270), and line
locations and dimensions (which have interval domains represented by a
min and a max). The constraints are: >, >=, =, +, *. A rectangle imposes
the following constraints on its variables such as: west line + length =
east line.
Initially the CSP is disconnected. Configurations are formed by placing
design units in geometrical and topological relations, and constraints are
added to the CSP as result. For example, placing two design units adjacent to
each other makes two lines equal. Different topological configurations result
in different constraints being added to the CSP. After the addition of each
new constraint propagation takes place, ensuring global consistency.
Initially, interval domains are from negative infinity to positive infinity.
Constraints remove values from the domains of variables by increasing the
minimum and decreasing the maximum until the minimum is equal to the maximum.
This is a least commitment approach where each solution is an abstraction
in which variables still have a range of values.
Using a CSP representation enables determining both the topology of a
layout and the dimensions of the objects in the configuration in one
integrated process unlike other spatial planning systems which have
to use a two step approach.
Space planning is a search process characterized by very large search spaces.
Constraint directed search provides a basic problem solving methodology
for intelligent CAD by providing a formal method for representing domain
knowledge uniformly as constraints, and by using constraints for efficient
search.
Constraints reduce search complexity by opportunistically choosing
the most constrained decision at each point. The knowledge that enables
us to identify opportunistic decisions in space planning is formulated
as a certainty measure associated with each constraint.
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| 67.6 | YES | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Thu Jun 08 1989 10:18 | 110 |
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Date: 08-Jun-1989 01:15am ETE
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@ISTG@SELECT@MRGATE@STATOS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: ANNOUNCEMENT, 6/14, Birmingham
TITLE: "Automating the Logical Design
of Computer Hardware"
SPEAKER: PROFESSOR WILLIAM BIRMINGHAM
University of Michigan
DATE: Tuesday, June 14, 1989
TIME: 9:30-11:00AM
PLACE: Pacific Conference Room, DLB12
HOST: GEORG KLINKER
Principal Software Engineer
AI Research Group, AITC
This talk will overview the operation of the MICON system's
M1 and CGEN. The results of an extensive set of experiments
used to test these tools will also be presented.
Background Information:
----------------------
Rapid technological advances in micro-processors and related
components provide great opportunities for hardware designers
to build sophisticated computers. However, these opportunities
come with a price.
Computer manufacturers face greater pressure than ever to bring
more powerful, but less costly, machines to market quickly.
This, in turn, increases the demands on hardware designers, as
they are expected to deliver what the market requests.
Designers face another problem, as they must master a greater
amount of technical information than ever before, in order to
fully exploit the capabilities of today's components. M1 is
one mechanism for helping designers manage these problems by
automating portions of the design task.
The MICON system is an integrated collection of programs which
automatically synthesizes small computer system hardware from
high level specifications.
The synthesis task is performed by a knowledge-based tool
called MICON Synthesizer Version 1 (dubbed M1). Its power
comes from its problem-solving approach and large knowledge-base.
CGEN is an automated knowledge acquisition tool which allows
hardware designers, with no training in artificial intelligence,
to deposit their expertise into M1's knowledge-base.
"Automating the Logical Design
of Computer Hardware"
William Birmingham
Tuesday, June 14, 1988
Page Two
CGEN plays a particularly important role by allowing M1's
knowledge-base to be easily updated to track technological
advances. Both CGEN and M1 are fully functional, having
captured thousands of rules and produced dozens of working
designs.
William Birmingham is currently as assistant professor in the
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Dept. at the
University of Michigan, where he is also a member of the
Advanced Computer Architecture Laboratory.
Prof. Birmingham received a Ph.D. in electrical engineering
in 1988, a M.S. in 1983, and a B.S. in 1982 from Carnegie
Mellon University.
While at CMU he participated in the development of advanced
computer-aided design (CAD) tools, utilizing AI techniques,
and the design of several integrated circuits.
At the University of Michigan he is pursuing research in the
areas of automated knowledge acquisition and knowledge-based
design tools, and very high speed computer design. Prof.
Birmingham has spent several years in industry developing
AI-based CAD tools. He is a member of IEEE, ACM, and Sigma Xi.
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| 67.7 | ???? | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Fri Jun 09 1989 19:48 | 91 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 09-Jun-1989 06:46pm ETE
From: Pat Roach
ROACH
Dept: E/ACT Technology
Tel No: DTN 828-5784
TO: Florence Bakry ( BAKRY )
Subject: ????
Flo,
I remember that you mentioned that you were interested in DECwindow
training. I think that the following video announcement fits your
needs.
Wanna order it for us?
pat
I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 09-Jun-1989 06:33pm ETE
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@ISTG@SELECT@MRGATE@DELOS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: ANNOUNCEMENT 6/13, Tom Spine
***********************
ASDS SEMINAR SERIES #16
***********************
TITLE: CUSTOMERS USING/DISCUSSING DECwindows SOFTWARE:
A VIDEOTAPE PRESENTATION
SPEAKER: TOM SPINE, SOFTWARE USABILITY ENGINEERING
TIME: TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1989, 2:00 PM
PLACE: PACIFIC CONFERENCE ROOM, DLB12
HOST: LUCEY BOWEN
ABSTRACT:
Between October and December, 1988, the Software Usability Engineering
group visited six DECwindows field test customer sites, and conducted
in-depth interviews with 19 DECwindows users. The customer sites
included three different McDonnell Douglas sites, New York University,
Goldman Sachs in New York City, and KMS Fusion in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
At this seminar I will present a 45-minute videotape which contains
excerpts from these interviews. The purpose of the videotape is to
bring you a systems-level view of the DECwindows user interface, in our
customers' own words. The videotape illustrates four themes that
emerged from the interviews: (1) learning and productivity, (2)
pointing and clicking with the mouse versus typing, (3) customizing the
system, and (4) preferences and assessments of the DECwindows system.
This seminar is intended for anyone who is involved in the development
of user interfaces for DECwindows applications.
There will be time for questions and discussion after the videotape.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Tom Spine received a B.A. in Mathematics from Washington University in
St. Louis, and a M.S. in Industrial Engineering from Virginia Tech. He
joined Digital in 1985, where the first project he worked on was the
user interface for VAX Notes. Tom was a member of the core team that
designed the user interface for DECwindows, and he was centrally
involved in the design of several DECwindows application interfaces,
including the Bookreader, VAX Debug, CMS, DTM, and PCA interfaces.
Tom's current responsibilities include acting as project leader for
Software Usability Engineering's usability consulting services, and
producing the next version of the XUI Style Guide.
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| 67.8 | Announcing Three Brown Bag Seminars for June. Mark | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Mon Jun 12 1989 12:29 | 89 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 09-Jun-1989 10:37pm ETE
From: CERVA
CERVA@ISTG@SELECT@MRGATE@STATOS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: Announcing Three Brown Bag Seminars for June. Mark your calendars.
Announcing three Brown Bag Seminars for the Month of June. All at noon in
the Leopard Conference Room, DLB5-3/D9 for one hour. Please mark your calendars!
These seminars will be videotaped.
1) John Comella Poor Man's Hypertext Wednesday 14-JUN-1989.
2) Brad Whitehall Integrated Learning Friday 16-JUN-1989.
3) Chuck Marshall The Center for Integrated Manufacturing Decision Systems
at Carnegie Mellon University Friday 30-JUN-1989.
1) John Comella Poor Man's Hypertext Wednesday 14-JUN-1989.
Abstract: Customized VMS_HELP can be used with any application because it
(HELP) is callable.
Given a template, it is quite easy to put HELP into your software.
The template is helpful because callable-help has a few minor, but
annoying, idiosyncracies which must be dealt with.
You can set up any number of distinct help librararies so that you
can call a different library on each call. On the screen it looks
exactly like VMS_HELP, except that you have control over the screen
format and what is available. Building libraries is simple.
I have a template in BASIC, but it is obvious how to run it in LISP,
C or other language (under VMS).
(John Comella is a software engineer in AISG/ISTG.)
2) Brad Whitehall Integrated Learning Friday 16-JUN-1989.
Abstract: An integrated learning technique combines the strengths of analytical
and empirical approaches to machine learning. The integrated
approach is able to learn in difficult situations, such as computer
aided process planning for manufacturing engineering, because it
does not assume a complete and accurate set of background knowledge.
Yet, it is able to use the knowledge provided, both from rules and
examples to guide the learning process to induce more meaningful
rules. The capabilities of the system are demonstrated by creating
rules for an expert system that performs process planning for the
manufacturing of machined parts.
The goal of the current project is to apply integrated learning
techniques to semiconductor problems.
(Brad Whitehall is a PhD student at the University of Illinois.
He is working this summer with the AISG/ISTG group.)
3) Chuck Marshall The Center for Integrated Manufacturing Decision Systems
at Carnegie Mellon University Friday 30-JUN-1989.
Abstract: The Center for Integrated Manufacturing Decision Systems has been
created to conduct research in intelligent decision systems for
engineering and manufacturing problem solving. The research
agenda strives toward two goals:
1) decrease product life cycle times by enabling performance
of tasks in parallel, by providing better communication
and integration of decision making.
2) increase decision quality at each stage of the product
manufacturing cycle (design, planning, production, distribution,
and field service), by utilizing knowledge based systems
and coordinating decisions.
(Chuck Marshall from ASTG/ISTG is working this year at Carnegie
Mellon. He will discuss the center as well as his individual
project dealing with getting two different knowledge bases with
different structures and models to communicate.)
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| 67.9 | ** AI QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION MEETING ** JUNE 26TH | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Wed Jun 14 1989 10:43 | 36 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 14-Jun-1989 00:03am ETE
From: HUNT
HUNT@AIPERS@SELECT@MRGATE@STATOS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: ** AI QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION MEETING ** JUNE 26TH
***** THIS MESSAGE IS FROM DENNIS O'CONNOR AND STEVE SCHUIT *****
Everyone is cordially invited to the next AITC Quarterly meeting on
June 26th from 9:00-11:00am in the DLB5 cafeteria. The agenda is as
follows:
Messages that we heard from Jack Smith
Dennis O'Connor
Member of AITC staff - Steve Gutz
Member of AITC - Cynthia Young
Research highlights John McDermott
Rewards & Recognition Everyone
We expect full attendance at this important communication meeting.
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| 67.10 | ** SEMINAR ** MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE: A MODEL FOR S | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Wed Jun 14 1989 19:49 | 57 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 14-Jun-1989 06:16pm ETE
From: HUNT
HUNT@AIPERS@SELECT@MRGATE@STATOS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: ** SEMINAR ** MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE: A MODEL FOR SUCCESS
BROWN BAG LUNCH-TIME
TOPIC: Management Excellence: A Model for Success.
This first Brown Bag Seminar will focus on understanding and increasing
your management effectiveness.
During this session you will:
- Examine your assumptions about managerial effectiveness.
- Learn about effective and ineffective managerial experiences.
- Leave with a model to guide organizational transitions.
- Learn where to get more information on this and other related topics.
Join us as we examine some of the variables and hypothesis which
influence managerial effectiveness.
DATE: Friday, July 14th, 1989
PLACE: Atlantic Conference Room, DLB12
TIME: 12 noon to 1:00 pm
DISCUSSION
LEADER: Michael Halperin, president of Halperin and Associates,
is a member of the Distributed Systems/Digital Management
Education faculty Team. He has worked as a consultant
and trained for thirteen years, designing and delivering
management education programs and consulting to clients
on team building and organizational issues. Mr. Halperin
has been associated with Digital Management Education for
eight and a half years where he has managed a variety of
consulting projects.
If you would like more information on the program, please contact
John LeBlanc at 291-8478.
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| 67.11 | YES | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Wed Jun 14 1989 21:04 | 52 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 14-Jun-1989 07:57pm ETE
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@ISTG@SELECT@MRGATE@DELOS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: 6/15-MR4-3:30PM-R. FRANK
TITLE: "The Computer-Aided Engineering Network
at the Univer. of Michigan"
SPEAKER: Randall L. Frank
Director of Information Technology
College of Engineering
DATE: Thursday, June 15, 1989
TIME: 3:30-5:00 P.M.
PLACE: MRO4 Amphitheatre
The University of Michigan, College of Engineering, has
undertaken a massive program of workstation and network
deployment.
The goal is to fundamentally change the way that engineering
instruction and research are performed.
This talk will describe the environment in place at Michigan,
and will discuss anticipated trends over the next few years.
The particular environment at Michigan has been tailored
to provide support for the premiere engineering applications
in use within the industrial community, tailored, as appropriate,
for a university setting.
Fundamental to this approach has been the building of an
environment that supports shared access to information
across a highly heterogeneous computing environment, from
Macs and PCs to large scale computers. Major components
on both the undergraduate and graduate curriculum have now
been converted to use this environment, with fundamental
changes taking place in both the electrical and mechanical
computer-aided design curriculum.
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| 67.12 | 8/1, DR. BONAR, 9:30AM | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Thu Jul 13 1989 09:25 | 98 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 12-Jul-1989 06:55pm ETE
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@ISTG@SELECT@MRGATE@STATOS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: 8/1, DR. BONAR, 9:30AM
TITLE: "What Good Are Graphic User Interfaces?, or,
Beyond the Desktop Cliche"
SPEAKER: DR. JEFFREY BONAR
Virtual Machine Corp. President
DATE: Tuesday, August 1, 1989
TIME: 9:30-11:00 AM
PLACE: Pacific Room, DLB12
HOST: ED FISHER
Software Engineering Manager
SELECT Group, AI Technology Center
This talk will focus on how graphic user interfaces can and
should go beyond a desktop.
Current development of graphical user interfaces has focused
on refinement of the desktop metaphor. Unfortunately, the
desktop metaphor is only one of many possible forms that a
graphic user interface could take.
Marshall McLuhan said that a new medium always begins by
imitating the old medium: cow paths were paved to make roads
for the "horseless carriage"; film began by putting a camera
in front of a play; and now, computer screens look like desktops.
How should an application present itself inside the standardized
windows and menus? How can we best exploit low-level standards
like X Window? How can we seriously grapple with the need for
systems that are both easier to learn and more powerful to use?
To answer these questions there will be discussion and illustra-
tion of three design approaches that lead to more powerful graphic
user interfaces:
o Building computational capabilities (intelligence)
into the screen objects
o Selecting appropriate screen metaphors based on a
cognitive task analysis
o Exploiting the strengths of human visual perception
TM
VisualACTIVE, a graphic user interface development environment
available from Virtual Machine Corp. is presented to illustrate
the effective use of these approaches.
"What Good Are Graphic User Interfaces?, or,
Beyond the Desktop Cliche"
Tuesday, August 1, 1989
Page Two
Jeffrey Bonar received B.A. degrees in Biology and Information
Science from the Univ. of CA at Santa Cruz in 1977. He received
his M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer and Information Science from
U.MASS., Amherst, in 1980 and 1985, respectively.
In 1984 he joined the Learning Research & Dev. Center at the
Univ. of Pittsburgh to apply AI technology to education. He
has an appointment with the Computer Science Dept. and is a
founding member of the I.S. Studies Program.
Bonar left the Univ. of Pittsburgh in 1988 to pursue commercial
development of his research in human-computer interaction. He
is currently the president of Virtual Machine Corp., marketing
VisualACTIVE (TM).
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| 67.13 | Repeating course announcement for Testing Knowledge | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Thu Jul 13 1989 19:41 | 95 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 13-Jul-1989 06:36pm ETE
From: KING
KING@AIADM@ISTG@SELECT@MRGATE@DELOS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: Repeating course announcement for Testing Knowledge-Based Systems
Due to low enrollment it is necessary to resend this announcement
in the hopes of filling the class.
Please let me know if you are interested in this course.
********************************************************************************
Testing Knowledge-Based Systems
********************************************************************************
DATE: July 25th and 26th, 1989.
LOCATION: Atlantic Conference Room
Digital Equipment Corporation
295 Donald Lynch Boulevard
Marlborough, MA
DESCRIPTION: As knowledge-based system technology matures, there are more
systems used on a daily basis by a large number and variety
of users. With this increased impact comes a concern about
the reliability of these systems, and a desire to generate
more comprehensive testing plans. This 2-day course describes
a variety of methods for testing knowledge-based systems,
including validation and verification techniques borrowed
from the testing of conventional software, and techniques
unique to knowledge-based systems.
GOALS: By the end of this course, the student will:
o understand similarities and differences between testing
knowledge-based systems and testing conventional software;
o describe methods of validation and verification over the
project life cycle;
o learn a variety of methods for validating and verifying
knowledge-based systems, including regression testing, unit
testing, automated knowledge-base checkers, designing for
testability;
o gain exposure to various cases of testing knowledge-based
systems and benefit from lessons learned by engineers
experienced in testing;
o learn which testing methods have been successful with which
languages, tools and types of problems;
o describe the testing options in terms of a cost-benefit
metaphor which addresses organizational, technical and
business issues;
o be able to generate a high-level testing plan for their own
application.
INSTRUCTOR: Michelle Fineblum, Instructor and Course Developer
AUDIENCE and - DEC employees only -
PREREQUISITES:
The course is aimed toward engineers or technical managers who
are developing knowledge-based systems, and need to develop or
implement testing plans for such systems.
It is assumed that the student has completed the Expert Systems
Training Program or has equivalent knowledge and experience,
and that the student has spent at least 6 months involved with
knowledge-based system development.
LENGTH and
FORMAT: 2 Days - Lecture
COST: $1500.
TO REGISTER: Contact Louise King, AIADM::KING, DTN: 291-8600 with badge
number, DTN, cost center, group/organization name and manager's
name.
CANCELLATION: 10 Days prior to the start date of the course.
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| 67.14 | Repeating course announcement for Testing Knowledge | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Mon Jul 17 1989 11:46 | 95 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 14-Jul-1989 01:11am ETE
From: KING
KING@AIADM@ISTG@SELECT@MRGATE@DELOS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: Repeating course announcement for Testing Knowledge-Based Systems
Due to low enrollment it is necessary to resend this announcement
in the hopes of filling the class.
Please let me know if you are interested in this course.
********************************************************************************
Testing Knowledge-Based Systems
********************************************************************************
DATE: July 25th and 26th, 1989.
LOCATION: Atlantic Conference Room
Digital Equipment Corporation
295 Donald Lynch Boulevard
Marlborough, MA
DESCRIPTION: As knowledge-based system technology matures, there are more
systems used on a daily basis by a large number and variety
of users. With this increased impact comes a concern about
the reliability of these systems, and a desire to generate
more comprehensive testing plans. This 2-day course describes
a variety of methods for testing knowledge-based systems,
including validation and verification techniques borrowed
from the testing of conventional software, and techniques
unique to knowledge-based systems.
GOALS: By the end of this course, the student will:
o understand similarities and differences between testing
knowledge-based systems and testing conventional software;
o describe methods of validation and verification over the
project life cycle;
o learn a variety of methods for validating and verifying
knowledge-based systems, including regression testing, unit
testing, automated knowledge-base checkers, designing for
testability;
o gain exposure to various cases of testing knowledge-based
systems and benefit from lessons learned by engineers
experienced in testing;
o learn which testing methods have been successful with which
languages, tools and types of problems;
o describe the testing options in terms of a cost-benefit
metaphor which addresses organizational, technical and
business issues;
o be able to generate a high-level testing plan for their own
application.
INSTRUCTOR: Michelle Fineblum, Instructor and Course Developer
AUDIENCE and - DEC employees only -
PREREQUISITES:
The course is aimed toward engineers or technical managers who
are developing knowledge-based systems, and need to develop or
implement testing plans for such systems.
It is assumed that the student has completed the Expert Systems
Training Program or has equivalent knowledge and experience,
and that the student has spent at least 6 months involved with
knowledge-based system development.
LENGTH and
FORMAT: 2 Days - Lecture
COST: $1500.
TO REGISTER: Contact Louise King, AIADM::KING, DTN: 291-8600 with badge
number, DTN, cost center, group/organization name and manager's
name.
CANCELLATION: 10 Days prior to the start date of the course.
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| 67.15 | REMINDER, 7/19, AMPII | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Wed Jul 19 1989 10:45 | 120 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 18-Jul-1989 08:13pm ETE
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@ISTG@SELECT@MRGATE@STATOS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: REMINDER, 7/19, AMPII
TITLE: "New CGI/Digital Co-Developed
Modules for Knowledge Craft"
SPEAKER: CINDY COSIC
Carnegie Group, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, July 19, 1989
TIME: 9:30-11:30 AM
PLACE: Pacific Room, DLB12
HOST: FRANK LYNCH
Group Engineering Manager
Advanced Systems & Tools Group
This seminar will cover MODELPAK and TIMEPAK, modelling and temporal
representation and reasoning components available with Knowledge
Craft. The two new components, Modelpak and Timepak, can be used
separately or in conjunction with each other or other Knowledge Craft
components.
The first component, Modelpak, allows the user to model a discrete
simulation process. The package allows the user to vary the con-
straints and parameters that define the model. The user can then
experiment with the process being represented to develop the optimum
configuration of its components.
Modelpak allows the user to define and execute a model of events
represented as activities and resources. In Modelpak, an activity
represents an action that is to occur during the process. An
activity may be a single action or it may be a collection of
activities referred to as a complex-activity. Resources are the
physical substance typically required for an activity's execution.
Resources have capacities that may or may not diminish with use,
depending on their nature.
Once the user has defined a model's activities and resources, and
their respective characteristics, Modelpak allows the user to link
the activities and resources to parallel the manner in which they
are used. The user attaches the resources to any activities by
which they are used, and links the activities themselves to form
a sequence of actions. The result is a hierarchical model of
activities and resources that combine to represent a discrete
process.
The second component, Timepak, provides a foundation upon which
users can represent and reason about temporal occurrences. Timepak
consists of two primary subsystems: absolute time and relative time.
"New CGI/Digital Co-Developed Modules for Knowledge Craft"
Wednesday, July 19, 1988
Page Two
Absolute time allows the user to create a temporal representation
associated with fixed or definite occurrences. The user first creates
units of time to be used in the representation. The user can then
assign these units to specific points in time and define extended
intervals bounded by the points. Timepak's absolute time repre-
sentation also accommodates definite spans of time not associated
with any particular starting or ending points.
Relative time allows the user to define events not constrained by
specific time references. The user groups these events and creates
time-relations between the members of a group and, possibly,
between events from different groups. In Timepak, time-relations
consist of statements such as "one event occurs BEFORE another."
Once a network of events has been defined, grouped, and related,
the user can determine the relationships that exist between any
of the events in the network, drawing conclusions and reasoning
about the process represented by the events.
Both Modelpak and Timepak are built using object-oriented programming
(OOP). The elements of each package are represented as objects. Each
object consists of a schema, with mothods that define its behavior.
An object's functionality is accessed via messages sent to its
methods. Modelpak and Timepak are also both implemented in CRL,
enabling all CRL functions to be used with either package.
Cindy Cosic graduated from the Univ. of Pittsburgh in 1984 with
an M.S., and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. there in Information
Science on a part-time basis. She obtained a B.S. from the Univ.
of Pittsburgh in Physical Therapy in 1981. Cindy joined the
Carnegie Group in July of 1988.
Other CGI Development Team members include: Gary Strohm, James
Bycura, Jeff Kaminski, and Joyce E. Kepner. (Biographies available
upon request.)
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Date: 21-Jul-1989 10:06pm ETE
From: CERVA
CERVA@ISTG@SELECT@MRGATE@DELOS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: 2 Brown Bag seminars on Symbolic Modeling and Diffusion of Innovation coming up. Please mark your calendars (again). Tom
Dear AITC,
We are very pleased to announce two important Brown Bag Seminars on 31-JUL
and 16-AUG in the Leopard CR, DLB5-3/D9 at noon.
Kathy Rohulich of AISG will speak 31-JUL-89 on Reality-Based Information
Systems Modeling, a breakthrough method of combining the symbolic features
of static diagramming techniques with the dynamic capabilities of discrete-
event simulation techniques to develop complex information systems.
Please consider attending if you wish to learn about a leading-edge method
of planning, designing, and implementing complex information systems at
Digital.
Bill Penney of Business Planning Systems will speak 16-AUG-1989 on Diffusion
of Innovation, the change process and adaption of innovation throughout an
organization.
Please consider attending if you wish to gain insight into how it is possible
to introduce change and innovation (your projects, perhaps?) into Digital.
Also, please don't forget about the three Brown Bag Seminars taking place
on 25-JUL-1989 in Leopard CR, DLB5-3/D9 at 9:00, Noon, and 1:30. I have
appended a copy of the summary announcement for these three seminars.
Thank you,
Tom Cerva
1) REALITY-BASED INFORMATION SYSTEMS MODELING
WHO: Kathy Rohulich, AISG
WHEN: Noon to 1 PM, 31-JUL-1989
WHERE: Leopard CR, DLB5-3/D9
HOST: Tom Cerva, AISG
FOLLOW-UP: Kathy's DTN is 291-8485 and she is at DLB5-3/D5.
2) DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION
WHO: Bill Penney, Business Planning Systems
WHEN: Noon to 1 PM, 16-AUG-1989
WHERE: Leopard CR, DLB5-3/D9
HOST: Mary Lewis, AISG
FOLLOW-UP: Please contact Bill Penney directly or through Mary Lewis.
NOTE: These two talks will be videotaped.
NOTE: Please consider attending the three talks on 25-JUL (details at end).
1) REALITY-BASED INFORMATION SYSTEMS MODELING
WHO: Kathy Rohulich, AISG
WHEN: Noon to 1 PM, 31-JUL-1989
WHERE: Leopard CR, DLB5-3/D9
HOST: Tom Cerva, AISG
FOLLOW-UP: Kathy's DTN is 291-8485 and she is at DLB5-3/D5.
REALITY-BASED INFORMATION SYSTEMS MODELING
In recent years information systems have evolved from back-room
administration and accounting tools into more corporate and strategic
roles, that are essential to improving an organization's competitive
edge. These 'enterprise' systems fully integrate all processes and
systems related to a business thereby, requiring maximum coordination
and integration.
The risks associated with developing these complex information systems
can range from time-cost overruns to project failure. The degree of
risk associated with the development of these systems bears a strong
relationship to the presence and extent of certain development factors
which include: 1) the size and number of interactions of the
development process (e.g., the number of departments involved), 2) the
technical complexity (e.g., a conventional local batch system with a 24
hour turn-around, or a more demanding geographically distributed system
with a few seconds response time) and, 3) the complexity of the
business application system (e.g., a system with centralized control,
or an object-oriented system design with cooperative problem solvers)
Several methodologies exist that can be used to reduce the risk during
the first phase of complex information system development which include
static diagramming techniques (IDEF and SADT) and conventional
simulation techniques. Static diagramming techniques lack dynamic
capabilities and conventional simulation techniques focus on numerical
rather than symbolic abstraction.
This talk will describe a computer-aided systems engineering (CASE)
methodology which couples the symbolic features of static diagramming
techniques with the dynamic capabilities of discrete-event simulation
techniques. The talk will also cover how this methodology is being used
at Digital today to design and analyze complex information systems in
key business areas such as order processing, field service and
manufacturing.
2) DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION
WHO: Bill Penney, Business Planning Systems
WHEN: Noon to 1 PM, 16-AUG-1989
WHERE: Leopard CR, DLB5-3/D9
HOST: Mary Lewis, AISG
FOLLOW-UP: Please contact Bill Penney directly or through Mary Lewis.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Diffusion of Innovation
=======================
High tech/high touch is effective use of technology by people. The
change process and adaption of innovation is a human one, not a
technological one. Human population innovativeness characteristics are
discussed, a process model of innovation diffusion is supplied, and the
social backdrop for change is reviewed. A checklist for managing change is
supplied at the conclusion of the talk.
About Bill Penney
=================
Bill Penney is an industrial engineer with a lifelong interest around
helping people effectively utilize computing technologies. He marketed
commercial timesharing services, was an independent computer
consultant, and published a newsletter on management of small business
computing. At DEC, he authored TECHNOCHANGE: MANAGEMENT OF END-USER
COMPUTING. Currently, he's an IS consultant in Business Planning
Systems.
Copy of previous Brown Bag announcements.
ANNOUNCING THREE BROWN BAG TALKS ON 25-JUL-1989 in DLB5,
Artificial Intelligence Technology Center, Marlboro, Mass.
All Three Talks in Leopard CR, DLB5-3/D9, at 9:00, 12:00, and 13:30. Please
mark your calendars for this day.
1) SHOPTALK, An Integrated Interface for Decision Support in Manufacturing
WHO: Philip R. Cohen, Artificial Intelligence Center,
SRI International
WHEN: 9:00 AM to 10:15, 25-JUL-1989
WHERE: Leopard CR, DLB5-3/D9
HOST: Stew Hoover, AISG
FOLLOW-UP: We have scheduled the Cheetah CR, DLB5-3/C9, from 10:30 to
noon for follow-up conversation with Dr. Cohen
2) Introduction to Neural Nets
WHO: Kaihu Chen, AISG
Professor Oded Maimon, University of Tel Aviv
WHERE: Leopard CR, DLB5-3/D9
WHEN: Noon to 1:15 PM, 25-JUL-1989
HOST: Henry Teng, AISG
FOLLOW-UP: Kaihu Chen (291-8489) is a fulltime AISG Digital employee and
Oded Maimon (291-8283) is working with AISG for the summer.
3) An Overview of the Stanford Research Program in Manufacturing Science
and Technology for VLSI
WHO: Ernest J. Wood, Center for Integrated Systems,
Stanford University
WHEN: 1:30 PM to 2:45 PM, 25-JUL-1989
WHERE: Leopard CR, DLB5-3/D9
HOST: David Cavanaugh, AISG
FOLLOW-UP: We have scheduled the Cheetah CR, DLB5-3/C9, from 3:00 to
4:30 for follow-up conversation with Dr. Wood
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Date: 25-Jul-1989 08:01pm ETE
From: SOOHO
SOOHO@AITG@MRGATE@DELOS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: VAX LISP V3.0 TSS being held in ZKO on 8/1/89
From: WECARE::ZKO_TRAINING "25-Jul-1989 1013" 25-JUL-1989 10:20:05.97
To: @TSS.DIS;
CC:
Subj: ZKO TSS - "A Multi-threaded Interactive DECwindows Programming...."
Spit Brook Technical Seminars
Title: "A Multi-Threaded Interactive DECWindows Programming Environment"
Speakers: Walter van Roggen, Greg Mangan, Richard Wells
Digital - AITG
Date: Tuesday, August 1, 1989
Time: 10:00 - 11:00 am
Place: Babbage Auditorium, ZKO-1
As software systems become ever more complex, designing, testing,
and modifying such systems requires increasingly sophisticated
interactive development environments. These environments feature
window-based user-interface and code-development tools, multi-thread
capability, automatic memory management, object-oriented programming,
incremental compilation, and a simple, flexible, extensible syntax.
VAX LISP V3.0 provides these features. We present the design of some
of these features in the context of the DECWindows window system and
our Common Multithread Architecture inspired multi-thread facility.
We also present some of the difficulties we faced in our implementation,
and we suggest some DECWindows changes that would benefit future
programming environments.
Technical Sponsor : Bob Conti - TLE
- no reservations required -
THE VIDEOTAPE OF THIS SEMINAR WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE SPIT BROOK LIBRARY
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| 67.18 | Upcoming Course - Testing Knowledge-Based Systems | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Fri Aug 11 1989 18:51 | 91 |
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Date: 11-Aug-1989 05:14pm ETE
From: ZIESEMANN
ZIESEMANN@AIADM@SELECT@MRGATE@DELOS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: Upcoming Course - Testing Knowledge-Based Systems
******************* From Louise King AI TRAINING GROUP *************************
********************************************************************************
Testing Knowledge-Based Systems
********************************************************************************
DATE: September 21 - 22nd, 1989.
LOCATION: Atlantic Conference Room
Digital Equipment Corporation
295 Donald Lynch Boulevard
Marlborough, MA
DESCRIPTION: As knowledge-based system technology matures, there are more
systems used on a daily basis by a large number and variety
of users. With this increased impact comes a concern about
the reliability of these systems, and a desire to generate
more comprehensive testing plans. This 2-day course describes
a variety of methods for testing knowledge-based systems,
including validation and verification techniques borrowed
from the testing of conventional software, and techniques
unique to knowledge-based systems.
GOALS: By the end of this course, the student will:
o understand similarities and differences between testing
knowledge-based systems and testing conventional software;
o describe methods of validation and verification over the
project life cycle;
o learn a variety of methods for validating and verifying
knowledge-based systems, including regression testing, unit
testing, automated knowledge-base checkers, designing for
testability;
o gain exposure to various cases of testing knowledge-based
systems and benefit from lessons learned by engineers
experienced in testing;
o learn which testing methods have been successful with which
languages, tools and types of problems;
o describe the testing options in terms of a cost-benefit
metaphor which addresses organizational, technical and
business issues;
o be able to generate a high-level testing plan for their own
application.
INSTRUCTOR: Theresa Chow, Instructor
AUDIENCE and
PREREQUISITES: The course is aimed toward engineers or technical managers who
are developing knowledge-based systems, and need to develop or
implement testing plans for such systems.
It is assumed that the student has completed the Expert Systems
Training Program or has equivalent knowledge and experience,
and that the student has spent at least 6 months involved with
knowledge-based system development.
LENGTH and
FORMAT: 2 Days - Lecture
COST: $1500.
TO REGISTER: Contact Louise King, AIADM::KING, DTN: 291-8600 with badge
number, DTN, cost center, group/organization name and manager's
name.
CANCELLATION: 10 Days prior to the start date of the course.
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Date: 11-Aug-1989 05:30pm ETE
From: ZIESEMANN
ZIESEMANN@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@VALMTS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: Upcoming Course - Integrating Knowledge-Based Systems
*************** From Louise King AI TRAINING GROUP ****************************
********************************************************************************
INTEGRATING KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS
********************************************************************************
DATE: September 18 - 20th, 1989
LOCATION: DLB12-1
295 Donald Lynch Boulevard
Marlborough, MA
DESCRIPTION: The successful delivery of an application that uses artificial
intelligence (AI) tools and techniques frequently depends
on the ability of the system to coexist with other
applications and existing data. Using examples and
exercises from case studies, this course presents
guidelines and methods for integrating knowledge-based or
expert systems into the application environment and easing
a system's transition from prototype to production. The
course will highlight issues in project planning, system
life cycle, knowledge representation, and implementation
that must be addressed to successfully integrate a
knowledge-based system into a business application
portfolio.
GOALS: Upon completion of the course, participants will be able
to:
- Define integration requirements for knowledge-based
applications
- Incorporate integration issues into the project plan
- Define the relationship (and a transformation)
between a relational data definition and a
knowledge representation
- Write simple VAX LISP programs that access non-LISP
routines and/or data files
- Identify trends toward the integration of databases
and AI applications
PRESENTER: John Arnold
AUDIENCE: Application developers, programmers, or software engineers
involved with the delivery of knowledge-based or other AI
systems.
Project leaders or technical managers of applications that
have or are considering a knowledge-based component.
LENGTH & FORMAT: 3 days, Lecture/Lab
PREREQUISITES: - Completion of the Expert Systems Training Program or
equivalent
- Applications development experience
- Familiarity with LISP programming
COST: $2,300.
REGISTER: Send mail to AIADM::KING. Include badge number, cost
center, group and organizational name.
CANCELLATION: 10 days prior to the start date of the course.
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| 67.20 | REMINDER, Drs. Cohen & Lee, DLB12, 8/30, 9:30AM | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Tue Aug 29 1989 18:53 | 102 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 29-Aug-1989 05:40pm ETE
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@MRGATE@DELOS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: REMINDER, Drs. Cohen & Lee, DLB12, 8/30, 9:30AM
TITLE: "A Multi-Echelon Inventory System
for Service Logistics Management"
SPEAKERS: DR. MORRIS A. COHEN, University of Pennsylvania
and DR. HAU L. LEE, Stanford University
DATE: Wednesday, August 30, 1989
TIME: 9:30-11:00 AM
PLACE: Pacific Room, DLB12
HOSTS: MITCH TSENG, Manager
and PHIL SOO, Senior Software Engineer
Applied Intelligent Systems Group
AI Technology Center
IBM has recently implemented a system for flexible, optimal control
of spare parts inventory developed for its U.S. after-sales network.
Professors Morris A. Cohen and Hau L. Lee are the creators of the
theories and methodologies embeddeed in the IBM system. (They have
also applied their methodology to automobile spare parts logistics
operations.) In this talk, they will describe their new methodology
and disucss its development and implementation.
The system utilizes state-of-the-art methodologies for spare parts
multi-echelon inventory management and utilization forecasting. It
provides stocking decisions for over 15,000 stocking locations and
supports 200,000 part numbers and 1,000 active products.
Since its implementation, a 20-25% reduction in inventory investment,
or in excess of a QUARTER OF A BILLION DOLLARS at selling price, has
been achieved. Finally, the system also saves $20 million in the
annual operating costs for the service logistics system.
Dr. Morris A. Cohen is Prof. of Decision Sciences at the Wharton
School, University of PA. He holds a B.A.Sc. in engineering
sciences from the Univ. or Toronto, an M.S. in industrial engineer-
ing and management science and a Ph.D. in operations research from
Northwestern Univ.
Dr. Hau L. Lee is Associate Prof. of Industrial Engineering and
Engineering Management at Stanford Univ. He holds a B.S. in
economics and statistics from the Univ. of Hong Kong, an M.S.
in operations research from the London School of Economics and
a Ph.D. in operations research from the Wharton School of the
Univ. of PA.
"A Multi-Echelong Inventory System
for Service Logistics Management"
August 30, 1989
Page Two
Professors Cohen and Lee have been actively involved in research
and consulting in the areas of manufacturing strategy, inventory
control, logistics, distribution, technology management, quality
assurance and control and production planning for various
organizations in both the public and private sectors. Their
joint research on logistics has received a runner-up award in
the 1989 Edelman prize competition for the best practice in
Management Science (sponsored by the Institute for Management
Science). Their research on global manufacturing was awarded
the 1989 Lauder Institute/TIMS prize for the best advances in
the theory and practice of international management science.
NOTE: As a courtesy to the speakers, we ask attendeed to arrive
prior to scheduled start time. Thank you.
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| 67.21 | CALENDAR UPDATE | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Tue Sep 12 1989 09:19 | 45 |
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Date: 12-Sep-1989 01:51am ETE
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@MRGATE@DELOS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: CALENDAR UPDATE
AI TECHNOLOGY CENTER TECHNICAL SEMINAR SERIES
C.A.L.E.N.D.E.R.
SEPTEMBER
---------
DATE/TIME/PLACE SPEAKER/AFFILIATION TITLE
--------------- ------------------- -----
9/20, Wednesday Walter Van Roggen, "A MultI-Threaded Interactive
9:30-11:00AM Greg Mangan DECWindows Programming Environ-
DLB12, Pacific Room Richard Wells ment"
Digital, AITG
9/22, Friday Dr. William C. Hill "The Mind at AI: Horseless
9:30-11:00AM MCC Carriage to Clock"
DLB5, Cafeteria
9/26, Tuesday Lee Peterson "Graduate Engineering Education"
9:30-11:30AM Digital (GEEP)
DLB12, Pacific Room
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| 67.23 | EPITOOL COURSE OFFERING | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Sat Sep 16 1989 15:57 | 128 |
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Date: 16-Sep-1989 03:10am ETE
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@VALMTS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: EPITOOL COURSE OFFERING
******************************************************
* *
* Educational Services Intelligent Systems *
* *
* is happy to announce *
* *
* 1 st offering of the *
* *
* EPITOOL course *
* *
* (open to Digital Employees only) *
******************************************************
Dates: 17 - 20 October 1989
Location: Carribean Classroom in DLB12,
295 Donald Lynch Boulevard
Marlboro
Price: $ 595/person
Registration: Please have your manager send a message to Robyn Maki,
(DTN 291-8893) at ESIS::MAKI including the following
information:
- Name of person attending the course
- Email, phone and mailstop
- Cost center
Cost center manager needs also to send a message to
Robyn Maki with approval.
Number of attendants are limited to 20.
Information: For more information contact
Malin Goodwin at ESIS::GOODWIN or DTN 291-8894
About EPITOOL:
--------------
EPITOOL is a Lisp based hybrid expert system tool developed by
Epitec AB in Link�ping, Sweden. As announced at IJCAI in Detroit,
EPITOOL will be a software product distributed and sold by Digital.
EPITOOL has a wide range of knowledge representations including
forward and backward chaining rules, objects and methods, and
functions for represenation of procedural knowledge. Epitool also
provides functions for creation of Decwindows-style application
graphics, and call-in call-out to any VAX supported language.
Development of Knowledge bases can either be done on a VAX station,
using development graphics, windows and menus, or on a regular
terminal using Epitools own command language.
About the course:
-----------------
--------------------------------------
Observe: This is a unique opportunity to get your EPITOOL training
from two representants of Epitec, Sweden.
--------------------------------------
The course consists of lectures and labs. Labs will provide the
students with a hands on experience working with the tool. The
topics covered in the course are:
- Knowledge Representation in Epitool:
Concepts, Aspects, Individuals, Objects-Methods.
- Actions:
Rules, Backward and Forward chaining. Functions.
Rule sets.
- Development tools:
Error handling, Debugging
- Values:
Uncertain, Unknown, Descriptions, Groups.
- End user interface:
Questions, Application graphics, Explanations,
Streams and active paths
- Integration
- Customizing the development environment.
About the instructors:
----------------------
Kristina Ernstsson - Educational Training Manager at Epitec AB
Kristina has been with Epitec for 2 years and is responsible for
the Epitecs Epitool training. She was earlier in the group for
Programming Environments at Link�ping University, Sweden.
Bj�rn M�ller - Project Manager Knowledge Systems at Epitec AB
Bj�rn has 4 years of experience with Epitool and consulting, and
has been with Epitec since the founding of the company. He has
been involved in several financial applications.
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 16-Sep-1989 03:10am ETE
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@VALMTS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: EPITOOL COURSE OFFERING
******************************************************
* *
* Educational Services Intelligent Systems *
* *
* is happy to announce *
* *
* 1 st offering of the *
* *
* EPITOOL course *
* *
* (open to Digital Employees only) *
******************************************************
Dates: 17 - 20 October 1989
Location: Carribean Classroom in DLB12,
295 Donald Lynch Boulevard
Marlboro
Price: $ 595/person
Registration: Please have your manager send a message to Robyn Maki,
(DTN 291-8893) at ESIS::MAKI including the following
information:
- Name of person attending the course
- Email, phone and mailstop
- Cost center
Cost center manager needs also to send a message to
Robyn Maki with approval.
Number of attendants are limited to 20.
Information: For more information contact
Malin Goodwin at ESIS::GOODWIN or DTN 291-8894
About EPITOOL:
--------------
EPITOOL is a Lisp based hybrid expert system tool developed by
Epitec AB in Link�ping, Sweden. As announced at IJCAI in Detroit,
EPITOOL will be a software product distributed and sold by Digital.
EPITOOL has a wide range of knowledge representations including
forward and backward chaining rules, objects and methods, and
functions for represenation of procedural knowledge. Epitool also
provides functions for creation of Decwindows-style application
graphics, and call-in call-out to any VAX supported language.
Development of Knowledge bases can either be done on a VAX station,
using development graphics, windows and menus, or on a regular
terminal using Epitools own command language.
About the course:
-----------------
--------------------------------------
Observe: This is a unique opportunity to get your EPITOOL training
from two representants of Epitec, Sweden.
--------------------------------------
The course consists of lectures and labs. Labs will provide the
students with a hands on experience working with the tool. The
topics covered in the course are:
- Knowledge Representation in Epitool:
Concepts, Aspects, Individuals, Objects-Methods.
- Actions:
Rules, Backward and Forward chaining. Functions.
Rule sets.
- Development tools:
Error handling, Debugging
- Values:
Uncertain, Unknown, Descriptions, Groups.
- End user interface:
Questions, Application graphics, Explanations,
Streams and active paths
- Integration
- Customizing the development environment.
About the instructors:
----------------------
Kristina Ernstsson - Educational Training Manager at Epitec AB
Kristina has been with Epitec for 2 years and is responsible for
the Epitecs Epitool training. She was earlier in the group for
Programming Environments at Link�ping University, Sweden.
Bj�rn M�ller - Project Manager Knowledge Systems at Epitec AB
Bj�rn has 4 years of experience with Epitool and consulting, and
has been with Epitec since the founding of the company. He has
been involved in several financial applications.
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Date: 18-Sep-1989 07:28pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@VALMTS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: EPITOOL DEMO, 9/26
TITLE: Epitool Presentation and Demonstration
SPEAKER: PERTTI JAUHIAINEN
U.S. Product Support, Epitec
DATE: Tuesday, September 26, 1989
TIME and
LOCATION: 12 Noon - 1:00PM - Presentation
Leopard Conf. Room, DLB5-3/E9
1:00-2:00PM - Demonstration
DLB5 First Floor Demo Room
Pertti Jauhiainen is the Product Support man in U.S for Epitec. He will
also do presentations and demonstrations of Epitool. Support office is
located in Framingham, Ma, and our headquaters in Linkoping, Sweden.
To use Epitool, you order the software via SDC (Software Distribution Center),
and you have to only pay the maintenance costs.
