Practical Knowledge Engineering

Résumé du livre

This is a book about knowledge engineering, the task of building successful commercial expert systems. It is intended as a record of what actually works (and doesn't work) in the construction of commercial expert systems. It is based on the author's nine years of experience in building expert systems in large and small organizations, in all major areas of application, for American, Japanese, and European corporations. In this book, "expert system" refers to any computer program which emulates human problem-solving abilities, especially by heuristic methods, and which offers recommendations for action or commits actions based upon its understanding of the problem to be solved. This book is intended for anyone involved in the development of commercial expert systems, especially anyone laboring under the title of "knowledge engineer"-broadly defined as someone with responsibility for the development, management, implementation, and maintenance of expert systems. The author's hope is that the book will be used as a map of terra incognita by those just beginning to develop expert systems, and by practicing knowledge engineers searching for solutions to particular problems.