ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MATHEMATICS
January 3-5, 1996,
Marina Marriott, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
General Chair:
Martin Golumbic, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan
Conference Chair:
Frederick Hoffman, Florida Atlantic University
Program co-chairs:
Henry Kautz and Bart Selman
AT&T Bell Labs
Publicity Chair:
Ugur Halici, Middle East Technical University
Home Page:
http://www.research.att.com/orgs/ssr/people/kautz/aimath96/aimath96.html
Program at a glance
===================
Wedn., Jan. 3
9:00--10:15 OPENING ADDRESS: DNA Computing, Richard Lipton
10:15--10:45 break
10:45--12:00 TECHNICAL SESSIONS
12:00-- 1:30 lunch
1:30-- 2:45 INVITED TALK: A Unified Semantics for Probability and Logic, Glenn Shafer
2:45-- 3:00 break
3:00-- 4:15 TECHNICAL SESSIONS
4:15-- 4:30 break
4:30-- 6:00 TECHNICAL SESSIONS
Thurs., Jan. 4
9:00--10:15 INVITED TALK: Constraint Programming, Jean-Louis Lassez
10:15--10:45 break
10:45--12:00 TECHNICAL SESSIONS
10:15--10:45 break
12:00-- 1:30 lunch
1:30-- 2:45 TECHNICAL SESSIONS
2:45-- 3:15 break
3:15-- 4:30 TECHNICAL SESSIONS
4:30-- 4:45 break
4:45-- 6:00 PANEL - Knowledge Compilation and Approximation
7:00--10:00 banquet / banquet speech: Lessons from Computer Chess, Monte Newborn
Fri., Jan. 5
9:00--10:15 INVITED TALK: Deduction with Constraints in Rewriting Logic, Kirchner
10:15--10:45 break
10:45--12:00 TECHNICAL SESSIONS
12:00-- 1:30 lunch
1:30-- 2:45 TECHNICAL SESSIONS
2:45-- 3:15 break
3:15-- 4:30 TUTORIAL: Logical Analysis of Data, Peter Hammer
Technical Sessions
==================
Wedn. morning
.................
COMPLEXITY / ALGORITHMS
A formal framework for evaluating heuristic programs
Lenore Cowen, Joan Feigenbaum, and Sampath Kannan
Graph parameters for time-space tradeoff
Rina Dechter
Anytime families of tractable propositional reasoners
Mukesh Dalal
LEARNING / DISCOVERY
Computing optimal shallow decision trees
David Dobkin, Dimitrios Gunopulos, and Simon Kasif
PAC-learning from general examples
Paul Fischer, Klaus-Uwe Hoffgen, and Hanno Lefmann
Algorithms for PAC learning of functions with smoothness properties
Naheswara S.V. Rao and V. Protopopescu
THEOREM PROVING
Heuristics for a semantic tree theorem prover
Qingxun Yu, Mohammed Almulla, and Monroe Newborn
Inductive theorem proving via abstraction
Adolfo Villafiorita and Fausto Giunchiglia
The adaption of proof methods by reformulation
Xiaorong Huang, Manfred Kerber, and Lassaad Ceikhrouhou
Wedn. afternoon
...................
LEARNING / DISCOVERY / PROBABILITY
Axioms of causal relevance
David Galles and Judea Pearl
On the complexity of learning decision trees
J. Kent Martin and D. S. Hirschberg
Scientific discovery based on belief revision
Eric Martin and Daniel Osherson
COMPLEXITY / ALGORITHMS
An efficient algorithm for unit propagation
Hantao Zhang and Mark E. Stickel
Abstraction and the CSP phase transition boundary
Robert Schrag and Danile Miranker
The very particular structure of the very hard instances
Dan Vlasie
SYSTEMS
Representing systems of interacting components in EUCLID
K. J. Dryllerakis and M. J. Sergot
Progenes: using metaknowledge to solve scientific problems
P. Castells, R. Moriyon, and F. Saiz
Blending AI and mathematics: the case of resource allocation
Berthe Choueiry, Guevara Noubir, and Boi Faltings
Wedn. 4:30
..................
ABSTRACTION AND REFORMULATION
Fausto Giunchiglia, Thomas Ellman, Pandurang Nayak,
Christer Backstrom, Mike Lowry, Henry Kautz, and Alon Levy
NONMON / LOGIC PROGRM.
Mixing a default rule with stable negation
Jack Minker and Carolina Ruiz
Representability by default theories
Wiktor Marek, Jan Treur, and Miroslaw Truszczynski
Classical negaton in non-monotonic reasoning and logic programming
Jose Alferes, Luis Moniz Pereira, and Teodor Przymusinski
Thurs. morning
.....................