Abstract:
Epitool is an expert system development tool that provides software engineers
with a rich, hybrid knowledge representation language. While combining the
power of object-oriented, rule-based and procedural problem solving, the tool
is designed to be easy to use for software engineers inexperienced in building
expert systems. Epitool also provides a number of features to facilitate the
delivery of applications, such as end-user graphics, explanation facilities,
and an optimized execution environment that allows developers to build small
systems.
Both devlopment and delivery environment are available for Epitool. Epitool
Development Environment (Epitool/DE) provides the software engineer with
advanced aids including debugging and analysis services, specialized editors,
and a variety of object browsers. Although Epitool can be used for executing
an application in a production environment, the environment is designed for
the development phase of a project.
The Epitool Execution Environment (Epitool/EE) is optimized for efficient
execution of completed applications. In addition, shareable images can be built
for delivery.
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Date: 19-Sep-1989 10:20pm CET
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Dept:
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TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: LIPKA, 10/12, 9:30AM
TITLE: "Using Models for Engineering Systems"
SPEAKER: DR. STEPHEN LIPKA
Advanced Systems and Tools Group
AI Technology Center
DATE: Thursday, October 12, 1989
TIME: 9:30-11:00AM
PLACE: Pacific Room, DLB12
HOST: CHRIS CHERPAS
AI Training and Education Group
AI Technology Center
This talk will present a limited set of model types, including
IDEF0 (functional) modeling and Entity-Relationship-Attribute
(information) modeling. Their capabilities will be presented,
and their range of usefulness will be discussed.
An example drawn from a software prototype developed within
Digital will illustrate their use. A work-flow model developed
for that prototype will also be presented, and the encoding of
that model into a work-flow manager will be briefly discussed.
Background:
----------
If one were to characterize the spectrum of single-person
software development efforts, one would likely find that the
developer was knowledgeable either about the domain being
supported or about software.
The best of both worlds occurs when a software-knowledgeable
developer is adequately knowledgeable about the domain being
supported. This usually occurs when the developer creates a
model (perhaps mental) of the domain.
For larger projects to succeed, it is also necessary that all
members within any one group (domain-knowledgeable or software-
knowledgeable) agree, i.e., have the same model in mind.
Formal models are a useful tool in developing software systems.
Useful models can describe (business or software) "systems"
rigorously, to some well understood tolerance. Such models are
useful for conveying understanding within and across teams.
"Using Models for Engineering Systems"
Dr. Stephen Lipka, October 12, 1989
Page Two
Models provide visibility into the learning or design process
and provide a basis for organized discussions. Well-chosen
models make it easier to judge the quality of a "system" when
judging by the appropriate design rules. And some models may be
encoded in such a way as to drive execution of a system or allow
machine-based reasoning.
Throughout the system development process, a wide spectrum of
models can be profitably applied. Some are more useful for
business. Some are appropriate for detailed software. But,
few are appropriate for a wide range of purposes.
The important issues in choosing a model type, therefore, are
understanding what problem to solve, understanding what a given
type of model can do, and understanding how a given model type
can be usefully applied.
Biography:
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Stephen Lipka is an independent consultant. He is interested in
the use of static and dynamic models for software engineering,
multiple-model techniques, and CASE tools that integrate across
models.
He received a Bachelor's Degree in Physics and a Master of
Science in Electrical Engineering at the Polytechnic Institute
of Brooklyn. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the
State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1975.
Stephen is currently working with the Applied Systems and Tools
Group at the AI Technology Center in Marlborough, MA. He has a
large scope of experience in applying and teaching modeling and
software engineering techniques.
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Date: 19-Sep-1989 11:09pm CET
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Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: AI PARTICIPATION IN "GRAD SCHOOL" - PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND SO I CAN PLAN ON HOW MANY WORKSTATIONS I'LL NEED...THANKS. JEANNE
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AI PARTICIPATION IN DU:IT GRADUATE SCHOOL
********************************************************************************
Remember last year's AI SYMPOSIUM??? This year the US Sales and Sales Support
Organization has renamed the symposia as Digital UNIVERSITY: Institute
of Technology. It is the logical extension of this summer's Digital
University: Summer Program for Sales. It will be a continuous training effort
for all field people throughout this fiscal year.
Our AI content is included under the CASE umbrella. We will have an opportunity
not only to continue the education process for our own AI field consultants, but
to start the education process of a much larger field audience. Expected
attendance is 200-250.
As of last week we have confirmed times and slots approved. (The process for
electing sessions was similar to the DECworld process.)
WHEN: OCTOBER 29 - NOVEMBER 3
AI SPECIFIC DAY - NOVEMBER 1
WHERE: CHELMSFORD DIGITAL FACILITY
Ken Olsen will open up each session of the Graduate School. There will
be 4 separate sessions this fall -
o Desktop
o Realtime
o Transaction Proc/ Database
* o CASE (/AI) *****THIS IS OUR SYMPOSIUM******
At the beginning, each student will be tested on their individual level
of knowledge about the product set and product environments. During the
week, as in Summer School, the student can go back and try to improve upon
his/her individual score given the new information learned.
Therefore, the OBJECTIVE of DU:IT is to give product knowledge to sales support
to better prepare them to support a the overall sale. The environment into
which we sell our product is also of prime importance to equip sales support
with the ability to recognize opportunities and to match situation with
product recommendations.
Here is the our session map for the AI Track on Nov. 1st. These sessions
are confirmed so we now have the ability to fine tune with the input from
our AI field partners, product managers and our consulting partners.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 1ST
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TIME SESSION AUDIENCE
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8:00 - 10:00 EXPERT SYSTEMS 200-250 Sales Support
Specialists - Software
The expectation is that the student Backgrounds both CASE
will be able to leave understanding and AI
the synergy between the AI and CASE
environments.
Work the concept of "AI Enhanced" applications
and integration. Key points:
o Using AI as added value in solving some
specific problems - diagnostics, configuration.
o Looking at different SW methodologies/how AI fits what
they know.
o Recognizing an opportunity to
propose an expert system solution.
o Emphasizing the importance of selling
services.
o Understanding what Digital sells.
o Understanding how it can be used as a
competitive advantage.
o DEVELOPING ENTHUSIASM
PROPOSED SPEAKER: Jack Rahaim & Tech. Person
_______________________________________________________________________________
10:00 - 12:00 EXPERT SYSTEM PRODUCT UPDATE 20-30 AI CONSULTANTS
AND LAB SESSION AND CASE CONSULTANTS
&
The objective of this session is
1:00 - 2:00 for a technical review/update
of our existing product set (overhead
format) and a look at some key demos
(from IJCAI) with the intent of allowing
the sales support people to get some hands on
experience.
NOTE: EACH SALES SUPPORT PERSON WILL HAVE A VAXSTATION 3100
ON THE DESKTOP WHICH WE PLAN TO LOAD WITH THE APPROPRIATE
SOFTWARE. DEADLINE FOR LOADING ALL SOFTWARE: OCTOBER 16.
Existing product updates would include:
o VAX LISP
o VAX OPS5, plus PLATFORM BANKING demo
o VAX Decision Expert, plus 2 application demos
3rd Party product updates would include JUST
an overhead presentation..describing our direction
and some product positioning. NO THIRD PARTY
REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE ASKED TO JOIN THIS SESSION.
*TUES. OCT. 31 (Third Party representatives will be asked to attend
5:15 PM the BIRDS OF A FEATHER SESSION ON TUESDAY)
PROPOSED PRESENTERS: LIZ SOOHO, MARCIA ROLAND, SHEELA PATEL, ENGINEERING
REPRESENTATIVES, THEMIS PAPAGEORGE
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2:30 - 4:15 EPITOOL PRODUCT TRAINING 20-30 AI AND CASE
CONSULTANTS
The objective of this session is
to introduce this product to our
sales support people. The first
segment will address the company,
product, and successes. Second
hour will be lab/classroom time.
It is intended to give enough product
familiarity to prepare sales support
to discuss the product with a customer.
PROPOSED SPEAKERS: PERTTI JAUHIAINEN (EPITEC), MALIN GOODWIN
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4:15 - 5:15 PRODUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT SERVICES 20-30 AI AND CASE
CONSULTANTS
The objective of this session is to
familiarize the sales support audience
with the new Productivity Enhancement Services
we introduced at our International Joint
AI Conference this August. We plan to demonstrate
the internal tools being used to deliver this
new service.
There will also be an opportunity to discuss other
Consulting Services issues, and exchange ideas and
successes.
PROPOSED SPEAKERS: DON WEYMOUTH, ED KILLEEN
________________________________________________________________________________
Keep in mind, this is the ONLY opportunity we get to train our AI field
consultants. I would appreciate your cooperation and want to work with
you to do the best job possible for our dedicated...and much appreciated
field people.
I will pull together a core group of people over the next week to review
and fine tune agenda items.
Thanks.
Jeanne
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 20-Sep-1989 10:38pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@VALMTS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: KNOWLEDGE CRAFT TRAINING
ADVANCED AI TECHNICAL COURSE
***************************************************************************
Knowledge Craft Training
***************************************************************************
DATE: October 23 - November 3, 1989
LOCATION: Lab 3, DLB12 - 295 Donald Lynch Boulevard, Marlborough, MA
DESCRIPTION: Knowledge Craft training is a two-week introduction to the
Knowledge Craft product. The course focuses primarily on the
functionality of Knowledge Craft's components. Topics covered
during the training include:
o CRL Topics: Knowledge Craft shell and environment, schema and
schema network editors, contexts, relations, switches,
restrictions, user-defined relations, transitivity,
inheritance, path restrictions, demons, meta knowledge,
dependency maintenance, error handling and the save
manager;
o Inferencing strategies: object programming, the agenda mechanism,
CRL-OPS and CRL-Prolog;
o CRL-OPS: forward chaining, rule-based programming style, conflict
resolution, CRL-OPS workcenter and CRL/CRL-OPS integration.
GOALS: Upon completion of this course, participants will understand
Knowledge Craft syntax including the:
o Knowledge Craft representational and inferencing strategies:
CRL (TM), CRL-OPS (TM), CRL-Prolog (TM), Object Programming
and Agenda Mechanism;
o Knowledge Craft workcenters: CRL workcenter, CRL-OPS workcenter
and the CRL-Prolog workcenter; as well as the environments,
editors, and utilities; and
o Interface Development Package: window/graphics system, command
system, and interface schema filler.
AUDIENCE &
PREREQUISITIES: Programming experience with Lisp. This course is designed
primarily for engineers who will use Knowledge Craft to design
and develop knowledge-based systems. Attendees should have
prior experience with the Common Lisp language and the MicroVax
workstation. Participants should also have a basic under-
standing of knowledge-based systems.
COST: $3600
LENGTH&FORMAT: 2 weeks, Lecture/Lab
TO REGISTER: Contact Louise King on AIADM::KING with your 1) name, 2)
node, 3) organization, 4) manager's name and 5) cost center.
*************************************************************************
Class starts at 9:00 am on Monday, October 23rd.
*************************************************************************
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 20-Sep-1989 10:51pm CET
From: TSS
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Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: HILL, 9/22, DLB5CAFE9:30
TITLE: "The Mind at AI: Horseless Carriage to Clock"
SPEAKER: DR. WILLIAM C. HILL
Microelectronics and Computer Technology
Corporation (MCC)
DATE: Friday, September 22, 1989
TIME: 9:30-11:00AM
PLACE: DLB5 Cafeteria
HOST: BILL KUHLMAN
MCC liaison, Corporate Research
This talk articulates how the intellectual activity we label
"AI" can be likened, in revealing ways, to each of five familiar
technologies.
Commentators on AI converge on two goals they believe define
the field: (1) to better understand the mind by specifying
computational models, and (2) to construct computer systems
that perform actions traditionally regarded as mental.
We should recognize that AI has a third, hidden, more basic
aim; that the first two goals are special cases of the third;
and that the actual technical substance of AI concerns only
this more basic aim.
This third aim is to establish new computation-based represen-
tational media, media in which human intellect can come to
express itself with different clarity and force. This talk
articulates this proposal.
Dr. Hill is a scientist in the MCC Human Interface Laboratory
in Austin, Texas. He conducts research on mediating collabora-
tion computationally, using knowledge-intensive interface
techniques.
He is part of the team evolving the Human Interface Tool Suite.
This is a prototype tool environment for designing collaborative
interfaces to high-functionality environments. It does this by
incorporating visual programming, restricted natural language,
gesture recognition, and task reasoning in desk-sized, multimodal
worksurfaces.
William C. Hill received his Ph.D. from Northwestern Univer. for
his research on advice seeking, giving, and following of graphic
interfaces.
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 21-Sep-1989 10:19pm CET
From: DOUGLASS
DOUGLASS@AITG@HERON@MRGATE@VALMTS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: Knowledge Craft Course
From: AIADM::TSS "20-Sep-1989 1131" 20-SEP-1989 12:10:29.83
To: TSS_Distribution
CC:
Subj: KNOWLEDGE CRAFT TRAINING
ADVANCED AI TECHNICAL COURSE
***************************************************************************
Knowledge Craft Training
***************************************************************************
DATE: October 23 - November 3, 1989
LOCATION: Lab 3, DLB12 - 295 Donald Lynch Boulevard, Marlborough, MA
DESCRIPTION: Knowledge Craft training is a two-week introduction to the
Knowledge Craft product. The course focuses primarily on the
functionality of Knowledge Craft's components. Topics covered
during the training include:
o CRL Topics: Knowledge Craft shell and environment, schema and
schema network editors, contexts, relations, switches,
restrictions, user-defined relations, transitivity,
inheritance, path restrictions, demons, meta knowledge,
dependency maintenance, error handling and the save
manager;
o Inferencing strategies: object programming, the agenda mechanism,
CRL-OPS and CRL-Prolog;
o CRL-OPS: forward chaining, rule-based programming style, conflict
resolution, CRL-OPS workcenter and CRL/CRL-OPS integration.
GOALS: Upon completion of this course, participants will understand
Knowledge Craft syntax including the:
o Knowledge Craft representational and inferencing strategies:
CRL (TM), CRL-OPS (TM), CRL-Prolog (TM), Object Programming
and Agenda Mechanism;
o Knowledge Craft workcenters: CRL workcenter, CRL-OPS workcenter
and the CRL-Prolog workcenter; as well as the environments,
editors, and utilities; and
o Interface Development Package: window/graphics system, command
system, and interface schema filler.
AUDIENCE &
PREREQUISITIES: Programming experience with Lisp. This course is designed
primarily for engineers who will use Knowledge Craft to design
and develop knowledge-based systems. Attendees should have
prior experience with the Common Lisp language and the MicroVax
workstation. Participants should also have a basic under-
standing of knowledge-based systems.
COST: $3600
LENGTH&FORMAT: 2 weeks, Lecture/Lab
TO REGISTER: Contact Louise King on AIADM::KING with your 1) name, 2)
node, 3) organization, 4) manager's name and 5) cost center.
*************************************************************************
Class starts at 9:00 am on Monday, October 23rd.
*************************************************************************
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Date: 21-Sep-1989 10:59pm CET
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Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: NEURAL NET OFFERING
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ETE Satellite Network Courses Description
________________________________________________________________________________
Title NEURAL NETWORKS: CAPABILITIES TODAY FOR THE FUTURE
Instructor(s) SCHWARTZ/WILLOW/ANDERSON
Date 27-SEP-89 - 27-SEP-89
Time 12:00 - 3:00
Location UNIVERSITY VIDEO HLO2-1/D07
Course Number SAT01-27
Course Fee $ 500
Registration Log into COURSES software on SHARE.
Username and Password are both COURSES.
Cancellation PLEASE CANCEL 1 WEEK PRIOR TO THE COURSE START DATE TO
AVOID BEING CHARGED.
Instructors: Tom Schwartz, Bernard Willow, James Anderson
* This is a Live Satellite Broadcast *
Description: The historical development and fundamental ideas of
neural networks are used in advancing signal processing
technology. How to apply neural network technology is
used to obtain a strategic competitive advantage.
Examples of neural network 'computation' demonstrating
the strengths and limitations of neural networks. How
neural networks can be used for adaptive control of
non-linear systems. Neural network case studies from
both technical and business points of view.
Characteristics of successful neural network problem
selection, including adding neural network technology to
existing products to improve performance.
Speaker: Tom Schwartz is an internationally recognized neural
network expert. He is the founder of the Schwartz
Associates, a six year-old consulting firm specializing
in the commercialization of advanced computer
technologies.
Dr. Bernard Widrow is the president of the International
Neural Network Society. Widrow is a professor of
electrical engineering at Stanford University.
James A. Anderson serves as a director of the
International Neural Network Society and is co-editor of
the book, "Neural Computing: Foundations of Research."
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Engineering Training & Education,
Supporting Semiconductor Operations
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 23-Sep-1989 02:22am CET
From: TSS
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Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: PAO, 11/1, 9:30
TITLE: "Adaptive Learning of a Dynamic Process"
SPEAKER: DR. YOH-HAN PAO
Case Western Reserve University and
AI Ware, Inc., Cleveland, OH
DATE: Wednesday, November 1, 1989
TIME: 9:30-11:30AM
PLACE: Pacific Room, DLB12
HOST: MATT JAFFE
Business Manager
Machine Learning and AI Services Group
=============================================================
NOTE: This is an TSS THEME, and is the first in a series
of lectures in the area of machine learning.
=============================================================
The response of dynamic systems can be understood if we can model
the internal mechanism of the system. However, sometimes systems
are complex and "opaque" and we cannot build up a causal model.
Social, financial and industrial systems typically all have parts
which are opaque to some extent.
Despite the lack of causal models, we do build up knowledge of
how to deal with such systems. Our present discussion deals with
the task of teaching machines that same expertise so that they
can also monitor, predict and control such partially opaque complex
systems, hopefully better than we can.
Specifically, in this discussion, we show how a machine can
acquire a QUANTITATIVE model of such a complex process by
observing instances of its behavior, either as it evolves
freely, or in response to disturbances.
The essence of the approach is that of adaptive pattern recogni-
tion as implemented with neural-net computing. The description
built up in this manner can be generalized and specialized. The
machine is, therefore, able to track the NATURE of the system
adaptively, even if that evolves with time.
A qualitative description of neural-net based supervised learning
is sufficient to provide a basis for understanding the conceptual
framework of this discussion.
"Adaptive Learning of a Dynamic Process"
Dr. Yoh-Han Pao
November 1, 1989
Dr. Pao received his Ph.D. from Penn. State Univ. in 1952. He
has also studied at London Univ. and Univ. of Edinburgh.
He is a Prof. of Electrical Eng. and Computer Science, a George
S. Dively Distinguished Prof. of Eng., Director for the Center
for Automation and Intelligent Systems Research and President
of AI Ware, Inc.
His current research interests include the areas of adaptive
pattern recognition and AI, as well as signal and image processing.
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Date: 23-Sep-1989 02:37am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@MRGATE@STATOS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: GEEP, 9/26, 9:30
TITLE: "Graduate Engineering Education
Program" (GEEP)
SPEAKER: LEE PETERSON
GEEP Program Consultant
DATE: Tuesday, September 26, 1989
TIME: 9:30-11:30 AM
PLACE: Pacific Room, DLB12
HOST: JUDE PARTRIDGE
AITC TSS Program Manager
The GEEP provides the opportunity for engineers to pursue
technical graduate degrees in engineering and computer
science, at universities on a full-time basis.
Those engineers who apply and are accepted into the GEEP,
receive full salary and fringe benefits, tuition, books
and fees, and the cost of relocation while they are
studying at their respective universities.
If you have been thinking about continuing your technical
education at the graduate level, or if you have an employee
who is/should be thinking about a full-time university
program, plan to attend a GEEP seminar to learn about:
- how to apply
- the selection process
- appropriate university programs
- program history and current status
The application deadline for the 1990-91 academic year is
15 February 1990. It's not too soon to get the information
you need to apply.
________________________________
Lee Peterson is the program consultant to the Graduate
Engineering Education Program (GEEP).
In that capacity, Lee works with applicants during all phases
of the application and selection processes of the Program.
She also continues to work with GEEP participants during
their university experience and reentry to Digital.
Lee's industry experience includes nearly ten years of working
with engineers in the areas of training and development, career
counseling, management development and employee relations.
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 03-Oct-1989 07:30pm CET
From: TSS
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Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: RANDY DAVIS, 10/4, 9:30
TITLE: "Model-Based Reasoning: Recent
Results And Future Plans"
SPEAKER: PROFESSOR RANDALL DAVIS
Associate Director, MIT AI Lab
DATE: Wednesday, October 4, 1989
TIME: 9:30-11:30 AM
PLACE: Pacific Room, DLB12
HOST: MEYER BILLMERS
Consulting Software Engineer
AI Applications Group, AI Technology Center
Recent work at MIT in model-based reasoning has produced results in
several areas, including:
* techniques that allow our diagnostic system to learn from its
experience by generalizing solved problems, in a synthesis of
model-based reasoning and explanation-based generalization;
* modeling principles that permit representing and reasoning about
board-level circuits with complex behavior, illustrated using a
board containing 30 chips, including two microprocessors;
* an approach to circuit design capable of creating novel device
topologies by reasoning from an understanding of how the device
works. Unlike the traditional approach of doing routine design
by selecting component designs from a library, this system is
capable of innovative design;
* a system capable of designing ``good'' representations for a
task from a knowledge base of representations and information
about when each is appropriate
Future work will focus on issues such as model selection, i.e.,
determining how to ``think about'' a device. How is it that we
know what properties of the device to consider and which to ignore?
We also speculate on what it would take to create an interactive,
automated version of a book like ``The Way Things Work,'' as a way
of understanding what we mean when we say we understand how something
works.
"Model-Based Reasoning: Recent
Results and Future Plans"
Professor Randall Davis
Page Two
Randall Davis is a Professor in both the School of Management and
the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, as well
as Associate Director of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.
He and his group at MIT have developed model-based systems for
troubleshooting, generating diagnostics, design for testability,
innovative design, and other functions.
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 04-Oct-1989 05:10am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@MRGATE@STATOS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION
********************************************************************************
ADVANCED COURSE OFFERING
********************************************************************************
ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION
DATE: Nov. 14, 17, 21, 28, Dec. 5, 12, 15, 19, 1989.
(2.5 hour per session from 1:00 - 3:30 p.m.)
LOCATION: Discovery Conference Room - DLB12-1/AI
Digital Equipment Corporation
295 Donald Lynch Boulevard
Marlborough, MA 01532
DESCRIPTION: This course will survey and discuss major techniques
and issues in Knowledge Representation. For each
representation, the subtleties, strengths and
weakness will be discussed. For each meeting, every
participant will be expected to write a short critique
of the week's readings which will be distributed to
all participants. In addition, at each meeting, a
participant will give a short presentation with the
instructor, on the major important or controversial
highlights of the readings assigned. Sources for the
readings include: Readings in Artificial Intelligence,
by Webber & Nelson; Reading in Knowledge Repre-
sentation, Brachman & Levesque; and Handbook of AI,
by Bars & Fergenfaum (eds.).
GOALS: Upon completion of the course participants will:
o Understand current Knowledge Representation research
issues.
o Be aware of alternative Knowledge Representation
techniques, and their appropriateness in applications
development.
o Be deeply familiar with classical and influential
research papers in the K.R. field.
PRESENTER: Dr. Edwina Rissland, Professor, U.MASS, Amherst
Computer & Information Systems
PRE-REQUISITES: A good understanding of traditional Knowledge
Representation techniques, and an ability to read,
discuss and present research papers at the graduate
level.
COST: $1200 for internal pepole.
FORMAT: Lectures/presentations/discussions/written critiques.
TO REGISTER: Send mail to AIADM::KING. Please include badge number,
DTN, group name, organization name and manager's name.
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Date: 04-Oct-1989 05:10am CET
From: TSS
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Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: CAPPUCCILLI, 10/5, 9:30
TITLE: "An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
For the Non-Technical Person"
SPEAKER: TERRY CAPPUCCILLI
Information Specialist
Artificial Intelligence Information Center
AI Technology Center
NOTE: KAHU CHEN of the Applied Intelligent
Systems Group, AITC, will be on hand
to assist with questions.
DATE: Thursday, October 5, 1989
TIME: 9:30-11:00AM
PLACE: Pacific Room DLB12
HOST: Jude Partridge
AITC TSS Program Manager
Computers are invaluable in helping people to organize,
reason and solve problems. And Artificial Intelligence has
much to contribute in extending the power of computers
beyond their basic mathematical and statistical functions.
The hype and myth that once surrounded AI are now beginning
to disiipate and more realistic expectations and possibilities
are within sight.
Intended as an introduction for the non-technical person,
this presentation will address a number of key concepts
associated with AI - what it is, how it's used and what its
impact will be. Expert Systems, the most well known area of
AI, will also be looked at since they are literally
changing the way businesses operate and solve problems.
What they are, how they function and examples of current
applications will be discussed to heighten your awareness
of these remarkable programs.
And finally, Digital's involvement in the technology, which
has resulted in real world applications, products and services
will be outlined. Digital has more experience with Expert
systems than anyone else. It also has learned more about
how to develop and not to develop Expert Systems than most
companies.
"An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
For the Non-Technical Person"
October 5, 1989
Page Two
Terry Cappuccilli is an Informatin Specialist at The
Artificial Intelligence Information Center at DLB5 and
has been employed by Digital for five years. She holds an
MEd degree in Education from Boston College and an MS degree
in Library and Information Science from Simmons College.
NOTE: The AI Information Center will make available
an additional selection of AI-related articles.
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Date: 11-Oct-1989 08:47pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@MRGATE@STATOS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: LIPKA, 10/12, 9:30AM
TITLE: "Using Models for Engineering Systems"
SPEAKER: DR. STEPHEN LIPKA
Advanced Systems and Tools Group
AI Technology Center
DATE: Thursday, October 12, 1989
TIME: 9:30-11:00AM
PLACE: Pacific Room, DLB12
HOST: CHRIS CHERPAS
AI Training and Education Group
AI Technology Center
This talk will present a limited set of model types, including
IDEF0 (functional) modeling and Entity-Relationship-Attribute
(information) modeling. Their capabilities will be presented,
and their range of usefulness will be discussed.
An example drawn from a software prototype developed within
Digital will illustrate their use. A work-flow model developed
for that prototype will also be presented, and the encoding of
that model into a work-flow manager will be briefly discussed.
Background:
----------
If one were to characterize the spectrum of single-person
software development efforts, one would likely find that the
developer was knowledgeable either about the domain being
supported or about software.
The best of both worlds occurs when a software-knowledgeable
developer is adequately knowledgeable about the domain being
supported. This usually occurs when the developer creates a
model (perhaps mental) of the domain.
For larger projects to succeed, it is also necessary that all
members within any one group (domain-knowledgeable or software-
knowledgeable) agree, i.e., have the same model in mind.
Formal models are a useful tool in developing software systems.
Useful models can describe (business or software) "systems"
rigorously, to some well understood tolerance. Such models are
useful for conveying understanding within and across teams.
"Using Models for Engineering Systems"
Dr. Stephen Lipka, October 12, 1989
Page Two
Models provide visibility into the learning or design process
and provide a basis for organized discussions. Well-chosen
models make it easier to judge the quality of a "system" when
judging by the appropriate design rules. And some models may be
encoded in such a way as to drive execution of a system or allow
machine-based reasoning.
Throughout the system development process, a wide spectrum of
models can be profitably applied. Some are more useful for
business. Some are appropriate for detailed software. But,
few are appropriate for a wide range of purposes.
The important issues in choosing a model type, therefore, are
understanding what problem to solve, understanding what a given
type of model can do, and understanding how a given model type
can be usefully applied.
Biography:
---------
Stephen Lipka is an independent consultant. He is interested in
the use of static and dynamic models for software engineering,
multiple-model techniques, and CASE tools that integrate across
models.
He received a Bachelor's Degree in Physics and a Master of
Science in Electrical Engineering at the Polytechnic Institute
of Brooklyn. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the
State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1975.
Stephen is currently working with the Applied Systems and Tools
Group at the AI Technology Center in Marlborough, MA. He has a
large scope of experience in applying and teaching modeling and
software engineering techniques.
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Date: 12-Oct-1989 01:27am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@MRGATE@STATOS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: BROWN BAG SEMINAR 10/12
TITLE: DISTRIBUTED AI and the MULTI-AGENT COMPUTING
ENVIRONMENT (MACE)
SPEAKER: Professor Les Gasser
DATE: Thursday, 12 October, 1989
TIME: 12 Noon to 1:00 PM (Brown Bag Seminar)
PLACE: Pacific Room, DLB12
HOST: Chuck Marshall
Advanced Systems and Tools Group
AI Technology Center
Because of their ubiquity and promise, research interest in intelligent
multi-agent systems and in Distributed AI in general is growing explosively.
But there has been relatively little conceptual research on problems of
CONCERTED ACTION or COORDINATION in multi-agent systems. In distributed
computing systems, for example, programmers are given tools, mechanisms, and
knowledge with which they create coordination protocols. Programs then ENACT
the protocols programmers have devised. In distributed intelligent systems,
however, the problem is larger: how can the agents in system themselves treat
mutual coordination as a set of problems to be recognized, stated, and solved?
In this talk I will present a some results from our research into description
and implementation structures for multi-agent systems, including some
requirements for concerted action, structures for specifying and representing
agents and their concerted action, and approaches to forming and maintaining
alliances among self-interested agents. We will give particular attention to
strategies used in the USC DAI testbed, MACE. This work provides a basis for
understanding or designing interactions in many kinds of DAI systems, such as
cooperating expert systems, multi-agent planning or diagnostic systems,
person-machine cooperative systems, etc.
Distributed Artificial Intelligence Group
Dept. of Computer Science, SAL-200
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0782
(213) 743-7794
[email protected]
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Date: 13-Oct-1989 01:46am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@MRGATE@STATOS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: RESEND
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ADVANCED COURSE OFFERING
********************************************************************************
ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION
DATE: Nov. 14, 17, 21, 28, Dec. 5, 12, 15, 19, 1989.
(2.5 hour per session from 1:00 - 3:30 p.m.)
LOCATION: Discovery Conference Room - DLB12-1/AI
Digital Equipment Corporation
295 Donald Lynch Boulevard
Marlborough, MA 01532
DESCRIPTION: This course will survey and discuss major techniques
and issues in Knowledge Representation. For each
representation, the subtleties, strengths and
weakness will be discussed. For each meeting, every
participant will be expected to write a short critique
of the week's readings which will be distributed to
all participants. In addition, at each meeting, a
participant will give a short presentation with the
instructor, on the major important or controversial
highlights of the readings assigned. Sources for the
readings include: Readings in Artificial Intelligence,
by Webber & Nelson; Reading in Knowledge Repre-
sentation, Brachman & Levesque; and Handbook of AI,
by Bars & Fergenfaum (eds.).
GOALS: Upon completion of the course participants will:
o Understand current Knowledge Representation research
issues.
o Be aware of alternative Knowledge Representation
techniques, and their appropriateness in applications
development.
o Be deeply familiar with classical and influential
research papers in the K.R. field.
PRESENTER: Dr. Edwina Rissland, Professor, U.MASS, Amherst
Computer & Information Systems
PRE-REQUISITES: A good understanding of traditional Knowledge
Representation techniques, and an ability to read,
discuss and present research papers at the graduate
level.
COST: $1200 for internal pepole.
FORMAT: Lectures/presentations/discussions/written critiques.
TO REGISTER: Send mail to AIADM::KING. Please include badge number,
DTN, group name, organization name and manager's name.
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Date: 13-Oct-1989 08:07pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@MRGATE@DELOS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: EPITOOL QUESTIONS?
_______________________________________________
D O Y O U H A V E Q U E S T I O N S
A B O U T E P I T O O L ?
_______________________________________________
Meet Kristina Ernstsson and Bj�rn M�ller from
Epitec Sweden who are visiting Digital October 16 -
October 20.
Bj�rn has several years of experience in knowledge
engineering and applications development using
Epitool.
Kristina is responsible for Epitool training at
Epitec AB.
Location: Discovery Conference Room
DLB12, second floor, Pole D2
Marlboro
Time: Monday October 16
2 PM - 4 PM
____________________________________________________
W E L C O M E ! ! !
____________________________________________________
Malin Goodwin, DTN 291-8894
Educational Services Intelligent Systems
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Date: 18-Oct-1989 01:30am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@MRGATE@STATOS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: A NEW CHARTER - Presenting the AITC Presentation Series
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ TM
| d | I | g | I | t | a | l | INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM Page 1
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TO: AITC Personnel FROM: JUDE PARTRIDGE
DATE: 17 October, 1989
DEPT: AITC Presentation
Series Program Manager
EXT: 291-8252
LOC: DLB12-2/D3
ENET: AIADM::TSS
====================================================================
SUBJECT: AITC's PRESENTATION SERIES
====================================================================
You are cordially invited to get to know the AITC Seminar Series
better!
Our people are AITC's most important resource. The Seminar Series is
a mechanism to leverage the expertise and productivity within the AI
Technology Center. It provides an opportunity to maximize our resources
by means of the following:
1. Technical Seminar Series
2. AITC Seminar Series
3. Development Workshops/Courses (AITC-Specific)
4. Brown Bag Seminars
Benefits to AITC:
----------------
o Information flow among groups (cross-AITC
communication);
o Increase overall technical, business and
personal competencies throughout the TC;
o Identifying AITC technology opportunities
for collaboration;
o Stay focused on the technology as outlined
by AITC's senior technical management
Benefits To Presenters:
----------------------
o Visibility to individual projects;
o Display value to the AITC;
o Personal growth and development:
o Hone presentation skills
o Performance review input
o Open doors to the future
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
----
1. Technical Seminar Series . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. AITC Seminar Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3. Development Workshop/Courses (AITC-Specific) 4
4. Brown Bag Seminars . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Examples by Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
AITC PRESENTATION SERIES Page 2
1. TECHNICAL SEMINAR SERIES
------------------------
Definition:
----------
o a means for technical information exchange and transfer
to the AI engineering community at Digital
Presenters:
----------
o internal to Digital
o external from industry or academia
Hosts:
-----
o engineers with technical expertise
Topics:
------
o supports the goal of the AITC to promote
AI throughout the Corporation
o interest and impact to world-wide audience
Notice Required:
---------------
o maximum possible - 3-4 weeks-->several months
o minimum okay, depending on availability of
speaker and videotapes.
Publicity:
---------
o worldwide electronic mail distribution
o hard copy posted
o "Digital This Week" (month's lead-time)
o LIVEWIRE (month's lead-time)
==========================================================================
o Usually one to two hours in length, with an occasional half or
whole day.
o Location is usually Pacific Room, DLB12, or DLB5 Cafe.
o Often, additional technical meetings are planned for external
speakers to provide greater opportunities for information
exchange.
o Most seminars are videotaped, unless otherwise noted.
o Videotapes are made available to the Digital Library Network
(DLN), through the Hudson Library (SHARE::PANDERS), and the
AI Information Center (AIADM::AIIC) at DLB5.
o Copies of handouts are usually sent to requesters after the
seminar by the Program Manager.
o Most arrangements for seminar and speakers are made by the
Program Manager, Jude Partridge (AIADM::TSS).
AITC PRESENTATION SERIES Page 3
2. AITC SEMINAR SERIES
-------------------
Definition:
----------
o A structure for cross-AITC communication. It is
designed to address topics relevant to the technical
and business goals, as outlined by the AITC's senior
staff.
Presenters:
----------
o AITC business and technical people or associates; i.e.,
business partners, customers, etc.
Topics:
------
o technical, business or personnel information applicable
to AITC work
Notice Required:
---------------
o two weeks preferred, depending on conference room
availability
Publicity:
---------
o AITC distribution lists, by Program Manager (ONLY)
(AIADM::TSS).
==========================================================================
o Seminar length dependent on topic; possible candidate for
brown bag seminar.
o May take place in any available conference room at DLB5/12.
(Audience size usually 15-25 people.)
o Videotaped only as noted.
o If videotaped, tapes available via the AI Information Center
(AIADM::AIIC) at DLB5; no extra copies made.
o Copies of handouts are available only as noted.
o Arrangements for seminar and speakers usually done as cooperative
effort, working with Program Manager. It will be the responsibility
of the sponsor to work out logistics of delivery in advance with
the Program Manager, Jude Partridge (AIADM::TSS).
AITC PRESENTATION SERIES Page 4
3. DEVELOPMENT - WORKSHOPS/COURSES (AITC-Specific)
-------------------------------
Definition:
----------
o AITC-customization of regular corporate offerings
or information-sharing offerings.
Presenters:
----------
o internal to Digital
o external from industry or academia
Topics:
------
o technical - AITC specific
o non-technical - AITC contained
Notice Required:
---------------
o two weeks to several months in advance
Publicity:
---------
o AITC distribution lists, accompanied by "AITC Only"
notice
============================================================================
o Length of workshop/course dependent on topic - 1/2 to 2-3 days.
o Registration is required in advance. Registrar may differ
for each offering and will be noted on announcement.
o Invitation limited to AITC cost centers. Fee may be charged, and
will be noted on announcement. If offering is not filled, it will
be opened to outside AITC cost centers. Outside AITC cost centers
will always be charged fee for attendance, even if offered at no
charge to AITC personnel.
o Location may be Pacific Room, DLB12, or any other available
conference room at DLB5 or DLB12.
o Videotaped only as noted.
o If videotaped, tapes available via the AI Information Center at
(AIADM::AIIC) DLB5; no extra copies made.
o Copies of handouts available only as noted.
o Most arrangements for seminar and speakers are made by the Program
Manager; however, cooperative efforts are welcomed. It will be the
responsibility of the sponsor to work out logistics of delivery in
advance with the Program Manager, Jude Partridge (AIADM::TSS).
AITC PRESENTATION SERIES Page 5
4. BROWN BAG SEMINARS
------------------
Definition:
----------
o more informal round table discussions to generate
cross-functional sharing and collaboration;
o usually held at lunch time
Presenters:
----------
o internal to Digital
o external from industry or academia
Topics:
------
o technical:
o AITC specific audience
o AITC distribution lists
o interest and impact to world-wide audience
o worldwide electronic mail distribution
o non-technical issues:
o business
o personnel
o AITC specific
o AITC distribution lists
o general interest/impact
o worldwide electronic mail dist.
Notice Required:
---------------
o 1 week preferred; however, sometimes this is the only
way to do last minute information sharing
==========================================================================
o Seminar length usually 1 hour.
o May take place in Leopard Room, DLB5, or any available conference
room at DLB5/12. (Audience size usually 15-25.)
o Videotaped as noted.
o If videotaped, tapes available via the AI Information Center
(AIADM::AIIC) at DLB5; no extra copies made
o Copies of handouts are available only as noted.
o Arrangements for seminar and speakers usually done as cooperative
effort, working with Program Manager. It will be the responsibility
of the sponsor to work out logistics of delivery in advance with
the Program Manager, Jude Partridge (AIADM::TSS).
AITC PRESENTATION SERIES Page 6
EXAMPLES OF OFFERINGS BY CATEGORIES
-----------------------------------
1. Technical Seminar Series:
------------------------
a. Theme of 4 seminars on Object-Oriented Programming,
3/88
b. "Natural Language Research at the MCC Human
Interface Lab", Dr. Kent Wittenburg, 7/22/88
c. "Adaptive Pattern Recognition (Machines
That Learn)", Ruby Li, 10/25/88
2. AITC Seminar Series:
-------------------
a. "Standards Awareness", Eleanor Feltes, 8/9/88
b. "New CGI/Digital Co-Developed Modules for
Knowledge Craft", Cindy Cosic, 7/19/89
c. "Introduction to Neural Nets", Kahu Chen and
Professor Oded Maimon, 7/25/89
3. Training and Development:
------------------------
a. "Communications at AITC", Chris Cole, 8/23/89
b. "C Programming", 9/89
c. "The Balancing Act", Dr. Gayle Carson, 10/25/89
4. Brown Bag Seminars:
------------------
a. "Assertive Communication", Marsha Greenberg, 7/27/89
b. "Poor Man's Hypertext - Integration VMSHelp Into
Your Application", John Comella, 6/14/89
c. "Technology Transfer - The MOC Experience", Mary
Lewis, 7/31/89
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Date: 18-Oct-1989 03:16am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@MRGATE@STATOS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: DR. FREY, 11/15, 1PM
TITLE: "Exemplar-Based Decision Processes
in Machine Learning"
SPEAKER: DR. PETER W. FREY
Northwestern Univ. and Odesta Corp.
DATE: Wednesday, November 15, 1989
TIME: 1:00-3:00 PM
PLACE: Pacific Room, DLB12
HOST: MATT JAFFE
Business Manager
Machine Learning and AI Services Group
===========================================================
NOTE: This is a TSS THEME, and is the second in a series
of lectures in the area of machine learning.
===========================================================
Current expert systems summarize knowledge about a specialized
domain by creating a list of IF-THEN production rules, and
then attempt to solve specific problems by using these rules
to reason in a deductive fashion from a set of givens.
Human experts, in contrast, appear to store many years of
relevant experiences in relatively undigested form, and solve
specific problems by reasoning in an analogical fashion, by
noting similarities between the current problem and past
experiences.
Dr. Frey's work with exemplar-based decision systems attempts
to model human problem solving strategies within the framework
of conventional machine learning techniques. In particular,
he and his colleagues have been applying their own variations
of the adaptive classifier, binary decision tree and nearest
neighbor methodologies to a number of commercial applications.
This talk will address the range of applications to which these
methods are applicable, standard methods for representing the
problems, decscriptions of their variations on the standard
methodologies, advantages and disadvantages of these approaches,
and the results of "head-to-head" comparisons of the methods
on a difficult character recognition problem.
11/15/89
Dr. Frey
Page Two
Peter W. Frey received his BA, magna cum laude, in 1964 from
Yale Univ., and his MA in 1966, Ph.D. in 1968 from Univ. of
Wisconsin.
He is a Prof. of Psychology at Northwestern Univ. and a senior
research scientist at the Odesta Corp.
Current research activities include, (1) expert systems which
learn from experience: applying a genetic algorithm to bit-mapped
production systems, and (2) exemplar-based decision processes:
nearest neighbor and binary classification tree approaches.
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Date: 18-Oct-1989 04:48am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@MRGATE@DELOS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: NOVEMBER CALENDAR
AI TECHNOLOGY CENTER PRESENTATION SEMINAR SERIES
NOVEMBER
--------
DATE/TIME/PLACE SPEAKER/AFFILIATION TITLE
--------------- ------------------- -----
11/1, Wednesday Dr. Yoh-Han Pao "Adaptive Learning
9:30-11:30AM Case Western Reserve of a Dynamic
DLB12, Pacific Room Univ. + AI Ware, Inc. Process"
11/3, Friday Rager Ossel "OSL MAPPER -
9:30-11:30AM Open Systems Liaison Integrating Mfg.
DLB12, Pacific Room Integrators BV Cells with Expert
Systems"
11/15, Wednesday Dr. Peter W. Frey "Exemplar-Based
1:00-3:00PM Northwestern Univ. Decision Processes
DLB12, Pacific Room and Odesta Corp. in Machine Learning"
11/29, Wednesday Dr. William Clancey "Model Construction
9:30-11:00AM Institute for Research Operators (Represent-
DLB12, Pacific Room on Learning ing Control Knowledge
for Generic Expert
System Shells)"
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Date: 21-Nov-1989 08:34am CET
From: ROACH
ROACH@SELECT@MRGATE@DELOS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: Announcing an advanced course offering. Interested?
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BUILDING LARGE SCALE TIME CRITICAL EXPERT SYSTEMS
*****************************************************************************
DATE: December 13th and 14th, 1989
LOCATION: "Pacific" Conference Room - DLB12-2
DESCRIPTION: The Program is designed to give you a thorough
understanding of how to build real time expert
systems, this new seminar covers everything from
concepts and technology issues, to the tools,
techniques, and methodologies involved. It is
especially timely in light of the following
findings. Today, industry's main artificial
intelligence focus is on expert systems - systems
that commonly adhere to the philosophy of
incremental development - and the single big
expert system model used in the world. However,
this model has been found sub-optimal for
addressing large scale real time problems, both
architecturally and as a design example. Further,
the issues involved in building expert systems are
different from those associated with building
small knowledge systems which have loosely
coupled characteristics to an overall environment
and application. This intensive two-day seminar
will focus on these issues and will include
discussions that will be particularly useful to
engineers, developers, and managers alike:
* Artificial intelligence technology issues
and operational issues are explored in detail,
and lead to a sound useful methodology.
* Case studies delve into such practical
uses as alarm management, scheduling, stock
trading, and statistical quality control.
* A set of examples illustrates the important
concepts from the Process Control, CIM,
financial, MIS/DP, and government systems
areas.
* The MACRO artificial intelligence functions of
control, simulation, estimation, and training
are examined.
GOALS: Upon completion of the course, participants will
have an in depth understanding of:
* AI Technology Issues
Cooperating expert systems
Distributed AI
Domain dependent solution shells
Time critical AI
* AI Operational and Other Issues
An organizational structure
Hardware environments
Software environments and tools
Domain and problem selection
Systematic approach and checklist
AI operating system to the application
Reliability
Performance
Verification and validation
Conflict resolution
* Macro AI Functions
Control
Simulation
Estimation
Training
PRESENTER: Mike Stock
COST: $1,000.
