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Suggested Citation:"THE RISE OF INTELLIGENT SOFTWARE, Introduction." National Academy of Engineering. 2007. Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading-Edge Engineering from the 2006 Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11827.
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THE RISE OF INTELLIGENT SOFTWARE SYSTEMS AND MACHINES

Suggested Citation:"THE RISE OF INTELLIGENT SOFTWARE, Introduction." National Academy of Engineering. 2007. Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading-Edge Engineering from the 2006 Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11827.
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Suggested Citation:"THE RISE OF INTELLIGENT SOFTWARE, Introduction." National Academy of Engineering. 2007. Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading-Edge Engineering from the 2006 Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11827.
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Introduction

M. BRIAN BLAKE

Georgetown University

Washington, D.C.


DAVID B. FOGEL

Natural Selection, Inc.

La Jolla, California


The human brain is the most powerful computer not developed by man. The complexity, performance, and power dissipation of the human brain are all unmatched in traditional computer and software systems. For decades, scientists have attempted to model the complexity and efficiency of the human brain, or the evolutionary process that created it, in other words, to create intelligent systems that can adapt their behavior to meet goals in a variety of environments. In this session, we examine the creation, use, and integration of intelligent systems in our lives and offer insights into the future capabilities of machine intelligence.

Suggested Citation:"THE RISE OF INTELLIGENT SOFTWARE, Introduction." National Academy of Engineering. 2007. Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading-Edge Engineering from the 2006 Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11827.
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Suggested Citation:"THE RISE OF INTELLIGENT SOFTWARE, Introduction." National Academy of Engineering. 2007. Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading-Edge Engineering from the 2006 Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11827.
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Suggested Citation:"THE RISE OF INTELLIGENT SOFTWARE, Introduction." National Academy of Engineering. 2007. Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading-Edge Engineering from the 2006 Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11827.
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This volume includes 15 papers from the National Academy of Engineering's 2006 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering (USFOE) Symposium held in September 2006. USFOE meetings bring together 100 outstanding engineers (ages 30 to 45) to exchange information about leading-edge technologies in a range of engineering fields. The 2006 symposium covered four topic areas: intelligent software systems and machines, the nano/bio interface, engineering personal mobility for the 21st century, and supply chain management. A paper by dinner speaker Dr. W. Dale Compton, Lillian M. Gilbreth Distinguished Professor of Industrial Engineering, Emeritus, is also included. The papers describe leading-edge research on commercializing auditory neuroscience, future developments in bionanotechnology, sustainable urban transportation, and managing disruptions to supply chains, among other topics. Appendixes include information about contributors, the symposium program, and a list of meeting participants. This is the twelfth volume in the USFOE series.

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