NDLI: Configuration of smart environments made simple: Combining visual modeling with semantic metadata and reasoning

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Mayer, Simon Inhelder, Nadine Verborgh, Ruben Van de Walle, Rik Mattern, Friedemann
Copyright Year	2014
Description	Author affiliation: Multimedia Lab, Ghent University - iMinds, Belgium (Verborgh, Ruben; Van de Walle, Rik) \|\| Institute for Pervasive Computing, ETH Zurich, Switzerland (Mayer, Simon; Inhelder, Nadine; Mattern, Friedemann)
Abstract	We present an approach that combines semantic metadata and reasoning with a visual modeling tool to enable the goal-driven configuration of smart environments for end users. In contrast to process-driven systems where service mashups are statically defined, this approach makes use of embedded semantic API descriptions to dynamically create mashups that fulfill the user's goal. The main advantage of the presented system is its high degree of flexibility, as service mashups can adapt to dynamic environments and are fault-tolerant with respect to individual services becoming unavailable. To support end users in expressing their goals, we integrated a visual programming tool with our system. This tool enables users to model the desired state of their smart environment graphically and thus hides the technicalities of the underlying semantics and the reasoning. Possible applications of the presented system include the configuration of smart homes to increase individual well-being, and reconfigurations of smart environments, for instance in the industrial automation or healthcare domains.
Starting Page	61
Ending Page	66
File Size	369014
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781479951543
DOI	10.1109/IOT.2014.7030116
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2014-10-06
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Context Internet of things Visualization Mashups Semantics Cognition Thermostats
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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