Michael Negnevitsky,澳大利亞塔斯馬尼亞大學(xué)電氣工程和計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)系教授。他的許多研究課題都涉及人工智能和軟計(jì)算。他一直致力于電氣工程、過程控制和環(huán)境工程中智能系統(tǒng)的開發(fā)和應(yīng)用,著有200多篇論文、兩本專著,并獲得了四項(xiàng)發(fā)明專利。
圖書目錄
preface preface to the third edition overview of the book acknowledgements 1 introduction to knowledge-based intelligent systems 1.1 intelligent machines, or what machines can do 1.2 the history of artificial intelligence, or from the 'dark ages' to knowledge*based systems 1.3 summary questions for review references 2 rule-based expert systems 2.1 introduction, or what is knowledge? 2.2 rules as a knowledge representation technique 2.3 the main players in the expert system development team 2.4 structure of a rule*based expert system 2.5 fundamental characteristics of an expert system 2.6 forward chaining and backward chaining inference techniques 2.7 media advisor: a demonstration rule*based expert system 2.8 conflict resolution 2.9 advantages and disadvantages of rule*based expert systems 2.10 summary questions for review references 3 uncertainty management in rule-based expert systems 3.1 introduction, or what is uncertainty? 3.2 basic .probability theory 3.3 bayesian reasoning 3.4 forecast: bayesian accumulation of evidence 3.5 bias of the bayesian method 3.6 certainty factors theory and evidential reasoning 3.7 forecast: an application of certainty factors 3.8 comparison of bayesian reasoning and certainty factors 3.9 summary questions for review references 4 fuzzy expert systems 4.1 introduction, or what is fuzzy thinking? 4.2 fuzzy sets 4.3 linguistic variables and hedges 4.4 operations of fuzzy sets 4.5 fuzzy rules 4.6 fuzzy inference 4.7 building a fuzzy expert system 4.8 summary questions for review references bibliography 5 frame-based expert systems 5.1 introduction, or what is a frame? 5.2 frames as a knowledge representation technique 5.3 inheritance in frame-based systems 5.4 methods and demons 5.5 interaction of frames and rules 5.6 buy smart: a frame-based expert system 5.7 summary questions for review references bibliography 6 artificial neural networks 6.1 introduction, or how the brain works 6.2 the neuron as a simple computing element 6.3 the perceptron 6.4 multilayer neural networks 6.5 accelerated learning in multilayer neural networks 6.6 the hopfield network 6.7 bidirectional associative memory 6.8 self-organising neural networks 6.9 summary questions for review references evolutionary computation 7.1 introduction, or can evolution be intelligent? 7.2 simulation of natural evolution 7.3 genetic algorithms 7.4 why genetic algorithms work 7.5 case study: maintenance scheduling with genetic algorithms 7.6 evolution strategies 7.7 genetic programming 7.8 summary questions for review references bibliography 8 hybrid intelligent systems 8.1 introduction, or how to combine german mechanics with italian love 8.2 neural expert systems 8.3 neuro-fuzzy systems 8.4 anfis: adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system 8.5 evolutionary neural networks 8.6 fuzzy evolutionary systems 8.7 summary questions for review references 9 knowledge engineering 9.1 introduction, or what is knowledge engineering? 9.2 will an expert system work for my problem? 9.3 will a fuzzy expert system work for my problem? 9.4 will a neural network work for my problem? 9.5 will genetic algorithms work for my problem? 9.6 will a hybrid intelligent system work for my problem? 9.7 summary questions for review references 10 data mining and knowledge discovery 10.1 introduction, or what is data mining? 10.2 statistical methods and data visualisation 10.3 principal component analysis 10.4 relational databases and database queries 10.s the data warehouse and multidimensional data analysis 10.6 decision trees 10.7 association rules and market basket analysis 10.8 summary questions for review references glossary appendix: al tools and vendors index