Classically, cognition assumes that the underlying mechanisms of thinking are based on symbol manipulation processes. This assumption has several drawbacks, such as the issue of w...
--The vast amounts of data about people, things and the environment will require new ways of handling, searching and presenting information. New applications will increasingly be a...
Large systems often have a long life-span and comprise many intricately related elements. The verification and maintenance of these systems require a good understanding of their ...
People intuitively understand that function and purpose are critical parts of what human-configured entities are about, but these notions have proved difficult to capture formally....
Researchers in commonsense, qualitative spatial and temporal reasoning (QSTR) provide flexible and intuitive methods for reasoning about vague and uncertain information including ...