Information Processing 92: Personal Computers and Intelligent Systems v.3
Proceedings of the IFIP 12th World Computer Congress, Madrid, Spain, 7-11 September 1992
Published on 11. September 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-444-89749-7 (ISBN)
Description
Two main themes are addressed in this volume: Expanding the Power of the Personal Computer, and Enhancing Intelligence in Informational Systems. For the first time in IFIP's history, special attention is being given to the field of Personal Computers (PCs). For more than a hundred million people internationally, these machines are the gateway to the world of computer-aided work. The enormous impact of personal computing on society has made this area a focus of attention for the computer industry as a whole. Not surprisingly, the tremendous expansion in the ways in which personal computers are applied poses many new and interesting technical challenges. The second theme of this volume has become an even more important area of research given the broader community of users made possible by PCs. The problems of incorporating human knowledge and decision-making skills into intelligent information systems are among the most interesting and difficult of those facing system designers. This volume concludes with a discussion of various ways to conduct cooperative research programs in line with IFIP's role as a facilitator of collaboration between academia and industry.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
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Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-444-89749-7 (9780444897497)
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Content
Keynote: New Science and New Art (P. McCorduck). Expanding the Power of the Personal Computer. PC Technology - Invited Paper: The Electronic Frontier: Where Personal Computing Goes From Here (E. Dyson). User Interfaces - Invited Papers: Microsoft Windows For Pen Computing (P. Singh, L. Weil); Computers, Communication and Collaboration: Revolution, Evolution and False Starts (G. Sidhu) (plus 4 other papers). Office Automation - Invited Papers: Distributed Intelligent Agents (S.J. Rosenschein); Trends in PC Database Technology (R.E. Shostak) (plus 2 other papers). Multimedia and Networking - Invited Papers: Global Systems Integration with Hypermedia (P. Maier); ISDN for Multimedia Workstations (R. Wildhack) (plus 3 other papers). Enhancing the Intelligence in Information Systems. Knowledge-Based Systems in the Transformation of Societies and Organizations - Invited Papers: Reflections on Effective Application of Information Technology in Organizations, From the Perspective of the Management in the 90's Program (R. Benjamin, M.S. Morton); Building the Intelligent Island (J. Motiwalla, M. Yap) (plus 3 other papers). The Design of Knowledge-Based Systems to Support Organizational Functions and to Aid the Work of Information Systems Professionals - Invited Paper: Knowledge Base Management Systems Using Description Logics and Their Role in Software Information Systems (A. Borgida, P. Devanbu) (plus 5 other papers). Making Sure the System is Intelligent: Knowledge-Based Systems Validation - Invited Paper: The Formalization of Knowledge-Based Systems Validation and Verification: Promises and Pitfalls (E. Hollnagel) (plus 3 other papers). Intelligence in Information Systems: Applications and Experiences (5 papers). Cooperative Research Programs (4 papers). Encouraging Academic/Practitioner Collaboration (5 papers).