A User Group for Rule Based Systems

Introduction:

The following is a course curriculum designed by James Owen for our use in planning our own schedule.  No, this is NOT our schedule yet, it's a planning document. James is a double E and our most experienced KE (or Knowledge Engineer), and his interests lie at the lower half of this page. For those of us who wish to get there, we of course start at the top half.

 

Eventually we hope to tailor our meetings as much as possible to a structure that at least covers each of the above topics.

 

Others may also offer their own view of the world which would encompass additional topics.

 

Each of the assignments below is conceptualized as a 90 minute session, with homework and pre-requirements. Or at least I think that is the case, that was what was originaly discussed.

 

Legend

See the References and Notes sections at bottom if you can't figure out what he's talking about (G&R etc)

Beginner:

1. Read Chapters 1 & 2 of G&R
2. Review of FOL (First Order Logic)
3. Review of PL (Propositional Logic)
4. Read Comments in Complete Code for MAB in “Programming Expert Systems in OPS5” by Lee Brownston et al, Appendix One

Intermediate:

1. Prerequisite for Intermediate: Completion of Beginner
2. Read Lofti Zadi’s 1986 paper on Dempster-Schafer
3. Read Chapter 5 in G&R
4. Read Chapter 6 in G&R

Advanced:

1. Prerequisite for Advanced: Completion of Intermediate
2. Read Dooerenbos 1995 Thesis (excellent discussion of Rete)
3. Read Forgy’s 1979 Thesis (THE source for Rete discussion)
4. Read Lopez’s 1986 Thesis on Parallel RBS (Good first start)
5. Read Gupta’s 1986 Thesis on Parallel RBS (much better)
6. Read Petuc’s 2006 Thesis on Parallel RBS
7. Read Chapter 9 inG&R
8. Read Chapter 8 in JIA

References:

• G&R – Joseph Girratano and Gary Riley, “Expert Systems”
• JIA – Ernest Friedman-Hill, “Jess in Action”
• KEM – Schrieber et al, “Knowledge Engineering and Management – The Common KADS Methodology”

Notes:

White pages available on http://www.kbsc.com/whitePapers.html

Anything that says “Read” means “Read and Understand”