CIS 731: Knowledge-based Systems

Theory and practice of expert systems and knowledge-based systems; use of current knowledge-based systems software tools.

Level	Credits	Class Time Distribution	Prerequisites
U G	4	Three one-hour lectures	CIS 630

Master performing task-level analysis of classification problems and implementing suitable problem solving methods for these problems.
Master performing task-level analysis of configuration (desing) problems and implementing suitable problem solving methods for these problems.
Be familiar with analyzing and implementing suitable methods for solving diagnosis problems
Be familiar with representing and reasoning with uncertain knowledge
Be familiarity with task-level architectures
Be familiar with at least one modern programming tool for knowledge system development

Relationship to ABET Criterion 3

Relationship to CSE Program Objectives

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No. of Wks.	Topics
1	Introduction and overview
1	Production system languages, CLIPS
1	Initial stages of knowledge-system design
2	Classification and diagnosis
1	Group discussion/presentation of diagnosis system
2	Configuratation and design
1	Reasoning with uncertain knowledge
1	Generic tasks and architectures; abduction methods

Week	Project
3	Analysis of an existing rule-based system for doing classification; applying the given architecture to a new classification domain
5	Developing a specification for a Diagnosis system. Starting from a collection of real-world sample cases and domain expert interviews (the domain is computer account login failures), develop a structured description of the domain knowledge that will serve as the basis for an implemented diagnosis system.
7	Diagnosis system implementation. Implement (using the CLIPs rule-based programming language) a more flexible classification system that can serve as the basis for the computer account diagnosis system. Implement the knowledge specific to the computer account domain.

Preparer Information and Date: Syllabus prepared by Rick Lewis, last modified April 30, 1999.