This conference contributing to the 2021 Summit of the International Society for the Study of Information (IS4SI) is about how data and data architecture is used and implemented in theory and practice in agent-based systems using cognitive architectures that are inspired in large part by the human and animal mind. All aspects of information theory and information architecture in a Biologically Inspired Cognitive Architectures (BICA) based system may be covered. This conference is about information theory from the BICA perspective.

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Who is BICA

The Biologically Inspired Cognitive Architectures Society for Artificial Intelligence (AI), or BICA Society, is an international nonprofit organization based in the US. The purpose of the Society is to promote and facilitate the transdisciplinary study of biologically inspired cognitive architectures (BICA), aiming at the emergence of a unifying, generally accepted framework for the design, characterization, and implementation of human-level cognitive architectures.

EXTENDED ABSTRACTS

Abstracts should be English, sufficiently extensive to describe the content of the presented work clearly with 300-500 words or 1-2 pages. All presentations should have their abstracts or papers for presentations submitted before the deadlines listed below, including any suggestions for special presentations or panels as early as possible and must be in clear English. All accepted abstracts will be published in the book of abstracts online before the summit. Short versions of papers (ca. 5 pages) will be published with the summit proceedings in a Special Edition of MDPI Proceedings after peer review with some additional publication options that will be announced.

TYPES OF PRESENTATION

All presentations fit into several categories, including topical, plenary presentations, or panels on related topics. Presentation times will be 20 minutes for topical presentations and 30 minutes for plenary presentations. Discussions may be up to 45 minutes but must be worked with and approved by the organizing committee.

IMPORTANT DATES/DEADLINES: (June 30 is the date to worry about for abstracts)

Expression of the intent for a session or panel organization with a tentative title: June 30, 2021

 Abstracts of 300-500 words or 1-2 pages should be submitted by June 30, 2021, to be published in the summit proceedings in a special issue of Proceedings MDPI. High-quality submissions are eligible to go to Cognitive Systems Research Journal.

Short versions of papers up to ca. 5 pages can be submitted by September 30, 2021, for publication in the Special Issue of MDPI Proceedings.

Conference dates: September 12-19, 2021

AREAS OF INTEREST:

• Application of Information Architecture in BICA based systems

• How do Biologically inspired systems deal with data?

• Information Theory in BICA based systems

• Theoretical computer science as it applies to Information theory and architecture in BICA-based systems.

• Theoretical data structures in BICA-based systems

• Data processing in BICA-based systems

• Theoretical computer science as it studies information processing in BICA-based systems.

• Theoretical linguistics related to information processing by natural and artificial languages in BICA-based systems

• Semiotics as it studies symbolic information processing in BICA-based systems.

• Psychology of systems in their studies information processing by BICA-based systems

• Pedagogy as it relates to information transmission and knowledge acquisition in BICA-based systems.

• Application of information theory to theoretical computer science (information, computation, and networking) in BICA-based systems

• Application of information theory to theoretical linguistics (information and language) in BICA-based systems

• Application of information theory to decision-making (information and decision-making) in BICA-based systems

• Applications of information theory in psychology (information and creativity) in BICA-based systems

• Application of information theory to semiotics (information and symbols) in BICA-based systems

• Application of information theory to epistemology (information and cognition) in BICA-based systems

• Application of information theory to ethics (information and moral) regarding BICA-based systems

• Information-oriented and information-based psychological theories in BICA-based systems

• Information-oriented and information-based biological inspired theories in BICA-based systems

• Information-oriented and information-based theories of decision-making in BICA-based systems

• Foundations of Information Theory and information architecture in BICA-based systems

Submit all abstracts or questions to david@ArtificialGeneralIntelligenceInc.com

CONFERENCE CHAIR

David J Kelley, AGI Laboratory, Seattle, USA

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE :

Peter Boltuc, University of Illinois, Springfield, USA

Mark Waser, GBA, Virginia, USA

S. Mason Dambrot, AGI Laboratory, NYC, NY, USA

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Amon T Twyman, AGI Laboratory

Kyrtin A., AGI Laboratory

INVITED SPEAKERS

Pei Wang, Temple University (Plenary and Keynote):

Paul Rosenbloom, USC Institute for Creative Technologies; (Plenary)

Antonio Chella, University of Palermo

Eray Ozkural, G¨ok Us Sibernetik Ar&Ge Ltd. S¸ti.

Phil Jackson, Talamind

Amon T Twyman, AGI Laboratory

PLANERY PANEL (PLANERY)

Peter Boltuc, University of Illinois, Springfield, USA (Moderator)

Roman Yampolskiy http://cecs.louisville.edu/ry/

David J Kelley, https://AGILaboratory.com/

* Others to be announced

The final date for submissions is June 15th.

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IS4SI site: https://summit-2021.is4si.org/#h.53ru3irua04f

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