Knowledge Annotation: Making Implicit Knowledge Explicit

164 Pages·2011·2.1 MB·English

by  Alexiei Dingli (auth.)

AlexieiDingli
KnowledgeAnnotation:MakingImplicitKnowledgeExplicit
IntelligentSystemsReferenceLibrary,Volume16
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Alexiei Dingli
Knowledge Annotation:
Making Implicit Knowledge
Explicit
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Dr.AlexieiDingli
DepartmentofIntelligentComputerSystems,
FacultyofInformationandCommunicationTechnology,
UniversityofMalta,
MsidaMSD2080
Malta
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Preface
Ifwewanttocreatethewebofthefuture,anabsolutemustistoaddresstheissues
centredaroundcreatingandharvestingannotations.Inessence,thisfuturewebisnot
a parallel web but rather a metamorphosisof the existing web. Basically, it needs
to tackle two main issues, the first is to have rich websites designed for human
consumptionandsimultaneously,italsoneedstoofferarepresentationofthesame
contentwhichcanbedigestedbysoftwareprograms.
Unfortunately,we feel that the literature which exists on this subject is limited
and fragmented. Now that the study of the web has been consolidated in a field
knownasWebScienceweneedtoreorganiseourthoughtsinordertomoveforward
tothenextphase.Propertiesofthewebsuchasredundancy,willgainmoreandmore
importanceinthecomingyearssoitisimperativetomakepeopleawareaboutthem
inordertohelpthemcreatenewtechniquesaimedatexploitingthem.
Insynthesis,ouraimbehindthisdocumentistointerestageneralaudience.Un-
fortunately, since few people are yet aware of the science behind the web and its
problems,moreexpositoryinformationisrequired.Sofar,thewebhasbeenlikea
hugeelephantwherepeoplefromdifferentdisciplineslookatitfromdifferentper-
spectivesandreachvariedconclusions.Untilpeopleunderstandwhatthewebisall
aboutanditsgroundinginannotation,peoplecannotstartappreciatingitanduntil
theydoso,theycannotstartcreatingthewebofthefuture.
January2011 Valletta,Malta
AlexieiDingli

Acknowledgements
Itwouldbeincrediblydifficulttolisthereallthepeoplethathelpedmethroughout
thesepastmonthstocompletethiswork,soIwouldliketothankallthosewhomade
this piece of work possible. Those who had to bear with my temperswhen things
seemed impossible to achieve. Those who were next to me when the weather got
cold andtypingon the keyboardbecamean incrediblefeat. In particularI wanted
to thank Professor Yorick Wilks, an icon in the field of Artificial Intelligence;the
person who believed in me and who gave me the opportunity to become what I
amtoday.Mysupervisor,mycolleague,myfriendandtosomeextentmyextended
family.Icanneverthankhimenoughforhisunfailingsupport.Finally,Ijustwanted
tosayabigthankyoutoeveryonewhomadethisdocumentpossible,asmallstep
towardstherealisationofmydream.