StuA: An Intelligent Student Assistant

• Main Authors: Pooja Lodhi, Omji Mishra, Shikha Jain, Vasvi Bajaj
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR) 2018-09-01
• Series: International Journal of Interactive Multimedia and Artificial Intelligence
• Subjects: Artificial Intelligence; Backward Chaining; CLIPS; Expert System; Rule-based System; Virtual Assistant
• Online Access: http://www.ijimai.org/journal/node/2130

With advanced innovation in digital technology, demand for virtual assistants is arising which can assist a person and at the same time, minimize the need for interaction with the human. Acknowledging the requirement, we propose an interactive and intelligent student assistant, StuA, which can help new-comer in a college who are hesitant in interacting with the seniors as they fear of being ragged. StuA is capable of answering all types of queries of a new-comer related to academics, examinations, library, hostel and extra curriculum activities. The model is designed using CLIPS which allows inferring using forward chaining. Nevertheless, a generalized algorithm for backward chaining for CLIPS is also implemented. Validation of the proposed model is presented in five steps which show that the model is complete and consistent with 99.16% accuracy of the knowledge model. Moreover, the backward chaining algorithm is found to be 100% accurate.