text_combined: jake beal psduseiemitedu patrick winston michael coen nick cassimatis proposing aaai fall symposium biologicallyinspired artificial intelligence im appending draft cfp end email might interested participating please send email close business tomorrow friday jan 25 commitment need active indication interest list potential participants proposal apologies short notice thanks jake beal postdoctoral associate mit csail begin draft cfp biologicallyinspired artificial intelligence divide biological computational systems solve problems adjust novel situations readily apparent animals display marked flexibility adjusting new situations whereas computational approaches excel welldefined formally structured domains interested new approaches bridging gap perspective studies natural artificial intelligences mutually informative even juvenile animals solve apparently difficult computational problems believe understanding enable creation sophisticated artificial systems conversely computational models provide structure insight understanding animal learning cognition combining biological computational perspectives expect obtain new insights furthering historic goals artificial intelligence symposium intended bring together researchers interested pursuing agenda participants invited submit either position paper brief report relevant work topics particular interest include limited approaches attaining breadth flexibility systems models incorporating multiple cognitive capabilities applying models natural intelligence engineered systems vice versa case histories recent success interesting failure crossing fields nearterm tractable problems deserving greater attention experimental techniques measurement strategies symposium mix short talks participants extensive discussion challenges research relevant natural artificial systems end draft cfp fri 08 aug 2008 073925 0500 uai quick interest poll