Modeling of a Procedural Knowledge by a Dialogue Knowledge Base

Igor Chimir ¹ and Waheeb Abu-Dawwas ²

¹ Cherkassy Academy of Management, Ukraine

² Computer Information Systems Department, Al-Zaytoonah University, Jordan

 Abstract: This paper depicts theoretical results obtained in the line of projects related to constructing dialogue applications based on a formal cognitive model of a human-machine dialogue. One of the aims of the paper is to propose an appropriate model of question-answering dialogue, which can be used in designing relevant computer software. The theory proposes formal descriptions of declarative and procedural knowledge of dialogue’s agents and introduces the idea of a dialogue knowledge base, which is capable of storing the procedural and the declarative knowledge of dialogue’s agents. Emphasis on declarative-procedural typology of knowledge allows us to consider a dialogue process as a goal-oriented behavior; and, hence, as a general method of solving some classes of problems.  

Keywords: Human-machine dialogue, question-answering dialogue, logic of questions and answers, dialogue knowledge base, problem solving process. 

Received April 21, 2003; accepted July 27, 2003