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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2006 - ACM Fellow For contributions to artificial intelligence and cognitive science.
  • 1992 - Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) For contributions to qualitative physics, cognitive modeling, reasoning engine design and machine learning, and general service to the AI community.

Overview

Kenneth D. Forbus is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of computer science, particularly in artificial intelligence.

Their research spans several subfields, including artificial intelligence, developmental and educational psychology, computer vision and pattern recognition, political science and international relations, and law.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Topic Modeling
  • AI-based Problem Solving and Planning
  • Child and Animal Learning Development
  • Natural Language Processing Techniques
  • Machine Learning and Algorithms
  • Speech and Dialogue Systems
  • Multi-Agent Systems and Negotiation

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Kenneth D. Forbus are:

  • Learning Qualitative Models by Demonstration, 2021, Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence
  • Same/different in visual reasoning, 2020, Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences
  • Neural Analogical Matching, 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • An Analogical Model of Pretense, 2022, Cognitive Science
  • Sketch Worksheets in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Classrooms: Two Deployments, 2020, AI Magazine

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Constantine Nakos
  • Madeline Usher
  • Thomas R. Hinrichs
  • Taylor Olson
  • Kezhen Chen

Kenneth D. Forbus has contributed to publications in venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence
  • AI Magazine
  • Cognitive Systems Research
  • Proceedings of the AAAI Symposium Series

Their work has been recognized by several awards including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2020
  • ACM Fellow, 2006, for contributions to artificial intelligence and cognitive science
  • Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), 1992, for contributions to qualitative physics, cognitive modeling, reasoning engine design and machine learning, and general service to the AI community

Best Publications

  • Qualitative process theory

    Kenneth D. Forbus

  • The structure-mapping engine: algorithm and examples

    Brian Falkenhainer;Kenneth D. Forbus;Dedre Gentner

  • MAC/FAC: A model of similarity-based retrieval☆

    Kenneth D. Forbus;Dedre Gentner;Keith Law

  • The roles of similarity in transfer: separating retrievability from inferential soundness

    Dedre Gentner;Mary Jo Rattermann;Kenneth D Forbus

  • Retrieval, reuse, revision and retention in case-based reasoning

    Ramon Lopez De Mantaras;David McSherry;Derek Bridge;David Leake

  • Compositional modeling: finding the right model for the job

    Brian Falkenhainer;Kenneth D. Forbus

  • Building problem solvers

    Kenneth D. Forbus;Johan de Kleer

  • Neural Symbolic Machines: Learning Semantic Parsers on Freebase with Weak Supervision

    Chen Liang;Chen Liang;Chen Liang;Jonathan Berant;Jonathan Berant;Jonathan Berant;Quoc V. Le;Quoc V. Le;Quoc V. Le;Kenneth D. Forbus

  • The structure-mapping engine

    Brian Falkenhainer;Kenneth D. Forbus;Dedre Gentner

  • Qualitative spatial reasoning: the CLOCK project

    Kenneth D. Forbus;Paul Nielsen;Boi Faltings

  • Qualitative physics: past, present, and future

    Kenneth D. Forbus

  • Analogical Reasoning and Conceptual Change: A Case Study of Johannes Kepler

    Dedre Gentner;Sarah Brem;Ronald W Ferguson;Arthur B Markman

  • Computational models of analogy

    Dedre Gentner;Kenneth D. Forbus

  • Learning Physical Domains: Toward a Theoretical Framework.

    Kenneth D Forbus;Dedre Gentner

  • Self-explanatory simulations: an integration of qualitative and quantitative knowledge

    Kenneth D. Forbus;Brian Falkenhainer

  • Reviving Inert Knowledge: Analogical Abstraction Supports Relational Retrieval of Past Events

    Dedre Gentner;Jeffrey Loewenstein;Leigh Thompson;Kenneth D. Forbus

  • Introducing actions into qualitative simulation

    Kenneth D. Forbus

  • CogSketch: sketch understanding for cognitive science research and for education.

    Kenneth D. Forbus;Jeffrey M. Usher;Andrew M. Lovett;Kate Lockwood

  • The qualitative process engine

    Kenneth D. Forbus

  • Incremental Structure-Mapping

    Kenneth D. Forbus;Ronald W. Ferguson;Dedre Gentner

  • Structure and interpretation of computer programs: H. Abelson and G.J. Sussman with J. Sussman, (MIT, Cambridge, 1985); 503 pages

    Kenneth D. Forbus

Frequent Co-Authors

Dedre Gentner
Dedre Gentner Northwestern University
Lawrence A. Birnbaum
Lawrence A. Birnbaum Northwestern University
Johan de Kleer
Johan de Kleer Palo Alto Research Center
Jonathan Berant
Jonathan Berant Tel Aviv University
Quoc V. Le
Quoc V. Le Google (United States)
John R. Anderson
John R. Anderson Carnegie Mellon University
Boi Faltings
Boi Faltings École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
John E. Laird
John E. Laird University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Benjamin Kuipers
Benjamin Kuipers University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Arthur B. Markman
Arthur B. Markman The University of Texas at Austin

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