DocumentCode :
2736872
Title :
Semantic Matching Framework for Personalizing ubiquitous Environment dedicated to people with special needs
Author :
Kadouche, Rachid ; Mokhtari, Mounir ; Giroux, Sylvain ; Abdulrazak, Bessam
Author_Institution :
DOMUS Lab., Univ. de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC
Volume :
2
fYear :
2008
fDate :
6-8 Oct. 2008
Firstpage :
582
Lastpage :
587
Abstract :
User adaptability and acceptability in heterogeneous environments are very important issues, mainly for people with disabilities. Traditional technology-push approaches fail in overcoming the needs. It becomes crucial to adopt a user-centric approach, both from methodological and technological points of views. In this paper we present a semantic matching framework for personalized service delivery in assistive environments. This framework is based on matching two models: (1) environment model, describing environment factors and (2) user model, describing the human factors. The Framework was implemented using semantic web technologies and integrated into a demonstrator, which has been used to validate the concept in laboratory conditions. Our contribution is three folded: first, the formalization of the user model and the environment model, second, the matching between these two models combining the human factors and the environmental factors, and third the description of these models and their association with ontology based languages.
Keywords :
handicapped aids; ontologies (artificial intelligence); semantic Web; ubiquitous computing; user centred design; ontology based languages; people with disabilities; personalized service delivery; semantic Web; semantic matching framework; ubiquitous environment; user acceptability; user adaptability; user-centric approach; Communication system control; Environmental factors; Human factors; Laboratories; Monitoring; Ontologies; Pervasive computing; Semantic Web; Smart homes; Usability;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Pervasive Computing and Applications, 2008. ICPCA 2008. Third International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Alexandria
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2020-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2021-6
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICPCA.2008.4783679
Filename :
4783679
Link To Document :
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