PLANNING
Tractable plan existence does not imply tractable plan generation
Peter Jonsson and Christer Backstrom
A re-examination of the modal truth criteria for non-linear planning
Maria Fox and Derek Long
Simple recurrent neural networks as probability models
Mostefa Golea, Masahiro Matsuoka, and Yasubumi Sakakibara
AI&OR / OPTIMIZATION
Using computational learning strategies as a tool for comb. optim.
Andreas Birkendorf and Hans Ulrich Simon
Towards a closer integration of finite domain prop. and simplex-based alg.
M.T. Hajian, H. El-Sakkout, M. Wallace, J.M. Lever, and E. B. Richards
Formalizing commonsense topology: the INCH calculusO
Nicholas Mark Gotts
PERCEPTION
Introducing the mathematical category of artificial perceptions
Zippora Arzi-Gonczarowski and Daniel Lehmann
Sensor planning in 3D object search: its formulation and complexity
Yiming Ye and John Tsotsos
Thurs., 1:30
.....................
COMPLEXITY / ALGORITHMS
Verification of prop. formulae by means of convex and concave transforms
Hans van Maaren, Jan Friso Groote and Michiel Rozema
Categorical decompositions, graph searching and problem solving
Robert Zimmer and Robert Holte
On the model checking complexity of circumscription
Alexei P. Lisitsa
MATHEMATICAL ADVANCES IN PROBABILISTIC REASONING
Markov properties of cyclic graphs
Jan Koster
Probability Trees and their Generalizations
Glenn Shafer
Conditional Independence Structures Examined via Minors
Frantisek Matus
UNCERTAINTY
Bayesian knowledge incorporation
Irina Tchoumatchenko and Jean-Gabriel Ganascia
Fuzzy modal logic
Andrew Mironov
Uncertainty reasoning using Gaussian belief functions
Liping Liu
Thurs., 3:15
.....................
THEOREM PROVING
Detecting logical inconsistencies
Bertrand Mazure, Lakhdar Sais, and Eric Gregoire
Focusing ATMS problem-solving: a formal approach
Gregory Provan
Diagrams and mathematics
Dave Barker-Plummer, Sidney Bailin, and Samuel Ehrlichman
NONMONOTONIC AND META-REASONING
Minimal number of perm. to compute all ext. for a finite default theory
Pawel Cholewinski and Miroslaw Truszczynski
Non-monotonic reasoning: from complexity to algorithms
C. Cayrol, M.C. Lagasquie-Schiex, and Thomas Schiex
Automating the synthesis of decision proc. in a constructive metatheory
Alessandro Armando, Jason Gallagher and Alan Smaill
Fri. morning
.....................
AI AND OR
A Fast Algorithm for Determining Falsifiability of Implication Formulas
John Franco
Distance-Based Classification Methods
Alexander Kogan
Learning of Boolean Functions under a Monotonicity Assumption
Evagelos Triantaphyllou
Structure and Representation of Horn Rule Bases
Endre Boros
MATHEMATICAL STRUCTURES
Topological modal logic for subset frames with finite descent
Bernhard Heinemann
The structure of interlaced bilattices
Aron Avron
Fri. afternoon
.....................
KR FORMALISMS
Horn Rules and Description Logics: Can they be combined?
Alon Levy and Marie-Christine Rousset
From knowing how to knowing that
Gilbert Ndjatou
SATISFIABILITY
Davis-Putnam-Loveland versus ``Resolution Search''
Vasek Chvatal
Analysis of the Space of Solutions for Random Instances of the
Satisfiability Problem, Olivier Dubois
Solving Problems with Hard and Soft Constraints: Using a Stochastic
Algorithm for MAX-SAT, Bart Selman
Satisfiability from a different point of view
Ewald Speckenmeyer
Registration and Travel Info
============================
HOTEL AND TRAVEL INFORMATION
Rooms have been blocked at the Fort Lauderdale Marina Marriott that
are available to the participants at a rate of $95 per night, single
or double occupancy for the Symposium, a huge savings against the
''rack rate.'' They must be booked directly with the hotel by
December 19:
Fort Lauderdale Marina Marriott,
1881 Southeast 17th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316.
Phone: (305) 463-4000
Fax: (305) 527-6705
The applicants must mention the symposium, and should probably mention
Florida Atlantic University. The hotel management would like the
applicants to specify arrival and departure dates and estimated time
of arrival, room preference (single or double/double, smoking or
non-smoking), credit card type to be used for payment including number
and expiration date (this, or a one-night deposit, is absolutely
necessary to hold rooms past 6PM).
