The KEEP model, a knowledge engineering process model

  • Susanne Neubert
  • Rudi Studer
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Abstract

The idea of building a specification in the first phase of modeling a system, a principle known from Software Engineering, has been transferred to the area of knowledge engineering. In the context of the so-called model-based knowledge engineering, KADS is a very popular methodology ([BWS87], [WSB91], [WSG89], [HKL89], [KLV89]). However, KADS only provides some basic principles but no complete method how the knowledge engineer should perform his tasks. Therefore, the knowledge engineering process model — the so-called KEEP model — was developed as a guideline for the process of model-based knowledge engineering in the sense of KADS.

The KEEP model resulted from some experience in using the KADS methodology and an assessment of the life-cycle model of Hickman et. al. [HKL89]. The KEEP model is described at different layers of abstraction with the help of a dataflow diagram to give a detailed and structured description of the knowledge engineer's tasks and its results. Furthermore, the KEEP model includes a specification of the control flow for determining the order in which the different activities have to be carried out.

Keywords

KEEP model conceptual model knowledge acquisition knowledge elicitation knowledge collection knowledge interpretation 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Susanne Neubert
    • 1
  • Rudi Studer
    • 1
  1. 1.Institut für Angewandte Informalik und Formale BeschreibungsverfahrenUniversität Karlsrube (TH)Karlsruhe 1Germany

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