LENGTH & FORMAT: 2 days, Lecture
TO REGISTER: Send badge number, cost center, group and organizational
name to AIADM::LEVIN.
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Date: 21-Nov-1989 08:50am CET
From: ROACH
ROACH@SELECT@MRGATE@DELOS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: king - Please come,
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DESIGNING KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS
********************************************************************************
OFFERINGS: January 11, 1990
March 21, 1990
May 30, 1990
LOCATION: Atlantic Conference Room
Digital Equipment Corporation
295 Donald Lynch Boulevard
Marlborough, MA
DESCRIPTION: Knowledge engineers need to produce specifications for the
effective development of knowledge-based systems (KBSs).
These may be in the form of running prototypes and/or an
evolving set of design documents. The purpose of this course
is to provide guidelines for balancing these two alternatives
and ensuring that critical design decisions are made regardless
of the method used. The course will focus on the creation of
design documents which facilitate the optimal use of proto-
typing as part of the design process.
GOALS: Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
o Recognize the value of design for guiding KBS
development
o Describe a process which incorporates both planning
and prototyping
o Identify the most critical design decisions that affect
KBS development
o Contribute to the creation of a KBS design document
INSTRUCTOR: Christopher Cherpas
LENGTH: 1 day
FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion
COST: $500
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Date: 22-Nov-1989 07:26am CET
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TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: DR. CLANCEY, 11/29, 9:30AM
TITLE: "Why Every Expert System Needs a Blackboard"
SPEAKER: DR. WILLIAM J. CLANCEY
Senior Research Scientist
Institute for Research on Learning (IRL)
DATE: Wednesday, November 29, 1989
TIME: 9:30-11:00AM
PLACE: Pacific Room DLB12
HOST: DR. JOHN MCDERMOTT
AI Research Group Manager
AI Technology Center
AI programming is a technique for modelling processes qualitatively.
A program's solution can be viewed as a model of some system in the
world that the program is diagnosing, configuring, controlling, etc.
The program's inference procedure can be viewed as operators that
construct a graph-representation of a situation-specific model.
Thus, we discover that the terminology of blackboard expert systems
is not specific to a particular set of programs, but is rather a
valuable perspective for understanding what every expert system is
doing.
Differnt perspectives of expert system reasoning will be reviewed.
A formal framework for describing Neomycin's model construction
operators will be provided.
Examples from TEIRESIAS, ABEL, Caduceus, HASP, ACCORD and EXPLAIN
illustrate the unifying and clarifying nature of the model-con-
struction perspective. Further examples from KNACK and TOPO
illustrate how to write metarules without using domain-specific
terms, thus making explicit their model-construction nature.
Finally, a grand synthesis that unifies representation and control
of processes in the three levels of domain, inference, and commun-
ication modelling found in AI programs will be provided.
Dr. William J. Clancey received his Ph.D. in Computer Science
from Stanford University, where he was later a Senior Research
Associate at the Knowledge Systems Laboratory (1979-1987).
Dr. William J. Clancey
November 29, 1989
Page Two
He has been active in expert systems research since he joined
the MYCIN project in 1975, for which he was co-developer of
the antibiotic therapy and question-answering programs.
His interests lie in computational modelling of cognition and
the design of architectures for expert systems to facilitate
their construction, explanation and multiple use. To investigate
these issues, he has developed NEOMYCIN and instructional programs
based upon it.
Dr. Clancey has published widely on expert systems methodology.
He is the author of "Knowledge-Based Tutoring: The GUIDON
Program" (MIT Press, 1987) and the co-author (with E. H.
Shortliffe) of "Readings in Medical Artificial Intelligence:
The First Decade" (Addison-Wesley, 1984).
His paper on Heuristic Classification was nominated for the
publisher's prize at AAAI-84. He has presented several
tutorials at AAAI and IJCAI on expert systems and educational
applications and was Tutorial Chair for AAAI-87.
He is a member of the editorial board of several journals,
including Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence. He is
a councilor of the American Association of Artificial Intelli-
gence, and Editor-in-Chief (exofficio) of the AAAI Press.
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Date: 22-Nov-1989 07:26am CET
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Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: DR. LENAT, 12/5, 9:30AM
TITLE: "AI Versus Common Sense"
SPEAKER: DR. DOUGLAS B. LENAT
Principal Scientist and Director
MCC AI Laboratory
DATE: Tuesday, December 5, 1989
TIME: 9:30-11:00AM
PLACE: Pacific Room, DLB12
HOSTS: DR. JOHN MCDERMOTT, Manager, AI Research Group
AI Technology Center, and
BILL KUHLMAN, MCC Corporate Research Liaison
Note: This same talk will be given at the Cambridge Research
Lab on Monday, 12/4, at 3:30PM.
In this talk Dr. Lenat would like to present a surprisingly compact,
powerful, elegant set of reasoning methods that form a set of first
principles, which explain creativity, humor and common sense reasoning
-- a sort of "Maxwell's Equations" of Thought. He'd like very much
to present them, but, sadly, he doesn't believe they exist. So,
instead, he'll tell us what he's been working on down in Austin for
the last five years.
Intelligent behavior, especially in unexpected situations, requires
being able to fall back on general knowledge, and being able to
analogize to specific but far-flung knowledge. But in order to
learn something, one must already "almost know it". I.e., learning
occurs at the fringes of what we already know.
Unfortunately, the flip side of that comes into play every time we
build and run a program that doesn't know too much to begin with,
especially for tasks like semantic disambiguation of sentences, or
open-ended learning by analogy. Expert systems finesse this by
restricting their tasks so much that they can perform relatively
narrow symbol manipulations which nevertheless are interpreted
meaningfully (and usefully) by human users. But such systems are
hopelessly brittle: they do not cope well with novelty, nor do they
communicate well with each other.
OK, so the mattress in the road to AI is Lack of Knowledge. But, how
much does a program need to know, to begin with, in order to be non-
brittle? The annoying, inelegant, but apparently true answer is: a
non-trivial fraction of consensus reality -- the tens of millions of
things that we all know, and that we assume everyone else knows. If
a person were to liken the Stock Market to a roller-coaster, and you
didn't know what this means, they might liken it to a seesaw, or a
steel spring. If you still didn't know what this means, they probably
wouldn't want to deal with you anymore.
It will take about two person-centuries to build up tha KB, assuming
that we don't get stuck too badly on representation thorns along the
way. CYC -- Dr. Lenat's 1984-1994 project at MCC -- is an attempt to
build that KB.
Some of the interesting issues are: how they decide what knowledge
to encode, and how they encode it; how they represent substances,
parts, structures, time, space, belief, awareness and counterfactuals;
how CYC can access, compute, inherit, deduce, or guess answers; how it
computes and maintains plausibility and justification; and how they're
coordinating a large team of knowledge enterers without having their
semantics "diverge".
They've gotten pretty far along already; in particular, they've found
a tool-kit sort of answer for each of those problems: a set of partial
solutions which together cover most of the common situations.
This talk will present some of those solutions, and disucss the long-
range (now just mid-range) impact of CYC: (1) expert systems which
understand the meaning of their terms, are less brittle, can inter-
communicate, and reason via partial (analogical) matching; (2) natural
language systems that can semantically disambiguate word senses,
resolve pronominal references, and induce the meaning of ellipses;
and (3) machine learning systems that have a broad enough "fringe"
to have some hope of solving problems by analogy.
Today, no one would dream of buying a computer that lacked an operating
system, or which couldn't support some spreadsheet and word processing
applications. In the late 90's, it is expected that no one would dream
of buying a computer that lacked common sense. Looking even farther
ahead, it is foreseen that a Knowledge Utility will arise, not unlike
the electric and telephone utilities in structure, scope, and impact
on business and personal lives.
Douglas Lenat's thesis, at Stanford in 1976, was a demonstration that
certain kinds of creative discoveries in mathematics could be produced
by a computer program. This work earned him the biannual IJCAI Com-
puters & Thought award in 1977.
He was named one of America's brightest scientists under the age of
40 in the December, 1984, issue of "Science Digest". (He's still under
40, by the way, but just barely!)
Dr. Lenat was a professor in the Computer Science Departments of CMU
and Stanford prior to his move to MCC. He remains a Consulting Pro-
fessor and Industrial Lecturer at Stanford today.
He is an editor for "IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engi-
neering", and the "Machine Learning Journal", and was co-founder of
Teknowledge, Inc. His main research interest is getting machines to
discover new knowledge. This will require, and has led him to work
on, a large common sense knowledge base.
Dr. Lenat has authored and co-authored more than 50 published papers
and has written and edited several books, including:
Knowledge Based Systems in Artificial Intelligence
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Building Expert Systems
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Building Large Knowledge-Based Systems: Representation and Inference
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in the CYC Project
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Date: 23-Nov-1989 01:33am CET
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Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: DR. MUSEN, 12/11, 1PM
TITLE: "Automated Generation of Custom-Tailored
Knowledge-Acquisition Tools"
SPEAKER: DR. MARK A. MUSEN
Assistant Professor of Medicine
and Computer Science
Stanford University
DATE: Monday, December 11, 1989
TIME: 1:00-2:30PM
PLACE: Pacific Room DLB12
HOST: GEORG KLINKER
Principal Software Engineer
AI Research Group
AI Technology Center
Building a knowledge-based system is like developing a scientific
theory. Although a knowledge base does not constitute a theory
of some natural phenomenon, it does represent a theory of how a
class of professionals approaches an application task. As when
scientists develop a natural theory, builders of expert systems
first must formulate a model of the behavior that they wish to
understand, and then must corroborate and extend that model with
the aid of specific examples.
There are thus two interrelated phases of knowledge-base construc-
tion: (1) model building and (2) model extension. Computer-based
tools can assist developers with both phases of the knowledge-acqui-
sition process. Workers in the area of knowledge acquisition have
developed computer-based tools that emphasize either the building
of new models or the extension of existing models.
The PROT�G� knowledge-acquisition system addresses these two
activities individually, and facilitates the construction of
expert systems when the same general model can be applied to
a variety of application tasks.
Knowledge engineers work with application specialists to build
a model of a particular task area; PROT�G� then generates
automatically a graphical knowledge editor that is custom
tailored to the particular task area.
A nonprogrammer can use the PROT�G�-generated knowledge editor
without assistance to extend the task model entered into PROT�G�.
This divide-and-conquer approach accelerates knowledge-base
construction in application areas where multiple expert systems
are required for related domain tasks.
Dr. Mark Musen
December 11, 1989
Page Two
Dr. Mark A. Musen received Sc.B. and M.D. degrees from Brown
University in 1977 and 1980, respectively, and then pursued
clinical training in Internal Medicine at Stanford University
Hospital from 1980 to 1983. He was certified by the American
Board of Internal Medicine in 1983, and received the Ph.D.
degree from Stanford in 1988.
Dr. Musen was the recipient of the 1989 Young Investigator Award
for Research in Medical Knowledge Systems from the American
Association for Medical Systems and Informatics.
His current research concentrates on the development of medical
expert systems, and on the design of automated tools that
facilitate the construction and maintenance of large knowledge
bases.
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Date: 22-Nov-1989 07:56am CET
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TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: Managing Knowledge-Based Systems
It is the hope of the AI Training and Education group to provide
the many managers of the AITC with an opportunity to explore all
facets of managing, developing, and implementation of knowledge-
base systems technology through their participation in the
Management Curriculum. Our next offering is January 15 - 18, 1990.
Please take a moment to read the following write-ups on the curriculum
to see if you and your group can benefit from the knowledge gained
from this course.
AITE's Intro to AI in Business, or its equivalent, is a pre-requisite
to the management course. Please note: the next Intro to AI in
Business is offered December 4 - 7th.
To register, please call Suegene Levin at 291-8600 or send mail
to AIADM::Levin.
Management Curriculum Overview
The purpose of the Management Curriculum is to provide opportunities for
managers to explore the implications and issues in managing the development
and implementation of knowledge-based systems technology.
The curriculum is composed of two (2) modules:
INTRODUCTION TO AI IN BUSINESS
MANAGING KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS
INTRODUCTION TO AI IN BUSINESS is also the current first week of the Knowledge
Engineering curriculum and provides an overview of AI/knowledge-based systems
technology. It is open to both knowledge engineers and managers.
MANAGING KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS focuses on the management implications of
strategic, technical and organizational decisions in developing and implemen-
ting knowledge-based systems. It is a highly participative module, and
requires that people bring an identified business problems(s) that could
potentially use knowledge based systems as a solution. Also, participants
have opportunities to discuss plans and strategies for their back-home
applications with experienced practitioners.
A PRE-REQUISITE for the Managing Knowledge Based Systems is the Introduction
to AI in Business course or its equivalent.
The AUDIENCE for this curriculum are those managers who manage knowledge
engineers and/or the development, implementation, and/or use of knowledge-
based systems technology in their organizations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Please refer to the course descriptions and schedule.
MANAGING KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS
CURRICULUM: Management
DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this course is to enable managers to
identify the issues and plans for successfully introducing
and implementing knowledge based systems in their organiza-
tions. It is a highly participative format with emphasis on
the individual's back-home application. The content focuses
on the impact on the technology of strategic/business, techni-
cal, human resource and organizational issues and decisions.
Opportunities for consultation on back-home issues are
provided throughout the program. Participants work in small
groups with a total class size of not more than approx. 15
people.
GOALS: Upon completion of the course, the participants will be able
to:
o Identify issues and plans for expert systems
applications in their own organizations.
o Understand timing and justification strategies for
a knowledge based systems project.
o Identify staffing strategies using knowledge of the
critical roles and skills required for success such
as a knowledge engineer, program manager, and sponsor.
o Understand issues on the host organization's readiness
for the knowledge-based system, and how to manage
expectations.
LENGTH 4 days
FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion/Case Study/Consultation
PREREQUISITES: Completion of INTRODUCTION OF AI IN BUSINESS or equivalent.
Participants must also have an identified problem(s) for
which an expert system is a potential solution.
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Date: 28-Nov-1989 03:53am CET
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Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: SYMBIOTICS, 12/14, 9:30AM
TITLE: "Development Tools for Distributed Systems"
SPEAKER: DR. RICHARD ADLER
Director of AI Research & Development
Symbiotics, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, December 14, 1989
TIME: 9:30-11:00AM
NOTE: A demonstration of the distributed communications
tool, MetaCourier, will follow the talk.
PLACE: Pacific Room, DLB12
HOST: DINO LACHIUSA
Third Party Product Manager
AI Marketing; AI Technology Center
Distributed AI (DAI) deals with the cooperative solution of complex
problems by a collection of (semi-)autonomous, intelligent problem-
solving agents. Problem data and control of problem-solving pro-
cesses are distributed both logically and physically. Agents
communicate through a message-passing model.
The primary focus of research to date in DAI has been on domains in
which an organization of distributed agents cooperates to solve a
single complex problem such as situation assessment. The central
design issue is to develop fine-grained coordination mechanisms that
enable the agents to converge (efficiently) to a globally consistent
solution.
In contrast, "multiple problem" DAI systems involve multiple agents
and agent organizations that address multiple problems (e.g., config-
uration, operation, fault detection and recovery), relating to a
common domain (e.g., support of a complex network system). Critical
design issues here involve coarse-grained coupling of heterogeneous
agents, agent organizations, knowledge bases and data bases across
heterogeneous processing platforms.
Work in progress on SOCIAL, a generalized framework for developing
BOTH single and multiple problem DAI applications, will be described.
SOCIAL provides developers with a set o generic agent and agent
organization object classes, which can be instantiated and embedded
with application elements. These objects are built up by combining
constructs from three object-oriented languages, which are also
directly accessible to developers through a second development
interface.
Symbiotics, Inc. - 12/14/89 - PAGE TWO
The MetaCourier language supplies the underlying functionality for
interprocess communication and control access across heterogeneous
computing environments (i.e., peer-to-peer movement of data between
application elements).
The MetaAgents language defines models for agent and agent organiza-
tion coordination, control, message and resource management and
application-specific fault tolerance (e.g., blackboard, reception-
ists).
The MetaViews language provides a common object-oriented data model
for peer-to-peer movement of data between heterogeneous data models
(e.g., different databases, database management systems).
Both of these languages sit on top of MetaCourier, which provides a
transparent distributed communications substrate for distributed
control and reasoning.
This architecture conceals implementation details of communications,
control and integration in distributed processing environments,
enabling developers to concentrate on the design and functionality
of the intelligent agents and agent organizations themselves.
Dr. Richard Adler received his doctorate in Philosophy of Psysics
from the Univ. of Minnesota, MS in Physics at the Univ. of Illinois
at Urbana, and BS in Physics and Philosophy from the Univ. of Michigan.
Prior to joining Symbiotics, Dr. Adler designed and implemented the
Operations Analyst (OPERA) system for NASA at the Kennedy Space Center.
OPERA consists of an integrated set of expert systems, implemented
using a hierarchical distributed blackboard architecture, that assist
in operational support of the primary control subsystem of the Space
Shuttle Launch Processing System.
Dr. Adler's current research interests include DAI, symbolic simu-
lation and temporal and causal reasoning.
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Date: 29-Nov-1989 05:00am CET
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Subject: AITC TSS CALENDAR
DECEMBER
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DATE/TIME/PLACE SPEAKER/AFFILIATION TITLE
--------------- ------------------- -----
12/5, Tuesday Dr. Doug Lenat "AI Versus
9:30-11:00AM MCC Common Sense"
DLB12, Pacific Room
12/11, Monday Dr. Mark Musen "Automated Generation
1:00-2:30PM Stanford University of Custom-Tailored
DLB12, Pacific Room Knowledge-Acquisition
Tools"
12/14, Thursday Dr. Richard Adler "Development Tools
9:30-11:00AM Symbiotics, Inc. for Distributed
DLB12, Pacific Room Systems"
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Date: 01-Dec-1989 08:08pm CET
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Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: Dynamics of Difference Offering
UNDERSTANDING THE DYNAMICS OF DIFFERENCE
COURSE NUMBER: UDD0001
DATES: January 4-5, or March 29-30, 1990
INSTRUCTOR: Andrew Aull Sandy Myers
TIME: 8:30 - 5:00
LOCATION: Headmaster's House/W.Boylston, MA.
COST: $625
------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Register: Set Host DELNI; Username: COURSES; Password: not required
Or Contact Faye Napert; DTN: 226-7065; DELNI::ED_SERVICES
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CLASS SIZE: 16
AUDIENCE:
U.D.D. is open to all employees in Distributed Systems.
Enrollment will be managed to maximize diversity in the course.
The course date will depend on the enrollment.
DRESS: Casual
CANCELLATION POLICY:
Must cancel 15 working days prior to course, or find a substitute;
otherwise your cost center will be charged.
COURSE GOALS:
Understanding the Dynamics of Difference provides a foundation for
realizing the corporate Valuing Difference philosophy. It will
help participants to:
o recognize differences
o examine assumptions
o explore stereotypes held about groups of people,
organizations, functions, geographic areas, etc.
o seek out diversity and value differences as assets
o understand the significance of a value for difference
as a major variable in Digital's continued profitability
and productivity
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Understanding the Dynamics of Difference (UDD) is a two-day workshop
which provides an overview of the approach individuals use to develop
perceptions and assumptions. It gives participants a process by
which to analyze the impact and/or results of these perceptions and
assumptions and provides the opportunity to slow down the Digital
pace for reflective self-awareness. Participants are guided to
examine their individual style and increase ease of interaction with
differences.
UDD is a course about valuing ourselves, as well as others who are
different from us. Participants are encouraged to consider how their
interactions with others may demonstrate the acceptance and valuing
of others through individual and group exercises, videotapes and
role plays.
Understanding the Dynamics of Difference helps participants to begin
or continue this process in a supportive environment. For some
individuals, UDD provides a context in which to examine their current
level of commitment; for others it facilitates and expands their work
in valuing differences. UDD helps participants to see that differences
are assets, both personally in their own career and to the corporation.
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Date: 04-Dec-1989 11:48pm CET
From: TSS
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Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: DR. LENAT, 12/5, 9:30AM
TITLE: "AI Versus Common Sense"
SPEAKER: DR. DOUGLAS B. LENAT
Principal Scientist and Director
MCC AI Laboratory
DATE: Tuesday, December 5, 1989
TIME: 9:30-11:00AM
PLACE: Pacific Room, DLB12
HOSTS: DR. JOHN MCDERMOTT, Manager, AI Research Group
AI Technology Center, and
BILL KUHLMAN, MCC Corporate Research Liaison
Note: This same talk will be given at the Cambridge Research
Lab on Monday, 12/4, at 3:30PM.
In this talk Dr. Lenat would like to present a surprisingly compact,
powerful, elegant set of reasoning methods that form a set of first
principles, which explain creativity, humor and common sense reasoning
-- a sort of "Maxwell's Equations" of Thought. He'd like very much
to present them, but, sadly, he doesn't believe they exist. So,
instead, he'll tell us what he's been working on down in Austin for
the last five years.
Intelligent behavior, especially in unexpected situations, requires
being able to fall back on general knowledge, and being able to
analogize to specific but far-flung knowledge. But in order to
learn something, one must already "almost know it". I.e., learning
occurs at the fringes of what we already know.
Unfortunately, the flip side of that comes into play every time we
build and run a program that doesn't know too much to begin with,
especially for tasks like semantic disambiguation of sentences, or
open-ended learning by analogy. Expert systems finesse this by
restricting their tasks so much that they can perform relatively
narrow symbol manipulations which nevertheless are interpreted
meaningfully (and usefully) by human users. But such systems are
hopelessly brittle: they do not cope well with novelty, nor do they
communicate well with each other.
OK, so the mattress in the road to AI is Lack of Knowledge. But, how
much does a program need to know, to begin with, in order to be non-
brittle? The annoying, inelegant, but apparently true answer is: a
non-trivial fraction of consensus reality -- the tens of millions of
things that we all know, and that we assume everyone else knows. If
a person were to liken the Stock Market to a roller-coaster, and you
didn't know what this means, they might liken it to a seesaw, or a
steel spring. If you still didn't know what this means, they probably
wouldn't want to deal with you anymore.
It will take about two person-centuries to build up tha KB, assuming
that we don't get stuck too badly on representation thorns along the
way. CYC -- Dr. Lenat's 1984-1994 project at MCC -- is an attempt to
build that KB.
Some of the interesting issues are: how they decide what knowledge
to encode, and how they encode it; how they represent substances,
parts, structures, time, space, belief, awareness and counterfactuals;
how CYC can access, compute, inherit, deduce, or guess answers; how it
computes and maintains plausibility and justification; and how they're
coordinating a large team of knowledge enterers without having their
semantics "diverge".
They've gotten pretty far along already; in particular, they've found
a tool-kit sort of answer for each of those problems: a set of partial
solutions which together cover most of the common situations.
This talk will present some of those solutions, and disucss the long-
range (now just mid-range) impact of CYC: (1) expert systems which
understand the meaning of their terms, are less brittle, can inter-
communicate, and reason via partial (analogical) matching; (2) natural
language systems that can semantically disambiguate word senses,
resolve pronominal references, and induce the meaning of ellipses;
and (3) machine learning systems that have a broad enough "fringe"
to have some hope of solving problems by analogy.
Today, no one would dream of buying a computer that lacked an operating
system, or which couldn't support some spreadsheet and word processing
applications. In the late 90's, it is expected that no one would dream
of buying a computer that lacked common sense. Looking even farther
ahead, it is foreseen that a Knowledge Utility will arise, not unlike
the electric and telephone utilities in structure, scope, and impact
on business and personal lives.
Douglas Lenat's thesis, at Stanford in 1976, was a demonstration that
certain kinds of creative discoveries in mathematics could be produced
by a computer program. This work earned him the biannual IJCAI Com-
puters & Thought award in 1977.
He was named one of America's brightest scientists under the age of
40 in the December, 1984, issue of "Science Digest". (He's still under
40, by the way, but just barely!)
Dr. Lenat was a professor in the Computer Science Departments of CMU
and Stanford prior to his move to MCC. He remains a Consulting Pro-
fessor and Industrial Lecturer at Stanford today.
He is an editor for "IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engi-
neering", and the "Machine Learning Journal", and was co-founder of
Teknowledge, Inc. His main research interest is getting machines to
discover new knowledge. This will require, and has led him to work
on, a large common sense knowledge base.
Dr. Lenat has authored and co-authored more than 50 published papers
and has written and edited several books, including:
Knowledge Based Systems in Artificial Intelligence
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Building Expert Systems
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Building Large Knowledge-Based Systems: Representation and Inference
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in the CYC Project
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| 67.54 | TSS at CRL Re. PROLOG | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Wed Dec 06 1989 15:26 | 90 |
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Date: 06-Dec-1989 00:16am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@VALMTS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: TSS at CRL Re. PROLOG
Digital Equipment Corporation
Cambridge Research Lab
Seminar
Thursday, December 14th, 1989
10:00am
(Refreshments at 9:45)
"Exploiting OR-Parallelism in Prolog using Multiple Sequential Machines"
Carole Susan Klein
Wolfson College
University of Cambridge
Abstract
If the branches at each node of a tree are labelled, paths
through the tree can be represented by a sequence of labels
called an oracle. If an oracle leading to a node is followed,
all of the bindings and other state information associated with
the node will be recreated. Thus, oracles are both a
specification for a path through the tree and a concise format
for representing the environment at a particular node.
This dissertation investigates the use of oracles for the
parallel execution of Prolog programs. The execution of a
Prolog program can be represented pictorially by an AND/OR
tree. The branches of OR nodes within this tree have no
binding dependencies so their evaluation can be performed on
separate processors. If one or more of these OR branches is
explored in parallel, OR-parallelism is exploited in the Prolog
program.
A distributed system called the Delphi Machine has been
designed and implemented to exploit the OR-parallelism inherent
in Prolog programs. In the implementation described in this
dissertation, Delphi runs on a group of uniprocessors connected
by Ethernet. Various control strategies using oracles to
control the parallel search are investigated. The execution
times for Prolog programs run on the Delphi machine are
compared with those of a compiled and an interpreted sequential
Prolog system. The results show that a distributed system
using oracles to control the parallel search can be an
efficient way to exploit OR-parallelism in nondeterministic
programs.
Because of overheads imposed by the Delphi algorithm, a program
executed on a single processor Delphi machine runs at
approximately one half the speed as the same program executed
on the unmodified Prolog system. For a twenty processor
configuration, the speed ups obtained vary from approximately
two to nine times depending on the amount of OR-parallelism
which can be exploited by Delphi. Problems with large amounts
of OR-parallelism show a nearly linear speed up.
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Digital Equipment Corporation's Cambridge Research Lab is located on the
north side of Technology Square, at the junction of Hampshire Street and
Broadway. The address is:
Digital Equipment Corporation
Cambridge Research Lab
One Kendall Square, Bldg. 700
Cambridge, Mass 02139
For questions regarding the seminar, directions, or parking, or to add
your name to the mailing list, call DTN 259-6601 or send email to
crl::tss.
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Date: 09-Dec-1989 00:11am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@MRGATE@STATOS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: DR. MUSEN, 12/11, 1PM
TITLE: "Automated Generation of Custom-Tailored
Knowledge-Acquisition Tools"
SPEAKER: DR. MARK A. MUSEN
Assistant Professor of Medicine
and Computer Science
Stanford University
DATE: Monday, December 11, 1989
TIME: 1:00-2:30PM
PLACE: Pacific Room DLB12
HOST: GEORG KLINKER
Principal Software Engineer
AI Research Group
AI Technology Center
Building a knowledge-based system is like developing a scientific
theory. Although a knowledge base does not constitute a theory
of some natural phenomenon, it does represent a theory of how a
class of professionals approaches an application task. As when
scientists develop a natural theory, builders of expert systems
first must formulate a model of the behavior that they wish to
understand, and then must corroborate and extend that model with
the aid of specific examples.
There are thus two interrelated phases of knowledge-base construc-
tion: (1) model building and (2) model extension. Computer-based
tools can assist developers with both phases of the knowledge-acqui-
sition process. Workers in the area of knowledge acquisition have
developed computer-based tools that emphasize either the building
of new models or the extension of existing models.
The PROT�G� knowledge-acquisition system addresses these two
activities individually, and facilitates the construction of
expert systems when the same general model can be applied to
a variety of application tasks.
Knowledge engineers work with application specialists to build
a model of a particular task area; PROT�G� then generates
automatically a graphical knowledge editor that is custom
tailored to the particular task area.
A nonprogrammer can use the PROT�G�-generated knowledge editor
without assistance to extend the task model entered into PROT�G�.
This divide-and-conquer approach accelerates knowledge-base
construction in application areas where multiple expert systems
are required for related domain tasks.
Dr. Mark Musen
December 11, 1989
Page Two
Dr. Mark A. Musen received Sc.B. and M.D. degrees from Brown
University in 1977 and 1980, respectively, and then pursued
clinical training in Internal Medicine at Stanford University
Hospital from 1980 to 1983. He was certified by the American
Board of Internal Medicine in 1983, and received the Ph.D.
degree from Stanford in 1988.
Dr. Musen was the recipient of the 1989 Young Investigator Award
for Research in Medical Knowledge Systems from the American
Association for Medical Systems and Informatics.
His current research concentrates on the development of medical
expert systems, and on the design of automated tools that
facilitate the construction and maintenance of large knowledge
bases.
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| 67.56 | SYMBIOTICS, 12/14, 9:30AM | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Wed Dec 13 1989 10:29 | 116 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 13-Dec-1989 05:16am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@MRGATE@DELOS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: SYMBIOTICS, 12/14, 9:30AM
TITLE: "Development Tools for Distributed Systems"
SPEAKER: DR. RICHARD ADLER
Director of AI Research & Development
Symbiotics, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, December 14, 1989
TIME: 9:30-11:00AM
PLACE: Pacific Room, DLB12
HOST: DINO LACHIUSA
Third Party Product Manager
AI Marketing; AI Technology Center
**NOTE: THERE WILL *NOT* BE A DEMONSTRATION OF THIS
TOOL AT THIS TIME, AS ORIGINALLY ADVERTISED.
Distributed AI (DAI) deals with the cooperative solution of complex
problems by a collection of (semi-)autonomous, intelligent problem-
solving agents. Problem data and control of problem-solving pro-
cesses are distributed both logically and physically. Agents
communicate through a message-passing model.
The primary focus of research to date in DAI has been on domains in
which an organization of distributed agents cooperates to solve a
single complex problem such as situation assessment. The central
design issue is to develop fine-grained coordination mechanisms that
enable the agents to converge (efficiently) to a globally consistent
solution.
In contrast, "multiple problem" DAI systems involve multiple agents
and agent organizations that address multiple problems (e.g., config-
uration, operation, fault detection and recovery), relating to a
common domain (e.g., support of a complex network system). Critical
design issues here involve coarse-grained coupling of heterogeneous
agents, agent organizations, knowledge bases and data bases across
heterogeneous processing platforms.
Work in progress on SOCIAL, a generalized framework for developing
BOTH single and multiple problem DAI applications, will be described.
SOCIAL provides developers with a set o generic agent and agent
organization object classes, which can be instantiated and embedded
with application elements. These objects are built up by combining
constructs from three object-oriented languages, which are also
directly accessible to developers through a second development
interface.
Symbiotics, Inc. - 12/14/89 - PAGE TWO
The MetaCourier language supplies the underlying functionality for
interprocess communication and control access across heterogeneous
computing environments (i.e., peer-to-peer movement of data between
application elements).
The MetaAgents language defines models for agent and agent organiza-
tion coordination, control, message and resource management and
application-specific fault tolerance (e.g., blackboard, reception-
ists).
The MetaViews language provides a common object-oriented data model
for peer-to-peer movement of data between heterogeneous data models
(e.g., different databases, database management systems).
Both of these languages sit on top of MetaCourier, which provides a
transparent distributed communications substrate for distributed
control and reasoning.
This architecture conceals implementation details of communications,
control and integration in distributed processing environments,
enabling developers to concentrate on the design and functionality
of the intelligent agents and agent organizations themselves.
Dr. Richard Adler received his doctorate in Philosophy of Psysics
from the Univ. of Minnesota, MS in Physics at the Univ. of Illinois
at Urbana, and BS in Physics and Philosophy from the Univ. of Michigan.
Prior to joining Symbiotics, Dr. Adler designed and implemented the
Operations Analyst (OPERA) system for NASA at the Kennedy Space Center.
OPERA consists of an integrated set of expert systems, implemented
using a hierarchical distributed blackboard architecture, that assist
in operational support of the primary control subsystem of the Space
Shuttle Launch Processing System.
Dr. Adler's current research interests include DAI, symbolic simu-
lation and temporal and causal reasoning.
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| 67.57 | Object-Oriented Tech. Offering | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Mon Jan 08 1990 08:18 | 66 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 06-Jan-1990 07:26am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: Object-Oriented Tech. Offering
********************************************************************************
OBJECT-ORIENTED TECHNOLOGY AND ITS ROLE IN DATABASE SYSTEMS
********************************************************************************
OFFERINGS: January 22 - 26th, 1990
June 12 - 16th, 1990
LOCATION: DLB12-1, Marlborough, MA
DESCRIPTION: This course will focus on the area of object-oriented databases.
Object-oriented databases have been proposed as a promising tech-
nology for storing complex data in applications like programming
environments, CAD, or knowledge databases. In order to fully
appreciate this new technology, this course will begin by exa-
mining the principles of object-oriented programming and conven-
tional databases. In the area of object-oriented programming,
we will look at the ways in which basic issues of software eng-
ineering are addressed by means of strong typing, abstraction,
and inheritance. In the area of conventional databases, we will
look at relational languages and transaction processing schemes.
In both of these areas, the principles will be illustrated with
examples from real systems.
The emphasis of the course will be on object-oriented databases.
We will look at some specific proposals in this area. Some of
the issues that we will address include data models, system
architectures, version control, schema evolution, complex
objects, and cooperative design transactions. In this section,
the class will participate in an object-oriented database design.
Guest speakers will describe two on-going projects within DEC
that are involved in object-oriented databases. One is the
design and implementation of an object-oriented database system,
and the other is a CAD application that is using an object-
oriented database system as to store its data.
PREREQUISITES: Participants are assumed to have experience with large-scale
system building efforts. They should be familiar with the
fundamentals of computer science like languages design,
operating systems, and data structures.
PRESENTER: Dr. Stanley Zdonik, Assistant Professor, Brown University
FORMAT: Lectures, five days
COST: $2,500.
REGISTER: Send mail to AIADM::KING. Please include badge number, DTN,
cost center, group name, organization name and manager's name.
CANCELLATION: 10 Days before start of class
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 12-Jan-1990 05:51pm CET
From: CUMMINGS
CUMMINGS@GUESS@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject:
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| d | i | g | i | t | a | l | I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O
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TO: @AITC.DIS DATE: 15 January 1990
FROM: Chuck Marshall
DEPT: ASTG
EXT: 291-8217
L/MS: DLB5-3/A10
NODE: GUESS::Marshall
SUBJECT: Innovative Design of Mechanical Structures from First Principles
On Monday January 15th Jon Cagan, University of California at Berkeley, will
be here to give a presentation on Innovative Design of Mechanical Structures
from First Principles. This presentation is scheduled from 2:00-3:00 in
Fur Seals conference room (DLB5-3/D10). If you are interested in
attending please notify Gail Cummings, GUESS::CUMMINGS or DTN 291-8943,
to confirm your attendance. Attached is a brief abstract.
Innovative Design of Mechanical Structures from First
Principles
Jonathan Cagan
Intelligent Systems Research Group
Mechanical Engineering Department
University of California at Berkeley
Recent interest in design research has been motivated by the develop-
ment of expert system tools which permit computational reasoning.
However, expert systems tend to be shallow and are best applied to
routine levels of design; once the scope of a problem falls outside
the domain of the expert system, the program is likely to give inap-
propriate responses.
This presentation discusses a non-routine design methodology called 1st
PRINCE which reasons from a deep level of knowledge for the mechanical
structures domain. The method is based on the assumption that the creation
of innovative designs of physical significance, concerning geometric and
material properties, requires reasoning from first principles. The inno-
vative designs discovered by 1st PRINCE differ from routine designs in that
new primitives are created. Monotonicty analysis and computer algebra are
utilized to direct design variables in a globally optimal direction rela-
tive to the goals specified. Expansion of the design configuration space
and the creation of new primitives, in order to meet the constraints or
improve the design, are achieved by manipulating mathematical quantities
such as division of the integral. Inductive techniques observe trends in
the solution space to determine the optimally directed limit of the design
modifications. The methodology emphasizes the importance of optimization
in the design problems. A graph theoretic representation is developed to
provide an environment with which to perform non-routine design of physical
structures. Although the area of emphasis in this discussion is mechanical
structures, the methodology itself is domain independent.
By minimizing weight, 1stPRINCE is a applied to a beam under torsion load
where hollow tubes and composite rods are discovered and to a beam under
flexural load where a tapered beam is innovated. During application to a
block while minimizing its resistance to spinning, 1stPRINCE invents a
circular wheel.
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| 67.59 | AITC Quarterly meeting schedule revision | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Tue Jan 16 1990 20:09 | 39 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 16-Jan-1990 07:00pm CET
From: HUNT
HUNT@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: AITC Quarterly meeting schedule revision
From: AIADM::MARSHALL "Barry Marshall - 291-8447" 16-JAN-1990 11:32:08.06
To: HUNT,MARSHALL
CC:
Subj: revised agenda - please send out again, thanks
To: AITC employees
The AITC Quarterly meeting is scheduled for Thursday, January 18, 1990,
from 2-4 pm in the cafeteria at DLB 5.
Rewards & Recognition
Applied Intelligent Systems Group Overview - Mitch Tseng
Productivity Shells Update - Jack Rahaim
Organizational Update - Dennis O'Connor
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| 67.60 | For your consideration - an advance course offering | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Thu Jan 18 1990 19:27 | 87 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 17-Jan-1990 09:35pm CET
From: KING
KING@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: For your consideration - an advance course offering
********************************************************************************
Testing Knowledge-Based Systems
********************************************************************************
DATE: February 8 - 9, 1990
April 12 - 13, 1990
LOCATION: Atlantic Conference Room
Digital Equipment Corporation
295 Donald Lynch Boulevard
Marlborough, MA
DESCRIPTION: As knowledge-based system technology matures, there are more
systems used on a daily basis by a large number and variety
of users. With this increased impact comes a concern about
the reliability of these systems, and a desire to generate
more comprehensive testing plans. This 2-day course describes
a variety of methods for testing knowledge-based systems,
including validation and verification techniques borrowed
from the testing of conventional software, and techniques
unique to knowledge-based systems.
GOALS: By the end of this course, the student will:
o understand similarities and differences between testing
knowledge-based systems and testing conventional software;
o describe methods of validation and verification over the
project life cycle;
o learn a variety of methods for validating and verifying
knowledge-based systems, including regression testing, unit
testing, automated knowledge-base checkers, designing for
testability;
o gain exposure to various cases of testing knowledge-based
systems and benefit from lessons learned by engineers
experienced in testing;
o learn which testing methods have been successful with which
languages, tools and types of problems;
o describe the testing options in terms of a cost-benefit
metaphor which addresses organizational, technical and
business issues;
o be able to generate a high-level testing plan for their own
application.
INSTRUCTOR: Theresa Chow, Instructor
AUDIENCE and
PREREQUISITES: The course is aimed toward engineers or technical managers who
are developing knowledge-based systems, and need to develop or
implement testing plans for such systems.
It is assumed that the student has completed the Expert Systems
Training Program or has equivalent knowledge and experience,
and that the student has spent at least 6 months involved with
knowledge-based system development.
LENGTH and
FORMAT: 2 Days - Lecture
COST: $1000
REGISTER: Send mail to AIADM::KING. Include badge number, cost
center, group and organizational name.
CANCELLATION: 10 days prior to the start date of the course.
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| 67.61 | AITC TRAINING CALENDAR | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Tue Jan 23 1990 12:47 | 56 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 19-Jan-1990 06:13pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: AITC TRAINING CALENDAR
------------------------------------------------------------------------
To register: Set Host DELNI; Username: Courses; Password: not required
Or contact Faye Napert; DTN: 226-7065; DELNI::ED_SERVICES
------------------------------------------------------------------------
AITC TRAINING CALENDAR
FY90 -- Q3/Q4
DATE COURSE INSTRUCTOR BLDG--LOCATION--C.R.
FEBRUARY 26-27 ESSENTIALS OF CHRIS MIKES DLB5-3 / LEOPARD
NEGOTIATION
MARCH 1-2 EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE DLB5-3 / LEOPARD
PRESENTATIONS TECHNIQUE
MARCH 26-28 MANAGING PERFORMANCE PETER GARDNER DLB12-1 / ATLANTIC
APRIL 9,11,18 LISTENING SKILLS TBD DLB5-3 / LEOPARD
APRIL 19-20 WRITING FOR RESULTS LINDA MARKS DLB5-03 / LEOPARD
APRIL 25-27 COUNSELING SKILLS RONNIE MILLER DLB5-03 / LEOPARD
FOR MANAGERS
MAY 1-4 POSITIVE POWER & STEVE ISENBERG DLB12-1 / PACIFIC
INFLUENCE
MAY 21 TIME MANAGEMENT FRANKLIN DLB12-1 / PACIFIC
INSTITUTE
JUNE 4 COPING WITH STRESS DIRK VENEMA DLB12-1 / PACIFIC
Please feel free to contact Faye Napert, DELNI::NAPERT or John LeBlanc,
AIADM::LEBLANC, if you have any questions or need additional information.
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| 67.62 | TESTING K-B SYSTEMS | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Tue Jan 23 1990 12:48 | 90 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 19-Jan-1990 09:29pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: TESTING K-B SYSTEMS
Please send all inquiries to AIADM::King
********************************************************************************
Testing Knowledge-Based Systems
********************************************************************************
DATE: February 8 - 9, 1990
April 12 - 13, 1990
LOCATION: Atlantic Conference Room
Digital Equipment Corporation
295 Donald Lynch Boulevard
Marlborough, MA
DESCRIPTION: As knowledge-based system technology matures, there are more
systems used on a daily basis by a large number and variety
of users. With this increased impact comes a concern about
the reliability of these systems, and a desire to generate
more comprehensive testing plans. This 2-day course describes
a variety of methods for testing knowledge-based systems,
including validation and verification techniques borrowed
from the testing of conventional software, and techniques
unique to knowledge-based systems.
GOALS: By the end of this course, the student will:
o understand similarities and differences between testing
knowledge-based systems and testing conventional software;
o describe methods of validation and verification over the
project life cycle;
o learn a variety of methods for validating and verifying
knowledge-based systems, including regression testing, unit
testing, automated knowledge-base checkers, designing for
testability;
o gain exposure to various cases of testing knowledge-based
systems and benefit from lessons learned by engineers
experienced in testing;
o learn which testing methods have been successful with which
languages, tools and types of problems;
o describe the testing options in terms of a cost-benefit
metaphor which addresses organizational, technical and
business issues;
o be able to generate a high-level testing plan for their own
application.
INSTRUCTOR: Theresa Chow, Instructor
AUDIENCE and
PREREQUISITES: The course is aimed toward engineers or technical managers who
are developing knowledge-based systems, and need to develop or
implement testing plans for such systems.
It is assumed that the student has completed the Expert Systems
Training Program or has equivalent knowledge and experience,
and that the student has spent at least 6 months involved with
knowledge-based system development.
LENGTH and
FORMAT: 2 Days - Lecture
COST: $1000
REGISTER: Send mail to AIADM::KING. Include badge number, cost
center, group and organizational name.
CANCELLATION: 10 days prior to the start date of the course.
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| 67.63 | EXEC. PRES. PROG. OFFERING | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Tue Jan 23 1990 12:58 | 58 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 22-Jan-1990 09:07pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: EXEC. PRES. PROG. OFFERING
EXECUTIVE PRESENTATIONS
=========================
DS/NaC EDUCATION SERVICES
=========================
COURSE NUMBER: EXE0001
DATE: MARCH 1-2, 1990
TIME: 8:30 - 5:00
LOCATION: LEOPARD C/R DLB
INSTRUCTOR: TBA
COST: $600
------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Register: Set Host DELNI; Username: COURSES; Password: not required
Or Contact Faye Napert; DTN: 226-7065; DELNI::ED_SERVICES
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Intended Audience:
Middle managers
Course Description:
The Executive Presentations Program is designed for middle managers to help
them enhance their oral communication skills within small or large business
groups. The intensive course focuses on the organization and delivery of
ideas in a convincing and persuasive manner.
The course uses a three-member team to provide personal and videotaped
feedback to each participant. There is prework, and each participant is
videotaped during the course, allowing time for individualized coaching,
reinforcement of a major theme, and development of personal style.
Course Objectives:
Participants will:
o Organize ideas and communicate them clearly and persuasively under pressure
o Convey a clear and succinct message
o Create and use visual aids in making effective presentations
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| 67.64 | ADVANCED OPS5 OFFERING | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Mon Jan 29 1990 09:57 | 71 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 26-Jan-1990 07:40pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: ADVANCED OPS5 OFFERING
TO REGISTER: Send name, badge number, group name and cost center to
AIADM::King
********************************************************************************
Advanced Course Curriculum Announcement
ADVANCED VAX OPS5
********************************************************************************
DATE: February 5 - 9th, 1990
LOCATION: Lab 2, DLB12 - 295 Donald Lynch Boulevard, Marlborough, MA
DESCRIPTION: The Advanced VAX OPS5 Course takes a close look at topics of
concern to experienced OPS5 programmers. The topics are
discussed both theoretically and practically, using significant
lab time and OPS5 programs, for examples.
