, THE IDENTIFICATION OF APPROPRIATE MODELS OF LEARNING AND THE INVESTIGATION OF LEARNING TECHNIQUES APPROPRIATE FOR AIP SYSTEMS .
MILESTONES
YEAR 1984/85 :
- IDENTIFICATION OF MODELS AND TOOLS ; EARLY IMPLEMENTATION FOR TESTING
- DESIGN OF INTERNAL DATA STRUCTURES AND OPERATIONS FOR A PROGRAM WHICH LEARNS .
YEAR 1985/86 :
- PRELIMINARY TESTING OF KBS WHICH LEARNS FROM THE EXPERT
YEAR 1986/88 :
- FULL-SCALE COMMERCIALLY VALUABLE LEARNING EXPERIMENTS WITH THE PROGRAM .
PROPOSALS FOR A-TYPE ( AND SUPPORTING B-TYPE ) PROJECTS FOR AREA 3.1.2 ARE INVITED .
CANDIDATE B-TYPE RESEARCH THEMES INCLUDE :
- DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNIQUES FOR KNOWLEDGE EXTRACTION
- CONCEPTS , ALGORITHMS AND TECHNIQUES TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMS AND MACHINES WHICH LEARN
- IDENTIFICATION OF APPROPRIATE MODELS OF LEARNING
- INVESTIGATION OF LEARNING TECHNIQUES APPROPRIATE FOR AIP SYSTEMS
- ADVICE TRANSFORMATION SYSTEMS
- CAPABILITIES OF AN ADVANCED SYSTEM TO MEASURE ITS OWN PERFORMANCE AND TO IMPROVE SUCH PERFORMANCE .
NOTE THAT PROPOSALS RELATED TO THIS AREA ARE ALSO INVITED IN AREAS AND 5.4.4 .
3.1.3 . KNOWLEDGE MANIPULATION ( TYPE A )
FOLLOWING EARLY WORK ON KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION ( 3.1.1 ) , EXPERIENCE FROM EARLY APPLICATIONS AND STUDIES OF KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING MEASURES ( 3.1.7 ) , AND STUDIES OF DIALOGUE ( 3.1.4 ) , THE NEEDS FOR METHODS AND TOOLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRACTICE OF THE KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING SKILL WILL BECOME CLEAR . THE ENVIRONMENT FOR KNOWLEDGE MANIPULATION WILL OF COURSE BE COMPLETELY INTERACTIVE , AND BE AIDED WITH GRAPHICS . WORK IN THIS AREA WILL INCLUDE :
- KNOWLEDGE REVISION AND RETRIEVAL
- CONSISTENCY CHECKERS
- KRS PROOF CHECKERS
- KNOWLEDGE DICTIONARY SYSTEMS
- KNOWLEDGE COMPILATION
- CONSTRAINT PROPAGATION AND TRUTH MAINTENANCE SYSTEMS
- KNOWLEDGE TRANSFORMATION ( DIFFERENT VIEWS OF COMMON KNOWLEDGE )
- KNOWLEDGE ABSTRACTION FROM EXTERNAL SOURCES
- KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION/PROCESS ANALYSIS
- GUIDE AND TUTOR FOR KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING ITSELF
- KBS DISTRIBUTION AND AUTOMATED KNOWLEDGE MAINTENANCE
- INTEGRATION OF MULTIPLE KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION
THIS DEVELOPING SET OF CAPABILITIES SHOULD BE INTEGRATED INTO RECOMMENDED " EUROPEAN " TOOL KITS FOR HANDLING KNOWLEDGE . THIS PROJECT AREA IS COMPLEMENTARY TO THE LARGER ONES IN 3.1.1 AND 3.1.2 . A-TYPE ( AND SUPPORTING B-TYPE ) PROPOSALS ARE INVITED FOR AREA 3.1.3 .
3.1.4 . DIALOGUE AND NATURAL LANGUAGE ( TYPE A )
DESCRIPTION
A PROGRAMME IS REQUIRED ON THE TOOLS AND METHODS FOR DIALOGUE AND COMMUNICATION LANGUAGES WHICH ARE NATURAL TO THE DOMAINS IN WHICH KBS APPLICATIONS ARE TO BE COMPETENT . INCLUDED IN THIS IS THE APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND CONTEXT TO THE CONDUCT AND UNDERSTANDING OF TWO-WAY DIALOGUE , AND OF " INTELLIGENCE " TO THE INTERCHANGE OF DIALOGUE INITIATIVE BETWEEN SYSTEM AND CLIENT USERS .
THE DIALOGUE ITSELF SHOULD ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF SYSTEM BEHAVIOUR BY OFFERING CO-OPERATION , UNDERSTANDING AND MODELLING OF PERSONAL BEHAVIOUR AND PREFERENCE AND PARAPHRASE ( ALL OF WHICH ARE KNOWLEDGE BASED ) : IT SHOULD ALSO ALLOW CLIENTS TO INTERACT WITH THE SYSTEM AT VARIOUS META-LEVELS WHILST KEEPING TRACK OF ALL THE CONTEXT WHICH MAY HAVE