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Applying the Semantic Web to Manage Knowledge on the Grid

Applying the Semantic Web to Manage Knowledge on the Grid
Applying the Semantic Web to Manage Knowledge on the Grid
Geodise [2] uses a toolbox of Grid enabled Matlab functions as building blocks on which higher-level problem solving workflows can be built. The aim is to help domain engineers utilize the Grid and engineering design search packages to yield optimized designs more efficiently. In order to capture the knowledge needed to describe the functions & workflows so that they may be best reused by other less experienced engineers we have developed a layered semantic infrastructure. A generic knowledge development and management environment (OntoView) that is used to develop an ontology encapsulating the semantics of the functions and workflows, and that underpins the domain specific components. These include: an annotation mechanism used to associate concepts with functions (Function Annotator); a semantic retrieval mechanism and GUI that allows engineers to locate suitable functions based on a list of ontology-driven searching criteria; and a GUI-based function advisor that uses the functions’ semantic information in order to help function configuration and recommend semantically compatible candidates for function assembly and workflow composition (Domain Script Editor and Workflow Construction Advisor). This paper describes this infrastructure, which we plan to extend to include the semantic reuse of workflows as well as functions.
Ontology, Semantic Grid, Engineering, Knowledge Management
Tao, Feng
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Puleston, Colin
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Goble, Carole
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Shadbolt, Nigel
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Chen, Liming
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Pound, Graeme
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Cox, Simon
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Tao, Feng
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Chen, Liming
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Pound, Graeme
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Cox, Simon
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Tao, Feng, Puleston, Colin, Goble, Carole, Shadbolt, Nigel, Chen, Liming, Pound, Graeme and Cox, Simon (2004) Applying the Semantic Web to Manage Knowledge on the Grid. UK e-Science AHM Conference, Nottingham, United Kingdom. 31 Aug - 03 Sep 2004.

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Geodise [2] uses a toolbox of Grid enabled Matlab functions as building blocks on which higher-level problem solving workflows can be built. The aim is to help domain engineers utilize the Grid and engineering design search packages to yield optimized designs more efficiently. In order to capture the knowledge needed to describe the functions & workflows so that they may be best reused by other less experienced engineers we have developed a layered semantic infrastructure. A generic knowledge development and management environment (OntoView) that is used to develop an ontology encapsulating the semantics of the functions and workflows, and that underpins the domain specific components. These include: an annotation mechanism used to associate concepts with functions (Function Annotator); a semantic retrieval mechanism and GUI that allows engineers to locate suitable functions based on a list of ontology-driven searching criteria; and a GUI-based function advisor that uses the functions’ semantic information in order to help function configuration and recommend semantically compatible candidates for function assembly and workflow composition (Domain Script Editor and Workflow Construction Advisor). This paper describes this infrastructure, which we plan to extend to include the semantic reuse of workflows as well as functions.

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Published date: 2004
Additional Information: Event Dates: 31 August - 3 September 2004
Venue - Dates: UK e-Science AHM Conference, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 2004-08-31 - 2004-09-03
Keywords: Ontology, Semantic Grid, Engineering, Knowledge Management
Organisations: Web & Internet Science

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Local EPrints ID: 259728
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/259728
PURE UUID: 3a4f2272-cb87-488d-af53-fd0622982044

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Date deposited: 11 Aug 2004
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 06:28

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Contributors

Author: Feng Tao
Author: Colin Puleston
Author: Carole Goble
Author: Nigel Shadbolt
Author: Liming Chen
Author: Graeme Pound
Author: Simon Cox

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