AAAI Conferences

The first Artificial Intelligence (AI) and simulation workshop was held during the National Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-86) on 11 August 1986 at Wharton Hall, the University of Pennsylvania It was attended by over forty participants from academic, government, and industrial institutions. It included paper presentations, informal discussions, and a panel summary of AI and simulation applications in the areas of: (1) State of the art and future directions in AI and simulation (Authur Gerstenfeld, Worcester Polytechnic Institute); (2) AI problem solving using simulation (Y.V. Ramana Reddy, University of West Virginia); (3) Knowledge representation issues related to simulation (Marilyn Stelzner, Intellicorp); (4) Engineering issues related to AI and simulation (Dick Modjeski, US Army Concepts Analysis Agency). Individual presentations given in each of the above areas of the workshop are published in a technical report distributed by the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC Number AD-Al74 053). A copy of the report can be obtained by calling DTIC at (202) 274-6847/6874. The intersection of AI and simulation may offer a unique application of computer science that may be of use to both fields.