PhD Proposal: Introducing Dynamic Ontologies within Context Aware Systems

Context aware systems to date tend to fall into one of two categories: domain specific or generic across multiple domains. Previous research has shown that generic context aware systems prove to be quite dynamic through their use of ontologies. These ontologies, however, are very rigid in nature, requiring additional code to mature instantiated models, filter relevant information, or pre-cache information. Through the design and implementation of Rover3, while leveraging the concept of an Automatic and Dynamic Information Model (ADIM), we outline what we believe a context aware system should be. Walking through an accident response case study we showcase the aforementioned features of Rover3, showing how such incidents can benefit from context aware systems.

Examining committee:

Chair: Dr. Ashok Agrawala

Dept. rep: Dr. Atif Memon

Member: Dr. Alan Sussman