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A  capability is an attribute of a person or thing, or of a system of persons and things, which brings benefits when realized. Capabilities play a role in many kinds of decision-making. Clinicians must deal with human capabilities such as the ability of patients to cope with pain or to follow doctors' instructions. Systems engineers must deal with the capabilities of both the mechanical elements of a system and also the human beings who will operate and maintain it. As information technology becomes involved in ever more aspects of healthcare, manufacturing and other industries, the ability to reason with capabilities information will become ever more important. This meeting is an attempt to advance the understanding of what capabilities are and of how they should be represented in information systems.
'''Venue:''' [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bonner+Hall,+Buffalo,+NY+14228/@43.0015347,-78.7892413,18z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x89d373d23c86618b:0x8c647cf93d29841c!8m2!3d43.0015347!4d-78.788147 Bonner Hall], University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Buffalo, NY
'''Venue:''' [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bonner+Hall,+Buffalo,+NY+14228/@43.0015347,-78.7892413,18z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x89d373d23c86618b:0x8c647cf93d29841c!8m2!3d43.0015347!4d-78.788147 Bonner Hall], University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Buffalo, NY


'''Date:''' Friday, April 20, 2018
'''Date:''' Friday, April 20, 2018
'''Background:''' A  capability is an attribute of a person or thing, or of a system of persons and things, which brings benefits when realized. Capabilities play a role in many kinds of decision-making. Clinicians must deal with human capabilities such as the ability of patients to cope with pain or to follow doctors' instructions. Systems engineers must deal with the capabilities of both the mechanical elements of a system and also the human beings who will operate and maintain it. As information technology becomes involved in ever more aspects of healthcare, manufacturing and other industries, the ability to reason with capabilities information will become ever more important. This meeting is an attempt to advance the understanding of what capabilities are and of how they should be represented in information systems.


'''Draft Schedule''' (still tentative)
'''Draft Schedule''' (still tentative)

Revision as of 12:54, 24 February 2018

A capability is an attribute of a person or thing, or of a system of persons and things, which brings benefits when realized. Capabilities play a role in many kinds of decision-making. Clinicians must deal with human capabilities such as the ability of patients to cope with pain or to follow doctors' instructions. Systems engineers must deal with the capabilities of both the mechanical elements of a system and also the human beings who will operate and maintain it. As information technology becomes involved in ever more aspects of healthcare, manufacturing and other industries, the ability to reason with capabilities information will become ever more important. This meeting is an attempt to advance the understanding of what capabilities are and of how they should be represented in information systems.

Venue: Bonner Hall, University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Buffalo, NY

Date: Friday, April 20, 2018

Draft Schedule (still tentative)

1:00pm Introduction and Welcome
1:15pm Barry Smith: Defining 'Capability'
2:15pm Peter Koch: Representing Human Capabilities
3:15pm Break
3:30pm Farhad Ameri: Keynote Lecture: Representing Manufacturing Capabilities

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