O2DSS: A Framework for Ontology-Based Decision Support Systems in Pervasive Computing Environment

Applications in pervasive computing environment exploit information about the context of use, such as the location, tasks and preferences of the user, in order to adapt their behavior in response to changing operating environments and user requirements. Utilizing context with aid of ontology in data and model, decision support systems can provide better and more desirable support to their users. The effects and advantages of exploiting ontology in user modeling and DSS is discussed. We propose a framework of a ontology-based decision support system (O₂DSS), including ontology in model base, database and their advantages.