SOAM: An Environment Adaptation Model for the Pervasive Semantic Web

Abstract

Nowadays, there is a major interest in applying Web and Semantic Web techniques for the creation of pervasive computing scenarios, where devices and objects communicate using these technologies. The Web model has largely proved validity both in Internet-wide and intranet scenarios, but it is starting to be applied in personal area networks as a communication and knowledge reasoning system. In this paper we present SOAM, an experimental model for the creation of pervasive smart objects that use Web and Semantic Web technologies in new ways-resulting in the novel concept of Pervasive Semantic Web-for enabling personal area semantic communication and reasoning processes in order to provide environment adaptation to user preferences.

Design and validation of a light inference system to support embedded context reasoning

“…On the one hand, most of the current developments are focused on tailoring representation and reasoning techniques to solve specific problems (e.g. [42,43,44]). The work presented in [45] is particularly relevant at this point, as it presents an OWL ontology reasoner that is dynamically and automatically composed to provide only the level of reasoning required for the ontology in use.…”

SoaM: A Web‐powered Architecture for Designing and Deploying Pervasive Semantic Devices

“…Our conclusion is that the application of the web model as communication infrastructure and Semantic Web technologies for context representation and reasoning seems to provide a consistent framework for creating context-aware devices and environments. We coined the term Pervasive Semantic Web for designating this ubiquitous information model [42].…”