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Ed,
Thank you for agreeing to help with the AI Qual this year. Below are the
students you will be examining, and the times and room numbers of their
exams. At 4:30, all examiners will meet in room 252 (Margaret Jacks Hall)
to decide who has and has not passed.
Each student has been given an AAAI paper, chosen randomly (except that it
is NOT in his area of specialization), and has written a brief critique of
it. You will be given a copy of the paper and the student's critique on
Thursday, and time will be provided to read them before the exam itself
begins. The critique is meant to be more an ice-breaker than a hurdle for
the student. It gives you the committee a "jumping off" point for your
questioning. We will try to get a copy of the AAAI papers to you by Wed.
Although there is a syllabus of readings for the qual, it stresses that it
is merely suggestive, that the students are responsible for mastery of all
subdisciplines of AI. Any questions you ask, including those about very
early work or very current research, are fair game. The basic criterion
to employ in asking a question is: "Should most Stanford Ph.D.'s in AI be
able to answer this question?" The global criterion is "Does this student
know enough to adequately represent our field; do we feel confidant that
s/he can teach a course in AI, advise graduate students, etc.?"
Students will have a few days' notice of who is on their committee. The
determination of the committees was largely random, though we have
attempted to isolate students from any faculty members with whom they have
worked closely, to place at least one Stanford faculty member on each
committee, not to put three vision researchers on the same committee, etc.
Almost all students receive a final "pass" or "fail". If there is one
narrow area of blindness, a "conditional pass" may be given; e.g., writing
a survery article, T.A.ing a particular class. In extraordinary cases, a
"high pass" or even a "pass with distinction" has been awarded. Students
currently in their third year who fail the exam will not be permitted to
continue in the Ph.D. program. Those in their second year will have
another chance next year. While the input from the examining comittee
provides most of the data upon which a pass/fail decision is based, the
final decisions are made at the combined 4:30 meeting. There are usually
only a few close cases, and the entire meeting should be over at 5pm. We
thank you again for giving up your time to help us administer these exams.
Maintaining the quality of our graduates serves the entire AI community.
STUDENT TIME ROOM
Russ Greiner 1pm Chairman's conf. room
Alan Miller 3pm Chairman's conf. room
Final meeting 4:30 252
Rooms are in Margaret Jacks Hall. Please try to arrive 10 minutes early
so you can begin reading the student's critique.
Regards,
Doug Lenat
TENENBAUM@SRI-KL
Marty,
Thank you for agreeing to help with the AI Qual this year. Below are the
students you will be examining, and the times and room numbers of their
exams. At 4:30, all examiners will meet in room 252 (Margaret Jacks Hall)
to decide who has and has not passed.
Each student has been given an AAAI paper, chosen randomly (except that it
is NOT in his area of specialization), and has written a brief critique of
it. You will be given a copy of the paper and the student's critique on
Thursday, and time will be provided to read them before the exam itself
begins. The critique is meant to be more an ice-breaker than a hurdle for
the student. It gives you the committee a "jumping off" point for your
questioning. We will try to get a copy of the AAAI papers to you by Wed.
Although there is a syllabus of readings for the qual, it stresses that it
is merely suggestive, that the students are responsible for mastery of all
subdisciplines of AI. Any questions you ask, including those about very
early work or very current research, are fair game. The basic criterion
to employ in asking a question is: "Should most Stanford Ph.D.'s in AI be
able to answer this question?" The global criterion is "Does this student
know enough to adequately represent our field; do we feel confidant that
s/he can teach a course in AI, advise graduate students, etc.?"
Students will have a few days' notice of who is on their committee. The
determination of the committees was largely random, though we have
attempted to isolate students from any faculty members with whom they have
worked closely, to place at least one Stanford faculty member on each
committee, not to put three vision researchers on the same committee, etc.
Almost all students receive a final "pass" or "fail". If there is one
narrow area of blindness, a "conditional pass" may be given; e.g., writing
a survery article, T.A.ing a particular class. In extraordinary cases, a
"high pass" or even a "pass with distinction" has been awarded. Students
currently in their third year who fail the exam will not be permitted to
continue in the Ph.D. program. Those in their second year will have
another chance next year. While the input from the examining comittee
provides most of the data upon which a pass/fail decision is based, the
final decisions are made at the combined 4:30 meeting. There are usually
only a few close cases, and the entire meeting should be over at 5pm. We
thank you again for giving up your time to help us administer these exams.
Maintaining the quality of our graduates serves the entire AI community.
STUDENT TIME ROOM
Russ Greiner 1pm Chairman's conf. room (2nd floor, front of bldg.)
