mgv@unido.uucp (Marco Valtorta) (06/19/89)
In article <5353@uklirb.UUCP> you write: >Recently I've been searching for some references on the knowledge >engineering process. I'd appreciate receiving any information on >methodologies for structuring the knowledge acquisition process >(manual or automated) and then transforming that knowledge into an >appropriate knowledge representation. Information on using a >top-down/structured approach with hueristics like "Define your object >classes before writing the rules", "Start with defining declarative >knowledge, then define procedural knowledge", "Group rules into >knowledge-islands", or "Only have one condition in the IF part of >your rules" would be especially interesting. Comparisons of >methodologies(top-down vs. bottom-up) would also be very interesting. I recommend that you look at the KADS methodology for knowledge acquisition and structuring. Write joost breuker at the University of Amsterdam: ...!mcvax!swivax!breuker. I would be interested in a summary of replies to your query. Marco Valtorta usenet: ...!ncrcae!usceast!mgv Department of Computer Science csnet: mgv@cs.scarolina.edu University of South Carolina tel.: (1)(803)777-4641 Columbia, SC 29208 tlx: 805038 USC U.S.A. fax: (1)(803)777-3065 usenet from Europe: ...!mcvax!uunet!ncrlnk!ncrcae!usceast!mgv
cdfk@ncr-sd.sandiego.ncr.com (Caroline Knight) (07/03/89)
Also check out the research by Nigel Shadbolt, Nottinham University, UK He has been doing comparative large-scale studies of some knowledge acquisition techniques over the last few years. See his (and his co-authors) papers in:- Research and Development in Expert Systems IV ed by Stuart Moralee (= proceedings of Expert Systems '87, held in Brighton, UK) Proceedings of ECAI-88 Artificial Intelligence Review (1987) 1, pp245-253 And also for a now somewhat dated review of knowledge engineering and in particular knowledge acquisition: Margaret Welbank's "A Review of Knowledge Acquisition Techniques for Expert Systems" BT Research Labs, Ipswich, UK. 1983 Caroline Knight HPLabs, Bristol, UK
peterson_s@apollo.com (Steve Peterson) (07/23/89)
Hello,
Recently I've been searching for some references on the knowledge
engineering process. I'd appreciate receiving any information on
methodologies for structuring the knowledge acquisition process
(manual or automated) and then transforming that knowledge into an
appropriate knowledge representation. Information on using a
top-down/structured approach with hueristics like "Define your object
classes before writing the rules", "Start with defining declarative
knowledge, then define procedural knowledge", "Group rules into
knowledge-islands", or "Only have one condition in the IF part of
your rules" would be especially interesting. Comparisons of
methodologies(top-down vs. bottom-up) would also be very interesting.
Thanks in advance and I'll post a summary to net if there is
sufficient interest.
Stephen Peterson
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