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 thing, or of a system of persons and things which brings benefits when realized. Data and information about capabilities play a role in many kinds of decision-making. Clinicians must 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 Farhad Ameri: Keynote Lecture: Representing Manufacturing Capabilities

Sponsors

• Sustainable Manufacturing and Advanced Robotic Technologies
• National Center for Ontological Research