Applications of high-performance knowledge-based technology

This paper describes the technology developed in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) High-Performance Knowledge-Base (HPKB) Program that was transferred to follow-on applications. These applications include the following: 1. a data-mining project using naive Bayesian networks for the U.S. Marine Corps; 2. a Theatre Ballistic Missile Reasoner project, using Bayesian networks for the U.S. Air Force; 3. an application of course-of-action technology for the U.S. Army, and 4. on-going research projects to mine knowledge from the World Wide Web. The HPKB program objectives are presented and each transferred technology is described in relation to its target application. Future trends for knowledge-based and data-mining technology are discussed.