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Algernon - Rule-Based Programming |
The Algernon rule-based inference system
is now implemented in Java and interfaced with Protege.
Algernon performs forward and backward rule-based processing
of frame-based knowledge bases, and efficiently stores and retrieves
information in ontologies and knowledge bases.
Algernon is available under the MPL open source license.
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Algernon Overview
- Supports both forward and backward chaining rules.
- Efficient and concise KB traversal and retrieval.
- Straightforward access to ontology classes and instances.
- Is a Protege tab plugin.
Download Algernon In Java
See the download page.
Algernon in Java Documentation
Algernon in Java History
Algernon was developed by James Crawford and Ben Kuipers
at the University of Texas at Austin Computer Sciences Department in the early 1990s.
In the late 1990s it was reimplemented on top of a virtual machine for rule-based reasoning
called the
Algernon Abstract Machine
(AAM), designed by Micheal Hewett.
During the Fall of 2002, Micheal Hewett at Stanford University reimplemented Algernon
in Java as described on this page.
Acknowledgements
From 2002-2003 Algernon development and distribution was supported by the NIH/NIGMS
Pharmacogenetics Research Network and Database (U01GM61374) in the context of
the Pharmacogenetics Knowledge Base.
Starting in 2004, Algernon development is being supported by Hewett Research.
Author: Micheal Hewett
Email: mhewett@users.sf.net
Last Updated: Monday, June 06, 2005