Open AccessTowards the Principled Engineering of Knowledge
Author(s) -
Stefik Mark,
Conway Lynn
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
ai magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Book series
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 2371-9621
pISSN - 0738-4602
ISBN - 0-929280-01-6
DOI - 10.1609/aimag.v3i3.374
Subject(s) - expert system , knowledge engineering , computer science , process (computing) , legal expert system , engineering design process , knowledge integration , knowledge acquisition , subject matter expert , knowledge base , software engineering , knowledge management , artificial intelligence , engineering , programming language , mechanical engineering
The acquisition of expert knowledge is fundamental to the creation of expert systems The conventional approach to building expert systems assumes that the knowledge exists, and that it is feasible to find an expert who has the knowledge and can articulate it in collaboration with a knowledge engineer This article considers the practice of knowledge engineering when these assumptions can not be strictly justified It draws on our experiences in the design of VLSI design methods, and in the prototyping of an expert assistant for VLSI design We suggest methods for expanding the practice of knowledge engineering when applied to fields that are fragmented and undergoing rapid evolution We outline how the expanded practice can shape and accelerate the process of knowledge generation and refinement Our examples also clarify some of the unarticulated present practice of knowledge engineering