Delta Air Lines, Inc., in cooperation with the Fourth International
Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics, is offering
special rates to the meeting. These fares are based on Delta's
published round-trip fares within the United States and Canada, San
Juan, Nassau, Bermuda, St. Thomas, and St. Croix. To take advantage of
these discounts, call your travel agent or call Delta at
1-800-241-6760, for reservations 7:30 a.m.-11:00 p.m., Mon-Fri, 8:30
a.m.-11:00 p.m., Sat/Sun Eastern time, and refer to file number
XM0039.
SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Regular Advanced Registration Fee: $165
Student Advanced Registration Fee: $85
Student Advanced Registration Fee, excluding banquet: $50
Regular On-site Registration Fee: $195
Student On-site Registration Fee: $105
Fee includes banquet (except for the special $50 student rate)
and reception. Additional banquet tickets are $35.
Advanced registrations must be received by December 22,
1995. Refunds will be made--less a $15 processing fee--for
cancellations made in 1995. If you have full-time professional
employment, you are not entitled to the student rate.
To register, provide the following information:
__________________________________________________ _________________
Name:
Affiliation:
Mailing Address:
Phone:
Email:
__ Regular $165
__ Extra banquet ticket $35
__ Student $85
__ Student, no banquet $50
If student, specify student status:
Payment made by
__ Mastercard, card number:_________________ expires:_____
__ Visa, card number:_________________ expires:_____
__ Check (enclosed) payable to the FAU Foundation, account S078,
in US dollars.
__________________________________________________ _________________
** Postal Address for registration **
International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics
Mathematics Department
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL 33431 USA
** FAX address for registration **
(407) 367-2436
attn: Frederick Hoffman
** Email address for registration **
aim4@acc.fau.edu
** Telephone registration **
Contact Mary Anne Bytheway, at (407) 367-3010;
specify the Math Conference account, S078.
DIRECT ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING REGISTRATION AND TRAVEL TO:
Frederick Hoffman, hoffman@acc.fau.edu or hoffman@fauvax.bitnet
SYMPOSIUM HOME PAGE
http://www.research.att.com/orgs/ssr/people/kautz/aimath96/aimath96.html
DIRECT QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE PROGRAM (ONLY) TO:
Henry Kautz, kautz@research.att.com
Bart Selman, selman@research.att.com
January 3-5, 1996,
Marina Marriott, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
General Chair:
Martin Golumbic, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan
Conference Chair:
Frederick Hoffman, Florida Atlantic University
Program co-chairs:
Henry Kautz and Bart Selman
AT&T Bell Labs
Publicity Chair:
Ugur Halici, Middle East Technical University
Home Page:
http://www.research.att.com/orgs/ssr/people/kautz/aimath96/aimath96.html
Program at a glance
===================
Wedn., Jan. 3
9:00--10:15 OPENING ADDRESS: DNA Computing, Richard Lipton
10:15--10:45 break
10:45--12:00 TECHNICAL SESSIONS
12:00-- 1:30 lunch
1:30-- 2:45 INVITED TALK: A Unified Semantics for Probability and Logic, Glenn Shafer
2:45-- 3:00 break
3:00-- 4:15 TECHNICAL SESSIONS
4:15-- 4:30 break
4:30-- 6:00 TECHNICAL SESSIONS
Thurs., Jan. 4
9:00--10:15 INVITED TALK: Constraint Programming, Jean-Louis Lassez
10:15--10:45 break
10:45--12:00 TECHNICAL SESSIONS
10:15--10:45 break
12:00-- 1:30 lunch
1:30-- 2:45 TECHNICAL SESSIONS
2:45-- 3:15 break
3:15-- 4:30 TECHNICAL SESSIONS
4:30-- 4:45 break
4:45-- 6:00 PANEL - Knowledge Compilation and Approximation
7:00--10:00 banquet / banquet speech: Lessons from Computer Chess, Monte Newborn
Fri., Jan. 5
9:00--10:15 INVITED TALK: Deduction with Constraints in Rewriting Logic, Kirchner
10:15--10:45 break
10:45--12:00 TECHNICAL SESSIONS
12:00-- 1:30 lunch
1:30-- 2:45 TECHNICAL SESSIONS
2:45-- 3:15 break
3:15-- 4:30 TUTORIAL: Logical Analysis of Data, Peter Hammer
Technical Sessions
==================
Wedn. morning
.................
