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Simon Wells
Simon Wells

Simon Wells is an academic researching Argumentation Theory, Automated Reasoning, Intelligent Agents (IA) and MultiAgent Systems (MAS) all approached through a ludic lens.

He is particularly interested in how these tools can be usefully applied to critical literacy, security, gamification, and complex systems.

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Caliornia Odyssey Day 2

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A couple of hours after CMNA 9 was the opening ceremony of the IJCAI conference so I had time to grab a quick shower before attending - another benefit of the conference hotel being so close to the conference venue. After the opening ceremony was the opening reception at Caltech Athenaeum which is a really pleasent environment. The exterior architecture is a spanish inspired courtyard villa and gardens whilst the interior reminds me a little of an old-fashioned Oxbridge style college club with a flash american twist. Everybody got a free drinks voucher so it was of course an easy choice for me, Vodka Martini - straight up with a twist - the way Valerie introduced me to them last week. Until now I had always been a bit traditional with my Martinis. After the reception buses took us all back to the Pasadena Conference Center where a group of us set off into the old town, about 5 minutes walk, to find a bar for a couple of drinks. Unfortunately we couldn't find anywhere playing live music so ended up in a quiet spanish-themed bar/restaurant on Colorado Boulevard.
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