Expert Systems 85

Presented at the University of Warwick in December 1985, these papers reflect the two streams of the conference: techniques and applications. Techniques examined in the first stream covered many aspects of expert systems research, including knowledge acquisition, knowledge-based planning and different inference methods, while applications in statistics, diagnosis, process control and design were included in the second stream. Expert systems are making significant contributions to an ever-widening range of activities, from academic research in computer science to industry, business and, indeed, to society at large. This book reports from practitioners at the forefront of this expanding field and will be essential reading for all who wish to keep pace with it.