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Teknowledge 151 University Avenue1 , Palo Alto, C 94301 (415) 326-b~\27
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March 26, 1982
ORD/ISRD
Washington, DC 20505
senior technical personnel with an introduction to the concepts of knowledge
engineering and knowledge systems.
Thank you for your interest in the Teknowledge Executive Briefing, "Knowled
Engineering in the 1980's." This one-day seminar provides executives and
Knowledge systems are computer systems capable of "reasoning" about complex
problems and suggesting or. implementing expert-level solutions. Recent advances
in Artificial Intelligence have made it possible for business and industry to
exploit this technology, as described in recent articles in Business Week
(3/8/82) and Technology (Jan/Feb-1982).
The Executive Briefing assesses the power of knowledge engineering and pinpoints
areas of particularly high impact. In addition to surveying the state of the
art and directions of progress forecast for this decade, the Briefing covers
such important practical topics as:
identifying applications that have a high probability of success
selecting qualified personnel
acquiring appropriate hardware and software tools
managing knowledge systems development
Teknowledge is planning to present this program five times this year. Enclosed
is a brochure describing the Executive Briefing in more detail. To reserve a
place or for further information, please call Director of Educational STAT
Services, at [phone].
Sincerely,
STAT
Avron Barr .
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Randall Davis S. Jerrold Kaplan A. Carlisle Scott
Robert S. Engelmore Ingeborg M. Kuhn Edward li Shortliff
Peter E ."Friedland
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Director/Technical Marketing
Chairman of the Board
and Senior Scientist:
Edward A. Feigenbaum
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Knowledge Systems and Services: Applied Artificial Intelligence
Executive Briefing:
Knowledge Engine~m
The Executive Briefing provides
a snapshot view of the power
and potential of the first
commercial application of
Artificial Intelligence: Knowledge
Engineering and Knowledge
Systems.
Objectives of the Briefing:
? to introduce executives and
senior technical personnel to
the concepts of knowledge
engineering and knowledge
systems
? to help participants assess the
utility of knowledge
engineering and pinpoint areas
of particulary high impact
? to outline costs and strategies
for initiating knowledge
engineering efforts
Additional Background
Information
."Artificial Intelligence: The Second
Computer Age Begins;' Business
-Week, March 8, 1982, pp. 66-75.
"Expert Systems: Programming
.Problem-Solving;' Technology,
January/February 1982, pp. 62-73.
u'~AI: More Than a Science;'
7atamation, September, 1981.
Knowledge Engineering
and Knowledge Systems
Knowledge engineering is.the
process of achieving real-world
problem-solving performance
from computer systems by
incorporating the knowledge,
experience, and judgment of
human experts into those systems.
This is done by organizing
a large body of knowledge about
a specific application area in the
form of a knowledge base. The
entire computer system, including
its knowledge base, is called
a knowledge-based expert system
or simply a knowledge system.
Knowledge systems can be used
in several different ways:
to provide intelligent, reasoned
assistance to human practitioners
in a particular application area -
as in the interpretation of sonar
reflections;
to take actions based on solutions
or assessments made by the
system - like controlling a
respiratory ventilator in a critical
care ward;
to teach people about the specific
application area - such as
instructing field engineers to use
sophisticated electronic equipment.
tIe 1980's
About Teknowledge
Significant developments in
Artificial Intelligence have made
it possible to use computers to
solve complex commercial
problems. Teknowledge is among
the first companies to place
Artificial Intelligence technology
at the service of business and
industry. Developing computer
systems through knowledge
engineering, Teknowledge
constructs knowledge systems
capable of reasoning about complex
problems and suggesting
or implementing expert-level
solutions.
The founders and staff of
Teknowledge are pioneers in this
emerging technology with
experience dating back to the
mid-1960's. They represent about
one third of the world's high-
level expertise in the design and
development of knowledge
systems.
Teknowledge services include -
commercial briefings and tutorials,
knowledge engineering software
tools, and custom knowledge
system development.
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Teknowledge
The Speakers:
Edward A. Feigenbaum
A founder of the knowledge
engineering field and a pioneer
in Artificial Intelligence research,
Dr. Feigenbaum is a Professor of
Computer Science at Stanford
University, where he directs the
Heuristic Programming Project,
a laboratory of 50 computer
scientists engaged in knowledge
engineering research since 1965.
