To share Knowledge coming from disparate and heterogeneous environments, we propose
the use of semantic Web services to provide a common Knowledge format and meaning …

A novel optimisation technique inspired by natural ecosystems is presented, where the
optimisation works at two levels: a first optimisation, migration of services which are …

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 …

Recent developments in Web service technologies and the semantic Web have shown
promise for automatic discovery, access, and use of Web services to quickly and efficiently …

Smart home environments have a significant potential to provide for long-term monitoring of
users with special needs in order to promote the possibility to age at home. Such …

Ambient intelligence, ubiquitous and networked robots, and cloud robotics are new research
hot topics that have started to gain popularity among the robotics community. They enable …

An extension of process modeling languages is designed which allows representing the
semantics of model element labels which are formulated in natural language by using …

Nowadays, integration of enterprise information systems constitutes a real and growing
need for most enterprises, especially for large and dynamic industrial ones. It constitutes the …

Abstract We view Digital Ecosystems to be the digital counterparts of biological ecosystems.
Here, we are concerned with the creation of these Digital Ecosystems, exploiting the self …

Several organizations have already realized the potential of using WS‐BEPL, the Process
Execution Language for Web Services, to model the behavior of Web services in business …