Enterprise Information Systems (eBook)

Title Page 2
Preface 5
Organization 6
Table of Contents 13
Invited Papers 16
The Link between Paper and Information Systems 17
Introduction 17
Digital Pen and Paper 18
Interactive Paper 20
Accessing Information 22
Capturing Information 25
Conclusions 27
References 27
Service Engineering for the Internet of Services 29
Introduction 29
Marketplaces for the Internet of Services 30
What Are Services? 30
Discovery, Invocation and/or Execution of Services 32
Atomic vs. Composite Services 33
Requirements for the IoS and Marketplaces 34
Service Engineering 36
Definition 36
The ISE Methodology 37
Service Model Integration 38
Conclusions 40
References 40
Part I Databases and Information Systems Integration 42
Bringing the XML and Semantic Web Worlds Closer: Transforming XML into RDF and Embedding XPath into SPARQL 43
Introduction 43
Further Related Work 44
Comparison of XML/RDF and XPath/SPARQL 45
XPath and XQuery Data Model and XPath Query Language 45
RDF Data Model and SPARQL 46
Translation of XPath Subqueries into SPARQL Queries 48
Translation of Data 48
Translation of Queries 49
Translation of Result 50
Performance Analysis 52
Conclusions 53
References 53
Appendix 55
A Framework for Semi-automatic Data Integration 58
Introduction 58
Data Integration 60
Matching 60
Identifier Constraints and Attribute Relations 62
Mapping 66
FCA-Based Mapping Generation 66
Conclusions 71
References 72
Experiences with Industrial Ontology Engineering 73
Introduction 73
The Subsea Petroleum Industry 74
Semantic Web and Interoperability 77
Developing Oil and Gas Ontologies 78
Industrial Adoption of Semantic Standards 81
Conclusions 82
References 83
A Semiotic Approach to Quality in Specifications of Software Measures 85
Introduction 85
A Semiotic Quality Framework 86
Specification of the Framework 86
Discussion 92
An Evaluation of Database Design Measures 94
Conclusions 96
References 97
Hybrid Computational Models for Software Cost Prediction: An Approach Using Artificial Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms 99
Introduction 99
Related Work 101
Datasets and Performance Metrics 102
Datasets Description 102
Performance Metrics 103
Experimental Approach 104
A Basic ANN-Model Approach 104
A Hybrid Model Approach 107
Conclusions 110
References 112
Part II Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems 113
How to Semantically Enhance a Data Mining Process? 114
Introduction 114
Related Works 115
Knowledge Integration in Data Mining 115
Ontology Driven Information System (ODIS) 116
Ontology-Based Validation Methods 116
KEOPS Methodology 117
Business Understanding 118
Data Understanding 118
Data Preparation 120
Evaluation 121
Experiments 122
Discussion 124
Conclusions 125
References 126
Next-Generation Misuse and Anomaly Prevention System 128
Introduction 128
Architecture and Approach 130
ESIDE-Depian Knowledge Model Generation Process 131
Connection Tracking and Payload Analysis Bayesian Experts Knowledge Model Generation 132
Naive Bayesian Network of the Expert Modules 133
The Structural Learning Challenge 134
PC-Algorithm Application 134
Partial Bayesian Structures Unifying Process 136
Evaluation 136
Conclusions and Future Lines 138
References 139
Discovering Multi-perspective Process Models: The Case of Loosely-Structured Processes 141
Introduction 141
Formal Framework 143
A Method for the Discovery of Multi-perspective Process Models 144
ProcessMining Technique 144
Log Restructuring 145
Implementation 146
Case Study 148
Application Scenario 148
Evaluation Setting 149
Experimental Results 149
Conclusions 153
References 153
Tackling the Debugging Challenge of Rule Based Systems 155
Introduction 155
The Debugging Challenge 155
Overview 156
Experiences 156
Analyis 157
Core Principles 160
Supporting Rule Base Development 161
Test, Debug and Rule Creation as Integrated Activity 161
Anomalies 162
Visualization 163
Debugging 163
Conclusions 164
References 164
Semantic Annotation of EPC Models in Engineering Domains to Facilitate an Automated Identification of Common Modelling Practices 166
Introduction 166
An Outline of the Overall Approach: Identification of Common Modelling Practices 168
Reference Ontology 171
Process Knowledge Base 173
Semantic Annotation Process 175
Term Extractor 175
Term Normalizer 175
Semantic Pattern Analyzer 176
Ontology Instance Generator 179
Related Work 179
Conclusions 180
References 181
Part III Information Systems Analysis and Specification 183
Tool Support for the Integration of Light-Weight Ontologies 184
Introduction 184
Related Work 185
Semantic Correspondences 187
Integration Algorithm 188
Correspondence Integrity 191
Tool Support 194
Conclusions 195
References 196
Business Process Modeling for Non-uniform Work 197
Introduction 197
Research Methodology 198
Data Collection 199
Data Analysis 199
Case Description 200
Modeling for Non-uniformity of Work 204
Discussion 207
References 208
Association Rules and Cosine Similarities in Ontology Relationship Learning 210
Introduction 210
Learning Ontology Relationships 211
Association Rules for Text Mining 212
Learning Relationships for Project Management Ontology 213
An Alternative Relationship Learning Method 214
Evaluation 215
Related Work 218
Conclusions 219
References 220
Compositional Model-Checking Verification of Critical Systems 222
Introduction 222
Compositional Verification Approach 223
Integrated Elements 226
MEDISTAM–RT 226
CCTL 226
CSP+T 226
Our Verification Integrated View 227
Case Study 228
Properties Specification 229
DDBM Modelling 230
Component Verification 230
Discussion of Results 232
Conclusions 233
References 233
Model-Driven Web Engineering in the CMS Domain: A Preliminary Research Applying SME 235
Introduction 235
Background 237
The OOWSWeb Engineering Method 237
The OOWS Method Metamodel 238
Analysis of the OOWS Method in the CMS Domain 241
User Registration Use Case 241
Issues Detected and Method Improvements 242
Conclusions and Further Research 244
References 245
Part IV Software Agents and Internet Computing 247
Binary Serialization for Mobile XForms Services 248
Introduction 248
Problem Statement 249
XebuOverview 250
Initial Assessment 251
Measurements 253
Conclusions 256
Future Work 257
References 258
An Efficient Neighbourhood Estimation Technique for Making Recommendations 260
Introduction 260
Related Work 261
Taxonomy Product Recommender 262
Item Taxonomy Model 262
Recommendation Generation 262
Proposed Approach 263
Relative Distance Filtering 264
Reference User Selection 265
Proposed RDF Implementation 266
Experiments 268
Experiment Setup 268
Result Analysis 269
Conclusions 271
References 271
Improve Recommendation Quality with Item Taxonomic Information 272
Introduction 272
Related Work 273
Proposed Approach 274
System Model 274
Cluster-Based User Neighbourhood 275
Taxonomic Preferences Extraction 276
Hybrid Taxonomy Recommender 278
Experimentation 280
Data Acquisition 280
Experiment Framework 280
Evaluation Metrics 281
Experiment Result 282
Conclusions 285
References 285
Adapting Integration Architectures Based on Semantic Web Services to Industrial Needs 287
Introduction 287
Research Approach 288
Survey Design 289
Questionnaire 289
Expert Panel 289
Survey System 290
Results 290
Strengths 290
Weaknesses 292
Opportunities 294
Threats 296
Discussion 298
Conclusions 299
References 299
Part V Human-Computer Interaction 301
“Fact or Fiction?” Imposing Legitimacy for Trustworthy Information on the Web: A Qualitative Inquiry 302
Introduction 302
Contextualizing the Problems of Trust within W-MIE - Web Based Information for Islamic Content Sharing Sites 304
Research Assumptions 305
Theoretical Backgrounds 306
Methodology 307
Interview – Semantic Meanings of Trustworthy Elements 307
Results - Transcripts of Focus Groups and Interviews 308
Discussions and Conclusions 309
References 309
Enabling End Users to Proactively Tailor Underspecified, Human-Centric Business Processes: “Programming by Example” of Weakly-Structured Process Models 312
Introduction 312
Addressed Problem Areas 313
Collaborative Task Manager (CTM) 314
CTM To-Do List 314
Transfer of Tasks and Deliverables 315
Process Overview and Navigation 316
Process Model Adaptation and Reuse 317
Task Pattern Evolution 319
CTM Evaluation 320
Setting and Extent of Use 320
Findings 321
Conclusions and Future Work 323
References 324
Enhancing User Experience on the Web via Microformats-Based Recommendations 326
Introduction 326
Microformats 327
Important Features 327
Representative Microformats 328
Examples 328
Proposed Recommending System 330
Data Model 330
Algorithms 331
User Interaction 332
Aspects regarding the Implementation 333
Data Collecting and Display Module 333
Data Storage and Prediction Module 335
Usage Scenario 336
Related Approaches 336
Tools 336
Websites 337
Conclusions 337
References 338
Designing Universally Accessible Mobile Multimodal Artefacts 339
Introduction 339
Concepts and Related Work 340
MAFra - Mobile Artefact Framework 341
UAMMA - Universally Accessible Mobile Multimodal Artefacts 341
Related Tools 342
Prototyping Process 345
Low-Fidelity Prototypes 345
High-Fidelity Prototypes 348
Recognition-Based Interaction Prototypes 350
Conclusions and Future Work 351
References 351
Dissection of a Visualization On-Demand Server 353
Introduction 353
Related Work 355
Information Visualization 355
Service Oriented Architectures 357
Visualization Service 357
A Visualization On-Demand Architecture 358
Architecture 358
Strategy of Access 360
Personalization 360
Prototype 361
Discussions and Perspectives 363
Conclusions 364
References 364
Author Index 366