Presentation of

D01 The ICONS Project

Presentation

Bartosz Nowicki

Rodan Systems S.A.

 The ICONS project objectives
• Development of knowledge representation techniques
and methodologies for a multimedia content repository
• Development of user interface design and management
tools meeting the requirements of the information
architecture methodology
• Design and implementation of efficient algorithms for
management of large distributed multimedia content
repositories
• Development of an analysis and design methodology for
large, knowledge-based content repository systems
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 The general project approach
• Select an existing content management platform to be
used as the ICONS prototype testbed
• Integrate relevant research result and standards in a
coherent ICONS architecture
• Achieve original research results in relevant project areas
• Demonstrate the viability of the ICONS architecture in a
real application environment

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 The ICONS research stream
• Assessment of tools, standards and methods (ICS)
• Multi-paradigm knowledge representation (U. Of Ulster)
• Advanced graphic user interface (ICS)
• Distributed Content Repository (Dauphine)

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 The ICONS technical stream
• ICONS architecture design (CO1)
• Development of the ICONS prototype (CO1)

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 The ICONS demonstration stream
• Design ans development of the “NAS Best Practices”
portal (Sema)
• Exploitation and dissemination of project results (CO1)

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The ICONS Project Presentation
A Framework for User Requirements
Feature Requirement Analysis
of a Knowledge Management A KMS Reference Architecture
System

Architecture specification

ICONS Architecture Comparison with KMS reference architecture

The Knowledge Representation Features

The Intelligent Content Integration Features
Description of Principal
The Intelligent Workflow Management Features
Research Areas The Distributed Processing Organisation
Demonstration of the ICONS Prototype Capabilities

Mapping onto the contractual requirements 7

A KMS Reference Architecture
areas of interest

existing solutions

points of attack

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• Integration of • A formal knowledge
heterogeneous resources represenation language
Knowledge Text • An Inference Engine
• Intelligent agents Business maps Properties
Data • A time modelling
Knowledge
Intelligence
Systems Bases Semantic • Navigation
maps in semantic nets
nets Time
SDM nets Search
Files representation

Web Pages Information

Integration Conceptual Knowledge Inference
Semantic trees Representation
Legacy nets Hyper-tekst
Information Document
Management Semantic Data Process
• An advancedSystems Knowledge graphs
Models
graphic interface Management XML RDF
for knowledge Encription System
represenation Files
• Intelligent Security Discussion Repository Version
personalisation Electronic
Forums
signature control
facitlties
Access Knowledge
Control Autenthication Engineering Collaboration
HSM DBMS
• Knowledge engineeering aids
Workflow
• Business process metrics Message • Scalable distributed ICONS
Management Internet
• Intelligent workload Exchange architecture
Intranet • Load balancing algorithms 9
assignment algorithms
• Intelligent information integrator
 Human/Computer Interaction (HCI) Technologies Distributed
Architecture
HCI Electronic Content Knowledge Structural Technologies
Personalisation Form MapGraph Process Graph
Presentation Knowledge

The ICONS Architecture

Engine Manager Manager Manager
Manager Graph Manager
Load Balancing

Development Model
Algorithms
Knowledge Management Technologies
Distribution
Ontology Struct ural Content Datalog Intelligent Semi-structured Intelligent Agent Optimisation
Model Knowledge Categorisation Inference Workflow Content Development Algorithms
Manager Navigator Engine Engine Manager Integrator Environment
Scalable
Distributed
Data Struct ure
Content Management Technologies

Distributed
Content Content Hierarchical External Content Schema Workflow
Workflow Storage Role
Repository Semantic Model Content Manager Definition Communication
Manager Manager Environment
Manager Manager Integrator

Development Technologies

Object In-Core Full Text Web J2EE

Security Operating
Relational Relational Search Application Development
Environment System
DBMS DBMS Engine Server Environment

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- exists, to be selected - exists, to be expanded - to be developed ICONS project focus boarders
 XML/
Content
Process Inference I
Model Knowledge
Knowledge DHTML Map Rule C
Presentation Definition Map
Level
Page
(DTD, RDF)
(WfMC) Definition
O
N
Information Object Mapper (XSL, SVG) Content Structure Mapper Inference Rule Mapper S

HTTP/ WebDav Content Disjunctive Datalog A

Server Management Inference Engine
R
Framework
C
Knowledge
Manipulation
Content Base Ontology Base H
Level (XML) Knowledge (RDM)
I
Extractor/
Associator
T
E
Hierarchical Storage Manager C
T
Integration
Level Multi-source Information Mapper U
R
Pre-existing, heterogeneous databases Legacy Information Processing Systems Web Information sources E
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