Expert Systems - Introduction

Definition

Characteristics

Evolution

Typical Applications

Example Systems

Components of Expert Systems (Architecture)

Knowledge Base

Knowledge Representation

Knowledge Management

Meta-Knowledge

Inference Engine

Search Techniques

Reasoning With Uncertainty

User Interface

User Dialog

Knowledge Engineer Dialog

Explanation

Tutoring

Tools and Environments for Expert System Development

Building an Expert System

Problem Selection

Development Methodology

Knowledge Acquisition

Pitfalls

Evaluation of Expert Systems

Test Cases

Refinement

Performance