Abstract
Paper presents research framework based on methodology of knowledge acquisition via visual structured analysis of the domain. The methodology includes formal procedure and special techniques of knowledge stratification and detalisation. Described approach is implemented in computer programs, that may be used as special cognitive tools, helping domain experts to investigate the domain knowledge through visual design of concept maps of knowledge bases. The paper also discusses how ontologies can be specified at the knowledge level using the set of graphical intermediate representations. Special software tool implementing visual knowledge engineering techniques and principles is described in the paper. In this paper, we also present the CAKE as a software tool to specify ontologies and concept maps at knowledge level. Its multilingual generator module automatically translates the visual specification into targeted knowledge representation languages. CAKE may be also effectively used for visual hypertext design and development of hypermedia applications on WWW.
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Adeli H. Knowledge Engineering. McGraw-Hill. New-York (1995)
Aussenac-Gilles, Natta, Aussenac-Gilles, N.-Natta, N Making the Method Solving Explicit with MACAO: SIZYPHUS, Case-Study. In: Linster, M. (Ed.): Sisyphus'92: Models of problem solving, GMD-Arbeitspapiere (1993) 1–21
Boose J.H., Shema D.B., Bradshaw J.M. Recent progress in AQUINAS: a Knowledge Acquisition Workbench. Knowledge Acquisition—Vol. 1, N 1. (1995) 185–214
Boose J.H. ETS: a PSP-Based Program for Building Knowledge-Based Systems. Proc. WESTEX-86: IEEE West. Conf. Knowledge-Based Engineering and Expert Systems in Anaheim, Calif. June 24–26. Washington: D.C. (1986)
Eisenstadt M., Domingue J., Rajan T., Motta E. Visual Knowledge Engineering, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, Vol. 16, No. 10 (1986) 1164–1177
Fernandez, M.; Gomez-Perez, A.; Juristo, N. METHONTOLOGY: From Ontological Art Towards Ontological Engineering. Spring Symposium Series. Stanford. (1997) 33–40
Gaines B.R. Second Generation Knowledge Acquisition Systems. Proceedings of the Second European Knowledge Acquisition Workshop, Bonn, 17 (1986) 1–14
T. Gavrilova, T. Chernigovskaya, A. Voinov, S. Udaltsov. Intelligent Development Tool for Adaptive Courseware on WWW. 4-th International Conference on Computer Aided Learning and Instruction in Science and Engineering. June 15–17, Chalmers University of Technology Göteborg, Sweden (1998) 464–467
Gavrilova T., Voinov A. Visualized Conceptual Structuring for Heterogeneous Knowledge Acquisition. Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and Mulimedia EDMED'96. MIT. Boston (1996)
Gavrilova T., Voinov A. Work in Progress: Visual Specification of Knowledge Bases. 11-th International conf. On Industrial and Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems IEA-98-AIE, Spain, Benicassim, Springer (1998) 717–726
Gruber, T. Toward Principles for the Design of Ontologies Used for Knowledge Sharing. Technical Report KSL-93-04. Knowledge Systems Laboratory. Stanford University, CA (1992)
Gruninger, M.; Fox, M.S. Methodology for the Design and Evaluation of Ontologies. IJCAI Workshop on Basic Ontological Issues in Knowledge Sharing. Montreal, Quebec, Canada (1995)
Jonassen, D. H. Representing the expert's knowledge in hypertext. Impact Assessment Bulletin, 9(1) (1991) 1–13
Jonassen, D.H., Beissner, K., & Yacci, M.A. Structural knowledge: Techniques for representing, conveying, and acquiring structural knowledge. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Eribaum (1993)
Jonassen, D.H., & Marra, R.M. Concept mapping and other formalisms as Mindtools for representing knowledge. Alt-J: Association for Learning Technology Journal, 2(1) (1994) 50–56
Jonassen, D.H. Computers in the Classroom: Mindtols for Critical Thinking. Prentice Hall (1996)
Joseph, R.L.: Graphical Knowledge Acquisition, Proceedings of the Fourth Knowledge Acquisition for Knowledge-Based System Workshop, Banff, October, 18. 1–16
Kremer, R. Visual Languages for Knowledge Representation. Proceedings of the 11th Banff Knowledge Acquisition for Knowledge-Based Systems-Workshop.
Liu, X. The validity and reliability of concept mapping as an alternative science assessment when item response theory is used for scoring. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA (ERIC Document No. 370992) (1994)
Musen, M.: Conceptual Models of Interactive Knowledge Acquisition Tools, Knowledge Acquisition, Vol. 1, No. 1 (1994) 73–88
Nosek, J.T. & Roth, I. A comparison of Formal Knowledge Representation Schemes as Communication Tools: Predicate Logics vs. Semantic Network, International Journal of Man-Machine Studies, 33 227–239
Shavelson, R.J., Lang, H., & Lewin, B. On concept maps as potential “authentic” assessments in science (CSE Technical report No. 388). Los Angeles, CA: National Centre for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), UCLA (1994)
Sowa, J. F. Conceptual Structures: Information Processing in Mind and Machine, Addison-Wesley, Reading, Mass.
Tuthill, S. Knowledge Engineering. TAB Professional and Reference Books.
Uschold, M., Gruninger, M. ONTOLOGIES: Principles, Methods and Applications. Knowledge Engineering Review. Vol. 11; N. 2 (1996)
Welsh M. http://www.linux.org/LDP (1995)
Wielinga B., Schreiber G., Breuker J. (1992) A Modeling Approach to Knowledge Engineering. Knowledge Acquisition, 4 (1). Special Issue. (1992)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1999 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this paper
Cite this paper
Gavrilova, T., Voinov, A., Vasilyeva, E. (1999). Visual knowledge engineering as a cognitive tool. In: Mira, J., Sánchez-Andrés, J.V. (eds) Engineering Applications of Bio-Inspired Artificial Neural Networks. IWANN 1999. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1607. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0100542
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0100542
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-540-66068-2
Online ISBN: 978-3-540-48772-2
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive