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App. Res. of Comp. Accepted Paper
Vol. 43, 2026 No. 2

Review of methodological and technical advances in rule engines

Zhu Jiasheng
Rui Xiaoping
Tang Heng
Bi Yiming
School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, China
DOI: 10.19734/j.issn.1001-3695.2025.07.0231

Abstract

As an important technology for realizing automated decision-making and reasoning, rule engines have made significant breakthroughs in core methodological and technological advances in recent years, and have been widely used in network security, Internet of Things, financial risk control, intelligent manufacturing and other fields, yet a comprehensive review on the optimization and improvement of rule engines remains absent. Taking network security as a typical application scenario, this paper systematically reviewed the methods and technical progress of rule engines, and analyzes its cross-domain applicability and optimization strategies based on typical cases in other fields. Firstly, the basic concept and architecture of a rule engine are introduced, including key components such as rule base, working memory and inference engine. Then the research progress of the rule engine in terms of performance improvement, rule file optimization, and functional enhancement was discussed in detail, focusing on the analysis of the improvement of the rule matching process and the synergistic optimization with intelligent technology. Finally, it outlined the future development trends of rule engines, providing important reference for their application across multiple domains and pointing the way for future technological innovation.

Foundation Support

国家自然科学基金资助项目(42376180)

Publish Information

DOI: 10.19734/j.issn.1001-3695.2025.07.0231
Publish at: Application Research of Computers Accepted Paper, Vol. 43, 2026 No. 2

Publish History

[2025-10-25] Accepted Paper

Cite This Article

朱家声, 芮小平, 汤恒, 等. 规则引擎的方法与技术进展综述 [J]. 计算机应用研究, 2026, 43 (2). (2025-11-04). https://doi.org/10.19734/j.issn.1001-3695.2025.07.0231. (Zhu Jiasheng, Rui Xiaoping, Tang Heng, et al. Review of methodological and technical advances in rule engines [J]. Application Research of Computers, 2026, 43 (2). (2025-11-04). https://doi.org/10.19734/j.issn.1001-3695.2025.07.0231. )

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  • Application Research of Computers Monthly Journal
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Application Research of Computers, founded in 1984, is an academic journal of computing technology sponsored by Sichuan Institute of Computer Sciences under the Science and Technology Department of Sichuan Province.

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