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AIList Digest Volume 1 Issue 029
AIList Digest Saturday, 30 Jul 1983 Volume 1 : Issue 29
Today's Topics:
Robustness stories, program logs wanted; reprise
Job Ad: Research Fellowships at Edinburgh AI
Job Ad: Research Associate/Programmer at Edinburgh AI
Job Ad: Computing Officer at Edinburgh AI
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Date: 28 Jul 83 1631 EDT (Thursday)
From: Craig.Everhart@CMU-CS-A
Reply-to: Robustness@CMU-CS-A
Subject: Robustness stories, program logs wanted; reprise
Response to the blinded Robustness mailbox has been good, but not
quite good enough to do the trick. If you have a robustness-related
story or a change log for a program, wouldn't you consider sending it
to my collection? Thanks very much!
What I need is descriptions of robustness features--designs or fixes
that have made programs meet their users' expectations better, beyond
bug fixing. E.g.:
- An automatic error recovery routine is a robustness feature,
since the user (or client) doesn't then have to recover by
hand.
- A command language that requires typing more for a dangerous
command, or supports undoing, is more robust than one that
has neither feature, since each makes it harder for the user
to get in trouble.
There are many more possibilities. Anything where a system
doesn't meet user expectations because of incomplete or ill-advised
design is fair game.
Your stories will be used to validate my PhD thesis at CMU, which is
an attempt to build a discrimination net that will aid system
designers and maintainers in improving their designs and programs.
All stories will be properly credited in the thesis.
Please send a description of the problem, including an idea of the
task and what was going wrong (or what might have gone wrong) and a
description of the design or fix that handled the problem. Or, if you
know of a program change log and would be available to answer a
question or two on it, please send it. I'll extract the reports from
it.
Please send stories and logs to Robustness@CMU-CS-A. Send queries
about the whole process to Everhart@CMU-CS-A. I appreciate it--thank
you!
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Date: Wednesday, 27-Jul-83 17:34:36-BST
From: DAVE FHL (on ERCC DEC-10) <bowen@edxa>
Reply-to: bowen%edxa%ucl-cs@isid
Subject: Job Ad: Research Fellowships at Edinburgh AI
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University of Edinburgh
Department of Artificial Intelligence
2 RESEARCH FELLOWS
(readvertisement)
Applications are invited for two Research Fellow posts to join a
project, funded by the Science and Engineering Research Council, which
is concerned with developing methods of modelling the user of
knowledge-based training and aid systems. Candidates, who should have
a higher degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Experimental
Psychology or related discipline, should be experienced programmers
and familiar with UNIX. Experience of PROLOG or LISP and some
knowledge of IKBS (Intelligent Knowledge Based Systems) techniques
would be an advantage.
The posts are tenable for three years, starting 1 October 1983, on the
salary scale 7190 - 11160 pounds sterling.
Applications, which should include a curriculum vitae and the names of
two referees, should be sent to
The Secretary's Office
Old College
South Bridge
Edinburgh EH8 9YL
Great Britain
(from whom further particulars can be obtained) by 27 August 1983.
Please quote reference 5106.
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Date: Wednesday, 27-Jul-83 17:38:47-BST
From: DAVE FHL (on ERCC DEC-10) <bowen@edxa>
Reply-to: bowen%edxa%ucl-cs@isid
Subject: Job Ad: Research Associate/Programmer at Edinburgh AI
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University of Edinburgh
Department of Artificial Intelligence
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE/PROGRAMMER
Applications are invited for a post of Research Associate/Programmer,
to join a project, led by Dr Jim Howe and funded by the Science and
Engineering Research Council, which is concerned with the
interpretation of sonar data in a 3-D marine environment. Candidates,
who should have a degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or related
discipline, should be conversant with the UNIX programming environment
and fluent in the C language. The work involves programming
applications of statistical estimation, 3-D motion representation, and
rule-based inference; experience in one or more of these areas would
be an advantage.
The post is tenable for three years, starting 1 October 1983, on the
salary scale 6310 - 7190 pounds sterling.
Applications, which should include a curriculum vitae and the names of
two referees, should be sent to
The Secretary's Office
Old College
South Bridge
Edinburgh EH8 9YL
Great Britain
(from whom further particulars can be obtained) by 27 August 1983.
Please quote reference 5107.
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Date: Wednesday, 27-Jul-83 17:32:58-BST
From: DAVE FHL (on ERCC DEC-10) <bowen@edxa>
Reply-to: bowen%edxa%ucl-cs@isid
Subject: Job Ad: Computing Officer at Edinburgh AI
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University of Edinburgh
Department of Artificial Intelligence
DEPARTMENTAL COMPUTING OFFICER
Applications are invited for a post of Departmental Computing Officer.
The successful applicant will lead a small group which is responsible
for creating, maintaining and documenting systems and application
software as needed for research and teaching in Artificial
Intelligence, and for managing the department's computing systems
which run under Berkeley UNIX. Candidates, who should have a degree
in Computer Science or related discipline, should be conversant with
UNIX and fluent in the C language.. A background in compiler design
or an interest in A.I. would be advantageous.
The post is salaried on the scale 7190 - 11615 pounds sterling, with
placement according to age and experience.
Applications, which should include a curriculum vitae and the names of
two referees, should be sent to
The Secretary's Office
Old College
South Bridge
Edinburgh EH8 9YL
Great Britain
(from whom further particulars can be obtained) by 27 August 1983.
Please quote reference 7033.
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