Using IBM Watson conversations to implement virtual assistant

V diplomski nalogi je predstavljena kognitivna rešitev IBM Watson Conversations oz. Assistant, ki spada v področje kognitivnih virtualnih asistentov. Predstavili in razložili smo osnovne pojme, ki se v področju pojavljajo, ter opisali delovanje same storitve. Opisali smo kako se pripravi znanje za samega asistenta in kako mu ga posredujemo, da se iz njega lahko uči, ter izdelali asistenta »Watson zlitine« z znanjem o zlitinah. Opisali smo tudi, kako se asistenta vključi v namensko aplikacijo in izdelali aplikacijo, ki omogoča končnim uporabnikom pridobivanje novega znanja iz danega področja.This thesis describes the cognitive solution Watson Assistant or Conversations which belongs in area of cognitive virtual assistants. We presented and explained the basic concepts which appear in the field and described the functionalities of the service itself. We described how to prepare the data for the assistant and how to represent the data so that the assistant can learn from it. We developed the assistant »Watson zlitine« with the knowledge of alloys. We also described how to include the assistant in a dedicated application which allows end-users to acquire new knowledge from a given knowledge area