Jeff Finger 3pm 301
Final meeting 4:30 252
Rooms are in Margaret Jacks Hall. Please try to arrive 10 minutes early
so you can begin reading the student's critique.
Regards,
Doug Lenat
WILKINS@SRI-KL
Dave,
Thank you for agreeing to help with the AI Qual this year. Below are the
students you will be examining, and the times and room numbers of their
exams. At 4:30, all examiners will meet in room 252 (Margaret Jacks Hall)
to decide who has and has not passed.
Each student has been given an AAAI paper, chosen randomly (except that it
is NOT in his area of specialization), and has written a brief critique of
it. You will be given a copy of the paper and the student's critique on
Thursday, and time will be provided to read them before the exam itself
begins. The critique is meant to be more an ice-breaker than a hurdle for
the student. It gives you the committee a "jumping off" point for your
questioning. We will try to get a copy of the AAAI papers to you by Wed.
Although there is a syllabus of readings for the qual, it stresses that it
is merely suggestive, that the students are responsible for mastery of all
subdisciplines of AI. Any questions you ask, including those about very
early work or very current research, are fair game. The basic criterion
to employ in asking a question is: "Should most Stanford Ph.D.'s in AI be
able to answer this question?" The global criterion is "Does this student
know enough to adequately represent our field; do we feel confidant that
s/he can teach a course in AI, advise graduate students, etc.?"
Students will have a few days' notice of who is on their committee. The
determination of the committees was largely random, though we have
attempted to isolate students from any faculty members with whom they have
worked closely, to place at least one Stanford faculty member on each
committee, not to put three vision researchers on the same committee, etc.
Almost all students receive a final "pass" or "fail". If there is one
narrow area of blindness, a "conditional pass" may be given; e.g., writing
a survery article, T.A.ing a particular class. In extraordinary cases, a
"high pass" or even a "pass with distinction" has been awarded. Students
currently in their third year who fail the exam will not be permitted to
continue in the Ph.D. program. Those in their second year will have
another chance next year. While the input from the examining comittee
provides most of the data upon which a pass/fail decision is based, the
final decisions are made at the combined 4:30 meeting. There are usually
only a few close cases, and the entire meeting should be over at 5pm. We
thank you again for giving up your time to help us administer these exams.
Maintaining the quality of our graduates serves the entire AI community.
STUDENT TIME ROOM
Russ Greiner 1pm Chairman's conf. room (2nd floor, front of bldg.)
Alan Miller 3pm Chairman's conf. room
Final meeting 4:30 252
Rooms are in Margaret Jacks Hall. Please try to arrive 10 minutes early
so you can begin reading the student's critique.
Regards,
Doug Lenat
SACERDOTI@SRI-KL
Earl,
Thank you for agreeing to help with the AI Qual this year. Below are the
students you will be examining, and the times and room numbers of their
exams. At 4:30, all examiners will meet in room 252 (Margaret Jacks Hall)
to decide who has and has not passed.
Each student has been given an AAAI paper, chosen randomly (except that it
is NOT in his area of specialization), and has written a brief critique of
it. You will be given a copy of the paper and the student's critique on
Thursday, and time will be provided to read them before the exam itself
begins. The critique is meant to be more an ice-breaker than a hurdle for
the student. It gives you the committee a "jumping off" point for your
questioning. We will try to get a copy of the AAAI papers to you by Wed.
Although there is a syllabus of readings for the qual, it stresses that it
is merely suggestive, that the students are responsible for mastery of all
subdisciplines of AI. Any questions you ask, including those about very
early work or very current research, are fair game. The basic criterion
to employ in asking a question is: "Should most Stanford Ph.D.'s in AI be
able to answer this question?" The global criterion is "Does this student
know enough to adequately represent our field; do we feel confidant that
s/he can teach a course in AI, advise graduate students, etc.?"
Students will have a few days' notice of who is on their committee. The
determination of the committees was largely random, though we have
attempted to isolate students from any faculty members with whom they have
worked closely, to place at least one Stanford faculty member on each
committee, not to put three vision researchers on the same committee, etc.
Almost all students receive a final "pass" or "fail". If there is one
narrow area of blindness, a "conditional pass" may be given; e.g., writing
a survery article, T.A.ing a particular class. In extraordinary cases, a
"high pass" or even a "pass with distinction" has been awarded. Students
currently in their third year who fail the exam will not be permitted to
continue in the Ph.D. program. Those in their second year will have
another chance next year. While the input from the examining comittee
provides most of the data upon which a pass/fail decision is based, the
final decisions are made at the combined 4:30 meeting. There are usually
only a few close cases, and the entire meeting should be over at 5pm. We
thank you again for giving up your time to help us administer these exams.
