Computer Systems Laboratory
Intelligent Information Systems Institute

Workshop on Research Directions in Architectures
and Systems for Cognitive Processing
July 14 (full day) and 15 (morning), 2005

Computer Systems Laboratory
Intelligent Information Systems Institute
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853 USA

Welcome to the workshop on Research Directions in Architectures and Systems for Cognitive Processing. The goal of this one-and-half-day workshop is to assess the state of the art and conduct a research gap analysis in architectures and systems for cognitive information processing. Attendance to the workshop is by invitation only.

The event is jointly organized by Cornell's Computer Systems Laboratory (CSL) and Intelligent Information Systems Institute (IISI) on behalf of the Air Force Research Laboratory.

People

Workshop Organizers

• José Martínez, CSL & IISI, Cornell University
  martinez at csl.cornell.edu - main contact
• Carla Gomes, IISI, Cornell University
  gomes at cs.cornell.edu
• Rich Linderman, Air Force Research Laboratory
  richard.linderman at rl.af.mil

Keynote Speaker

• John Laird, University of Michigan
  laird at umich.edu

Attendees

• Nael Abu-Ghazaleh, Binghamton University
  nael at cs.binghamton.edu
• Edwin Addison, Lexxle
  ed at edaddison.com
• Dave Albonesi, CSL, Cornell University
  albonesi at csl.cornell.edu
• Paul Allopenna, Aptima
  pallopenna at aptima.com
• Jim Anderson, Brown University
  james_anderson at brown.edu
• Manny Aparicio, Saffron Technology
  maparicio at saffrontech.com
• Julius Bogdanowicz, Raytheon
  jfbogdanowicz at raytheon.com
• Bob Bond, MIT Lincoln Laboratories
  rbond at ll.mit.edu
• Rich Caruana, IISI, Cornell University
  caruana at cs.cornell.edu
• Dan Corkill, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
  corkill at cs.umass.edu
• Steve Crago, USC Information Systems Institute
  crago at east.isi.edu
• Julius Etzl, Lockheed Martin
  jetzl at atl.lmco.com
• Dennis Fitzgerald, ITT/AES
  dennis.fitzgerald at rl.af.mil
• Chris Flynn, Air Force Research Laboratory
  christopher.flynn at rl.af.mil
• Nort Fowler, Air Force Research Laboratory
  northrup.fowler at rl.af.mil
• Kanad Ghose, Binghamton University
  ghose at cs.binghamton.edu
• Mary Hall, USC Information Systems Institute
  mhall at isi.edu
• Jon Hiller, Science and Technology Associates (for Bob Graybill, DARPA)
  jhiller at stassociates.com
• Doug Holzhauer, Air Force Research Laboratory
  dholzhauer at rl.af.mil
• Amy Magnus, Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  amy.magnus at afosr.af.mil
• Rajit Manohar, CSL, Cornell University
  rajit at csl.cornell.edu
• Mike Moore, ITT/AES
  michael.moore at rl.af.mil
• Keshav Pingali, CSL & IISI, Cornell University
  pingali at cs.cornell.edu
• Mark Richards, Georgia Institute of Technology
  mark.richards at ece.gatech.edu
• Jon Russo, Lockheed Martin
  jrusso at atl.lmco.com
• Bart Selman, IISI, Cornell University
  selman at cs.cornell.edu
• Wilmar Sifre, Air Force Research Laboratory
  wilmar.sifre at rl.af.mil
• Carl Stern, Management Sciences
  carl_stern at mgtsciences.com
• Paul Yaworsky, Air Force Research Laboratory
  paul.yaworsky at rl.af.mil

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Schedule

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Online Resources

A special web site has been created by ITT (AFRL contractor) to promote pre- and post-workshop dialog among attendees. To allow contributions to the site, personal accounts have been set up. If you have not already received your login name and password, please email Mike Moore, michael.moore at rl.af.mil. When logging into your account for the first time, please add your contact information (Contacts on Quick Launch bar).

A number of discussion forums are available under Cornell Workshop Discussions. Attendees are encouraged to contribute to the discussions, as workshop facilitators will utilize these contributions to promote dialog during the workshop itself. The site will remain active after the workshop to allow the continuation of discussions.

Finally, the site allows you to upload/download documents of interest. Feel free to add links and documents you think may be of interest to other attendees.

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Travel Info

Flight

Ithaca-Tompkins County Regional airport (ITH) is located about fifteen minutes away from Cornell, and is served by US Airways and Northwest Airlines. There are direct flights to/from New York-La Guardia, Philadelphia, and Detroit.

Syracuse International airport (SYR) is about one hour away, and is served by all major airlines.

There are shuttle services available from these airports to/from Cornell.

Hotel

Holiday Inn (607-272-1000)
The Holiday Inn is in downtown Ithaca. We have reserved an "AFRL Workshop" block of rooms. Main building and tower workshop rates are $109 and $129 per night, respectively. Government/military guests should not mention the block when making a reservation, as they are entitled to a cheaper rate. Block rooms not reserved by July 1 will be released. The Holiday Inn provides complimentary shuttle to/from campus.

Statler Hotel (800-541-2501)
Run by the Cornell School of Hotel Management, the Statler is in the heart of the Cornell campus, within walking distance of the workshop site. The hotel provides complimentary shuttle service to and from Ithaca airport.

Best Western University Inn (607-272-6100)
The Best Western provides complimentary shuttle to and from campus.

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