DAML-S Briefing

DAML-S Web Services Coalition*

Outline

What is DAML-S?

Layered Approach to Language Development

DAML-S Objectives

Automation Enabled by DAML-S

Upper Ontology of Services

Service Profile: “What does it do?”

Service Profile

Service Profile: Provenance Description

Service Profile: Functionality Description

Service Profile: Functional Attributes

Exploiting Ontologies of Services

Upper Ontology of Services

Service Model
“How does it work?”

Service Model / Process Model

Function/Dataflow Metaphor

AI-inspired Action/Process Metaphor

Composite Process

Composite Process

Upper Ontology of Services

Service Grounding: “How to access it”

DAML-S / WSDL Grounding

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DAML-S / WSDL Grounding (cont’d)

DAML-S / WSDL Grounding (cont’d)

Review:  Upper Ontology of Services

Tools and Applications

Achievements to Date

Achievements to Date (2)

Related Work

Challenges

Challenges

Challenges

Directions for 2002

We Want Your Input!

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Acknowledgements