[comp.ai.digest] STATUS OF EXPERT SYSTEMS?

ARMAND@BCVMS.BITNET (03/31/88)

A committee here at Boston College is presently investigating the state of the
art of Expert Systems in higher education.  We have determined several
situations on campus which would benefit by this technology.

We would very much appreciate any information and/or direction regarding the
following queries.

1) What is the current interest level of faculty, staff, and students in
   applications of this techology?

2) What instructional applications of expert systems are already in existence?
   What type of development is going on in this area?

3) What level of success, if any, has resulted from internally developed expert
   systems?

4) What hardware, software, and other resources are currently in use?  Future
   planning?

5) What problems should be foreseeable and addressed in planning and developing
   an Expert Systems laboratory?


Please feel free to share your experiences/stories as we have very little to go
on at this point.  We would appreciate very much ANY response to these
questions.  If you could spare a few moments for a phone call, that would be
great - call collect if you wish.


                                    Armand H. Doucette
                                    VAX Systems Programmer
                                    Boston College Computer Center
                                    Chestnut Hill, MA 02167
                                    (617) 552-4463
                                    BITNET: ARMAND@BCVMS