Goal-based Decision Making

Acknowledgments

This manuscript is a slightly revised version of my Ph.D. dissertation at the Yale Computer Science Department. This book is about goals and resources and relationships. In pursuing my research I have been fortunate to be a part of the Yale Artificial Intelligence Project, whose goals I have adopted, and whose resources I have shared. Most importantly, I have valued the relationships with my diverse Yale advisors, colleagues, and friends.

I owe a special debt of gratitude to the late Alan Perlis. Alan came to Yale while I was still an undergraduate and he taught my first computer science course. Alan touched many lives with his intellect, spirit, principles, and pregnant wit. He was enlightening, inspiring, and entertaining. Without ...