My dissertation research centers on application of machine learning techniques to speed up problem solving. In fact, many speed-up learning systems suffer from the utiliv problem; time after learning is greater than time before learning. Discovering how to assure that learned knowledge will in fact speed up system performance has been a focus of research in explanation-based learning (EBL). One...

In this paper, we describe our first efforts at building a domain-independent dialogue manager based on a theory of collaborative problems solving. We describe the implemented dialogue manager and look critically at what level of domain independence was achieved and what remains to be done.

Innovation of construction technologies have been slow compared with other industries due to lack of fast innovation tools and systematic approach. This paper presents the preliminary result of a recent work on development of fast innovation method for construction technologies, namely Systematic Technology Innovation Procedure (STIP), in Chung Hua University, Taiwan. The proposed STIP method f...

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