Knowledge-based Systems Goal: Computerization of Expertise in a particular area Focus is on knowledge acquisition and machine learning is not considered to be very important. Hypothesis: “The power of a system is the amount of special knowledge it contains”. Expert systems are knowledge based systems Knowledge Base Facts Rules / Inferential Knowledge

Brief Introductions to Other Subfields of AI Knowledge-based Systems Soft Computing Planning

Knowledge- based Systems Self-reasoning, Explanation & Justification Dr. Christoph F. Eick Knowledge Integration & Reuse Coping with Vague, Incomplete and Uncertain Knowledge Ontologies Knowledge Engineering Knowledge- based Systems Rule-based Programming Indexing & Finding Relevant Knowledge Efficient Implementation of Rule-based Systems Database Systems Knowledge Acquisition