Schedule

The program is structured to facilitate ample discussion among the participants towards developing a collective vision for TIKA.  

There will be no slide presentations.

We have planned a few panel discussions that will address a set of focus questions with ample time for audience participation.

Day 1, March 3, 2025

9:00AM-10:30AM Open Discussion  (Chair: Vinay K. Chaudhri)

Introduction and Purpose of the Workshop

10:30AM - 11:00AM (Light refreshments available near session rooms)

11:00AM -12:30PM Open Discussion (Chair: Michael Genesereth)

Envisioning an Open Knowledge Resource

12:30PM - 2:00PM Lunch (on your own; no sponsored lunch provided)

2:00PM -3:30PM Panel Discussion  (Chair: Ernest Davis)

Challenges in Formalizing Foundational Domains

Panelists: Brandon Bennett, Mehul Bhatt, Andrew Gordon, Tyler Josephson

3:30PM - 4:00PM Break (Light refreshments available near session rooms)

4:00PM - 5:30PM Panel Discussion (Chair : Michael Witbrock)

Automated Reasoning

Panelists: Rina Dechter, Vladimir Lifschitz, Clifton McFate, Dan Roth 

Day 2, March 4, 2025

9:00AM-10:30AM Panel Discussion (Chair : Hande McGinty)

Knowledge Curation using manual methods, ML and LLMs

Panelists:  Leora Morgenstern, Alessandro Oltramari, Praveen Paritosh, Denny Vrandečić

10:30AM - 11:00AM (Light refreshments available near session rooms)

11:00AM -12:30PM Panel Discussion (Chair: Gopal Gupta)

Modern Education on Knowledge Axiomatization

Panelists: Cogan Shimizu, Gregory Gelfond, Yuliya Lierler, Blake Shepard

12:30PM - 2:00PM Lunch (on your own; no sponsored lunch provided)

2:00PM -3:30PM Panel Discussion (Chair: Jim Hendler)

Evaluating the Outcomes of TIKA

Panelists: Tony Cohn, Esra Erdem, Patrick Kyllonen, Mark Whiting

3:30PM - 4:00PM Break (Light refreshments available near session rooms)

4:00PM - 5:30PM Open Discussion (Chair:  Vinay K. Chaudhri)

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