CoAKTinG-Advanced Knowledge Technologies

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Semantics for e-Science Collaboration Jan. 2005 Update

CoAKTinG 2005 Update: Overview: 

CoAKTinG 2005 Update: Overview CoAKTinG in a nutshell 2005 NASA collaboration Follow-on projects now deepening the collaboration

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interpretation of data/events following through decisions/ coordinating activities producing documents andamp; other artifacts archiving/recovering information informal and formal communication meetings Key collective activities in e-science

e-Science collaboration technologies should support fluid movement around the space of…: 

e-Science collaboration technologies should support fluid movement around the space of… consensus knowledge contested knowledge unformalized knowledge formalized knowledge e-Science

Fluid movement in the e-Science collaboration design space…: 

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: 

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)

CoAKTinG toolset: 

CoAKTinG toolset

Technical integration: Jabber interoperability: 

Technical integration: Jabber interoperability Jabber XML Messaging Server

CoAKTinG e-Science Testbeds: 

CoAKTinG e-Science Testbeds 1. Comb-e-Chem (UK e-Science Project) 2. Remote Science Teams supporting simulated Mars exploration (NASA field trial)

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Codifying scientific procedures with rationale

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Resource + Floor Management Run-time tracking and control Comb-e-Chem: Facility e-Science in Action

CoAKTinG e-Science Testbeds: 

CoAKTinG e-Science Testbeds 1. Comb-e-Chem (UK e-Science Project) 2. Remote Science Teams supporting simulated Mars exploration (NASA field trial)

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Image Credits--- Mars: NASA/JPL/MSSS; Earth: NASA/JSC; Composite: MSSS Towards Interplanetary e-Science collaboration…

Mars surface exploration field trial: 

Mars surface exploration field trial

Collaboration Configuration: 

Collaboration Configuration 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: 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: 

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 University Not to be used without permission

CoAKTinG NASA testbed:Compendium science data map, generated by software agents, for interpretation by Mars+Earth geologists: 

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 University Not to be used without permission

CoAKTinG NASA testbed:Compendium scientific feedback map from Earth geologists to Mars colleagues about their map: 

CoAKTinG NASA testbed: Compendium scientific feedback map from Earth geologists to Mars colleagues about their map Copyright, 2004, RIACS/NASA Ames, Open University, Southampton University Not 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: 

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 University Not to be used without permission RIACS/NASA Ames Research Center Mobile Agents Project Maarten Sierhuis KMi Open University CoAKTinG Project Simon Buckingham-Shum andamp; Al Selvin Southampton University CoAKTinG Project Kevin Page Danius Michaelides Dave De Roure Nigel Shadbolt

NASA Mobile Agents field trial paper: 

NASA Mobile Agents field trial paper http://eprints.aktors.org/375

Plans for NASA Mobile Agents field trial April 2005: 

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

Semantic Blogspace for e-Science: 

Semantic Blogspace for e-Science

Distributed sensemaking by semantic blogging: 

SciOrg Compendium server @OU science data Distributed sensemaking by semantic blogging Shannon’s blog/ aggregator Stacy’s blog / aggregator EVA astronaut

‘Science Media Player’ to render+replay data: 

SciOrg Compendium server @OU science data ‘Science Media Player’ to render+replay data EVA astronaut

Blog entries could therefore populate Compendium (or be written via a Compendium map): 

Blog entries could therefore populate Compendium (or be written via a Compendium map)

CoAKTinG Follow-on Projects: 

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 =: 

m e m e t i c = Access Grid collaboration environment www.AccessGrid.org Compendium www.CompendiumInstitute.org Meeting Replay www.aktors.org/coakting www.memetic-vre.net + + Meeting Memory Technologies Informing Collaboration

CoAKTinG Follow-on Projects: 

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 =: 

Co-OPR = Compendium www.CompendiumInstitute.org I-X www.i-x.info www.aiai.ed.ac.uk/project/co-opr + Co-OPR: Collaborative Operations for Personnel Recovery

Compendium in Crisis Action Planning: 

Compendium in Crisis Action Planning

I-X domain modelling, planning & issue mgmnt.: 

I-X domain modelling, planning andamp; issue mgmnt. Process Panel Domain Editor Messenger Map Tool I-Plan

“Grey Matter + Silicon”I-X Inputs to Compendium in simulated mission: 

'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…: 

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

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