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Validation and verification of knowledge-based systems: report on EUROVAV99

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 November 2000

FRANS COENEN
Affiliation:
Department of Computer Science, University of Liverpool, UK
TREVOR BENCH-CAPON
Affiliation:
Department of Computer Science, University of Liverpool, UK
ROBIN BOSWELL
Affiliation:
School of Computer & Mathematical Science, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK
JULIETTE DIBIE-BARTHÉLEMY
Affiliation:
Department of OMIP, INA-PG, Universite Paris IX--Dauphine, France
BARRY EAGLESTONE
Affiliation:
Department of Information Studies, University of Sheffield, UK
RIK GERRITS
Affiliation:
LibRt B.V., Postbus 90359, 1006 BJ Amsterdam, Netherlands
ERIC GRÉGOIRE
Affiliation:
CRIL, University of Artois, France
ANTONI LIGE¸ZA
Affiliation:
Institute of Automatics, AGH, Krakow, Poland
LUIS LAITA
Affiliation:
Department of AI, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain
MIECZYSLAW OWOC
Affiliation:
Wroclaw University of Economics, Wroclaw, Poland
FLORENCE SELLINI
Affiliation:
PSA Peugeot Citroen, La Garenne Colombes, France
SILVIE SPREEUWENBERG
Affiliation:
LibRt B.V., Postbus 90359, 1006 BJ Amsterdam, Netherlands
JAN VANTHIENEN
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Economic Science, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
ANCA VERMESAN
Affiliation:
Det Norska Veritas, Oslo, Norway
NIRMALIE WIRATUNGA
Affiliation:
School of Computer & Mathematical Science, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK

Abstract

Knowledge-Based (KB) technology is being applied to complex problem solving and safety and business critical tasks in many application domains. Concerns have naturally arisen as to the dependability of Knowledge-Based Systems (KBS). As with any software, attention to quality and safety must be paid throughout development of a KBS, and rigorous Verification and Validation (V&V) techniques must be employed. Research in V&V of KBSs has emerged as a distinct field only in the last decade, and is intended to address issues associated with quality and safety aspects of KBSs, and to provide such applications with the same degree of dependability as conventional applications. In recent years, V&V of KBSs has been the topic of annual workshops associated with the main AI conferences, such as AAAI, IJCAI and ECAI.

Type
Review Article
Copyright
© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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