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Key Words search, knowledge representation, rule based systems, contraint programming, machine learning Position of the CourseTo let the student gain insight into knowledge intensive problem solving. The focus is on rule-based programming and its application in expert systems. Contents
Principles of predicate logic and probability theory Final Competences
CONCEPTS: knowledge representation; blind and heuristic search; control strategies; restriction-propagation; deduction; monotone and non-monotone logic; semantic networks; rule based inferencing; belief networks; fuzzy logic; assumptions and justifications; induction and machine learning; planning of action INSIGHTS: declarative modeling; key features of representation formalisms; relation between knowledge representation and search; limitations of search; exploiting knowledge in search strategies; control principles applied in problem solvers; complexity of deductive reasoning; efficient organisation of knowledge; representations and associated inference mechanisms; reasoning with uncertain information and evidence propagation; reasoning with fuzzy information; reasoning with assumptions and justifications; modeling causal relationships and independence; complexity of inductive reasoning SKILLS: being able to analyse the performance of search strategies; being able to structure and represent knowledge using an appropriate representation formalism; learn to work with a rule based programming environment; learn to apply induction algorithms to extract knowledge from data (data mining) Teaching and Learning MaterialCost: 10.0 EUR Syllabus (in Dutch) and exercises: CLIPS (the C language integraded production system) References
Classroom lectures; Classroom problem solving sessions; Computer-assisted problem solving Evaluation MethodsEvaluation during examination period Examination MethodsDuring examination period: written closed-book exam; graded project reports |
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