An Introduction to Constraint-Based Temporal Reasoning (Synthesis Lectures on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, 26) - Softcover

Barták, Roman; Morris, Robert A.; Venable, K. Brent

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1608459675 ISBN 13: 9781608459674

Publisher: Morgan & Claypool Publishers, 2014

Synopsis

Solving challenging computational problems involving time has been a critical component in the development of artificial intelligence systems almost since the inception of the field. This book provides a concise introduction to the core computational elements of temporal reasoning for use in AI systems for planning and scheduling, as well as systems that extract temporal information from data. It presents a survey of temporal frameworks based on constraints, both qualitative and quantitative, as well as of major temporal consistency techniques. The book also introduces the reader to more recent extensions to the core model that allow AI systems to explicitly represent temporal preferences and temporal uncertainty.

This book is intended for students and researchers interested in constraint-based temporal reasoning. It provides a self-contained guide to the different representations of time, as well as examples of recent applications of time in AI systems.

Table of Contents: Preface / Summary of Acronyms / Introduction to Time in AI Systems / Temporal Frameworks Based on Constraints / Extensions: Preferences and Uncertainty / Applications of Temporal Reasoning / Bibliography / Authors' Biographies

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Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic

Edition details

• Publisher: Morgan & Claypool Publishers
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1608459675
• ISBN 13: 9781608459674
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 122