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An Ontology-Driven Fuzzy Workflow System

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SOFSEM 2013: Theory and Practice of Computer Science (SOFSEM 2013)

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In this paper, we present a methodology for integrating workflow-driven information system with an ontology-based knowledge repository, where both the above specified systems are built upon the fuzzy set theory, and hence capable of dealing with vagueness and uncertainty. Furthermore, we introduce some workflow activities that use fuzzy logic for human-friendly communication with business process participants. We also present a technique of workflow execution log analysis, and subsequent fuzzy ontology reasoning to provide an automated feedback to the workflow, and thus to achieve its evolution. We also report on prototypical implementations, namely a component for hybrid integration of fuzzy ontology with the information system, and a component for building fuzzy workflows in a workflow designer.

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  1. Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Kralové, Rokitanského 62, 500 03, Hradec, Králové, Czech Republic

    Václav Slavíček

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  1. Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Amsterdam, Plantage Muidergracht 24, 1018 TV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Peter van Emde Boas

  2. Informatics Institute, Intelligent Systems Lab Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Frans C. A. Groen

  3. Department of Civil Engineering and Computer Science, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via del Politecnico 1, 00133, Rome, Italy

    Giuseppe F. Italiano

  4. Institute of Computing Science, Poznan University of Technology, ul. Piotrowo 2, 60-965, Poznan, Poland

    Jerzy Nawrocki

  5. Hasso-Plattner-Institute for Software Systems Engineering, Prof.-Dr.-Helmert-Str. 2-3, 14482, Potsdam, Germany

    Harald Sack

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Slavíček, V. (2013). An Ontology-Driven Fuzzy Workflow System. In: van Emde Boas, P., Groen, F.C.A., Italiano, G.F., Nawrocki, J., Sack, H. (eds) SOFSEM 2013: Theory and Practice of Computer Science. SOFSEM 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7741. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35843-2_44

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