For Developers

HeKatE is an acronym for Hybrid Knowledge Engineering

The research project regards Software Engineering based on Knowledge Engineering. The scope of the project includes but it is not limited to Knowledge Representation, Processing and Visualization methods. Main areas include:

• Knowledge Representation Methods
• Software Design Methods based on Knowledge Engineering
• Knowledge-based User Interface
• Knowledge-based Runtime Environments for Standalone and Embedded Systems

The main Hekate Web Page: http://hekate.ia.agh.edu.pl

• 2008/03/09: HeKatE tools released, see varda and hqed
• 2008/02/29: VARDA and HQed go GPLv3! This day (29/02) is special
• 2007/11/22: HeKatE papers on line, finally; see: hekate_bibliography
• 2007/11/21: ARD+ prototype submitted to FLAIRS2008
• 2007/09/06: project's papers and publications available on-line at: Hekate Bibliography
• 2007/09/06: HeKatE is under heavy development right now, outcomes will be published here ASAP.
• 2007/07/15: XTT+ and/or GREP proposal
• 2007/03/29: We have a GO!!! The grant proposal has been accepted!!!
• 2006/11/20 00:01: a first article for Flairs conference regarding the project is out
• 2006/07/21: The Grant Proposal has been sent – we just need to sit back and relax waiting for the reply about funding.

Development Team meetings are available at hekate_meetings.

Papers and publications regarding the Hekate project are at: Hekate Bibliography

Yes, we do work on tools, stay tuned for prototypes!

If a machine is expected to be infallible, it cannot also be intelligent. 
-- A.Turing

We won't make'em intelligent, we'll make them work!

Insufficient facts always invite danger 
-- Spock, "Space Seed"

• There is a semantic_gap in the contemporary Software Engineering which should be minimized
• Turing machines as well as von Neumann architectures have problems, lets think on the knowledge level
• Designed Knowledge Base is a 'program' capable of running, assuming that a proper runtime environment is supplied
• The Knowledge Base can be verified and its proper behavior can be assured – no bugs are possible by design!
• The Knowledge Base can be easily extended to meet new requirements, implement new functionality etc.

See hekate concepts for more info about the ideas, process, architecture, applications etc.

The logo depicts a few triplets:

• three faces of Hekate,
• Model, View, Controller,
• Forward Chaining, Backward Chaining, Human-Computer Interfacing,
• Software Engineering, Knowledge Engineering, Interfacing,
• Art, Spirit, Science.

• conceptual modeling with ARD using VARDA
• logical design with XTT using HQEd

• Thermostat