1. http://www.planet-noe.org European Network of Excellence in AI Planning Ulm, 20-21 Feb 03PLANET II Exploitation Plan1 PLANET II Exploitation Plan: PSARI proposal Tim Grant Atos Origin Nederland / University of Pretoria, RSA Tim.Grant@atosorigin.com / tgrant@cs.up.ac.za

2. Ulm, 20-21 Feb 03PLANET II Exploitation Plan2 Overview Goal: –To present proposed initiative to develop PLANET II Exploitation Plan Structure: –Exploiting PLANET II –Deliverables 23 & 36 –What is outstanding –Proposed way of achieving it: PSARI –How it affects you –Current status

3. Ulm, 20-21 Feb 03PLANET II Exploitation Plan3 Exploiting PLANET II PLANET I PLANET II DynaTool PLANSERVE IPLANS Etc.... I4GMES FP6 P&S curriculum P&S competitions We are here P&S products P&S applications

4. Ulm, 20-21 Feb 03PLANET II Exploitation Plan4 Deliverables 23 & 36 PLANET II committed to delivering Exploitation Plan: –Both in Proposal & in Description of Work –Aimed at bringing Europe to leading edge –Linked to industrial take-up –Scope: 3, 6 & 10 year timescales Relevant deliverables: –Deliverable 23, due month 18 (February 2003) –Deliverable 36, due month 24 (August 2003) No more details in Proposal: –No document goal or Table of Contents (ToC) –No WPs/tasks defined to author Exploitation Plan –No distinction between Deliverables 23 & 36

5. Ulm, 20-21 Feb 03PLANET II Exploitation Plan5 What is outstanding Everything! –Define ToC –Define tasks –Assign responsibilities –Manage task progress –Edit & deliver Exploitation Plan Resources available: –TCU road-maps –Nodes & members –Time (reducing fast!) –Budget underspend

6. Ulm, 20-21 Feb 03PLANET II Exploitation Plan6 Proposed way of achieving it (1) Crash action: –Initiative (“PSARI”) –Subcontract one person full-time: To reduce overheads & distractions Approach: –Exploitation = marketing: At level of P&S community / PLANET network Give nodes tools they can tailor for their specific situation –Apply marketing techniques: Stakeholder analysis SWOT analysis Features & benefits analysis

7. Ulm, 20-21 Feb 03PLANET II Exploitation Plan7 P&S process modelStakeholders & needs Info from nodesDirectory to nodes’ capabilities TCU road-mapsIndividual reporting back to nodes Deliverables 23 & 36 AI state-of-artTailorable slides & better website Proposed way of achieving it (2) WP 1: Stakeholders analysis WP 2: PLANET capability survey WP 3: SWOT analysis WP 4: Features & benefits analysis WP 5: Prepare Exploitation Plan WP 6: Prepare marketing materials Individual reporting back to nodes

8. Ulm, 20-21 Feb 03PLANET II Exploitation Plan8 Proposed way of achieving it (3) ResearchDevelopment Product creation Application Universities Research institutes Suppliers Users academic knowledge demos, prototypes products, services Need to modify marketing techniques:

9. Ulm, 20-21 Feb 03PLANET II Exploitation Plan9 Proposed way of achieving it (4) ToC based on modified marketing plan: –Introduction –Situational analysis –Stakeholders & needs –European capabilities & offerings –Marketing objectives –Marketing strategies –Marketing tactics –Schedules & budgets –Financial data & control –Conclusions & recommendations Responsibility of nodes

10. Ulm, 20-21 Feb 03PLANET II Exploitation Plan10 Proposed way of achieving it (5) Requirements need Design specification Manufacture design Operations new system Decommission old system Ops prep previous experience SOPs, trained ops PlanningControl plans raw materials products/services current state & past experience O BSERVE O RIENT D ECIDE A CT Identify stakeholders & needs from process model:

