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Re: [ontolog-forum] IBM's Watson slow to convert knowledge into dollars

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From: "Rich Cooper" <rich@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2014 13:50:53 -0800
Message-id: <2BFCD2BA163544B4AD4358B4D1431971@Gateway>
Thanks Jack, I didn't think to do a google search,    (01)

-Rich    (02)

Sincerely,
Rich Cooper
EnglishLogicKernel.com
Rich AT EnglishLogicKernel DOT com
9 4 9 \ 5 2 5 - 5 7 1 2    (03)

-----Original Message-----
From: ontolog-forum-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ontolog-forum-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Jack Park
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2014 1:15 PM
To: [ontolog-forum]
Subject: Re: [ontolog-forum] IBM's Watson slow to
convert knowledge into dollars and cents    (04)

http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/ibms-watson-sl
ow-convert-knowledge-dollars-and-cents/2014-01-08
and the WSJ article is behind a paywall at
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB100014240527
02304887104579306881917668654    (05)

On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 12:54 PM, Rich Cooper
<rich@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From a FierceIT newsletter, within Fair Use
Doctrine:
>
>
>
> "At the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer
Center, for instance, a
> project centered on improving leukemia treatment
through medical literature
> mining was described as being "in a ditch" early
last year by one IBM
> executive. According to WSJ, doctors at the
Houston-based facility and IBM
> engineers did not understand each other's needs,
and initially only
> collaborated in person sporadically."
>
>
>
> I can't send more, but you can subscribe to
their enewsletters (they have a
> lot of them; choose a few) to get the whole
magilla.
>
>
>
> The point I see is that the prediction of 1980's
by Randy Jensen is
> asserting itself.  Physicians, computer
scientists and engineers don't
> intercommunicate particularly well.  Even the
vocabularies they use differ
> dramatically due to their distinct contexts of
use.
>
>
>
> So even defining the requirements for ontology
based software products will
> be new to all participants, and therefore full
of risks.  It would be useful
> for this forum to have those kinds of feedback,
so if you see relevant info,
> please post it for the rest of us.
>
>
>
> -Rich
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Rich Cooper
>
> EnglishLogicKernel.com
>
> Rich AT EnglishLogicKernel DOT com
>
> 9 4 9 \ 5 2 5 - 5 7 1 2
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ontolog-forum-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:ontolog-forum-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of John McClure
> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2014 11:18 AM
> To: [ontolog-forum]
> Subject: Re: [ontolog-forum] Fwd: Joint
"Rules-Reasoning-LP" and
> "Ontology-based Standards" mini-series session -
Thu 2014.01.09
>
>
>
> i'll trybut i have a 9am call so will be late
>
> On 1/8/2014 11:16 AM, Peter Yim wrote:
>
>> .
>
>> Re:
http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Conference
Call_2014_01_09
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> = REMINDER =    (02)
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> This is the final reminder that the Joint
RulesReasoningLP and
>
>> OntologyBasedStandards mini-series session on
"Rule Standards:
>
>> CommonLogic, RuleML, and RIF" is
>
>> coming up tomorrow (Thursday, Jan 9, 2014.)
>
>>
>
>> RSVP now, if you haven't already!  (... see
details below)
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> * Date: Thursday, 9-Jan-2014
>
>>
>
>> * Start Time: 9:30am PST / 12:30pm EST / 6:30pm
CET / 17:30 GMT/UTC
>
>>    ref: World Clock -
>
>>
>>
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.ht
ml?month=1&day=9&year=2014&hour=9&min=30&sec=0&p1=
224
>
>> * Expected Call Duration: ~2.0 hours
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> * Dial-in:
>
>> ** Phone (US): +1 (206) 402-0100 ... Conference
ID: 141184# , or
>
>> ** Skype: call skypeID: "joinconference"
>
>>     ... when prompted enter Conference ID:
141184#
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> Just point your browser to the session page:
>
>>
http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Conference
Call_2014_01_09
>
>> when you are about to connect into the session.
Details will be there
>
>> at the top of the page. Please try dialing-in a
few minutes before the
>
>> scheduled start-time, as we have a very full
program planned for this
>
>> session.
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> Talk to you all tomorrow! =ppy
>
>>
>
>> For the Session Co-chairs
>
>> Harold Boley, Mike Dean & Adrian Paschke
>
>>
>
>> ... along with other co-champions of
>
>> the RulesReasoningLP mini-series
>
>> and the OntologyBasedStandards mini-series
>
>> --
>
>>
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> ---------- original message ----------
>
>> From: Peter Yim <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx>
>
>> Date: Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 1:41 PM
>
>> Subject: Joint "Rules-Reasoning-LP" and
"Ontology-based Standards"
>
>> mini-series session - Thu 2014.01.09
>
>> To: "[ontolog-invitation]"
<ontolog-invitation@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> Re:
http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Conference
Call_2014_01_09
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> Dear All,
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> Happy New Year, Everyone!
>
>>
>
>> REMINDER: please note that our virtual session
on "Rule Standards:
>
>> Common Logic, RuleML, and RIF" is coming up
this Thursday, Jan 9,
>
>> 2014.
>
>>
>
>> Responding to an earlier proposal made during
community planning, we
>
>> are now featuring the session as a Joint
"Rules-Reasoning-LP" and
>
>> "Ontology-based Standards" mini-series session
(to be referred to,
>
