Application of artificial intelligence to modelling of materials performance and processing

This paper reviews the state-of-the-art in artificial intelligence research pertinent to metallurgical and materials science. The frameworks of two broad schools
of AI research, namely, the Expert Systems (ES) and Artificial Neural Network (ANN) have been discussed with specific reference to their various notable applications in the area of materials research. Finally, we present NML's own efforts in this area, where a hybrid framework comprising ES and ANN is being developed for future use.