Progress in Artificial Intelligence: 8th Portuguese Conference on Artificial Intelligence, EPIA '97, Coimbra, Portugal, October 6-9, 1997. Proceedings ... / Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence)

This Book Constitutes The Refereed Proceedings Of The 8th Portuguese Conference On Artificial Intelligence, Epia '97, Held In Coimbra, Portugal, In October 1997. The Volume Presents 24 Revised Full Papers And 9 Revised Posters Selected From 74 Submissions From Various Countries. Also Included Are Two Full Invited Papers And Two Abstracts Of Invited Talks. The Papers Are Organized In Topical Sections On Automated Reasoning And Theorem Proving; Cbr And Machine Learning; Constraints; Intelligent Tutoring; Knowledge Representation; Multi-agent Systems And Dai; Nonmonotonic, Qualitative And Temporal Reasoning, And Problem Solving. Flexible Proof-replay With Heuristics -- Flexible Re-enactment Of Proofs -- Inference Rights For Controlling Search In Generating Theorem Provers -- A Retrieval Method For Exploration Of A Case Memory -- Incremental Concept Evolution Based On Adaptive Feature Weighting -- A 0–1 Quadratic Knapsack Problem For Modelizing And Solving The Constraint Satisfaction Problems -- An Algorithm For Solving Systems Of Linear Diophantine Equations In Naturals -- Gensat: A Navigational Approach -- Timetabling Using Demand Profiles -- Intelligent Vr Training -- Training Strategies And Knowledge Acquisition: Using The Same Reflective Tools For Different Purposes -- About The Intended Meaning Of A Linguistic Negation -- Integration Of Inheritance In Sneps -- Measures Of Uncertainty And Independence Concept In Different Calculi -- A Multi-agent Approach To First-order Logic -- Modelling Dynamic Aspects Of Intentions --^ Multi-agent Negotiation Algorithms For Resources Cost Estimation: A Case Study -- Parla: A Cooperation Language For Cognitive Multi-agent Systems -- Vivid Agents Arguing About Distributed Extended Logic Programs -- Approximate Reasoning -- New Results About Sub-admissibility For General Families Of Heuristic Search Algorithms -- Fixed Point Classification Method For Qualitative Simulation -- Contextual Logic Of Change And The Ramification Problem -- Temporal Reasoning About Actor Programs -- A Clp Model To The Job Sequencing Problem -- A New Approach For Extracting Rules From A Trained Neural Network -- Bayesian Networks, Rule Induction And Logistic Regression In The Prediction Of Women Survival Suffering From Breast Cancer -- Controlling For Unexpected Goals When Planning In A Mixed-initiative Setting -- Cooperative Memory Structures And Commonsense Knowledge For Planning -- Diagonalization And Type Rewriting In Clam -- Granularity For Explanation --^ Object Model Of Intelligent Tutoring Shell -- Resource Allocation On Agent Meta-societies -- Diagnostic Information At Your Fingertips! -- Reasoning About Actions With Abductive Logic Programming -- Dimensions Of Embodiments: Possible Futures For Cognitive Science (abstract) -- Machine Learning Meets Natural Language (abstract). Ernesto Costa, Amilcar Cardoso (eds.). Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Flexible proof-replay with heuristics....Pages 1-12 Flexible re-enactment of proofs....Pages 13-24 Inference rights for controlling search in generating theorem provers....Pages 25-36 A retrieval method for exploration of a case memory....Pages 37-48 Incremental concept evolution based on adaptive feature weighting....Pages 49-60 A 0–1 quadratic knapsack problem for modelizing and solving the constraint satisfaction problems....Pages 61-72 An algorithm for solving systems of linear diophantine equations in naturals....Pages 73-84 GenSAT: A navigational approach....Pages 85-96 Timetabling using demand profiles....Pages 97-110 Intelligent VR training....Pages 111-118 Training strategies and knowledge acquisition: Using the same reflective tools for different purposes....Pages 119-129 About the intended meaning of a linguistic negation....Pages 131-142 Integration of inheritance in SNePS....Pages 143-154 Measures of uncertainty and independence concept in different calculi....Pages 155-166 A Multi-agent approach to first-order logic....Pages 167-178 Modelling dynamic aspects of intentions....Pages 179-194 Multi-agent negotiation algorithms for resources cost estimation: A case study....Pages 195-206 Parla: A cooperation language for cognitive multi-agent systems....Pages 207-215 Vivid agents arguing about distributed extended logic programs....Pages 217-228 Approximate reasoning....Pages 229-240 New results about sub-admissibility for general families of heuristic search algorithms....Pages 241-254 Fixed point classification method for qualitative simulation....Pages 255-266 Contextual logic of change and the ramification problem....Pages 267-278 Temporal reasoning about actor programs....Pages 279-290 A CLP model to the job sequencing problem....Pages 291-296 A new approach for extracting rules from a trained neural network....Pages 297-302 Bayesian networks, rule induction and logistic regression in the prediction of women survival suffering from breast cancer....Pages 303-308 Controlling for unexpected goals when planning in a mixed-initiative setting....Pages 309-318 Cooperative memory structures and commonsense knowledge for planning....Pages 319-324 Diagonalization and type rewriting in clam....Pages 325-330 Granularity for explanation....Pages 331-336 Object model of intelligent tutoring shell....Pages 337-342 Resource allocation on agent meta-societies....Pages 343-348 Diagnostic information at your fingertips!....Pages 349-360 Reasoning about actions with abductive logic programming....Pages 361-388 Dimensions of embodiments: Possible futures for cognitive science (Abstract)....Pages 389-389 Machine learning meets natural language (Abstract)....Pages 391-391