Monthly Archives: August 2012

Patrick Doherty New President of ECCAI

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Fredrik Heintz

It is my great pleasure to inform you that Patrick Doherty, Linköping University, is the new president of ECCAI, the European Coordinating Committee for Artificial Intelligence. Congratulations Patrick! Fredrik Heintz President of SAIS

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Report from ECCAIs General Assembly August 29, 2012

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Fredrik Heintz

ECCAI, the European Coordination Committee for Artificial Intelligence, held its yearly General Assembly yesterday at ECAI in Montpellier. ECCAI consists of 29 member societies, including SAIS. Two of its most important activities are arranging ECAI and publishing AI Communications. Highlights … Continue reading →

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Erik Sandewall receives ECCAI Distinguished Service Award

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Fredrik Heintz

Erik Sandewall, Linköping University, receives the inaugural ECCAI Distinguished Service Award for his extraordinary contributions and outstanding service to the Artificial Intelligence community. The award was handed out yesterday at ECAI in Montpellier. “Erik Sandewall can truly be considered as … Continue reading →

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ECAI 2012, 27-31 Augusti, Montpellier, France

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Fredrik Heintz

Sista veckan i augusti samlas mer än 750 forskare, studenter och utövare inom AI i Montpellier, Frankrike, för den 20:e Europeiska AI-konferensen (ECAI). Av 563 bidrag (492 långa och 71 korta) blev 140 långa (28%) och 23 (32%) korta artiklar … Continue reading →

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Report on the Dagstuhl seminar on AI and CI in games

Posted on August 15, 2012 by togelius

Back in May, some of my colleagues and I arranged a seminar at the Dagstuhl castle in Germany on “Artificial and Computational Intelligence in Games”. It was quite an honour to be invited to organise a meeting at such a … Continue reading →

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