Abstraction in Artificial Intelligence and Complex Systems by Lorenza Saitta, Jean-Daniel Zucker.

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...

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Main Authors: Saitta, Lorenza (Author), Zucker, Jean-Daniel (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.