Semantic Web based Content Enrichment and Knowledge Reuse in e-Science

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We address the life cycle of semantic web based knowledge management from ontology modelling to instance generation and re-use. We illustrate through a semantic web based knowledge management approach the potential of applying semantic web technologies in Geodise, an e-Science pilot project in the domain of Engineering Design Search and Optimization (EDSO). In particular, we show how on-tologies and semantically enriched instances are acquired through knowledge acquisition and resource annotation. This is illustrated not only in Protégé with OWL plug-in but in a light weight function annotator customized for resource providers to semantically describe their own resources to be published. In term of the reuse, advice mechanisms in particular a knowledge advisor based on semantic matching are designed to consume the semantic information and facilitate service discovery, assembly and configuration in a real problem solving environment. An implementation has demonstrated the integration of the advisor in a text mode domain script editor and a GUI mode workflow composition environment. Our research work shows the potential of using semantic web technology to manage and reuse knowledge in e-Science.

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