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InfoSleuth: agent-based semantic integration of information in open and dynamic environments

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R. J. Bayardo, Jr.,

M. Rusinkiewicz,

C. Unnikrishnan,

D. WoelkAuthors Info & Claims

ACM SIGMOD Record, Volume 26, Issue 2

Pages 195 - 206

https://doi.org/10.1145/253262.253294

Published: 01 June 1997 Publication History

Abstract

The goal of the InfoSleuth project at MCC is to exploit and synthesize new technologies into a unified system that retrieves and processes information in an ever-changing network of information sources. InfoSleuth has its roots in the Carnot project at MCC, which specialized in integrating heterogeneous information bases. However, recent emerging technologies such as internetworking and the World Wide Web have significantly expanded the types, availability, and volume of data available to an information management system. Furthermore, in these new environments, there is no formal control over the registration of new information sources, and applications tend to be developed without complete knowledge of the resources that will be available when they are run. Federated database projects such as Carnot that do static data integration do not scale up and do not cope well with this ever-changing environment. On the other hand, recent Web technologies, based on keyword search engines, are scalable but, unlike federated databases, are incapable of accessing information based on concepts. In this experience paper, we describe the architecture, design, and implementation of a working version of InfoSleuth. We show how InfoSleuth integrates new technological developments such as agent technology, domain ontologies, brokerage, and internet computing, in support of mediated interoperation of data and services in a dynamic and open environment. We demonstrate the use of information brokering and domain ontologies as key elements for scalability.

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ACM SIGMOD Record Volume 26, Issue 2

June 1997

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DOI:10.1145/253262

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R. J. Bayardo, Jr.

Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC), 3500 West Balcones Center Drive, Austin, Texas

W. Bohrer

Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC), 3500 West Balcones Center Drive, Austin, Texas

R. Brice

Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC), 3500 West Balcones Center Drive, Austin, Texas

A. Cichocki

Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC), 3500 West Balcones Center Drive, Austin, Texas

J. Fowler

Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC), 3500 West Balcones Center Drive, Austin, Texas

A. Helal

Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC), 3500 West Balcones Center Drive, Austin, Texas

V. Kashyap

Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC), 3500 West Balcones Center Drive, Austin, Texas

T. Ksiezyk

Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC), 3500 West Balcones Center Drive, Austin, Texas

G. Martin

Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC), 3500 West Balcones Center Drive, Austin, Texas

M. Nodine

Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC), 3500 West Balcones Center Drive, Austin, Texas

M. Rashid

Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC), 3500 West Balcones Center Drive, Austin, Texas

M. Rusinkiewicz

Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC), 3500 West Balcones Center Drive, Austin, Texas

R. Shea

Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC), 3500 West Balcones Center Drive, Austin, Texas

C. Unnikrishnan

Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC), 3500 West Balcones Center Drive, Austin, Texas

A. Unruh

Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC), 3500 West Balcones Center Drive, Austin, Texas

D. Woelk

Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC), 3500 West Balcones Center Drive, Austin, Texas

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