An ontology, intelligent agent-based framework for the provision of semantic web services

  • Authors:
  • Francisco García-Sánchez;Rafael Valencia-García;Rodrigo Martínez-Béjar;Jesualdo T. Fernández-Breis

  • Affiliations:
  • Departamento de Informática y Sistemas, Facultad de Informática, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Espinardo, Murcia, Spain;Departamento de Informática y Sistemas, Facultad de Informática, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Espinardo, Murcia, Spain;Departamento de Ingeniería de la Información y las Comunicaciones, Facultad de Informática, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Espinardo, Murcia, Spain;Departamento de Informática y Sistemas, Facultad de Informática, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Espinardo, Murcia, Spain

  • Venue:
  • Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

Intelligent agents and semantic web services are two technologies with great potential. Striking new applications can be developed by using the tools and techniques they provide. However, semantic web services need for an upper software entity able to deal with them and, on the other hand agent technology has historically suffered from a number of drawbacks that must be addressed. Integrating these two technologies in a joint environment can overcome their problems while strengthening their advantages. In this paper, the necessity for integrating these technologies and the potential benefits of their combination are analyzed. Based on this study, we present SEMMAS, an ontology-based framework for seamlessly integrating Intelligent Agents and Semantic Web Services. The basics of the framework are detailed and a proof-of-concept implementation described.