Ebook: Applications and Innovations in Expert Systems VI: Proceedings of ES98, the Eighteenth Annual International Conference of the British Computer Society Specialist Group on Expert Systems, Cambridge, December 1998

R. MILNE Intelligent Applications Ltd The papers in this volume are the Application Papers presented at ES98, the Eighteenth International Conference of the British Computer Society's Specialist Group on Expert Systems. This year has been yet another "applications" success for the conference with this volume containing seventeen papers describing either deployed applications or emerging applications. All these documented case studies provide clear evidence of the success of AI technology in solving real business problems. Six of these papers were nominated for the Best Application Award during the review process. These nominations were then reviewed by the members of the Programme Committee to select the winning paper. The papers in the volume were subject to refereeing by at least two referees. All papers which were controversial for some reason were discussed in depth by the Application Programme Committee. Ten referees from the industrial and commercial sector and nine referees from the academic sector assisted me in reviewing the papers. The review form asked the referee to score the papers according to a number of dimensions, to rate it overall, and to offer critical comments to me, and to the authors. It also asks the referee to score their expertise in the area of each paper they review. Only reviews from 'expert' referees are used.

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The papers in this volume are the Application papers presented at ES98, the Eighteenth Annual International Conference of the British Computer Society Specialist Group on Expert Systems, held in Cambridge in December 1998. These papers continue to illustrate the maturity of AI as a commercially viable technology to solve real world problems. AI technology has enabled organisations to solve these problems and gain significant business benefits. This is the sixth volume in the Applications and Innovations in Expert Systems series. The series serves as a key reference as to what can be, and what has been, achieved using AI technology. The Technical Stream papers are published as a companion volume under the title Research and Development in Expert Systems XV.

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The papers in this volume are the Application papers presented at ES98, the Eighteenth Annual International Conference of the British Computer Society Specialist Group on Expert Systems, held in Cambridge in December 1998. These papers continue to illustrate the maturity of AI as a commercially viable technology to solve real world problems. AI technology has enabled organisations to solve these problems and gain significant business benefits. This is the sixth volume in the Applications and Innovations in Expert Systems series. The series serves as a key reference as to what can be, and what has been, achieved using AI technology. The Technical Stream papers are published as a companion volume under the title Research and Development in Expert Systems XV.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Expert Systems in the Knowledge Management Era....Pages 3-8
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
A Web Based CBR System for HVAC Sales Support....Pages 11-23
Front Matter....Pages 25-25
PCONFIG....Pages 27-41
Cakes — Getting the Right Balance....Pages 42-55
Development of a Rule-based Expert System for the Selection of Rapid Prototyping Processes....Pages 56-68
ACCELERE: a Case-Based Design Assistant for Closed Cell Rubber Industry....Pages 69-82
Front Matter....Pages 83-83
A Single-Agent Architecture Supports Decision Making....Pages 85-98
Fuzzy Rule-based Expert System for Real-Time Train Traffic Control....Pages 99-111
Design Engineering — A need to rethink the solution using KBE....Pages 112-131
A Case-Based Reasoning Tool For Vibration Analysis....Pages 132-146
Front Matter....Pages 147-147
Internet-based Decision Support for Evidence-based Medicine....Pages 149-164
A Temporal Protocol Model for Chronic Disease Management in the PRODIGY Project....Pages 165-173
Modelling the Veterinary Diagnostic Process Using Rules and Cases....Pages 174-183
Hascheck - The Croatian Academic Spelling Checker....Pages 184-197
Front Matter....Pages 199-199
Invoice Discounting - A Strategic Analysis Using Case-Based Reasoning....Pages 201-216
Using Statistical Models and Case-Based Reasoning in Claims Prediction: Experience from a Real-World Problem....Pages 217-229
Developing Association Rules in Facilities Management Databases....Pages 230-244
A Hybrid Case-Based Neural Network Approach to Scientific and Engineering Data Analysis....Pages 245-260
Front Matter....Pages 261-261
Success Comes From Experiencing Failure…....Pages 263-274
Large Scale Knowledge Based Systems For Airborne Decision Support....Pages 275-288
Back Matter....Pages 289-289

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The papers in this volume are the Application papers presented at ES98, the Eighteenth Annual International Conference of the British Computer Society Specialist Group on Expert Systems, held in Cambridge in December 1998. These papers continue to illustrate the maturity of AI as a commercially viable technology to solve real world problems. AI technology has enabled organisations to solve these problems and gain significant business benefits. This is the sixth volume in the Applications and Innovations in Expert Systems series. The series serves as a key reference as to what can be, and what has been, achieved using AI technology. The Technical Stream papers are published as a companion volume under the title Research and Development in Expert Systems XV.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Expert Systems in the Knowledge Management Era....Pages 3-8
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
A Web Based CBR System for HVAC Sales Support....Pages 11-23
Front Matter....Pages 25-25
PCONFIG....Pages 27-41
Cakes — Getting the Right Balance....Pages 42-55
Development of a Rule-based Expert System for the Selection of Rapid Prototyping Processes....Pages 56-68
ACCELERE: a Case-Based Design Assistant for Closed Cell Rubber Industry....Pages 69-82
Front Matter....Pages 83-83
A Single-Agent Architecture Supports Decision Making....Pages 85-98
Fuzzy Rule-based Expert System for Real-Time Train Traffic Control....Pages 99-111
Design Engineering — A need to rethink the solution using KBE....Pages 112-131
A Case-Based Reasoning Tool For Vibration Analysis....Pages 132-146
Front Matter....Pages 147-147
Internet-based Decision Support for Evidence-based Medicine....Pages 149-164
A Temporal Protocol Model for Chronic Disease Management in the PRODIGY Project....Pages 165-173
Modelling the Veterinary Diagnostic Process Using Rules and Cases....Pages 174-183
Hascheck - The Croatian Academic Spelling Checker....Pages 184-197
Front Matter....Pages 199-199
Invoice Discounting - A Strategic Analysis Using Case-Based Reasoning....Pages 201-216
Using Statistical Models and Case-Based Reasoning in Claims Prediction: Experience from a Real-World Problem....Pages 217-229
Developing Association Rules in Facilities Management Databases....Pages 230-244
A Hybrid Case-Based Neural Network Approach to Scientific and Engineering Data Analysis....Pages 245-260
Front Matter....Pages 261-261
Success Comes From Experiencing Failure…....Pages 263-274
Large Scale Knowledge Based Systems For Airborne Decision Support....Pages 275-288
Back Matter....Pages 289-289
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