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Discovery and Uncertainty in Semantic Web Services

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Uncertainty Reasoning for the Semantic Web I (URSW 2006, URSW 2007, URSW 2005)

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Although Semantic Web service discovery has been extensively studied in the literature ([1], [2], [3] and [4]), we are far from achieving an effective, complete and automated discovery process. Using the Incidence Calculus [5], a truth-functional probabilistic calculus, and a lightweight brokering mechanism [6], this article explores the suitability of integrating probabilistic reasoning in Semantic Web services environments. We show how the combination of relaxation of the matching process and evaluation of Web service capabilities based on previous performances of Web service providers enables new possibilities in service discovery.

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  1. Information Management Group (IMG), University of Manchester, 2.114 Kilburn Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK

    Francisco Martín-Recuerda

  2. School of Informatics, Centre for Intelligent Systems and their applications, Informatics Forum, University of Edinburgh, Crichton Street, Edinburgh, EH89AB, Scotland, UK

    Dave Robertson

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  1. George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, 22030, Virginia, USA

    Paulo Cesar G. da Costa

  2. Dipartimento di Informatica,, Università degli Studi di Bari, Via Orabona, 4, 70125, Bari, Italy

    Claudia d’Amato

  3. Dipartimento di Informatica, Università degli Studi di Bari, Via Orabona, 4, 70125, Bari, Italy

    Nicola Fanizzi

  4. George Mason University, VA 22030, Fairfax, USA

    Kathryn B. Laskey

  5. MIRTE Corporation, M/S H305, 7515 Colshire Drive, VA 22102-7508, McLean, USA

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  6. Computing Laboratory, Oxford University, Wolfson Building, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QD, UK

    Thomas Lukasiewicz

  7. University of Bath, BA2 7AY, Bath, UK

    Matthias Nickles

  8. Convera, Inc., 1921 Gallows Road, Suite 200, VA 22182, Vienna, USA

    Michael Pool

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Martín-Recuerda, F., Robertson, D. (2008). Discovery and Uncertainty in Semantic Web Services. In: da Costa, P.C.G., et al. Uncertainty Reasoning for the Semantic Web I. URSW URSW URSW 2006 2007 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 5327. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-89765-1_7

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