ESWS
2010
Springer
14 years 4 months ago
2010
Springer
Abstract. The current state of the art regarding scalable reasoning consists of programs that run on a single machine. When the amount of data is too large, or the logic is too com...
ESWS
2007
Springer
14 years 4 months ago
2007
Springer
We propose to design and study new techniques for description logic (DL) reasoning based on a prominent data structure that has been applied very successfully in various domains in...
ECOOP
2007
Springer
14 years 4 months ago
2007
Springer
Object invariants describe the consistency of object states, and are crucial for reasoning about the correctness of object-oriented programs. However, reasoning about object invari...
KR
1989
Springer
14 years 4 months ago
1989
Springer
Research on nonmonotonic and default reasoning has identified several important criteria for preferring alternative default inferences. The theories of reasoning based on each of...
ICTAI
1996
IEEE
14 years 4 months ago
1996
IEEE
In this paper we propose a general approach for reasoning in space. The approach is composed of a set of two general constraints to govern the spatial relationships between object...
ATAL
1997
Springer
14 years 4 months ago
1997
Springer
Abstract. Just as cooperation in multi-agent systems is a central issue for solving complex tasks, so too is the ability for an intelligent agent to reason about combined knowledge...
KR
1998
Springer
14 years 4 months ago
1998
Springer
This paper presents a method for reasoning about spatial objects and their qualitative spatial relationships. In contrast to existing work, which mainly focusses on reasoning abou...
KR
1998
Springer
14 years 4 months ago
1998
Springer
In this paper we present a new semantics, called Local Models Semantics, and use it to provide a foundation to reasoning with contexts. This semantics captures and makes precise t...
KES
1998
Springer
14 years 4 months ago
1998
Springer
Many events in the world occur with some quantity that shows a level of the occurrence. This paper discusses reasoning with the normalized level of the occurrence, which we call i...
AISC
1998
Springer
14 years 4 months ago
1998
Springer
The use of computer algebra is usually considered beneficial for mechanised reasoning in mathematical domains. We present a case study, in the application domain of coding theory, ...