1997年10月14～16日,在英国东北部的海边小城Sanderland召开了国际EXPERSYS-97人工智能及其应用的学术大会。EXPERSYS系列会议是由总部设在法国的IITT(国际信息技术转移协会)组织的,始于1988年,每年召开一次,到 EXPERSYS-97,共召开了九次。本次会议的文集一共收录了55篇论文,所涉及的范围相当广,但从大的方面来说,可以 From October 14 to October 16, 1997, an international conference on EXPERSYS-97 artificial intelligence and its applications was held in Sanderland, a seaside town in northeastern England. The EXPERSYS series of conferences, organized by the IITT (International Association for the Transfer of Information Technology), headquartered in France, started in 1988, meets once a year, and reaches EXPERSYS-97 for a total of nine times. A total of 55 papers were collected in the proceedings of this meeting, covering a wide range of topics. However, from a large aspect,