Knowledge-Based Systems

Viewpoints Archive


	2006
Dec/Jan -		2006: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 2007
November -		Increasing Microprocessor Parallelization May Enable Faster Knowledge-Based Systems
October -		Agent-Based Modeling in Transportation Recent Developments: Peter Norvig on Web Search and Artificial Intelligence
September -		U.S. Department of Energy and Private-Sector Companies Work toward Intelligent Controls for Coal-Fired Electric-Power Plants
August -		Recent Developments: BBN Technologies' DARPA Contract for Learning Project • Developments in General Game Playing Software • Knowledge-Based Computer-Assisted Detection Systems for Breast Cancer
July -		Recent Developments: Dartmouth Artificial-Intelligence Conference: The Next 50 Years • Poker Becoming the New Test Bed for Artificial Intelligence Research • Stottler Henke Associates Developing Adversary Simulation Tool for U.S. Air Force • Machine Learning for Retail
June -		Evolution toward Sometimes-Autonomous Vehicles New Technology Area: Connected Homes
May -		Singularity Summit at Stanford
April -		Recent Developments: Upper Ontology Summit for Interoperability among Ontologies • Potential of "Robotic Bio-chemists" • Smart Computerized System to Monitor Agricultural Crops
March -		Recent Developments: Medstory Develops Vertical Search Engine • Robert Wood Johnson Hospital Deploys Knowledge-Based Computer-Assisted Coding Solution • Honda Develops Semiautonomous Honda Accord Vehicles
February -		Recent Developments: Prototypical Vehicle System Monitors Road for Pedestrian Intrusions • Otis Announces Intelligent Controls for Elevators Applications: Knowledge-Based Software Suite Will Support Biotechnology Research

	2005	Download all 2005 Viewpoints (PDF)
Dec/Jan -		2005: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 2006
November -		Evolving toward Autonomous Vehicles
October -		Recent Developments: Virginia Researchers to Develop Cognitive Wireless Networks Using Smart, Software-Defined Radios • New Ontology for Automating e-Business Using the Semantic Web
September -		Knowledge-Based Engineering and Systems
August -		Machine Learning
July -		Ontologies
June -		Smart Homes and Buildings Recent Developments: Blue Brain Project to Understand Human Intelligence
May -		Software Agents to Aid Space Exploration and Satellite Management
April -		Competing Approaches to Artificial Intelligence Showcase Diversity in the Field
March -		Synergies between the Semantic Web and Life-Sciences Research
February -		Recent Developments: Leading Research Efforts on Mixed-Initiative Systems • The Search for Meaning Using Google's Search-Engine Service

	2004	Download all 2004 Viewpoints (PDF)
Dec/Jan -		2004: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 2005
November -		Recent Developments: Computer Game Predicted 47 of 50 States in Presidential Election • Purdue University Researchers Develop "Intelligent" Grinding Process • Intelligent Monitoring System Tracks Gas and Water Leaks • European Researchers Develop Intelligent Cardiac-Monitoring System
October -		Knowledge-Based Systems in Automobiles
September -		Smarter Software-Defined Radios
August -		Mixed-Initiative Decision Making and Interaction
July -		Geographic Information Systems and Fuzzy Logic Recent Developments: Developments in Electronic Design Automation • Smarter Satellites
June -		Recent Developments: Stottler Henke Associates Releases SimBionic 2.0 Visual Programming Tool • European Efforts Move toward Implementing the Semantic Web
May -		Recent Developments: DARPA Cognition and System-Regeneration Projects • Researchers Teaching Rescue Robots to Operate as a Team • Improving Crop Production Yields Applications: NASA Showcasing MAPGEN Decision Support Software on Mars Rover Mission
April -		Computer Games: Beyond Entertainment Recent Developments: Software Agents for Logistics Planning
March -		Computer-Based Simulation and Artificial Intelligence
February -		Developments in Artificial Intelligence Further Genomic Research

