Abstract

The design of knowledge systems is finding myriad applications from corporate databases to general decision support in areas as diverse as engineering, manufacturing and other industrial processes, medicine, business, and economics. In engineering, for example, knowledge bases can be utilized for reliable electric power system operation. In medicine they support complex diagnoses, while in business they inform the process of strategic planning. Programmed securities trading and the defeat of chess champion Kasparov by IBM's Big Blue are two familiar examples of dedicated knowledge bases in combination with an expert system for decision-making.
With volumes covering "Implementation," "Optimization," "Computer Techniques," and "Systems and Applications," this comprehensive set constitutes a unique reference source for students, practitioners, and researchers in computer science, engineering, and the broad range of applications areas for knowledge-based systems.
"The authors are all to be highly commended for their splendid contributions to this four-volume set, which will provide a significant and uniquely comprehensive reference source for students, research workers, practitioners, computer scientists, and others on the international scene for years to come."
"With volumes focusing on implementation, optimization, computer techniques, and systems and applications, Knowledge-Based Systems:Techniques and Applications is bound to become the focus of intense professional attention and a vital source for practitioners and researchers.
Each contribution is accompanied by an extensive list of references. Contributors are leading practitioners and researchers from research centers, and universities in several countries..."
--CURRENT ENGINEERING PRACTICE, HANDBOOK OF MACHINERY DYNAMICS, Vol.43, Nos 2-3; July-August-Septemeber, 2000; October-November-December, 2000