Expert Systems: Introduction to First and Second Generation and Hybrid Knowledge Based Systems

by Chris Nikolopoulos

Overview

Offering an introduction to the field of expert/knowledge based systems, this text covers current and emerging trends as well as future research areas. It considers both the system shell and programming environment approaches to expert system development.;College or university bookshops may order five or more copies at a special student price. Price is available on request.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780824799274
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/10/1997
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Chris Nikolopoupos, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois.

Table of Contents

Introduction to expert systems; theoretical foundations; knowledge representation; knowledge acquisition, verification and validation; uncertainty; machine learning; neural networks; hybrid expert systems. Appendices: an introduction to prologue; the expert system shell exsys; prologue and expert system products.

Editorial Reviews

A reference text presenting a comprehensive introduction to the field of expert/knowledge based systems considers both the system shell and programming environment approaches to expert system development. Nikolopoulos (computer science, Bradley U.) explores both current and emerging trends in logic programming, inference techniques, nonmonotonic logics, various knowledge representation schemes, knowledge acquisition, verification, validation, machine learning techniques, and the manners by which connectionist, evolutionary, and symbolic paradigms can be combined into hybrid systems. Includes illustrations. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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