Instant Knowledge: Secure Autonomic Business Collaboration

斯特拉斯克莱德大学的工作包将开发以人际网络系统为核心的技术平台。这包括用于提取通信元数据的技术、用于在整个系统中描述和共享该信息的本体、用于建立网络和共享联系信息的协议、主动实现这种增长的方法以及对系统可用性的检查。通信元数据：这项任务将开发从正在进行的移动通信中提取和描述有用的上下文信息的技术，以便检索通信者之间隐含的社会联系。这种通信元数据的呈现方式必须允许其他几个系统组件理解它。因此，本体规范将是这一领域工作的关键成果。这里的挑战是确定在通信会话中可以找到多少信息，定义哪些信息可能对建立和扩展人际网络有用，以及创建用于描述这些信息的语法，该语法将扩展到未来的通信系统。网络实施：构建和发展人际网络是本建议书中所述系统的基本组成部分。这项任务的工作将制定能够在系统用户之间交换联系信息的协议，从而能够建立和扩大网络中的连接数量。作为这项工作的一部分，这项研究必须定义两个人之间存在这种联系的意义，并确定如何描述他们的关系。这项工作将与更广泛项目中的安全和隐私工作相配合，确保数据隐私问题得到适当解决。一旦定义了这些建立网络的方法，任务将检查主动应用协议来构建网络的技术，而不需要用户的努力。这将需要如上所述应用通信元数据。用户控制和易用性：本项目中描述的人际网络系统被设计为在其操作上基本上是自动化的，不需要用户直接输入。然而，至关重要的是，用户能够感觉到对设备之间通信的信息的控制。自动化只有在它真正有用的时候才是有用的；所有的智能助理系统都需要人工输入来引导它们走向正确的方向。例如，用户可能想要指定与联系人的关系、从网络中删除链接或限制个人信息流。这项任务将审查这一新系统带来的人机界面问题。以一种有用的方式向用户展示网络信息对于系统的成功至关重要，研究将确定用户应该如何能够控制人际网络。这项工作的一个关键成果将是一个实用的演示系统，它可以作为进一步研究的基础，也可以帮助潜在的产品开发。

The University of Strathclyde work packages will develop the technology platform for the core of the interpersonal networking system. This consists of techniques for extracting communications metadata, an ontology for describing and sharing this information throughout the system, protocols for establishing the network and sharing contact information, a method of pro-actively achieving this growth, and an examination into the usability of the system. Communications Metadata: This task will develop techniques to extract and describe useful context information from ongoing mobile communications, in order to retrieve implied social links between communicants. This communications metadata must be presented in a manner which allows it to be understood by several other system components. Therefore, an ontology specification will be a key outcome of this area of work. The challenges here are in determining how much information can be found within communications sessions, defining that which may be useful for building and extending the interpersonal network, and creating a syntax for describing this information which will scale to future communications systems. Network Implementation: Building and growing the interpersonal network is a fundamental component of the system described in this proposal. The work in this task will develop protocols which enable the exchange of contact information among users of the system, enabling establishment and expansion of the number of connections in the network. As part of this work, the research must define the meaning of having such a link between two people, and determine how to describe their relationship. This work will tie in with the Security and Privacy work in the broader project, ensuring that data privacy issues are addressed appropriately. Once these methods of establishing a network are defined, the task will examine techniques to pro-actively apply the protocols to build the network without user effort. This will require the application of communications metadata as described above. User Control and Usability: The interpersonal network system described in this project is designed to be largely automatic in its operation, requiring no direct user input. However, it is vital that the user feels in control of the information being communicated between devices. Automation is only useful so long as it is actually helpful; all intelligent assistant systems require human input to guide them in the correct direction. For example, a user may want to specify a relationship to a contact, remove a link from the network, or restrict the flow of personal information. This task will examine the human interface issues raised by this new system. Exposing the network information to the user in a usable manner is vital to the success of the system, and the research will determine how the user should be able to control the interpersonal network. One key output of the work here will be a practical demonstration system, which can be used as a basis for further research as well as assist in potential product development.