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North
American Computing and Philosophy 2005
August 4, 5, 6
Oregon
State University
Conference Director: Bill Uzgalis (OSU)
Program Chair: Patrick Grim (SUNY)
Program Overview
  
Thursday August 4, 2005
NA-CAP
2005
Conference Begins
Presentations
will be held in
Owen 106 (Engineering Building) MAP |
| 5:00 |
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6:00 |
Registration
- Owen Lobby
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Opening Address |
| 6:00 |
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7:00 |
"Computing and the PATRIOT
Act"
John Frohnmayer  video
Introduction: Bill Uzgalis (Oregon State University) |
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Simulations and Computational Modeling II |
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7:00 |
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7:30 |
“The Need for
a Plurality of Fairness Norms” video
Ryan Muldoon (University of Pennsylvania)
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| 7:30 |
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9:30 |
Reception - Owen Lobby |
| NA-CAP
2005 is generously sponsored by the OSU Provost’s
Fund for Excellence, and OSU Information Services. |
  
Friday August 5, 2005
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8:30 |
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9:00 |
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Owen lobby |
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Welcome and Introduction |
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9:00 |
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9:15 |
Bill Uzgalis (Oregon
State University)
Marvin Croy (University of North Carolina, Charlotte)
Patrick Grim (SUNY at Stony Brook)
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Information
and Computer Ethics |
| 9:15 |
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10:45 |
Co-Chair: Matt Butcher
(Loyola University)
“The Aesthetic
Imperative of Free and Open Source Software” video
Scott Dexter and
Samir Chopra ( Brooklyn College of CUNY)
“From Anarchy to Reform: Dynamical Models of Conflict
and Cooperation” video
Peter Vanderschraaf (Carnegie Mellon University) |
| 10:45 |
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11:00 |
-Break, Owen
Lobby- |
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Herbert A. Simon Keynote Address |
| 11:00 |
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12:15 |
“Chimerical
Colors: Some Phenomenological Predictions for Computational
Neuroscience”
video
Paul Churchland ( University of California,
San Diego)
note: the video of this session is dark
due to the use of a trnsparency projector. Nonetheless,
the content is fascinating.
Introduction: Maralee Harrell (Carnegie Mellon University)
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| 12:15 |
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1:15 |
Lunch, Owen lobby
Optional tour of the Linus Pauling special collection.
5th
Floor, Valley Library (Cliff Mead).
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Computational Logic
and Linguistics |
| 1:15 |
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2:45 |
“Writing
Acts: Taxonomy and Technological Implications”
Christopher
Chapman (Microsoft Corporation) video
“Automated Reasoning in Modal Logics: A Framework
with Applications” video
Branden Fitelson (University of
California, Berkeley)
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| 2:45 |
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3:00 |
-Break- |
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Student Track |
| 2:40 |
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3:00 |
Introduction: John Taylor (Carnegie
Mellon University)
“Cartoons, Video Games, and Computational Epistemology:
An Empirical Study"
Seth Casana (Carnegie Mellon University) video
“Hobbes
on Computer Modeling and its Limitations”
William
Braynen (University of Arizona) video
“A Computer-Instantiated Model of Social Psychological
Research in Prejudice Reduction”
Robert Rosenberger
(Stony Brook University) video
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| 4:45 |
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5:00 |
-Break- |
| 5:00 |
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5:45 |
“Robotics, Free Will, and
Predestination” video
Selmer
Bringsjord (Rensselaer Polytechnic University)
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| 6:30 |
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10:00 |
NA-CAP Dinner - CH2M Hill Alumni Center
Main course: Fresh
salmon
Served by OSU Catering |
| NA-CAP
2005 is generously sponsored by the OSU Provost’s
Fund for Excellence, and OSU Information Services. |
  
Saturday August 6, 2005
8:30 |
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9:00 |
Registration
and Continental Breakfast video
Owen lobby |
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Simulations and Computational
Modeling II |
| 9:00 |
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10:15 |
Introduction: Branden
Fitelson
“Game Theoretic Explanations in Complex Environments” video
Kevin
Zollman (University of California, Irvine)
“The Emergence of Cooperation in Hostile Environments:
A Computational Result” video
William Harms (Seattle Central
Community College / University of British Columbia)
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| 10:15 |
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10:30 |
-Break- |
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Douglas Engelbart Keynote
Address |
| 10:30 |
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11:45 |
Introduction: Ron Barnette
(Valdosta)
“Computational Models
of Evolutionary Creativity”
Mark Bedau (Reed College) video
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| 11:45 |
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1:00 |
Lunch |
| 1:00 |
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1:45 |
“The Philosophy
of Computer Modeling in Biology”
Paul Cull (Oregon
State University) video
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Teaching Resources |
| 1:45 |
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2:30 |
“Using Diagramming Software
in the Classroom”
Maralee Harrell (Carnegie Mellon
University) video
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| 2:30 |
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2:45 |
Break |
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Cognitive Science, AI, and Robotics |
| 2:45 |
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4:00 |
Workshop: Lego Mindstorms as a
Teaching Tool
John Sullins (Sonoma State University)
Selmer Bringsjord (Rensselaer Polytechnic University)
Patrick Grim (Stony Brook University)
talk
video
workshop video |
| 4:00 |
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5:15 |
Closing Remarks |
| 6:30 |
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CAP party - All registered
attendees invited.
Location TBA. |
| NA-CAP
2005 is generously sponsored by the OSU Provost’s
Fund for Excellence, and OSU Information Services. |
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