Ontology of Capabilities
Venue: Bonner Hall, University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Buffalo, NY
Date: Friday, April 20, 2018
Background: A capability is an attribute of a person or a thing which brings benefits when realized. Examples of human capabilities are knowledge and skills. Examples of machine capabilities are controllability and reliability. Clinicians deal with human capabilities such as the ability of patients to make decisions or to cope with pain. Systems engineers ddesign systems taking into account how they will train the system operators and maintain the mechanical elements of the system in such a way that their capabilities will not degrade.
Draft Schedule
1:00pm Introduction and Welcome
1:15pm Barry Smith: Defining 'Capability'
2:15pm Peter Koch: Representing Human Capabilities
3:15pm Break
3:30pm Keynote Lecture:
- Farhad Ameri: Representing Manufacturing Capabilities
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