MILNE Intelligent Applications Ltd The papers in this volume are the Application Papers presented at ES98, the Eighteenth International Conference of the British Computer Society's Specialist Group on Expert Systems.

Application Keynote Address.- Expert Systems in the Knowledge Management Era.- Best Refereed Application Paper.- A Web Based CBR System for HVAC Sales Support.- Session 1.- PCONFIG: A Web-Based Configuration Tool For Build-To-Order Products.- Cakes - Getting The Right Balance.- Development of a Rule-Based Expert System for the Selection of Rapid Prototyping Processes.- ACCELERE: A Case-Based Design Assistant for Closed Cell Rubber Industry.- Session 2.- A Single-Agent Architecture Supports Decision Making.- Fuzzy Rule-Based Expert System for Real-Time Train Traffic Control.- Design Engineering - A Need to Rethink the Solution Using KBE.- A Case-Based Reasoning Tool For Vibration Analysis.- Session 3.- Internet-Based Decision Support for Evidence-Based Medicine.- A Temporal Protocol Model for Chronic Disease Management in the PRODIGY Project.- Modelling The Veterinary Diagnostic Process Using Rules And Cases.- Hascheck - The Croatian Academic Spelling Checker.- Session 4.- Invoice Discounting - A Strategic Analysis Using Case-Based Reasoning.- Using Statistical Models and Case-Based Reasoning In Claims Prediction: Experience from a Real-World Problem.- Developing Association Rules in Facilities Management Databases.- A Hybrid Case-Based Neural Network Approach to Scientific and Engineering Data Analysis.- Review Session.- Success Comes From Experiencing Failure….- Large Scale Knowledge Based Systems for Airborne Decision Support.