PROTEGE-II - A SUITE FOR TOOLS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLIGENT SYSTEMSFROM REUSABLE COMPONENTS

PROTEGE-II comprises a set of tools that developers use to build intel ligent software systems. One tool, called MAITRE, allows developers to browse through and edit domain models (ontologies). Another tool, cal led DASH, takes as its input a domain ontology, and generates as its o utput a graphical knowledge-acquisition tool that application experts can use to enter the detailed content knowledge necessary to define ne w applications. Other tools in the PROTEGE-II collection allow develop ers to define the problem-solving methods that automate application ta sks by making selections from a library of reusable problem-solving-me thod building blocks. PROTEGE-II has been used to create knowledge-acq uisition tools and the associated knowledge bases for a number of appl ications, including the decision-support components of the T-HELPER co mputer-based patient record system.