1This is an informal list and description of some of the term project topics done in previous years in this course; it may be useful in brainstorming if you are stuck for an idea. (We’ve made no attempt to prune the list, so sometopics may show up multiple times.) It is pefectly ok if what you’re thinking of shows up on this list. You do not have to do something different from what’s been done in the past. TAXAID - A program helping fill a 1040 long form and all subfoms. Sailor - a program for tactical advice in competition sailing for two sail boats, such as Americas Cup. Tree diagnosis - a program for diagnosis and treatment of trees around houses in New England, for infestation of common bugs and their treatments. Fish Diagnosis: Diagnosis and treatment of illness of pet fish (in your living room). A Knowledge-based Topology theorm Prover: A backward chaining program that used its knowledge of topology to answer questions about topology and give simple proofs based on its knowledge. The interesting demonstration was that the time taken and the length of proof depended on the amount of knowledge. Selecting appropriate function to model multiattribute Utilities: A knowledge based program that helped select an appropriate utility structure to model a user;s utility function by asking a lot of questions. Basically asked about the various assumptions that can and cannot be made and then determined which forms for describing utility function (e.g., linear combination) and recommending the simplest of them. Legal assistant: Several variants: a) determining whether you had a legal grounds to bring a tresspass charges b) determining assault and battery charges. c) determining civil liberty infringements. An Energy Expert: energy consultant for energy management of building complexes. Funchard- An Expert system for translating functional descriptions to hardware descriptions. Takes a description of function in a functional languate (MADD) and generates a register transfer level hardware description. A mycin-based Purchasing Agent: Given a customer's order, ships products from inventory and bills the customer, or if the order cannot be filled, backorders the item(s), choosing an appropriate vendor based on the customers standing (and importance to company)2The tennis instructor - given the description of the problem in tennis (i.e., the ball constantly goes left of where it was aimed), recommends changes in the stance and grip to correct the problem. Computer Based Legal Consultant for civil law assault and battery: uses sematic knowledge of world and analogies in comming up with precedents. Dinner Menu Planner: Prepares a multi-course banquet menu perparation, based on the nature of the event, the season (what is available) and budget. Psychiatric Outreach Expert -- evaluate referrals to determine if the applicant needs the services of the ``day care center for psychiatrically impared elderly'', evaluate the patients to determine if they are still appripriate for the sevices rendered by the center. Digex - an expert in digital circuit design Expert system for Icon Design Knowledge based expert on tropical aquarium fish Reasoning about LPC speech analysis An expert system for digital test generator A knowledge based scenario analysis tool -- for analysing time-varying behavior of a large-scale economic model. Bass - a stereo sales expert system Milage: a running injury diagnosis expert Program for bidding in contract bridge. An interpreter for Jackson vocational interest survey: Dr. Spock: A childhood disease diagnosis (Spock in a box). Choosing a grad school Plant diagnosis with emphasis on user/system dialogue Diagnosis of digital memory circuits Graphics layout Diagnosis of distributed acoustic sensor nets3 Building system maintenance Room layout ES for differential equations Code optimizer for 6502 Decision tree builder Multiple utility assesment Quantative/qualitative simulator for acid-base electrolyte Poker Player Bridge bidding Child's toy gift selection Satellite image interpretation Inferential retrieval of medical images Advice on which neighborhood in Wash. D.C. to live in [buy or rent] Advice on which neighborhood in Boston-area to buy a home in. Consultant on testing and repairing pinball machines Advisor on helping people find new jobs after recovering from disabilities. Advice on which sportswear gift to buy (depending on price, occasion, etc) User modelling for assessing how well a user is asking for information in a real-time control environment; give tailored suggestions for improving question asking strategy. Combining entity-relation diagrams Configuration checking and troubleshooting of telecommunications security equipment Woodworkers assistant, diagnosing problems when gluing, sanding, sawing, etc. Beer recipe formalator4Graphic design consultant Anatomical drawing assistant: how to draw hands Sports Clinic Goal: Diagnosis of sports injury. REBECA: A Rule-Based Class Advisor For Freshmen Knowledge-Based Optimization Selectionn in a Quasistatic Computing Enviornment PhotoTech Knowledge Based System: gathers info. to suggest the appropriate f-stop number, shutter speed, as well as the use of any other necessary and useful equipment. SailMaster: Recommends specific sailboats for prospective buyer given; experince, level of interest, finances and other factors. Extracting Information from Simple Text Messages Party Planner: Creating an expert System for planning cocktail parties. A Knowledge Representation for PC Configuration: Configure personal computers in the spirit of DEC's XCON. An Expert System for Recommending an Appropriate Beer to Accompany a Specific Meal A Boston Restaurant Picker Yet another Fish Finder: Helps marine aquarists selct inhabitants for their tanks. CAS: Choose a Sport Building a Domain Expert for an Intelligent Tutoring System Model-Based Troubleshooting of Large Power Transformers An Expert Living Group Chooser: Choosing An Entry Within MacGregor. TONTO: An Expert System For The Game Netrek A Childhood Immunization Advisor Dorm Advisor: A Knowledge-Based System to Advise Freshmen on Where to Live. A Blackboard System for Automatic Transcription of Simple Polyphonic Music.5 Pump Selection An Expert System For Personal Financial Management A Data Structure Consultant The Strategic Advisor: An Expert System For Business Portfolio Investment