A context-aware mobile service discovery and selection mechanism using artificial neural networks

Authors:
Eyhab Al-Masri;Qusay H. Mahmoud
Affiliations:
University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada;University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
Venue:
ICEC '06 Proceedings of the 8th international conference on Electronic commerce: The new e-commerce: innovations for conquering current barriers, obstacles and limitations to conducting successful business on the internet
Year:
2006

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Abstract

In this paper we present SmartCon, a context-aware system for the discovery and selection of mobile services using Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs). The solution we have developed is a mobile agent-enabled system that adaptively and iteratively learns to select the best available mobile service derived from the extraction of a series of features utilizing contextual information such as the Composite Capabilities/Preferences Profile (CC/PP), service-specific, and non-uniform user-specific features which are supplied to a backpropagation neural network. Based on the features provided, the neural network classifies the most relevant mobile service. In the present work, the system is also capable through iterative learning to generalize and gather information using cognitive feedback based on user's decisions and interactivity with a mobile device. SmartCon is evaluated using a series of preliminary empirical data and results show an 87% success rate in the discovery and selection of the best or most relevant mobile service.