Autumn School on Computational Creativity

Organisers

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:

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:

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!):

07.10.2013 - 08:16 Hannu Toivonen
 26.10.2011 - 19:20 Hannu Toivonen
https://www.cs.helsinki.fi/en/node/65942