Brittleness is a well-known problem in expert systems where a conclusion can be made, which human common sense would recognise as impossible e.g. that a male is pregnant. We have e...
A `second generation' approach to the provision of Grid middleware is now emerging which is built on service-oriented architecture and web services standards and technologies....
Paul Grace, Geoff Coulson, Gordon S. Blair, Lauren...
One of Semantic Web strengths is the ability to address incomplete knowledge. However, at present, it cannot handle incomplete knowledge directly. Also, it cannot handle non-monoto...
In this position paper we introduce Cooperative Artefacts, physical objects that embed sensing, communication, computation and actuation in physical objects. In contrast to many ot...
IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) Management is a complex domain. The IPR field is structured by evolving regulations, practises, business models,... Therefore, DRMS (Digital Righ...