Autumn School on Computational Creativity
Programme and videos (2011)
Lecture videos from the Autumn School are now available at http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/video/keyword/889. (We apologize for the low quality of some of the videos.)
Monday Nov 7 (Grand, Porvoo)
9.30 Registration and coffee
10.00 Opening
10.15 Lectures:
- S. Colton: Introduction to Computational Creativity (video)
- G. Ritchie: The Formal Description of Computational Creativity (video)
12.00 Lunch on own
13.00 Lectures:
- T. Veale: Creative Information Retrieval (Lectures 1-2) (video part 1, video part 2)
14.30 Coffee break
15.00 Lectures:
- C. Strapparava: Witty, Affective, Persuasive (and Possibly Deceptive) Natural Language Processing (Lecture 1) (video)
- P. Urbano: Swarm Paintings as a Creative Human-Machine Process (Lecture 1) (video)
16.30 Classes end
Social programme:
17.00 Guided walking tour of Porvoo, starts in front of Hotel Sparre
18.00 Welcome reception at Porvoon Paahtimo
Tuesday 8 (Grand, Porvoo)
9.00 Lectures:
- G. Ritchie: The Profile of a Creative Program
- C. Strapparava: Witty, Affective, Persuasive (and Possibly Deceptive) Natural Language Processing (Lecture 2) (video)
10.30 Coffee break
11.00 Lectures:
- G. Wiggins: Computational Modelling of Music Cognition and Musical Creativity (Lectures 1-2) (video part 1, video part 2)
12.30 Lunch on own
13.30 Lectures:
- T. Veale: Creative Information Retrieval (Lectures 3-4) (video part 1)
15.00 Coffee break
15.30 Lectures:
- P. Urbano: Swarm Paintings as a Creative Human-Machine Process (Lectures 2-3) (video)
17.00 Classes end
Wednesday 9 (Arppeanum, Helsinki)
9.00 Transportation from Porvoo bus station to Arppeanum
9.30 Coffee in Arppeanum
10.00 Lectures:
- S.Colton: Building an Automated Painter: Practical Aspects (video - includes the next lecture)
- S.Colton: Building an Automated Painter: Cultural Aspects (see the second half of the above video)
11.30 Lunch on own
13.30 Lectures:
- T. Veale: Creative Information Retrieval (Lecture 5) (video)
- G. Ritchie: Generating Verbal Humour (video)
15.00 Coffee break
15.30 Lectures:
- P. Urbano: Swarm Paintings as a Creative Human-Machine Process (Lectures 4-5) (video)
17.00 Reception by the University of Helsinki (in Arppeanum)
19.00 Transportation from Helsinki (Senate Square) to Porvoo
Thursday 10 (Grand, Porvoo)
9,30 Demo of the Painting Fool
10.00 Lectures:
- G. Wiggins: Computational Modelling of Music Cognition and Musical Creativity (Lectures 3-4) (video)
11.30 Coffee break
12.00 Lectures:
- C. Strapparava: Witty, Affective, Persuasive (and Possibly Deceptive) Natural Language Processing (Lecture 3)
12.45 Lunch on own
14.00 Lectures:
- G. Ritchie: Incongruity Resolution and Humour (video)
- P. Urbano: Swarm Paintings as a Creative Human-Machine Process (Lecture 6) (video)
15.30 Coffee break
16.00 Lecture:
- S. Colton: Building an Automated Mathematician (video slides - no audio)
16.45 Classes end
Social programme:
18.00 Sauna party opens, Restaurant Seireeni, Porvoo. Food will be available from 19:30.
22.00 Seireeni closes, party moves to somewhere else
Friday 11 (Grand, Porvoo)
9.00 Lectures:
- G. Ritchie: Riddle-Building by Rule (video)
- G. Wiggins: Computational Modelling of Music Cognition and Musical Creativity (Lecture 5) (video)
10.30 Coffee break
11.00 Lectures:
- S. Colton: Philosophical and Formalisation Issues (video - includes the next lecture)
- S. Colton: Guiding Principals of Building Creative Systems (see second half of the above video)
12.30 Wrap-up session (video)
13.00 Bus transportation from Porvoo to Helsinki
Notes
Addresses:
- Classes (Mon-Tue, Thu-Fri): Kulttuuritalo Grand. Address: Piispankatu 28, Porvoo
- Classes on Wed: University Museum Arppeanum. Address: Snellmanninkatu 3, Helsinki
- Guided walks on Mon start in front of Hotel Sparre. Address: Piispankatu 34, Porvoo
- Welcome reception on Mon: Porvoon Paahtimo. Address: Mannerheiminkatu 2, Porvoo (almost inside the bridge construction site, entrance from the lower street level)
- Sauna party on Thu: Restaurant Seireeni. Address: Linnankoskenkatu 45, Porvoo
Coffee breaks and receptions are catered and included for all participants.
Lunches are not included. See this map for suggested restaurants. Lunch menus, mostly in Finnish (sorry!):
- Rafael's: http://www.rafaels.fi/fi/lounaslista
- Seurahovi: http://www.seurahovi.fi/lounaslista
- Cafe Cabriole: http://www.cabriole.fi/en/lunch.htm (English)
- Khukuri: http://www.khukuri.fi/lounas.html (partially English)
- Tigersushi: http://www.tigersushi.fi/porvoo/#ruokalista (partially English)
- El alba: http://www.elalba.com/
- Hanna Maria: http://www.hanna-maria.fi/ruokalistat.asp
- Oriental Palace: http://www.kiinalainenravintola.fi/ruokalista.htm
- Amarillo: http://www.amarillo.fi/fileadmin/Toimipaikan_kuvat/porvoo/amarillo_vko4_01.pdf
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Rosso: http://www.rosso.fi/bottega-cucina-porvoo/lounas/lounas-parittomat/
http://www.rosso.fi/fileadmin/template/uusirosso/menu_english.pdf (English)