{"product_id":"graph-based-knowledge-representation-computational-foundations-of-conceptual-graphs-9781849967693","title":"Graph-Based Knowledge Representation: Computational Foundations of Conceptual Graphs","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Michel Chein\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: System Administration - Storage \u0026amp; Retrieval\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book studies a graph-based knowledge representation and reasoning formalism stemming from conceptual graphs, with a substantial focus on the computational properties.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnowledge can be symbolically represented in many ways, and the authors have chosen labeled graphs for their modeling and computational qualities. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey features of the formalism presented can be summarized as follows: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- all kinds of knowledge (ontology, facts, rules, constraints) are labeled graphs, which provide an intuitive and easily understandable means to represent knowledge, \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- reasoning mechanisms are based on graph-theoretic operations and this allows, in particular, for linking the basic problem to other fundamental problems in computer science (e.g. constraint networks, conjunctive queries in databases), \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- it is logically founded, i.e. it has a logical semantics and the graph inference mechanisms are sound and complete, \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- there are efficient reasoning algorithms, thus knowledge-based systems can be built to solve real problems. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a nutshell, the authors have attempted to answer, the following question: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e``how far is it possible to go in knowledge representation and reasoning by representing knowledge with graphs and reasoning with graph operations?''\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45276628549783,"sku":"9781849967693","price":13221.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781849967693.webp?v=1769286191","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/graph-based-knowledge-representation-computational-foundations-of-conceptual-graphs-9781849967693","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}