Joseph P. Phillips

General information:

What is Computational Scientific Discovery (my research)?

Reading (.pdf)	Lecture Notes (.ppt)
Chapter 1: Computational Scientific Discovery, What's the Big Deal? Chapter 2: Logical Empiricism, A First Attempt At A ComputerFriendly Philosophy of Science	Lecture 1
Chapter 3: Philosophy of Science After Logical Empiricism	Lecture 2
Chapter 4: Computational Data, Data Structures and Reasoning in Science	Lecture 3
Chapter 5: Machine Learning and Model Search	Lecture 4
Chapter 6: BACON and Related Programs Appendix A: The Plate Tectonics Paradigm	Lecture 5a (Bacon) Lecture 5b (Plate Tectonics)
Chapter 7: MECHEM	Lecture 6
Chapter 8: Scientific Processes and IDS	Lecture 7
Lagramge (sp) and Inductive Process Modeling	Lecture 8
The Scienceomatic (I)	Lecture 9
The Scienceomatic (II)	Lecture 10

The Scienceomatic 6

I am working on a definition of a new language for scientific knowledge called the Scienceomatic 6. Specifications for it are here. Note: This is a "living document", please check back early and often. (Last modified 2008 Jan 31)

Midwest Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science Conference 2007

Courses:

• ISP 101: Science and SETI
• CSC 373: Computer Systems I(Please see COL!)
• New Course! CSC 599 Topics in Computer Science: Computational Scientific Discovery

Research interests:

I am interested in Computational Scientific Discovery ("CSD"), a small but growing field concerned with developing algorithms and software to help practicing scientists build scientific models.

My own unique approach to CSD is to represent both scientific model knowledge and background cultural knowledge.
This serves several purposes:

• It helps scientists be honest with themselves and with other scientists about their background assumptions.
• It allows the system to be more sure that revisions that it suggests to the given model will be acceptable to scientists
• If the model is well accepted it lets scientists double check the appropriateness of their cultural beliefs with the model.

Publications

• A really recent PowerPoint Presentation that unifies Philosophy of Science with Computational Scientific Discovery