	2003	Download all 2003 Viewpoints (PDF)
Dec/Jan -		2003: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 2004
November -		Software Agents and Astronomical Observation Recent Developments: Very-High-Speed Internet Connection tested at CERN Announcement: Next Generation Technologies
October -		Evolution in Sketch Understanding Recent Developments: Artificial Intelligence and Collaboration Research for Homeland Security
September -		Machine Translation
August -		U.S. Defense Department Working toward Cognitive Computing
July -		"Digital Aristotle" from Project Halo Applications: Software Agents and Phones
June -		Artificial Life Forms Shed Light on Evolution Recent Developments: Marvin Minsky Blasts Contemporary Artificial-Intelligence Research
May -		Bottom-Up versus Top-Down Artificial Intelligence: Swarm Intelligence versus Programming Multiple Robotic Agents
April -		Swarm Intelligence
February -		Educators Rely on Computer Programs to Score Essays Recent Developments: Software Agents Perform as Digital Actors in Lord of the Rings Movie

	2002	Download Aug.–Dec. 2002 Viewpoints (PDF)
Dec/Jan -		2002: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 2003
November -		Knowledge-Based Decision-Support Software for Insurance Claims Recent Developments: Computerized Chess Competition: A Tie
October -		Artificial Intelligence–Based Techniques for Semiconductor Chip Design
September -		Autonomic Computing
August -		Artificial Intelligence in Space Applications
July -		Semantic Web
June -		Agent-Based Modeling Explorer Announcement
May -		Artificial Intelligence Promoted by U.S. Department of Defense
April -		Issues and Opportunities for Interface Agents
March -		Commercialization of Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge-Based Systems
February -		Medical Applications: Online Psychotherapy Recent Developments: Monitoring System for bioterrorism Events

	2001
Dec/Jan -		2001: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 2002
November -		Applications of Knowledge-Based Systems
October -		Knowledge-Based Systems and Neural Networks Combine for Printed Circuit-Board Inspection Recent Developments: Software Robots May "See" Threats Sooner • Researcher Develops Knowledge-Based System to Help Doctors Identify Rare Infectious Diseases
September -		Remote Monitoring Diagnostics and Prognostic Maintenance
August -		State of Artificial Intelligence Recent Developments: Knowledge-Based Software for Help Desks
July -		Competing Technologies: Neural-Network Applications Grow Recent Developments: SAP and BiosGroup Team to Evolve Supply Chains into Adaptive Supply-Chain Networks
May -		Open Knowledge Bases
April -		Applications of Genetic Algorithms
March -		Genetic Programming
February -		Medical Applications at Georgia Institute of Technology Use Artificial Intelligence Techniques

	2000
Dec/Jan -		2000: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 2001
November -		Rules Tools Automate Product Configurations for Sales on the Web Recent Developments: Summarization Software by Surfnotes
October -		Bayes Networks
September -		Artificial Evolution Coupled with Robotic Manufacturing
August -		Microsoft and Software Agent Research
July -		Computerized Logic Tutor Recent Developments: Better Diesel Engines through Natural Selection
June -		Evolution of Artificial Intelligence
May -		Divergent Applications for Knowledge-Based Systems
April -		Stanford Symposium on Artificial-Intelligence Frontiers Recent Developments: DARPA to Commercialize Computerized Planning Technology
March -		Kenjin: Proactive Software Agent Recent Developments: Autonomous Agents in E-Commerce
February -		Evolution of Software Agents and Software-Agent Systems