The lab exercises used to practice the concepts taught require
modification of existing code or rapid generation of new code.
The modules concerning external routines require that the
student understand simple programs in other VAX languages.
GOALS: The Advanced OPS5 course enables the participants to:
o Sharpen basic OPS5 programming skills, including
data representation and effective use of control.
o Practice OPS5 programming techniques, and understand
the advantages and disadvantages of using those techniques.
o Encourage good OPS5 programming principles, and understand
why they are good.
o Understand how the RETE match algorithm is implemented in
VAX OPS5, and how to write rules that maximize its
efficient use.
o Improve your understanding of integration and delivery
issues such as application architecture, testing and
evolution.
LENGTH: One week
FORMAT: Lecture/lab
PREREQUISITES: Participants in this course should have at least 6 months
experience programming in OPS5, including experience with a
large project. For modules on external routines, participants
must be able to understand simple programs in a procedural VAX
language that can communicate with OPS5.
PRESENTERS: Lesley Chesler, Tom Cooper
TO REGISTER: Send name, badge number, group name and cost center to
AIADM::King
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| 67.65 | BLACKBOARD ARCHITECTURE | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Tue Jan 30 1990 10:15 | 71 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 30-Jan-1990 01:58am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: BLACKBOARD ARCHITECTURE
NOTE: Please send all replies to AIADM::King
********************************************************************************
AI Training and Education's Advanced Course Offering
BLACKBOARD-BASED AI SYSTEMS
*******************************************************************************
DATE: March 14-16th, 1990
LOCATION: Lab 2, Meditteranean Classroom
DLB12-1
DESCRIPTION: The blackboard paradigm is a powerful and flexible
problem-solving architecture. This course provides
a detailed examination of the blackboard paradigm and
laboratory experience building a blackboard-based AI
application. Emphasis is placed on the advantages/dis-
advantages of the blackboard approach and on character-
istics of applications that make them well-suited to
blackboard technology. Finally, the blackboard paradigm
provides a number of problem-solving control opportunities,
and we consider recent developments in blackboard control
and meta-level control mechanisms.
GOALS: Upon completion of the course, participants will have:
o A working knowledge of how blackboard-based
AI systems function and an understanding of
what types of applications are appropriate
for blackboard architectures
o A historical perspective on the development
of blackboard technology over the last decade
and a view of where research on blackboard
approaches is headed in the coming years
o An understanding of the efficiency and control
issues that must be addressed in developing a
high-performance blackboard-based application
o Had the opportunity to build a small blackboard-
based scheduling application using the Generic
Blackboard Development System (GBB)
LENGTH: 3 day
FORMAT: Lecture/Lab
PREREQUISITES: General AI knowledge, programming ability in LISP or OPS5,
and knowledge of an editor
PRESENTER: Dr. Daniel Corkill
Dr. Victor Lesser, UMASS Amherst
COST: $2,000
REGISTRATION: Send name, badge number, cost center, group/organizational
name and manager's name to AIADM::King
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| 67.66 | PROF. FEHLING, 2/6, 9:30AM | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Tue Jan 30 1990 10:15 | 116 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 30-Jan-1990 04:43am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: PROF. FEHLING, 2/6, 9:30AM
TITLE: "A Systems-and-Problem-Oriented Approach
to Intelligent Process-Management"
SPEAKER: PROFESSOR MICHAEL FEHLING
Director, Intelligent Systems Laboratory
Stanford University
DATE: Tuesday, February 6, 1990
TIME: 9:30-11:00AM
PLACE: Leopard Conference Room
DLB5-3/D9
HOSTS: MITCH TSENG, Group Manager and
TOM CERVA, Planning Technical & Quality Manager
Applied Intelligent Systems Group (AISG)
AI Technology Center
The Intelligent Systems Laboratory (ISL) at Stanford is engaged in
research to create new technology for application to "process-manage-
ment" tasks. Examples of process management applications include
control of complex, and typically, distributed manufacturing processes,
system-wide control of autonomous robotic vehicles, and automated
management of advanced aerospace systems. Much of this research is
interdisciplinary, combining concepts and methods from AI and various
systems-disciplines such as control theory, optmization, and the
decision sciences. Our research is also problem-oriented. We emphasize
early application of new methods to practical, real-world problems.
This talk will review some important aspects of our work on Intelligent
Process Management. We shall describe Schemer, an AI architecture that
provides a generic framework for real-time, process-management applica-
tions. To the best of our knowledge, Schemer is the only AI architec-
ture specifically developed to support the implementation of distri-
buted, real-time problem-solving systems. For this reason, Schemer
provides a set of unique features that are well-suited for building
process-management applications. We shall describe these features and
the role they play in real-time problem-solving systems. As time
permits we shall discuss some specific problem-solving techniques that
we are developing within Schemer for use in process-management applica-
tions. We shall conclude our presentation by sketching some examples
of how results of our research have been rapidly and successfully
deployed and used to significantly enhance current manufacturing
technology.
"A Systems-and-Problem-Oriented Approach
to Intelligent Process-Management"
Professor Michael Fehling
Page Two
For over 15 years, Prof. Michael Fehling has been a major contributor
to basic and applied research in the fields of AI and the cognitive-
and decision-sciences. His interdisciplinary research interests and
methodology have evolved as a result of his broad experience in both
academic and industrial settings. Before joining Stanford's faculty,
Prof. Fehling has held the positions of Principle Scientist of the
Rockwell International Science Center, Program Director and Senior
Scientist at Teknowledge, Inc. and Program Manager at Advanced Decision
Systems. He has also held a faculty position at Rutgers University.
As Director of Stanford's Intelligent Systems Laboratory (ISL), Prof.
Fehling is continuing to lead interdisciplinary research on "resource-
constrained problem-solving" by individual problem-solving agents as
well as by multiple, interacting agents. Prof. Fehling is investigating
how intelligent problem-solving agents dynamically adapt their reason-
ing and decision-making activities to satisfy contextually determined
constraints. More specifically, this research is producing (1) new
methods for meeting real-time performance constraints in problem-
solving applications and (2) practical methods for managing uncertainty.
These methods are being used to enhance both centralized and highly
distributed forms of problem-solving. This interdisciplinary research
combines computational methods from AI and computer science with
quantitative, analytic approaches from the systems sciences.
Prof. Fehling's work contributes significantly to the growth of new,
practical technology. Prof. Fehling and his colleagues and students
developed and deployed many prototype and fully operational systems
for important applications such as industrial process control,
logistics and factory scheduling, and control of advanced aerospace
systems. Prof. Fehling holds a patent for the development of CIM-
FLEX-Teknowledge's ABE(TM) system, a new-generation software develop-
ment environment for constructing large-scale, distributed systems
that combine AI and non-AI computational methods.
|
| 67.67 | dAX DECISION EXPERT | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Tue Feb 06 1990 14:33 | 76 |
| Printed by: Pat Roach Document Number: 010245
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 02-Feb-1990 11:50pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: VAX DECISION EXPERT
-------------------------------------------------
= =
= Educational Services Intelligent Systems =
= =
= DIGITAL EQUIPMENT =
= =
= offers the course =
= =
= PROGRAMMING IN VAX DECISION EXPERT =
= =
-------------------------------------------------
VAX Decision Expert is an Expert System Shell from Digital
Equipment. Educational Services offers a 5 day course on VAX
Decision Expert.
Course Description:
------------------
The course is designed to train non-AI programmers and engineers in the
use of Digital Equipment's new Expert System Development Tool VAX
Decision Expert.
The goal of the course is to cover the fundamentals of VAX Decision
Expert as well as giving a basic understanding of Expert Systems,
inference and rules in general. We will teach how to program and use
the system, all about the knowledge representations, different types of
inference methods and how they are used in VAX Decision Expert. The
importance of utility language, how to use it and call-in, call-out
features to access external programs and devices are also covered in
the course as well as managing knowledge bases, modules and how to link
modules together. Covered in the course is also how to build a
deliverable application.
Working on VAX stations, students will have the opportunity to develop
practical skills using both VAX Decision Expert's development and
delivery environments. Over the week the students will do exercises
tightly coupled with the lectures, as well as developing a larger
project.
If you are interested in taking this course, please contact the
Educational Services Course Registration Office in Bedford.
Course Data:
-----------
Phone number to registration office in Bedford: (617) 276-4380
Course name: Programming in VAX Decision Expert
Course number: EY-A957E-L0
Course dates: February 19, 1990
Course length: 5 days
Location: AI Technology Center, DLB12, 295 Donald
Lynch Boulevard, Marlboro, MA
Price: $1095
Information:
-----------
For more information about the VAX Decision Expert Course and future
course dates, please call Malin Goodwin at DTN:291-8894 or (508) 490-8894.
|
| 67.68 | RICH+BARNETT,2/9,9:30 | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Tue Feb 06 1990 14:34 | 121 |
| Printed by: Pat Roach Document Number: 010246
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 03-Feb-1990 00:36am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: RICH+BARNETT,2/9,9:30
TITLE: "Knowledge-Based Natural Language"
SPEAKERS: JIM BARNETT, KBNL Group Leader, and
DR. ELAINE RICH, Co-director
Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
Microelectronics and Computer Technology
Corporation (MCC)
PLACE: Cafeteria, DLB5
DATE: Friday, February 9, 1990
TIME: 9:30-11:00 A.M.
HOST: BILL KUHLMAN
MCC Liaison, Corporate Research
Natural language and knowledge about the world go together. This
is hardly a new observation. But it is only beginning to be a
correct one from a computational point of view, because, although
it is true for the world as a whole and a language as a whole, it
is usually not true for tiny slices out of either of them. Yet
the best computational models have been of only relatively tiny
slices, particularly of the world, and to a lesser extent, of
language.
In this talk, we will describe our work on a Knowledge Based Natural
Language System, which relies on the CYC common sense knowledge base
that Doug Lenat is building at MCC.
A key idea behind this work is that the natural relationships that
exist between the way the world is structured and the way we use
language to talk about the world introduce redundancy into the
process of creating a knowledge base about the world and a parallel
knowledge base about a language.
This redundancy can be used: to simplify the task of creating a
KB about the world; to simplify the task of defining a lexicon for
NL processing; to detect inconsistencies in both the KB and the
lexicon; and to produce a resulting NL system that is far less
brittle than existing ones.
"Knowledge-Based Natural Language"
Jim Barnett and Dr. Elaine Rich
Page Two
The KBNL system is composed of five subsystems:
1. Lucy, an English understanding system
2. Koko, an English generation system
3. Tell, a knowledge-based lexical acquisition
system that supports both Lucy and Koko
4. Show, a tool for retrieving objects from a
knowledge base using English descriptions
5. Scan, a full text retrieval system based
on Lucy and Koko.
The various stages of development of these systems will also be
described.
Jim Barnett is the group leader of the KBNL project at MCC, and has
been the major architect of the semantic interpretation component
of that system since joining the group several years ago.
He has a B.A. in History from Connecticut College, an M.S. in
Linguistics from Cornell University, and is currently pursuing a
Ph.D. in Linguistics at the Univertity of Texas, where his disser-
tation work is focusing on disambiguation strategies.
Elaine Rich is co-director of the Artificial Intelligence Lab in
MCC's Advanced Computing Technology (ACT) Program, where she is
currently responsible for two projects: KBNL, a large-scale,
knowledge-based natural language processing effort; and RA, whose
goal is to produce a platform that supports the construction of
hybrid and distributed knowledge-based systems.
Prior to joining the AI lab, she was associate director of the
Human Interface Laboratory at MCC, where she developed an
architecture for intelligent, multimodal interfaces. She was
an assistant professor of computer sciences at the University
of Texas at Austin prior to joining MCC. She received an A.B.
in linguistics and applied mathematics from Brown University
and a Ph.D. in computer science from Carnegie-Mellon University.
|
| 67.69 | d/6,PROF. FEHLING,9:30AM | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Tue Feb 06 1990 14:57 | 116 |
| Printed by: Pat Roach Document Number: 010264
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 06-Feb-1990 00:27am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: 2/6,PROF. FEHLING,9:30AM
TITLE: "A Systems-and-Problem-Oriented Approach
to Intelligent Process-Management"
SPEAKER: PROFESSOR MICHAEL FEHLING
Director, Intelligent Systems Laboratory
Stanford University
DATE: Tuesday, February 6, 1990
TIME: 9:30-11:00AM
PLACE: Leopard Conference Room
DLB5-3/D9
HOSTS: MITCH TSENG, Group Manager and
TOM CERVA, Planning Technical & Quality Manager
Applied Intelligent Systems Group (AISG)
AI Technology Center
The Intelligent Systems Laboratory (ISL) at Stanford is engaged in
research to create new technology for application to "process-manage-
ment" tasks. Examples of process management applications include
control of complex, and typically, distributed manufacturing processes,
system-wide control of autonomous robotic vehicles, and automated
management of advanced aerospace systems. Much of this research is
interdisciplinary, combining concepts and methods from AI and various
systems-disciplines such as control theory, optmization, and the
decision sciences. Our research is also problem-oriented. We emphasize
early application of new methods to practical, real-world problems.
This talk will review some important aspects of our work on Intelligent
Process Management. We shall describe Schemer, an AI architecture that
provides a generic framework for real-time, process-management applica-
tions. To the best of our knowledge, Schemer is the only AI architec-
ture specifically developed to support the implementation of distri-
buted, real-time problem-solving systems. For this reason, Schemer
provides a set of unique features that are well-suited for building
process-management applications. We shall describe these features and
the role they play in real-time problem-solving systems. As time
permits we shall discuss some specific problem-solving techniques that
we are developing within Schemer for use in process-management applica-
tions. We shall conclude our presentation by sketching some examples
of how results of our research have been rapidly and successfully
deployed and used to significantly enhance current manufacturing
technology.
"A Systems-and-Problem-Oriented Approach
to Intelligent Process-Management"
Professor Michael Fehling
Page Two
For over 15 years, Prof. Michael Fehling has been a major contributor
to basic and applied research in the fields of AI and the cognitive-
and decision-sciences. His interdisciplinary research interests and
methodology have evolved as a result of his broad experience in both
academic and industrial settings. Before joining Stanford's faculty,
Prof. Fehling has held the positions of Principle Scientist of the
Rockwell International Science Center, Program Director and Senior
Scientist at Teknowledge, Inc. and Program Manager at Advanced Decision
Systems. He has also held a faculty position at Rutgers University.
As Director of Stanford's Intelligent Systems Laboratory (ISL), Prof.
Fehling is continuing to lead interdisciplinary research on "resource-
constrained problem-solving" by individual problem-solving agents as
well as by multiple, interacting agents. Prof. Fehling is investigating
how intelligent problem-solving agents dynamically adapt their reason-
ing and decision-making activities to satisfy contextually determined
constraints. More specifically, this research is producing (1) new
methods for meeting real-time performance constraints in problem-
solving applications and (2) practical methods for managing uncertainty.
These methods are being used to enhance both centralized and highly
distributed forms of problem-solving. This interdisciplinary research
combines computational methods from AI and computer science with
quantitative, analytic approaches from the systems sciences.
Prof. Fehling's work contributes significantly to the growth of new,
practical technology. Prof. Fehling and his colleagues and students
developed and deployed many prototype and fully operational systems
for important applications such as industrial process control,
logistics and factory scheduling, and control of advanced aerospace
systems. Prof. Fehling holds a patent for the development of CIM-
FLEX-Teknowledge's ABE(TM) system, a new-generation software develop-
ment environment for constructing large-scale, distributed systems
that combine AI and non-AI computational methods.
|
| 67.70 | DECvoice Class -- ** Interesting ** | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Wed Feb 07 1990 10:40 | 43 |
| Printed by: Pat Roach Document Number: 010288
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 06-Feb-1990 08:19pm CET
From: EVANS
EVANS@AITG@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: DECvoice Class
From: POBOX::SZALAJKA "AI in Chicago" 1-FEB-1990 14:41:09.35
To: AITG::DOUGLASS
CC:
Subj: DECvoice/CA-Expert Class
For your information (please spread the word) we are offering
a DECvoice/CA-Expert class at the Educational Services facility
at ACI outside Chicago next week, February 5-9, 1990. The class
is open to customers and internal people. The course enrollment
is now open beyond our district because spaces remain unfilled.
Enrollment can be made with the Central Area Registrar at
708-806-7578 or DTN 474-7578. I will also be in my office
all day Friday, Feb. 2nd, at CPO to answer any questions about
the class (DTN 447-2817 or 312-419-2817). The class is being
taught by Computer Associates. Mail can also be sent
to the Central Area Registrar at CEA_REGISTRAR @ACI.
CA-Expert, formerly Application Expert, is a backward-chaining
expert system tool used to build DECvoice applications; it has
automatic call built into it for the DECvoice sub-routines.
I also asked the Central Area REgistrar to make John Giger
and SELECT aware of these class openings. I told JOhn I would
like to use SELECT to build DECvoice applications in the future.
Walter S. Szalajka @CPO
DTN 447-2817
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| 67.71 | RICH+BARNETT, 2/9,9:30 | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Fri Feb 09 1990 11:33 | 121 |
| Printed by: Pat Roach Document Number: 010346
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 08-Feb-1990 10:54pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: RICH+BARNETT, 2/9,9:30
TITLE: "Knowledge-Based Natural Language"
SPEAKERS: JIM BARNETT, KBNL Group Leader, and
DR. ELAINE RICH, Co-director
Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
Microelectronics and Computer Technology
Corporation (MCC)
PLACE: Cafeteria, DLB5
DATE: Friday, February 9, 1990
TIME: 9:30-11:00 A.M.
HOST: BILL KUHLMAN
MCC Liaison, Corporate Research
Natural language and knowledge about the world go together. This
is hardly a new observation. But it is only beginning to be a
correct one from a computational point of view, because, although
it is true for the world as a whole and a language as a whole, it
is usually not true for tiny slices out of either of them. Yet
the best computational models have been of only relatively tiny
slices, particularly of the world, and to a lesser extent, of
language.
In this talk, we will describe our work on a Knowledge Based Natural
Language System, which relies on the CYC common sense knowledge base
that Doug Lenat is building at MCC.
A key idea behind this work is that the natural relationships that
exist between the way the world is structured and the way we use
language to talk about the world introduce redundancy into the
process of creating a knowledge base about the world and a parallel
knowledge base about a language.
This redundancy can be used: to simplify the task of creating a
KB about the world; to simplify the task of defining a lexicon for
NL processing; to detect inconsistencies in both the KB and the
lexicon; and to produce a resulting NL system that is far less
brittle than existing ones.
"Knowledge-Based Natural Language"
Jim Barnett and Dr. Elaine Rich
Page Two
The KBNL system is composed of five subsystems:
1. Lucy, an English understanding system
2. Koko, an English generation system
3. Tell, a knowledge-based lexical acquisition
system that supports both Lucy and Koko
4. Show, a tool for retrieving objects from a
knowledge base using English descriptions
5. Scan, a full text retrieval system based
on Lucy and Koko.
The various stages of development of these systems will also be
described.
Jim Barnett is the group leader of the KBNL project at MCC, and has
been the major architect of the semantic interpretation component
of that system since joining the group several years ago.
He has a B.A. in History from Connecticut College, an M.S. in
Linguistics from Cornell University, and is currently pursuing a
Ph.D. in Linguistics at the Univertity of Texas, where his disser-
tation work is focusing on disambiguation strategies.
Elaine Rich is co-director of the Artificial Intelligence Lab in
MCC's Advanced Computing Technology (ACT) Program, where she is
currently responsible for two projects: KBNL, a large-scale,
knowledge-based natural language processing effort; and RA, whose
goal is to produce a platform that supports the construction of
hybrid and distributed knowledge-based systems.
Prior to joining the AI lab, she was associate director of the
Human Interface Laboratory at MCC, where she developed an
architecture for intelligent, multimodal interfaces. She was
an assistant professor of computer sciences at the University
of Texas at Austin prior to joining MCC. She received an A.B.
in linguistics and applied mathematics from Brown University
and a Ph.D. in computer science from Carnegie-Mellon University.
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| 67.72 | YES | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Fri Feb 16 1990 10:03 | 49 |
| Printed by: Pat Roach Document Number: 010453
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 16-Feb-1990 02:01am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: NEXPERT OBJECT TM
PROGRAMMING IN NEXPERT OBJECT TM TRAINING
Digital Educational Services offers NEXPERT Object TM
training on a regular basis at the Digital Training Center
in Marlborough, Massachusetts.
Our next offering of this class is February 26, 1990
ABOUT THE COURSE
Your job is to implement solutions for real problems.
Problems involving process control, real-time diagnostics
and monitoring in manufacturing, design and configuration
in electronic and mechanical engineering, or classification
and intelligent decision support in finance and insurance.
These are real problems you face every day. With
instruction based upon real-world experience and hands-on
use of NEXPERT Object TM, you can gain the skills needed to
solve real problems with Expert Systems.
You can ask questions that are most important to your
business and develop the answers on a Digital VAXstation.
REGISTRATION, INFORMATION
For registration call the Educational Services Registration
office in Bedford, MA: (617)276-4380.
For more information on the NEXPERTTM course, call
Educational Services at the Digital AI Training Center in
Marlborough, MA: (508)490-8893.
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| 67.73 | Object-Oriented Design in C | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Mon Feb 26 1990 12:45 | 79 |
| Printed by: Pat Roach Document Number: 010531
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 21-Feb-1990 06:04pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: Object-Oriented Design in C
OBJECT ORIENTED DESIGN IN C
COURSE NUMBER: OODC001
DATE: MARCH 27-30, 1990
TIME: 8:30 - 5:00
LOCATION: ENGINEERING TRAINING ROOM TAY2-1
INSTRUCTOR: JOHN HOLIDAY
COST: $1000
------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Register: Set Host DELNI; Username: COURSES; Password: not required
Or Contact Faye Napert; DTN: 226-7065; DELNI::ED_SERVICES
------------------------------------------------------------------------
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
C Programmers who need to understand the Object Oriented paradigm but
do not want/need to learn C++.
This course is not a substitute for an introductory course in "C".
Current experience in C is required.
PREREQUISITE
Programming experience in C.
DESCRIPTION:
This course is a four day introduction to the principles of object
oriented design for the development of application programs in the
C programming language. All the features of the C programming language
are organized around the object oriented modelling paradigm to teach
students: a) the benefits of organizing software solutions into an
object oriented framework, and b) how object oriented design offers a
rich modelling tool with tremendous opportunity for software re-use.
Ten "hands on" laboratories develop a practical object-based software
tool that they can re-use in their individual software applications.
For students who are proficient in C, each lab assignment has an
advanced segment which gives them an opportunity to experiment with
more sophisticated aspects of C and object oriented programming.
TOPICS:
o Introduction to Object Oriented Design
o Representation of Object Data Properties
- Built-in Types of the C Language
- User Defined Types: Structs, Unions, Pointers, Arrays
- Encapsulation of Data into Objects
o Representation of Object Behavior
- Functions: Expressions, Flow of Control
- functions as Object Methods
o Instantiation and Destruction: Scope
o Data Hiding: Static Declarations
o Data Abstraction: Factoring Commonality
o Object composition: Layering Data Abstractions
o Inheritance: Re-Using Communality
o Method Abstraction: Message Sending
o Design of Object Oriented Frameworks
o Preview of Features of C++
OBJECTIVES:
Upon Completion of this course, students will be able to:
o Translate the concepts of object oriented design
into good C code
o Organize software developments into frameworks that
promote re-use of software
o Develop C software that is amenable for re-use in
(future) C++ programming environments
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| 67.74 | PC INTEGRATION, BUSINESS UNIT/PRODUCT INFORMATION | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Mon Feb 26 1990 12:47 | 63 |
| Printed by: Pat Roach Document Number: 010536
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 21-Feb-1990 07:03pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: PC INTEGRATION, BUSINESS UNIT/PRODUCT INFORMATION
Title PC INTEGRATION, BUSINESS UNIT/PRODUCT INFORMATION SERIES
Instructor(s) PCI-PBU Product/Process Managers
Date 22-FEB-90
Time 1:00 - 5:00
Location Gen. Doriot Auditorium MLO4-5
Course Number TSS90-25
Course Fee $ 50
Registration Registration is REQUIRED...SET HOST MILRAT
Username and Password:COURSES
Cancellation Withdrawal must occur not later than 10 work days prior
to event to avoid being charged.
Agenda 1:00 - 2:15 PCI STRATEGY VIJAY THAKUR
February 22nd (PCI-PBU MGR)
2:15 - 3:00 PCI PRODUCTS
-VMS Services and MS DOS Clients
ANITA UHLER (Product Mgr)
-PC LAN/Server 3100
RON GEMMA (Product Mgr)
-OS/2 Server and Client
MARLENE STEGER (Product Mgr)
3:00 - 3:15 BREAK
3:15 - 3:45
-ULTRIX Services
JANE MURPHY (Product Mgr)
-MAC Integration
DAVE GLASSON (Product Mgr)
3:45 - 4:15 PCI Marketing Program
DEANE CURRAN (BPM MGR)
4:15 - 4:45 PCI DEMO
DON CALL (Tech Support Mgr)
4:45 - 5:00 Question and Answer
NOTE: Details for additions will be provided as
they become available.
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| 67.75 | Cambridge Lab Today | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Mon Feb 26 1990 14:29 | 70 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 23-Feb-1990 06:50pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: Cambridge Lab Today
REMINDER: Digital Equipment Corporation
Cambridge Research Lab
Seminar
Friday, February 23, 1990
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Bounded Concurrent Time-Stamp Systems Are Constructible
Nir Shavit
Hebrew University
Jerusalem
Concurrent timestamping is at the heart of solutions to some of the most
fundamental problems in distributed computing. Based on concurrent timestamp
systems, elegant and simple solutions to core problems such as
FCFS-mutual-exclusion, construction of multi-reader-multi-writer atomic
registers, probabilistic consensus, and others were developed. Though
constructions of bounded timestamp schemes for the sequential case have been
shown by Israeli and Li (1987), the only known implementation of a concurrent
timestamp system is theoretically unsatisfying, since it requires unbounded
size timestamps, in other words, unbounded memory. Not knowing if bounded
concurrent timestamp systems are at all constructible, researchers were led
to constructing complicated problem-specific solutions to replace the simple
unbounded ones. In this work, for the first time, a bounded implementation
of a concurrent timestamp system is presented. It provides a modular
unbounded-to-bounded transformation of the simple unbounded solutions to
problems such as above. It allows solutions to two formerly open problems,
the bounded-probabilistic-consensus problem of Abrahamson (1988) and the
FIFO-$\ell$-exclusion problem of Fischer, Lynch, Burns and Borodin (1979),
and a more efficient construction of MRMW atomic registers.
Joint work with Danny Dolev.
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Nir Shavit received the B.A. and M.Sc. degrees in Computer Science from
the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology in 1984 and 1986,
and will receive the Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from the Hebrew
University in Jerusalem this year. He will be a visiting scientist at
IBM Almaden research center starting March. His research interests include
concurrency control and synchronization in multiprocessor systems, as well
as various aspects of distributed network algorithms.
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Digital Equipment Corporation's Cambridge Research Lab is located on the
north side of Technology Square, at the junction of Hampshire Street and
Broadway. The address is:
Digital Equipment Corporation
Cambridge Research Lab
One Kendall Square, Bldg. 700
Cambridge, Mass 02139
For questions regarding the seminar, directions, or parking, or to add
your name to the mailing list, call DTN 259-6601 or send email to
crl::tss.
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| 67.76 | Next EPITOOL Offering | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Tue Feb 27 1990 10:15 | 81 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 26-Feb-1990 07:48pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: Next EPITOOL Offering
******************************************************
* *
* Educational Services Intelligent Systems *
* *
* is happy to announce *
* *
* the next offering of EPITOOL *
******************************************************
Dates: March 12-16, 1990
Location: Artic Classroom - DLB12-1
Price: $1090 per person
Registration: To register for this course call the Registration Office
at dtn 249-4380.
Information: For more information contact
Malin Goodwin at ESIS::GOODWIN or DTN 291-8894
About EPITOOL:
--------------
EPITOOL is a Lisp based hybrid expert system tool developed by
Epitec AB in Link�ping, Sweden. As announced at IJCAI in Detroit,
EPITOOL will be a software product distributed and sold by Digital.
EPITOOL has a wide range of knowledge representations including
forward and backward chaining rules, objects and methods, and
functions for represenation of procedural knowledge. Epitool also
provides functions for creation of Decwindows-style application
graphics, and call-in call-out to any VAX supported language.
Development of Knowledge bases can either be done on a VAX station,
using development graphics, windows and menus, or on a regular
terminal using Epitools own command language.
About the course:
-----------------
The course consists of lectures and labs. Labs will provide the
students with a hands on experience working with the tool. The
topics covered in the course are:
- Knowledge Representation in Epitool:
Concepts, Aspects, Individuals, Objects-Methods.
- Actions:
Rules, Backward and Forward chaining. Functions.
Rule sets.
- Development tools:
Error handling, Debugging
- Values:
Uncertain, Unknown, Descriptions, Groups.
- End user interface:
Questions, Application graphics, Explanations,
Streams and active paths
- Integration
- Customizing the development environment.
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| 67.77 | DECdecision Course Offering On-Site - for AITC ONLY | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Tue Mar 06 1990 08:36 | 101 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 05-Mar-1990 07:30pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: DECdecision Course Offering On-Site - for AITC ONLY
"Basic DECdecision"
===================
1. COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This lecture/lab course is designed to teach basic concepts,
features and functions of the four DECdecision components.
Students learn to open and query Access tables, generate
reports, transfer data across components, create and update
Calc tables, control the display format of data, draw charts,
modify chart characteristics and add overlays, and record
repetitive tasks.
Objectives:
----------
o OPEN and query Access tables
o IDENTIFY and set Access column characteristics
o CREATE and print Access reports with line and page breaks
o CREATE Access folders and tables
o EDIT and maintain Access tables
o CHART Access data
o USE object help
o CREATE Calc tables
o DEFINE Calc data types and cell characteristics
o USE relative, mixed and absolute cell references
o USE Calc functions
o CHART and "live Link" of Calc data
o MODIFY chart attributes
o RECORD repetitive tasks using Building
o MODIFY recorded tasks using Splice mode
Prerequisites:
-------------
Using DECwindows or the equivalent. One should be able to:
o Use the mouse
o Give input focus
o Shrink windows to icons
o Move a window
o Change the size of a window
o View and select menu items
o Use scroll bars
o Select dialog box options
o Work with the Session Manager and Fileview windows
Length: 2 Days
------
2. COURSE DATES:
o May 10-11
3. COURSE LOCATION AND TIME:
DLB12-1, Mediterranean Classroom (Classroom 2) 8:30-5PM.
4. COURSE FEE/SIZE:
Course fee per student is $210.00, and is limited to 12.
The full fee will be charged for those who register, but
do not attend and provide no alternate.
5. REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
Send the following information to SELECT::HUCKINS:
o Cost Center
o Cost Center Manager's Name:
o Name:
o NODENAME::NAME:
o Badge #:
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| 67.78 | TWO ADVANCED COURSE ANNOUNCEMENTS, | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Thu Mar 15 1990 12:13 | 138 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 13-Mar-1990 08:39pm CET
From: KING
KING@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: TWO ADVANCED COURSE ANNOUNCEMENTS,
Two advanced AI Training and Education course announcements. Please send all
replies to AIADM::LEVIN.
********************************************************************************
Testing Knowledge-Based Systems
********************************************************************************
DATE: April 12 - 13, 1990
LOCATION: Pacific Conference Room
Digital Equipment Corporation
295 Donald Lynch Boulevard
Marlborough, MA
DESCRIPTION: As knowledge-based system technology matures, there are more
systems used on a daily basis by a large number and variety
of users. With this increased impact comes a concern about
the reliability of these systems, and a desire to generate
more comprehensive testing plans. This 2-day course describes
a variety of methods for testing knowledge-based systems,
including validation and verification techniques borrowed
from the testing of conventional software, and techniques
unique to knowledge-based systems.
GOALS: By the end of this course, the student will:
o understand similarities and differences between testing
knowledge-based systems and testing conventional software;
o describe methods of validation and verification over the
project life cycle;
o learn a variety of methods for validating and verifying
knowledge-based systems, including regression testing, unit
testing, automated knowledge-base checkers, designing for
testability;
o gain exposure to various cases of testing knowledge-based
systems and benefit from lessons learned by engineers
experienced in testing;
o learn which testing methods have been successful with which
languages, tools and types of problems;
o describe the testing options in terms of a cost-benefit
metaphor which addresses organizational, technical and
business issues;
o be able to generate a high-level testing plan for their own
application.
INSTRUCTOR: Theresa Chow, Instructor
AUDIENCE and
PREREQUISITES: The course is aimed toward engineers or technical managers who
are developing knowledge-based systems, and need to develop or
implement testing plans for such systems.
It is assumed that the student has completed the Expert Systems
Training Program or has equivalent knowledge and experience,
and that the student has spent at least 6 months involved with
knowledge-based system development.
LENGTH and
FORMAT: 2 Days - Lecture
COST: $1000
REGISTER: Send mail to AIADM::LEVIN. Include badge number, cost
center, group and organizational name.
CANCELLATION: 10 days prior to the start date of the course.
********************************************************************************
DESIGNING KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS
********************************************************************************
OFFERINGS: March 20, 1990
May 29, 1990
LOCATION: Atlantic Conference Room
Digital Equipment Corporation
295 Donald Lynch Boulevard
Marlborough, MA
DESCRIPTION: Knowledge engineers need to produce specifications for the
effective development of knowledge-based systems (KBSs).
These may be in the form of running prototypes and/or an
evolving set of design documents. The purpose of this course
is to provide guidelines for balancing these two alternatives
and ensuring that critical design decisions are made regardless
of the method used. The course will focus on the creation of
design documents which facilitate the optimal use of proto-
typing as part of the design process.
GOALS: Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
o Recognize the value of design for guiding KBS
development
o Describe a process which incorporates both planning
and prototyping
o Identify the most critical design decisions that affect
KBS development
o Contribute to the creation of a KBS design document
INSTRUCTOR: Christopher Cherpas
LENGTH: 1 day
FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion
COST: $500
REGISTER: Send mail to AIADM::LEVIN. Include badge number, cost
center, group and organizational name.
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| 67.79 | ULTRIX FUNDAMENTALS COURSE OFFERINGS | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Tue Mar 20 1990 11:12 | 150 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 20-Mar-1990 02:46am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: ULTRIX FUNDAMENTALS COURSE OFFERINGS
COURSE NUMBER: ULTF006
DATE: MARCH 26-28, 1990
TIME: 8:30 - 5:00
LOCATION: FREEPORT CLASSROOM LKG2-2/V4
INSTRUCTOR: IVAN PREZ-MENDZE
COST: $400
COURSE NUMBER: ULTF007
DATE: MAY 9-11, 1990
TIME: 8:30 - 5:00
LOCATION: FREEPORT CLASSROOM LKG2-2/V4
INSTRUCTOR: DAVE RUBIO
COST: $400
------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Register: Set Host DELNI; Username: COURSES; Password: not required
Or Contact Faye Napert; DTN: 226-7065; DELNI::ED_SERVICES
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COURSE GOALS:
This course is desgined for the new Ultrix user. Its goal is to
familiarize the student with the general capabilities of the Ultrix
operating system. The student will learn to create and modify files
using the text editor vi; manipulate files and directories using
shell (csh) comands; become familiar with file permissions; execute
simple, sequential, and pipeline command lines; and communicate with
other users. The student will become familiar with the standard Ultrix
documentation.
KEY TOPICS:
Passwords
File system
File permissions
chmod
Ultrix shell
vi text editor
Regular expressions
Shell meta-characters
I/O redirection
Manual pages
Pipelines
mail
FORMAT:
Lecture plus Lab exercises
MATERIALS:
Student workbook
Textbook "Introducing the Unix System"
RREQUISITES:
Familiarity with computer system concepts and terminals.
COURSE OUTLINE - ULTRIX FUNDAMENTALS
I. INTRODUCTION
Ultrix features
Ultrix layering
Ultrix documentation
II.LOGGIN IN
Setting your terminal
Password command
Ultrix shell
Ultrix shell
Ultrix file system
III.COMMUNICATION COMMANDS
mail
who
write
news
IV.ULTRIX FILE SYSTEM
File types
Directories
Pathnames
File permissions
File system commands
V.INTRODUCTION TO VI EDITOR
Cursor Movement
Reading/Wtiting Files
Buffer
Commands
Regular expressions
Searching
Substituting
VI.ESTABLISHING A LOGIN ENVIRONMENT
Environment variables
.cshrc
.login
.profile
VII.ULTRIX SHELL
Features
Shell meta-charactes
Command lines
VIII.I/O REDIRECTION AND PIPELINES
Standard input and output
Standard error
Redirection
Pipelines
IX.FILE SYSTEM COMMANDS
cp,mc,ln
ls
find
cpio
tar
file
od
X.TEXT PROCESSING COMMANDS
grep
sort
diff
wc
pr
tail
spell
XI.BACKGROUND COMMAND LINES
Process ids
ps
wait
kill
nohup
Job Control
XII.OVERVIEW OF ULTRIX ENVIRONMENT
Development tools (compiling C programs)
Text Processing tools
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| 67.80 | NTU SATELLITE OFFERING - "Engineering Your Future.. | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Tue Mar 20 1990 11:13 | 182 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 20-Mar-1990 03:17am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: NTU SATELLITE OFFERING - "Engineering Your Future.."
THE 1990s: ENGINEERING YOUR FUTURE --
FOR EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS
COURSE NUMBER: PDAPR01
DATE: Mondays April 2, 9, 16, 23
(NOTE: April 16 is a DEC holiday. This
session will be videotaped and shown at the
same time, 11AM-1PM, on April 17 in the
Boothbay Conference Room.)
TIME: 11 AM - 1 PM
LOCATION: Boothbay Conf. Rm, LKG2-2
INSTRUCTOR: Peggy Hutcheson
COST: $250 (includes all four sessions)
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TO REGISTER: Set Host DELNI; Username: COURSES; Password: not required
Or Contact Faye Napert; DTN: 226-7065; DELNI::ED_SERVICES
**NOTE: This is the fourth in a six month series which addresses the topic
"The 1990s: The Future of Engineering and Engineering Your Future."
The June series will be for technical managers at any level in the
organization. In May the development of more effective presentation skills
will be addressed. (See separate descriptions for the May and June
sessions.)
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Participants will assess how the changes outlined by the top engineering
executives in the January series will affect his or her professional
effectiveness and career direction. Using workbook materials, each
individual will identify the most effective ways to tap his or her
energies and talents as they relate to career issues. Peggy Hutcheson will
use experts in the field and organizational case studies to present the
programs.
(See individual session descriptions below.)
SPEAKER:
Peggy Hutcheson is a partner in Atlanta Resource Associates, a firm
dedicated to helping organizations capitalize on the talents and energies
of their human resources. She and her firm have worked with a number of
leading firms, including Coca Cola Co., Digital, IBM, NCR and others, on
career issues. She has a Ph.D. from Georgia State University where her
studies focused on career development as an aspect of organizational
behavior. Her undergraduate work was in journalism and mass communications.
She is a former board member of the American Society for Training and
Development.
INTENDED AUDIENCE:
This series is for experienced professionals who need to test career
directions and/or explore new directions more appropriate to their
technical environment and areas of interest.
SPONSOR:
National Technological University
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April 2 A BLUEPRINT FOR CAREER SUCCESS:
EXAMINING SKILLS, INTERESTS AND VALUES
SESSION DESCRIPTION:
Maintaining energy and excitement in your career is an ongoing challenge.
Technical professionals are most motivated when work stretches your talents
in ways consistent with some core values.
This program explores your interests, your skill strengths, and your work
values. You will examine past successes to develop themes for future
planning, and you will develop a framework for making decisions about your
current and future work options.
SESSION OBJECTIVES:
o Identify the common denominators for successful career development
programs.
o Chart your current most valued skills.
o Explore work-related interests.
o Examine how changes in jobs and/or opportunities affect skills and values.
o Develop a profile for career decision-making.
******************************************
April 9 MATCHING SKILLS WITH OPPORTUNITIES:
ALTERNATIVES FOR GROWING WITHOUT CHANGING YOUR CAREER
SESSION DESCRIPTION:
Matching individual needs and goals with work options calls for a thorough
investigation of job characteristics. As you explore the payoffs of
different career choices, it becomes evident that "up is not the only way."
This session will provide information to help sort the options available
and to increase the rewards from your current job. You will also explore
key skills needed for success in each stage of a technical career.
SESSION OBJECTIVES:
o Prioritize important characteristics of work options.
o Identify the strengths and liabilities of different career paths.
o Examine opportunities for growth within current positions.
o Recognize the skills needed to grow in each stage of a technical career.
o Plot possible next career steps.
********************************************
April 16 CHARTING YOUR COURSE: MAKING DECISIONS
FOR CAREER GROWTH AND SATISFACTION
SESSION DESCRIPTION:
Career goals and preferences change over time. This program provides
information and assessments to pinpoint the primary career issues for
technical people in each life/career stage. You will see how some career
choices can get you off track from a real sense of success and fulfillment.
Learning how to apply strategies for making career decisions -- large and
small -- will move you toward important personal goals.
SESSION OBJECTIVES:
o Examine the sequence and challenges of life/career issues.
o Explore ways to enrich decision-making processes.
o Use techniques to make more satisfying career decisions.
o Develop goal statements consistent with personal career profiles.
********************************************
April 23 OVERCOMING OBSTACLES:
TOUGH ISSUES FOR TECHNICAL CAREERS
SESSION DESCRIPTION:
Changing organizational structures, markets and technologies redefine what
it takes to plan and manage careers. This program guides you through a
process to identify the hurdles that may appear to block your career. You
will learn skills and strategies for keeping your career on track,
regardless of the obstacles. Developing a specific action plan for
managing your toughest career issues is a critical component for taking
charge of your work life.
SESSION OBJECTIVES:
o Identify realities within organizations and the marketplace that impact
technical careers.
o Examine skills and strategies for accomplishing goals within these
organizational realities.
o Learn specific skills to better manage the work environment and maintain
career momentum.
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| 67.81 | CRL - Exp. Sys. Applied to Graphical User Interface | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Tue Mar 20 1990 11:14 | 98 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 20-Mar-1990 03:32am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: CRL - Exp. Sys. Applied to Graphical User Interface Design
Digital Equipment Corporation
Cambridge Research Lab
Seminar
Thursday, April 19, 1990
3:00pm - 4:00pm
EXPERT SYSTEMS APPLIED TO THE DESIGN OF GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES
James D. Foley
Dept. of EE&CS
The George Washington University
Washington, DC 20052
202-994-4952
[email protected]
The User Interface Design Environment (UIDE) is an integrated set of tools
which supports the designers of graphical user interfaces. A knowledge-base
representation of the interface is created by the designer, and is used in
turn to help the designer refine and improve the design, and to provide
run-time assistance to the end-user. The talk overviews UIDE, and includes
a videotape of animated graphical help generated.using UIDE concepts. Brief
video clips of other graphical interface projects at GW will be shown.
A user interface design is specified to UIDE in terms of objects, actions,
attributes, and pre- and post-conditions associated with the actions. The
user interface design is represented as a knowledge base. The design can be:
- used to analyze the interface's speed of use
- used to generate an operating user interface via SUIMS, our Simple User
Interface Management System
- used to generate context-sensitive help messages and animated explanations
of how to complete tasks
- automatically transformed into a different but functionally equivalent
interface by application of design paradigms such as currently-selected
object, global attribute value, command mode, and specialized commands.
These capabilities allow us to automatically generate a series of
functionally equivalent user interfaces for evaluation and use
- used to create dialogue boxes whose visual structure explicitly reinforces
the underlying logical structure of information in the dialogue.
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James Foley is Professor and Chairman of Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science at the George Washington University. He earned his
PhD at the University of Michigan. His interests include user
interfaces and interactive computer graphics; his research, sponsored
by NSF, NASA, and Siemens, focuses on building UIDE, the User
Interface Design Environment. He is co-author, with A. van Dam, of
Fundamentals of Interactive Computer Graphics, and is co-author, with
van Dam, S. Feiner, and J. Hughes, of Computer Graphics: Principles
and Practice, which will be published this spring. Foley is a Fellow
of the IEEE, serves on several editorial boards, and consults
regularly for governmental and industrial organizations.
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Digital Equipment Corporation's Cambridge Research Lab is located on the
north side of Technology Square, at the junction of Hampshire Street and
Broadway. The address is:
Digital Equipment Corporation
Cambridge Research Lab
One Kendall Square, Bldg. 700
Cambridge, Mass 02139
For questions regarding the seminar, directions, or parking, or to add
your name to the mailing list, call DTN 259-6600 or send email to
crl::tss.
