A Conceptual Architecture for Semantic Web Services

Chris Preist

HP Labs, Filton Rd, Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS32 8QZ


chris.preist@hp.com

http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/cwp/

 

Abstract. In this paper, we present an abstract conceptual architecture for semantic web services. We define requirements on the architecture by analyzing a set of case studies developed as part of the EU Semantic Web-enabled Web Services project. The architecture is developed as a refinement and extension of the W3C Web Services Architecture. We assess our architecture against the requirements, and provide an analysis of OWL-S.

In Proceedings of the Third International Semantic Web Conference 2004 (ISWC2004), 7-11 November, Hiroshima, Japan.