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Formed in 1998 by joining:– Department of Artificial Intelligence

– Department of Cognitive Science

– Department of Computer Science

– Artificial Intelligence Applications Institute

– Human Communications Research Centre Links to Departments of Linguistics, Psychology,

Neurosciences, High Performance Computing, National e-Science Centre, etc.

Only group in UK to achieve highest 5* Research Rating in 2001 UK Research Assessment. By far the biggest concentration of world-leading scientists in this area in the UK.

Excellent rating in the most recent (1994) SHEFC Teaching Quality Assessment exercise.

School of InformaticsSchool of Informatics

Centre for Intelligent Systems and their Applications– Basic and applied research and development in knowledge representation and reasoning. Through

its Applications Institute (AIAI) it works with others to deploy the technologies associated with this research.

Institute for Adaptive and Neural Computation– Theoretical and empirical study of brain processes and artificial learning systems, drawing on

neuroscience, cognitive science, computer science, computational science, mathematics and statistics.

Institute for Communicating and Collaborative Systems– Basic and applied study of communication among humans and between humans and machines

using text, speech, and graphics for interactive dialog.

Institute for Computing Systems Architecture– Architecture and engineering of future computing systems: performance and scalability; innovative

algorithms, architectures, compilers, languages and protocols.

Institute of Perception, Action and Behaviour– Linking computational action, perception, representation, transformation and generation processes

to real or virtual worlds: computer vision, mobile and assembly robotics, music perception and visualization.

Laboratory for Foundations of Computer Science– Developing and applying foundational understanding of computation and communication: formal

models, mathematical theories, and software tools.

Informatics Research InstitutesInformatics Research Institutes

Artificial IntelligenceArtificial IntelligenceApplications InstituteApplications Institute

www.aiai.ed.ac.ukwww.aiai.ed.ac.uk

Centre for Intelligent Systems and their Applicationsand its Artificial Intelligence Applications Institute

AIAI Applications FocusAIAI Applications Focus

Knowledge Management & Knowledge Systems– Knowledge Modelling, Ontologies, Development Methodologies, Intelligent

Documents, Case-Bases, Organisational Memories

Planning & Activity Management– Activity Planning, Intelligent Task Management, Intelligent Workflow, Process

Standards & Modelling, Intelligent Agents, Cooperation

Adaptive Systems– Case-Based Reasoning, Adaptive Scheduling Methods, Adaptive Process

Control, Machine Learning, data Mining

Intelligent Interfaces– Multi-lingual, multi-modal, task support interfaces

– Intelligent Process Panels

New Ventures– Umbrella title for drawing on and making new links to skills available in other

parts of Informatics, the rest of the University and further afield

Centre for Intelligent Systems and their Applicationsand its Artificial Intelligence Applications Institute

Some Key AchievementsSome Key Achievements

Knowledge-Based Systems for Analysis Tasks:– RAF Expert Provisioner

» £10m saved ahead of deployment due to improved models, £30m per annum saved in RAF spares, now going Tri-forces.

– EASE – estimates occupational exposure to hazardous substances for health & safety regulators

» In use across Europe Knowledge-Based Systems for Synthesis Tasks:

– BT Yellow Pages Layout - lays out all new directories» Uses a custom “Layout language” that can also be used for other directories » Innovative AI Applications Award in 1998

– GhostWriter - multi-lingual support for aero-engine maintenance procedures» Can generate English or French from plan representations

– Enterprise - enterprise knowledge and process management» Enterprise ontology, KQML agents, workflow tools

– O-Plan and I-X - command, planning and control» Non-combatant Evacuation Operations, US Army Small Unit Operations,

emergency assistance, disaster relief– Optimum-AIV

» System used for assembly, integration and test for ESA Ariane-IV launches

Centre for Intelligent Systems and their Applicationsand its Artificial Intelligence Applications Institute

AIAI’s Clients and CollaboratorsAIAI’s Clients and Collaborators

Aerospace- British

Aerospace- Boeing- European

Space Agency- Lockheed

Martin- Rolls-Royce

Associates

Aerospace- British

Aerospace- Boeing- European

Space Agency- Lockheed

Martin- Rolls-Royce

Associates

Petrochemical- AEA

Technology- Amoco- Conoco- Elf Enterprise- Exxon- ICI- PSTI- Shell- Texaco

Petrochemical- AEA

Technology- Amoco- Conoco- Elf Enterprise- Exxon- ICI- PSTI- Shell- Texaco

Defence- DARPA- DSTL- DSTO- QinetiQ

US JFCOM- US PACOM

Defence- DARPA- DSTL- DSTO- QinetiQ

US JFCOM- US PACOM

Bioinformatics- BBSRC- Lab 901- Lifescan- Unilever

Bioinformatics- BBSRC- Lab 901- Lifescan- Unilever

Other Areas- British

Telecom- EUMETSAT- Hewlett

Packard- Kodak- Logica- Motorola- RBS- Slam Games- Standard Life

Other Areas- British

Telecom- EUMETSAT- Hewlett

Packard- Kodak- Logica- Motorola- RBS- Slam Games- Standard Life

AIAI Working Around the GlobeAIAI Working Around the Globe

http://www.aktors.org

Edinburgh Focus in AKTEdinburgh Focus in AKT

Support to the collaborative process of

knowledge modelling, maintenance and use

Formal Aspects of the Knowledge Life Cycle Multi-perspective approach to knowledge modelling and

acquisition Framework to support knowledge modelling, maintenance and

usage processes Ontologies as the basis for shared and communicable models Agent-based approaches to web-accessible task support Synthesis of knowledge presentations Semantic Web Services Brokering, Composition and Coordination Specific focus on task-related, activity and process knowledge,

and its underlying rationale, in the context of all testbeds

Centre for Intelligent Systems and their Applicationsand its Artificial Intelligence Applications Institute

CoAX – Coalition Agents eXperimentCoAX – Coalition Agents eXperiment

AIAI, BBN, CMU, Dartmouth, DSTO, GITI,AIAI, BBN, CMU, Dartmouth, DSTO, GITI,Lockheed Martin ATL, NRL, Potomac Inst., U.Maryland,Lockheed Martin ATL, NRL, Potomac Inst., U.Maryland,

U.Michigan, QinetiQ, UT-Austin, UWF/IHMCU.Michigan, QinetiQ, UT-Austin, UWF/IHMCSupport from AFRL, ARL, Boeing, DRDC, DSTL, ISX, MITRE,Support from AFRL, ARL, Boeing, DRDC, DSTL, ISX, MITRE,

MIT Sloan, NWDC, OBJS, Schafer, Stanford, TTCP, USC/ISI, USPACOMMIT Sloan, NWDC, OBJS, Schafer, Stanford, TTCP, USC/ISI, USPACOM

http://www.aiai.ed.ac.uk/project/coax/http://www.aiai.ed.ac.uk/project/coax/

DARPADARPA

Technology Transfer via…Technology Transfer via…

Consultancy Application Involvement Continuing Education and Visitors Affiliateship Programme

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