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"Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a discipline within the field of computer science, with strong
influences from cognitive science/psychology, philosophy, linguistics, and mathematics. Its
broad goal is to create systems that incorporate or exhibit some intelligence. This can either
be done by emulating the way humans perform tasks that require intelligence (e.g. the use
of analogies to find a solution for a problem), or by using techniques more suitable for
computer processing (e.g. chess programs that rely heavily on systematic search methods
and data bases of end games). It includes such aspects as reasoning, learning, searching for
solutions to problems, and explaining the steps taken to solve a problem. At the core of
most AI systems lies their ability to deal with knowledge: acquiring knowledge from experts
or from data delivered through sensors or other computer systems, processing the
knowledge, ideally according to the sound principles of a formal reasoning method, selecting
an action to solve a problem, or part of it, and performing that action in the internal
representation of the system, or in the real world. Especially tasks that involve interaction
with the real world can be very challenging, requiring the system to deal with possibly huge
quantities of raw data from various senses (e.g. vision, hearing, touch), inconsistencies
between expert knowledge and knowledge extracted from raw data, planning of sequences
of action to achieve a goal, reconciliation of the results of actions performed with their
expected effects, and communication with other systems or humans."

Human-Robotic Systems and Operations for Exploration:

● Human-robotic teaming concepts (task allocation, safety, transfer of control

authority), crew autonomy vs. ground-based control vs. vehicle/system autonomy,
human-computer interaction, state-based commanding, monitoring and control.

Robotics and automation for space systems:

● Application scenarios (e.g. space base assembly and servicing, external and internal
payload tending, satellite inspection and servicing, planetary and cometary
exploration, ground processing), programmatic and utilization aspects;
● Robotics technologies for A&R systems, support equipment, ground segments,
mobility, manipulation, end effectors and tools, sensing and robot vision, control,
robot-friendly payload design, walking and climbing robots, test and operations;
● Technology for (non-robotic) space laboratory automation, payload control systems,
data communications, imaging, user interfaces and telepresence/telescience.

Artificial intelligence for space systems:

● Spacecraft autonomy: Onboard software for mission planning and execution, resource
management, fault protection, science data analysis, guidance, navigation and
control, smart sensors, testing and validation, architectures;
● Mission operations automation: Decision support tools (for mission planning and
scheduling, anomaly detection and fault analysis), innovative operations concepts,
 data visualization, secure commanding and networking;
● Design tools and optimization methods, electronic documentation;
● Artificial intelligence methods (automated planning and scheduling, agents,
model-based reasoning, machine learning and data mining).

What's it all about?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the science and engineering of creating intelligent machines and
computer programs. It is related to similar tasks of using computers to understand human
intelligence but AI does not only have to confine itself to methods that are biologically
observable. The interest in AI has commonly increased since years and some classical
sub-disciplines like robotics, language processing, or natural computing have produced
reliable solutions.

Aims and goals?

The seminar series was motivated by the general ongoing interest in the filed of AI, which is
discussed both by Luxembourgian students of computer science and engineering, and
current industrial partners. In respect, our aim is on acting as a b ridge between the
theoretical foundations of AI practical applications through interesting talks, discussions and
presentations. We focus on a scientific exchange to regional industry, neighbouring
universities and research institutions.

Artificial Intelligence, or AI for short, is a combination of computer science, physiology, and

philosophy. AI is a broad topic, consisting of different fields, from machine vision to expert
systems. The element that the fields of AI have in common is the creation of machines that
can "think".

Computational intelligence

In order to classify machines as "thinking", it is necessary to define intelligence. To what

degree does intelligence consist of, for example, solving complex

problems, or making generalizations and relationships? And what about perception and
comprehension? Research into the areas of learning, of language, and of sensory perception
have aided scientists in building intelligent machines. One of the most challenging
approaches​ facing experts is building systems that mimic the behavior of the human brain,
made up of billions of neurons, and arguably the most complex matter in the universe.
Perhaps the best way to gauge the intelligence of a machine is British computer scientist
Alan Turing​'s test. He stated that a computer would deserves to be called intelligent if it
could deceive a human into believing that it was human.