COMPLEXITY / ALGORITHMS
A formal framework for evaluating heuristic programs
Lenore Cowen, Joan Feigenbaum, and Sampath Kannan
Graph parameters for time-space tradeoff
Rina Dechter
Anytime families of tractable propositional reasoners
Mukesh Dalal
LEARNING / DISCOVERY
Computing optimal shallow decision trees
David Dobkin, Dimitrios Gunopulos, and Simon Kasif
PAC-learning from general examples
Paul Fischer, Klaus-Uwe Hoffgen, and Hanno Lefmann
Algorithms for PAC learning of functions with smoothness properties
Naheswara S.V. Rao and V. Protopopescu
THEOREM PROVING
Heuristics for a semantic tree theorem prover
Qingxun Yu, Mohammed Almulla, and Monroe Newborn
Inductive theorem proving via abstraction
Adolfo Villafiorita and Fausto Giunchiglia
The adaption of proof methods by reformulation
Xiaorong Huang, Manfred Kerber, and Lassaad Ceikhrouhou
Wedn. afternoon
...................
LEARNING / DISCOVERY / PROBABILITY
Axioms of causal relevance
David Galles and Judea Pearl
On the complexity of learning decision trees
J. Kent Martin and D. S. Hirschberg
Scientific discovery based on belief revision
Eric Martin and Daniel Osherson
COMPLEXITY / ALGORITHMS
An efficient algorithm for unit propagation
Hantao Zhang and Mark E. Stickel
Abstraction and the CSP phase transition boundary
Robert Schrag and Danile Miranker
The very particular structure of the very hard instances
Dan Vlasie
SYSTEMS
Representing systems of interacting components in EUCLID
K. J. Dryllerakis and M. J. Sergot
Progenes: using metaknowledge to solve scientific problems
P. Castells, R. Moriyon, and F. Saiz
Blending AI and mathematics: the case of resource allocation
Berthe Choueiry, Guevara Noubir, and Boi Faltings
Wedn. 4:30
..................
ABSTRACTION AND REFORMULATION
Fausto Giunchiglia, Thomas Ellman, Pandurang Nayak,
Christer Backstrom, Mike Lowry, Henry Kautz, and Alon Levy
NONMON / LOGIC PROGRM.
Mixing a default rule with stable negation
Jack Minker and Carolina Ruiz
Representability by default theories
Wiktor Marek, Jan Treur, and Miroslaw Truszczynski
Classical negaton in non-monotonic reasoning and logic programming
Jose Alferes, Luis Moniz Pereira, and Teodor Przymusinski
Thurs. morning
.....................
PLANNING
Tractable plan existence does not imply tractable plan generation
Peter Jonsson and Christer Backstrom
A re-examination of the modal truth criteria for non-linear planning
Maria Fox and Derek Long
Simple recurrent neural networks as probability models
Mostefa Golea, Masahiro Matsuoka, and Yasubumi Sakakibara
AI&OR / OPTIMIZATION
Using computational learning strategies as a tool for comb. optim.
Andreas Birkendorf and Hans Ulrich Simon
Towards a closer integration of finite domain prop. and simplex-based alg.
M.T. Hajian, H. El-Sakkout, M. Wallace, J.M. Lever, and E. B. Richards
Formalizing commonsense topology: the INCH calculusO
Nicholas Mark Gotts
PERCEPTION
Introducing the mathematical category of artificial perceptions
Zippora Arzi-Gonczarowski and Daniel Lehmann
Sensor planning in 3D object search: its formulation and complexity
Yiming Ye and John Tsotsos
Thurs., 1:30
.....................
COMPLEXITY / ALGORITHMS
Verification of prop. formulae by means of convex and concave transforms
Hans van Maaren, Jan Friso Groote and Michiel Rozema
Categorical decompositions, graph searching and problem solving
Robert Zimmer and Robert Holte
On the model checking complexity of circumscription
Alexei P. Lisitsa
MATHEMATICAL ADVANCES IN PROBABILISTIC REASONING
Markov properties of cyclic graphs
Jan Koster
Probability Trees and their Generalizations
Glenn Shafer
Conditional Independence Structures Examined via Minors
Frantisek Matus
UNCERTAINTY
Bayesian knowledge incorporation
Irina Tchoumatchenko and Jean-Gabriel Ganascia
Fuzzy modal logic
Andrew Mironov
Uncertainty reasoning using Gaussian belief functions
Liping Liu
Thurs., 3:15
.....................
