We are pleased to publish this special selection of papers from the 2003 Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence Conference (IAAI-03). IAAI seeks out applications of artificial intelligence that either demonstrate new technology or use previously known technology in innovative ways. IAAI particularly seeks out examples of deployments of AI technology that tackle the problems of demonstrating value and planning for long-term deployment. The five articles we have selected for this special issue are extended versions of papers that appeared in the conference. Two of the articles are deployed applications that have already demonstrated practical value. The remaining three articles are particularly innovative emerging applications. We will briefly outline each of them.

Trends in Intelligent Information Knowledge Based Computer Systems. The 18th International FLAIRS Conference seeks high quality, original, Larry Holder, University of Texas at Arlington unpublished submissions in all areas of AI, including, but not limited to, holder@cse.uta.edu The FLAIRS conference offers a set of special tracks, and authors are encouraged to submit papers to a relevant track.

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The 2003International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS-03) was held 9 to 13 June 2003 in Trento, Italy. It was chaired by Enrico Giunchiglia (University of Genova), Nicola Muscettola (NASA Ames), and Dana Nau (University of Maryland). Piergiorgio Bertoli and Marco Benedetti (both from ITC-IRST) were the local chair and the workshop-tutorial coordination chair, respectively.

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The Twelfth Annual Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) Robot Competition and Exhibition was held in Acapulco, Mexico, in conjunction with the Eighteenth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence. The events included the Robot Host and Urban Search and Rescue competitions, the AAAI Robot Challenge, and the Robot Exhibition. In the Robot Host event, the robots had to act as mobile information servers and guides to the exhibit area of the conference. In the Urban Search and Rescue competition, teams attempted to find victims in a simulated disaster area using teleoperated, semiautonomous, and autonomous robots. The AAAI Robot Challenge is a noncompetitive event where the robots attempt to attend the conference by locating the registration booth, registering for the conference, and then giving a talk to an audience. Finally, the Robot Exhibition is an opportunity for robotics researchers to demonstrate their robots' capabilities to conference attendees. The three days of events were capped by the two Robot Challenge participants giving talks and answering questions from the audience.

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Ohio State University) focused on the use of case-based reasoning for both planning and world modeling. Nicola Muscettola (NASA Ames) focused on reactive behaviors. Laboratory) described an approach Within this general theme, to planning with multiagent the aim was to bring together researchers execution. The presentation ecent developments in multiagent shown promising results in the robotics, intelligent autonomous of Thomas Wagner (University of modeling of autonomous, collaborative vehicles). The common denominator Brement), Christoph Schlieder (University behavior between agents in different that these groups share is the pragmatic of Bamberg), and Ubbo Visser environments.

(ICKEDS 2004). This book looks at some of the results of the synergy among AI, cognitive science, and education. Examples include virtual students whose misconceptions force students to reflect on their own knowledge, intelligent tutoring systems, and speech-recognition technology that helps students learn to read. Some of the systems described are already used in classrooms and have been evaluated; a few are still laboratory efforts. The book also addresses cultural and political issues involved in the deployment of new educational technologies.