A team of civil engineers, architects and computer scientists is using CaseBased Design (CBD) as an approach for integrating preliminary architectural and structural design. This approach focuses on dimensional and topological adaptation of geometric models of existing buildings in order to find solutions for new design problems. An advantage of such an approach is that a case is used in which ...

Abs t r ac t : This paper presents a discussion of means of describing the discourse and its components which makes speech act i n te rp re ta t i on and anaphora d isambiguat ion possible with minimal search of the knowledge in the database. A p o r t i o n of t h i s paper w i l l cons ider how a f r a m e s representat ion of sentences and common sense knowledge p rov ides a mechanism for re...

In this paper we propose the components, the general architecture and application areas for a controlled natural language based multilingual semantic wiki. Such a wiki is a collaborative knowledge engineering environment that makes its content available via multiple languages, both natural and formal, all of them synchronized via their abstract form that is assigned by a shared grammar. We also...

This document provides a set of general requirements for a knowledge representation system, and explores some of them in more detail. By knowledge representation system, we mean the complete package of: • a knowledge representation language, with clearly defined syntax and semantics. • an inference engine which can perform reasoning with a particular representation encoded in that language, to ...

The complexity of product assortments offered by online selling platforms makes the selection of appropriate items a challenging task. Customers can differ significantly in their expertise and level of knowledge regarding such product assortments. Consequently, intelligent recommender systems are required which provide personalized dialogues supporting the customer in the product selection proc...

The complexity of product assortments offered by online selling platforms makes the selection of appropriate items a challenging task. Customers can differ significantly in their expertise and level of knowledge regarding such product assortments. Consequently, intelligent recommender systems are required which provide personalized dialogues supporting the customer in the product selection proc...

in today's dynamic and uncertain environment, knowledge is a strategic source for organizations to gain the competitive advantage and innovation. in this research, we have investigated mediating role of knowledge management between environmental uncertainty and organizational innovation. data was collected through questionnaire from 89 large and medium sized manufacturing companies in suburb ma...

In addition to knowledge, in various domains skills are equally important. Active learning and training are effective forms of education. We present an automated skills training system for a database programming environment that promotes procedural knowledge acquisition and skills training. The system provides support features such as correction of solutions, feedback and personalised guidance,...

If teachers use few ILEs (Interactive Learning Environments) with their students, it may be because they don’t have the opportunity to act upon the available environments. To permit the adoption of ILEs by teachers, these systems must be adaptable to the learning context and to the teacher’s pedagogical approach. To achieve this we propose a module dedicated to the teacher in the context of the...