Knowledge-Based Applications Systems

Calendar

Lec #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
Introduction and Background
1	Course Organization; Spirit of the Undertaking
2	Tell it What to Know; Search
The Spirit and Pragmatics of KBS
3	Origins of KBS: MACSYMA and DENDRAL
4	Application Analysis Case Study: Case Introduction
5	Application Analysis Case Study: Class Discussion	Reading summary 1 due
6	Rule-Based Systems	Reading summary 2 due
Knowledge Representation and Reasoning Paradigms
7	Semantic Nets	Reading summary 3 due
8	Logic	Problem set 1 out Reading summary 4 due
9	Frame-Based Systems	Reading summary 5 due
10	Uncertain Reasoning, Models of Rationality
11	Blackboards	Problem set 1 due Project proposal due
12	Pragmatic Issues in Knowledge Acquisition	Reading summary 6 due
13	Summary of Knowledge Representation	Reading summary 7 due
Problem Solving Paradigms
14	Causal Reasoning	Reading summary 8 due
15	Model-Based Reasoning	Problem set 2 out Project progress report 2 due
16	Case-Based Reasoning	Reading summary 9 due
17	Reasoning with Constraints	Problem set 2 due Reading summary 10 due
18	Reasoning about Physical Systems	Reading summary 11 due
Research Issues
19	Human Intelligence Project	Project report 3 due
20	Common Sense
21	Learning
22	Ontologies and Data Mining
Project Presentations
23	Project Presentations and Discussion
24	Project Presentations and Discussion (cont.)
25	Project Presentations and Discussion (cont.)
26	Project Presentations and Discussion (cont.)	Term project report due