He was Chairman of the
Computer Science Department of
Stanford University from 1976 to
1981, President of the American
Association for Artificial
Intelligence from 1980 to 1981,
and consulting editor of the
McGraw-Hill Computer Science
Series from 1965 to 1979. He is
also a member of the Cognitive
Science Society (currently
a member of the governing
board), American Psychological
Association, and the American
Association for the Advancement
of Science. He has been the
winner of the award for the
Outstanding Technical Contribution
of the 1978 National Joint
Computer Conference.
Dr. Feigenbaum is Chairman and
Senior Scientist at Teknowledge.
Frederick Hayes-Roth
Dr. Frederick Hayes-Roth is
a widely recognized authority on
knowledge systems and applications
of Artificial Intelligence. He has
held faculty appointments at MIT,
Stanford University and Carnegie-
Mellon University. For the past
four years he directed a multi-
million dollar research program
in Artificial Intelligence for the
Information Sciences Department
of the Rand Corporation. He was
principal designer.of Hearsay-II,
the first 1000-word continuous
speech understanding system, the
ROSIE system for programming
knowledge systems, and many
knowledge systems for military
decision-making. He is the co-
editor of the principal reference
on rule-based programming,
Pattern Directed Inference Systems.
In addition, he has published
numerous articles in such journals
as Communications of the ACM,
Computing Surveys, IEEE
Transactions, Cognitive Science,
and Pattern Recognition. Currently,
Dr. Hayes-Roth is Executive Vice
President of Technology at
Teknowledge.
Partial List of Past Participants:
ADI
Aaron-Ross Corp.
Amoco Production Co.
Bendix Corporation
Control Data Corporation
ESL
Elf Aquitaine
Fujitsu Laboratories
HDR
Hitachi, Ltd.
Honeywell
NCR Corp.
Naval Research Laboratory
Shell Development Corp.
TRW
WICAT Systems
Comments from
Participants:
"Excellent introduction to
knowledge engineering
technology and a
compelling argument
to get started."
Edward C. Taylor, TRW
"A good calibration of
the state of the art and
a realistic evaluation of
future potentials."
Edward Laskowski,
Bendix Corporation
"Good introduction to
Al and review of current
opportunities."
Pierre Fischer, ADI
"Excellent snapshop o
Al and its future"
Walter Natzic,
Aaron-Ross Corporation
Supporting Materials:
Participants will receive extensive
supporting material including an
overview of Artifical Intelligence,
a copy of Pamela McCorduck's
entertaining history of Artificial
Intelligence - Machines Who
Think, a compendium of
organizations currently involved
in related research activities,
a bibliography of the field and
a set of complete notes on the
briefing.
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Syllabus of the Executive
Briefing
Morning
Introduction and Overview:
What is Knowledge Engineering?
MYCIN: A Family of Examples
Signal Understanding: A Second
Kind of Knowledge System
High-Impact Areas: A Review of
Existing Knowledge Systems
Afternoon
Knowledge Engineering: How
a Knowledge System is Built
-Future Development: Expected
Applications in the 1980's
Management Considerations:
Costs and Strategies for
Knowledge Engineering
A reception will follow to provide
an opportunity for informal
discussions with the speaker and
other Knowledge Engineers.
Locations and
Accommodations:
Registrants should contact the
appropriate hotel directly for
room reservations.
May 3, 1982
Dallas, Texas
The LaBaron Hotel
[phone]
June 14, 1982
Washington, D.C.
The Key Bridge Marriott
[phone]
September 13, 1982
Chicago, Illinois
The Hyatt Regency - Woodfie
[phone]
October 4, 1982
Boston, Massachusetts
The Hyatt Regency - Cambridge
[phone]
November 15, 1982
San Francisco, California
The Holiday Inn - Palo Alto
[phone]
Registration and
Information
For further information on
program content, registration,
accommodations or to reserve
a place at the Executive Briefing
please call Dina Barr, Director,
Educational Services at. 415-
327-6600, or mail the enclosed
registration card. To insure a place,
a deposit of $100 is required.
The deposit is refundable if
cancellation is received at least
two wP~r;nr to the program.
Make checks payable to:
Teknowledge
525 University Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94301.
Fee
The price of the Executive Briefing
is $750 per attendee which
inc a es the one-day presentation,
supporting material, a catered
lunch and reception.
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Knowledge Systems and Services: Applied Artificial Intelligence
Teknowledge
525 University Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
[phone]
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