Context Representation for the Semantic Web
Jie Bao, Jiao Tao, Deborah L. McGuinness, Paul Richard Smart · ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) · 2010
Context modeling is critical for the unambiguous and effective delivery of data and knowledge on the Web, and in particular, the Semantic Web. However, Contexts are often embedded in the application programs or are implied by the application- or community-specific agreements. In this paper, we propose a framework for contexts modeling that can provide formal and explicit representations for contexts on the Semantic Web. The core component of the framework is a new formalism of contexts based on the notion of jurisdictions of knowledge statements. We also discuss the semantic assumption (modeled as institutions) and provenance aspects of contexts.