The potential to achieve dynamic, scalable and cost-effective marketplaces and eCommerce
solutions has driven recent research efforts towards so-called Semantic Web Services that …

Abstract Service interface description languages such as WSDL, and related standards, are
evolving rapidly to provide a foundation for interoperation between Web services. At the …

Web services will transform the web from a collection of information into a distributed
computational device. In order to employ their full potential, appropriate description means …

This comprehensive text explains the principles and practice of Web services and relates all
concepts to practical examples and emerging standards. Its discussions include: Ontologies …

Voice, as a convenient and efficient way of information delivery, has a significant advantage
over the conventional keyboard-based input methods, especially on small mobile devices …

As web services become more prevalent, tools will be needed to help users find, filter and
integrate these services. Composing existing services to obtain new functionality will prove …

Abstract To realise an Ambient Intelligence environment, it is paramount that applications
can dispose of information about the context in which they operate, preferably in a very …

Although comprehensive knowledge of cyber-physical systems (CPS) is becoming a must
for researchers, practitioners, system designers, policy makers, system managers, and …

The transformation of energy networks from passive to active systems requires the
embedding of intelligence within the network. One suitable approach to integrating …

Abstract Service‐oriented architecture (SOA) has been widely used to design enterprise
applications in the past two decades. The services in SOA are becoming complex with the …