An international group of system developers and managers from the financial industry and their suppliers met to discuss the practical concerns and directions which affect their tasks in introducing and integrating expert system technology into conventional banking environments. The group concentrated on real experience and present needs rather than theoretical possibilities or limited prototype applications. These proceedings covers the highlights of that meeting, focusing on a wide range of integration projects involving systems from PCs to mainframes and networks. Four major discussion sessions: hardware choice, software choice, management and methodological issues, and future directions have been included to provide direct insight to the practical concerns which affect and motivate today's system developers.
Design and Implementation of User-Centered Knowledge-Based Systems for
Banking Applications (D. Wenger, A.R. Probst, A.I. Horvitz). Risk-Management
in the Lending-Business with the Expert System "CODEX" (J. Krakl, W. Rolf).
An Integrated Investment Appraisal System (J. Nyakairu). Integrating
Knowledge-Based and Conventional Systems: Barclaycard Credit Card Fraud
Identification System (L. Land). The Choice of Development and Delivery
Platforms for Integrated Systems (discussion). Integrating Expert Systems and
Relational Databases (M.N. Hoevenaars). Integrating Knowledge Bases into
Existing Environments (G. Van Humbeeck). Decision Support Systems for
Commercial Customers Evaluation: A Case Study (G. Rocca). Object-Oriented
Programming for the Implementation of a Large-Scale Real-Time Expert System:
INCA (W. Aerts, et al.). The Choice of Software Environment and Integration
with Existing Systems (discussion). RAMSES: From Software to Package (F.
Jacquinet). Porting from Specialised Tools, A Case Study: Conversion of an
Expert System Written in a Rule-Based Shell to an Object-Oriented Program in
C++ (E. Slabbinck, S. Warmoes, W. Van Damme). Expert Systems in a Banking
Group: Technical and Organization Choices (E. Ferret). Integration of a
Financial Planning Expert System into a Bank Environment (J.W. Jenkins, S.
Monnet). The Potential Impact of Software Practitioners' Experience on Expert
Systems Integration Projects (R.L. Robless). RAMSES - Right Advice by Means
of Customer Servicing and Consulting Executed Step by Step - Experiences with
an Integrated Expert System Fully Operational in a Bank Since 1988 (E.
Lebsanft). The Future of Integrated Systems (discussion).