THEOREM PROVING
Detecting logical inconsistencies
Bertrand Mazure, Lakhdar Sais, and Eric Gregoire
Focusing ATMS problem-solving: a formal approach
Gregory Provan
Diagrams and mathematics
Dave Barker-Plummer, Sidney Bailin, and Samuel Ehrlichman
NONMONOTONIC AND META-REASONING
Minimal number of perm. to compute all ext. for a finite default theory
Pawel Cholewinski and Miroslaw Truszczynski
Non-monotonic reasoning: from complexity to algorithms
C. Cayrol, M.C. Lagasquie-Schiex, and Thomas Schiex
Automating the synthesis of decision proc. in a constructive metatheory
Alessandro Armando, Jason Gallagher and Alan Smaill
Fri. morning
.....................
AI AND OR
A Fast Algorithm for Determining Falsifiability of Implication Formulas
John Franco
Distance-Based Classification Methods
Alexander Kogan
Learning of Boolean Functions under a Monotonicity Assumption
Evagelos Triantaphyllou
Structure and Representation of Horn Rule Bases
Endre Boros
MATHEMATICAL STRUCTURES
Topological modal logic for subset frames with finite descent
Bernhard Heinemann
The structure of interlaced bilattices
Aron Avron
Fri. afternoon
.....................
KR FORMALISMS
Horn Rules and Description Logics: Can they be combined?
Alon Levy and Marie-Christine Rousset
From knowing how to knowing that
Gilbert Ndjatou
SATISFIABILITY
Davis-Putnam-Loveland versus ``Resolution Search''
Vasek Chvatal
Analysis of the Space of Solutions for Random Instances of the
Satisfiability Problem, Olivier Dubois
Solving Problems with Hard and Soft Constraints: Using a Stochastic
Algorithm for MAX-SAT, Bart Selman
Satisfiability from a different point of view
Ewald Speckenmeyer
Registration and Travel Info
============================
HOTEL AND TRAVEL INFORMATION
Rooms have been blocked at the Fort Lauderdale Marina Marriott that
are available to the participants at a rate of $95 per night, single
or double occupancy for the Symposium, a huge savings against the
''rack rate.'' They must be booked directly with the hotel by
December 19:
Fort Lauderdale Marina Marriott,
1881 Southeast 17th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316.
Phone: (305) 463-4000
Fax: (305) 527-6705
The applicants must mention the symposium, and should probably mention
Florida Atlantic University. The hotel management would like the
applicants to specify arrival and departure dates and estimated time
of arrival, room preference (single or double/double, smoking or
non-smoking), credit card type to be used for payment including number
and expiration date (this, or a one-night deposit, is absolutely
necessary to hold rooms past 6PM).
Delta Air Lines, Inc., in cooperation with the Fourth International
Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics, is offering
special rates to the meeting. These fares are based on Delta's
published round-trip fares within the United States and Canada, San
Juan, Nassau, Bermuda, St. Thomas, and St. Croix. To take advantage of
these discounts, call your travel agent or call Delta at
1-800-241-6760, for reservations 7:30 a.m.-11:00 p.m., Mon-Fri, 8:30
a.m.-11:00 p.m., Sat/Sun Eastern time, and refer to file number
XM0039.
SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Regular Advanced Registration Fee: $165
Student Advanced Registration Fee: $85
Student Advanced Registration Fee, excluding banquet: $50
Regular On-site Registration Fee: $195
Student On-site Registration Fee: $105
Fee includes banquet (except for the special $50 student rate)
and reception. Additional banquet tickets are $35.
Advanced registrations must be received by December 22,
1995. Refunds will be made--less a $15 processing fee--for
cancellations made in 1995. If you have full-time professional
employment, you are not entitled to the student rate.
To register, provide the following information:
__________________________________________________ _________________
Name:
Affiliation:
Mailing Address:
Phone:
Email:
__ Regular $165
__ Extra banquet ticket $35
__ Student $85
__ Student, no banquet $50
If student, specify student status:
Payment made by
__ Mastercard, card number:_________________ expires:_____
__ Visa, card number:_________________ expires:_____
__ Check (enclosed) payable to the FAU Foundation, account S078,
in US dollars.
__________________________________________________ _________________
** Postal Address for registration **
International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics
Mathematics Department
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL 33431 USA
** FAX address for registration **
(407) 367-2436
attn: Frederick Hoffman
** Email address for registration **
aim4@acc.fau.edu
** Telephone registration **
Contact Mary Anne Bytheway, at (407) 367-3010;
specify the Math Conference account, S078.
DIRECT ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING REGISTRATION AND TRAVEL TO:
Frederick Hoffman, hoffman@acc.fau.edu or hoffman@fauvax.bitnet
SYMPOSIUM HOME PAGE
http://www.research.att.com/orgs/ssr/people/kautz/aimath96/aimath96.html
DIRECT QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE PROGRAM (ONLY) TO:
Henry Kautz, kautz@research.att.com
Bart Selman, selman@research.att.com