Publisher's Synopsis
A practical guide to using the most well-researched techniques in analysis for knowledge-based systems that exists today. This book describes the "KADS" methodology for the modelling of knowledge, developed over five years under the CEC ESPRIT collaborative research programme.;The methodology is gaining increased usage in Europe as the benefits of bringing more secure software engineering practices into knowledge-based systems are perceived and as commercial uptake of the technology increases. The "KADS" four-layer conceptual model is one of the most effective techniques in knowledge engineering today for tackling the knowledge acquisition bottleneck.
