We present an ontology of objects, functions, and generic shape representation that supports form-function reasoning. By reasoning from the mechanical and other functions of object...
This paper presents a methodology for knowledge discovery from inherently distributed data without moving it from its original location, completely or partially, to other locations...
Diego M. Escalante, Miguel Angel Rodriguez, Antoni...
User-defined preferences allow personalized ranking of query results. A user provides a declarative specification of his/her preferences, and the system is expected to use that ...
Abstract. In an open environment populated by heterogeneous information services integration will be a major challenge. Even if the problem is similar to planning in some aspects, ...
Service matchmaking and composition has recently drawn increasing attention in the research community. Most existing algorithms construct chains of services based on exact matches...