	1999
Dec/Jan -		1999: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 2000
November -		Fuzzy Logic and Genetic Algorithms for Site Location
October -		Knowledge-Based Systems Embedded in Larger Environments
September -		Online E-Services: Market Opportunity for Integration of Knowledge-Based Systems
August -		Explorer Technology Charts
*Before August 1999, the Explorer service was called TechMonitoring, and Viewpoints* were TechLinks.**
July -		SRI's Open Agent Architecture: A Framework for Integrating Multiple Software Modules into Distributed Systems
June -		Affective Computing: Systems Adapting to Users' Emotions Recent Developments: Fuzzy System for Excel
May -		Knowledge-Based Systems for Electronic Commerce
April -		Computerized Scoring of Essays
March -		Recent Developments: Software Agent Prody Parrot 2.0 Areas to Monitor: Hybrid Systems in Finance Applications: Knowledge-Based Systems Combined with Data Mining in Energy and Process Industries
February -		What Knowledge-Based Systems Can Teach Us

	1998
Dec/Jan -		1998: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 1999
November -		Conceptual Indexing for Precision Content Retrieval at Sun Microsystems's Laboratory Recent Developments: Google
October -		Organizing and Accessing Knowledge in the World Wide Web and Large-Scale Intranets
September -		Knowledge Management and Knowledge Engineering Impact of Intelligent Agents on Communications Recent Developments: Intellisystems to Incorporate Speech Recognition with Its Expert System
August -		Knowledge-Based Systems and Knowledge Management
July -		Emerging XML Internet Standard: May Enable Widespread Knowledge-Based and Agent-Based Systems
June -		Reuse in Knowledge-Based Systems and Object Orientation
May -		Software "Robots"
April -		Recent Developments: Loan System's Sysload AES Provides Expert System Support to Server Performance Management • Jess Is A Newly Deployed Java Expert System Shell • Gensym's G2 Knowledge-Based System Helps France Telecom Manage Network Traffic
March -		Intelligent Agents and Artificial Life
February -		Knowledge-Based Systems in Health Care: Intriguing Opportunity, Slow Uptake

	1997
Dec/Jan -		1997: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 1998
November -		Momentum for Knowledge-Based Engineering
October -		Knowledge Management and Artificial Intelligence Move Closer Recent Developments: Business Rules Are Easier with ActiveAgentX • German Researchers Develop Agent Architecture Based on Adaptive Constraints
September -		Intelligent Software Agents
August -		Attracting Girls to Computer Games: Using Intelligent Software Agents
July -		Case-Based Reasoning
June -		Deep Blue: Artificially Intelligent or Chess Savant?
May -		An Analysis of Agent-Based Technology
April -		The First International Conference on Autonomous Agents
March -		KBS, Genetic Algorithms, and Art
February -		Latin American Cement Company Applies AI to Manage Disorder

	1996
Dec/Jan -		1996: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 1997
November -		Data Mining Technology to Detect Cellular Phone Fraud • Data Mining Market to Boom as Companies Focus on Profitability • GK Intelligent Systems's AI Venture
October -		A Briefing on the Symposium for Knowledge-Based Engineering in the Automotive Industry
September -		Surfing with Intelligence: Intelligent Agents Help Users Navigate the Web • EchoSearch Relies on AI Technology to Gather Information Off the Web
August -		Knowledge-Based Engineering at Ford Motor
July -		U.S. Armed Forces Seek Help from AI Technology • Robots May Soon Replace Lapidaries in Diamond Cutting • AI Expert Discusses Resuability of Technology
June -		Visualization Software: A New Tool for Improving Data Comprehension • Visual Intelligence for Access Control Systems and Public Security • Software System : An Aid in Identification of Air Targets
May -		A Perspective on Data Mining in the Year 2001: What Can We Expect?
April -		KBS and Risk Management: Assessing the Dangers of Everyday Life • British Sugar to Reduce Energy Costs • The Growing Market for Data Mining Tools
March -		AI Specialists Cash in on Wall Street • Hospital Relies on Information System to Improve Patient Care • Expert System Helps HRDC Provide Employment Services • COLOSSUS to Examine Bodily Injury Claims • Mindlink Is Developing an Idea-Generating, Problem-Solving Software
February -		What Should Be the Ultimate Goal of AI?
Dec/Jan -		1995: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 1996