By presenting state-of-the-art results in logical reasoning and formal methods in the context of artificial intelligence and AI applications, this book commemorates the 60th birthday of Jorg H. Siekmann.
The 30 revised reviewed papers are written by former and current students and colleagues of Jorg Siekmann; also included is an appraisal of the scientific career of Jorg Siekmann entitled "A Portrait of a Scientist: Logics, AI, and Politics." The papers are organized in four parts on logic and deduction, applications of logic, formal methods and security, and agents and...
By presenting state-of-the-art results in logical reasoning and formal methods in the context of artificial intelligence and AI applications, this ...
Dieter Hutter, Günter Müller, Werner Stephan, Markus Ullmann
The ongoing compression of computing facilities into small and mobile devices like handhelds, portables or even wearable computers will enhance ubiquitous information processing. The basic paradigm of such pervasive computing is the combination of strongly decentralized and distributed computing with the help of diversi?ed devices allowingforspontaneousconnectivityviatheInternet.Computerswillbecomeinvisible to the user, and exchangeof informationbetween devices will effectivelybe beyondthe user s control. Assuming a broad usage of more powerful tools and more effective ways to use them the...
The ongoing compression of computing facilities into small and mobile devices like handhelds, portables or even wearable computers will enhance ubiqui...