Maintaining the quality of our graduates serves the entire AI community.
STUDENT TIME ROOM
John Kunz 1pm 301
Dave Smith 3pm 402
Final meeting 4:30 252
Rooms are in Margaret Jacks Hall. Please try to arrive 10 minutes early
so you can begin reading the student's critique.
Regards,
Doug Lenat
CCG@SAIL
Cordell,
Thank you for agreeing to help with the AI Qual this year. Below are the
students you will be examining, and the times and room numbers of their
exams. At 4:30, all examiners will meet in room 252 (Margaret Jacks Hall)
to decide who has and has not passed.
Each student has been given an AAAI paper, chosen randomly (except that it
is NOT in his area of specialization), and has written a brief critique of
it. You will be given a copy of the paper and the student's critique on
Thursday, and time will be provided to read them before the exam itself
begins. The critique is meant to be more an ice-breaker than a hurdle for
the student. It gives you the committee a "jumping off" point for your
questioning. We will try to get a copy of the AAAI papers to you by Wed.
Although there is a syllabus of readings for the qual, it stresses that it
is merely suggestive, that the students are responsible for mastery of all
subdisciplines of AI. Any questions you ask, including those about very
early work or very current research, are fair game. The basic criterion
to employ in asking a question is: "Should most Stanford Ph.D.'s in AI be
able to answer this question?" The global criterion is "Does this student
know enough to adequately represent our field; do we feel confidant that
s/he can teach a course in AI, advise graduate students, etc.?"
Students will have a few days' notice of who is on their committee. The
determination of the committees was largely random, though we have
attempted to isolate students from any faculty members with whom they have
worked closely, to place at least one Stanford faculty member on each
committee, not to put three vision researchers on the same committee, etc.
Almost all students receive a final "pass" or "fail". If there is one
narrow area of blindness, a "conditional pass" may be given; e.g., writing
a survery article, T.A.ing a particular class. In extraordinary cases, a
"high pass" or even a "pass with distinction" has been awarded. Students
currently in their third year who fail the exam will not be permitted to
continue in the Ph.D. program. Those in their second year will have
another chance next year. While the input from the examining comittee
provides most of the data upon which a pass/fail decision is based, the
final decisions are made at the combined 4:30 meeting. There are usually
only a few close cases, and the entire meeting should be over at 5pm. We
thank you again for giving up your time to help us administer these exams.
Maintaining the quality of our graduates serves the entire AI community.
STUDENT TIME ROOM
Neil Rowe 1pm 402
Dave Smith 3pm 402
Final meeting 4:30 252
Rooms are in Margaret Jacks Hall. Please try to arrive 10 minutes early
so you can begin reading the student's critique.
Regards,
Doug Lenat
TOB@SAIL
Tom,
Thank you for agreeing to help with the AI Qual this year. Below are the
students you will be examining, and the times and room numbers of their
exams. At 4:30, all examiners will meet in room 252 (Margaret Jacks Hall)
to decide who has and has not passed.
Each student has been given an AAAI paper, chosen randomly (except that it
is NOT in his area of specialization), and has written a brief critique of
it. You will be given a copy of the paper and the student's critique on
Thursday, and time will be provided to read them before the exam itself
begins. The critique is meant to be more an ice-breaker than a hurdle for
the student. It gives you the committee a "jumping off" point for your
questioning. We will try to get a copy of the AAAI papers to you by Wed.
Although there is a syllabus of readings for the qual, it stresses that it
is merely suggestive, that the students are responsible for mastery of all
subdisciplines of AI. Any questions you ask, including those about very
early work or very current research, are fair game. The basic criterion
to employ in asking a question is: "Should most Stanford Ph.D.'s in AI be
able to answer this question?" The global criterion is "Does this student
know enough to adequately represent our field; do we feel confidant that
s/he can teach a course in AI, advise graduate students, etc.?"
Students will have a few days' notice of who is on their committee. The
determination of the committees was largely random, though we have
attempted to isolate students from any faculty members with whom they have
worked closely, to place at least one Stanford faculty member on each
committee, not to put three vision researchers on the same committee, etc.
Almost all students receive a final "pass" or "fail". If there is one
narrow area of blindness, a "conditional pass" may be given; e.g., writing
a survery article, T.A.ing a particular class. In extraordinary cases, a
"high pass" or even a "pass with distinction" has been awarded. Students
currently in their third year who fail the exam will not be permitted to
continue in the Ph.D. program. Those in their second year will have
another chance next year. While the input from the examining comittee
provides most of the data upon which a pass/fail decision is based, the
final decisions are made at the combined 4:30 meeting. There are usually
only a few close cases, and the entire meeting should be over at 5pm. We
thank you again for giving up your time to help us administer these exams.
