Modeling with Rules Using Semantic Knowledge Engineering (Intelligent Systems Reference Library (130))

This book proposes a consistent methodology for building intelligent systems. It puts forward several formal models for designing and implementing rules-based systems, and presents illustrative case studies of their applications. These include software engineering, business process systems, Semantic Web, and context-aware systems on mobile devices. Rules offer an intuitive yet powerful method for representing human knowledge, and intelligent systems based on rules have many important applications. However, their practical development requires proper techniques and models - a gap that this book effectively addresses. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxvi Front Matter ....Pages 1-2 Rules as a Knowledge Representation Paradigm (Grzegorz J. Nalepa)....Pages 3-25 Knowledge Engineering with Rules (Grzegorz J. Nalepa)....Pages 27-48 Selected Applications of Rules (Grzegorz J. Nalepa)....Pages 49-81 Front Matter ....Pages 83-84 Formalism for Description of Decision Rules (Grzegorz J. Nalepa)....Pages 85-107 Formalized Integration of Rules and Processes (Grzegorz J. Nalepa)....Pages 109-131 Prototyping Structure of Rule Bases (Grzegorz J. Nalepa)....Pages 133-154 Handling Uncertainty in Rules (Grzegorz J. Nalepa)....Pages 155-178 Formalizing Interoperability in Rule Bases (Grzegorz J. Nalepa)....Pages 179-208 Front Matter ....Pages 209-210 Semantic Knowledge Engineering Approach (Grzegorz J. Nalepa)....Pages 211-244 Rule Interoperability with Expert System Shells (Grzegorz J. Nalepa)....Pages 245-274 Visual Software Modeling with Rules (Grzegorz J. Nalepa)....Pages 275-297 Using Rules to Support Software Testing (Grzegorz J. Nalepa)....Pages 299-312 Integrating Business Process Models with Rules (Grzegorz J. Nalepa)....Pages 313-337 Rule-Based Systems and Semantic Web (Grzegorz J. Nalepa)....Pages 339-354 Collaborative Knowledge Engineering with Wikis (Grzegorz J. Nalepa)....Pages 355-379 Designing Robot Control Logic with Rules (Grzegorz J. Nalepa)....Pages 381-401 Rules in Mobile Context-Aware Systems (Grzegorz J. Nalepa)....Pages 403-430 Back Matter ....Pages 431-435