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| 67.82 | INTEGRATING KB SYSTEMS | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Tue Mar 20 1990 11:15 | 85 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 20-Mar-1990 04:17am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: INTEGRATING KB SYSTEMS
Please send all replies to AIADM::LEVIN
********************************************************************************
INTEGRATING KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS
********************************************************************************
DATE: April 23 - 25th, 1990
LOCATION: Atlantic Conference Room, DLB12-1
295 Donald Lynch Boulevard
Marlborough, MA
DESCRIPTION: The successful delivery of an application that uses artificial
intelligence (AI) tools and techniques frequently depends
on the ability of the system to coexist with other
applications and existing data. Using examples and
exercises from case studies, this course presents
guidelines and methods for integrating knowledge-based or
expert systems into the application environment and easing
a system's transition from prototype to production. The
course will highlight issues in project planning, system
life cycle, knowledge representation, and implementation
that must be addressed to successfully integrate a
knowledge-based system into a business application
portfolio.
GOALS: Upon completion of the course, participants will be able
to:
- Define integration requirements for knowledge-based
applications
- Incorporate integration issues into the project plan
- Define the relationship (and a transformation)
between a relational data definition and a
knowledge representation
- Write simple VAX LISP programs that access non-LISP
routines and/or data files
- Identify trends toward the integration of databases
and AI applications
PRESENTER: John Arnold
AUDIENCE: Application developers, programmers, or software engineers
involved with the delivery of knowledge-based or other AI
systems.
Project leaders or technical managers of applications that
have or are considering a knowledge-based component.
LENGTH & FORMAT: 3 days, Lecture/Lab
PREREQUISITES: - Completion of the Expert Systems Training Program or
equivalent
- Applications development experience
- Familiarity with LISP programming
COST: $1,500.
REGISTER: Send mail to AIADM::LEVIN. Include badge number, cost
center, group and organizational name.
CANCELLATION: 10 days prior to the start date of the course.
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| 67.83 | OVERVIEW OF AI COURSE | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Fri Mar 23 1990 10:10 | 68 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 23-Mar-1990 01:23am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: OVERVIEW OF AI COURSE
Send all replies to AIADM::LEVIN. Registration requires badge number, cost
center, manager's name and organizational name.
********************************************************************************
OVERVIEW OF AI/KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS
*******************************************************************************
LOCATION: DLB12-1, Pacific Conference Room
295 Donald Lynch Boulevard
Marlborough, MA
DATE: April 30, 1990
DESCRIPTION: This is a one-day overview of the fields of Artificial
Intelligence (AI) and Knowledge-based systems (KBS). It
is presented by MIT Professors Patrick Winston and Randall
Davis, both world renowned leaders in the field. The first
presentation, "Foundations of AI", addresses the definition
of AI, its major sub-areas, what it can do, the nature and
use of shells and the future of the technology.
The second presentation focuses on "Knowledge-based Systems."
Topics presented include: definitions of these systems,
different architectures, and finding and evaluating appropriate
applications. In addition, the impacts of technical, business
and organizational issues on implementing knowledge-based
systems are discussed.
GOALS: Participants will be able to:
o Describe the historical context for the development of
AI technology and the key milestones.
o Identify the different technologies that comprise the field
of AI.
o Understand some of the future directions of AI technology.
o Describe some of the different architectures used in
knowledge-based systems.
o Discuss some of the issues involved in selecting an
appropriate application for knowledge-based systems
technology.
LENGTH: 1 day
FORMAT: Lecture
PRESENTERS: Professors Randall Davis and Patrick Winston, MIT
COST: $500.
NOTE: Although this 1 day course is offered as an entity, it also
serves as the first day of the INTRODUCTION TO AI IN BUSINESS
course.
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| 67.84 | AITC IS SPONSORING A DAY OF TECHNICAL EXCHANGE WITH | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Mon Mar 26 1990 13:02 | 102 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 23-Mar-1990 10:23pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: AITC IS SPONSORING A DAY OF TECHNICAL EXCHANGE WITH NIPPON ELECTRIC
AS PART OF A TECHNICAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN NEC (NIPPON ELECTRIC CORP.) AND THE
AI TECHNOLOGY CENTER, THE FOLLOWING TSS' WILL BE PRESENTED BY NEC:
--> DATE: Friday, March 30, 1990
--> PLACE: PACIFIC ROOM, DLB12-1
--> AGENDA: TSS Schedule as Follows:
TIME: TOPIC: SPEAKER:
9:00-9:10AM Introductions MITCH TSENG
9:10-9:50AM "Image Processing Technology for NOBUYUKI NARUO
Automatic Visual Inspection" of NEC
9:50-10:30AM "Concept and Plan for Applying AI TAKEO NOZAKI
Technology in Production Engineering of NEC
Area" (NEC)
++***************************************************************************++
ABSTRACT 1ST PRESENTATION
IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY FOR AUTOMATIC VISUAL INSPECTION (30min)
Nobuyuki Naruo Supervisor
Production Engineering Development Laboratory
1. Image Processing Technology in Production Engineering
Developed Inspection Systems
2. Wafer Inspection System
3. Solder Joint Inspection System
4. Future Plan
(Discussion (10 min)
Nobuyuki Naruo (Supervisor) BIO
He received the B.E. degree in Physical Electronics and M.E. degree
in Applied Electronics from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1980
and 1982 respectively. He joined NEC Corporation in 1982 and has
been a member of Production Engineering Development Laboratory ever
since. He was a visiting researcher at Purdue University from
1988 to 1989. And he is a member of Information Processing Society
of Japan.
==============================================================================
ABSTRACT 2ND PRESENTATION
CONCEPT AND PLAN FOR APPLYING AI TECHNOLOGY IN PRODUCTION ENG.
AREA IN NEC (30min)
Takeo Nozaki, Engineer, Production Engineering Develop-
ment Laboratory
Naoko Shimazu, Engineer, Transmission Division
Nobuyuki Naruo, Supervisor
1. Introduction, Problem Domains in Production Engineering
2. Developed Systems applying AI Technology
Expert System for Supporting Adjustment of Analog PCB
Troubleshooting Expert System for Multi-Layer Substrate
Inspection System
Wave Form Recognition by Neural Network Technology
3. Developing Knowledge Base System
Automatic Adjustment System for Microwave Filter
Adjustment Support System for Super-high-frequency FET
4. Future Plan (Dicussion 10min)
Takeo Nozaki Engineer BIO
He received the B.E. degree in Precision Engineering and M.E.
degree in Information Engineering from Hokkaido University, in
1960 and 1962 Respectively. He joined NEC Corporation in 1987
and has been a member of Production Engineering Development
Laboratory. And he is a member of Society of Instrument and
Control Engineers.
Naoko Shimazu Engineer BIO
She received the B.E. degree in Optics Engineering from Tokai
University in 1983. She joined NEC Corporation in 1983 and has
been a member of Production Engineering Department in Transmission
Division.
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| 67.85 | An Advanced course announcement from AITE | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Tue Mar 27 1990 12:18 | 83 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 26-Mar-1990 07:39pm CET
From: KING
KING@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: An Advanced course announcement from AITE
********************************************************************************
INTEGRATING KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS
********************************************************************************
DATE: April 23 - 25th, 1990
LOCATION: Atlantic Conference Room, DLB12-1
295 Donald Lynch Boulevard
Marlborough, MA
DESCRIPTION: The successful delivery of an application that uses artificial
intelligence (AI) tools and techniques frequently depends
on the ability of the system to coexist with other
applications and existing data. Using examples and
exercises from case studies, this course presents
guidelines and methods for integrating knowledge-based or
expert systems into the application environment and easing
a system's transition from prototype to production. The
course will highlight issues in project planning, system
life cycle, knowledge representation, and implementation
that must be addressed to successfully integrate a
knowledge-based system into a business application
portfolio.
GOALS: Upon completion of the course, participants will be able
to:
- Define integration requirements for knowledge-based
applications
- Incorporate integration issues into the project plan
- Define the relationship (and a transformation)
between a relational data definition and a
knowledge representation
- Write simple VAX LISP programs that access non-LISP
routines and/or data files
- Identify trends toward the integration of databases
and AI applications
PRESENTER: John Arnold
AUDIENCE: Application developers, programmers, or software engineers
involved with the delivery of knowledge-based or other AI
systems.
Project leaders or technical managers of applications that
have or are considering a knowledge-based component.
LENGTH & FORMAT: 3 days, Lecture/Lab
PREREQUISITES: - Completion of the Expert Systems Training Program or
equivalent
- Applications development experience
- Familiarity with LISP programming
COST: $1,500.
REGISTER: Send mail to AIADM::LEVIN. Include badge number, cost
center, group and organizational name.
CANCELLATION: 10 days prior to the start date of the course.
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| 67.86 | Two questions to be answered, please. | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Thu Mar 29 1990 00:53 | 42 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 28-Mar-1990 09:52pm CET
From: KING
KING@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: Two questions to be answered, please.
AITE would like to know what the market is for 2 to Carnegie Group, Inc.
(CGI) courses. Please take a few minutes to answer the following
questions:
1. WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN A 7-DAY KNOWLEDGE CRAFT COURSE?
This course would consist of a 2-day Knowledge Craft (KC) Hands-On
Introductory Seminar and a 1-week KC course. The objective is to give
enough hands-on-experience with KC to allow the student to make an inform-
ed decision about using KC for a knowledge-based application. The student
would develop an in depth understanding of CRL, CRL-OPS, and RPM, as well
as a thorough understanding of CRL-Prolog, the Command/Window System, the
Graphics System and Advanced CRL.
2. INTERESTED IN A 2-DAY PAKS (Simulation and Related Modules) SEMINAR?
The objective of a 2-day PAK seminar is to provide students with an under-
standing of how to use the "pak" modules of Knowledge Craft: OOPpak,
Statpak, Simpak, Graphpak and Timepak. Upon completion, the student will
know how to incorporate the functionality of the "pak" modules into an
application. The course is aimed at those students who are able to create
and manipulate schemata, make use of relations, create and use canvases,
windows and viewports, and create and manipulate graphic objects.
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| 67.87 | "Managing Technology" - Series of NTU Satellite Off | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Tue Apr 03 1990 15:23 | 186 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 02-Apr-1990 07:14pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: "Managing Technology" - Series of NTU Satellite Offerings
MANAGING TECHNOLOGY IN THE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE
COURSE NUMBER: MTG0001, MTG0002, MTG0003, MTG0004
DATE: April 26, May 3, 10, 17
TIME: 11 AM - 5 PM
LOCATION: See individual session descriptions
SPEAKERS: See below
COST: $350 per day (register individually)
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TO REGISTER: Set Host DELNI; Username: COURSES; Password: not required
Or Contact Faye Napert; DTN: 226-7065; DELNI::ED_SERVICES
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This is a four day symposium which focuses on how to manage technology,
both nationally and internationally. Each day is listed separately
in COURSES and must be registered for individually. The earlier sessions
are NOT pre-requisites for the later ones.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
One of the challenges confronting business and government today is
management of technology, on a national and international scale. The
ability to use and capitalize on the fruits of technology requires new
areas of technical and management expertise. Most of this growing body of
knowledge is emanating from industrial and business sectors. To meet the
challenge, the academic community is also developing new education and
research programs as part of the national effort in this high priority
area.
The challenge the U.S. faces, whether in industry, government, or business,
is how to move a product or service from research into development into
manufacturing into the marketplace in a cost-effective fashion. NTU is
bringing together experts from higher education, industry, business and
government for four days of state-of-the-art forums on how to manage
technology, nationally and internationally.
INTENDED AUDIENCE:
This special symposium is aimed at engineers, scientists and managers at
all levels.
SPONSOR: National Technological University
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DAY ONE - APRIL 26 - EDGARTOWN CONFERENCE ROOM - LKG2-1/9U
COURSE NUMBER: MTG0001
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Today's presentations will consist of the following:
Keynote Address ECONOMIC GROWTH AND THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF
TECHNOLOGY IN THE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE
Ralph Landau, Consulting Professor of Economics and
Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, and Vice
President, National Academy of Engineering
Roundtable Discussion MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY - THE HIDDEN
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
- Peter Likins, President, Lehigh University
- Alden Bean, Professor of Management and Technology,
College of Business and Economics, Lehigh University
- Herbert I. Fusfeld, Director, Center for Science
and Technology Policy, School of Management,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Dr. Richie Herink, Program Manager, IBM
Address MANAGING TECHNOLOGY
Lowell W. Steele, Consultant and author of the
recent book, "Managing Technology: The Strategic View."
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DAY TWO - MAY 3 - FALMOUTH CONFERENCE ROOM - LKG2-1/9W
COURSE NUMBER: MTG0002
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Today's presentations will consist of the following:
Address THE CORPORATE CHALLENGE IN TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
- William J. Spencer, Group Vice President, Xerox
Corporation
- John A. Armstrong, Vice President, Science and
Technology, IBM
Address TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
- Richard N. Foster, Director, McKinsey & Company,
Inc., and author of the book, "Innovation:
The Attacker's Advantage"
Address NEW APPROACHES TO TECHNOLOGY-BASED
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
- Edward B. Roberts, Professor of Management of
Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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DAY THREE - MAY 10 - EDGARTOWN CONFERENCE ROOM - LKG2-1/9U
COURSE NUMBER: MTG0003
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Today's presentations will consist of the following:
Address TECHNOLOGY AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS
- Graham R. Mitchell, Director of Planning,
GTE Laboratories, Inc.
Panel R & D COOPERATION -- U.S. AND JAPAN
- Robert S. Cutler, Program Evaluation Staff,
National Science Foundation
- Fumio Kodama, Director of Research, Japan's
National Institute of Science and Technology
Policy (STA)
- Lamont Eltinge, Society of Automotive Engineers
(SAE) Executive Fellow, Office of Science and
Technology Policy
- Robert G. Latorre, Professor and Chairman,
Department of Naval Architecture & Marine
Engineering, University of New Orleans
- Hisashi Kobayashi, Dean, School of Engineering
and Applied Science, Princeton University
Address THE MANAGEMENT CHALLENGE IN THE SOVIET UNION
- Stephen H. Rhinesmith, President, Rhinesmith and
Associates Inc., and President Reagan's Coordinator
for U.S. - Soviet Exchanges
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DAY FOUR - MAY 17 - EDGARTOWN CONFERENCE ROOM - LKG2-1/9U
COURSE NUMBER: MTG0004
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Today's presentations will consist of the following:
Address TRENDS IN SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY
AND THE CHALLENGE
- Larry W. Sumney, President, Semiconductor
Research Corporation (SRC)
Address MANAGING DUAL-USE TECHNOLOGIES
- Lewis M. Branscomb, Albert Pratt Public Service
Professor, John F. Kennedy School of Government,
Harvard University
Address TECHNOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
- Paul S. Adler, Assistant Professor of Engineering
Management, School of Engineering,
Stanford University
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For a more detailed description of the presentations, please contact Betsy
Mills, DELNI::MILLS, or 226-7204.
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| 67.88 | Need to "sell" your ideas or influence the decision | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Tue Apr 03 1990 15:24 | 74 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 02-Apr-1990 07:14pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: Need to "sell" your ideas or influence the decision makers??? Try......"Positive Power and Influence", 6/4, 8:30-5
POSITIVE POWER AND INFLUENCE
COURSE NUMBER: PPI0006
DATE: May 1 - 4, 1990
TIME: 8:30 - 5:00
LOCATION: Pacific c/r DLB12-1
INSTRUCTOR: Marilyn Ullman/Digital Management Education
COST: $850
------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Register: Set Host DELNI; Username: COURSES; Password: not required
Or Contact Faye Napert; DTN: 226-7065; DELNI::ED_SERVICES
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AUDIENCE:
For Supervisors and Managers. (Individual contributors, team leaders and
project leaders should enroll in "Influence Skills for Technical
Professionals".)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The four-day Positive Power and Influence Workshop heightens
awareness of the personal power participants exert regardless of
position or authority. Participants learn how to achieve a high
level of personal effectiveness -- get things done through others,
have their ideas adopted and motivate people.
Before the Workshop participants will be provided feedback forms to
collect information about their styles of influence from colleagues.
During the Workshop, participants will examine five basic styles
of influence and twelve behaviors.
Course Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
o Describe five basic influence styles
o Describe twelve behaviors
o Diagnose influencing situations and formulate effective
influence strategies
o Practice a variety of influencing behaviors
o Demonstrate flexibility in influencing others
o Influence others without resorting to line authority
Content:
I Five basic influence styles
II Twelve Influence behaviors
III Using personal power constructively
IV Diagnosing influence situations
V Developing influence strategies
VI Application planning
Methodology:
Large and small group exercises, video-taped role-plays, Influence
Style Questionnaires, lecturettes and application planning.
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| 67.89 | NEXPERT OBJECT Training | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Tue Apr 03 1990 15:26 | 55 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 02-Apr-1990 08:30pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: NEXPERT OBJECT Training
**************************************************************
* If you receive more than one copy of this message, and *
* DO NOT have multiple accounts, please reply to AIADM::TSS*
* right away. However, please send course registration *
* information as directed below. Thank you. *
**************************************************************
PROGRAMMING IN NEXPERT OBJECT TRAINING
Digital Educational Services offers NEXPERT Object
training on a regular basis at the Digital Training Center
in Marlborough, Massachusetts.
Our next offering of this class is April 23, 1990, this
is a five day course.
ABOUT THE COURSE
Your job is to implement solutions for real problems.
Problems involving process control, real-time diagnostics
and monitoring in manufacturing, design and configuration
in electronic and mechanical engineering, or classification
and intelligent decision support in finance and insurance.
These are real problems you face every day. With
instruction based upon real-world experience and hands-on
use of NEXPERT Object, you can gain the skills needed to
solve real problems with Expert Systems.
You can ask questions that are most important to your
business and develop the answers on a Digital VAXstation.
REGISTRATION, INFORMATION
For registration call the Educational Services Registration
office in Bedford, MA: (617)276-4380.
For more information on the NEXPERT course, call
Educational Services at the Digital AI Training Center in
Marlborough, MA: (508)490-889
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| 67.90 | WRITING FOR RESULTS | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Tue Apr 03 1990 15:27 | 50 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 02-Apr-1990 10:16pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: WRITING FOR RESULTS
COURSE NUMBER: WRIT001
DATE: APRIL 19,20, 1990
TIME: 8:30 - 5:00
LOCATION: DLB5-3 Leopard c/r Donald Lynch Blvd.
INSTRUCTOR: Linda Marks
COST: $600
------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Register: Set Host DELNI; Username: COURSES; Password: not required
Or Contact Faye Napert; DTN: 226-7065; DELNI::ED_SERVICES
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Course Name: Writing for Results
Length: 2 days
Intended Audience:
Employees wishing to increase the effectiveness of their memos and reports
Course Description:
This workshop presents both the theory and practice of clear, concise, and
effective writing. Participants will learn how to increase the impact of
their writing and reduce costly miscommunication. Concepts covered include
dealing with writer's block, organization, work choice, and editing for
impact and audience considerations. Participants will have an opportunity
to apply guidelines discussed in the workshop to both written exercises and
on-the-job writing tasks.
Course Objectives:
Participants will:
o Identify a procedure for writing memos and reports
o Assess strengths and weaknesses in personal writing style
o Identify ways to increase the effectiveness of written communication
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| 67.91 | EPITOOL OFFERING | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Wed Apr 18 1990 13:16 | 78 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 11-Apr-1990 11:02pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: EPITOOL OFFERING
******************************************************
* *
* Educational Services Intelligent Systems *
* *
* is happy to announce *
* *
* the next offering of EPITOOL *
******************************************************
Dates: April 30-May 4, 1990
Location: Caribbean Classroom - DLB12-1
Registration: To register for this course call the Registration Office
at dtn 249-4380.
Information: For more information contact
Malin Goodwin at ESIS::GOODWIN or DTN 291-8894
About EPITOOL:
--------------
EPITOOL is a Lisp based hybrid expert system tool developed by
Epitec AB in Link�ping, Sweden. As announced at IJCAI in Detroit,
EPITOOL will be a software product distributed and sold by Digital.
EPITOOL has a wide range of knowledge representations including
forward and backward chaining rules, objects and methods, and
functions for represenation of procedural knowledge. Epitool also
provides functions for creation of Decwindows-style application
graphics, and call-in call-out to any VAX supported language.
Development of Knowledge bases can either be done on a VAX station,
using development graphics, windows and menus, or on a regular
terminal using Epitools own command language.
About the course:
-----------------
The course consists of lectures and labs. Labs will provide the
students with a hands on experience working with the tool. The
topics covered in the course are:
- Knowledge Representation in Epitool:
Concepts, Aspects, Individuals, Objects-Methods.
- Actions:
Rules, Backward and Forward chaining. Functions.
Rule sets.
- Development tools:
Error handling, Debugging
- Values:
Uncertain, Unknown, Descriptions, Groups.
- End user interface:
Questions, Application graphics, Explanations,
Streams and active paths
- Integration
- Customizing the development environment.
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| 67.92 | Prof. Agogino-4/20-9:30AM | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Wed Apr 18 1990 15:31 | 116 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 18-Apr-1990 10:05am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: Prof. Agogino-4/20-9:30AM
TITLE: "THE CONCEPT DATABASE: Systematic Concept
Search, Design Evaluation, and Archival for
Concurrent Design"
SPEAKER: Alice M. Agogino, Associate Professor
University of California at Berkeley
DATE: Friday, April 20, 1990
TIME: 9:30-11:00AM
PLACE: DLB5 Cafeteria
HOST: Frank Lynch, Manager
Advanced Systems and Tools Group
AI Technology Center
CONCURRENT DESIGN is an approach to design in which simultaneous
consideration is given to all of the factors involved in the life
cycle of a product. Subsets of this idea are called "design for
*ability", where "*bility" is replaced by manufacturability, main-
tainability, marketability, and so so.
Most computer-aided design tools are used primarily during the
later stages of the design process for documentation or evaluation
of completed designs. They capture details of design "form" at
best, and leave out essential aspects of the history of the design
process: design intent, intermediate goals, assumptions, feature
justification, computer simulations and analyses.
Further, current design tools are not integrated with the other
information systems of the enterprise, and provide little assistance
in capturing or transmitting the information resources of the
enterprise used to develop designs. For example, product drawings
give very little information for downstream designers to evaluate
the impact of a design change. Because of its importance in life
cycle design costs, our focus in this research is at the conceptual
stage of design.
Recent studies have shown life cycle costs of a product are
primarily determined during the early, conceptual stages of the
design process.
The Institute for Defense Analysis reports that 80-90% of U.S.
aerospace downstream costs (including fabrication, manufacturing
construction, energy, maintenance and disposal) are determined
in the first 10% of the design process. Similar results are
reported from the automotive, computer and consumer products
industries.
"THE CONCEPT DATABASE..."
Friday, 4/20, 9:30AM
Prof. Alice Agogino
Page Two
Thus the maximum leverage on cost reduction and performance
enhancement is during the early stage of design. Yet most tech-
niques for "design for manufacturability" are now only applied
after product design is near complete and only detailing changes
are possible.
We propose to develop a novel computer-aided concurrent design
tool for assisting engineers during the conceptual phase of
design.
The Concept Database will utilize database and optical disk
technology to provide the designer with access to a broad
spectrum of design information which will suggest, describe,
and link design concepts.
The intent is to give the designer the information needed to
produce initial designs with better life cycle performance.
The tool will be designed to (1) push life cycle issues to the
forefront of the design process, (2) provide feedback and related
information for each concept to assist in design decisions, (3)
structure the concept search and generation so that intent and
justifications for concepts are recorded as they evolve, and
(4) index the design history using the concept search for retrieval
by downstream designers and for archival in the database.
Proposed research is focused on determining an appropriate repre-
sentation for concepts, methods of retrieval from a concept database,
and support of design decision making during concept retrieval.
The target area of application for the prototype is the domain of
concepts for packaging of electronics products and mechanical design
of computers.
Alice Agogino is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
and Director of the Berkeley Expert Systems Technology Laboratory
at the University of California, Berkeley, CA.
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| 67.93 | William Weihl @CRL, 5/14 | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Mon Apr 23 1990 12:21 | 81 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 23-Apr-1990 05:12am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: William Weihl @CRL, 5/14
Digital Equipment Corporation
Cambridge Research Lab Seminar
Monday, May 14, 1990 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Multi-Version Memory:
Software Cache Management for Concurrent B-Trees
William E. Weihl
MIT
Shared-memory and NUMA multiprocessors provide an interface to the programmer
in which there is a single global shared memory (perhaps with some private
memory for each processor). Such machines typically use fast local memory as
a cache for globally shared data, but the existence of caches is largely
hidden from the programmer. The abstraction of a single global shared memory
is simple and relatively easy to use, but it hides an important part of the
power of the underlying machine. In addition, in large-scale multiprocessors,
or in distributed systems, maintaining cache coherence can be expensive.
In this talk we argue that it is useful to view cache management as one
specific instance of a more general replication problem. Furthermore, we
argue that application-specific replication algorithms can give much better
performance than can be achieved by general purpose methods, such as typical
cache coherence algorithms. Thus, the programmer should be presented with a
model of memory that directly exposes the presence of local cached copies of
data, and allows the programmer to control how these copies are managed. As
support for our arguments, we describe a new non-standard memory model, which
we call multi-version memory, that could be built given more direct control
over caches. (It can also be implemented on top of coherent memory, but with
somewhat greater overhead.) The principal advantage of multi-version memory
is that it allows readers to run in parallel with writers, thus requiring less
delay due to synchronization than coherent memory. The tradeoff made by multi-
version memory is that it provides a weaker semantics than coherent memory.
This semantics is still strong enough to be useful: we show how multi-version
memory can be used to implement highly concurrent B-trees.
_______________________________________________________________________________
William E. Weihl received the SB degree in Mathematics in 1979, the SB and SM
degrees in Computer Science in 1980, and the PhD degree in Computer Science
in 1984, all from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1984 he
joined the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he is
currently an Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering.
Dr. Weihl was one of the principal designers of the Argus programming language
and system, which is designed to support the construction of reliable
distributed systems, and the Mercury communications system, which is designed
to support efficient, flexible communication in heterogeneous distributed
systems. He has made significant contributions to the theory of atomic
transactions, particularly in the design of highly concurrent type-specific
concurrency control and recovery algorithms. In joint work with Nancy Lynch,
Michael Merritt, and Alan Fekete, he has developed a theoretical framework for
describing and analyzing nested transaction systems.
Dr. Weihl's current research interests focus on parallel computing,
particularly in the areas of programming methodology, programming languages,
synchronization, and fault-tolerance.
_______________________________________________________________________________
Digital Equipment Corporation's Cambridge Research Lab is located on the north
side of Technology Square, at the junction of Hampshire Street and Broadway.
The address is:
Digital Equipment Corporation - Cambridge Research Lab
One Kendall Square., Building 700, Cmabridge, MA 02139
For questions regarding the seminar, directions, or parking, or to add your
name to the mailing list, call DTN: 259-6600 or send email to crl:tss.
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| 67.94 | DR. KUSIAK-4/25-9AM | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Mon Apr 23 1990 12:23 | 51 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 23-Apr-1990 05:27am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: DR. KUSIAK-4/25-9AM
TITLE: "Design and Manufacturing: An AI Perspective"
SPEAKER: Dr. Andrew Kusiak
Dept. of Industrial & Management Engineering
University of Iowa
DATE: Wednesday, April 25, 1990
TIME: 9:00 - 11:00 AM
PLACE: Pacific Room, DLB12
HOST: Tom Cerva
AISG Group, AI Technology Center
In this presentation, an AI approach for solving a number of
problems in engineering design and manufacturing is discussed.
The problems considered in this presentation include conceptual
design of products and systems, group technology, layout design,
and scheduling of manufacturing systems.
Dr. Andrew Kusiak is a Professor and Chairman of the Dept. of
Industrial and Management Engineering at the University of Iowa
in Iowa City, Iowa. He holds the Ph.D. degree in Operations
Research, M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering, and B.Sc.
degree in Precision Engineering. Prior to joining the University
of Iowa he was with the University of Manitoba and the Technical
University of Nova Scotia.
Andrew Kusiak is interested in applications of AI and optimiza-
tion in modern manufacturing systems. He is the editor of the
Journal and Intelligent Systems and the editor of two book
series, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN INDUSTRY, and APPLIED
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
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| 67.95 | NEXPERT OFFERING | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Wed May 02 1990 17:38 | 48 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 27-Apr-1990 07:04pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: NEXPERT OFFERING
PROGRAMMING IN NEXPERT OBJECT TRAINING
Digital Educational Services offers NEXPERT Object
training on a regular basis at the Digital Training Center
in Marlborough, Massachusetts.
Our next offering of this class is May 21, 1990, this
is a five day course.
ABOUT THE COURSE
Your job is to implement solutions for real problems.
Problems involving process control, real-time diagnostics
and monitoring in manufacturing, design and configuration
in electronic and mechanical engineering, or classification
and intelligent decision support in finance and insurance.
These are real problems you face every day. With
instruction based upon real-world experience and hands-on
use of NEXPERT Object, you can gain the skills needed to
solve real problems with Expert Systems.
You can ask questions that are most important to your
business and develop the answers on a Digital VAXstation.
REGISTRATION, INFORMATION
For registration call the Educational Services Registration
office in Bedford, MA: (617)276-4380.
For more information on the NEXPERT course, call
Educational Services at the Digital AI Training Center in
Marlborough, MA: (508)490-8893.
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| 67.96 | REMINDER-DR. MINTON, TOMORROW, 5/30, 9:30AM | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Fri Jun 01 1990 00:30 | 68 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 29-May-1990 08:11pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: REMINDER-DR. MINTON, TOMORROW, 5/30, 9:30AM
TITLE: "Learning to Improve Problem
Solving Performance"
SPEAKER: Dr. Steve Minton
NASA Ames Research Center
DATE: WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1990
TIME: 9:30 - 11:00AM
PLACE: Pacific Room, DLB12
HOST: Carlos Bhola
Member of the Technical Staff
AI Research Group, AITC
This talk will describe the application of Explanation-Based
Learning (EBL) to improve problem solving performance.
Previous work has demonstrated that EBL can be an effective
method for acquiring domain-specific search control knowledge.
However, in practice, EBL may not always generate useful control
knowlege.
For control knowledge to be effective, the cumulative benefits
of applying the knowledge must outweigh the cumulative costs of
testing whether that knowledge is applicable. Generating effective
control knowledge may be difficult, as evidenced by the complex-
ities often encountered by knowledge engineers.
In general, control knowledge cannot be indiscriminately added
to a system; it's costs and benefits must be taken into account.
To produce effective control knowledge, an explanation-based
learner must generate "good" explanations -- explanations that
can be profitably employed during problem solving.
The talk will begin with a brief overview of EBL. Next, the
PRODIGY system will be described. PRODIGY is a planner that
learns by searching for good explanations. Then, the focus
will turn to recent work, which includes investigating the use
of EBL for complex planning and scheduling applications.
Dr. Steve Minton is currently working in the area of Explana-
tion-Based Learning with NASA. He completed his Ph.D. at CMU
in 1988, under the supervision of Dr. Jaime Carbonell.
Dr. Minton received the prestigious AAAI Award for best
scientific paper in 1988, and is viewed as one of the fore-
most authorities on explanation-based learning within the AI
community.
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| 67.97 | Some course offerings - July-November, 1990 | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Fri Jun 08 1990 11:07 | 80 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 08-Jun-1990 02:34am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: Some course offerings - July-November, 1990
From: SIMVAX::PSMITH "MUSIC, CATS AND LOTS OF GLASS 21-May-1990 1650" 21-MAY-1990 17:31:06.24
Subj: Mfg. Eng. Training Schedule of Course Offerings
MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
Course/Program Schedule - Q3/Q4 FY'90
This schedule reflects open enrollment offerings from MTT&D located in
the Andover (AET) facility. Courses for intact work groups are
encouraged and can be arranged at your site at a reduced cost.
Detailed course descriptions and course catalogs are available on
request. Contact SIMVAX::REGISTRAR to register for courses or to obtain
further information.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT EDUCATION (22 days spread over 6 months)
Begins Oct. 23 - Contact Ray Archambault for further information (SIMVAX::)
_______________________________________________________________________________
K.T. PROBLEM SOLVING & DECISION MAKING (4 day workshop) $1000.00
August 21 - 24
October 2 - 5
November 13 - 16
_______________________________________________________________________________
K.T. PROJECT MANAGEMENT (3 day workshop) $800.00
July 17 - 19 September 18 - 20
August 7 - 9 October 30 - November 1
_______________________________________________________________________________
INVESTMENT IN EXCELLENCE (4 day workshop) $850.00
July 10 - 13
September 25 - 28
November 13 -16
_______________________________________________________________________________
BECOMING AN EVERYDAY GENIUS (4 day workshop) $850.00
July 31 - August 3 October 16 - 19
August 21 - 24 October 30 - November 2
September 11 - 14 December 4 - 7
_______________________________________________________________________________
SELLING YOUR IDEAS (3 day workshop) $750.00
July 10 - 12 November 6 - 8
August 14 - 16 December 17 - 19
September 11 - 13
______________________________________________________________________________
MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING FINANCE (3 1/2 day workshop) $800.00
July 24 - 27 $650.00 (Intact Group)
______________________________________________________________________________
TECHNICAL PROCESS TRAINING:
Design For Manufacturability (1 day) $200.00
June 19
Process courses offered by the MTT&D training organization include test
equipment maintenance/programming, soft tools, software simulators,
machine insertion equipment maintenance, surface mount program and
process. All courses are scheduled as needed and are dependent upon
availability of the equipment within Manufacturing. For further
information contact Paul Sandore (SIMVAX::Sandore).
____________________________________________________________________________
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| 67.98 | NEURON DATA/DEC DEMO DAY 6/8 | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Fri Jun 08 1990 11:08 | 54 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 08-Jun-1990 06:35am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: NEURON DATA/DEC DEMO DAY 6/8
NEURON DATA DEC DAY AGENDA
FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1990
LEOPARD CONFERENCE ROOM/EAGLE CONFERENCE ROOM
10:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.
"OVERVIEW OF NEXPERT V2.0 - NEW EXTENDED FEATURES"
TIME LOCATION TOPIC SPEAKER
===============================================================================
10:00-10:15 Leopard C.R. Digital Introduction Dino Lachiusa, DEC
DLB5-3/E10 3rd Party Relations
Mgr.
10:15-10:30 Leopard C.R. Presentation: Overview Nick Halsey, Neuron
of Nexpert V2.0 Data
DEC Relations Mgr.
10:30-11:00 Leopard C.R. Presentation: Nexpert David Wiser, Neuron
Execute Library & Special Data
Features for VMS & Ultrix Chief VMS Engineer
11:15-12:00 Eagle C.R. Demo of Nexpert V2.0 Nick Halsey
DLB5-1 David Wiser
12:00-1:00 DLB5 Cafeteria Lunch - Open Discussion All
1:00-1:45 Eagle C.R. Optional 2nd Showing of Nick Halsey
Nexpert V2.0 Demo David Wiser
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 12-Jun-1990 09:49am CET
From: Pat Roach
ROACH
Dept: E/ACT Technology
Tel No: DTN 828-5784
TO: Jim Kane ( KANE )
TO: Richard Sitruk ( SITRUK )
TO: Andrew Buchanan ( BUCHANAN )
Subject: FYI: Looks like a good speaker for a seminar - and European
I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 12-Jun-1990 01:06am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: O-O PROGRAMMING 6/12
ISB Training and Education
@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
@@ SOFTWARE @@ TECHNICAL SEMINAR
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TITLE: How To Teach Object-Oriented Programming To
Experienced Software Developers
NUMBER: SWTS-04
SCHEDULE: Jun 12, 1990
LOCATION: TBA
TIME: 10:30 a.m.- 11:30 a.m.
CLASS SIZE: 50
INSTRUCTOR: PROFESSOR KARL LIEBERHERR
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
COST: $ 0
ENROLLMENT CLOSING: Jun 12, 1990
CANCELLATION IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO HAVE MANAGER APPROVAL TO ATTEND.
POLICY: REGISTRATION IS "ONLY" USED FOR PROJECTED ATTENDANCE.
ENROLLMENT RETURN TO: Registrar
HYEND::REGISTRAR
DTN: 297-5097 OR
ON LINE: $COURSES
PASSWORD: $TRAINING
SELECTION: SOFTWARE TRAINING
ABSTRACT: During the last 5 years we have developed an object-
oriented design method (the Demeter method) which is programming
language independent and we have developed a tool (the C++ Demeter
system) which supports the method for C++. The method is based
an class dictionaries which describe the high-level relationship
between classes.
We will describe the Demeter method and how we use it to teach
object-oriented programming to experienced software developers.
PRESENTOR: Karl J. Lieberherr got his Ph.D. at the Swiss Federal
Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland and was Assistant
Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University. Before
joining Northeastern University in 1985 as a Professor, he was
Principal Member of Technical Staff at GTE Laboratories.
During the last 5 years his research team in object-oriented
software engineering has developed the Demeter method for
object-oriented design and programming and his team has built
a supporting CASE tool, called the C++ Demeter system. Some key
contributions of the Demeter project are: the concept of a class
dictionary, the Law of Demeter, the application planning technique
and the class restructuring algorithms.
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| 67.100 | HUMAN INTERFACE-6/25-MLO | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Wed Jun 13 1990 17:36 | 157 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 13-Jun-1990 02:37pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: HUMAN INTERFACE-6/25-MLO
HUMAN INTERFACE SEMINAR
Monday, June 25, 1990
General Doriot Auditorium, MLO4-5
Sponsored by: Corporate Research & Architecture, Technology Transfer Program
AGENDA
9:00 Welcome Ken Beers/Bill Kuhlman
9:10 Overview of Human Interface Research at MCC Bill Curtis
9:20 Human Interface Tool Suite (HITS) and Runtime David Wroblewski
Architecture
9:50 Work Coordination Through Action Recommendations David Wroblewski
from Interface Objects
10:10 An Object-Oriented Language for Interactive Mark Tarlton
3-D Visualization
10:30 Break
10:40 Motivation for Stylus Based Interfaces and Gale Martin
Handwriting Recognition Technologies
11:30 Spatial Parsing for Visual Interface Languages Kent Wittenburg
12:00 Wrap-up and Technology Transfer Issues
12:30...Lunch with Speakers and Follow-up Interactions
(Russo Conf. Rm., MLO1-3, pole 1C)
ABSTRACTS
HUMAN INTERFACE TOOL SUITE (HITS) AND RUNTIME ARCHITECTURE and...
WORK COORDINATION THROUGH ACTION RECOMMENDATIONS FROM INTERFACE OBJECTS
(David Wroblewski)
In these talks, I will discuss two components of the ongoing HITS work. First,
the HITS blackboard, which provides the framework in which multiple knowledge
sources can be used to integrate and react to multimodal input. The second
component is called DETENTE, and has the goal of providing practical support
for representing and managing representations of user activities. I will
examine the motivation behind our technical approach to DETENTE, and examine
a number of interfaces that exhibit DETENTE-like qualities.
AN OBJECT-ORIENTED LANGUAGE FOR INTERACTIVE 3-D VISUALIZATION
(Mark Tarlton)
Traditionally, computer graphics has been approached as a programming problem
where interactive graphical presentations are produced by writing sequential,
procedural programs. These procedures invoke drawing functions from a graphics
library to form the images on a display. While there are a number of problems
that arise in taking this approach, the most obvious is that substantial
expertise in both graphics and programming are required to produce even static
3-D images. When interactive and dynamic features are added to the presentation,
the task becomes daunting, even for experienced developers. Our hypothesis is
that many of the problems that face the developers of interactive 3-D systems
result from using a procedural specification of graphic operations. The
language I will present allows the specification of interactive, animated
graphical presentations through the construction of object graphs.
MOTIVATION FOR STYLUS BASED INTERFACES AND HANDWRITING RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGIES
(Gale Martin)
I will describe the vision fueling MCC's Interactive Worksurface Project and the
technologies we are developing to make this vision a reality. This includes
general overviews of the hardware for interactive tablets (large and small),
software drivers, handwriting recognition capabilities, and techniques for
interpreting the visual languages communicated on interactive tablets.
SPATIAL PARSING FOR VISUAL INTERFACE LANGUAGES
(Kent Wittenburg)
The overall goal is to apply a language perspective to the problem of
connecting meaning to graphical and sketched media on both the input and the
output side of human-machine interfaces. The technology will initially be
applied to the problem of recognition of hand-sketched input through the
electronic paper interface of the interactive worksurface (IWS). Our first
application will be a math expression interpreter for an electronic math sketch
pad. Subsequent applications will include interpretation of sketched designs
(e.g., engineering or architectural layouts) in such a way that the semantic
information can be made available for subsequent querying, intelligent
advising, creation of dynamic prototypes, etc. On the output side, we expect
that the inverse connection of underlying data to a visual vocabulary will
enable easy-to-use tools for connecting the semantics of underlying data to
dynamic graphical displays.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
BILL CURTIS is currently the Director of MCC's Human Interface Laboratory where
he directs research on developing a new generation of user interface
technology. Previously Dr. Curtis was a Director in MCC's Software Technology
Program, which is developing a new generation of technology for supporting the
design of large systems. Prior to joining MCC, Dr. Curtis was the Manager of
Programming Trends Analysis at ITT's Programming Technology Center; Manager of
Software Management Research in the Space Division of General Electric, and
Research Assistant Professor at the University of Washington. He has published
over 80 articles on software engineering, human-computer interaction, and the
management of large systems development, and has edited two books: Human
Factors in Software Development an IEEE tutorial (2nd ed., 1985) and Human
Factors in Computing Systems - II published by Elsevier (1985). He is on the
editorial boards of the IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering,
Human-Computer Interaction, the International Journal of Man-Machine Studies,
and the Journal of Systems and Software.
DAVID WROBLEWSKI is a Member of the Technical Staff at MCC's Human Interface
Laboratory, where he has worked since 1985, participating in projects ranging
from natural language analysis to planning for intelligent advising to his
current research on supporting human work through embedded agendas. Prior to
MCC, he worked for 4 years in the Honeywell Systems and research center doing
expert systems and autonomous vehicle research and in production software
engineering. Mr. Wroblewski holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the
University of Wisconsin.
MARK TARLTON is a a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Sciences at the University of
Texas. For the last five years in the MCC Human Interface Lab, he has been
involved in the development of "Pogo", an object-oriented platform for dynamic,
two and three dimensional graphical interfaces. Previously, he was a research
assistant at the University of Kansas Medical Center where he conducted
research in medical applications of interactive computer graphics and image
processing. He is the author of more than 25 technical papers in the area of
visualization and interactive graphics.
GALE MARTIN received her Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the University
of California in 1981. Her dissertation research dealt with human visual
pattern recognition. Since then she has worked for Eastman Kodak, and for the
past five years has been assigned as a Kodak representative at MCC. She
has been active in neural network research focusing on handwriting recognition.
KENT WITTENBURG is the leader of the Interface Languages research in the MCC
Human Interface Lab. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin,
where he studied natural language parsing and Categorial Unification Grammar.
He has previously held computational linguistics positions at SRI
International and the Linguistics Research Center at the University of Texas.
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 20-Jun-1990 01:55pm CET
From: PAPAGEORGE
PAPAGEORGE@AITG@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: FWD: DCVN BROADCAST INFORMATION
From: NUTMEG::NUTMEG::MRGATE::"A1::MOLLOY.MARY" 19-JUN-1990 17:06:08.90
To: @Distribution_List
CC:
Subj: DCVN BROADCAST INFORMATION
From: NAME: MARY MOLLOY @TTB
FUNC: MDP
TEL: 264-3942 <MOLLOY.MARY AT A1 at NUTMEG at
TTB>
To: See Below
Please see the attached memo.
Thanks.
