Sixth International Conference on Quality Software (QSIC'06)
Towards A Service Requirements Ontology on Knowledge and Intention
Beijing, China
October 27-October 28
ISBN: 0-7695-2718-3
Lin Liu, Tsinghua University, China
Zhi Jin, Academy of Mathematics and Management Science, CAS, China
Eric Yu, University of Toronto, Canada
This paper proposes a formalism for on-demand service selection and composition. It is based on the agent-oriented requirements modeling framework i*, which can be used as a means of studying the requirements and architectural setting for service-oriented environment. We argue that a social ontology such as i*, extended with a formal reasoning mechanism, offers better understanding to the social/organizational relationship in a component-based, on-demand service world. By representing explicitly the underlying assumptions, and essential factors of services, an informal requirements model in i* can automatically evolve and compose a new service on-demand with quality. Eventually, it will assist participants of an open service oriented platform such as SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) to make rationale communication, selection, and binding decisions.
Citation:
Lin Liu, Qiang Liu, Chi-hung Chi, Zhi Jin, Eric Yu, "Towards A Service Requirements Ontology on Knowledge and Intention," qsic, pp.452-462, Sixth International Conference on Quality Software (QSIC'06), 2006