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International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management

EKAW 1993: Knowledge Acquisition for Knowledge-Based Systems pp 360–378Cite as

The participatory design of a computer assisted knowledge engineering methodology and tool: The ALADIN+ Project

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Abstract

Knowledge is produced in the context of very specific social praxis, and it's production needs energy. This energy can be made profitable if knowledge is saved and re-used to produce new adaptive solutions to more complex environments. Knowledge engineering is a praxis that is an answer to that need. This task can be assisted by a methodology and a set of tools: it is named “computer assisted knowledge engineering” (CAKE). ALADIN+, as a CAKE, is intended to assist knowledge based systems developers, either as managers, knowledge engineers, experts or users. A participatory design methodology has been set in accordance to our cybernetic approach of the organization and the design process. We describe the actual results of this situated research. The goals of the system are: to support the life cycle of Knowledge Based Systems (KBS) and to facilitate communication between KBS developers. The ALADIN+ modules are: planning, elicitation and acquisition, modelling, instantiation, evaluation and methodological assistant. ALADIN+ help developers by making knowledge engineering know-how available where it is needed.

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    Joël Muzard, Aziza Hanafi, André Dupont & Benoît Tiffou

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Muzard, J., Hanafi, A., Dupont, A., Tiffou, B. (1993). The participatory design of a computer assisted knowledge engineering methodology and tool: The ALADIN+ Project. In: Aussenac, N., Boy, G., Gaines, B., Linster, M., Ganascia, J.G., Kodratoff, Y. (eds) Knowledge Acquisition for Knowledge-Based Systems. EKAW 1993. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 723. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-57253-8_63

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