Background
Hendler, James Alexander was born on April 2, 1957 in New York City. Son of Samuel I. and Marjorie J. (Rosenblum) Hendler.
(The promise of the Semantic Web to provide a universal me...)
The promise of the Semantic Web to provide a universal medium to exchange data information and knowledge has been well publicized. There are many sources too for basic information on the extensions to the WWW that permit content to be expressed in natural language yet used by software agents to easily find, share and integrate information. Until now individuals engaged in creating ontologies-- formal descriptions of the concepts, terms, and relationships within a given knowledge domain-- have had no sources beyond the technical standards documents. Semantic Web for the Working Ontologist transforms this information into the practical knowledge that programmers and subject domain experts need. Authors Allemang and Hendler begin with solutions to the basic problems, but don’t stop there: they demonstrate how to develop your own solutions to problems of increasing complexity and ensure that your skills will keep pace with the continued evolution of the Semantic Web. • Provides practical information for all programmers and subject matter experts engaged in modeling data to fit the requirements of the Semantic Web. • De-emphasizes algorithms and proofs, focusing instead on real-world problems, creative solutions, and highly illustrative examples. • Presents detailed, ready-to-apply “recipes for use in many specific situations. • Shows how to create new recipes from RDF, RDFS, and OWL constructs.
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(Semantic Web for the Working Ontologist: Effective Modeli...)
Semantic Web for the Working Ontologist: Effective Modeling in RDFS and OWL, Second Edition, discusses the capabilities of Semantic Web modeling languages, such as RDFS (Resource Description Framework Schema) and OWL (Web Ontology Language). Organized into 16 chapters, the book provides examples to illustrate the use of Semantic Web technologies in solving common modeling problems. It uses the life and works of William Shakespeare to demonstrate some of the most basic capabilities of the Semantic Web. The book first provides an overview of the Semantic Web and aspects of the Web. It then discusses semantic modeling and how it can support the development from chaotic information gathering to one characterized by information sharing, cooperation, and collaboration. It also explains the use of RDF to implement the Semantic Web by allowing information to be distributed over the Web, along with the use of SPARQL to access RDF data. Moreover, the reader is introduced to components that make up a Semantic Web deployment and how they fit together, the concept of inferencing in the Semantic Web, and how RDFS differs from other schema languages. Finally, the book considers the use of SKOS (Simple Knowledge Organization System) to manage vocabularies by taking advantage of the inferencing structure of RDFS-Plus. This book is intended for the working ontologist who is trying to create a domain model on the Semantic Web. • Updated with the latest developments and advances in Semantic Web technologies for organizing, querying, and processing information, including SPARQL, RDF and RDFS, OWL 2.0, and SKOS • Detailed information on the ontologies used in today's key web applications, including ecommerce, social networking, data mining, using government data, and more • Even more illustrative examples and case studies that demonstrate what semantic technologies are and how they work together to solve real-world problems
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(A recent area of interest in the Artificial Intelligence ...)
A recent area of interest in the Artificial Intelligence community has been the application of massively parallel algorithms to enhance the choice mechanism in traditional AI problems. This volume provides a detailed description of how marker-passing -- a parallel, non-deductive, spreading activation algorithm -- is a powerful approach to refining the choice mechanisms in an AI problem-solving system. The author scrutinizes the design of both the algorithm and the system, and then reviews the current literature and research in planning and marker passing. Also included: a comparison of this computer model with some standard cognitive models, and a comparison of this model to the "connectionist" approach.
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( Within the sphere of children's learning and play, the ...)
Within the sphere of children's learning and play, the concept of robot and the application of actual robots are undergoing a dramatic expansion. Here the term "robot" refers to a growing range of interactive devices-including toys, pets, assistants to the disabled, and overtly educational tools-which are being used in ways that are expected to have profound and beneficial effects on how our children develop and grow. Robots for Kids: Exploring New Technologies for Learning opens with contributions from leading designers and researchers, each offering a unique perspective into the challenge of developing robots specifically for children. The second part is devoted to the stories of educators who work with children using these devices, exploring new applications and mapping their impact. Throughout the book, essays by children are included that discuss their first-hand experiences and ideas about robots. This is an engaging, entertaining, and insightful book for a broad audience, including HCI, AI, and robotics researchers in business and academia, new media and consumer product developers, robotics hobbyists, toy designers, teachers, and education researchers. * contributions by leaders in the fields of human-computer interaction and robotics * product development stories told by leading designers and researchers in organizations such as Microsoft, MIT Media Lab, Disney, and Sony * product application stories told by educators who are making robots a central part of kids' learning experiences, both in and out of the classroom * essays by kids-some, users of robotic technology, and others, designers in their own right
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consultant computer science educator
Hendler, James Alexander was born on April 2, 1957 in New York City. Son of Samuel I. and Marjorie J. (Rosenblum) Hendler.
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Yale University, 1978. Master of Science in Psychology, Southern Methodist University, 1982. Master of Science in Computer Science, Brown University, 1983.
Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science, Brown University, 1986.
Instructor department computer science Wellesley College, Massachusetts, 1983, 84. Lecturer department psychology Brown University, Providence, 1984. Assistant professor computer science University Maryland, College Park, 1986-1992, with Institute Systems Research, since 1988, with Institute Advanced Computer Studies, since 1988, head Parallel Understanding Systems Laboratory, 1989—2005, director Joint Institute for Knowledge Discovery, since 2005, associate professor computer science, 1992—1999, professor computer science, since 1999, head, founder Autonomous Mobile Robotics Laboratory, 1993—2002.
Director semantic web technical Maryland Information and Network Dynamics Laboratory, since 2001, director, 2004—2007. Tetherless World Constellation professor, endowed chair Renssalaer Polytech. Institute, Troy, New York, 2007.
Assistant dean Information Technology and Web Science, since 2008. Associate director Web Science Research Initiative, since 2006. Director Web Science Trust, since 2009.
Visiting professor DeMontfort University, since 2008. Visiting scientist International Computer Science Institute, Berkeley, California, 1989, Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute, Melbourne, 1991. Visiting researcher Nippon Electric Corporation Corporation, Miyazaki-dia, Japan, 1992.
Visiting professor Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel, 1994, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1995-1996, University Edinburgh, Scotland, 2006. Consultant Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Sandwich, England, since 1984, Gould Corporation, 1984-1985, Symbolics, Inc., 1984, Department Energy, 1988, Traisys Inc., since 1989, others. Guest lecturer International Business Machines Corporation, 1991.
Program manager Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, 1999-2001, chief science, 2000-2001. Chief scientist Information Systems office Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, since 2000, Data Grid Corporation, 2007-2008. Co-founder Semantic Web Advisory Board, RadarNetworks, since 2008.
Advisory board, TopQuadrant, since 2008, Franz Inc., since 2008. Board directors bintro.com, since 2009.
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Board directors Beth Tikva Synagogue, Rockville, Maryland, 1990, vice president 1998^. Vice president Tikvat Israel Congregation, 1999-2005. Member Institute for Defense Analysis Defense Science Study Group, 1996-1997.
Member science advisory board United States Air Force, 1999-2003, 2007. President Tikvat Israel Congregation, 2006. Board directors Ohay Synagogue, Albany, since 2008.
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Association Artificial Intelligence (chair symposium committee 1993-1994, workshop program 1992, conference committee 2001-2005, Robert Engelmore Memorial Lecture prize 2005).
Married Terry Spring Horowit, June 16, 1985. 1 child, Sharone Horowit-Hendler.