>> respectively, as RulesReasoningLP session-05 &
OntologyBasedStandards
>
>> session-07.) Those in the community who are
following either of these
>
>> two series' or are interested in the
intersection of these two
>
>> subjects should definitely not want to miss the
event. ... RSVP if you
>
>> heaven't already (ref. details below.)
>
>>
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> Regards. =ppy
>
>>
>
>> For the Session Co-chairs
>
>> Harold Boley, Mike Dean & Adrian Paschke
>
>>
>
>> ... along with other co-champions of
>
>> the RulesReasoningLP mini-series
>
>> and the OntologyBasedStandards mini-series
>
>>
>
>> p.s. see more details on these two  mini-series
at:
>
>>
http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?RulesReaso
ningLP and
>
>>
http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologyBa
sedStandards
>
>> where you will find links to the full
proceedings to previous sessions
>
>> of these  series' at their respective session
pages.
>
>> --
>
>>
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> ---------- original message ----------
>
>> From: Peter Yim <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx>
>
>> Date: Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 2:20 PM
>
>> Subject: "Rules-Reasoning-LP" mini-series
session-05 - Thu 2014.01.09
>
>> To: "[ontolog-invitation]"
<ontolog-invitation@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> .
>
>> Re:
http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Conference
Call_2014_01_09
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> Dear All,
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> After four information-rich and well attended
sessions of the
>
>> "Ontology, Rules, and Logic Programming for
Reasoning and
>
>> Applications" (dubbed: "RulesReasoningLP")
mini-series, we are pleased
>
>> to announce session-05: "Rule Standards: Common
Logic, RuleML, and
>
>> RIF" which will be held on Thursday,
9-Jan-2014. You are cordially
>
>> invited to join us ... RSVP Now (details
below)!
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> * Date: Thursday, 9-Jan-2014
>
>> * Start Time: 9:30am PST / 12:30pm EST / 6:30pm
CET / 17:30 GMT/UTC
>
>> ** ref: World Clock -
>
>>
>>
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.ht
ml?month=1&day=9&year=2014&hour=9&min=30&sec=0&p1=
224
>
>> * Expected Call Duration: ~2.0 hours
>
>>
>
>> *Register your attendance* by emailing
<peter.yim@xxxxxxxx> off-line
>
>> or register yourself directly to the wiki
session page. Please specify
>
>> the date or name of the session(s) you are
registering for (your
>
>> affiliation too, if you are not already a
member of the community.)
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> = RulesReasoningLP: mini-series session-05 -
Thu 2014.01.09 =
>
>>
>
>> Topic: Rule Standards: Common Logic, RuleML,
and RIF
>
>>
>
>> Session Co-chairs:
>
>> - Professor Harold Boley (U of New Brunswick),
>
>> - Mr. Mike Dean (Raytheon BBN Technologies) &
>
>> - Professor Adrian Paschke (Freie Universitat
Berlin)
>
>>
>
>> Panelists / Briefings:
>
>>
>
>> * Professor Michael Gruninger (IAOA; U of
Toronto)
>
>>     - "Common Logic Second Edition"
>
>>
>
>> * Professor Adrian Paschke (RuleML; Freie
Universitat Berlin)
>
>>     - "The RuleML Perspective on
Deliberation-Reaction Standards"
>
>>
>
>> * Professor Michael Kifer (W3C/RIF; Stony Brook
University)
>
>>     - "The Rule Interchange Format and Its
Dialects"
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> This is the 5th session of the RulesReasoningLP
mini-series - a series
>
>> of virtual panel sessions, and the associated
online discourse,
>
>> co-championed by some members of the Ontolog
community who value the
>
>> importance of the subject matter and would want
to bring together
>
>> those who are knowledgeable or interested into
a dialog. The
>
>> mini-series program will cover the topics that
encapsulates the
>
>> ontology-driven applications that will
generally fall under "Ontology,
>
>> Rules, and Logic Programming for Reasoning and
Applications." We will
>
>> focus of this session is on standards for rule
languages.. See details
>
>> on the session page at:
>
>>
http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Conference
Call_2014_01_09
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> This session, like all Ontolog virtual events,
are open and free of
>
>> charge. Anyone who is interested, or (better
still) who may have
>
>> something to contribute, is welcome. Please
refer to event details on
>
>> the session pages, to which the hyperlink is
given above, where you
>
>> will find session agenda, conference call
dial-in, slides and other
>
>> pertinent information. Feel free to pass this
invitation along to
>
>> colleagues who may also find these sessions to
be of interest.
>
>>
>
>> *RSVP* by emailing Peter Yim at
<peter.yim@xxxxxxxx> offline (or add
>
>> yourself directly to the session page if you
are already an Ontolog
>
>> community member) so that we can prepare enough
resources to support
>
>> everyone. [Please state clearly the date of the
session you are
>
>> registering for in your email; your affiliation
too, if you are not a
>
>> community member.]
>
>>
>
>> These sessions will be recorded and made
available in a publicly
>
>> accessible archive. Therefore, before
participating, please make sure
>
>> you are cognizant of our IPR policy (ref:
>
>>
http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?WikiHomePa
ge#nid32).
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> Regards. =ppy
>
>>
>
>> For the Session Co-chairs
>
>> Harold Boley, Mike Dean & Adrian Paschke
>
>>
>
>> ... along with other co-champions of
>
>> the RulesReasoningLP mini-series
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> p.s. see more details on the mini-series at:
>
>>
http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?RulesReaso
ningLP where you
>
>> will find links to the full proceedings for
previous sessions of this
>
>> series at their respective session pages.
>
>> --
>
>>
>
>>
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