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Concept Invention

Foundations, Implementation, Social Aspects and Applications

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  • © 2018

Overview

  • Introduces a computationally feasible, cognitively inspired formal model of concept invention
  • Describes concrete implementations and applications in the fields of musical and mathematical creativity
  • Features contributions from leading researchers in formal systems, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, computational creativity, mathematical reasoning and cognitive musicology

Part of the book series: Computational Synthesis and Creative Systems (CSACS)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Mathematical and Computational Foundations

  2. Cognitive and Social Aspects

  3. Concept Invention System and Applications

  4. Epilogue

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About this book

This book introduces a computationally feasible, cognitively inspired formal model of concept invention, drawing on Fauconnier and Turner's theory of conceptual blending, a fundamental cognitive operation. The chapters present the mathematical and computational foundations of concept invention, discuss cognitive and social aspects, and further describe concrete implementations and applications in the fields of musical and mathematical creativity.

Featuring contributions from leading researchers in formal systems, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, computational creativity, mathematical reasoning and cognitive musicology, the book will appeal to readers interested in how conceptual blending can be precisely characterized and implemented for the development of creative computational systems.

Reviews

“The book is a well-researched multidisciplinary study that is useful for a wide audience interested in the practical aspects of concept invention and expansion and manipulation techniques. … The work includes a good level of detail, a rich set of references, and pointers to the tools and systems prototyped and presented, making the reader capable of setting up several of the example projects presented. Each chapter is self-contained.” (Ahmed Nagy, Computing Reviews, May 25, 2021)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Smart Data Factory, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy

    Roberto Confalonieri

  • School of Computing, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK

    Alison Pease

  • Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, Spanish National Research Council, Bellaterra, Spain

    Marco Schorlemmer

  • TZI, Digital Media Lab, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany

    Tarek R. Besold

  • KRDB Research Center, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy

    Oliver Kutz

  • School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

    Ewen Maclean

  • School of Music Studies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Maximos Kaliakatsos-Papakostas

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