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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.
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Neubert, S., Studer, R. (1992). The KEEP model, a knowledge engineering process model. In: Wetter, T., Althoff, KD., Boose, J., Gaines, B.R., Linster, M., Schmalhofer, F. (eds) Current Developments in Knowledge Acquisition — EKAW '92. EKAW 1992. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 599. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-55546-3_43
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