Maintaining the quality of our graduates serves the entire AI community.
STUDENT TIME ROOM
Kurt Konolige 11am-12:30pm 301
Dave Smith 3pm-4:30 402
Final meeting 4:30-5:00 252
Rooms are in Margaret Jacks Hall. Please try to arrive 10 minutes early so
you can begin reading the student's critique. You are not scheduled for
the 1:00-2:30 slot, but we appreciate it if you'd be "on-call" then, in
case there is a cancellation or no-show. Thanks again.
Regards,
Doug Lenat
STEFIK@PARC
Mark,
Thank you for agreeing to help with the AI Qual this year. Below are the
students you will be examining, and the times and room numbers of their
exams. At 4:30, all examiners will meet in room 252 (Margaret Jacks Hall)
to decide who has and has not passed.
Each student has been given an AAAI paper, chosen randomly (except that it
is NOT in his area of specialization), and has written a brief critique of
it. You will be given a copy of the paper and the student's critique on
Thursday, and time will be provided to read them before the exam itself
begins. The critique is meant to be more an ice-breaker than a hurdle for
the student. It gives you the committee a "jumping off" point for your
questioning. We will try to get a copy of the AAAI papers to you by Wed.
Although there is a syllabus of readings for the qual, it stresses that it
is merely suggestive, that the students are responsible for mastery of all
subdisciplines of AI. Any questions you ask, including those about very
early work or very current research, are fair game. The basic criterion
to employ in asking a question is: "Should most Stanford Ph.D.'s in AI be
able to answer this question?" The global criterion is "Does this student
know enough to adequately represent our field; do we feel confidant that
s/he can teach a course in AI, advise graduate students, etc.?"
Students will have a few days' notice of who is on their committee. The
determination of the committees was largely random, though we have
attempted to isolate students from any faculty members with whom they have
worked closely, to place at least one Stanford faculty member on each
committee, not to put three vision researchers on the same committee, etc.
Almost all students receive a final "pass" or "fail". If there is one
narrow area of blindness, a "conditional pass" may be given; e.g., writing
a survery article, T.A.ing a particular class. In extraordinary cases, a
"high pass" or even a "pass with distinction" has been awarded. Students
currently in their third year who fail the exam will not be permitted to
continue in the Ph.D. program. Those in their second year will have
another chance next year. While the input from the examining comittee
provides most of the data upon which a pass/fail decision is based, the
final decisions are made at the combined 4:30 meeting. There are usually
only a few close cases, and the entire meeting should be over at 5pm. We
thank you again for giving up your time to help us administer these exams.
Maintaining the quality of our graduates serves the entire AI community.
STUDENT TIME ROOM
Kurt Konolige 11am 301
Chuck Paulson 1pm 252
Tom Dieterrich 3pm Room adjacent to student lounge on 3rd floor
Final meeting 4:30 252
Rooms are in Margaret Jacks Hall. Please try to arrive 10 minutes early
so you can begin reading the student's critique.
Regards,
Doug Lenat
BOLLES@SRI-KL
Bob,
Thank you for agreeing to help with the AI Qual this year. Below are the
students you will be examining, and the times and room numbers of their
exams. At 4:30, all examiners will meet in room 252 (Margaret Jacks Hall)
to decide who has and has not passed.
Each student has been given an AAAI paper, chosen randomly (except that it
is NOT in his area of specialization), and has written a brief critique of
it. You will be given a copy of the paper and the student's critique on
Thursday, and time will be provided to read them before the exam itself
begins. The critique is meant to be more an ice-breaker than a hurdle for
the student. It gives you the committee a "jumping off" point for your
questioning. We will try to get a copy of the AAAI papers to you by Wed.
Although there is a syllabus of readings for the qual, it stresses that it
is merely suggestive, that the students are responsible for mastery of all
subdisciplines of AI. Any questions you ask, including those about very
early work or very current research, are fair game. The basic criterion
to employ in asking a question is: "Should most Stanford Ph.D.'s in AI be
able to answer this question?" The global criterion is "Does this student
know enough to adequately represent our field; do we feel confidant that
s/he can teach a course in AI, advise graduate students, etc.?"
Students will have a few days' notice of who is on their committee. The
determination of the committees was largely random, though we have
attempted to isolate students from any faculty members with whom they have
worked closely, to place at least one Stanford faculty member on each
committee, not to put three vision researchers on the same committee, etc.