Regards,
Mary
From: NAME: SOPHIA JOHNSON
FUNC: DIGITAL VIDEO NETWORK
TEL: 276-4089/DTN249-4089 <JOHNSON.SOPHIA AT A1 at systmx at
BUO>
Date: 19-Jun-1990
Posted-date: 19-Jun-1990
Precedence: 1
Subject: DECWORLD BROADCAST REPORT
To: See Below
CC: See Below
To Distribution List:
PIZ@EXIT26@VMSMAIL,
NAME: DON ELIAS <ELIAS.DON AT A1 at systmx at BUO>,
NIKKI RICHARDSON @MLO,
_ASABET::SHIPMAN AT A1 at systmx at BUO,
_EXIT26::RUDOMIN AT A1 at systmx at BUO,
_EXIT26::DAHL AT A1 at systmx at BUO,
_EXIT26::MASLOWSKII AT A1 at systmx at BUO,
MARY MOLLOY @TTB,
GARY KUBA @OGO
CC Distribution List:
MEADE@EXIT26@VMSMAIL
Author: SOPHIA JOHNSON
Date: 23-May-1990
Posted-date: 19-Jun-1990
Precedence: 1
Subject:
6/19/90 DCVN AT DECWORLD BROADCASTS
1. JULY 10
The Vision of Digital's Style of Computing (WILLIAM STRECKER)
(@MKO, 223-3726)
John Kunis @OGO, 276-0988/Peter Damon @OGO, 276-8786
*BOB BICKFORD BUZZ LUTTRELL-MODERATOR MEMO SENT 6/6
================================================================================
2. JULY 11
(S-425-0-001) Achieving Your Business Goals Through Software Integration
DRI: Dennis Phelan, @ttb, 264-2030
Speaker: Jack Walsh (OUTSIDE CONSULTANT)
(S-425-0-002) NAS: The Perfect Solution for Your Multi Vendor World
DRI: Dennis Phelan
Speaker: Jackie Kahle, ttb, 264-3988
Backup: Joanne MacMullen
(SHARON GUADAGNO @TTB
(264-1814)
(BARB LIBERTY @TTB
(264-2591)
MEMO 5/29
*ERIC BASTA ANN MCGRATH - MODERATOR
===============================================================================
3. JULY 12
(S-415-0-001) Digital's Office Strategy: Enterprise Resources for the
End-User
DRI: Ken Walker, TTB 264-3711
Speaker: Gene Hodges,TTB 264-3734
Backup: Chris Reed, Steve Kirchoff,TTB 264-4384
Murray Copp, TTB 264-3328, Joanne Masingill, TTB
264-3122
(A-415-0-004) ALL-IN-1 Phase II: Integrated Desktop Applications for
Today and Tomorrow
DRI: Ted Kennedy, TTB 264-3389
Speaker: Steve Kirchoff
Backup: Steve Martin, Joanne Correia
TTB 264-2575 / TTB 264-0943
(KEN WALKER)
PAM PORTER-ELLIOTT MARSHA PITTS-WILLIAMS - MOD (@TTB, 264-3711)
(603)878-1049 MEMO 6/18
================================================================================
4. JULY 13
(A-405-0-001) Information Systems (IS) Planning for the Enterprise (2nd)
DRI: Jack Richardson
Speaker: Dave Caperelli
Backup: Roger Greeley, Nancy Settle, Bart Bolton
(A-405-0-009) From Chaos to Architecture
DRI: Jack Richardson
Speaker: Jim Friel
Backup: Henry Therberge, Bud Gorman
Worth Robbins, Ken Gordon
(alternative)
(A-405-0-002) Digital's Answer to Computing for a Changing World (4th)
DRI: Jack Richardson
Speaker: Clare Peiffer
Backup: Bart Bolton, Mike Schiff, Chad Cutler
Henry Morris
(BOB WEINER @PDM
(291-0474)
*Jennifer Abod JACKY HOVEY - MODERATOR memos sent 5/31
================================================================================
5. JULY 16
(A-420-0-001) Moving Ahead of Your Competition with Business and
Technical Documentation Solutions
DRI: Shelley Spierer, @TTB, 264-0008
Speaker: John Giudici, @TTB, 264-2238
(D-420-0-001) Document Management - Staying Afloat in the Flood
of Electronic Documents
DRI: Susan Kaufmann, TTB, 264-5308
Speaker: Geoff James, @TTB, 264-1490
(D-420-0-003) Eliminating Computer Babel with the CDA Architecture (TM)
DRI: Tom Azcona, @TTB, 264-3451
Presentor: Tom Azcona/John Clancy, @TTB, 264-3982
John Hill
(SHARON GUADAGNO @TTB
CC: JOANNE LUTIAN @TTB 264-1814)
(HOWARD WOOLF @TTB)
264-3901)
*ERIC BASTA (STEVE SINE - MODERATOR) MEMO 5/29
================================================================================
6. JULY 17
Secure the Future:
Digital's Approach to Information Security (STEVE Redfern)
*BOB BICKFORD @CTS (ANN MCGRATH - MODERATOR) MEMO 5/29
================================================================================
7. JULY 18
(S-430-0-001) Strategic Software Development for Success
DRI/presenter: Marion Dancy @PDM, 291-0138
Backup: Geoff Roach, @PDM, 291-0462
(A-430-0-001) IS Application Development: From Chaos to Control
DRI & Speaker: Shirley Ann Stern, @PDM, 291-0426
Backup: R.J. Mathew, @PDM, 291-0313
(SUE APPEL @PDM
*GLENN LITTON (MARCIA PITTS-WILLIAMS - MOD) 291-0458) or
(617) 661-4828 (508)490-0458
================================================================================
8. JULY 19
(S-410-0-001) Digital and UNIX (r): Strategy & Products
DRI: Roy Shiderly
Speaker: Joe Menard
Backup: Rick Berzle
(A-410-0-001) Success with Open Systems
DRI: Roy Shiderly
Speaker: K. Comisky/Jim Isaak
*FRANCINE CAMPBELL (JOE MENARD @ZKO
381-2929)
(BUZZ LUTTRELL - MODERATOR) MEMO 5/29
===============================================================================
9. JULY 20
(A-405-0-007) Digital's "Information Network": Dealing with the Data Dilemma
DRI: Chuck Rozwat, @NUO, DTN 264-6104
Speaker:
Backup: Wendy Caswell, @NUO, DTN 264-2833
(A-405-0-003) Making the Right Database Choice
DRI: Vickie Farrell, @NUO, DTN 264-2412
(BOB WIENER @PDM
291-0474)
UPDATED 6/14
*MIKE GOFF (PEG O'BRIEN - MODERATOR) MEMO 6/1
================================================================================
10. JULY 23
(A-405-0-008) Gaining A Competitive Advantage With DECtp
Dri: Peter Powell
Speaker: Peter Powell, John Anderson, Roger Baust
(all primary speakers, will rotate)
Backup: Peter Powell, John Anderson, Roger Baust
Integrated Production Systems: Solutions for Mission-Critical Applications
Jack Lucier @MR0, 297-4261 / Cathy Stockwell @MRO, 297-5347
(BOB WIENER @PDM
291-0474)
*ERIC BASTA (JACKIE HOVEY - MODERATOR) MEMO 5/29
================================================================================
11. JULY 24
Investment Criteria for the 90's: A Comprehensive Approach to
Cost of Ownership
Rene Martinez/Lorainne Tartaglia/Index Group - Consultant
PKO, 223-3405 /CYCLPS::Tartaglia
VAXComputing: Protecting Your Investment
Jim Brierley/Rene Martinez
BXB, 293-5265/PKO, 223-3405
*LISA RYAN (ANN MCGRATH - MODERATOR) MEMO 5/29
===============================================================================
12. JULY 25
Digital : the Performance Leader in Open Networks
BOB (BJ) Johnson/Gail Daniels
LKG, 223-7725 /LKG, 226-5169
Using Open Networks in the Information Systems Environment
(DENNIS ROSSITER @MK0-
BILL MITCHELL @LKG)
Mike Gayowski/Bill Mitchell JEFF LUKOWSKY @LKG
MKO, 264-3716/LKG, 226-7884
*FRANCINE CAMPBELL (BUZZ LUTTRELL - MODERATOR) MEMO 5/29
================================================================================
13. JULY 26
Systems Integration: Honing Your Competitive Edge
(LEE GALLANT, MRO
297-3858.
CC: JOHN O'DONNELL @MRO
Strategic Investments: Qualifying their Impact on your Bottom Line
LYNDON WILKES @MET
*SUSAN SIROIS
(MARSHA PITTS-WILLIAMS - MOD) MEMO SENT 6/6
================================================================================
14. JULY 27
Desktop Integration in a Multi-vendor Environment
Jim Deasy/Bruce Hunter
LJO, 226-2450/MLO, 223-1869
Client/Server computing: Products and Approaches for Today
Steve Koenig/Joan Ross (JIM DEASY)
BXB, 293-5670 /PKO, 223-6213
*FRANCINE CAMPBELL (JACKY HOVEY - MOD) MEMO 5/29
================================================================================
15. JULY 30
The Ultimate Data Center: Achieving Maximum Productivity
Jack Lucier/Brian Maher
MRO, 297-4261/MRO, 2977085
VAX Super Computing: Solutions to Complex Problems
Pamela Eastman/Dave White
BXB, 293-5670 /MRO, 297-5844
*LISA RYAN (ANN MCGRATH - MOD) MEMO 6/5
================================================================================
16. JULY 31
Can you Afford Business as Usual: An Introduction to DECimage
Making Image Capability Available across the Enterprise
Content Driver - Barry Washington, DTN 264-1077, VISUAL::Washington
Presentors: Joel Arker 264-1696 @ MK0
Bruce MacDonald 264-1076
Ron Higgins 264-0868
Richard Kalin 264-6145
UPDATED 6/15
*MIKE GOFF (BUZZ LUTTRELL - MOD) MEMO SENT 6/7
================================================================================
* PRODUCERS
To Distribution List:
NAME: Howard Woolf <WOOLF.HOWARD AT A1 at NUTMEG at TTB>,
NAME: Gene Hodges <HODGES.GENE AT A1 at NUTMEG at TTB>,
NAME: Michael Carabetta @TTB <CARABETTA AT A1 AT SAGE AT TTB>,
NAME: Stephen J. Hort @TTB <HORT.STEPHEN AT A1 at NUTMEG at TTB>,
NAME: Bob Crawford @TTB <CRAWFORD.BOB AT A1 at NUTMEG at TTB>,
NAME: Dick Rose @TTB <ROSE_DICK AT A1 at NUTMEG at TTB>,
WEINER @CSGDEC @MRGATE,
STEVE THOMAS @MRO,
NAME: Tom Richardson <RICHARDSON.TOM AT A1 at NUTMEG at TTB>,
CLAIRE MESSIER @TTB,
MEL RAY @MRO,
CATHY LANGE @MEL,
DANCY @CSGDEC @MRGATE,
HESS @CSGDEC @MRGATE,
NOVOSON @CURIE @VAXMAIL,
PORELL @CSGDEC @VAXMAIL,
EPSTEIN @CSGDEC @VAXMAIL,
GARY W HOPPE @MRO,
HORNBACH @SSGBPM @VAXMAIL,
SLATTERY @SSGBPM @VAXMAIL,
RICHARDSON @CISM @VAXMAIL,
MULLEN @CISM @VAXMAIL,
PAPAGEORGE @AITG @VAXMAIL,
AUBERG @SSGBPM @VAXMAIL,
MENARD @XIRTLU @VAXMAIL,
LMOORE @CURIE @MRGATE,
GRENHAM @TPSYS @VAXMAIL,
NAME: HENRY ANCONA @TTB <ANCONA AT A1 AT SAGE AT TTB>,
JANE LONGPRE @AKO,
KEN WALKER @TTB,
NAME: Barbara Liberty <LIBERTY.BARB AT A1 at NUTMEG at TTB>,
DICK MOLLIN @MLO,
DOHERTY @CURIE @MRGATE,
NAME: Gia Milo @TTB <MILO.GIA AT A1 at NUTMEG at TTB>,
GILLIGAN @BUFFER @VAXMAIL,
NAME: Henry Ogilby @TTB <OGILBY_HENRY AT A1 at NUTMEG at TTB>,
ABERNETHY @SKETCH @VAXMAIL,
PAM JOHNSON @MLO,
JIM WHITE @ALF,
SHIDERLY @XIRTLU @MRGATE,
NAME: Michael Smith <SMITH.MIKE AT A1 at NUTMEG at TTB>,
NAME: Jeanne Marquis <MARQUIS_JEANNE AT A1 at NUTMEG at TTB>,
NAME: SYDNEY STEVENS @TTB <STEVENS.SYDNEY AT A1 at NUTMEG at TTB>,
ARREL WHITE @MEL,
dottie tasker @mel,
NAME: Joan Johnson @TTB <JOHNSON_JOAN AT A1 at NUTMEG at TTB>,
HAMMOND @CSGDEC @VAXMAIL,
NAME: ANDY COPANAS @TTB <COPANAS.ANDY AT A1 at NUTMEG at TTB>
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Date: 28-Jun-1990 06:33pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: Dr.Salvendy-6/29-9:30
TITLE: "The Future of Human Aspects in Computing"
SPEAKER: DR. GAVRIEL SALVENDY
Purdue University
DATE: Friday, June 29, 1990
TIME: 9:30 - 11:00 AM
PLACE: Pacific Room, DLB12
HOST: MITCH TSENG
Intelligent Systems Technologies Group
AI Technology Center
An effective, productive and humane framework for designing,
implementing and using advanced computerized systems will be
presented.
Within this framework, research studies are outlined in the
areas of knowledge structure, learning knowledge elicitation,
interface design and personnel scheduling, which results in
increased effectiveness of knowledge-based systems and inter-
face functioning.
The seminar will conclude with the implications of these
studies for the design of adaptive interfaces, modulized
flexible automated production of knowledge-based systems
and the design of organizational learning.
Gavriel Salvendy is a member of the National Academy of
Engineering. He is the author or co-author of over 200
publications, including ten books. Many of his publications
have been translated into Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Spanish,
Serbo-Crotian and Portuguese.
Dr. Salvendy is the founding editor of the international
Journal on Human-Computer Interaction and the International
Journal on Human Factors in Manufacturing; Founder and Chairman
of the International Commission on Human Aspects in Computing,
headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
In 1984 he was appointed to a personal chair established by
the NEC Corporation of Japan specifically for Dr. Salvendy.
He is twice recipient of the Fulbright "Distinguished Professor
Award". His main research interests are in the human aspects
of design and use of advanced technologies.
NOTE: This seminar WILL BE videotaped.
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 23-Jun-1990 03:33am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: NEXPERT Training, 7/16
PROGRAMMING IN NEXPERT OBJECT TRAINING
Digital Educational Services offers NEXPERT Object
training on a regular basis at the Digital Training Center
in Marlborough, Massachusetts.
Our next offering of this class is July 16, 1990, this
is a five day course.
ABOUT THE COURSE
Your job is to implement solutions for real problems.
Problems involving process control, real-time diagnostics
and monitoring in manufacturing, design and configuration
in electronic and mechanical engineering, or classification
and intelligent decision support in finance and insurance.
These are real problems you face every day. With
instruction based upon real-world experience and hands-on
use of NEXPERT Object, you can gain the skills needed to
solve real problems with Expert Systems.
You can ask questions that are most important to your
business and develop the answers on a Digital VAXstation.
REGISTRATION, INFORMATION
For more information on the NEXPERT course,or registration call
Educational Services at the Digital AI Training Center in
Marlborough, MA: (508)490-8893.
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| 67.104 | EPITOOL OFFERING 7/23-27 | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Fri Jun 29 1990 19:08 | 78 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 23-Jun-1990 00:32am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: EPITOOL OFFERING 7/23-27
******************************************************
* *
* Educational Services Intelligent Systems *
* *
* is happy to announce *
* *
* the next offering of EPITOOL *
******************************************************
Dates: July 23-27, 1990
Location: Caribbean Classroom - DLB12-1
Registration: To register for this course call Christine Johnson at
291-8893.
Information: For more information contact
Malin Goodwin at ESIS::GOODWIN or DTN 291-8894
About EPITOOL:
--------------
EPITOOL is a Lisp based hybrid expert system tool developed by
Epitec AB in Link�ping, Sweden. As announced at IJCAI in Detroit,
EPITOOL will be a software product distributed and sold by Digital.
EPITOOL has a wide range of knowledge representations including
forward and backward chaining rules, objects and methods, and
functions for represenation of procedural knowledge. Epitool also
provides functions for creation of Decwindows-style application
graphics, and call-in call-out to any VAX supported language.
Development of Knowledge bases can either be done on a VAX station,
using development graphics, windows and menus, or on a regular
terminal using Epitools own command language.
About the course:
-----------------
The course consists of lectures and labs. Labs will provide the
students with a hands on experience working with the tool. The
topics covered in the course are:
- Knowledge Representation in Epitool:
Concepts, Aspects, Individuals, Objects-Methods.
- Actions:
Rules, Backward and Forward chaining. Functions.
Rule sets.
- Development tools:
Error handling, Debugging
- Values:
Uncertain, Unknown, Descriptions, Groups.
- End user interface:
Questions, Application graphics, Explanations,
Streams and active paths
- Integration
- Customizing the development environment.
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| 67.105 | VAX Decision Expert 7/23-27 | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Fri Jun 29 1990 19:09 | 41 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 23-Jun-1990 00:02am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: VAX Decision Expert 7/23-27
PROGRAMMING IN VAX DECISION EXPERT
Digital Educational Services offers Programming in VAX
Decision Expert training on a regular basis at the Digital AI
Training Center. Our next offering of this class is July 23-27,1990
in the Arctic Classroom.
ABOUT THE COURSE
This course is designed to train non-AI programmers and
engineers in the use of VAX Decision Expert in building Expert
Systems. The course will focus on the use of VAX Decision
Expert to build applications in diagnostics, maintenance and
decision trees, although it can be used in a variety of other areas.
Working on VAXstations students will have the opportunity to
develop practical skills using both VAX Decision Expert's
development and delivery environments.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
For registration call Christine Johnson at 291-8893.
For more information on the course, call Educational Services at
the Digital AI Training Center, Marlborough, MA:
(508)490-8893.
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| 67.106 | PROF. KOLODNER-7/25-10AM | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Wed Aug 01 1990 12:29 | 115 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 17-Jul-1990 05:44am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: PROF. KOLODNER-7/25-10AM
TITLE: "A Case-Based Approach to Solving
Complex Real World Problems"
SPEAKER: PROFESSOR JANET L. KOLODNER
Georgia Institute of Technology
DATE: Wednesday, 25 July, 1990
TIME: 10:00 AM - NOON
PLACE: Pacific Room, DLB12
HOST: JEFF CLANON
AI Technology Center Training Manager
In case-based reasoning, new problems are solved by remembering
(retrieving) previous problem situations similar to a new one,
and adapting retrieved solutions to fit the new problem. Case-
based reasoning is useful for design tasks, planning, diagnosis
problems, and common-sense problem solving. It is an inference
method people use quite often in their day-to-day reasoning for
both expert and common-sense tasks, and it provides an alternate
way of building expert systems.
Research in automating case-based reasoning has focused mostly
on retrieval and adaptation issues. Case-based systems have
been developed that resolve arguments, create recipes, plan
meals, design landscapes, configure machines, etc. Several
systems are in use in industrial and military settings, and
are performing quite admirably.
In this seminar, case-based reasoning will first be described,
spending the most time presenting case retrieval. Then,
there will be a discussion as to what makes these systems work
well and what is needed to extend them to work on more complex
problems.
The conclusion presented is that they have to be made to work
along with people to solve problems, with the computer augument-
ing human memory and the person doing novel adaptations and
making esthetic and other judgments. Such systems are called
{\em case-based decision aiding systems}.
Several real and idealized systems will be presented to illus-
trate the responsibilities of machines and people working
together. Then, guidelines will be presented for building
such systems. In conclusion, their potential benefits will be
summarized.
Professor Janet L. Kolodner
25 July, 1990 - Page Two
Janet L. Kolodner is a Prof. in the College of Computing at
Georgia Institute of Technology. She received her Ph.D. in
computer science from Yale University in 1980.
Prof. Kolodner's research work investigates issues in learning,
memory and problem solving. As part of these investigations,
she has pioneered a reasoning method called case-based reasoning.
In case-based reasoning, the results of previous cases are
applied to new cases, cutting down the complexity of the
reasoning necessary in the later cases and allowing a problem
solver to anticipate and avoid previously-made mistakes.
Case-based reasoning projects from prof. Kolodner's lab include
MEDIATOR and PERSUADER, common sense and expert mediation pro-
grams; JULIA, a case-based design problem solver; MECH, a case-
based logistics manager. In recent work, she is investigating
the implication of the cognitive model implied by the case-based
reasoning paradigm in the areas of decision aiding and education.
Prof. Kolodner has written one book and edited two. RETRIEVAL AND
ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIES IN CONCEPTUAL MEMORY: A COMPUTER MODEL
describes a memory model that integrates semantic and episodic
memory and provides cognitively-plausible strategies for searching
the memory. It also presents CYRUS, a computer program that
implements the model and acts as an intelligent fact retrieval
system.
MEMORY, EXPERIENCE, AND REASONING, an edited volume, explores
the issues associated with giving reasoning systems the capability
of making use of their past experiences.
PROCEEDINGS: CASE-BASED REASONING WORKSHOP is a collection of
papers describing the state of Case-Based Reasoning in 1988. She
is currently working on a case-based reasoning textbook, and has
authored some dozens of technical papers.
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| 67.107 | K-B SYSTEMS OPENINGS | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Fri Aug 17 1990 17:05 | 68 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 17-Aug-1990 00:12am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: K-B SYSTEMS OPENINGS
TO REGISTER: Please send mail to Suegene Levin at AIADM::LEVIN. Be sure to
specify which date you prefer.
********************************************************************************
OVERVIEW OF AI/KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS
********************************************************************************
DESCRIPTION: This is a one-day overview of the fields of Artificial
Intelligence (AI) and Knowledge-based Systems (KBS). It is
presented by MIT Professor Randall Davis, a world renowned
leader in the field. Professor Davis takes the "mystery" out of
AI and explains how Knowledge-based Systems can solve business
problems differently than conventional systems. In addition,
he discusses the impacts of technical, business and
organizational issues on implementing knowledge-based systems.
Also included in this seminar is a short presentation of
Digital's involvement in AI.
GOALS: Participants will be able to:
o Identify the different technologies that comprise the
field of AI.
o Identify applications that use AI technology.
o Discuss some of the issues involved in selecting an
appropriate application for Knowledge-based Systems
technology
o Understand some of the future directions of AI technology.
PRESENTERS: Professor Randall Davis, MIT
OFFERINGS: September 10, 1990
October 29, 1990
January 7, 1991
February 25, 1991
April 29, 1991
LENGTH: 1 day
FORMAT: Lecture
COST: $500.
LOCATION: Pacific Conference Room, DLB12
295 Donald Lynch Boulevard
Marlborough, MA
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 22-Aug-1990 10:44pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: AICorp KBMS Training
PROGRAMMING IN KBMS
AICorp's 3-day training on KBMS Application Development. This
course introduces Digital to AICorp's Knowledge Based Management
System (KBMS) tool recently ported-to the VAX/VMS environment.
This is the first offering to Digital Employees. The course
begins Tuesday Sept 4, 1990 at the Digital AI Training Center
in Marlborough Mass.
ABOUT THE COURSE
This course is for programmers or knowledge engineers who want to
learn to develop knowledge base applications using KBMS. Topics
include knowledge base systems and conventional programming
techniques, KBMS components and inferencing strategies, KBMS
rule syntax, features for enhancing fluency and rule definition,
and the KBMS development cycle. The class uses KBMS for
DECwindows to demonstrate product features. Students will have
the opportunity to develop several small applications using
both graphic and non-graphic techniques.
REGISTRATION
For registration or more information call Christine Johnson,
Educational Services at the Digital AI Training Center,
Marlborough, MA, DTN 291-8893.
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| 67.109 | Message from AI Training | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Mon Aug 27 1990 17:43 | 350 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 22-Aug-1990 11:29pm CET
From: MALLORY
MALLORY@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: Message from AI Training
To the AITC:
The AI Training and Education group would like to inform the AITC
of the changes that have occurred within our programs. Also, this
is an excellent opportunity to send out our FY91 schedules!
The Knowledge Engineering Curriculum is now a standalone product.
We hope that we are able to hit a training market area and perhaps
generate business for SELECT and/or Fellowship. The AITE is also
gearing up to deliver a Methodology Curriculum (a limited number) at
customers site within six months.
The Intro to AI in Business module has a title change. "Introducing
and Transferring AI Technology" better reflects the course intent;
incorporating Technology Transfer as a major theme of this four-day
course. Day 1, or "Overview of AI and Knowledge-Based Systems," has
been re-structured by Randy Davis of MIT. Prof. Davis will speak on
how knowledge-based systems can solve business problems and the impact
of technical, business and organizational issues have on implementing
knowledge-based systems.
The Advanced Curriculum has also taken on a new name - "Emerging
Software Technology Training." Two new courses offered and presented
by CGI this Fall are a two-day KnowledgeCraft Hands-On Introductory
Seminar and a two-day PAKS Seminar. AITE has developed a new course
for employees and our customers entitled Designing, Integrating and
Testing KBS - details to follow at a later time.
The attached pages reflect the three programs AITE offer - Knowledge
Engineering, Emerging Software Training Technology and Managing KBS.
Also attached is Jim Nuzzo's schedule for Educational Services Intel-
ligent Systems (ESIS).
Brochures with more detailed course descriptions can be found in the
AITC library, as well as within the training group. Please call DTN
291-8600 to request a brochure sent directly to you. Another reference
source is the AIAG::AITC-TECH notes conference where individual courses
descriptions/announcements will be posted.
Program Cycle
KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING CURRICULUM
September 1990 - June 1991
Class Starts: Ends:
28 September 5, October 26, 1990
29 October 24, December 21, 1990
30 January 2, February 22, 1991
31 February 20, April 12, 1991
32 April 24, June 14, 1991
The Knowledge Engineering Curriculum consists of the following
modules:
VAX/VMS
Overview of AI and Knowledge-Based Systems
Introducing and Transferring AI Technology
Self-Assessment & Goal Setting
LISP
Knowledge Representation
VAX OPS5
Designing Knowledge-Based Systems
Knowledge Acquisition
Prototyping
To register, contact Suegene Levin at DTN 291-8600 or send
mail to her at AIADM::LEVIN.
EMERGING SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY TRAINING
September, 1990 - June, 1991
Advanced Knowledge Representation October 9 - November 13,
3 hours each week
Knowledge Craft Hands-On Introductory September 27 - 28,
Seminar
Knowledge Craft October 1 - 5,
PAKS Seminar January 24 - 25,
Object Oriented Technology TBA
Advanced VAX OPS5 February 11 - 15,
Blackboard-Based Systems
Design, Integrating & Testing March 28 - April 1,
Knowledge-Based Systems and
May 30 - June 3,
To register, contact Suegene Levin at DTN 291-8600 or send
mail to her at AIADM::LEVIN.
MANAGING KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS
Course Schedule
Introducing and Transferring AI September 10 - 13,
Technology October 29 - November 1,
January 7 - 10,
February 25 - 28
April 29 - May 2
Managing Knowledge-Based Systems November 27 - 30,
May 20 - 23,
To register, contact Suegene Levin at DTN 291-8600 or send
mail to her at AIADM::LEVIN.
SCHEDULE OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS
(ESIS)
The following courses are offered at the Artificial Intelligence
Training Center in Marlborough, MA. In order to register for
these classes call DTN 291-8893.
Programming in NEXPERT Object $1195.00
5 Day Course
Course #EY-8340E-L0
Offered on the following dates: 9/17-9/21/90,
11/12-11/16/90,
1/14-1/18/91,
2/25-2/29/91
Programming in Advanced NEXPERT $1195.00
5 Day Course
Course #EY-A956E-L0
Offered on the following dates: 12/10-12/14/90
Programming in EPITOOL $1195.00
5 Day Course
Course #EY-C265E-L0
Offered on the following dates: 9/10-9/14/90,
10/15-10/19/90,
12/3-12/7/90
Programming with MERCURY $1195.00
5 Day Course
Course #EY-E849E-L0
Offered on the following dates: 8/13-8/17/90,
11/5-11/9/90,
1/21-1/25/91,
3/18-3/22/91
Programming in VAX OPS5 $1195.00
5 Day Course
Course #EY-A919E-L0
Offered on the following date: 8/27-8/31/90
LASER Environment for Object-Oriented
Programming of C-Based Expert Systems $1195.00
5 Day Course
Course #EY-F509E-L0
Offered on the following dates: 10/29-11/2/90,
12/17-12/21/90,
1/28-2/1/91,
3/4-3/8/91
Programming in KBMS $1195.00
5 Day Course
Course #EY-F508E-L0
Offered on the following dates: 1/7-1/11/91,
3/11-3/15/91
DEC Trellis Object System &
Object-Oriented Programming $1195.00
5 Day Course
Course #EY-F507E-L0
Offered on the following dates: 2/4-2/8/91,
3/25-2/29/91
C++ for C Programmers $1195.00
5 Day Course
Course #EY-F506E-L0
Offered on the following date: 2/18-2/22/91
C++for Non-C Programmers $1195.00
5 Day Course
Course #EY-F506E-L0
Offered on the following date: 2/11-2/15/91
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Date: 31-Aug-1990 00:12am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: KNOWLEDGE CRAFT TRAINING
********************************************************************************
EMERGING SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY TRAINING
********************************************************************************
KNOWLEDGE CRAFT
DATE: October 1 - 5, 1990
LOCATION: Caribbean Classroom, DLB12
295 Donald Lynch Boulevard
Marlborough, MA
DESCRIPTION: Knowledge Craft training is a one-week continuation to the
Two-day Knowledge Craft Hands-On Introductory Seminar. The
course focuses primarily on additional functionality of Know-
ledge Craft's components. Topics covered during the training
include:
o CRL Topics: contexts, relations, switches, restrictions, user-
defined relations, transitivity, inheritance, path restrictions,
demons, meta knowledge, dependency maintenance, error handling
and the save manager;
o Inferencing strategies: object programming, the agenda mechanism,
CRL-OPS and CRL-Prolog;
o CRL-OPS: forward chaining, rule-based programming style, conflict
resolution, CRL-OPS workcenter and CRL/CRL-OPS integration.
GOALS: Upon completion of this course, participants will understand
Knowledge Craft syntax including the:
o Knowledge Craft representational and inferencing strategies:
CRL (TM), CRL-OPS (TM), CRL-Prolog (TM), Object Programming
and Agenda Mechanism;
o Knowledge Craft workcenters: CRL workcenter, CRL-OPS workcenter
and the CRL-Prolog workcenter; as well as the environments,
editors, and utilities; and
o Use of window/graphics primitive; and the command system, and
interface task management.
AUDIENCE &
PREREQUISITES: Significant programming experience with Lisp. This course is
designed primarily for engineers who will use Knowledge Craft
to design and develop knowledge-based systems. Attendees
should have prior experience with the Common Lisp language and
the Vax workstation. Participants should also have a basic
understanding of knowledge-based systems.
The Two-Day Knowledge Craft Hands-On Introductory Seminar is
a prerequisite for the one week Knowledge Craft course.
COST: $2500
LENGTH/FORMAT: 1 weeks, Lecture/Lab
TO REGISTER: Send mail to AIADM::LEVIN with your 1) name, 2) node, 3)
organization, 4) manager's name and 5) cost center.
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Date: 31-Aug-1990 00:12am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: INTRO TO KNOWLEDGE CRAFT
********************************************************************************
EMERGING SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY TRAINING
********************************************************************************
TWO-DAY KNOWLEDGE CRAFT HANDS-ON INTRODUCTORY SEMINAR
DATE: Sept. 27 - 28th, 1990
LOCATION: Caribbean Classroom, DLB12-1
Digital Equipment Corporation
295 Donald Lynch Boulevard
Marlborough, MA
DESCRIPTION: The Introductory Seminar is to give the student enough hands-on
experience with Knowledge Craft to allow him or her to make an
informed decision about using Knowledge Craft for a Knowledge-
based application.
GOALS: On completion of the seminar the student will be able to begin
work on a prototype of knowledge base and application interface
using Knowledge Craft.
Lectures are interspersed with exercises, to allow plenty of
hands-on reinforcement of the subject matter.
Upon completion of this course, participants will:
- CRL Basics. The student will learn how to create knowledge
representation concepts, and how they are implemented in the
Carnegie Representation Language (CRL). The student will learn
how to create knowledge base objects, how to assign attributes
them, and how to modify and delete them.
- Relations - how objects within a knowledge base can be linked
to complete the knowledge representation. The student learns
how to create taxonomic hierarchies, how inheritance occurs
using predefined Knowledge Craft relations, and how to create
new, customized relations and use them to link knowledge base
objects.
- CRL Workcenter - the use of the CRL development environment
The student learns how to use the Graphic Editor to create
schemata and relations, and how to build networks from them.
The use of the Save Manager utility is also covered.
- Object-Oriented Programming - how to use object-oriented
programming in Knowledge Craft. This segment includes a dis-
cussion of the concepts behind object-oriented programming,
as well as a comparison with other programming approaches.
The student solves a sample problem using CRL and object-
oriented techniques.
- Introduction of CRL-OPS - an overview of production system
or rule-based programming. The student learns about the RETE
Match Algorithm used by CRL-OPS, how to write production rules
and how these rules are used in conjunction with objects in
the knowledge-base. The CRL-OPS development environment is
used in solving a sample problem.
- Rapid Prototyping Methodology (RPM) - an easy approach to
developing an application interface. The student learns how to
use this set of utilities to quickly build a graphic interface
for application prototype. The interface includes input and
output windows, display windows, buttons (or icons) which acti-
vate commands using a mouse, and other useful graphics.
LENGTH: 2 days
FORMAT: Lecture/Exercises
PRESENTER: Carnegie Group, Inc.
COST: $1,000/internal price
TO REGISTER: Send mail to AIADM::LEVIN. Please include badge number, DTN,
group name, organization name and manager's name.
THE INTRODUCTORY SEMINAR IS A PREREQUISITE FOR THE ONE-WEEK KNOWLEDGE
CRAFT TRAINING COURSE.
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| 67.112 | ADVANCED K.R. OPENINGS | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Fri Aug 31 1990 14:51 | 75 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 31-Aug-1990 00:12am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: ADVANCED K.R. OPENINGS
********************************************************************************
EMERGING SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY TRAINING
********************************************************************************
ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION
DATE: Oct. 9, 16, 23, 30, Nov. 6, 13
(3 hours per session)
LOCATION: Archangel Conference Room - DLB12-2
Digital Equipment Corporation
295 Donald Lynch Boulevard
Marlborough, MA 01532
DESCRIPTION: This course will survey and discuss major techniques
and issues in Knowledge Representation using historic/
classic and current readings by experts in each tech-
nique. For each representation, the subtleties,
strengths and weakness will be discussed. For each
meeting, every participant will be expected to write
a short critique of the week's readings which will be
distributed to all participants. In addition, at each
meeting, a participant will give a short presentation
with the instructor, on the major important or contro-
versial highlights of the readings assigned. Sources
for the readings include: Readings in Artificial Intel-
ligence, by Webber & Nelson; Reading in Knowledge Repre-
sentation, Brachman & Levesque; and Handbook of AI,
by Bars & Fergenfaum (eds.). Participants will be
expected to spend time between each session reading the
required articles for discussion at the following
session.
GOALS: Upon completion of the course participants will:
o Understand current Knowledge Representation research
issues.
o Be aware of alternative Knowledge Representation
techniques, and their appropriateness in applications
development.
o Be deeply familiar with classical and influential
research papers in the K.R. field.
PRESENTER: Dr. Edwina Rissland, Professor, UMASS, Amherst
Computer & Information Systems
PRE-REQUISITES: A good understanding of traditional Knowledge
Representation techniques, and an ability to read,
discuss and present research papers at the graduate
level.
COST: $1200.
FORMAT: Lectures/presentations/discussions/written critiques.
TO REGISTER: Send mail to AIADM::LEVIN. Please include badge number,
DTN, group name, organization name and manager's name.
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| 67.113 | Programming in ANSI C | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Fri Sep 21 1990 18:16 | 75 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 20-Sep-1990 09:47pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: Programming in ANSI C
From the NTU Satellite Network: Live Satellite Broadcast
ANSI C PROGRAMMING
COURSE NUMBER: S9107-01
DATE: October 5, 1990
TIME: 11 AM - 5 PM
LOCATION: Edgartown Conference Room, LKG2-1/9U
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Ira Pohl
COST: $350
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TO REGISTER: Set Host DELNI; Username: COURSES; Password: not required
Or Contact Faye Napert; DTN: 226-7065; DELNI::ED_SERVICES
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COURSE OBJECTIVES:
This course will introduce you to programming in ANSI C. For those
programmers who have "old" C experience, it will introduce you to ANSI's
newly introduced features. Experienced programmers will gain immediate
access to programming in the new ANSI Standard C.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
C will be the major programming language of the 1990s for professional
software developers. The language was invented by Dennis Ritchie at Bell
Labs in 1972 and was originally used as a system implementation language to
implement UNIX. In the last four years, it has been carefully modified and
standardized by the ANSI committee to meet modern software requirements.
By carefully developing working C programs, this course will give you a
simple and thorough introduction to the programming process in ANSI C.
Examples of working code will be used to highlight key points. Sessions
will show how the language is improved by stronger typing, function
prototypes, enumerations, void pointers, and other useful additions. The
professor will also give advanced details on the use libraries such as
stdio.h. From the beginning, you will be introduced to full working
programs.
INTENDED AUDIENCE:
This course will benefit professional programmers, software designers and
project leaders desiring familiarity with ANSI C programming. The course
assumes experience in another programming language such as FORTRAN, PL/I or
Pascal.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
Dr. Ira Pohl is professor and chairman of the Department of Computer and
Information Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He has
been a research fellow at the Edinburgh University Machine Intelligence
Program, a ZWO Professor at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, and a McKay
professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Pohl is the
author of seven books.
SPONSOR:
University of Southern California
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| 67.114 | PROBLEM SOLVING & DECISION MAKING OFFERING | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Fri Sep 21 1990 19:17 | 104 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 20-Sep-1990 11:18pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: PROBLEM SOLVING & DECISION MAKING OFFERING
PROBLEM SOLVING & DECISION MAKING
COURSE NUMBER: PROB003
DATE: SEPTEMBER 26,-28, 1990
TIME: 8:30 - 5:00
LOCATION: EDGARTOWN C/R LKG2-1
INSTRUCTOR: SUZANNE MCMAHON/KEPNER-TREGOE
COST: $850
------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Register: Set Host DELNI; Username: COURSES; Password: not required
Or Contact Faye Napert; DTN: 226-7065; DELNI::ED_SERVICES
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Who should attend: Managers and professionals who want to sharpen
their problem solving and decision making skills for improved business
results.
ABSTRACT
This workshop is an intense learning experience that makes use of
interesting case studies, role modeling and job related concerns.
Upon completion of the workshop, participants will be able to apply a
proven rational management approach with immediate and positive
results.
COURSE OUTLINE
Make Decisions:
o Make a decision when the choice between alternatives is
unclear
o Prioritize what you really want to accomplish
o Evaluate alternatives to generate an overall value for each
one
o Make a choice that balances both the benefits and the risks
o Sell the decision to others in your organization
Solve Problems:
o Avoid panic and scapegoating when a crisis occurs
o Collect the facts about a problem efficiently
o Focus your search for the true cause by checking readily
available facts
o Verify that you have found the true cause before taking
expensive corrective actions
o Deal with "people problems" as well as machine and
organizational problems
Anticipate Potential Problems:
o Analyze plans for potential trouble spots
o Prevent potential problems from occurring
o Develop and implement contingency plans
Manage Complex Issues:
Breakdown major issues and projects into workable pieces
o Prioritize issues to devote resources to most critical
concerns
o Choose the right analytical tools to handle each issue
o Delegate responsibility to accomplish tasks effectively
o Case studies that incorporate real-life decisions, problems
and plans
o Video tape demonstrations of the management skills
o Individual feedback for proper monitoring of your progress
o Constant focus on applying the concepts to your job concerns
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| 67.115 | GRAI METHOD, 10/2, 9:30AM | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Fri Sep 21 1990 19:18 | 119 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 21-Sep-1990 00:48am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: GRAI METHOD, 10/2, 9:30AM
TITLE: "Model Classification and the GRAI Methodology"
SPEAKER: Dr. Michel Roboam
Carnegie-Mellon University
DATE: Tuesday, 2 October, 1990
TIME: 9:30 - 11:00AM
PLACE: Pacific Room, DLB12
HOST: Marsha Hayek
The life cycle of an item of equipment or a manufacturing system
traditionally includes the five main stages: analysis, design/speci-
fication, development, implementation and operation. The difficulties
in developing exact specifications during the first two phases are
now well known. This situation is a direct result of the high degree
of automation of new manufacturing systems, the corresponding diffi-
culties in their analysis and the availability of suitable method-
ologies which adequately describe the system. It has also been proved
that errors in these phases lead to significant costs in subsequent
activities.
A large set of modeling tools and methodologies are available to help
engineers perform these two first phases. The problem we are facing
now is finding the right tool for the specific problem we have to
study.
In our talk, we will present a classification attempt of all these
modeling tools and methodologies based on three different criteria:
1. The life cycle of methodologies,
2. The levels of abstraction covered by the modeling tools, and
3. The different system taken into account by the methodologies.
The second problem we will address in our talk concern the analysis/
design of Production Management Systems (PMS). These systems need
methodical procedures because of their complexity and require
competence in many areas, e.g. production management, computer
science, networking, organization, computer architecture, knowledge
of the technology of the domain, etc. together with knowledge of the
implications of a particular PMS for its future users.
As we will see in our classification, few modeling tools allow a
complete description of all the aspects involved in a PMS. Most of
these methodologies focus their attention mainly on the information
processing (data structures and algorithms). But a PMS is not only
software and computers; its main structure is composed of people.
In addition, the key points of a PMS concern the decision sequences
and the organization (combining both people and computers).
In early 1980, the GRAI laboratory of the University of Bordeaux I
(France) focussed its attention on the problem of analysing and
designing production management systems. They defined the first
basis of a methodology dedicated to the modeling of PMS in 1984
through two PhD theses ([Doumeingts.84] and [Breuil.84]). Then,
through a loop "application-criticism-research-improvment",
they created the GRAI method ([Dufresne.86] and [Roboam.88]).
Today, this methodology is used by several large engineering
companies such as CAP-GEMINI-SOGETI, SEMA-METRA, SGN, .... It
has been selected by several European ESPRIT projects as the
modeling tool for the specification of the different systems
and architectures developed.
Dr. Michel Roboam is a Visiting Research Scientist in the Center for
Integrated Manufacturing Decision Systems of the Robotics Institute at
Carnegie Mellon University. He received a B.S. in Mathematics in June
1983 and a M.S. in Electronic, Electrotechnic and Automatic in June
1985 from the University of Bordeaux I (France). In September 1985,
he joined the GRAI Laboratory of the University of Bordeaux I as a
Ph.D. student.
He received his D.E.A in June 1986 and his Ph.D. in CIM in July 1988
from the University of Bordeaux I. He was responsible for the GRAI
Laboratory of the European ESPRIT Project 418 (Open CAM System) for
two years. In February 1989, he joined the Center for Integrated
Manufacturing Decision Systems.
Dr Roboam's research interests are in production management,
methodologies, knowledge representation and artificial intelligence.
His current work is focused on decentralized architectures and on
the utilization of artificial intelligence techniques to support the
integration of manufacturing systems.
Dr Roboam is currently involved in the EMN (Enterprise Management
Network) project, whose aim is to develop an architecture able to
support the integration of manufacturing activities. He is working
on the design of an Intelligent Network Architecture. He is the
designer and developer of the decentralized communication system of
this architecture.
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| 67.116 | PROGRAMMING IN MERCURY | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Tue Oct 30 1990 14:08 | 122 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 30-Oct-1990 11:04am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: PROGRAMMING IN MERCURY
PROGRAMMING IN MERCURY KBE
COURSE DATES: November 5-9, 1990
COURSE LOCATION: Artic Room, DLB12-1
**--> TO REGISTER: Call the ESIS group at 291-8893, or
send EMAIL to ESIS::WILSON.
DESCRIPTION:
Mercury Knowledge-Based Environment (KBE), a product of Artificial
Intelligence Technologies, Inc. (AIT), is a high-performance tool for
developing and delivering intelligent, expert-system-based
applications. It provides a robust set of features in a seamlessly
integrated, extensible environment, such as:
o Knowledge representation paradigms.
o Object-oriented programming.
o Rule-based programming.
o Productivity enhancement tools.
Mercury KBE provides:
o A seamless integration of object, database, and rule-based concepts.
o Consistent knowledge representation.
o The ability to prototype and deliver applications in the same
environment.
Mercury KBE is layered on the Common LISP programming environment,
thus providing an extension to this environment, one that is:
o Extremely efficient.
o With minimal garbage.
o Using minimal resource consumption.
COURSE LAYOUT:
This lecture/lab Training Course is designed to let you become familiar
with using the Mercury KBE system. Labs will provide students with a
hands-on experience working with Mercury on VAX Workstations, while
lectures provide explanations of concepts and functionality of the tool.
In general, we will be discussing:
o Basic Mercury KBE and object concepts.
o Introductions to all Mercury KBE components.
o Advanced uses of Mercury KBE.
Here's a brief description of the major Mercury KBE components covered
in the course:
o Mercury Object System
The Mercury Object System (MOS) is the object-oriented component of
the Mercury KBE system. MOS implements a full-featured extension to
Common LISP that is as efficient as possible. In general, MOS is
compatible with CLOS, the Common LISP Object System. Occasional
modifications have been made that increase efficiency.
o Mercury Production Engine
The Mercury Production Engine allows you to implement highly efficient,
rule-based code. This facility reasons over MOS objects. The Mercury
Production Engine operates in a RETE-like manner with regard to pattern
matching, rule firing, and the general syntax of the language.
o Mercury Structured Query Language
The Mercury Structured Query Language (MSQL) allows you to access
database information in a Mercury KBE application. Currently, Mercury
KBE supports interfaces with the Rdb and Oracle databases. Support for
other widely-used relational databases is planned for future Mercury
KBE releases.
o MOS-CLASS Metaclass
The MOS-CLASS metaclass is the interface among all of the components
of Mercury KBE for the following areas:
o Support for various types of user interfaces.
o Provides an MSQL/Object interface with allows instance objects to
be read from, stored in, and deleted from databases.
o Provides a Production Engine/Object interface which allows
inferencing over MOS-CLASS objects.
o Support for the definition of relations between object classes.
WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS COURSE:
Programmers and Knowledge Engineers who need to develop an
expertise in a medium to large scale Expert System development
tool.
PREREQUISITES:
Digital Educational Services' "Symbolic Programming in VAX Lisp - I"
or the equivalent. Previous experience with expert systems is not
necessary but may be helpful.
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 16-Nov-1990 08:49pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: PROGRAMMING IN MERCURY
PROGRAMMING IN MERCURY KBE
COURSE DATES: December 3-7, 1990
COURSE LOCATION: Arctic Room, DLB12-1
**--> TO REGISTER: Call the ESIS group at 291-8893, or
send EMAIL to ESIS::WILSON.
DESCRIPTION:
Mercury Knowledge-Based Environment (KBE), a product of Artificial
Intelligence Technologies, Inc. (AIT), is a high-performance tool for
developing and delivering intelligent, expert-system-based
applications. It provides a robust set of features in a seamlessly
integrated, extensible environment, such as:
o Knowledge representation paradigms.
o Object-oriented programming.
o Rule-based programming.
o Productivity enhancement tools.
Mercury KBE provides:
o A seamless integration of object, database, and rule-based concepts.
o Consistent knowledge representation.
o The ability to prototype and deliver applications in the same
environment.
Mercury KBE is layered on the Common LISP programming environment,
thus providing an extension to this environment, one that is:
o Extremely efficient.
o With minimal garbage.
o Using minimal resource consumption.
COURSE LAYOUT:
This lecture/lab Training Course is designed to let you become familiar
with using the Mercury KBE system. Labs will provide students with a
hands-on experience working with Mercury on VAX Workstations, while
lectures provide explanations of concepts and functionality of the tool.
In general, we will be discussing:
o Basic Mercury KBE and object concepts.
o Introductions to all Mercury KBE components.
o Advanced uses of Mercury KBE.
Here's a brief description of the major Mercury KBE components covered
in the course:
o Mercury Object System
The Mercury Object System (MOS) is the object-oriented component of
the Mercury KBE system. MOS implements a full-featured extension to
Common LISP that is as efficient as possible. In general, MOS is
compatible with CLOS, the Common LISP Object System. Occasional
modifications have been made that increase efficiency.
o Mercury Production Engine
The Mercury Production Engine allows you to implement highly efficient,
rule-based code. This facility reasons over MOS objects. The Mercury
Production Engine operates in a RETE-like manner with regard to pattern
matching, rule firing, and the general syntax of the language.
o Mercury Structured Query Language
The Mercury Structured Query Language (MSQL) allows you to access
database information in a Mercury KBE application. Currently, Mercury
KBE supports interfaces with the Rdb and Oracle databases. Support for
other widely-used relational databases is planned for future Mercury
KBE releases.
o MOS-CLASS Metaclass
The MOS-CLASS metaclass is the interface among all of the components
of Mercury KBE for the following areas:
o Support for various types of user interfaces.
o Provides an MSQL/Object interface with allows instance objects to
be read from, stored in, and deleted from databases.
o Provides a Production Engine/Object interface which allows
inferencing over MOS-CLASS objects.
o Support for the definition of relations between object classes.
WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS COURSE:
Programmers and Knowledge Engineers who need to develop an
expertise in a medium to large scale Expert System development
tool.
PREREQUISITES:
Digital Educational Services' "Symbolic Programming in VAX Lisp - I"
or the equivalent. Previous experience with expert systems is not
necessary but may be helpful.
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| 67.118 | ADVANCED COURSE - K.R. | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Tue Nov 20 1990 09:50 | 78 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 19-Nov-1990 09:03pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: ADVANCED COURSE - K.R.
TO REGISTER: Send mail to AIADM::LEVIN. Please include badge number,
DTN, group name, organization name and manager's name.
********************************************************************************
EMERGING SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY TRAINING
********************************************************************************
ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION
DATE: April 16, 23, 30, May 7, 14, and 21
(3 hours per session; 9:30 - 12:30 p.m.)
LOCATION: DLB12-2
Digital Equipment Corporation
295 Donald Lynch Boulevard
Marlborough, MA 01532
DESCRIPTION: This course will survey and discuss major techniques
and issues in Knowledge Representation using historic/
classic and current readings by experts in each tech-
nique. For each representation, the subtleties,
strengths and weakness will be discussed. For each
meeting, every participant will be expected to write
a short critique of the week's readings which will be
distributed to all participants. In addition, at each
meeting, a participant will give a short presentation
with the instructor, on the major important or contro-
versial highlights of the readings assigned. Sources
for the readings include: Readings in Artificial Intel-
ligence, by Webber & Nelson; Reading in Knowledge Repre-
sentation, Brachman & Levesque; and Handbook of AI,
by Bars & Fergenfaum (eds.). Participants will be
expected to spend time between each session reading the
required articles for discussion at the following
session.
GOALS: Upon completion of the course participants will:
o Understand current Knowledge Representation research
issues.
o Be aware of alternative Knowledge Representation
techniques, and their appropriateness in applications
development.
o Be deeply familiar with classical and influential
research papers in the K.R. field.
PRESENTER: Dr. Edwina Rissland, Professor, UMASS, Amherst
Computer & Information Systems
PRE-REQUISITES: A good understanding of traditional Knowledge
Representation techniques, and an ability to read,
discuss and present research papers at the graduate
level.
COST: $1200 for internal people.
FORMAT: Lectures/presentations/discussions/written critiques.
TO REGISTER: Send mail to AIADM::LEVIN. Please include badge number,
DTN, group name, organization name and manager's name.
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| 67.119 | KNOW. CRAFT-PAKS SEMINAR | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Tue Nov 20 1990 09:51 | 88 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 19-Nov-1990 09:19pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: KNOW. CRAFT-PAKS SEMINAR
TO REGISTER: Send mail to AIADM::LEVIN with your name, node, organization,
manager's name and cost center.
********************************************************************************
EMERGING SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY TRAINING
********************************************************************************
KNOWLEDGE CRAFT TRAINING - PAKS SEMINAR
(SIMULATION AND RELATED MODULES)
DATE: Jan. 24-25, 1991
LOCATION: Caribbean Classroom, DLB12-1
295 Donald Lynch Boulevard
Marlborough, MA
DESCRIPTION: The PAKS course will provide the student with a thorough under-
standing of how to use the "pak" modules of Knowledge Craft:
OOPpak, Statpak, Simpak, Graphpak and Timepak. The student
will get a chance to use the software during exercise and lab
sessions. On completion of the course the student will know
how to incorporate the functionality of the "pak" modules into
an application.
GOALS: The following topics are covered:
- OOPpak - the object-oriented functionality which is used to
implement the rest of the "pak" modules. Basic concepts of
object-oriented programming are reviewed. The student learns
to create objects, define and attach methods to the objects,
and send messages to the objects.
- Simpak - the discrete event simulation module. The student
learns to create a simulation, to create and manage events
associated with the simulation, and to execute the simulation.
- Statpak - Knowledge Craft's statistical functionality. The
various statistical distributions provided with Statpak and how
they can be used in a simulation application are covered. The
student learns to use data collectors and instruments for
gathering and measuring statistical information generated within
a Knowledge Craft application.
- Graphpak - business graphs and gauges. The student learns to
create and use these graphic objects, both for display of
information and as active graphics so the end user of the appli-
cation can enter data.
- Timepak - temporal representation. The student learns to
create a representation of absolute time and of time intervals
using the tools available with Timepak. Also covered is the
representation of relative temporal concepts and of relations
among objects based on these temporal concepts.
PREREQUISITES: A working knowledge of the basic Knowledge Craft functionality
will ensure that the student is able to make the most of this
seminar. The student should be able to create and manipulate
schemata, make use of relations, create and use canvases,
windows and viewports, and create and manipulate graphic
objects.
PRESENTERS: Carnegie Group, Inc.
LENGTH: 2 days
FORMAT: Lecture/Exercises
COST: $1,000/internal charge
TO REGISTER: Send mail to AIADM::LEVIN with your name, node, organization,
manager's name and cost center.
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| 67.120 | REMINDER-11/28-S/W PATENTS | HERON::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Tue Nov 27 1990 21:06 | 109 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 27-Nov-1990 08:44pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@MRGATE@HUGHI
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: ROACH@A1NSTC
Subject: REMINDER-11/28-S/W PATENTS
TITLE: "Software Patents And The Digital
Patent Process"
NOTE: THIS SEMINAR WILL **NOT** BE VIDEOTAPED
---------------------------------------
SPEAKERS: -> JOHN MESAROS, Manager
Patent Services Law Group
-> KERRI SENZAPAURA, Administrator
Corporate Patent Incentive Award Program
Note: Introduction of speakers
by Vin Ranucci, Digital Patent Attorney
DATE: Wednesday, November 28, 1990
TIME: 9:30-11:00AM
PLACE: LEOPARD CONFERENCE ROOM
DLB5-3/E10
Did you know that Digital gives monetary ($$$) awards to
employees who file and are awarded patents?
There is significant business value in having patents.
And, Digital is very interested in increasing its patent
stable.
Find out more about the monetary awards, more about the
value of patents and why DEC needs them, a bit about the
process of filing for a patent, and even some of the
amazing things that have already been patented (you
wouldn't believe!...)
When you were a kid, did you want to be an inventor? What
better way to prove you're an inventor than to get a patent
on something you've invented!
Not too long ago, software inventions couldn't be patented.
Now, it is well established that they can be, and AI, in
particular, already has a number of patent applications in
the pipeline. We need MORE!
NOTE: THIS SEMINAR WILL **NOT** BE VIDEOTAPED
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TITLE: "Software Patents And The Digital
Patent Process"
Page Two
About the speakers...
JOHN Mesaros is the manager for the Patent Services Law Group.
He received his BSEE from Carnegie Tech in 1958 and his J.D.
from the University of Pittsburgh in 1964. He started in the
patent business in 1960. He has had 15 years of experience
with corporations and 15 years in private patent practice.
JOHN joined Digital in January of 1989.
Kerri Senzapaura is the Corporate Patent Incentive Awards
Administrator for the Incentive Award Program. Kerri
received her B.S. in Marketing from the University of
Lowell in 1987. She has been the program's administrator
for one year, and is charged with updating its policy and
procedures under the direction of JOHN Mesaros and the
Corporate Intellectual Property Protection Committee.
NOTE: THIS SEMINAR WILL **NOT** BE VIDEOTAPED
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Date: 30-Jan-1991 10:32am CET
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ROACH@YIPPEE@ULYSSE@MRGATE@VALMTS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: PATRICK ROACH@VBE
Subject: New notes for conference EXPERT
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Programming in KBMS
Course Number: EY-F508E-L0
Length: 5 days
<OverView>
KBMS (Knowledge Based Management System) is an expert system tool developed by
AICorp. KBMS offers high-level, seamless integration with different database
management systems and the ability to be called from existimg conventional
application programs. The KBMS architecture makes it highly flexible for use in
developing a wide variety of applications and for enhancing existing product
applications. The course Programming in KBMS is a five day course that covers
the use and features of KBMS knowledge base development and use.
<Objectives>
The course consists of lectures and labs. During the lectures concepts
and features of KBMS are covered. Labs will provide the students
with a hands on experience working with KBMS on VAX workstations.
The goals of the course are to enable the participants to
- develop an expert system using KBMS components and inferencing strategies
- retrieve database information using the natural language facilities in
KBMS
- effectively use KBMS features for enhancing fluency and rule definition
- efficiently access internal and external object occurrences
- evaluate expert system performance and tune KBMS applications
<Prerequisites>
It is assumed that students will come into the course with knowledge of at
least one programming language. Previous experience with expert systems is not
necessary but may be helpful.
<Topics>
* KBMS Architecture
- Knowledge Base
- Inference Engine
- Developer Interface
- Database Interface
- KBMS Environments
* KBMS Developer Interface
- KBMS Editor
- Compilation
- Running a session
- Utilities and Actions
* KBMS Knowledge Representations
- Objects and Attributes
- Packets
- Rules
* Strategic and Tactic Inference in KBMS
- Forward Chaining
- Backward Chaining
* KBMS Natural Language Query System
- Control Access and Retrieval
- Session Commands and Modifiers
- Object and Record Management
* Knowledge Base Maintenance in KBMS
- KBMS Development Cycle
- Performance and Tuning
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| 67.122 | Architecting O-O Software Course Offering | ULYSSE::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Mon Feb 04 1991 13:09 | 70 |
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Date: 01-Feb-1991 00:51am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@ULYSSE@MRGATE@VALMTS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: PATRICK ROACH@VBE
Subject: Architecting O-O Software Course Offering
ARCHITECTING OBJECT ORIENTED SOFTWARE
COURSE NUMBER: L913501
DATE: MARCH 4-8, 1991
TIME: 8:30 - 5:00
LOCATION: T&N TRAINING ROOM TAY2-1
INSTRUCTOR: TBA
COST: $1200
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To Register: Set Host DELNI; Username: COURSES; Password: not required
Or Contact Faye Napert; DTN: 226-7065; DELNI::ED_SERVICES
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Course Goals:
o Understand the fundamentals of object oriented technology from a
product lifecycle point of view
o Understand the paradigm shift and cost/benefits of the object
oriented process
Description:
This five day course gives a mid-level, horizontal slice through
object oriented technology. The course was developed in order to
give experienced software professionals a detailed exposure to
object oriented analysis, design, and programming followed by a
mapping of the implementation into the C++ language. The course
consolidates concepts with desk exercises for analysis and design,
and hands on labs for the C++ implementation. A common example
thread is used to consolidate the steps of the process.
Topics:
o Introduction of Common Example Thread
o Object Oriented Analysis - Grammatical Dissection
o Conceptual Object Oriented Design - CRC and collaborations
o Architecting an Object Oriented Model
- Language independent modelling tools
- C++ features which support the object oriented model
o Costs
o Benefits
o Blackholes
o Object Oriented Programming in C++
- Synthesis of modelling tools:
o Program organization
o Class hierarchies
o Structure hierarchies
o Control flow
- Efficient Implementation of Object Oriented Designs in C++
o Testing and Performance Evaluation
Audience:
o Software product developers
Prerequisites:
o Experience in developing software products
o Familiarity with analysis, design, implementation issues
(i.e., waterfall model)
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| 67.123 | C for Experienced Programmers Course Offering | ULYSSE::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Mon Feb 04 1991 13:11 | 41 |
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Date: 01-Feb-1991 00:51am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@ULYSSE@MRGATE@VALMTS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: PATRICK ROACH@VBE
Subject: C for Experienced Programmers Course Offering
C FOR EXPERIENCED PROGRAMMERS
COURSE NUMBER: L913701
DATE: MARCH 18-22, 1991
TIME: 8:30 - 5:00
LOCATION: T&N TRAINING ROOM TAY2-1
INSTRUCTOR: HARVEY DEITEL/INFORMATIVE STAGES
COST: $1000
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To Register: Set Host DELNI; Username: COURSES; Password: not required
Or Contact Faye Napert; DTN: 226-7065; DELNI::ED_SERVICES
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Brief Description:
This course is an intense five-day, lecture-only format.
It is designed for programmers who have used another
language intensively, but who have little or no C experience.
For those learning C for the first time.
Prerequisites:
1. Considerable programming experience in another programming
language
2. General familiarity with program development in a VAX/VMS
environment
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| 67.124 | C Laboratory Workshop Offering | ULYSSE::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Mon Feb 04 1991 13:19 | 45 |
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Date: 01-Feb-1991 02:01am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@ULYSSE@MRGATE@VALMTS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: PATRICK ROACH@VBE
Subject: C Laboratory Workshop Offering
C LABORATORY WORKSHOP
COURSE NUMBER: L913901
DATE: MARCH 11-15, 1991
TIME: 8:30 - 5:00
LOCATION: T&N TRAINING ROOM TAY2-1
INSTRUCTOR: HARVEY DEITEL/INFORMATIVE STAGES
COST: $1000
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To Register: Set Host DELNI; Username: COURSES; Password: not required
Or Contact Faye Napert; DTN: 226-7065; DELNI::ED_SERVICES
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Brief Description:
This course is an intense, customized, five-day laboratory experience
in C. An individual work plan is prepared for each student based on
his or her C experience. Students may work individually or in groups.
enrollment is strictly limited to offer the most effective laboratory
environment. Programming problems and exercises are presented from
Dr. Deitel's new C book (to be published by Prentice Hall, 1991).
The course is personally supervised by Dr. Deitel who will work with
each student to develop effective C program design, build, and test
skills.
Prerequisite:
This course is appropriate for students with any level of C experience
including at least an introductory course in C. The student must be
generally familiar with program development in a VAX/VMS environment.
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| 67.125 | Seminar Offering @ Cambridge, "Navlab and AMBLER", | ULYSSE::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Mon Feb 04 1991 13:20 | 70 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 01-Feb-1991 03:11am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@ULYSSE@MRGATE@VALMTS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: PATRICK ROACH@VBE
Subject: Seminar Offering @ Cambridge, "Navlab and AMBLER", 2/25, 3:15PM
Digital Equipment Corporation
Cambridge Research Lab
Seminar
Monday, February 25, 1991
3:15pm - 4:15pm, refreshments at 3:00pm
"Navigation at CMU: Navlab and AMBLER"
Chuck Thorpe
Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
The two primary testbeds for outdoor navigation at CMU are the
Navlab, a computer-controlled Chevy van, and the AMBLER, a walking
machine for planetary exploration. Research on the Navlab includes
color vision, 3-D data interpretation, path planning, and map
building. There are three different approaches for following roads:
pattern classification, feature tracking controlled by an AI system,
and neural nets. The most ambitious system to date drives the
Navlab around an unmodified suburban neighborhood, using neural
nets for road following, 3-D vision for landmark recognition,
inertial navigation, and annotated maps. Our latest video tape
shows autonomous Coca-Cola delivery.
The AMBLER has a novel 6-legged design, with the three left legs and
three right legs mounted on common shoulder shafts. This allows for
very efficient motion in rugged terrain. It also brings up
interesting issues in planning, including the "conservative support
polygon", a concept that guarantees that even if any one leg fails,
the vehicle will not tip over.
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Chuck Thorpe is a Senior Research Scientist at the Robotics
Institute of CMU. His PhD is from the Computer Science Department
of CMU in 1984. His interests are in vision, navigation, and system
building for mobile robots working outdoors. He is principal
investigator of the Navlab project, and also works on robots for
space and underwater applications.
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Digital Equipment Corporation's Cambridge Research Lab is located on the
north side of Technology Square, at the junction of Hampshire Street and
Broadway. The address is:
Digital Equipment Corporation
Cambridge Research Lab
One Kendall Square, Bldg. 700
Cambridge, MA 02139
For questions regarding the seminar, directions, or parking, or to add
your name to the mailing list, call DTN: 259-6601 or send email to
crl::tss
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| 67.126 | REMINDER - Here's an opportunity to find out about | ULYSSE::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Mon Feb 04 1991 18:06 | 114 |
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Date: 04-Feb-1991 05:18pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@ULYSSE@MRGATE@VALMTS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: PATRICK ROACH@VBE
Subject: REMINDER - Here's an opportunity to find out about a project in the AITC-- Please join us at 10AM on 2/5, Pacific Room, "Design-With Features System"
TITLE: "Designing Mechanical Components With Features:
Representing the Form and Intent of In-Progress
Designs for Automated Modification and Evaluation"
SPEAKER: ERIC NIELSEN
Senior Software Engineer
ISTG/Concurrent Engineering Group
DATE: 5 February, 1991
TIME: 10:00 - 11:30 AM
PLACE: Pacific Room, DLB12-1
HOST: GARRY WOODRUFF
DASH Program Manager
ISTG/Concurrent Engineering Group
AI Technology Center
A feature-based mechanical design system for thin walled components
will be described. It is a Design-With Features System (DWFS). And,
it has been developed and implemented in an experimental computer
program.
This seminar will provide an example of how a designer interacts
with the DWFS, as well as some of its underpinnings.
"Features", in this system, are defined as "form plus intent". They
are used for entry, modification, and evaluation of the design.
To create this system, advances were required in the representations
of form and intent, as well as the ability to propagate modifications
to the geometry of the design, based on intent.
This research has advanced these three areas, and has coupled them
together, to create the core of the DWFS. These key results provide
several new and promising ideas, which may form the basis for more
intelligent computer-based mechanical design processes in the future.
Though the DWFS may be compatible with current design procedures,
its use is expected to promote a different process - a process,
which will enable the production of a more manufacturable design,
more quickly.
DWFS Seminar, 2/5/91
Page Two
The process would take advantage of the DWFS's product modelling,
evaluation, and modification capabilities. The important character-
istics of the DWFS are:
o composing the form of the design entirely as a
configuration level of features
o flexibly representing the geometric intent of
the design, and, thus, its level of commitment
o automatic, interactive (i.e., fast) propagation
of geometry modifications consistent with intent,
whether over-, under-, or fully-"constrained"
o supporting user-defined features, while limiting
designers in some other ways
o ability to support interactive knowledge-based
(i.e., feature-based) evaluations of designs
(including user-defined feature-forms)
o encouraging a least commitment design process
These characteristics are all implemented in a manageable,
extensible, and computationally efficient way.
This DWFS is shown to be a viable candidate as the basis of
future CAD/CAE systems.
==============================================================
Eric recently completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from
U. Mass. at Amherst, under Prof. Jack Dixon. His degree work
included some formal computer and information science training.
Between getting his Bachelor's degree from Cornell University and
his Master's degree from U. Mass., Eric spent four years in
Quality Assurance and Test Engineering for both GTE and Raytheon,
working on military communications equipment.
He is currently a member of the DASH design advisor shell project
at Digital's AI Technology Center in Marlborough.
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| 67.127 | A few slots open, and limited time to sign up - Bla | ULYSSE::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Fri Feb 08 1991 12:09 | 87 |
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Date: 06-Feb-1991 10:51pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@ULYSSE@MRGATE@VALMTS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: PATRICK ROACH@VBE
Subject: A few slots open, and limited time to sign up - Blackboard-based AI Sys.
********************************************************************************
EMERGING SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY TRAINING
********************************************************************************
COURSE NAME: BLACKBOARD-BASED AI SYSTEMS
================================================================================
TO REGISTER: Send mail to AIADM::LEVIN. Please include badge number,
DTN, group name, organization name and manager's name.
================================================================================
DATES: March 18-20, 1991
PRICE: $1,500.
LOCATION: DLB12-2
Digital Equipment Corporation
295 Donald Lynch Boulevard
Marlborough, MA 01532
DESCRIPTION: The blackboard paradigm is a powerful and flexible problem-
solving architecture. This course provides a detailed
examination of the blackboard paradigm and laboratory
experience building a blackboard-based AI application.
Emphasis is placed on the advantages/disadvantages of
the blackboard approach and on characteristics of applications
that make them well-suited to blackboard technology. Finally,
the blackboard paradigm provides a number of problem-solving
control opportunities, and we consider recent developments
in blackboard control and meta-level control mechanism.
GOALS: Upon completion of the course, participants will have:
o A working knowledge of how blackboard-based AI systems
function and an understanding of what types of applications
are appropriate for blackboard architectures.
o A historical perspective on the development of blackboard
technology over the last decade and a view of where research
on blackboard approaches is headed in the coming years.
o An understanding of the efficiency and control issues that
must be addressed in developing a high-performance
blackboard-based application.
o Had the opportunity to build a small blackboard-based
scheduling application using the Generic Blackboard
Development System (GBB).
********************************************************************************
EMERGING SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY TRAINING
********************************************************************************
COURSE NAME: BLACKBOARD-BASED AI SYSTEMS
********************************************************************************
PREREQUISITE: General AI knowledge, programming ability in LISP or OPS5, and
knowledge of an editor
LENGTH: 3 Days
FORMAT: Lecture/lab
PRESENTER: Dr. Daniel Corkill
Dr. Victor Lesser, UMASS Amherst
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| 67.128 | Panel discussion on DEC Business in Asia, today at | ULYSSE::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Mon Feb 25 1991 18:31 | 103 |
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Date: 25-Feb-1991 06:18pm CET
From: AITCVOD
AITCVOD@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@ULYSSE@MRGATE@VALMTS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: PATRICK ROACH@VBE
Subject: Panel discussion on DEC Business in Asia, today at 11:30am.
Event: DEC Business in Asia and Asian Employees at DEC.
Sponsors: AITC Valuing of Diversity Task Force.
Date: Feb 25, 1991 (Monday)
Time: 11:30am to 1pm
Place: LM02 (Marlboro), Room 144
Description:
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Realizing the importance of DEC business in Asia and contributions of Asian
employees in DEC, AITC VOD Tasks Force at DLB/LMO cluster has
organized an panel discussion on DEC business in Asia. Since some of
the panelists are of Asian origins, they will also talk about their
unique working experiences at DEC because of their cultural background.
It is an excellent opportunity to know more about DEC Business in Asia
and share experiences with employees with cultural diversity.
Some Asian ethnic food may be served at the LMO2 Cafe on that day.
Here's a description of the panelists in alphabetical order.
Ram Josyula
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Principal Engineer in the digital Business Fellowship Program in
Artificial Intelligence. Works with DEC's important clients in selecting
AI Fellows who come to DEC to a six month Fellowship and mentors them in
learning and transferring the technologies to their respective organizations.
In this capacity, Ram has been working with customers from almost twenty
countries. He came to USA from India in 1980 and been working as an
AI consultant since 1984. He joined Digital AI Technology Center in 1987.
Tony Leung
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ALPHA PROGRAM MARKETING MANAGER, RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INTRODUCTION
PLANNING ACTIVITIES FOR THE ALPHA PROGRAM, FOCUS ON ANNOUNCEMENT EVENTS
PLANNING, MIGRATION REQUIREMENTS, ETC.
Experience in doing business in Asia:
8 YEARS. 2 YEARS IN THE HONG KONG BRANCH OFFICE, 6 YEARS IN REGIONAL
OFFICE.
HK BORN, EDUCATED IN US (HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE), CURRENTLY ON 3 YEAR
ASSIGNMENT. WITH DEC FOR 8 YEARS, FIRST JOB. IN THE US FOR 6 MONTHS.
Neil Pundit
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SW Engrg Group Mgr, R&D in Advanced Service Delivery Systems
Exp in doing business in Asia: 4 years as a lecturer, exposure to
Indian space programs, employing DE(I)L engrs
Neil came to US in 1965 for higher studies; graduate
degrees in EE; major technical contribution in guidance and control of
space vehicles; US space programs 10 years with NASA, JPL/CALTECH, TRW;
Dir of Tech activities at IEEE Hq for 3 years; with DEC since 1980;
founding mgr of the second oldest AI group in DEC.
Wayne Purnell
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Functional Manager for human resource development for GIA M&E.
Supports the GIA HQ groups and plants with respect to HRD strategy, programs,
processes, etc. Wayne has been working in
GIA for 3 1/2 years and has spent a fair amount of time in and working with
the Asian plants, especially Hong Kong, PRC, Taiwan, and Singapore.
Wayne worked previously in Europe (with DEC) for a few years, and before
that in the U.S. both in Mfg and the Field.
Wayne has also been involved with cross-cultural training efforts.
Simon Szeto
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Software Engineer Manager. Manager of the ZKO site of ISEDA (Inter-
national Systems Engineering, Development and Architecture). ZKO is one
of seven ISEDA sites around the world and the only site in the US.
Simon managed the ABSS (Asian Base Systems Software) group in Hong Kong from
December, 1987 to June, 1990. ABSS became the Asian component of ISE
which was formed in July, 1990. The mission of ABSS was to produce
Asian versions of Digital's strategic software products. This is still
ISE's mission but ISE has a global scope, not just Asian.
Simon was born in China, but other than that technicality he was essentially a
native of Hong Kong. Came to the US in 1961. Graduated in 1965 with a
B.S. degree. Lived in New England since 1968. With DEC 15 years.
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| 67.129 | FWD: AI SEMINAR | ULYSSE::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Tue Mar 26 1991 11:51 | 367 |
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Date: 04-Mar-1991 05:55pm CET
From: BEANE
BEANE@BIGRED@MRGATE@DPD05@DPD
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: See Below
Subject: FWD: AI SEMINAR
<<forwarding deleted>>
From: NAME: Fred Mariani
FUNC: ESG/EIAM
TEL: 297-7197 <MARIANI.FRED AT A1 AT HOPER AT MRO>
Date: 01-Mar-1991
Posted-date: 01-Mar-1991
Precedence: 1
Subject: AI/NN TOPGUN INVITATION
To: See Below
THE BEST OF THE BEST
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MANUFACTURING CLUSTER MARKETING
FRED MARIANI DTN 297-7197
Artificial Intelligence
&
Neural Networks
in
Manufacturing Applications
Workshop
at the
Application Center for Technology
3945 Freedom Circle
Suite 900
Santa Clara, CA 95054
May 8-10, 1991
R.S.V.P. by April 25, 1991
Linda Bersani (508)467 74706
TOPGUNS AI & NEURAL NETWORKS IN
MANUFACTURING APPLICATIONS WORK
Through actual case studies, participants
will learn how others have approached the
integration of tools, technologies, and
people to design, implement, and measure
the positive impact of resultant programs
on manufacturing performance.
SAIC, a leading engineering firm in the
field of AI and neural networks, will
present case histories relating to the use
of these technologies in the development
and implementation of intelligent
diagnostics applications.
Other case histories will be presented by
MCC (The Microelectronic and Computer
Consortium) and Digital's own Machine
Learning Consulting Services. These cases
will define the methodologies employed to
use pattern recognition and NN algorithms
to perform the predictive modeling of
complex nonlinear processes, the design of
Six-Sigma process control systems, and the
development of adaptive fault isolation
systems. Reports of actual levels of
improvement will be provided.
From the end-user standpoint, Digital's
Semiconductor Interconnect and Technology
End-User Computing Group will present a
full-day interactive case study detailing
how business pressures driven by the needs
of providing low-cost LSI to the highly
competitive workstation market, forced the
development of AI-based systems, such as
composite wafer mapping, to increase FAB
yields, improve throughput, and reduce
cycle time. Participants will address
various aspects of the problem including
tool selection, end-user requirements,
cultural changes in the organization,
methodologies, etc.. They will compare
the results of their study to the actual
decisions made and results achieved within
DEC.
TOPGUNS AI & NEURAL NETWORKS IN
MANUFACTURING APPLICATIONS WORKSHOP
SANTA CLARA ACT
MAY 8-10, 1991
AGENDA
Wednesday, May 8
8:00 - 9:00 Registration and Continental
Breakfast - Santa Clara ACT
9:00 - 9:15 Program Introduction
Mitch Federman,
Semiconductor Industry Mktg
Digital Equipment Corp
9:15 - 5:00 Case: Digital's Semiconductor
and Interconnect Technology
Group (SCIT Manufacturing)
Bob Moline, Manager SCIT-
End User Computing
Yield Enhancement and
Composite Wafer Mapping
Venkat Kalkunte, System
Engineer, SCIT-End User
Computing
Thursday, May 9
8:00 - 8:30 Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 8:45 Program Introduction/Update
8:45 - 9:45 Introduction to Neural
Networks and its applications
in the semiconductor industry
Phil Wasserman, SAIC
9:45 - 10:30 Intelligent Diagnostics
Systems
Timothy Kraft, SAIC
10:30 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 12:00 Adaptive Fault Isolation
Systems
Ruby Li, MLCS
12:00 - 1:00 Buffet Lunch
TOPGUNS AI & NEURAL NETWORKS IN
MANUFACTURING APPLICATIONS WORKSHOP
SANTA CLARA ACT
MAY 8-10, 1991
AGENDA
Thursday May 9 (continued)
1:00 - 2:30 Neural Nets for Supervisory
Process Optimization
Jim Keeler, MCC
2:30 - 2:45 Break
2:45 - 4:00 Machine Learning and Decision
Support System in Process
Control
Yuchun Lee, DEC-MLCS
4:00 - 4:30 Demo: Yield Enhancement using
Neural Networks
4:30 - 5:00 Wrap-up
6:00 - 7:30 Dinner (TBD Doubletree?)
7:30 - PANEL DISCUSSION at Hotel
Friday, May 10
This day has been set aside for one-on-one
consulting with company representatives or
teams who wish advice on the application of
AI and neural nets to their specific
manufacturing problems. This is a private,
no-cost session. Sign-up sheets will be
available throughout the workshop, and
individual appointments will be arranged for
convenient times throughout this day. Take
advantage of this unique service, and
challenge our experts.
TOPGUNS AI & NEURAL NETWORKS IN
MANUFACTURING APPLICATIONS WORKSHOP
Biographies of Consultants
Matti Jaffe, Manager,
Machine Learning Consulting Services,
Digital Equipment Corp, Stow, MA
Philip Wasserman, Director of Neural Network
Applications,
Science Applications International
Corporation, Santa Clara, CA
Timothy Kraft, Senior Scientist,
Intelligent Systems Division, Science
Applications International Corporation, San
Diego, CA
Bob Moline, Manager of End-User Computing
Semiconductor Interconnect and Technology
Group,
Digital Equipment Corporation, Hudson, MA
Venkat Kalkunte, System Engineer
Semiconductor Interconnect and Technology
Group,
Digital Equipment Corporation, Hudson, MA
Ruby Li, Software Engineer and Consultant,
Machine Learning Consulting Services,
Digital Equipment Corporation, Stow, MA
Yuchun Lee, Software Engineer and
Consultant, Machine Learning Consulting
Services, Digital Equipment Corporation,
Stow, MA
Jim Keeler, Senior Member of Technical
Staff, Advance Computer Architecture and
Systems, Microelectronics and Computer
Corporation, Austin, TX
AUDIENCE
* CIM Managers, Systems Managers, or
Project Managers considering the use
of A/I and Neural Networking tools in
process control, quality management,
or diagnostic applications
1991 TOPGUNS
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Rapid Prototype
June 5-7, 1991
Maynard, MA
Distribution Requirements
Planning/EDI
July, 1991
Boston, MA
JIT/TQC
August 21-23, 1991
Colorado Springs, CO
CALS/C.E.
September 4-6, 1991
Irvine, CA
Concurrent/Quality Engineering
November, 1991
Seattle, WA
Achieving Total Quality Mgmt
December, 1991
Dallas, TX
HOW TO REGISTER
Please confirm your attendance at the TOPGUNS
A/I Neural Networks in Manufacturing
Applications workshop by calling Ms. Linda
Bersani (508) 467-7470 no later than April 24,
1991.
To Distribution List: <<deleted thousands of names>>
Distribution:
TO: Pat Roach@VBE
TO: Susan Sugar@MWO
TO: Steve Becker@AQO
TO: Ed Hurry@DVO
TO: SHIRLEY CRIDER@DVO
TO: STEVE DONOVAN@DLO
TO: DENNIS DICKERSON@DLO
TO: Gale Kleinberger@HSO
TO: Mike Sievers@HSO
TO: Mike Willis@HSO
TO: Sherry Williams@HSO
TO: Katherine Jones@HSO
TO: Dale Stout@HSO
TO: Tommy Gaut@HSO
TO: Tom Wilson@HST
TO: jim rather@HSO
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Date: 10-Apr-1991 10:11am CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@ULYSSE@MRGATE@VALMTS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: PATRICK ROACH@VBE
Subject: Interesting Conference this Thurs and Fri - you're invited!
The Advanced Services Pilots and Prototypes group (ASPPG) invites you to
attend a sequence of presentation and discussions centering on the use
of radio frequency networks, LAPTOP computers and knowledge management
technology. This is a working session to share plans, concepts, goals and
ideas. We have arranged for some key vendors to present their products and
answer questions, however the audience is limited to Digital personnel.
The session is very informal and meant to share concepts only. All material
is deemed "work in process" and will not be widely disseminated within
Digital. The conference is open to any DEC employee.
THEME OF THE CONFERENCE
When otherwise distinct sequences of technological evolution converge
in a manner that opens whole new vistas, fundamental changes are required
in the way we accomplish our objectives. Those who hold onto outdated
methods and ideas will be left behind. We in ASPPG believe that the
trends in LAPTOPS, Radio Frequency Networks and Knowledge/Information
Management Technology pose such an opportunity ... and risk, for Digital.
Historically the world has experienced two great leaps in productivity:
1. The Industrial Revolution
2. The emergence of free market capitalism
The next leap in productivity will be based on information and knowledge
technology.
VISION
"A SMALL BOX THAT CAN BE CARRIED IN ONE HAND, THAT IS ABLE TO PROVIDE
THE KNOWLEDGE NEEDED AT THE TIME AND IN THE FORM NEEDED."
The simplest statement of the requirements to achieve this vision is:
1. A very small, but powerful computer that can be
carried and used with one hand.
2. A means of connecting this unit into a network without
constraining the movements of the user.
3. Knowledge management software that can capture, store
protect and make available the right knowledge at the
right time, with minimal requirement for the user to
identify the knowledge required.
The theme of the conference is "MAKING THE RIGHT INFORMATION AVAILABLE,
AT THE RIGHT TIME, IN THE RIGHT PLACE, IN THE RIGHT FORM, TO THE RIGHT
PERSON." This is a tall order. Information or knowledge storage implies
a knowledge representation methodology and database technology. Access
requires telecommunication networks and presentation software. Security
is a key component of any such system. The problem of knowledge
capture needs to be solved. And finally all these elements must be
present in an integrated infastructure that is easy to redirect and
use. This last feature may be the most elusive.
The conference will be held in the Pacific Conference room in DLB5 located
in Marlboro.
LOCATION: Marlboro, DLB12, Pacific Conference room
DATE: APRIL 11-12, 1991
START: APRIL 11, at 9:00AM
END: APRIL 12, at 5:00PM
AGENDA:
Thursday APRIL 11
9:00-9:05 TERRY SMITH ..........INTRODUCTION
9:05-9:30 GARY PERWAK ..........ROLE OF ASPPG
9:30-10:15 RICHARD LANG .........INFORMATION UTILITY
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-11:15 TERRY SMITH ..........RF/LAPTOPS as SERVICE TOOL
11:15-12:00 JACK NELSON ..........RF/LAPTOPS and
INTEGRATION BUSINESS
1:00-1:45 JOE SCHATZ ...........MULTI-MEDIA ON LAPTOPS
1:45-2:15 ANDREW FAULKNER ......HUSKY INC.
2:15-3:00 MIKE SOHA ............RF NETWORK INVESTIGATIONS
3:00-3:15 Break
3:15-4:00 Steve Hoyt ...........Knowledge Management Program
4:00-5:00 Panel Discussion (Information Utility & Digital)
Friday, APRIL 12
9:00-10:15 JEFF MILLER ..........INFORMATION NETWORKING
10:15-11:00 DEAN SAMMONS .........ARDIS INC.
11:00-11:15 BREAK
11:15-12:00 KEN KLOSINKI .........MOTORLOA INC.
1:00-1:45 Jack Rahaim ..........Knowledge Asset Management
1:45-2:30 Chuck Marshall .......IMKA Technology
2:30-3:15 GEORGE FRAZIER .......APPLE COMPUTER INC.
3:15-3:30 BREAK
3:30-4:15 Philip Bourgeault ....RAM Inc.
4:15-5:00 Panel Discussion (Potential of RF at Digital)
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Date: 10-Apr-1991 08:10pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@ULYSSE@MRGATE@VALMTS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: PATRICK ROACH@VBE
Subject: BROWN BAG THIS FRIDAY - AI IN MFG AUTOMATION ARCHITECTURE
Brown Bag Seminar on
AI in Manufacturing: Automation Architecture
PRESENTER: Mr.Atanu Mukherjee
EIS Manager for Process Industries
Digital Equipment (India) Ltd
DATE: Friday, 12 April, 1991
TIME: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
PLACE: Discovery Conference Room, DLB12-2/D1
HOST: Ram Josyula, SELECT/Fellowship
Outline: Atanu will be giving a brief presentation on an
Automation Architecture which deals with planning, scheduling,
control and integration of manufacturing systems and the role of
AI in solving these issues. He will share his experience in metals
industry to illustrate his points.
Atanu is currently visiting Digital's Metals Industry Resource
Center in Pittsburgh and AITC in Marlboro. He is responsible for
starting a Digital Competency Center for Metals Industry in India.
Feel free to forward this memo.
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| 67.132 | Intro to C for people with little-to-no programming | ULYSSE::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Fri Apr 12 1991 11:58 | 82 |
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Date: 11-Apr-1991 10:03pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@ULYSSE@MRGATE@VALMTS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: PATRICK ROACH@VBE
Subject: Intro to C for people with little-to-no programming experience - this announcement just received
INTRO TO STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING IN "C"
PART 1
COURSE NUMBER: L913302
DATE: APRIL 22-26, 1991
TIME: 8:30 - 5:00
LOCATION: T&N TRAINING ROOM TAY2-1
INSTRUCTOR: Dr.HARVEY DEITEL/INFORMATIVE STAGES
COST: $1000
------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Register: Set Host DELNI; Username: COURSES; Password: not required
Or Contact Faye Napert; DTN: 226-7065; DELNI::ED_SERVICES
------------------------------------------------------------------------
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
This course is specifically for employees with LITTLE OR NO PRIOR
PROGRAMMING EXPERIENCE who have the need or desire to learn "C".
It is a friendly introduction to structured programming for novices
with emphasis on control structures and arrays. Approach uses
examples of complete small programs.
* [Employees with previous programming experience who need to learn
"C" should enroll in "Introduction to C for Experienced Programmers"
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course parallels the first course in computer programming
taught at the university level. It covers the fundamentals of computer
programming in the context of the 'C' programming language. It is unique
in that 'C' has not been taught previously as a first programming language.
FORMAT:
It is a lecture format with in-class hands-on labs.
COURSE OUTLINE
o Lexical elements, operators, and the "C" System
o Fundamental Data Types
o Flow of Control
o Functions
o Arrays
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The attendee will develop a fundamental understanding of computer
programming concepts, and will be able to write simple programs in C. The
attendee will be prepared to read and comprehend more complex C prgrams.
INSTRUCTOR:
Harvey Deitel has 30 years experience in the computer field.
He participated in the research and development of several large-
scale operating systems and in the design and implementation of
numerous commercial systems. He received the Bachelor of Science and
Master of Science Degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
where he did extensive development work on the Multics operating system.
He received the Doctor of Philosophy Degree from Boston University where
his disseration research examined the problems of developing very large
scale, structured software systems.
Dr. Deitel was previously the chairman of the Computer Science Faculty
of Boston College where he taught courses in systems programming,
computer architecture, operating systems, software engineering, and computer
networking. He has received numerous teaching commendations, and has been
rated nationally among the top computing teachers in the country.
He is currently an independent consultant specializing in open systems.
He is the author of a dozen books including an operating systems textbook
used in 1000 universities worldwide. Harvey teaches regularly for
Telecommunications & Networks and receives outstanding evaluations.
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| 67.133 | Advanced C: Algorithms + Data Structures | ULYSSE::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Fri Apr 12 1991 12:00 | 127 |
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Date: 11-Apr-1991 10:47pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@ULYSSE@MRGATE@VALMTS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: PATRICK ROACH@VBE
Subject: Advanced C: Algorithms + Data Structures
ADVANCED C WORKSHOP: ALGORITHMS & DATA STRUCTURES
COURSE NUMBER: L915601
DATE: MAY 7-10, 1991
TIME: 8:30 - 5:00
LOCATION: T&N TRAINING ROOM TAY2-1
INSTRUCTOR: DAVID PROSSER/TECHNOLOGY EXCHANGE COMPANY
COST: $1200
------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Register: Set Host DELNI; Username: COURSES; Password: not required
Or Contact Faye Napert; DTN: 226-7065; DELNI::ED_SERVICES
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Prerequisite:
Must have two years of professional programming in C.
Intensive four days of programming.
Course Overview
This course provides attendees with a solid foundation in data structures
and algorithms enhancing an individual's development of portable,
efficient and maintainable C code. Course work and exercises are developed
to build progressively upon programming tasks culminating in a large and
useful program. Throughout the course, a "Toolbox" approach to the activities
will be emphasized, augmenting the student's personal programming repertoire.
This course is intended for application and systems programmers who know C,
but participants need not be experts in it or ANSI C.
Attendee Qualifying Questions:
1. Have you been actively programming in C for at least 2 years?
2. Are your programs at least 500-1000 lines long?
3. Do you regularly use pointers?
4. Are you comfortable with dynamic allocation/deallocation?
5. Do you consider writing recursion?
6. Do you break your program into modules and header files?
7. Do you think about portability and efficiency of your code?
If you answer yes to these questions this course is appropriate for you.
If not you will find the course difficult. This questionnaire will be
sent to enrollees.
