A model for human-computer interaction in the semantic web

  • Authors:

  • Philipp Heim;Thomas Schlegel;Thomas Ertl

  • Affiliations:

  • University of Stuttgart, Germany;University of Dresden, Germany;University of Stuttgart, Germany

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Semantic Systems
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

For the general public, the breakthrough of the Semantic Web as an important addition and further development of the WWW has not yet taken place. This is primarily due to its yet not obvious and largely still not existing benefits for the average Web user. To address this problem, we advocate a greater focus on the topic of human-computer interaction in the Semantic Web. Since to date, however, there are only fragmentary considerations on this subject, in this paper we present the first time a general model specifically designed for the human-computer interaction in the Semantic Web and propose it as a basis for work in this area. The model builds on the concept of interactive alignment, which is known from human-to-human communication. In this concept, human and computer inform each other iteratively and in short intervals in what way they understood each other's in order to be able to identify misunderstandings quickly and thus correct them early on. The model provides a comprehensive description and thus a better understanding of the processes, dependencies and ways of cooperation involved within human-computer interaction in the Semantic Web which is the key to new ideas and innovations in this area. Once the mechanism of human-computer interaction in the Semantic Web is understood, new applications can be designed and new business opportunities can be discovered more easily so that the benefits of the Semantic Web can be made available also for the wider public.