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Semantics for e-Science Collaboration
Jan. 2005 Update
CoAKTinG 2005 Update: Overview
CoAKTinG in a nutshell
2005 NASA collaboration
Follow-on projects now deepening the collaboration
interpretation of data/events
following through decisions/coordinating activities
producing documents& other artifacts
archiving/recovering information
informal and formalcommunication
meetings
Key collective activities in e-science
e-Science collaboration technologies should support fluid movement around the space of…
consensus
knowledgeco
nteste
d
knowledge
unformalized
knowledgefo
rmaliz
ed
knowledge
e-Science
Fluid movement in the e-Science collaboration design space…
Baseline tools: Whatever collaboration tools
scientists currently use…+
Options to codify semantics of: Presence Issues Options Constraints Arguments Procedures Workflow Events
Using: Instant Messaging status Semiformal hypermedia Formal ontologies Meeting event streams
Extending the AKT Reference Ontology for e-Science collaboration
Extensions to support:• generation of multimedia presentations (e.g.
millisecond representations of time)
• meetings distributed across several (physical and virtual) locations
• exhibition of information objects as events (e.g. slides; videos; documents)
• meeting-specific (compound) information bearing objects (versions of resources used in meetings)
• annotation events (e.g. verbal comments, creation of Compendium nodes)
mapping real time discussions/ group
sensemaking
following through decisions/coordinating activities
synthesising artifacts
recovering information from meetings
awareness ofcolleagues’
availability/ sense of ‘presence’virtual meetings
CoAKTinG toolset
Video conf.
BuddySpace
Compendium
I-X Process panels
Meeting Replay
Technical integration: Jabber interoperability
I-X Process panels
Meeting Replay
BuddySpaceCompendium
Jabber XML
Messaging Server
CoAKTinG e-Science Testbeds
1. Comb-e-Chem (UK e-Science Project)
2. Remote Science Teams supporting simulated Mars exploration
(NASA field trial)
KnowledgeExtraction +
Formulisation
Knowledge and Process Modelling
+ Analysis
KnowledgeReuse
+Dissemination
InstrumentIdentification + Resource
Cooperation
RationaleCapture
+ decisionmaking
Data Analysis+
Considerations
Codifying scientific procedures with rationaleCodifying scientific procedures with rationale
WorkflowExecution
And MonitoringInstrumentTracking
And utilisation
Resource+ Floor
Management
Run-time tracking and control
ActionRealisation+ RationaleFeedback
Comb-e-Chem: Facility e-Science in ActionComb-e-Chem: Facility e-Science in Action
PresenceAwareness + Remote
Participation
CoAKTinG e-Science Testbeds
1. Comb-e-Chem (UK e-Science Project)
2. Remote Science Teams supporting simulated Mars exploration
(NASA field trial)
Image Credits--- Mars: NASA/JPL/MSSS; Earth: NASA/JSC; Composite: MSSS
TowardsInterplanetary e-Science collaboration…
Mars surface exploration field trial
Collaboration Configuration
Scientist (Mars)
Scientist (Earth)
Scientist (Earth)
Scientist (Mars)
Scientist (Earth)
Software Agent
Architecture (Mars)
Compendium used as a collaboration medium at all intersections: humans+agents reading+writing maps
BuddySpace connecting Earth scientists (no real-time Mars connection)
CoAKTinG NASA testbed:BuddySpace location-based presence for Earth geology team, plus 1-1/1-many instant messaging
CoAKTinG NASA testbed:Compendium activity plans for surface exploration, constructed by Mars+Earth geologists, interpreted by software agents
The Compendium nodes and relationships in this plan were interpreted by Brahms software agents for monitoring and coordinating astronaut and robot activity during
surface explorations.
Copyright, 2004, RIACS/NASA Ames, Open University, Southampton UniversityNot to be used without permission
CoAKTinG NASA testbed:Compendium science data map, generated by software agents, for interpretation by Mars+Earth geologists
The Compendium maps were autonomously created and populated with science data by Brahms software agents that use models of the mission plan, work process, data
flow and science data relationships to create the maps.
Copyright, 2004, RIACS/NASA Ames, Open University, Southampton UniversityNot to be used without permission
CoAKTinG NASA testbed:Compendium scientific feedback map from Earth geologists to Mars colleagues about their map
Copyright, 2004, RIACS/NASA Ames, Open University, Southampton UniversityNot to be used without permission
CoAKTinG NASA testbed:Meeting Replay tool for Earth scientists, synchronising video of Mars crew’s discussion with their Compendium maps
Copyright, 2004, RIACS/NASA Ames, Open University, Southampton UniversityNot to be used without permission
RIACS/NASA Ames Research CenterMobile Agents ProjectMaarten Sierhuis
KMi Open UniversityCoAKTinG ProjectSimon Buckingham-Shum & Al Selvin
Southampton UniversityCoAKTinG ProjectKevin PageDanius MichaelidesDave De RoureNigel Shadbolt
NASA Mobile Agents field trial paper
http://eprints.aktors.org/375
Plans for
NASA Mobile Agents field trial April 2005
Semantic Blogging (OU)rich human narrative mixed with formal semantics
+ Science Media Player (So’ton)
semantic multimedia filtering
Hab
Semantic Blogspace for e-Science
EVA astronaut
Shannon’s blog/
aggregator
Stacy’sblog/
aggregator
RSS feedsRSS feed(s)OU
Compendiumserver
SciOrgCompendium
server@OU
Hab
science data
Distributed sensemaking by semantic blogging
Shannon’s blog/
aggregator
Stacy’sblog /
aggregator
EVA astronaut
Blog commentary
Blog commentary
SciOrgCompendium
server@OU
Hab
science data
‘Science Media Player’ to render+replay data
EVA astronaut
Shannon’s blog /
aggregator
Stacy’sblog /
aggregator
RSS feed
ScienceMediaPlayer
@So’ton
Blog entries could therefore populate Compendium (or be written via a Compendium map)
CoAKTinG Follow-on Projects
1. Memetic: Meeting Memory Technologies Informing Collaboration
(Manchester – Open – Southampton – Edinburgh)
2. Co-OPR: Collaborative Operations for Personnel Recovery
(Edinburgh – Open)
m e m e t i c =
Access Grid collaboration environmentwww.AccessGrid.org
Compendiumwww.CompendiumInstitute.org
Meeting Replaywww.aktors.org/coakting
www.memetic-vre.net
+ +
Meeting Memory Technologies Informing Collaboration
CoAKTinG Follow-on Projects
1. Memetic: Meeting Memory Technologies Informing Collaboration
(Manchester – Open – Southampton – Edinburgh)
2. Co-OPR: Collaborative Operations for Personnel Recovery
(Edinburgh – Open)
Co-OPR =
Compendiumwww.CompendiumInstitute.org
I-Xwww.i-x.info
www.aiai.ed.ac.uk/project/co-opr
+
Co-OPR: Collaborative Operations for Personnel Recovery
Compendium in Crisis Action Planning
I-X domain modelling, planning & issue mgmnt.Process Panel
Domain Editor
Messenger
Map Tool
I-Plan
“Grey Matter + Silicon”I-X Inputs to Compendium in simulated mission
• Issues and Responses• Activity Options• Constraints/Maps• Annotations/Notes
In a day long coalition personnel recovery operation in a political scenario, external evaluators reported that participants found Co-OPR was:
“…amongst the best of the tools demonstrated”
In summary…
e-Science has proven an excellent testbed to explore the design space for semantic collaboration tools
CoAKTinG has demonstrated an approach to integrating tools to support fluid movement around the design space
www.aktors.org/coakting