11. Ulm, 20-21 Feb 03PLANET II Exploitation Plan11 Proposed way of achieving it (6) negativepositive internal external StrengthsWeaknesses OpportunitiesThreats SWOT analysis:

12. Ulm, 20-21 Feb 03PLANET II Exploitation Plan12 Proposed way of achieving it (7) Features & benefits analysis: –Aim: To define product / service in customer’s terms –Feature: What product / service has or is –Benefit: What product / service does for customer –Analysis procedure: Identify customers (stakeholders) & their needs Decide what product / service is to be sold Identify features that product / service provides Match features to benefits that customers obtain Prove that benefits can be delivered

13. Ulm, 20-21 Feb 03PLANET II Exploitation Plan13 Proposed way of achieving it (8) Possible P&S products & services: –Some possible products: Planning(-domain) knowledge acquisition tools Plan-generator Plan-animation tool Plan-evaluation tool Plan-executor Plan-recognition tool –Some possible services: Planning software selection, installation & integration Tailoring planning software specific to domain Domain knowledge capture & representation Plan execution, monitoring & control

14. Ulm, 20-21 Feb 03PLANET II Exploitation Plan14 Proposed way of achieving it (9) Key features of (ideal) plan-generator: –Functional: It uses domain knowledge (including domain constraints) It can decompose goals It puts actions into sequences that meet domain constraints It generates sequences from initial to goal state It selects suitable (renewable) resources for actions It can reason at multiple levels of (domain) abstraction It can reason about concurrent action It can handle uncertain information Given same problem, it is guaranteed to produce same plan –Non-functional: It is tireless (24 hours/day, 365 days/year) It is reliable (e.g. 10 -5 availability over one year) It works in real-time; it can generate valid plan by a deadline It integrates to customer’s other IT systems It provides standard (system-, user-) interfaces

15. Ulm, 20-21 Feb 03PLANET II Exploitation Plan15 Proposed way of achieving it (10) Benefits from plan generator (vs. manual planning): –Faster: Installed and/or tailored more quickly Generates plan more quickly Updates plan more quickly after change –Better: Plans for more complex domains Generates better-quality plans (less domain-resource usage) Generates plans that have fewer errors Generates plans that are more robust to changes –Cheaper: Lower purchase cost Lower running costs: –Fewer operators needed –Less operator training needed –Less hardware / cheaper hardware To interest USERS put benefits on PLANET website

16. Ulm, 20-21 Feb 03PLANET II Exploitation Plan16 Proposed way of achieving it (11) Real-world proof of such benefits: –Brian Drabble, University of Oregon/ OnTime Inc.: Submarine construction (Electric Boat): –1.4 million tasks –30% reduction in overtime & subcontracting –Runtime 1 day instead of 6 weeks Aircraft construction (Boeing): –570 tasks, 17 resources –10-15% shorter, saving US$1.2 million per aircraft –Runtime 30 mins (2 orders of magnitude faster) –ARPA Planning Initiative: Logistics build-up to Gulf War, 1991: –Saved more than the cost of all US AI research –Sources: Cross & Walker (1994) & AIPS’96 Ditto proofs

17. Ulm, 20-21 Feb 03PLANET II Exploitation Plan17 How it affects you Your involvement: –Provide information on your node’s capabilities –Help ensure TCU road-maps are completed Benefits you get: –Your node + capabilities listed in directory on PLANET website –Individual (private) node-specific feedback on: Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities & threats Features & benefits –Marketing materials you can tailor to your node’s specific circumstances

18. Ulm, 20-21 Feb 03PLANET II Exploitation Plan18 Current status Discussed in NEC Obtained feedback from reviewers: –“Well thought through” –Concern: avoid negative side-effects of snapshot evaluation by demonstrating richness & diversity of European P&S community Subcontracting proposal submitted: –Taking account of NEC & reviewers’ feedback Awaiting CEC go-ahead Comments & active involvement welcomed