A theory is elaboration tolerant to the extent that new information can be incorporated with only simple changes. The simplest change is conjoining new information, and only conju...
Abstract. We address the problem of providing a logical characterization of reasoning based on stereotypes. Following [6] we take a semantic perspective and we base our model on a ...
Traditionally, qualitative simulation uses a global, state-based representation to describe the behavior of the modeled system. For larger, more complex systems this representatio...
We consider the frame problem, that is, char acterizing the assumption that properties tend to persist over time. We show that there are at least three distinct assumptions that...
High-level understanding of data must involve the interplay between substantial prior knowledge with geometric and statistical techniques. Our approach emphasizes the recovery of ...