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Università degli studi di Udine
Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica
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Artificial Intelligence
Laboratory
Knowledge Based System Development Group
Goals
Knowledge-based systems (KBSs) have been rapidly growing over
the last decade and are now considered a crucial factor for innovation
and competition. Their impact on industry and business applications
has been impressive and convincing. However, the number of real
operative applications is still limited. Knowledge-based technology
still largely relies on empirical methods and is not supported
by sound and general design and development methodologies. It
is more like handicraft than engineering, and it lacks several
of the desirable features of an industrial process, such as reliability,
repeatability, work-sharing, controllability, cost estimation,
and quality assurance.
The main goal of this research group is the development of suitable methodologies for the analysis, design, construction and evaluation of KBS.
Results
Two major publications were produced by the group:
- [Guida and Tasso 1994] Design and Development of Knowledge-Based Systems:
from Life Cycle to Development Methodology, John Wiley and Sons,
Chichester, UK.
- [Guida and Tasso 1989] Topics in Expert System Design -
Methodologies and Tools. North-Holland, Amsterdam, NL.
Another result is the KLIC (Knowledge Based
Systems Life Cycle) methodology for KBS development, which is described
in [Guida & Tasso 1994], an extensive volume published by John Wiley.
Principal Investigators
Events
Major events organized by the group are
- the CISM summer School on Expert System Design - Methodologies and
Tools, which took place in Udine in September 8 - 12, 1996.
- the CISM summer school on Development of Expert Systems for Structural Mecanics and Structural Engineering, coordinated by E.R. de Arantes Oliveira (JNICT Lisbon, Portugal) and C. Tasso, which took place in Udine on July 6 - 10, 1992.
- the conference AIENG '95, which took place in Udine on July 4 - 6, 1995.
Research Partnership
The research is carried out jointly with the Department of Electronics for Automation, University of Brescia,
Italy (prof. G.Guida).
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