30 May 2010
Leuven, Belgium
Confluences� in Models� of Rationality KU Leuven, Belgium 30 May 2010 This one-day workshop will bring together members of the� philosophy and artificial intelligence communities, to discuss� analogies and points of contact between different bodies of� research that offer formal models of various aspects of� rationality. The event is timed to coincide with a local meeting of the� Rationality a nd Decisions network. This network connects approximately 25 researchers, both senior and junior, from a� group of institutions that includes KU Leuven, the London School� of Economics, the University of Amsterdam, the University of� Groningen, the University of Lund, the University of Kent and� the Univer sity of Tilburg. Needless to say that we anticipate a� productive and insightf ul Q&A session! Schedule: 13:30 � 14:00 Welcome. 14:00 � 15:20 Hans Rott (Professor of Philosophy, University� of Regens burg): �Belief formation and rational choice: projects and problems�. 15:30 � 16:50 Didier Dubois (Professor of Computer Science, IRIT,� Univ ersity of Toulouse): �Possibility theory and the� representation of incomplete information: ordinal and numerical approaches.� 16:50 � 17:10 Coffee break 17:10 � 18:30 Vladimir Vovk (Professor of Computer Science, Royal� Holl oway, University of London): �Can game-theoretic probability� be useful in th e philosophy of science?� The workshop will take place in Room 02.40 of the second floor of� the Va n den Heuvelinstituut (just to your left as you come up the� main stairs). The Van den Heuvelinstituut is located on the corner� of Dekenstraat and Andreas Vesaliusstraat, southeast of the city� centre. There are no participation fees. Registration is not required. ‘Confluences in Models of Rationality’ is kindly sponsored by the� Benelux Association for Artificial Intelligence (BNVKI) and the� KU Leuven Formal Epistemology Project. For further information, please contact Jake Chandler (jacob.chandler[at]hiw.kuleuven.be).