The last five and the next five

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The last five and the next five
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Positioning the lab cognitive systems

• "Cognitive systems are natural or artificial
  information processing systems, including those
  responsible for perception, learning, reasoning,
  decision-making, communication and action
• UK Technology Foresight, http//www.foresight.gov
  .uk/cognitive.html

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Cognitive systems
Computing science
Cognitive science and engineering
Cognitive neuroscience
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Statics and dynamics
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Epistemics the ontological ladder
The description logic handbook Theory,
Implementation and Applications, Baader et al,
Cambridge Cambridge University Press, 2003.
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Epistemics models and modelling
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Models of processes
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Pathics the intentional stance
is the strategy of interpreting the behaviour
of an entity (person, animal, artefact, whatever)
by treating it as if it were a rational agent who
governed its choice of action by a
consideration of its beliefs and desires
Daniel Dennett

Beliefs
Desires



Intentions
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Pathics formalising mental states

Das, et al A flexible architecture for a general
intelligent agent J Experimental and
Theoretical AI, 1997
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The last five years (1)Tools, applications and
consolidation

• Tools
• Arezzo and Tallis
• Technologies
• REACT
• HOMEY
• OpenClinical

• Applications
• RAGs and REACT
• ERA
• Clinical Evidence
• LISA
• CREDO, phase I

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The last five years (2)Main research activities

• Logic, probability and argument (ASPIC)
• Models, scenarios and processes
• Ontological modelling of tasks and goals
• Agents multi-layer and multi-agent architectures
• Individualising plans, reactive replanning
• Speech and natural language dialogue

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The last five years (3)Publications etc.

• Books
• Cooper, Yule, Fox and Glasspool Modelling high
  level cognitive processes
• Parsons S Qualitative managment of uncertainty
  2001
• Fox and Das Safe and Sound, MIT Press 2000
• Refereed publications
• 55 papers of various types

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The next 5 years (1)

• Continued investigation of the central functions
  of natural and artificial cognition with
  increased emphasis on theoretical integration and
  autonomous functioning
• Application of the results to problems in
  biomedicine and evaluation of the value of
  integrated cognitive systems in clinical and
  laboratory work, from clinical assistants to
  laboratory agents.
• Theme Intensional, flexible and adaptive
  intelligence in cognitive systems

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The next 5 years (2) basic research

• Reactive and adaptive planning
• Intensional and reflective cognition
• Instructable agents (natural and artificial
  dialogues)
• Learning from experience
• Knowledge representation/DLs
• A new language model

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The next 5 years (2) Applications and
technologies

• CREDO
• phase II
• phase III
• Tallis NT
• Quality, safety and ethics
• OpenClinical.net, open content

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