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From actors to processes: The representation of dynamic knowledge using conceptual graphs

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Conceptual Structures: Theory, Tools and Applications (ICCS 1998)

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The conceptual graph formalism provides all necessary representational primitives needed to model static knowledge. As such, it offers a complete set of knowledge modeling tools, covering a wide range of knowledge modeling requirements. However, the representation of dynamic knowledge falls outside the scope of the actual theory. Dynamic knowledge supposes that transformations of objects are possible. Processes describe such transformations. To allow the representation of processes, we need a way to represent state changes in a conceptual graph based system. Consequently, the theory should be extended to include the description of processes based on the representation of assertions and retractions about the world. This paper extends the conceptual graph theory in that direction, taking into account the implementation considerations that such an extension entails.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada

    Guy W. Mineau

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Mineau, G.W. (1998). From actors to processes: The representation of dynamic knowledge using conceptual graphs. In: Mugnier, ML., Chein, M. (eds) Conceptual Structures: Theory, Tools and Applications. ICCS 1998. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1453. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0054905

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