Citation
(2002), "Research in artificial intelligence", Kybernetes, Vol. 31 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/k.2002.06731bab.004
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2002, MCB UP Limited
Research in artificial intelligence
Austrian Research Institute: for Artificial Intelligence* (Österreichisches Forschunginstitut Für Artificial Intelligence – OFAI) is a research Institute of the Austrian Society for Cybernetic Studies, and is sponsored by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Culture. The Institute informs us that their strengths in methodology are:
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the extraction of knowledge from large collections of data or texts or from time series, and their representation in the form of rules, decision trees or in other graphical forms;
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the support of decision makers by developing expert systems – rule, case or model based – or by complex neural networks, with user-friendly interface;
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language processing, both of spoken and written language, especially text understanding and language generation;
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the development of information agents for filtering or retrieving information from the Internet;
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the development of emotional personality agents to direct virtual characters for TV film or interactive installations such as e.g. computer games or museum exhibits.
In addition the Institute believes that its organisational strengths are many and can be summarised as:
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experience in team work with 46 companies and 83 research institutes from 19 countries;
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cooperation as partner or prime contractor in 21 successfully completed multinational projects in research and development programs of the European Union, which have led to marketable products;
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our team, consisting of 26 graduates of computer science, linguistics, doctors of technical science, teachers and professors at the Technical University as well as at the University of Vienna, who have many years of experience in our area.
The research and application areas currently pursued are given as:
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Natural Language Systems;
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Knowledge Based Systems;
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Neural Networks;
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Machine Learning and Data Mining;
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Intelligent Software Agents and New Media;
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Constraint Logic Programming;
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AI and Society.
Some of ÖFA's current European Union (EU) projects are:
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INQUAC – Innovafive Quality Control Methods for Rotating Machines Using Artificial Intelligence Methods (BRITEEURAM III Project of the EU);
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METAL – A Meta-Learning Assistant for Providing User Support in Machine Learning and Data-Mining (ESPRIT-LTR Program of the EU);
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FASTY – Faster Typing for Impaired Persons (IST-Program of the EU);
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SAFIRA – Supporting Affective Interactions in Realtime Applications (IST – Program of the EU);
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Sol–EU–Net – Data Mining and Decision Support for Business Competitiveness: Solomon European Virtual Enterprise (IST – Program of the EU);
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The Naturalness of Synthetic Speech (COST program);
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SELECT – Strategies for European LE – Enhanced Communication Training (Language Engineering Program of the EU);
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EUROMAP II – European Opportunity Mapping (Telematics – Language Engineering Program of the EU);
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MOSART – Music Orchestration Systems in Algorithmic Research and Technology (IHP – Program of the EU);
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Member of the following Networks of Excellence of the EU: Compulog, Language and Speech, Machine Learning. AgentLink, ILPNet-II and NEuroNst (Austrian Menaging Node).
It should also be noted that participants at EMCSR 2002 held in Vienna, April 2002, who are working in the AI field were able to attend the following symposia:
Artificial Neural Networks and Adaptive SystemsChairpersons: S. Kollias, Greece, and G. Dorffner, Austria
Simulation of Social Behavior and Artificial EconomyChairpersons: K. Hornik, Austria, and A.Taudes, Austria
ACE 2002: Agent Construction & EmotionsChairpersons: C. Pinto-Ferreira, Portugal, R. Ventura, Portugal,and P. Petta, Austria
From Agent Theory to Agent Implementation IIIChairpersons: J.P. Muller, UK, and P. Petta, Austria
Bayesian Techniques for Mining Data and Texts, and the Discoveryof Surprising KnowledgeChairperson: Y. Kodratoff, France
Theory and Applications of Artificial IntelligenceChairpersons: V. Marik, Czech Republic, and E. Buchberger, Austria
Most of the technical reports from the institute are available as PostScript and PDFfiles via: www <http:33www.oefai.at/oefa/tr-online >
For further information about the Institute's activities contact:Austrien Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence (ÖFAI)A-1010 Wien, Schottengasse 3Phone: +43-1-5336112-0Fax: +43-1-4277-9631Email: sec@oefai.atURL: http://www.oefai.at