Ontology-based Services to help solving the heterogeneity problem in e-commerce negotiations

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2006

Authors

malucelli, a (Author) Other; palzer, d (Author) Other; oliveira, e (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Electronic Commerce Research and Applications

Vol. 5 No. 1

Pages: 29-43

ISSN: 1567-4223

Publisher: Elsevier

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 20 Citations

Scopus - 43 Citations

Scientific classification

FOS: Social sciences > Economics and Business

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-004-MXH

DOI: 10.1016/j.elerap.2005.08.002

Abstract (EN): In a dynamic environment of e-commerce negotiations where transactions involve interaction among different enterprises, using different representations and terminologies, a common understanding is crucial. This paper combines the use of ontologies and agent technologies to help in solving the heterogeneity problem in e-commerce negotiations. The result is an implementation of the Ontology-based Services, which apply a methodology that assesses lexical and semantic similarity among concepts represented in different ontologies. A solution integrating the Jade platform and OWL format is presented as well as an Ontology Interaction Protocol, which is combined with the FIPA Contract Net Protocol.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 15