AAAI-96 workshop on cognitive modeling

[Ron Sun]

                     AAAI-96 Workshop 

       Computational Cognitive Modeling: Source of the Power   

      to be held during AAAI-96, Portland, Oregon, August 4-5, 1996.


                CALL  FOR  PAPERS and PARTICIPATION 

Computational models for various cognitive tasks, such as 
language acquisition, skill acquisition, and conceptual 
development, have been extensively studied by cognitive 
scientists, AI researchers, and psychologists. 

We attempt to bring researchers from different backgrounds 
together, and to examine how and why computational models 
(connectionist, symbolic, or others) are successful in terms 
of the source of power. The possible sources of power include:

-- Representation of the task;
-- General properties of the learning algorithm; 
-- Data sampling/selection;
-- Parameters of the learning algorithms.

The workshop will focus on, but not be limited to, the following
topics, all of which should be discussed in relation to the 
source of power:

-- Proper criteria for judging success or failure of a model.
-- Methods for recognizing the source of power.
-- Analyses of the success or failure of existing models.
-- Presentation of new cognitive models. 

Potential presenters should submit a paper (maximum 12 pages, 
12 point font). We strongly encourage email submissions of 
text/postscript files; or you may also send 4 paper copies to 
one workshop co-chair:

Charles Ling (co-chair)            Ron Sun (co-chair)
Department of Computer Science     Department of Computer Science
University of Hong Kong            University of Alabama
Hong Kong                          Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 
ling at csd.uwo.ca                    rsun at cs.ua.edu 

Researchers interested in attending Workshop only should send
a short description of interests to one co-chair by deadline.

The Workshop will consist of invited talks, presentations, 
and a poster session. All accepted papers will be included 
in the Workshop Working Notes.

Deadline for submission:                     March 18, 1996.
Notification of acceptance:                  April 15, 1996.
Submission of final versions:                May 13, 1996.

Program Committee:
  Charles Ling
  Ron Sun 
  Pat Langley, Stanford University, langley at flamingo.Stanford.EDU
  Mike Pazzani, UC Irvine, pazzani at super-pan.ICS.UCI.EDU
  Tom Shultz, McGill University, shultz at psych.mcgill.ca
  Paul Thagard, Univ. of Waterloo, pthagard at watarts.uwaterloo.ca
  Kurt VanLehn, Univ. of Pittsburgh, vanlehn+ at pitt.edu

Confirmed invited Speakers:
  Jeff Elman, 
  Mike Pazzani
  Aaron Sloman 
 
(For AAAI-96 registration, contact AAAI, 445 Burgess Drive, Menlo Park, CA94025
or info at aaai.org)