ITCS6155

ITCS6155/8155 Knowledge Based Systems Spring 2010

The class does not require any textbook.

Course Outline

Lectures and Papers

Information Systems, Queries and Their Semantics (WORD format)
Rough Sets (PPT format)
Reducts in ROSETTA, Discretization, Distributed Query Processing, Semantics (WORD format)
Induction of Decision Trees (PPT format)
Query Processing Based on Reducts (PPT format)
Failing Queries (PPT format)
ERID in comparison to LERS (WORD format)
Computing Reducts using LERS and ID3 Example (Word format)
Reducts in Incomplete IS (WORD format)
Sample Problems - Test I(WORD format)
Query Semantics (Word format)
ERID & Chase Algorithms (PPT format)
Precision and Recall (PPT format)
Data Security (PPT format)
Data Security and Null Value Imputation (PDF format)
Sample Problems (Word format)
Ontology (website)
DAML Ontology Library (website)
Frame Segment Trees (FS Trees) (PDF format)
Action Rules I (PPT format)
Action Rules II (PPT format)
Sample Problems (Word format)
Musical Terms (DOC Format)
Music Automatic Indexing and Retrieval (PPT Format)
KBS Related Algorithms (IM's Website)
Sample Problems for Final Exam (Word format)

Additional Links

KBS Classes I (PPT format) /by Derek Bridge/
KBS Classes II (PPT format) /by P.C. Ojha/
Interoperation, Mediation, Ontologies
Ontologies for Data Integration (by Monica Crubezy)
Ontology (by John Sowa)
Papers on Ontology (Mizoguchi's Lab.)
Missing Values, RS Strategies (by Grzymala-Busse)

PROJECT:
Implement Flexible Query Answering System following the strategy proposed by Muslea (PDF format)

Links to Data

Software

Timetable & Information about Test, Project, and Grading

Classes begin: January 11 (Monday), 2010
University Closed: January 18 (Monday)
Spring Break: March 8-13
Midterm: March 22 (Monday) [maximum 30 points]
Project - deadline to submit: May 3 (Monday) [maximum 30 points]
Final: May 10 (Monday), 11:00am - 1:30pm, Room: Woodward 135 [maximum 40 points]

Grade A - (86-100 points), Grade B - (71-85 points), Grade C - (51-70 points).

Sample Problems

Problems II (WORD format)

Problems Final Exam (WORD format)

Class meetings:

Location: Woodward Hall 135
Time: Monday, 12:30pm - 3:15pm

Instructor: Zbigniew W. Ras

Office: Location: Woodward Hall 430C
Telephone: 704-687-8574
Office Hours: Monday: 10:30am-12:30pm
e-mail: ras@uncc.edu

TA: Amanda Cohen

Office: Location: Woodward Hall 432 (KDD Lab.)
Telephone: 704-687-8546
Office Hours: Monday [3:30-5:30pm]
e-mail: acohen24@uncc.edu