This paper presents a novel methodology called Design Scenarios (DSs) intended for use in
conceptual design of buildings. DS enables multidisciplinary design teams to streamline the …

This thesis aims to improve the ontology engineering process, by providing better semi-
automatic support for constructing ontologies and introducing knowledge reuse through …

Mobile and pervasive computing has seen a rapid development in the last years. Portable,
handheld computing devices are getting more popular as their capabilities increase …

Semantic conflicts detection is considered to be one of the essential steps that should be
carried out effectively, in order to pave the way towards establishing semantic …

Peer-to-peer (P2P) networks are beginning to form the infrastructure of future applications.
Heavy network traffic limits the scalability of P2P networks. Indexing is a method to reduce …

To complement the learning process and promote continuous learning, this paper proposes
an environment that uses knowledge management techniques to improve the learning …

A peer-to-peer (p2p) based service flow management system, SwinDeW-S, could support
decentralised Web service composition, deployment and enactment. However, traditional …

In this work, we first present a model of emergent design which allows a community of
designers to collectively translate a set of requirement specifications into a completed …

In this paper we consider a process which complements the learning process for building
personal knowledge through the exchange of knowledge chains. This approach consists in …

This paper presents SRST, a tool designed to support knowledge management and
collaboration activities of the student-supervisor relationship that arise during the …