In this paper, we discuss a display-oriented editor to aid in the construction of knowledge-based systems. We also report on our experiences concerning the utility of the editor.

During product configuration, users are prone to make errors because of complexity and lack of system knowledge. Such errors cause conflicts (i.e., incompatible choices selected) and current state-of-the-art configurators require users to undo earlier decisions made or restart the decision process altogether. This paper discusses these and other conflict resolution strategies; even ones that al...

Citation: Bonadonna F and Killian JM (2015) A Knowledge-Based System for Evaluation of CIDP Diagnostic Criteria in a Database with 26,000 Nerve Conduction Studies: Computer-Aided Creation of Heuristic Rules and Discovery of New Diagnostic Criteria. Front. ICT 2:26. doi: 10.3389/fict.2015.00026 A Knowledge-Based System for Evaluation of CIDP Diagnostic Criteria in a Database with 26,000 Nerve Co...

Recent years have been characterized by massive layoffs of IT workers – primarily triggered by declining corporate profitability and increased off-shoring of IT work. However, it is unclear whether IT worker downsizing has generated any economic returns or business performance improvements for IT firms. In this study, our primary objective is to investigate the financial performance impacts of ...

When solving a configuration problem, at least a technical problem has to be solved: The configuration program must produce a correctly configured system from its inputs specified by a user. However, we found that realizing an adequate formulation of configuration knowledge and configuration problem instances is just as important as solving the configuration problem from its technical standpoin...

The article summarizes the essence and content of a state knowledge-based economy. Actual problems of the knowledge-based economy in the Russian Federation have been considered; the emphasis here is on the innovative component of this complex multi-component economic process. The authors analyze the main challenges of the knowledge-based economy in Russia and offer a transition from a resource-...

Biodiversity, indigenous knowledge, and sustainable development are very closely linked. The indigenous knowledge systems of the peoples of the South constitute the world largest reservoir of knowledege of the diverse species of plant and animal life on earth. For many centuries, their indigenous agricultural systems have utilized practices and techniques which embody, what one scientist has ca...

To examine the effects of inter-organizational activities on knowledge development in IT outsourcing projects, we develop a research framework based on a knowledge-based view of organizations. Using this framework, we model the process of knowledge development and utilize simulation to generate various scenarios with different levels of inter-organizational activities. We evaluate the developme...