Current PhD projects (Fall 2005):

Trustable AI systems					

Combining computer science, AI, and philosophy to arrive at design principles for how to improve a user’s trust in AI systems.
Cooperation with Univ. Osnabruck, Germany. - Jörg Cassens, PhD.stip. - Agnar Aamodt, supervisor

Explanation-driven intelligent tutoring

Knowledge-intensive case-based reasoning for student modelling and computer-assisted learning of students.
NTNU IKT & Læring project. - Frode Sørmo, PhD.stip. - Agnar Aamodt, supervisor

Contextual case-based info agents

A method for making agents agree to a context in a ambient environment. Part of the Ambiesense EU project until fall 2004.
Cooperation with “patient room” team at NSEP. - Anders Kofod-Petersen, PhD.stip. - Agnar Aamodt, supervisor - Dav Svanæs. ass. supervisor

Interactive CBR and machine learning

Study and experiments with different similarity measures for case matching in dialoge-oriented CBR. - Xin Tong, PhD.stip. - Pinar Özturk, supervisor - Agnar Aamodt, ass. supervisor

Deriving protein functions from genes

Generating explanations of relationships in gene networks through semantic network models and cases.
Cooperation with Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, NTNU. - Wacek Kusnierczyk, PhD.stip. - Agnar Aamodt, supervisor - Astrid Lægreid, DMF, ass. supervisor - Arne Sandvik, DMF, ass..supervisor

Conversational CBR for software component reuse

Investigating knowledge-intensive methods in dialoge-oriented CBR. - Mingyang Gu, PhD.stip. - Agnar Aamodt, supervisor - Torgeir Dingsøyr, Sintef, ass. supervisor - Ketil Bø, ass.supervisor

Modelling of oil well drilling knowledge for active decision support

Developing and testing a of an ontology and knowledge model for oil drilling, linked to specific case experiences.
Cooperation with Department of Petroleum Engineering, NTNU, and Sintef. - Jafar Abdullah, PhD.stip. - Pål Skalle, IPT, supervisor - Agnar Aamodt, ass.supervisor