It has been widely pointed out that classical ontology is not sufficient to deal with imprecise
and vague knowledge for some real-world applications like personal diabetic-diet …

Cloud computing and Internet of Things have promoted a new logistics service mode, ie, the
cloud logistics mode. This work studies the resource virtualization and service encapsulation …

Advances in wireless networks, sensors, and portable devices offer unique chances to
deliver novel anytime anywhere medical services and information, thus enabling a wide …

A healthy diet and lifestyle are the most effective approaches to prevent disease. Good
eating habits are central to a healthy lifestyle. When a person eats too much or too little on a …

In this paper, we present a multiagent system to support patients in search of healthcare
services in an e-health scenario. The proposed system is HL7-aware in that it represents …

The computational grid is rapidly evolving into a service-oriented computing infrastructure
that facilitates resource sharing and large-scale problem solving over the Internet. Service …

This volume was born from the experience of the authors as researchers and educators,
which suggests that many students of data mining are handicapped in their research by the …

We describe in this paper a formalization of the notion of “role” that involves a clear
separation between two very different sorts of roles. Semantic roles, like student or customer …

This paper describes the design, implementation and application of μ OR, a lightweight
micro O WL Description Logic R easoning system developed for the resource-constrained …

The vision of Digital Ecosystems was initiated by the European Commission, with the
purpose of constructing an information and communication technology environment to …