Publisher's Synopsis
This examination of knowledge based computer systems and expert systems explains how their associated technology has progressed rapidly from theoretical foundations to current applications in real world problems. The text is devoted to the complex problems involved in building such systems.;The material contained in this volume was originally presented at a British Computer Society Human/Computer Interaction Specialist Group meeting held in London. Each essay has been re-written to include the latest information and edited so that topics are cross-referenced and form a natural progression.;The text should be of benefit not only to those working with expert and knowledge based systems, but also to undergraduate and postgraduate students who require a review of artificial intelligence and knowledge elicitation.
