Abstract. In this paper, an agent-based evolutionary computing technique is introduced, that is geared towards the automatic induction and optimization of grammars for natural lang...
An automata theory course can be taught in an interactive, hands-on manner using a computer. At Duke we have been using the software tool JFLAP to provide interaction and feedback...
The paper presentsa method for terminological reasoningabout spatial objects on the basis of a KL-ONE-like framework (LOOM). We apply this method to the domain of deductive geograp...
Abstract: We propose a framework for the specification of extensible database systems. A particular goal is to implement a software component for parsing and rule-based optimizatio...
In adding syntax to statistical MT, there is a tradeoff between taking advantage of linguistic analysis, versus allowing the model to exploit linguistically unmotivated mappings l...