My Life Series AI Part2 - MSc - Fuzzy Sets and L.A. Zadeh

On AI, robots, fuzzy heuristics, and their implications for management, manufacturing, and decision-making under uncertainty:
Despite being completed in the 1990s, I would like to present some thoughts on my master's dissertation, situated in Artificial Intelligence and Control Theory, which introduced a novel methodology for designing and analyzing fuzzy logic control systems applied to robotic manipulators—having an essential role for the manufacturing industry—with implications to interdisciplinary areas of management and entrepreneurship. This unique approach, which underlines the importance of Natural Language Heuristics in addressing uncertain and complex decision problems, has the potential to significantly advance not only the field of Heuristics in management and entrepreneurship but also the subject of Explainable AI. During my master’s studies, I presented a paper at the 1995 International Association Fuzzy Systems World Congress. I had the great opportunity to meet Professor Lotfi Zadeh, the father of fuzzy sets and systems. Then, I attended his brilliant speeches and lectures. In the following video, I will explain the contributions of my Ph.D. on Cognitive Machines in Organizations, one of the first thesis to introduce Artificial Intelligence in management and organization research.
Reference:
Nobre, F.S. (1997). Design and Analysis of Fuzzy Logic Controllers: Applications in Robotic Manipulators. M.Sc. Dissertation. State University of Campinas (UNICAMP). In Portuguese. https://doi.org/10.47749/T/UNICAMP.19...