SIS: A Shell for Interview Systems

Abs t rac t An i n t e r v i e w e r has two k i n d s of knowledge. One is abou t a domain under c o n s i d e r a t i o n and t h e o t h e r i s knowledge f o r i n t e r v i e w i t s e l f wh ich makes the i n t e r v i e w e r a n e x p e r t o f i n t e r v i e w . The l a t t e r seems to be independen t of t h e domain because an e x p e r i e n c e d i n t e r v i e w e r , such as a TV i n t e r v i e w e r , can c a r r y o n h i s t a s k s i n many f i e l d s . F u r t h e r m o r e , we b e l i e v e t h a t t h e i n t e r v i e w knowledge c o n s i s t s o f s e v e r a l i n t e r v i e w knowledge p r i m i t i v e s . Based on t h i s i d e a , we a re d e v e l o p i n g S IS , a S h e l l f o r I n t e r v i e w Systems wh ich has seven q u e s t i o n s t r a t e g y p r i m i t i v e s a s t h e knowledge f o r i n t e r v i e w i n g . G e n e r a l i t y and e f f e c t i v e n e s s o f SIS a re shown t h r o u g h two i m p l e m e n t a t i o n examples o f i n t e r v i e w sys tems , Is and MORE. The seven p r i m i t i v e s a re shown to be e f f i c i e n t f o r t h e two system whose domains and t a s k s a re e n t i r e l y d i f f e r e n t .