Expert knowledge consists of statements Sj (facts and rules). The facts and rules are often only true with some probability. For example, if we are interested in oil, we should look at seismic data. If in 90% of the cases, the seismic data was indeed helpful in locating oil, then we can say that if we are interested in oil, then with probability 90% it is helpful to look at the seismic data. In...

This paper examines the traditional architecture of fuzzy expert reasoning and suggests a reorientation, which is simpler, more intuitive, and more implementable. This new approach centers on first determining the degree of satisfaction that a rule applies to the current situation, and then using this degree of satisfaction to qualify the rule’s conclusion. This provides a theoretical basis for...

We test the relative effectiveness of alternative preparation aids in the context of an international negotiation. We consider three forms of training: reading material, a course on negotiation, and an expert system (NEGOTEX) expressly designed to train negotiators. We conducted a laboratory experiment involving 66 pairs of negotiators--one of each pair being American and the other Chinese. Res...

Adequate explanations of the steps followed by an expert system can sometimes be produced automatically by paraphrasing the rules or methods of the system in English. However, this approach will not work for other kinds of explanations, such as justifications of the system's actions. The problem is that the basis for justifications lies in knowledge used to create the expert system, which is no...

We developed and implemented a strategy for notifying clinical pharmacists of alerts generated in real-time by two pharmacy expert systems: one for drug dosing and the other for adverse drug event prevention. Display pagers were selected as the preferred notification method and a concise, yet readable, format for displaying alert data was developed. This combination of real-time alert generatio...

In this paper, rstly, potential synthesis cases in distributed expert systems (DESs) and types of DESs are identiied. Based on these results, necessary conditions of synthesis strategies in diierent synthesis cases are recognized. Secondly, two methodologies for designing synthesis strategies in distributed expert systems are investigated. They are analysis methods, and inductive methods. Third...

This paper reviews about the importance of various expert systems used in agricultural domain. Present expert systems plays the role of agricultural engineer and provide users the different methods of diagnosis and treatments. In agriculture, expert systems unite the accumulated expertise of individual disciplines, e.g., plant pathology, entomology, horticulture and agricultural meteorology, in...

MENTOR (Model based EveNt Trace analysis suppORt system) is an expert system which assists in event trace evaluation of parallel and distributed programs by incorporating knowledge about the program under investigation into the existing event trace analysis environment SIMPLE. This knowledge is derived from stochastic graph models created with the modeling tool PEPP.

This paper summarizes our position on the use of AI–based techniques applied to the development and support of metaknowledge. Our intent is to derive higher level abstractions using current heuristic methods to the goal of plan development and selection. A generalized framework is discussed, allowing for development of strategic plans coupled with an interchangeable learning mechanism. Along wi...