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In this paper, we present NLtoFOL SIP system, a web-based interactive system aimed at helping students to learn how to convert/translate natural language (NL) sentences into first-order logic (FOL) formulas. It tries to achieve it by providing (a) a structured and interactive process (SIP) for the conversion and (b) guidance and help during that process. The system provides guidance and help of various levels in an intelligent way based on the user’s responses. Also, the user interface is dynamically configured during the user interaction to reflect the steps of SIP. Different NL sentences may require the implementation of different number of SIP steps. According to our knowledge, there is no other system that tackles the problem of NL to FOL conversion in such a systematic way. Small scale evaluation has given quite satisfactory results.
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HATZILYGEROUDIS, I., PERIKOS, I. (2009). A Web-Based Interactive System for Learning NL to FOL Conversion. In: Damiani, E., Jeong, J., Howlett, R.J., Jain, L.C. (eds) New Directions in Intelligent Interactive Multimedia Systems and Services - 2. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 226. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02937-0_27
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