Computer Science Brainstorm Meeting 2 July 2002
Aim:
The aim of this brainstorming meeting was to:
- Refine the themes/topics in computer science
- Explore the key questions/issues within your areas of expertise relating to these objectives
- Review the project proposal
| Present: |
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| Dr John Taylor | DTI - OST (Chair) |
| Prof Jim Austin | University of York |
| Prof Colin Blakemore | University of Oxford |
| Prof Malcolm Brown | University of Bristol |
| Prof Alan Bundy | University of Edinburgh |
| Dr Paul Cairns | University of Middlesex |
Prof Tony Cohn | University of Leeds |
| Dr Bob Damper | University of Southampton |
| Prof Mike Denham | University of Plymouth |
| Prof Wendy Hall | University of Southampton |
| Prof John Hallam | University of Edinburgh |
| Prof Nick Jennings | University of Southampton |
| Michael Kenward | Kenward Words (Science Writer & Editorial Consultant) |
| Prof Ian Marshall | Btexact Technologies |
| Prof Richard Morris | University of Edinburgh |
| Prof John Mayhew | University of Sheffield |
| Prof Andrew Parker | University of Oxford |
| Prof Lionel Tarassenko | University of Oxford |
| Prof Mark Steedman | University of Edinburgh |
| Prof Keith van Rijsbergen | University of Glasgow |
| Prof Bonnie Webber | University of Edinburgh |
| Dr Andy Wright | Bae Systems |
| Prue Backway | Foresight |
| Dr Bryony Butland | Foresight |
| Mary Lawrence | Foresight |
| Invited but not able to attend: |
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| Dr Chris Bishop | Microsoft Research |
| Prof Andrew Blake | Microsoft Research |
| Prof Mike Brady | University of Oxford |
| Prof Jon Crowcroft | University of Cambridge |
| Prof David Duce | Oxford Brookes University |
| Dr Alan Frisch | University of York |
| Prof Stevan Harnad | University of Southampton |
| Prof Michael Harrison | University of York |
| Prof David Hogg | University of Leeds |
| Prof David Lowe | Aston University |
| Prof David May | University of Bristol |
| Prof Steve Muggleton | University of Oxford |
| Prof Alan Murray | University of Edinburgh |
| Prof John O'Keefe | University College London |
| Prof Nigel Shadbolt | University of Southampton |
| Prof Barry Smyth | University College Dublin |
| Prof Keith Stenning | University of Edinburgh |
| Prof Chris Williams | University of Edinburgh |
| Prof Karen Spärck-Jones | University of Cambridge |
| Prof David Willshaw | University of Edinburgh |
| Prof Olaf Wolkenhauer | University College London |
| Prof Andrew Zisserman | University of Oxford |
Themes / topics arising
The following themes were identified and will be explored further.
Summary documents looking at the state of the art, prognosis and questions/issues for the future will be produced by the 'editors' below.
1. Memory/Reasoning/Learning
Prof Wendy Hall and Prof Keith van Rijsbergen
2. Sensory Processing (Sensory/Speaking/Auditory/Vision/Perception)
Prof Lionel Tarassenko and Prof Mike Denham
3. Large Scale/Small Scale Systems
Dr Andy Wright and Prof Jim Austin
4. Interaction/Planning/Motivations
Prof Nick Jennings and Prof Tony Cohn
It was agreed to hold a similar brainstorm concentrating on neuroscience issues on 10 September 2002.