This thesis develops the hypothesis that key aspects of learning and development can be
understood as rational statistical inferences over a compositionally structured representation
system, a language of thought (LOT)(Fodor, 1975). In this setup, learners have access to a
set of primitive functions and learning consists of composing these functions in order to
created structured representations of complex concepts. We present an inductive statistical
model over these representations that formalizes an optimal Bayesian trade-off between …

An approach for fully integrated automation with Profibus and protocol conversion gateway
is proposed and implemented within an industrial control network consisting of different
kinds of devices, as there are several fieldbus subsystems and Ethernet segment coexisting.
Based on the analysis of Profibus protocol, a design scheme for Profibus-DP communication
interface to implement master or slave functions was presented. Aiming at realizing
interoperation between Profibus devices and other fieldbus devices, a gateway system for …