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PLANSERVE - overview of an EU proposal for the “Future and

Emerging Technologies” Program

Lee McCluskey

Artform Research Group

The University of Huddersfield, UK

Interested Planet MembersEstablishment: Leader Specialism:

University of Ulm. Prof. S Biundo Knowledge-based Planning ToolsUniversity of Brescia, Prof A Gerevini, Domain Analysis and PreprocessingUniv. Méditerranée Dr C. Pain-Barre Domain Model Analysis and Correction.University of Perugia Prof. A Milani Knowledge Engineering, Web Applications Open University, Dr M Garagnani, Domain Modelling and plan languages Charles University, Dr R Bartak, Formal modelling, constraint satisfaction UCIII Madrid, Prof. D Borrajom Machine Learning, Knowledge AcquisitionTU Darmstadt, Dr U Scholz Domain AnalysisUniv of Huddersfield Prof. T L McCluskey Knowledge Engineering, Machine LearningUniversity of Granada Dr L Castillo Knowledge-based Planning ToolsUniversity of Salford Prof. R Aylett Knowledge Acquisition; Virtual EnvironmentsAristotle University Dr I Vlahavas Domain AnalysisMarseille-Luminy Dr C Schwind Architectural Building ReconstructionItaly NRC Dr A Cesta Space ApplicationsThe Netherlands NAL Dr H.H. Hesselink Aerospace Applications, Knowledge

ManagementCOSYTEC SA Dr A. Aggoun Hi-tech Tools Developer (CP Technology)Origin SA Dr T Grant Aerospace TechnologyUniversity of Macedonia Dr I Refanidis Planning and Web technologies

Other Interested Establishmentscountry: Spain establishment: ALECOP

via consultant Gorka Artola of I-TEC

ga.itec@oteic.com

country: Spain establishment: Telefonica

Sara Carro Martmnez

scm@tid.es

country: Belgium establishment: LabAge SPRL

Dr Andri Renard

a.j.renard@skynet.be

country: Germany establishment: DAI-Labor

Stefan Fricke

fricke@dai-lab.de

AimsThe aim of this project is to research and develop the

enabling technology that will make intelligent planning technology generally accessible to the user community, and to prototype this technology by the creation of intelligent planning services targeted at the semantic web.

OBJECTIVES:

(a) create prototypes of an online 'planning service' that is capable of solving planning problems from a wide range of applications domains;

(b) create prototypes of an online knowledge engineering service, capable of helping a user to acculmulate sufficient input to effectively use (a).

.. Address the lack of Accessibility and Usability of the technology

GUARDED TRANSITION SEQUENCES

KnowledgeEngineeringService

PlanningService

PLANSERVE

Planning OntologyApplication OntologiesIR AgentsLanguage Translators

Planning Engine LibraryConfiguration GeneratorDomain Analysis

KA Interface Tools External Interface

Initial Users Advanced Users

Feasibility

Technology is maturing: Timely maturing of research areas:

• Semantic Web• KE – knowledge sharing and re-use: KBS KE maturing eg

aspiration of re-useable knowledge to be fulfilled by the promise of Online Ontologies

• Planning language conventions• Planning KE: Some prototype platforms for KA/KE planning

emerging (eg GIPO II)- Planning engines: a good range available and a growing

understanding of their application area

Applications Opening Up:- With the interest in eg Intelligent Agents, E-science etc there is

a strong requirement for easy access to our technology

Research / Development needed

- research into Planning Ontology: including terms for describing the characteristics of domains, of plans, of actions etc

- Web-based, knowledge-rich Domain Model Languages and Plan Languages need to be formulated and agreed, to be used as formats for knowledge interchange.

- Application domain <--> Planner correspondence

- Planner configuration generator, architectures for multiple planner configurations

- Ontology languages for typical application domains.

- Research into re-using abstract descriptions of types of domains to act as templates for new domains

- knowledge acquisition tools and methodologies

- web infrastructure problems eg to do with the use of KES remotely

Input from commerce / industrial partners

- example applications,

- technology trials, evaluation, feedback,

- knowledge of current technology, including related

technologies and examples of the kinds of environment into

which PLANSERVE may be embedded.

- examples of 'conventional' processes in which PLANSERVE

would provide assistance.

PLAN

- Agree on a statement of objectives- Map out work required to organisations- Draw up and submit a 5 page FET application

BY – end April 2003