http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt5n39s06r Online items available Guide to the Nils John Nilsson Papers Peter Chan Stanford University. Libraries.Department of Special Collections and University Archives Stanford, California August 2009 Copyright © 2015 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved. Guide to the Nils John Nilsson SC0944 1 Papers Overview Call Number: SC0944 Creator: Nilsson, Nils J., 1933- Title: Nils John Nilsson papers Dates: 1977-2009 Physical Description: 21 Linear feet and 4618.24 megabytes Summary: Collection pertains to Nilsson's research and teaching and includes correspondence, notes and text for talks, papers, published articles, conference and meeting materials, and AV materials on artificial intelligence. Language(s): The materials are in English. Repository: Department of Special Collections and University Archives Green Library 557 Escondido Mall Stanford, CA 94305-6064 Email: [email protected] Phone: (650) 725-1022 URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc Cite As Nils John Nilsson Papers (SC0944). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif. Nils John Nilsson Nils J. Nilsson, Kumagai Professor of Engineering (Emeritus) in the Department of Computer Science at Stanford University, received his PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford in 1958. He spent twenty-three years at the Artificial Intelligence Center of SRI International working on statistical and neural-network approaches to pattern recognition, co-inventing the A* heuristic search algorithm and the STRIPS automatic planning system, directing work on the integrated mobile robot, SHAKEY, and collaborating in the development of the PROSPECTOR expert system. He has published five textbooks on artificial intelligence. Professor Nilsson returned to Stanford in 1985 as the Chairman of the Department of Computer Science, a position he held until August 1990. Besides teaching courses on artificial intelligence and on machine learning, he has conducted research on flexible robots that are able to react to dynamic worlds, plan courses of action, and learn from experience. Professor Nilsson served on the editorial boards of the journal Artificial Intelligence and of the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research. He was an Area Editor for the Journal of the Association for Computing Machinery. He is a past-president and Fellow of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence and is also a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He was a co-founder of Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Inc. Professor Nilsson is a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. He is a recipient of the IEEE "Neural-Network Pioneer" award, the IJCAI "Research Excellence" award, and the AAAI "Distinguished Service" award. From Nilsson's home page at: http://ai.stanford.edu/~nilsson/ Scope and Contents note Collection pertains to Nilsson's research and teaching and includes correspondence, notes and text for talks, papers, published articles, conference and meeting materials, and AV materials on artificial intelligence. Access Terms Stanford University. Computer Science Department. -- General subdivision--Faculty.; Artificial intelligence. Robotics. Series 1 Email and contacts [computer files] Guide to the Nils John Nilsson SC0944 2 Papers Series 1Email and contacts [computer files] E-mail 1977-2001, 2003-2007 E-mail 1977-2001, 2003-2007 Physical Description: 110,276 computer files (TXT) Scope and Content Note Prof. Nilsson mentioned that the 2002 mail got lost somehow as he was changing computers. China 1981 Physical Description: 1 computer file(s) (TXT) Scope and Content Note The folder contains names and addresses of people Nils Nilsson met during his 1981 trip to China. Series 2 Research [computer files] 1977-2007 Actnet 1990 Physical Description: 80 computer file(s) Scope and Content Note The folder contains materials related to the precursor to the teleo‐reactive programming formalism. Guggenheim application 1990 Physical Description: 5 computer file(s) Scope and Content Note The folder contains of research grant application to John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Location of Files Archived at SRI 1985 Physical Description: 1 computer file(s) (TXT) Scope and Content Note The folder contains a list of the SRI tapes on which Nils' various SRI files were stored. The tapes may no longer be available at SRI. Logic and AI papers and talks 1987-1990 Physical Description: 20 computer file(s) Scope and Content Note The folder contains files relating to the use of logic in AI. Miscellaneous Essays Physical Description: 20 computer file(s) Guide to the Nils John Nilsson SC0944 3 Papers Series 2Research [computer files] 1977-2007 Principia-ICA Project 1987-1989 Principia-ICA Project 1987-1989 Physical Description: 24 computer file(s) Scope and Content Note The folder contains materials related to the Principia-ICA project. Proposals 1988-1994 Physical Description: 148 computer file(s) Scope and Content Note The folder contains research proposals. Reports 1988-1995 Physical Description: 58 computer file(s) Scope and Content Note The folder contains materials related to project reports. Research Budgets 1990-1995 Physical Description: 22 computer file(s) Publications and their backup materials 2004-2007 Physical Description: 35 computer file(s) SRI Files 1977-1989 Physical Description: 607 computer file(s) Scope and Content Note The folder contains files related to works at SRI (1961-1984). They are organized by year--each is a bit of hodge-podge and contains material related to papers, correspondence, reports, proposals, etc. Teleo-Reactive Research 1991-1999 Physical Description: 546 computer file(s) Scope and Content Note The folder contains materials related to Nils' teleo-reactive programming formalism. Series 3 Stanford administration [computer files] 1985-2006 Computer Science Departmental Matters 1985-1990 Physical Description: 295 computer file(s) Scope and Content Note The folder contains mostly material from Nils' days of being the chair of the Computer Science Dept. (1985-1990). Guide to the Nils John Nilsson SC0944 4 Papers Series 3Stanford administration [computer files] 1985-2006 Computer Forum 1990-1996 Computer Forum 1990-1996 Physical Description: 177 computer file(s) Scope and Content Note Contains materials related to the department's industrial affiliates program. Computer Science Department Timeline 2006 Physical Description: 6 computer file(s) (PDF) Computer Science Department Proposals 1985-1989 Physical Description: 4 computer file(s) (TXT) Scope and Content Note The folder contains proposals to AT&T. Official correspondence 1995 Physical Description: 2 computer file(s) (TXT) Photos of Robots Physical Description: 2 computer file(s) (TIFF) University Committees 1987-1990 Physical Description: 6 computer file(s) Scope and Content Note The folder contains materials related to university committees on which Nils served. Series 4 Stanford teaching [computer files] 1987-2005 AI Qualifying Examinations 1987-1989 Physical Description: 6 computer file(s) Scope and Content Note The folder contains questions Nils and others asked Stanford AI PhD candidates during their "qualifying exams." Computer Science Department Comprehensive Exams 1991-1993 Physical Description: 38 computer file(s) Courses and Students 1984-2000 Physical Description: 3451 computer file(s) Scope and Content Note The folder contains files related to courses Nils taught and some student information. Guide to the Nils John Nilsson SC0944 5 Papers Series 4Stanford teaching [computer files] 1987-2005 Curis Projects 2002, 2005 Curis Projects 2002, 2005 Physical Description: 81 computer file(s) Scope and Content Note The folder contains materials related to the Curis projects which are summer computer science projects undertaken by undergraduates. Nils participated for a couple of summers. Series 5 Books and comments [computer files] 1980-2009 Guggenheim application 2007 Physical Description: 6 computer file(s) (PDF) Scope and Content Note The folder contains application of book writing grant to the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Books 1980-2009 Physical Description: 3284 computer file(s) Scope and Content Note The folder contains files of some of Nils' books. Santa Fe Institute 1991-1993 Physical Description: 61 computer file(s) Scope and Content Note The folder contains materials related to Nils' visits to the Santa Fe Institute. Reviews and comments about papers and books 1993-2005 Physical Description: 12 computer file(s) Scope and Content Note The folder contains Nils' reviews and comments about papers and books. Series 6 Professional organizations and services [computer files] 1981-2009 AAAI 2005 Distinguished Service award Photos Physical Description: 13 computer file(s) (JPG) Awards and Ceremonies 1989-1995 Physical Description: 8 computer file(s) Interview 2006 Physical Description: 1 computer file(s) (MP4) Guide to the Nils John Nilsson SC0944 6 Papers Series 6Professional organizations and services [computer files] 1981-2009 Interviews Luminaries 2007 Interviews Luminaries 2007 Physical Description: 11 computer file(s) (PDF) Scope and Content Note The folder contains interviews of John McCarthy and Edward Feigenbaum by Nils. Photos of Nils Nilsson Presentations, Workshops and Conferences 1981-2006 Physical Description: 1878 computer file(s) Series 7 Events files Scope and Content Note correspondence,