Second Generation Expert Systems

Second generation expert systems have been a very active field of research during the last years. Much work has been carried out to overcome drawbacks of first generation expert systems. This book presents an overview and new contributions from people who have played a major role in this evolution. It is divided in several sections that cover the main topics of the subject: combining multiple reasoning paradigms; knowledge level modelling; knowledge acquisition in second generation expert systems; explanation of reasoning; and architectures for second generation expert systems. This book can serve as a reference book for researchers and students and will also be a help for practitioners involved in KBS developments. This book surveys the main approaches for designing Second Generation Expert Systems. It also summarises benefits of these approaches for knowledge acquisition, explanation, etc. The book can serve as a reference book for researchers and students and is also of help for practitioners involved in KBS developments.