Expert systems technology arose initially from problems of diagnosis or pattern recognition but there have been fewer examples of successful synthesis systems. Constructive expert systems address such problems, particularly the problem of design. Two example expert system are presented, one of which (DOLMEN) supports the preliminary design of high rise buildings, and the other (JSD Advisor), wh...

A cost-effective and mobile-based medical diagnostic tool was prototyped in this invention. The tool is an expert system that captures patient’s condition through a rich multimedia-based interface. On the basis of the captured information, the tool suggests a diagnosis and treatment for the patient. The tool is primarily meant to be used by trained healthcare workers in nonemergency situations ...

The author regrets to inform that there is a change in the affiliation details of Dr. Ibrahim Unal Sert and the correct one is given above.

In an audience driven approach to website design, the requirements of the different audiences are modeled as separated tiny conceptual schemas comparable to views. We present a new approach to integrate these conceptual views. The preparation for the integration is already done during the design phase itself. Semantic information about the concepts used during conceptual modeling is stored in a...

The acceptance of a knowledge-based system by the end user has been regarded as one of the major criteria for its success. The user interface design is one of the main reasons that hindered knowledge-based systems transition from prototype to everyday use. The success of knowledge-based systems therefore depends on the user interfaces as well as the efficiency of its knowledge encoding and reas...

2. The TQMS Domain The complexity of chemical instrumentation is such that automation of certain instrument functions by conventional algorithmic means is either very difficult or completely unsuitable. This paper details work in progress on the application of knowledge based systems technology to the tuning of a complex analytical instrument, a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer (TQMS) . The ...

A wealth of research has suggested that emotions play a significant role in the creative problem solving process, but less work has focused on investigating the role of emotions in the design process. This is surprising given that creative problem solving lies at the heart of the design processes. In an exploratory study we interviewed 9 expert designers about their emotions during the design p...

In this article we present a metamodeling tool that is strictly oriented towards the needs of the working domain expert. The working domain expert longs for intuitive metamodeling features. In particular this concerns rich capabilities for specifying the visual appearance of models. In these efforts we have identified an important design rationale for metamodeling tools that we call visual reif...