Title

A representation of complex events and processes for the acquisition of knowledge from texts

Keywords

Event-centered representation; Knowledge acquisition from texts; Knowledge representation

Abstract

Temporal event hierarchies are proposed as a technique to represent knowledge in texts describing processes. The representation is that which a program, without prior knowledge about these processes, will be able to acquire by reading a description of a process. The representation is intended to be used by programs that acquire knowledge from texts. This representation is viewed as a bridge between the English description of a biological system and deeper representations of systems such as those proposed by qualitative physics and model-based reasoning. The representation is based on temporal relationships that are used to index and organize knowledge about biological systems (circulatory, respiratory, urinary, etc.) in a hierarchy of events. Several reasoning methods that the proposed representation permits are explained. The event centered representation proposed here is also related to object centered representations. Finally, algorithms for the automated construction of the event hierarchies are explained. © 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.

Publication Date

1-1-1998

Publication Title

Knowledge-Based Systems

Volume

10

Issue

4

Number of Pages

237-251

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/S0950-7051(97)00047-6

Socpus ID

0031674772 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0031674772

This document is currently not available here.

Share

COinS