In knowledge engineering, ontology creation, and especially in knowledge-based configuration often used relations are: aggregate relations (has-parts, here called structural relations), specialization relation (is-a), and instantiation (instance-of). A combination of the later is called metaization, which denotes the use of multiple instantiation layers. Structural and specialization relations ...

In this paper we describe PADUA, a protocol designed to enable agents to debate an issue drawing arguments not from a knowledge base of facts, rules and priorities but directly from a dataset of records of instances in the domain. This is particularly suited to applications which have large, possibly noisy, datasets, for which knowledge engineering would be difficult. Direct use of data require...

E-learning is a complementary channel for learners to acquire relevant knowledge. On the basis of an example e-learning environment (STUDYBATTLES) we show how configuration-related knowledge can be transferred to end-users (e.g., sales representatives) as well as to knowledge engineers. In addition, we discuss an approach to automatically generate product domain as well as engineering learning ...

Systematic Literature Reviews aim at investigating current approaches to conclude a research gap or determine futuristic approach. They represent significant part of activity, from which new concepts stem. However, with the massive availability publications rapid growing rate, especially digitally, it becomes challenging efficiently screen and assess relevant publications. Another challenge is ...

This paper discusses the applications of Fuzzy Boolean Programming (FBP) problems for representing and reasoning with Propositional Knowledge. The use of the models provided by the FBP are proposed to answer imprecise questions in precisely stated KBS. Also, the advantages of using Fuzzy Boolean Programming instead of classical ones are presented in the framework of Propositional Knowledge.

This article makes an example of Beijing Future Advertising Corporation and explains its multi-dimension spiral model, which includes knowledge spiral, opportunity spiral and value spiral. The three spirals connect and promote mutually and push the development of the corporations' core competency. Based on the theoretical thinking of Beijing Future Advertising Corporation, the article illustrat...

Knowledge-based view (KBV) theory posits that the acquisition and use of relevant knowledge is key to understanding organizational performance. However, there is relatively little empirical evidence to support or refute several important propositions underlying KBV theory explanations of organizational performance. In particular, the extant literature has focused on individual technical and sci...

In 1991, the DARPA Knowledge Sharing Effort ([88], p. 37) envisioned a new way to build intelligent systems. It proposed the following: Building knowledge-based systems today usually entails constructing new knowledge bases from scratch. It could be instead done by assembling reusable components. System developers would then only need to worry about creating the specialized knowledge and reason...