Almost all students receive a final "pass" or "fail". If there is one
narrow area of blindness, a "conditional pass" may be given; e.g., writing
a survery article, T.A.ing a particular class. In extraordinary cases, a
"high pass" or even a "pass with distinction" has been awarded. Students
currently in their third year who fail the exam will not be permitted to
continue in the Ph.D. program. Those in their second year will have
another chance next year. While the input from the examining comittee
provides most of the data upon which a pass/fail decision is based, the
final decisions are made at the combined 4:30 meeting. There are usually
only a few close cases, and the entire meeting should be over at 5pm. We
thank you again for giving up your time to help us administer these exams.
Maintaining the quality of our graduates serves the entire AI community.
STUDENT TIME ROOM
Chuck Paulson 1pm 252
Tom Dieterrich 3pm Room adjacent to student lounge on 3rd floor
Final meeting 4:30 252
Rooms are in Margaret Jacks Hall. Please try to arrive 10 minutes early
so you can begin reading the student's critique.
Regards,
Doug Lenat
TW@SAIL
Terry,
Thank you for agreeing to help with the AI Qual this year. Below are the
students you will be examining, and the times and room numbers of their
exams. At 4:30, all examiners will meet in room 252 (Margaret Jacks Hall)
to decide who has and has not passed.
Each student has been given an AAAI paper, chosen randomly (except that it
is NOT in his area of specialization), and has written a brief critique of
it. You will be given a copy of the paper and the student's critique on
Thursday, and time will be provided to read them before the exam itself
begins. The critique is meant to be more an ice-breaker than a hurdle for
the student. It gives you the committee a "jumping off" point for your
questioning. We will try to get a copy of the AAAI papers to you by Wed.
Although there is a syllabus of readings for the qual, it stresses that it
is merely suggestive, that the students are responsible for mastery of all
subdisciplines of AI. Any questions you ask, including those about very
early work or very current research, are fair game. The basic criterion
to employ in asking a question is: "Should most Stanford Ph.D.'s in AI be
able to answer this question?" The global criterion is "Does this student
know enough to adequately represent our field; do we feel confidant that
s/he can teach a course in AI, advise graduate students, etc.?"
Students will have a few days' notice of who is on their committee. The
determination of the committees was largely random, though we have
attempted to isolate students from any faculty members with whom they have
worked closely, to place at least one Stanford faculty member on each
committee, not to put three vision researchers on the same committee, etc.
Almost all students receive a final "pass" or "fail". If there is one
narrow area of blindness, a "conditional pass" may be given; e.g., writing
a survery article, T.A.ing a particular class. In extraordinary cases, a
"high pass" or even a "pass with distinction" has been awarded. Students
currently in their third year who fail the exam will not be permitted to
continue in the Ph.D. program. Those in their second year will have
another chance next year. While the input from the examining comittee
provides most of the data upon which a pass/fail decision is based, the
final decisions are made at the combined 4:30 meeting. There are usually
only a few close cases, and the entire meeting should be over at 5pm. We
thank you again for giving up your time to help us administer these exams.
Maintaining the quality of our graduates serves the entire AI community.
STUDENT TIME ROOM
Mike Lowry 11am 301
Neil Rowe 1pm 402
Jeff Finger 3pm 301
Final meeting 4:30 252
Rooms are in Margaret Jacks Hall. Please try to arrive 10 minutes early
so you can begin reading the student's critique.
Regards,
Doug Lenat
AHENDERSON@PARC
Austin,
Thank you for agreeing to help with the AI Qual this year. Below are the
students you will be examining, and the times and room numbers of their
exams. At 4:30, all examiners will meet in room 252 (Margaret Jacks Hall)
to decide who has and has not passed.
Each student has been given an AAAI paper, chosen randomly (except that it
is NOT in his area of specialization), and has written a brief critique of
it. You will be given a copy of the paper and the student's critique on
Thursday, and time will be provided to read them before the exam itself
begins. The critique is meant to be more an ice-breaker than a hurdle for
the student. It gives you the committee a "jumping off" point for your
questioning. We will try to get a copy of the AAAI papers to you by Wed.
Although there is a syllabus of readings for the qual, it stresses that it
is merely suggestive, that the students are responsible for mastery of all
subdisciplines of AI. Any questions you ask, including those about very
early work or very current research, are fair game. The basic criterion
to employ in asking a question is: "Should most Stanford Ph.D.'s in AI be
able to answer this question?" The global criterion is "Does this student
know enough to adequately represent our field; do we feel confidant that
s/he can teach a course in AI, advise graduate students, etc.?"
