Towards a knowledge-based approach to semantic service composition
Chen, Liming, Shadbolt, Nigel R., Goble, Carole, Tao, Feng, Cox, Simon J., Puleston, Colin and Smart, P.R. (2003) Towards a knowledge-based approach to semantic service composition. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2870, 319-334. (doi:10.1007/b14287).
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The successful application of Grid and Web Service technologies to real-world problems, such as e-Science [1], requires not only the development of a common vocabulary and meta-data framework as the basis for inter-agent communication and service integration but also the access and use of a rich repository of domain-specific knowledge for problem solving. Both requirements are met by the respective outcomes of ontological and knowledge engineering initiatives. In this paper we discuss a novel, knowledge-based approach to resource synthesis (service composition), which draws on the functionality of semantic web services to represent and expose available resources. The approach we use exploits domain knowledge to guide the service composition process and provide advice on service selection and instantiation. The approach has been implemented in a prototype workflow construction environment that supports the runtime recommendation of a service solution, service discovery via semantic service descriptions, and knowledge-based configuration of selected services. The use of knowledge provides a basis for full automation of service composition via conventional planning algorithms. Workflows produced by this system can be executed through a domain-specific direct mapping mechanism or via a more fluid approach such as WSDL-based service grounding. The approach and prototype have been used to demonstrate practical benefits in the context of the Geodise initiative.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 0302-9743 (print) |
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| Subjects: | T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Engineering Sciences University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Electronics and Computer Science |
| Item ID: | 22799 |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Mar 2006 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jun 2011 11:10 |
| Contributors: | Chen, Liming (Author) Shadbolt, Nigel R. (Author) Goble, Carole (Author) Tao, Feng (Author) Cox, Simon J. (Author) Puleston, Colin (Author) Smart, P.R. (Author) |
| Date: | 2003 |
| Status: | Published |
| Contact Email Address: | lc@ecs.soton.ac.uk |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/22799 |
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