koen@ucla-cs.UUCP (04/27/85)
Silogic, Inc, a Los-Angeles based company, is actively seek- ing knowledge engineers to build customized expert systems using Silogic's Knowledge WorkBench, a natural language based tool. Silogic offers excellent benefits and a stimu- lating working environment. Please send resume to V.P. of Marketing Silogic, Inc. 6420 Wilshire Boulevard / Suite 2000 Los Angeles, CA 90048 (213) 653-6470 Preference will be given to applicants living in the Los Angeles area. Specific Requirements: 1. A good theoretical understanding of expert system tech- nology. 2. Practical experience in building expert systems. 3. Knowledge of various business procedures that are suit- able for expert system applications. 4. Knowledge of Prolog, common knowledge representation schemes, explanation subsystems, and new generation tools for automating knowledge acquisition. 5. Very good communication skills, master interview tech- niques. Able to help the application expert in formu- lating his problem-solving strategies and identifying the underlying rules. The knowledge engineer will be responsible for: 1. Identification of application areas for expert system application. 2. Design of expert systems for various business and engineering procedures. 3. Acquisition of the domain knowledge of the application expert. 4. Encoding the acquired domain knowledge using natural language interfaces and Prolog. Define the global con- trol strategies for using the encoded knowledge. 5. Verifying the domain knowledge for consistency. Define sample problems, test their solution using the expert system. 6. Refinement of the knowledge base by presenting sample problem solutions to the application expert. General requirements: Graduate degree in Computer Science or related area. Experience with expert systems. Good communication and organization skills. We know that people that have all of the above qualifications are rare. If you think you come close, send a resume.