Students will have a few days' notice of who is on their committee. The
determination of the committees was largely random, though we have
attempted to isolate students from any faculty members with whom they have
worked closely, to place at least one Stanford faculty member on each
committee, not to put three vision researchers on the same committee, etc.
Almost all students receive a final "pass" or "fail". If there is one
narrow area of blindness, a "conditional pass" may be given; e.g., writing
a survery article, T.A.ing a particular class. In extraordinary cases, a
"high pass" or even a "pass with distinction" has been awarded. Students
currently in their third year who fail the exam will not be permitted to
continue in the Ph.D. program. Those in their second year will have
another chance next year. While the input from the examining comittee
provides most of the data upon which a pass/fail decision is based, the
final decisions are made at the combined 4:30 meeting. There are usually
only a few close cases, and the entire meeting should be over at 5pm. We
thank you again for giving up your time to help us administer these exams.
Maintaining the quality of our graduates serves the entire AI community.
STUDENT TIME ROOM
Jeff Finger 3pm 301
Final meeting 4:30 252
Rooms are in Margaret Jacks Hall. Please try to arrive 10 minutes early
so you can begin reading the student's critique.
Regards,
Doug Lenat
PS: Austin, this student is interested in cognition, and we feel that
you would be an appropriate member of his examining committee. Thanks.
RWW@SAIL
Richard,
Thank you for agreeing to help with the AI Qual this year. Below are the
students you will be examining, and the times and room numbers of their
exams. At 4:30, all examiners will meet in room 252 (Margaret Jacks Hall)
to decide who has and has not passed.
Each student has been given an AAAI paper, chosen randomly (except that it
is NOT in his area of specialization), and has written a brief critique of
it. You will be given a copy of the paper and the student's critique on
Thursday, and time will be provided to read them before the exam itself
begins. The critique is meant to be more an ice-breaker than a hurdle for
the student. It gives you the committee a "jumping off" point for your
questioning. We will try to get a copy of the AAAI papers to you by Wed.
Although there is a syllabus of readings for the qual, it stresses that it
is merely suggestive, that the students are responsible for mastery of all
subdisciplines of AI. Any questions you ask, including those about very
early work or very current research, are fair game. The basic criterion
to employ in asking a question is: "Should most Stanford Ph.D.'s in AI be
able to answer this question?" The global criterion is "Does this student
know enough to adequately represent our field; do we feel confidant that
s/he can teach a course in AI, advise graduate students, etc.?"
Students will have a few days' notice of who is on their committee. The
determination of the committees was largely random, though we have
attempted to isolate students from any faculty members with whom they have
worked closely, to place at least one Stanford faculty member on each
committee, not to put three vision researchers on the same committee, etc.
Almost all students receive a final "pass" or "fail". If there is one
narrow area of blindness, a "conditional pass" may be given; e.g., writing
a survery article, T.A.ing a particular class. In extraordinary cases, a
"high pass" or even a "pass with distinction" has been awarded. Students
currently in their third year who fail the exam will not be permitted to
continue in the Ph.D. program. Those in their second year will have
another chance next year. While the input from the examining comittee
provides most of the data upon which a pass/fail decision is based, the
final decisions are made at the combined 4:30 meeting. There are usually
only a few close cases, and the entire meeting should be over at 5pm. We
thank you again for giving up your time to help us administer these exams.
Maintaining the quality of our graduates serves the entire AI community.
STUDENT TIME ROOM
Neil Rowe 1pm 402
Allan Miller 3pm Chairman's conf. room (2nd floor)
Final meeting 4:30 252
Rooms are in Margaret Jacks Hall. Please try to arrive 10 minutes early
so you can begin reading the student's critique.
Regards,
Doug Lenat
CSD.GENESERETH@SCORE
Mike,
Thank you for agreeing to help with the AI Qual this year. Below are the
students you will be examining, and the times and room numbers of their
exams. At 4:30, all examiners will meet in room 252 (Margaret Jacks Hall)
to decide who has and has not passed.
Each student has been given an AAAI paper, chosen randomly (except that it
is NOT in his area of specialization), and has written a brief critique of
it. You will be given a copy of the paper and the student's critique on
Thursday, and time will be provided to read them before the exam itself
begins. The critique is meant to be more an ice-breaker than a hurdle for
the student. It gives you the committee a "jumping off" point for your
questioning. We will try to get a copy of the AAAI papers to you by Wed.
Although there is a syllabus of readings for the qual, it stresses that it
is merely suggestive, that the students are responsible for mastery of all
subdisciplines of AI. Any questions you ask, including those about very
early work or very current research, are fair game. The basic criterion
to employ in asking a question is: "Should most Stanford Ph.D.'s in AI be
able to answer this question?" The global criterion is "Does this student
know enough to adequately represent our field; do we feel confidant that
s/he can teach a course in AI, advise graduate students, etc.?"
