Knowledge representation in the internet of things: Semantic modelling and its applications

Wei Wang, Klaus Moessner, Suparna De, Gilbert Cassar

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Abstract

Semantic modelling provides a potential basis for interoperating among different systems and applications in the Internet of Things (IoT). However, current work has mostly focused on IoT resource management while not on the access and utilisation of information generated by the "Things". We present the design of a comprehensive and lightweight semantic description model for knowledge representation in the IoT domain. The design follows the widely recognised best practices in knowledge engineering and ontology modelling. Users are allowed to extend the model by linking to external ontologies, knowledge bases or existing linked data. Scalable access to IoT services and resources is achieved through a distributed, semantic storage design. The usefulness of the model is also illustrated through an IoT service discovery method.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)388-400
Number of pages13
JournalAutomatika
Volume54
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Distributed service storage
  • Internet of things
  • Knowledge representation
  • Ontology engineering
  • Service discovery
  • Service ranking

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