README File With Operating Instructions

Thursday, May 19, 2005
08:30-08:50 Overview & Welcome Ron Brachman, DARPA/IPTO
Architecture Session
08:50-09:00 Introduction: General Architectures vs. Core Competences Peter Stone, UT Austin
09:00-09:30 The Architecture is Primary John Laird, University of Michigan
09:30-10:00 Focus on Core Compentences Patrick Winston, MIT
10:00-10:30 General Architectures vs. Core Competences Discussion John Laird, Patrick Winston
10:50-11:20 Neuroscience Perspective: What We Can Learn from the Human Brain Richard Granger, UC Irvine
11:20-11:40 Moderated Discussion Patrick Winston, John Laird, Richard Granger
11:40-12:00 DARPA Perspective Tom Armour, DARPA/IPTO
     
J.C.R. Licklider Invited Talk
13:00-14:00 Was There Really an ARPA-IPTO Golden Age?
A thoughtful, challenging reflection on the vision and passion that drives the Cognitive Systems community, past and present.
Alan Kay
   Senior Fellow, HP
   President, Viewpoints Institute
Knowledge Representation & Reasoning Session
14:00-14:10 Introduction: Semantic Web vs. Formal Ontologies Selmer Bringsjord, Rensselaer (RPI)
14:10-14:40 Use the Semantic Web Chris Welty, IBM Research
15:00-15:30 Develop Ontologies Doug Lenat, Cycorp
15:30-16:00 Moderated Discussion Doug Lenat, Chris Welty
16:00-16:30 Perceptual Psychology Perspective Larry Barsalou, Emory University
16:30-16:50 DARPA Perspective Dave Gunning, DARPA/IPTO
16:50-17:10 Wrap-up Discussion Larry Barsalou, Doug Lenat, Chris Welty
17:10-18:30 Young Investigators Poster Session
Friday, May 20, 2005
08:00-08:20 Conference Recap and Look Forward Daniela Rus, MIT
Robotics Session
08:20-08:30 Introduction: Data-Driven vs. Model Based Pradeep Khosla, Carnegie Mellon
08:30-09:00 Data-Driven Approach Sebastian Thrun, Stanford University
09:00-09:30 Model Based Approach Shankar Sastry, UC Berkeley
09:30-10:00 Neuroscience Perspective William Warren, Brown University
10:00-10:30 Moderated Discussion Sebastian Thrun, Shankar Sastry, William Warren
10:30-11:00 DARPA Perspective Larry Jackel, DARPA/IPTO
11:00-11:30 Suggestions for the Future Barbara Yoon, DARPA/IPTO

Learning Session

12:30-12:40 Introduction: Subjective vs. Objective Representations for Learning Fernando Pereira, University of Pennsylvania
12:40-12:55 Grounding Knowledge in Subjective Experience Rich Sutton, University of Alberta
12:55-13:10 Constructing Objective Descriptions Leslie Kaelbling, MIT
13:10-14:10 Subjective vs. Objective Representations for Learning Discussion Leslie Kaelbling, Rich Sutton
14:30-15:00 Neuroscience Perspective Sebastian Seung, MIT
15:00-15:20 DARPA Perspective Ted Senator, DARPA/IPTO
15:20-15:40 Wrap-up Discussion Sebastian Seung
15:40-16:00 Closing Remarks and Thank You Ron Brachman, DARPA/IPTO
16:00-16:20 Conference Closing Remarks Michael Witbrock, Cycorp