Students will have a few days' notice of who is on their committee. The
determination of the committees was largely random, though we have
attempted to isolate students from any faculty members with whom they have
worked closely, to place at least one Stanford faculty member on each
committee, not to put three vision researchers on the same committee, etc.
Almost all students receive a final "pass" or "fail". If there is one
narrow area of blindness, a "conditional pass" may be given; e.g., writing
a survery article, T.A.ing a particular class. In extraordinary cases, a
"high pass" or even a "pass with distinction" has been awarded. Students
currently in their third year who fail the exam will not be permitted to
continue in the Ph.D. program. Those in their second year will have
another chance next year. While the input from the examining comittee
provides most of the data upon which a pass/fail decision is based, the
final decisions are made at the combined 4:30 meeting. There are usually
only a few close cases, and the entire meeting should be over at 5pm. We
thank you again for giving up your time to help us administer these exams.
Maintaining the quality of our graduates serves the entire AI community.
STUDENT TIME ROOM
Mike Lowry 11am 252
John Kunz 1pm 301
Tom Dieterrich 3pm Room next to stu. lounge (3rd floor)
Final meeting 4:30 252
Rooms are in Margaret Jacks Hall. Please try to arrive 10 minutes early
so you can begin reading the student's critique.
Regards,
Doug Lenat
GASCHNIG@SRI-KL
John,
Thank you for agreeing to help with the AI Qual this year. Below are the
students you will be examining, and the times and room numbers of their
exams. At 4:30, all examiners will meet in room 252 (Margaret Jacks Hall)
to decide who has and has not passed.
Each student has been given an AAAI paper, chosen randomly (except that it
is NOT in his area of specialization), and has written a brief critique of
it. You will be given a copy of the paper and the student's critique on
Thursday, and time will be provided to read them before the exam itself
begins. The critique is meant to be more an ice-breaker than a hurdle for
the student. It gives you the committee a "jumping off" point for your
questioning. We will try to get a copy of the AAAI papers to you by Wed.
Although there is a syllabus of readings for the qual, it stresses that it
is merely suggestive, that the students are responsible for mastery of all
subdisciplines of AI. Any questions you ask, including those about very
early work or very current research, are fair game. The basic criterion
to employ in asking a question is: "Should most Stanford Ph.D.'s in AI be
able to answer this question?" The global criterion is "Does this student
know enough to adequately represent our field; do we feel confidant that
s/he can teach a course in AI, advise graduate students, etc.?"
Students will have a few days' notice of who is on their committee. The
determination of the committees was largely random, though we have
attempted to isolate students from any faculty members with whom they have
worked closely, to place at least one Stanford faculty member on each
committee, not to put three vision researchers on the same committee, etc.
Almost all students receive a final "pass" or "fail". If there is one
narrow area of blindness, a "conditional pass" may be given; e.g., writing
a survery article, T.A.ing a particular class. In extraordinary cases, a
"high pass" or even a "pass with distinction" has been awarded. Students
currently in their third year who fail the exam will not be permitted to
continue in the Ph.D. program. Those in their second year will have
another chance next year. While the input from the examining comittee
provides most of the data upon which a pass/fail decision is based, the
final decisions are made at the combined 4:30 meeting. There are usually
only a few close cases, and the entire meeting should be over at 5pm. We
thank you again for giving up your time to help us administer these exams.
Maintaining the quality of our graduates serves the entire AI community.
STUDENT TIME ROOM
John Kunz 1pm 301
Juan Ludlow 3pm 252
Final meeting 4:30 252
Rooms are in Margaret Jacks Hall. Please try to arrive 10 minutes early
so you can begin reading the student's critique.
Regards,
Doug Lenat
KAPLAN@SRI
Jerry,
Thank you for agreeing to help with the AI Qual this year. Below are the
students you will be examining, and the times and room numbers of their
exams. At 4:30, all examiners will meet in room 252 (Margaret Jacks Hall)
to decide who has and has not passed.
Each student has been given an AAAI paper, chosen randomly (except that it
is NOT in his area of specialization), and has written a brief critique of
it. You will be given a copy of the paper and the student's critique on
Thursday, and time will be provided to read them before the exam itself
begins. The critique is meant to be more an ice-breaker than a hurdle for
the student. It gives you the committee a "jumping off" point for your
questioning. We will try to get a copy of the AAAI papers to you by Wed.