Course Content
Introduction
Overview
o Assumed prerequisites and skills
o "Toolbox" approach to programming
o All programming in C
Goals Gain:
o Advanced C programming skills
o Experience with basic and advanced algorithms and data structures
o Skills in practical and balanced programming
o An enhanced programming repertoire
Review of C
ANSI C
o Quick history of C and ANSI C
o How to write programs that work with both K&R and ANSI C
o How to compile, link, and run programs
Types
o Basic type o Derived types o Incomplete types
Expressions
o Precedence o Constant expressions o Initialization
Preprocessing
o Header inclusion o Macros o Conditional inclusion
Libraries
o Input/output o String operations
o Character handling o Reserved name space
Object-oriented programming
o Information hiding o Abstract data types o C++
Advanced C Programming
Balanced programming
o Portability o Maintainability o Efficiency o Reusability
Implementation choices
o recursion/iteration o Dynamic/static
o Memory/file storage o General/specific
Cost analysis
o Big "O" o Time/space o Measurement
Algorithms and Data Structures
Algorithms
o Searching o Sorting o Inserting o Deleting o Hashing
Data structures
o Lists o Sets o Trees o Graphs
Lists
Data types
o Stacks o Queues o Strings o Circulars o Mappings
Operations
o Push/pop o Searching o Sorting o Insertion o Deletion
Sets
Data types
o Simple o Tables o Bags
Operations
o Union o Intersection o Difference o Find o Insert o Delete
Trees
Data types
o Binary o Balanced o N-ary
Operations
o Traverse o Sort o Insert o Delete o Construct o Parse
Graphs
Data types
o Directed o Acyclic o Undirected
Operations
o Traverse o Construct
Programming Techniques
Divide and conquer
Backtracking
Dynamic programming
Instructor: David f. Prosser
Dave Prosser is an expert on the C programming language. He is the
editor of the new ANSI C standard as well as serving as AT&T Bell Laboratories's
representative to the standardization committee. He has been programming in
C since the late 1970s and has been part of Bell Lab's C language development
area for almost ten years.
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| 67.134 | Satellite Course Calendar - Apr-Nov | ULYSSE::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Fri Apr 12 1991 12:05 | 109 |
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Date: 11-Apr-1991 10:47pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@ULYSSE@MRGATE@VALMTS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: PATRICK ROACH@VBE
Subject: Satellite Course Calendar - Apr-Nov
From the NTU Satellite Network: The following satellite courses are
currently scheduled at LKG
------------------------------------------------------------------------
For course descriptions and to register:
Set Host DELNI; Username: COURSES; Password: not required
Contact Faye Napert; DTN: 226-7065; DELNI::ED_SERVICES
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Apr.16-17 Digital Video Transmission:
Algoritms to End-Products
12 Hrs. Instructor: Dr. Winthrop W. Smith and Others
S915001 NTU Satellite Network: Live Satellite Broadcast
Apr.19 Linking Pcs in the 90s Using Novell
6 Hrs. Instructor: Paul J. Dattoli & James P. Stewart
S915501 NTU Satellite Network: Live Satellite Broadcast
Apr.26, Data Communications II
May 3,10
18 Hrs. Instructor: Eugene von Taube
S914501 Network Northeastern: Live Satellite Broadcast
Apr.26 Object-Orineted Design Using C++
6 Hrs. Instructor: Dr. Ira Pohl
S915201 NTU Satellite Network: Live Satellite Broadcast
Apr.30 An Introduction to Software Metrics
6 Hrs. Instructor: Denis Meredith
S915401 NTU Satellite Network: Live Satellite Broadcast
May 14-15 Data Communications Network Decision-Making
12 Hrs. Instructor: Dr. H. Charles Baker
S915101 NTU Satellite Network: Live Satellite Broadcast
May 17 Theory of Object-Oriented Design and its
Application to C++
6 Hrs. Instructor: Dr. karl Lieberherr
S915301 NTU Satellite Network: Live Satellite Broadcast
May 20 Telecommunications Technolgies Update:
(BISDN) Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network
3 Hrs. Instructor: Bob Bovenizer and Terry Curtis
S916001 NTU Satellite Network: Live Satellite Broadcast
May 23 IEEE Video Conference: Neural Network Applications
for the 1990s
3 Hrs. Instructor: James A. Anderson, Dan Hammerstrom, Larry Jackel
S915601 NTU Satellite Network: Live Satellite Broadcast
June 11 C Programming For Engineers: Introduction
6 Hrs. Instructor: Dr. F. S. Hill, Jr.
S915701 NTU Satellite Network: Live Satellite Broadcast
June 14, Data Communications III
21,28
18 Hrs. Instructor: Eugene von Taube
S914601 Network Northeastern: Live Satellite Broadcast
June 17 Telecommunications Technologies Update:
Class Services
3 Hrs. Instructor: Dennis Squires
S916201 NTU Satellite Network: Live Satellite Broadcast
June 25 C Programming for Engineers: Advanced
6 Hrs. Instructor: Dr. F.S. Hill, Jr.
S915801 NTU Satellite Network: Live Satellite Broadcast
June 26 Interoperability: The Concepts and Technologies
of Open Systems Networking
6 Hrs. Instructor: Ronald G. Corriveau
S915901 NTU Satellite Network: Live Satellite Broadcast
July 15 Telecommunications Technologies Update:
SMDS: A Broadband Service
3 Hrs. Instructor: Donald Dineen
S926101 NTU Satellite Network: Live Satellite Broadcast
Aug.8, Network Management
15,22
18 Hrs. Instructor: Scott Helmers
S914701 Network Northeastern: Live Satellite Broadcast
Oct.4,11, Fundamentals of OSI and DOD Protocols
18
18 Hrs. Instructor: Ron Corriveau
S914801 Network Northeastern: Live Satellite Broadcast
Nov.8,22, Voice Data Planning Seminar
Dec.6
18 Hrs. Instructor: Dr. James A. Metzler
S914901 Network Northeastern: Live Satellite Broadcast
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| 67.135 | REMINDER - TSS re. DICE 4/25, 10AM | ULYSSE::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Wed Apr 24 1991 19:30 | 99 |
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Date: 24-Apr-1991 06:10pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@ULYSSE@MRGATE@VALMTS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: PATRICK ROACH@VBE
Subject: REMINDER - TSS re. DICE 4/25, 10AM
TITLE: "Computer-Aided Cooperative Product Development"
SPEAKER: DUVVURU SRIRAM
Assistant Professor and Co-Technical Director
Intelligent Engineering Systems Lab.
Dept. of Civil Engineering
M. I. T., Cambridge, MA 02139
DATE: Thursday, 25 April, 1991
TIME: 10:00 AM - Noon
PLACE: Pacific Room, DLB12
HOST: GARRY WOODRUFF
DASH Program Manager
ISTG/Concurrent Engineering Group
Computer aided tools, which will be collectively called DICE
(Distributed and Integrated environment for Computer-aided
Engineering), are currently being developed using concepts from
databases and AI.
In this talk, various features of the DICE framework will be
described, such as an object-oriented blackboard, transaction and
version management modules and a shell for preliminary design.
This is being done to address the following problems:
o Typical engineering projects involve a large number
of components and the interaction of multiple tech-
nologies.
o On a single project, interacting design technologies
often come from separate firms or functional groups
within a firm, and there is little coordination
between various participants.
o Typically, engineers find coordination among themselves
difficult and they leave this task to the manufacturing
personnel.
o Thus, working drawings, used to inform the fabricator
of the product, lack detail. Hence, potential conflicts
among participants are often unrecognized until manufac-
turing begins.
o Several undesirable effects are caused by this lack of
coordination.
Duvvuru Sriram TSS
Page Two
Duvvuru Sriram is an assistant professor of Civil Engineering and
the co-technical director of the Intelligent Engineering Systems
Laboratory at MIT.
Currently, he is working in the areas of knowledge-based systems,
development of databases for engineering design, and natural
language processing.
He was a founding co-editor of the International Journal for AI
in Engineering. He has nearly 70 publications to his credit, which
includes two books and eight edited volumes on AI in engineering.
Sriram is also a member of the advisory board for several inter-
national conferences and journals. In 1989, he was awarded a
Presidential Young Investigators award from the National Science
Foundation. Sriram received a B. Tech (1980) degree from I.I.T.,
Madras, India, and MS (1981) and Phd (1986) degrees from CMU.
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| 67.136 | CRL Seminar, 5/15, Ken Nakayama | ULYSSE::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Thu Apr 25 1991 11:36 | 86 |
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Date: 24-Apr-1991 06:25pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@ULYSSE@MRGATE@VALMTS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: PATRICK ROACH@VBE
Subject: CRL Seminar, 5/15, Ken Nakayama
From: AIADM::CRL::MARYG "Mary Gallagher" 24-APR-1991 11:32:03.85
To: aiadm::tss
CC:
Subj: Visual Surface Perception - Digital Cambridge Research Lab - May 15
Digital Equipment Corporation
Cambridge Research Lab
Seminar
Wednesday, May 15, 1991
3:15pm - 4:15pm, Refreshments at 3:00pm
"Visual Surface Perception"
Ken Nakayama
Department of Psychology
Harvard University
Because we live in a 3 dimensional world, along any given general
direction, our visual system is often confronted with multiple surfaces,
not just a single surface. We make the working assumption that our
visual system and those of other animals have developed (possibly through
learning), very specific and probably "low level" mechanisms for dealing
with these ever-present and unavoidable situations. Thus we think that
occlusive relations in the world are processed very early in the visual
system of primates, probably as early as the primary visual cortex. In
addition, we propose the "generic view principle" to understand why the
visual system encodes: 1) surfaces continuing behind other surfaces, 2).
surfaces completing accross other surfaces (as in subjective contours),
3) perceived transparency in very simple stereograms.
A set of visually unexpected and surprising stereoscopic demonstrations
will accompany the talk.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ken Nakayama is Professor of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences at
Harvard University. He received his Ph.D. degree from U.C.L.A in the
late 1960s. After doing a post-doctoral fellowship at U.C. Berkeley, and
teaching at a medical school in Canada, he spent nearly the last 20 years
as a senior scientist at Smith Kettlewell Eye Research Institute in San
Francisco. His early interests and work concentrated on low-level
vision, including the processing of neural signals in the retina and
lateral geniculate as well as studying eye rotations. More recently, he
has become interested in intermediate level vision, using psychophysical
methods of investigation.
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Digital Equipment Corporation's Cambridge Research Lab is located on the
north side of Technology Square, at the junction of Hampshire Street and
Broadway. The address is:
Digital Equipment Corporation
Cambridge Research Lab
One Kendall Square, Bldg. 700
Cambridge, MA 02139
For questions regarding the seminar, directions, or parking, or to add
your name to the mailing list, call DTN: 259-6601 or send email to
crl::tss
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Subject: Visual Surface Perception - Digital Cambridge Research Lab - May 15
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 91 08:49:28 EDT
From: maryg
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| 67.137 | FWD: IMKA USER'S FORUM - MAY 13, 1991 | ULYSSE::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Mon May 06 1991 11:11 | 49 |
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Date: 03-May-1991 05:15pm CET
From: BEANE
BEANE@BIGRED@MRGATE@DPD04@DPD
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: See Below
Subject: FWD: IMKA USER'S FORUM - MAY 13, 1991
From: GUESS::SANDOCK "Carmel @ LMO2 1/L3 - 296-5102 02-May-1991 1547" 2-MAY-1991 15:01:21.88
To: @IMKA_INTEREST.DIS
CC: SANDOCK
Subj: IMKA USER'S FORUM - MAY 13, 1991
Attached you will find the agenda for the IMKA User's forum which is
taking place on May 13.
Please respond to GUESS::SANDOCK by May 6 if you plan to attend or have
any questions.
IMKA USER'S FORUM
May 13, 1991
2:00 - 3:30
Leopard c/r DLB5 3/E10
2:00 - 2:15 INTRODUCTION Dino Lachiusa
2:15 - 2:45 IMKA Technology Chuck Marshall
2:45 - Open Discussion
Distribution:
TO:
DENNIS DICKERSON@DL STEVE DONOVAN@DLO Tommy Gaut@HSO Ed Hurry@DVO
Louis Pau@VBE jim rather@HSO Pat Roach@VBE Czarena Siebert@HSO
Mike Sievers@HSO Dale Stout@HSO Susan Sugar@MWO Sherry Williams@HSO
Mike Willis@HSO Tom Wilson@HST
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| 67.138 | Neural Nets - 1 Hour Video Tutorial | ULYSSE::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Sun May 12 1991 16:09 | 100 |
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Date: 08-May-1991 06:12pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@ULYSSE@MRGATE@VALMTS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: PATRICK ROACH@VBE
Subject: Neural Nets - 1 Hour Video Tutorial
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ETE Satellite Network Courses Description
________________________________________________________________________________
Title Neural Network Applications for the 1990s
Instructor Various speakers
Date 23-MAY-91 - 23-MAY-91
Time 11:00 - 3:00
Location HLO, APO, FXO
Course Number 14SAT-61
Course Fee $ 300
Registration Log into COURSES software on SHARE
Username is COURSES and password is EDUCATION.
Cancellation Please withdraw 1 week prior to start date to avoid being
charged
*** SPECIAL ONE HOUR VIDEO TUTORIAL ***
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ONLY
*** PROGRAM WILL RUN FROM 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM ***
Note Room locations: HLO- UVC Classroom HLO2-1/D08
APO-V135 FXO-To be determined
Description This videoconference will focus on near-term and far-term
applications for neural network technology. Although
applications have now started to appear, this novel
technology will not start to deliver its considerable
promise until later in the decade. Therefore this
videoconference will necessarily be somewhat speculative, in
addition to presenting current accomplishments and plans for
the immediate future.
Outline Introduction (5 minutes)
JAMES ANDERSON
* Rudiments of the massively parallel neural network
technology
* Terminology of the field
DAN HAMMERSTROM
Present and Future Plans to Build Digital VLSI Circuitry (40
minutes)
* Design considerations peculiar to neural net VLSI
architectures
* Examples of specific designs and why they were chosen
LARRY JACKEL
Current Applications of Neural Networks (40 minutes)
* Current neural network applications, including AT&T Bell
Laboratories' character recognition system (neural network
recognition of hand-printed zip codes).
* Speech recognition, signal processing, financial data
processing and optimization.
JAMES ANDERSON
Current and Future Applications (40 minutes)
* Need for large networks
* Need for architectures for networks used in certain
"cognitive"
operations.
Examples such as radar classification system, network
model for object motion, and network capable of
performing some operations in elementary arithmetic.
* Speculations about networks
Artificial systems with "intuition" and "common sense"
Hybrid systems, part neural network and part traditional
artificial intelligence
* Computational limitations of current neural network
models
* Important criticisms of Fodor and Pylyshn about
computational adequacy of current network formulations.
Speakers James A. Anderson is a professor in the Department of
Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences and Department of
Psychology at Brown University. Dan Hammerstrom is chief
technical officer of Adaptive Solutions, Inc., of Beaverton,
Ore., and an associate professor at the Oregon Graduate
Institute. Larry Jackel is with AT&T Bell Laboratories in
Holmdel, N.J.
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| 67.139 | ULTRIX Fundamentals Course Offering | ULYSSE::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Sun May 12 1991 16:11 | 158 |
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Date: 08-May-1991 06:12pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@ULYSSE@MRGATE@VALMTS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: PATRICK ROACH@VBE
Subject: ULTRIX Fundamentals Course Offering
ULTRIX FUNDAMENTALS: AN INTENSIVE INTRODUCTION TO UTILITIES &
COMMANDS AND SHELL PROGRAMMING
COURSE NUMBER: L912908
DATE: MAY 28-31, 1991
TIME: 8:30 - 5:00
LOCATION: T&N TRAINING ROOM TAY2-1
COURSE NUMBER: L912909
DATE: JUNE 25-28, 1991
TIME: 8:30 - 5:00
LOCATION: FREEPORT CLASSROOM LKG2-2/V4
INSTRUCTOR: DAVE RUBIO/RUBIO ASSOCIATES
COST: $800
------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Register: Set Host DELNI; Username: COURSES; Password: not required
Or Contact Faye Napert; DTN: 226-7065; DELNI::ED_SERVICES
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ULTRIX FUNDAMENTALS: AN INTENSIVE INTRODUCTION TO UTILITIES & COMMANDS
& SHELL PROGRAMMING
COURSE GOALS:
This course is desgined for the new Ultrix user. Its goal is to
familiarize the student with the general capabilities of the Ultrix
operating system. The student will learn to create and modify files
using the text editor vi; manipulate files and directories using
shell (csh) comands; become familiar with file permissions; execute
simple, sequential, and pipeline command lines; and communicate with
other users. The student will become familiar with the standard Ultrix
documentation.
KEY TOPICS:
Passwords
File system
File permissions
chmod
Ultrix shell
vi text editor
Regular expressions
Shell meta-characters
I/O redirection
Manual pages
Pipelines
mail
FORMAT:
Lecture plus Lab exercises
MATERIALS:
Student workbook
Textbook "Introducing the Unix System"
RREQUISITES:
Familiarity with computer system concepts and terminals.
COURSE OUTLINE - ULTRIX FUNDAMENTALS
I. INTRODUCTION
Ultrix features
Ultrix layering
Ultrix documentation
II.LOGGIN IN
Setting your terminal
Password command
Ultrix shell
Ultrix shell
Ultrix file system
III.COMMUNICATION COMMANDS
mail
who
write
news
IV.ULTRIX FILE SYSTEM
File types
Directories
Pathnames
File permissions
File system commands
V.INTRODUCTION TO VI EDITOR
Cursor Movement
Reading/Wtiting Files
Buffer
Commands
Regular expressions
Searching
Substituting
VI.ESTABLISHING A LOGIN ENVIRONMENT
Environment variables
.cshrc
.login
.profile
VII.ULTRIX SHELL
Features
Shell meta-charactes
Command lines
VIII.I/O REDIRECTION AND PIPELINES
Standard input and output
Standard error
Redirection
Pipelines
IX.FILE SYSTEM COMMANDS
cp,mc,ln
ls
find
cpio
tar
file
od
X.TEXT PROCESSING COMMANDS
grep
sort
diff
wc
pr
tail
spell
XI.BACKGROUND COMMAND LINES
Process ids
ps
wait
kill
nohup
Job Control
XII.OVERVIEW OF ULTRIX ENVIRONMENT
Development tools (compiling C programs)
Text Processing tools
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| 67.140 | CRL Seminar - "Visual Surface Perception" 5/15 @3:1 | ULYSSE::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Sun May 12 1991 16:12 | 71 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 08-May-1991 07:13pm CET
From: TSS
TSS@AIADM@SELECT@HERON@ULYSSE@MRGATE@VALMTS@VBO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: PATRICK ROACH@VBE
Subject: CRL Seminar - "Visual Surface Perception" 5/15 @3:15PM
Digital Equipment Corporation
Cambridge Research Lab
Seminar
Wednesday, May 15, 1991
3:15pm - 4:15pm, Refreshments at 3:00pm
"Visual Surface Perception"
Ken Nakayama
Department of Psychology
Harvard University
Because we live in a 3 dimensional world, along any given general
direction, our visual system is often confronted with multiple surfaces,
not just a single surface. We make the working assumption that our
visual system and those of other animals have developed (possibly through
learning), very specific and probably "low level" mechanisms for dealing
with these ever-present and unavoidable situations. Thus we think that
occlusive relations in the world are processed very early in the visual
system of primates, probably as early as the primary visual cortex. In
addition, we propose the "generic view principle" to understand why the
visual system encodes: 1) surfaces continuing behind other surfaces, 2).
surfaces completing accross other surfaces (as in subjective contours),
3) perceived transparency in very simple stereograms.
A set of visually unexpected and surprising stereoscopic demonstrations
will accompany the talk.
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Ken Nakayama is Professor of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences at
Harvard University. He received his Ph.D. degree from U.C.L.A in the
late 1960s. After doing a post-doctoral fellowship at U.C. Berkeley, and
teaching at a medical school in Canada, he spent nearly the last 20 years
as a senior scientist at Smith Kettlewell Eye Research Institute in San
Francisco. His early interests and work concentrated on low-level
vision, including the processing of neural signals in the retina and
lateral geniculate as well as studying eye rotations. More recently, he
has become interested in intermediate level vision, using psychophysical
methods of investigation.
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Digital Equipment Corporation's Cambridge Research Lab is located on the
north side of Technology Square, at the junction of Hampshire Street and
Broadway. The address is:
Digital Equipment Corporation
Cambridge Research Lab
One Kendall Square, Bldg. 700
Cambridge, MA 02139
For questions regarding the seminar, directions, or parking, or to add
your name to the mailing list, call DTN: 259-6601 or send email to
crl::tss
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| 67.141 | Dynamic Business Modeling with Symmod - Course Anno | MR4DEC::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Tue Dec 03 1991 20:41 | 109 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Doc. No: 006757
Date: 03-Dec-1991 02:36pm EST
From: LEVIN
LEVIN@LMOADM@MR4DEC@MRGATE@SALES@MRO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: PAT ROACH@MRO
Subject: Dynamic Business Modeling with Symmod - Course Announcement
VMSmail To information: @CC$PUBLIC:MASTER.DIS
Sender's personal name: Suegene Levin, AI Training Registrar, DTN 291-8600 03-Dec-1991 1348
DYNAMIC BUSINESS MODELING WITH SYMMOD
DATES: DECEMBER 9-13, 1991
JANUARY 27-31, 1992
TIME: 9:00 - 5:00
LOCATION: MEDITERRANEAN ROOM, DLB12-1
COST: $1600
CANCELLATION: All cancellations must be made at least ten working
days before the start of class.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
To Register: Contact Suegene Levin, DTN: 291-8603 or AIADM::LEVIN
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dynamic Business Modeling is a way to test business process
designs before they are implemented. Dynamic Business Modeling
can help a business uncover opportunities in existing business
process, design new processes, and develop transition plans to
help the business get there. Dynamic Business Modeling is an
essential component of business process re-engineering,
developing systems and business integration proposals,
or the implementation any large-scale change project.
Course Content:
This 5 day course will cover Dynamic Business Modeling
with emphasis on the development of business process models
using SYMMOD. The course includes hands-on lab work in developing
and presenting models.
The course also includes an overview of Dynamic Business Modeling,
business process design and its importance in large-scale
change projects, and knowledge aquisition for modelers.
This course is designed for anyone whose role in business
process design.
Objectives:
You will learn:
o where Dynamic Business Modeling is applied
o Dynamic Business Modeling's role in business process
re-engineering efforts
o How to use SYMMOD, the modeling tools that support
Dynamic Business Modeling
o An overview of knowledge acquisition
Pre-requisites:
- The ability to use an editor (e.g. EDT)
- Experience using DECwindows application is helpful
To Register:
Contact Suegene Levin, DTN: 291-8603 or AIADM::LEVIN, with the following
information:
Name:
Badge No.:
Group Name:
Organization:
DTN:
E-Mail address:
Mailstop:
Manager's Name:
Manager's E-mail:
Cost Center:
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| 67.142 | IMAGING - IMPLEMENTING SCALABLE SOLUTIONS - Course | MR4DEC::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Tue Dec 03 1991 23:14 | 180 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Doc. No: 006760
Date: 03-Dec-1991 02:58pm EST
From: LEVIN
LEVIN@LMOADM@MRGATE@MR4DEC@MRO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: PAT ROACH@MRO
Subject: IMAGING - IMPLEMENTING SCALABLE SOLUTIONS - Course announcem
Training Announcement
TITLE: IMAGING - IMPLEMENTING SCALABLE SOLUTIONS
AUDIENCE: Customers, Sales Support, Sales
DATES: Dec 11th & 12th 1991
Feb 18th & 19th 1992
TIME: 9:00 - 5:00
PLACE: Room 144a (Andaman)
LMO
COST: $900.00
COURSE NUMBER: DKAS-8613E
High performance image-based solutions are being used throughout
the industry to solve specific problems. This course will
provide you with the foundation and tools to identify potential
application opportunities, recognize and characterize problems for
which a large scale high performance imaging solution is
appropriate and ascertain a customer's critical requirements.
IMAGING - IMPLEMENTING SCALABLE SOLUTIONS is a non-product-specific
course aimed at solutions providing for hundreds of seats, handling
tens of thousands of documents per day.
You will learn:
� What is the current Imaging technology and what hardware and
software components are included in a large scale high
performance imaging solution
� How to characterize imaging problems and how to determine the
size and scope of a solution
� What is the architectural strategy required for large scale
high performance application-centered systems
� The role and impact of workflow in integrated image systems,
including process re-engineering for optimized workflow
A more detailed outline is attached.
Who should attend:
Customers accompanied by their Digital Sales and/or Support
representatives who are considering large scale applications.
This course is valuable for Sales Support personnel involved
in selling large scale, high performance imaging solutions.
Course Perspective:
This course offers a description of a high-end system which ex-
amines the technology and solution strategy, rather than specific
products. The business case is the common thread tying this course
together. The material complements but does not duplicate the goals
of other product specific courses available.
TO REGISTER: Call Suegene Levin DTN 291-8600 or send mail to
AIADM::LEVIN
Course Outline
IMAGING: INTEGRATING SCALABLE SOLUTIONS
Image Solutions Introduction
o The Imaging Market Outlook
o Business Problems & Characteristics
o Approach, Assumptions, Philosophy
o Image System Solution Components
Demo of an integrated Image Solution
o Application Template
Imaging Technology Introduction
o Standards & Support
o Image representation
o Compression & decompression
- Hardware & software techniques & trade-offs
Imaging Systems Architecture
o Image Solutions
o Client-Server
o High performance
o Scalability
o Components & their relationship in a system
Scalable Servers
o Standards compliance
o Storage
o Database
o Utilities
Components -- A Closer Look
o End-user Applications
- Functionality drives the system configuration
- Local processing issues & advantages
- Focus of integration
o Input
- Scanning & Quality Control
- FAX
- Video & other
o Image Storage systems & management
- Magnetic caching
- Optical storage
- WORM
- Magnetic Optical
- Combined
- Helical Tape
IMAGING: INTEGRATING SCALABLE SOLUTIONS
Components -- A Closer Look (cont.)
o Database Access & Control
- Reading, Adding & Modifying Data
- Linking solution functions
- Transaction monitoring & Scalability
o Output Options
- Monitor display
- Printer
- FAX
- Other (EDI, etc)
o Workflow Control
OCR/ICR
o Optical Character Recognition
o Intelligent Character Recognition
System Integration & Project Management Issues
o Project Planning & Functional Spec
o Implementation guidelines
o SI issues - Coordination & Control
o Expansion & Migration
Business Case
o Business modeling
- Process re-engineering
- Tools
o Productivity & Payback
o Segmentation
o Future
Panel
o 4-6 expert panelists
o Open to questions from participants
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| 67.143 | Some DLB training offerings | MR4DEC::ROACH | TANSTAAFL ! | Tue Dec 17 1991 16:24 | 274 |
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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Doc. No: 007046
Date: 17-Dec-1991 04:13am EST
From: ROACH
ROACH@AIDEV@MRGATE@NRGATE@NRO
Dept:
Tel No:
TO: PAT ROACH@LMO
Subject: New notes for conference EXPERT
------------------------AI Courses at DLB12-------------------------------------
206.2 LMOADM::LEVIN -< Open Interface >-
206.3 LMOADM::LEVIN -< KBMS TRAINING >-
206.4 LMOADM::LEVIN -< NEXPERT OBJECT TRAINING >-
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-< Expert Systems >-
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LMOADM::LEVIN "Suegene Levin" 70 lines 12-DEC-1991 16:20
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Training Announcement
TITLE: GUI DEVELOPMENT WITH OPEN INTERFACE
AUDIENCE: Software developers, user interface designers
LENGTH: 5 Days
DATES: February 10th - 14th
March 23rd - 27th
May 18th - 22nd
TIME: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
PLACE: LMO2, Marlboro, Massachusetts
COST: $1695.00
To register for this course, please contact Suegene Levin, LMOADM::LEVIN, DTN
291-8600.
OPEN INTERFACE
Open Interface is a graphical user interface (GUI) development tool developed
by Neuron Data, Inc.* It contains a WYSIWYG graphics editor and an API
(application programming interface), a library of C functions used to
manipulate the windows and widgets in your interface. The editor, Open
Editor, allows you to graphically layout your interface. It then generates
resource files which describe the physical layout and appearance of your
interface (e.g. X & Y coordinates, color, font) and C templates which act as a
shell which you customize using the API and other C functions to describe the
behavior of your interface.
The applications developed using Open Interface are fully portable over many
platforms regardless of where they are developed. The currently available
platforms are VMS, UNIX, MS DOS, OS/2, and Macintosh. For example, an
interface can be developed on the VAX under VMS and ported to the PC by just
recompiling and linking on the PC. The applications can easily be changed to
simulate any of the window managers running on these platforms (MOTIF, MS
Windows, Presentation Manager, Macintosh, and Open Look).
This course is a 5 day, highly interactive, hands-on workshop. The course
will cover:
o Learning the basic concepts of window programming
o Creating user interface layouts using Open Editor
o Customizing the windows and widgets created in Open Editor using the API
and C libraries
o Integrating Open Interface with other applications
o Porting the application to different platforms
The workshop format is lecture/lab where you will learn concepts and then
apply them. By the end of the course the student will have created a
complete application utilizing all the widgets available and most of the
significant components of the API.
Experience with C is preferred.
*Digital is a certified trainer of Neuron Data products.
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***Announcing KBMS Training Course***
Dates: Oct 14-18, 1991
Feb. 17-21, 1992
June 1-5, 1992
Location: DLB12, Marlborough, Mass.
Cost: $1695.00
To register, please contact Suegene Levin, DTN 291-8600, or send the following
information to AIADM::LEVIN -
Name:
Badge No.:
Group Name:
Organization:
DTN:
E-Mail address:
Mailstop:
Manager's Name:
Manager's E-mail:
Cost Center:
Course Description
COURSE: PROGRAMMING IN KBMS (R)
CURRICULUM: Knowledge Engineering, Fastrak, Emerging Technologies
DESCRIPTION: KBMS (R) (Knowledge Based Management System) is an expert
system tool developed by AICorp. KBMS offers high-level,
seamless integration with different database
management systems and the ability to be
called from existing conventional
application programs. The KBMS architecture
makes it highly flexible for use in
developing a wide variety of applications
and for enhancing existing product
applications. The course covers the use and
features of KBMS knowledge base development and use.
GOALS: The course consists of lectures and labs. During the lectures
concepts and features of KBMS are covered.
Labs will provide the students with a
hands-on experience working with KBMS on VAX
workstations. The goals of the course are to
enable the participants to:
� develop an expert system using KBMS
components and inferencing strategies.
� retrieve database information using the
natural language facilities in KBMS.
� effectively use KBMS features for
enhancing fluency and rule definition.
� efficiently access internal and external
object occurrences.
� evaluate expert system performance and
tune KBMS applications.
PREREQUISITES: It is assumed that students will come into the course with
knowledge of at least one programming
language. Previous experience with expert
systems is not necessary but may be helpful.
LENGTH: 5 days
FORMAT: Lecture/Lab
Revised June 10, 1991
KBMS (R) is a registered trademark of AICorp.
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***Announcing NEXPERT Training Course***
Dates: Oct. 14-18, 1991
Feb. 17-21, 1992
June 1-5, 1992
Location: DLB12, Marlborough, Mass.
Cost: $1695.00
To register, please contact Suegene Levin, DTN 291-8600, or send the following
information to AIADM::LEVIN -
Name:
Badge No.:
Group Name:
Organization:
DTN:
E-Mail address:
Mailstop:
Manager's Name:
Manager's E-mail:
Cost Center:
Course Description
COURSE: PROGRAMMING IN NEXPERT OBJECT (TM)
CURRICULUM: Knowledge Engineering, Emerging Technologies
DESCRIPTION: Your job is to implement
solutions for real problems; problems
involving process control, real-time
diagnostics and monitoring in manufacturing,
design and configuration in electronic and
mechanical engineering, or classification
and intelligent decision support in finance
and insurance. These are real problems you
face every day. With instruction based upon
real-world experience and hands-on use of
NEXPERT Object, you can gain the skills
needed to solve real problems with Expert
Systems.
GOALS: At the end of this course, you will be able to:
� create a knowledge representation of your
problem domain which takes advantage of
NEXPERT's architecture and features.
� use forward, backward, mixed-mode and
context-based inferencing to efficiently
control the reasoning process through
your knowledge base.
� use the NEXPERT callable interface linked
to spreadsheets and databases.
� ask questions that are most important to
your business and develop the answers on
a Digital VAXstation.
Application programmers,
system analysts, knowledge engineers and
technical managers who need to know how to
use NEXPERT Object to build applications
will all benefit from this course.
LENGTH: 5 days
FORMAT: Lecture/Lab
Revised June 10, 1991
NEXPERT Object (TM) is a trademark of Neuron Data Inc.
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| 67.144 | Knowledge Based Systems Training | LMOADM::LEVIN | Mother Nature is a wild woman | Thu Dec 17 1992 17:34 | 308 |
| Course announcements
Knowledge Engineering Courses
Digital's AI Technology Center is offering several courses in knowledge
engineering skills. These courses are open to both Digital employees and Digital
customers.
These courses enable a software professional to initiate, select, design, and
program a Knowledge Based System (KBS). Both industry-standard and emerging
technologies and methodologies are studied, while hands-on exercises guide the
participant through the process of knowledge engineering. These courses
culminate in an application workshop in which critical aspects of development
are carried by student teams building a KBS prototype. These courses are offered
both as a 17-day program and may also be taken individually.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Courses Include
� Knowledge-Based Systems in Business & Industry (2 days)
� Knowledge Acquisition & Representation (3 days)
� Knowledge-Based Programming (5 days)
Choice of:
- NEXPERT Object from Neuron Data Inc.
- KBMS from AI CORP
� Knowledge-Based Prototype/Application Workshop (7 days)
*If you do not have a solid programming background, we recommend
you precede the 17-day course program with DEC OPS5 Programming
which is a single paradigm, rule-based language.
Target Audience
Software Engineers, Knowledge Engineers, Domain Experts, and MIS
professionals interested in developing a repertoire of knowledge
engineering skills.
Prerequisites
Students attending the 17-day program are expected to have some
programming background.
***************************************
To register for any of these courses, please contact:
Suegene Levin, DTN 296-6600, or complete the registration form at the end of
this announcement and return to LMOADM::LEVIN.
For customer information and registration, please contact Suegene at (508)
480-6600.
Individual course descriptions follow.
***************************************
Title: Knowledge-Based Systems In Business And Industry
Course code: EY-5276E-YC, Reference Code K-SBI
Date: February 15 - 16, 1993
Location: LMO2, 111 Locke Drive
Marlboro, MA
Cost: Digital internal: $800.00
Customer external: $1000.00
Length: 2 Days
Format: Lecture/Exercises
Target Audience: Business Managers,
Technical Managers, Software Engineers,
Knowledge Engineers, and MIS professionals
interested in learning the conceptual
foundations for the technology and methodology
of Knowledge-Based Systems (KBS) will benefit
from this course. It also provides the
framework for understanding in-depth techniques
of Knowledge Acquisition and Knowledge
Representation, and for effectively using KBS
programming tools.
Overview: This course offers broad
coverage of the types and uses of knowledge in
organizations, as well as the methods and tools
available for preserving, distributing, and/or
automating an organization's expertise with KBS
technology. Three critical perspectives for
success -- business, human resource, and
technical -- and are embedded in the course
content.
Case studies and class exercises enable
the practitioner to identify appropriate
applications, understand the features of KBS
tools, and plan project management and
technology transfer.
Prerequisites: None
Title: Knowledge Acquisition And Representation
Course code: EY-5276E-YC, Reference Code K-KAR
Date: February 17 - 19, 1993
Location: LMO2, 111 Locke Drive
Marlboro, MA
Cost: Digital internal: $1200.00
Customer external: $1500.00
Length: 3 Days
Format: Lecture/Exercises
Target Audience: Business Managers,
Technical Managers, Software Engineers,
Knowledge Engineers, and MIS professionals
interested in systematically acquiring and
representing knowledge for use Knowledge-Base
Systems (KBS) will benefit from this course. It
is also recommended for anyone wanting to use
KBS programming tools effectively.
Overview: This course provides hands-on
experience in interviewing managers, experts,
and users, analyzing the knowledge acquired,
and designing knowledge representations.
Specific techniques for knowledge acquisition
and representation are presented and practiced
independently, followed by an integrated
application exercise using video recording and
group feedback.
Prerequisites: A conceptual foundation in KBS
technology and methodology is assumed, as
provided in the course "Knowledge-Based Systems
in Business and Industry."
Title: Programming In NEXPERT Object (tm)
Course code: EY-5276E-YC, Reference Code K-NEX
Date: February 22 - 26, 1993
Location: LMO2, 111 Locke Drive
Marlboro, MA
Cost: Digital internal: $1575.00
Customer external: $1750.00
Length: 5 days
Format: Lecture/Lab
Audience: Software professionals who are
interested in a multi-paradigm, mixedchaining
KBS development systems for solving knowledge
intensive problems in areas such as process
control, diagnostics, manufacturing, design and
configuration.
Overview: NEXPERT Object (tm) provides a
variety of important features: A graphical
development environment, a robust reasoning and
representation toolkit, and complete
integration capability via the Application
Programming Interface. Students will learn
about and use NEXPERT Object's architecture and
features to solve real-world problems involving
reasoning, representation and integration with
database and conventional systems.
Prerequisites: Students should have knowledge
of at least one programming language. Previous
experience with knowledge-based systems is
helpful.
NEXPERT Object (tm) is a trademark of Neuron Data
Title: Programming in KBMS (R)
Course Code: EY-5276E-YC, Reference Code K-KBM
Date: February 22 - 26, 1993
Location: LMO2, 111 Locke Drive
Marlboro, MA
Cost: Digital internal: $1575.00
Customer external: $1750.00
Length: 5 days
Format: Lecture/Lab
Target Audience: Software professionals
who are interested in using a multi-paradigm
tool with integrated graphical and natural
language interfaces.
Overview: KBMS (R) (Knowledge Based
Management System) is an expert system tool
developed by AI Corp. KBMS offers high-level,
seamless integration with different database
management systems and the ability to be called
from existing conventional application
programs. The course describes how to develop
an expert system using the features of KBMS
components and inferencing strategy.
Prerequisites: Students should have
knowledge of at least one programming
language. Previous experience with expert
systems is not necessary but may be helpful.
KBMS (R) is a registered trademark of AI Corp.
Title: Prototyping Knowledge-Based Systems
Course code: EY-5276E-YC, Reference Code K-PRT
Date: March 1 - 9, 1993
Location: LMO2, 111 Locke Drive
Marlboro, MA
Cost: Digital internal: $2200.00
Customer external: $2450.00
Length: 7 days
Format: Lab
Target Audience: Software professionals
who wish to enhance their KBS development
skills using one of several tools, including
� VAX OPS5
� KBMS (r)
� NEXPERT Object (tm).
Overview: This course is designed to
support the student through the major phases of
KBS development, including knowledge
acquisition, system design and implementation.
Students will work in small groups at their own
pace with the aid of expert practitioners. They
will incrementally develop an application which
observes key learnings in areas such as
architecture flexibility, testing and
validation, organizational impact and
deployment.
Prerequisite: Experience with one of the KBS tools listed above
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Digital Employee enrollment form
Course:
Date:
Cost:
Name:
Badge:
Cost Center:
Is this a Foreign cc?:
Organization:
DTN:
E-Mail address:
Mailstop:
CC Mgr's E-Mail:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Customer Enrollment Form
Course:
Date:
Cost:
Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
Mailstop:
Phone:
Fax No.:
Sales rep:
Notes: (training credits, field cc, etc)
CANCELLATION POLICY:
Class registrations may be cancelled without charge up to ten (10)
business days prior to the course start date. Registrants cancelling
after that period and before the first class day incur a cancellation
fee of 50% of the tuition charge. Cancellation on the first day of
class or a no-show will be charged the full tuition fee. Personnel
substitutions may be made at any time provided they meet the
prerequisites for the course. Digital reserves the right to cancel any
class due to low enrollment.
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| 67.145 | Neural Networks and Machine Learning | LMOADM::LEVIN | Mother Nature is a wild woman | Thu Dec 17 1992 17:36 | 82 |
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Title: Neural Networks and Machine Learning
Course Code: EY-5276E-YC, Reference Code P-NNT
Date: February 16 - 18, 1993
Cost: $1250.00 (Digital employee)
$1350.00 (external)
Location: LMO2, 111 Locke Drive, Marlboro, MA
Length: 3 Days
Format: Lecture/Lab
Target Audience: Business Managers, statisticians, scientists,
engineers, MIS professionals, or anyone:
interested in enhancing the use of their business data,
currently confronted with data analysis problems,
with case history data on their business.
Overview: Computer Learning Methods are being used today in
industries to enhance the value of information
available to them. Companies collect massive amounts
of data in areas ranging from market information to
technical process control data. Transforming that
data into knowledge about your business is where
computer learning can provide a competitive advantage.
This course provides concepts, examples, and hands-on
exercises which illustrate the application of machine
learning techniques to business problems. Several
kinds of learning systems are presented and criteria
for selecting the appropriate method are examined.
Learning systems are also compared to more
conventional Knowledge-Based Systems (KBS).
Computer Learning Methods focuses on Neural Network
theory and application. An introduction to
alternative computer learning methods including
Statistical Pattern Recognition, Decision Tree,
and Nearest Neighbor techniques is also provided.
Heuristics on building neural networks, representing
data, and determining appropriate methods will be
reviewed. Students will learn to identify areas
where various learning methods can be applied.
Students will run experiments and construct Neural
Networks using a commercial development tool.
Real-world applications will be discussed
and demonstrated.
Prerequisites: Students should have a working knowledge of how
computer systems are applied to business problems.
Those with a knowledge engineering background will
benefit most because they will be able to compare
learning systems to KBS.
********* To register, complete the following and return to Suegene Levin,
LMOADM::LEVIN. For information contact Suegene at DTN 296-6600. *****************
Digital Employee enrollment form
Course: Neural Networks
Date: February 16, 1993
Cost: $1250.00 (Digital internal)
Name:
Badge:
Cost Center:
Is this a Foreign cc?:
Organization:
DTN:
E-Mail address:
Mailstop:
CC Mgr's E-Mail:
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| 67.146 | Enterprise Planning Service | LMOADM::LEVIN | Mother Nature is a wild woman | Thu Dec 17 1992 17:37 | 126 |
| COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT
TITLE: Enterprise Planning Service
Introduction, User Training and Model Development Training
DATES: February 1 - 5, 1993
March 8 - 12, 1993
April 5 - 9, 1993
TIME: 9:00 - 5:00
LOCATION: LMO2, 111 Locke Drive
Marlboro, MA
COST: see below
CANCELLATION: All cancellations must be made at least ten working
days before the start of class.
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To Register complete the form at the end of this announcement
and return to LMOADM::LEVIN; To register customers or to receive more course
information contact: Suegene Levin, DTN: 296-6600 (508-480-6600) or
LMOADM::LEVIN
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DESCRIPTION: Enterprise Planning Service, formerly know as KARMA
(Knowledge-based Advanced Resource Management Architecture)
is an innovative approach to executive level support for
Strategic Planning.
Determining business strategy is a critical yet difficult
process. It involves trying to balance and align conflicting
forces present in an enterprise and its environment in pursuit
of enhanced business performance. The enterprises that succeed
are those which most effectively:
* leverage the KNOWLEDGE of the relevant informed people in an
ongoing planning process;
* handle the CONFLICT OF APPROACH and view that results from a
participative approach to planning, and;
* play out and analyze SCENARIOS to understand the dynamics and
complexities which are both internal and external to the
enterprise.
The Planning Service incorporates an environment which allows
clients to represent a rich picture of their enterprise
encompassing company structure, market/product strategy,
technology impact, human resources, productivity, and financial
considerations. It also facilitates the representation of the
diversity of view and approach that may exist in interpreting
such a business model. When integrated with enterprise
information, it supports sophisticated scenario generation and
analysis in the search for viable business futures.
The course is offered in three sections. You may take the
first section on its own, or the first two sections on their
own or all three. The details on each section are outlined
below.
SECTION 1: WHAT IS THE ENTERPRISE PLANNING SERVICE
CONTENTS: Enterprise Planning Service presentation.
Demonstration of Generic Business Model.
High Level Business Benefits of the Service.
Overview of the Methodology.
LENGTH: Half day
AUDIENCE: Senior Executives, Strategic Planners and
Business Analysts
PREREQUISITES: None
FORMAT: Lecture
COST: Free
SECTION 2: USER TRAINING
CONTENTS: Enterprise Planning Service User Training.
Business Model Script.
Scenario Analysis and Reporting.
User Discussion.
LENGTH: One and a half days
AUDIENCE: Strategic Planners and Business Analysts who
plan to become users of the Service
PREREQUISITES: Experience using DECwindows applications
FORMAT: Lecture, Lab Exercises and Training Notes
COST: $500.00 (Digital internal)
$900.00 (customers)
SECTION 3: METHODOLOGY AND MODEL BUILDING
CONTENTS: Service Delivery Methodology.
Business Analysis for Enterprise Planning.
Model Building.
Service and System Integration.
LENGTH: Three days
AUDIENCE: Business Analysts who plan to become
Enterprise Planning modelers
PREREQUISITES: Ability to use an editor (e.g. EDT)
Experience using DECwindows applications
FORMAT: Lecture, Lab Exercises and Training Notes
COST: $1100.00 (Digital internal)
$1500.00 (customers)
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To register, complete the following and return to LMOADM::LEVIN
Course: Enterprise Planning Service
Introduction, User Training and Model Development Training
Date:
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