This volume provides comprehensive single-volume coverage of both the theory and the applications of knowledge-based systems.

The goal of the volume is twofold: to help engineers to understand the design and development process and the specific techniques utilized for constructing expe

Knowledge Engineering (KE) is a field within artificial intelligence that develops knowledgebased systems. KE is the process of imitating how a human expert in

This book integrates the fundamentals of artifical intelligence (AI) approaches to knowledge representation with engineering examples. Its unified treatment mak

A knowledge-based system (KBS) is a system that uses artificial intelligence techniques in problem-solving processes to support human decision-making, learning,