26th Soar Workshop
MAY 22-26, 2006
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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   Participant group photo
  Participant group photo
Schedule
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
| Time | Duration | Presenter | Title | Links | 
| 8:00-9:00 | 60 |  | Registration and Bagels |  | 
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| 9:00-10:15 | 75 |  | Cognitive Modeling |  | 
|  | 15 | John Laird | Introductions |  | 
|  | 30 | Bob Marinier | Unifying Cognitive Functions and Emotional Appraisal | slides | 
|  | 15 | Deryle Lonsdale | Update on Soar-based language processing | slides | 
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| 10:15-10:45 | 30 |  | Break |  | 
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| 10:45-12:00 | 75 |  | Learning and Memory |  | 
|  | 15 | Andrew Nuxoll | Steps toward a Domain Independent Episodic Memory | slides | 
|  | 15 | Yongjia Wang | Integrating Semantic Memory in Soar | slides | 
|  | 15 | Shelley Nason | Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning in Soar | slides | 
|  | 15 | Nick Gorski | Methods for Transfer Learning Using Soar | slides | 
|  | 15 |  | Discussion |  | 
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| 12:00-1:15 | 75 |  | Lunch |  | 
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| 1:15-2:45 | 90 |  | Learning and Advanced Capabilities |  | 
|  | 5 | David Ray | Soar Technology Community Liaison | slides | 
|  | 5 | Alan Vayda | Self Introduction | slides | 
|  | 5 | Jong Kim | Soar FAQ | slides | 
|  | 15 | Elyon DeKoven | Participatory scenario design and simulation on the ICF testbed | slides | 
|  | 30 | Joseph Xu | ORTS: A Case Study of Multi-Tasking in Soar | slides | 
|  | 15 | Sam Wintermute | Visual Attention for a Real-Time Strategy Game Game | slides | 
|  | 15 |  | Discussion |  | 
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| 2:45-3:15 | 30 |  | Break |  | 
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| 3:15-5:00 | 105 |  | Advanced Capabilities |  | 
|  | 30 | Scott Lathrop | Incorporating Visual Imagery into a Cognitive Architecture | slides | 
|  | 30 | Jonathan Beard | Spatial & Temporal Reasoning (SPAT-R) | slides | 
|  | 25 | Brian Magerko | Player Modeling in IDA | slides | 
|  | 20 |  | Discussion |  | 
Thursday, May 25, 2006
| Time | Duration | Presenter | Title | Links | 
| 9:00-10:15 | 75 |  | Applications |  | 
|  | 20 | Brian Magerko | Interactive Storytelling Architecture for Training | slides | 
|  | 15 | Jim Rosbe | Soar Technology Update | slides | 
|  | 25 | Brian Stensrud | IF-Soar: An Autonomous Fire Direction Center | slides | 
|  | 15 | Jonathan T. Beard | Joint Fires & Effects Training System | slides | 
| 10:15-10:45 | 30 |  | Break |  | 
| 10:45-12:00 | 75 |  | Soar Architecture |  | 
|  | 15 | John Laird | A Proposal For Changing Soar’s Decision Procedure | slides | 
|  | 45 | Douglas Pearson | What’s New in Soar 8.6.2 | slides | 
|  | 15 |  | Discussion |  | 
| 12:00-1:15 | 75 |  | Lunch |  | 
| 1:15-2:45 | 90 |  | Soar from an AI perspective |  | 
|  | 15 | Scott Wallace | S-Assess: Self-Assessment with Soar | slides | 
|  | 15 | Robert Wray | Relevance Estimation for Evidence Marshalling | slides | 
|  | 30 | Randolph Jones | HLSR: Compiling to Soar | slides | 
|  | 15 | Robert Wray | Modularity in Soar-based Applications | slides | 
|  | 15 | Jacob Crossman | SoarML: A Graphical Modeling Language for Agents | slides | 
| 2:45-3:15 | 30 |  | Break |  | 
| 3:15-4:30 | 75 |  | Control and Architecture |  | 
|  | 15 | John Laird | Pyramid Problems in Soar & ACT-R | slides | 
|  | 15 | Rick Lewis | Control and Metacognition: A View from EPIC, Soar and ACT-R | slides | 
|  | 30 | Rick Lewis | Cognitive Constraint Modeling: An Alternative to Traditional Architectures | slides | 
|  | 15 |  | Discussion |  | 
Friday, May 26, 2006
| Time | Duration | Presenter | Title | Links | 
| 9:00-10:15 | 75 |  | Brain inspired computation |  | 
|  | 15 | John Laird | BICA: Biologically-Inspired Cognitive Architecture | slides | 
|  | 60 | Rick Granger | Principles of Brain Computation |  | 
| 10:15-10:45 | 30 |  | Break |  | 
| 10:45-12:00 | 75 |  | Brain inspired computation |  | 
|  | 15 | Lee Newman | Clusters, Symbols and Cortical Topography | slides | 
|  | 15 | Yongjia Wang | Integrating Clustering and Semantic Memory in Soar | slides | 
|  | 30 | Thad Polk | Biologically-Inspired Control in Problem Solving | slides | 
|  | 15 | Discussion |  |  |