Lorenza Saitta & Jean-Daniel Zucker 
Abstraction in Artificial Intelligence and Complex Systems [PDF ebook] 

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Abstraction is a fundamental mechanism underlying both human and artificial perception, representation of knowledge, reasoning and learning. This mechanism plays a crucial role in many disciplines, notably Computer Programming, Natural and Artificial Vision, Complex Systems, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Art, and Cognitive Sciences. This book first provides the reader with an overview of the notions of abstraction proposed in various disciplines by comparing both commonalities and differences.  After discussing the characterizing properties of abstraction, a formal model, the 
KRA model, is presented to capture them. This model makes the notion of abstraction easily applicable by means of the introduction of a set of abstraction operators and abstraction patterns, reusable across different domains and applications. It is the impact of abstraction in Artificial Intelligence, Complex Systems and Machine Learning which creates the core of the book.  A general framework, based on the 
KRA model, is presented, and its pragmatic power is illustrated with three case studies: Model-based diagnosis, Cartographic  Generalization, and learning Hierarchical Hidden Markov Models.

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Table of Content

Introduction.- Abstraction in Different Disciplines.- Abstraction in Artificial Intelligence.- Definitions of Abstraction.- Boundaries of Abstraction.- The
KRA Model.- Abstraction Operators and Design Patterns.- Properties of the
KRA Model.- Abstraction in Machine Learning.- Simplicity, Complex Systems, and Abstraction.- Case Studies and Applications.- Discussion.- Conclusion.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 484 ● ISBN 9781461470526 ● File size 17.3 MB ● Publisher Springer New York ● City NY ● Country US ● Published 2013 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 2787726 ● Copy protection Social DRM

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