The synthesis of mixed analog/digital systems is a relatively complex task because of the heterogeneity of these systems. This paper describes how major principles of expert systems for construction tasks can be used to deal with the design space of mixed analog/digital systems at the system level: 1) conception-hierarchies can represent the system level in an elegant way, which views the parti...

Text mining (TM) and computational linguistics (CL) are computationally intensive fields where many tools are becoming available to study large text corpora and exploit the use corpora for various purposes. In this chapter we will address the problem of building conversational agents or chatbots from corpora for domain-specific educational purposes. After addressing some linguistic issues relev...

From the beginning chat was predominantly used for casual internet communication. In the meantime it has become a common and well-established form of communication also for serious purposes in educational as well as in business contexts. Among its advantages are its easy access, its low-tech affordances, high usability and fast and flexible communication processes. A variant of chat, SMS messag...

The growing of multilingual information processing technology has created the need of linguistic resources, especially lexical database. Many attempts were put to alter the traditional dictionary to computational dictionary, or widely named as computational lexicon. TCL’s Computational Lexicon (TCLLEX) is a recent development of a large-scale Thai Lexicon, which aims to serve as a fundamental l...

In this study, the author describes the nature and occurrence of knowledge-construction links (KCLs) in 3 6th-grade classrooms that varied in degree of learner centeredness. KCLs are operationalized as prior learning that students bring to their current classroom experiences and include school and nonschool experiences. They are hypothesized to facilitate a knowledge-construction process that v...

Different types of cooperative technologies can be used to support the process of collaborative knowledge acquisition in a course. In this paper we report our experience with the creation of a FAQ for a computer science course in parallel by using a web forum and a 3D Collaborative Virtual Environment. The results allow comparing these two types of systems, but also raise some more general cons...

Institute of Computer Science (ICS), Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), Science and Technology Park, Vassilika Vouton, P.O. Box 1385, GR-71110, Heraklion, Greece; e-mail: [email protected] Pediatric Clinic, University Hospital, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece Department of Production and Management Engineering, Technical University of Crete,...

The purpose of this paper is to report on a continuing research effort aimed at the design and development of large-scale international computer network connecting schools in at least ten countries throughout Latin America. Toward this end, the University of West Florida and IBM Latin America have initiated a joint partnership called “Quorum: Collaboration without Boundaries.” The project is la...

A wider application of IT-based solutions, such as configuration systems and the implementation of modeling standards, has facilitated the trend to produce mass customized products to support inter alia the specification process of the increasing product variety. However, not all industries have realized the full potential of using product and process modelling tools as well as the implementati...

The role and importance of knowledge as a key source of potential advantage for construction organisations have been addressed by several authors (Egbu, 2000; Kululanga et al., 1998; Quintas et al., 1997). During the design, construction and operation of any facility knowledge is gained and lessons are learned. Over time, organisations involved in the construction process have the opportunity t...