Although there is a syllabus of readings for the qual, it stresses that it
is merely suggestive, that the students are responsible for mastery of all
subdisciplines of AI. Any questions you ask, including those about very
early work or very current research, are fair game. The basic criterion
to employ in asking a question is: "Should most Stanford Ph.D.'s in AI be
able to answer this question?" The global criterion is "Does this student
know enough to adequately represent our field; do we feel confidant that
s/he can teach a course in AI, advise graduate students, etc.?"
Students will have a few days' notice of who is on their committee. The
determination of the committees was largely random, though we have
attempted to isolate students from any faculty members with whom they have
worked closely, to place at least one Stanford faculty member on each
committee, not to put three vision researchers on the same committee, etc.
Almost all students receive a final "pass" or "fail". If there is one
narrow area of blindness, a "conditional pass" may be given; e.g., writing
a survery article, T.A.ing a particular class. In extraordinary cases, a
"high pass" or even a "pass with distinction" has been awarded. Students
currently in their third year who fail the exam will not be permitted to
continue in the Ph.D. program. Those in their second year will have
another chance next year. While the input from the examining comittee
provides most of the data upon which a pass/fail decision is based, the
final decisions are made at the combined 4:30 meeting. There are usually
only a few close cases, and the entire meeting should be over at 5pm. We
thank you again for giving up your time to help us administer these exams.
Maintaining the quality of our graduates serves the entire AI community.
STUDENT TIME ROOM
Mike Lowry 11am 252
Juan Ludlow 3pm 252
Final meeting 4:30 252
Rooms are in Margaret Jacks Hall. Please try to arrive 10 minutes early
so you can begin reading the student's critique. Note you're free from
12:30 to 3:00.
Regards,
Doug Lenat
CSD.LENAT@SCORE
Doug,
Thank you for agreeing to help with the AI Qual this year. Below are the
students you will be examining, and the times and room numbers of their
exams. At 4:30, all examiners will meet in room 252 (Margaret Jacks Hall)
to decide who has and has not passed.
Each student has been given an AAAI paper, chosen randomly (except that it
is NOT in his area of specialization), and has written a brief critique of
it. You will be given a copy of the paper and the student's critique on
Thursday, and time will be provided to read them before the exam itself
begins. The critique is meant to be more an ice-breaker than a hurdle for
the student. It gives you the committee a "jumping off" point for your
questioning. We will try to get a copy of the AAAI papers to you by Wed.
Although there is a syllabus of readings for the qual, it stresses that it
is merely suggestive, that the students are responsible for mastery of all
subdisciplines of AI. Any questions you ask, including those about very
early work or very current research, are fair game. The basic criterion
to employ in asking a question is: "Should most Stanford Ph.D.'s in AI be
able to answer this question?" The global criterion is "Does this student
know enough to adequately represent our field; do we feel confidant that
s/he can teach a course in AI, advise graduate students, etc.?"
Students will have a few days' notice of who is on their committee. The
determination of the committees was largely random, though we have
attempted to isolate students from any faculty members with whom they have
worked closely, to place at least one Stanford faculty member on each
committee, not to put three vision researchers on the same committee, etc.
Almost all students receive a final "pass" or "fail". If there is one
narrow area of blindness, a "conditional pass" may be given; e.g., writing
a survery article, T.A.ing a particular class. In extraordinary cases, a
"high pass" or even a "pass with distinction" has been awarded. Students
currently in their third year who fail the exam will not be permitted to
continue in the Ph.D. program. Those in their second year will have
another chance next year. While the input from the examining comittee
provides most of the data upon which a pass/fail decision is based, the
final decisions are made at the combined 4:30 meeting. There are usually
only a few close cases, and the entire meeting should be over at 5pm. We
thank you again for giving up your time to help us administer these exams.
Maintaining the quality of our graduates serves the entire AI community.
STUDENT TIME ROOM
Kurt Konoige 11am 301
Chuck Paulson 1pm 252
Juan Ludlow 3pm 252
Final meeting 4:30 252
Rooms are in Margaret Jacks Hall. Please try to arrive 10 minutes early
so you can begin reading the student's critique.
Regards,
Doug Lenat
GROSZ@SRI-KL
Barbara,
Thank you for agreeing to help with the AI Qual this year. We have enough
volunteers to staff all the committees, so you won't have to serve on any
this year. If we have a cancellation or no-show, I may give you a call to
see if you're available on Thursday.
Regards,
Doug
DCL@SAIL
Dave,
Thank you for agreeing to help with the AI Qual this year. We have enough
volunteers to staff all the committees, so you won't have to serve on any
this year. If we have a cancellation or no-show, I may give you a call to
see if you're available on Thursday.
Regards,
Doug