Conceptual Exploration
Conceptual Exploration

Author: Bernhard Ganter

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-05-26

Total Pages: 331

ISBN-13: 3662492911

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This is the first textbook on attribute exploration, its theory, its algorithms forapplications, and some of its many possible generalizations. Attribute explorationis useful for acquiring structured knowledge through an interactive process, byasking queries to an expert. Generalizations that handle incomplete, faulty, orimprecise data are discussed, but the focus lies on knowledge extraction from areliable information source.The method is based on Formal Concept Analysis, a mathematical theory ofconcepts and concept hierarchies, and uses its expressive diagrams. The presentationis self-contained. It provides an introduction to Formal Concept Analysiswith emphasis on its ability to derive algebraic structures from qualitative data,which can be represented in meaningful and precise graphics.

Conceptual Structures: Fulfilling Peirce's Dream
Conceptual Structures: Fulfilling Peirce's Dream

Author: Dickson Lukose

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 1997-07-16

Total Pages: 644

ISBN-13: 9783540633082

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Conceptual Structures, ICCS '97, held in Seattle, Washington, USA, in August 1997. The 39 full papers presented were carefully selected and revised for inclusion in the volume. Also included are 9 abstracts of conceptual graphs tools. The papers are organized in sections on knowledge representation, knowledge modeling, formal concept analysis, formal reasoning, applications of conceptual graphs, and conceptual graphs tools. This book competently documents the progress achieved in the area since the predecessor conference ICCS '96, the proceedings of which have been published as LNAI 1115.

Concepts
Concepts

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13:

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Disseminates information concerning new developments and effective actions taken relative to the management of defense systems programs and defense systems acquisition.

Formal Concept Analysis
Formal Concept Analysis

Author: Robert Godin

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2005-01-27

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 3540322620

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This volume contains the Proceedings of ICFCA 2005, the 3rd International Conference on Formal Concept Analysis. The ICFCA conference series aims to be the premier forum for the publication of advances in applied lattice and order theory, and in particular scienti?c advances related to formal concept analysis. Formal concept analysis is a ?eld of applied mathematics with its mat- matical root in order theory, in particular in the theory of complete lattices. Researchers had long been aware of the fact that these ?elds have many - tential applications. Formal concept analysis emerged in the 1980s from e?orts to restructure lattice theory to promote better communication between lattice theorists and potential users of lattice theory. The key theme was the mathe- tization of concept and conceptual hierarchy. Since then, the ?eld has developed into a growing research area in its own right with a thriving theoretical com- nity and an increasing number of applications in data and knowledge processing, including data visualization, information retrieval, machine learning, data an- ysis and knowledge management. ICFCA2005re?ectedbothpracticalbene?tsandprogressinthefoundational theory of formal concept analysis. Algorithmic aspects were discussed as well as e?orts to broaden the ?eld. All regular papers appearing in this volume were refereed by at least two, in most cases three independent reviewers. The ?nal decision to accept the papers was arbitrated by the Program Chairs based on the referee reports. It was the involvement of the Program Committee and the Editorial Board that ensured the scienti?c quality of these proceedings.

Semantic Knowledge Representation for Information Retrieval
Semantic Knowledge Representation for Information Retrieval

Author: Winfried Gödert

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2014-08-19

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 3110329700

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This book covers the basics of semantic web technologies and indexing languages, and describes their contribution to improve methods of formal knowledge representation and reasoning. The methodologies included combine the specifics of indexing languages, Web representation languages and intersystem relations, and explain their contribution to search functionalities in information retrieval scenarios. An example oriented discussion, considering aspects of conceptual and semantic interoperability in processes of subject querying and knowledge exploration is provided. The book is relevant to information scientists, knowledge workers and indexers. It provides a suitable combination of theoretical foundations and practical applications.

Formal Concept Analysis
Formal Concept Analysis

Author: Diana Cristea

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-06-14

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 3030214621

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Formal Concept Analysis, ICFCA 2019, held in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in June 2019. The 15 full papers and 5 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 36 submissions. The book also contains four invited contributions in full paper length. The field of Formal Concept Analysis (FCA) originated in the 1980s in Darmstadt as a subfield of mathematical order theory, with prior developments in other research groups. Its original motivation was to consider complete lattices as lattices of concepts, drawing motivation from philosophy and mathematics alike. FCA has since then developed into a wide research area with applications much beyond its original motivation, for example in logic, data mining, learning, and psychology.

Formal Concept Analysis
Formal Concept Analysis

Author: Dominik Dürrschnabel

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-07-05

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 3031359496

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Formal Concept Analysis, ICFCA 2023, which took place in Kassel, Germany, in July 2023. The 13 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 19 submissions. The International Conference on Formal Concept Analysis serves as a platform for researchers from FCA and related disciplines to showcase and exchange their research findings. The papers are organized in two topical sections, first "Theory" and second "Applications and Visualization".

After Theory, Before Big Data
After Theory, Before Big Data

Author: Friedrich Kratochwil

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-07-13

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 1000401642

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This book’s key purpose is to contribute to the ongoing "theoretical" discussion in the field of international relations (IR) concerning the status of grand theories. However, it also has a wider, critical mission: to challenge mainstream social science and its dominant methodology, as well as the unfettered optimism that the problem of social order can be solved by the "application" of scientific knowledge to our practical problems. The author uses rigorous philosophical analysis to focus on the unexamined assumptions that form the bedrock of many contemporary scholars in IR and demonstrates the unavailability of a universal "scientific" procedure for finding the facts, when we face practical choices and issues of social reproduction. This book will be of interest to upper-level students of IR, sociology, history, and philosophy of science; it will also speak to students of security, foreign policy making, migration, and political economy, in addressing the basis of their attitudes in thinking about the world and the role of scholarship.

Complexity Theory and Language Development
Complexity Theory and Language Development

Author: Lourdes Ortega

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company

Published: 2017-11-15

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9027264961

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This volume is both a state-of-the-art display of current thinking on second language development as a complex system. It is also a tribute to Diane Larsen-Freeman for her decades of intellectual leadership in the academic disciplines of applied linguistics and second language acquisition. The chapters therein range from theoretical expositions to methodological analyses, pedagogical proposals, and conceptual frameworks for future research. In a balanced and in-depth manner, the authors provide a comprehensive and interdisciplinary understanding of second language development, with a wealth of insights that promise to break the status-quo of current research and take it to exciting new territory. The book will appeal to both seasoned and novice researchers in applied linguistics, second language acquisition, bilingualism, cognitive psychology, and education, as well as to practitioners in second or foreign language teaching of any language.