Title :
Horizontal cooperation under uncertainties in distributed expert systems
Author :
Zhang, Chengqi ; Li, Yuefeng
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. & Math., Deakin Univ., Geelong, Vic., Australia
Abstract :
A model of horizontal cooperation under uncertainty in distributed expert systems is presented. This model uses the synthesis of solutions under uncertainty and decision-making to fulfil horizontal cooperation. Firstly, a Boolean algebra is used in order to represent the solution synthesis hypothesis space in the model. Then, a generalization of evidence theory is used as a mathematical model to synthesize all conclusions which come from other expert systems. Finally, a competing mechanism is introduced to make the decisions
Keywords :
Boolean algebra; case-based reasoning; cooperative systems; distributed algorithms; expert systems; knowledge representation; uncertainty handling; Boolean algebra; conclusion synthesis; decision-making; distributed expert systems; generalized evidence theory; horizontal cooperation; hypothesis space; solution synthesis; uncertainty; Australia; Boolean algebra; Distributed computing; Electronic mail; Electronic switching systems; Expert systems; Mathematical model; Mathematics; Robustness; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Computational Intelligence and Multimedia Applications, 1999. ICCIMA '99. Proceedings. Third International Conference on
Conference_Location :
New Delhi
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0300-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICCIMA.1999.798534
