Towards a natural interface to adaptive service composition

As computers become ubiquitous in our every day lives, providing a means for true user empowerment will become crucial. Techniques which allow dynamic reuse and composition of existing pieces of networked software (services) can provide a key solution to this problem. However the task of bridging the gap between user capability and the complexities of service composition provides a number of interesting research directions. This paper proposes an architecture for coupling an adaptive and semi-automated service composition system with a natural interface system, examined in the context of a university with a wireless network. The goal of this architecture is to assist in bringing a simplified but ultimately more powerful computing experience to the end user.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2003
• Where: ISICT
• Authors: Steffen Higel, Tony O'Donnell, Vincent Wade
• Keywords: Information Technology, ISICT 2003, Semi-automated Service Composition, Service Composition, True User Empowerment