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AI-2018, Cambridge, UK, December 11th-13th 2018: Final Invitation to Register *http://www.bcs-sgai.org/ai2018/ <http://www.bcs-sgai.org/ai2018/>* Organised by BCS SGAI: The British Computer Society Specialist Group on Artificial Intelligence (a EurAi Member Society) ******************************************************************************************* Free optional two-hour guided walking tour of Cambridge (including entry to King's College) on the second day ******************************************************************************************** INVITATION TO REGISTER AI-2018 is the thirty-eighth SGAI annual conference in this long-running series. It offers the perfect opportunity for you to update your knowledge of current AI developments and applications, and to meet with leading AI practitioners in a relaxed social environment. This year's conference brings technical papers on the latest developments in AI, presentations from industry practitioners with practical experience of applying AI in the real world, and a range of workshops - ideal for those seeking to expand and deepen their knowledge of a wide range of AI techniques. All this in the historic surroundings of Peterhouse, Cambridge's oldest college. WORKSHOPS The first day of the conference (Tuesday December 11th) is devoted to half-day workshops on 'AI for Software Engineering' and 'Semantic Deep Learning: Enhanced Word Embedding with Semantic Knowledge', in parallel with a full day workshop comprising the 23rd UK Case-Based Reasoning Workshop followed by a presentation by Bryn Balcombe about the use of AI for autonomous racing cars and a demonstration of Roborace. If preferred, this day can be attended on its own at a special rate. MAIN CONFERENCE The second and third days of the conference (Wednesday December 12th and Thursday December 13th) include: - Keynote lectures: * Professor Michael Wooldridge (University of Oxford) on 'From Model Checking to Equilibrium Checking' * Dr. James Luke (IBM) on 'How I Survived The AI Winter (& Hope To Survive The Next One)' - Technical stream refereed papers on Neural Networks, Planning and Scheduling, and Machine Learning. - Application stream refereed papers on Industrial Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Planning and Scheduling in Action, Machine Learning in Action, Applications of Machine Learning, and Applications of Agent Systems and Genetic Algorithms. - Poster sessions on emerging research and applications in artificial intelligence - Special session: short presentations by poster authors - Panel session on ‘Can Artificial Intelligence Systems be Trusted’ - AI Open Mic session - Welcome reception on evening of December 11th - Gala Dinner on evening of December 12th This year's conference will be held at Peterhouse College in Cambridge. In addition to the formal sessions, the conference programme includes a welcome reception and a Gala Dinner. Plenty of time has been inserted into the programme to allow discussions with other delegates and time to make new contacts and renew old acquaintances. AI-2018 offers a valuable opportunity to keep up to date with developments in AI and to share experiences in the practical issues of developing AI based systems. Discounts are available for students plus members of SGAI, AISB and other EurAi member societies. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ALL CORRESPONDENCE SHOULD BE SENT BY EMAIL TO THE CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT: [log in to unmask] - Conference Chair: Professor Max Bramer, University of Portsmouth - Workshop Organiser: Prof. Adrian Hopgood, University of Portsmouth - Treasurer: Rosemary Gilligan - Technical Programme Chair: Professor Max Bramer, University of Portsmouth - Application Programme Chair: Prof. Miltos Petridis, Middlesex University - Deputy Application Programme Chair: Dr. Jixin Ma, University of Greenwich - FAIRS 2018 Organiser: Dr. Giovanna Martinez, University of Nottingham - Publicity Organiser: Dr. Frederic Stahl, University of Reading - AI Open Mic and Panel Session Organiser: Andrew Lea, Amplify Life - UK CBR Organiser: Prof. Miltos Petridis, Middlesex University - Cambridge Walking Tour Organiser: Nadia Abouayoub - Paper Administrator: Bryony Bramer - Conference Administrator: Mandy Bauer, BCS -------- Professor Max Bramer Vice-President, International Federation for Information Processing Emeritus Professor, School of Computing, University of Portsmouth, UK Chair, British Computer Society Specialist Group on Artificial Intelligence http://www.maxbramer.org ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the AI-SGES list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=AI-SGES&A=1