Preface.
The Purpose of this Book.
Who Should Read this Book.
The Organization of this Book.
PART I: WHAT IS WEB INTELLIGENCE.
Chapter 1: The Information Age and the Web.
Overview.
Thinking and Intelligent Web Applications.
The Information Age.
The World Wide Web.
The Limitations of Today¢s Web.
The Next Generation Web.
Why Intelligent Ubiquitous Devices Improve Productivity.
Conclusion.
Exercises.
Interlude #1 Thinking about Thinking.
Chapter 2: G¶del - What is Decidable?
Overview.
Philosophical and Mathematical Logic.
Kurt G¶del.
Knowledge Representation.
Computational Logic .
Artificial Intelligence.
Web Architecture and Business Logic.
The Semantic Web.
Conclusion.
Exercises.
Interlude #2 Truth and Beauty.
Chapter 3: Turing - What is Machine Intelligence?
Overview.
What is Machine Intelligence?
Alan Turing.
What is Machine Intelligence?
Turing Test and the Loebner Prize .
John Searle¢s Chinese Room.
Artificial Intelligence.
Machine Intelligence .
Semantic Networks and Frames.
Reasoning with Semantic Networks.
Computational Complexity.
Description Logic (DL).
Ontology.
Inference Engines.
Software Agents.
Adaptive Software.
Limitations and Capabilities.
Conclusion.
Exercises.
Interlude #3: Computing Machines.
Chapter 4: Berners-Lee ? What is Solvable on the Web?
Overview.
The World Wide Web.
Berners-Lee.
Competing Web Standards.
The Semantic Web Roadmap.
Semantic Web Services.
Logic on the Semantic Web.
Semantic Web Capabilities and Limitations.
Conclusion.
Exercises.
Interlude #4 Turing¢s Test.
PART II: WEB ONTOLOGY AND LOGIC.
Chapter 5: Resource Framework Description -- RDF.
Overview .
HTML Language.
XML Language.
RDF Language.
Basic Elements.
RDF Schema.
XQuery - XML Query Language.
Conclusion .
Exercises.
Interlude #5 The Chinese Room.
Chapter 6: Web Ontology Language -- OWL.
Overview.
Ontology Language.
Ontology Language Requirements.
Compatibility of OWL and RDF/RDFS.
The OWL Language.
Basic Elements.
OWL Example -- Compute Ontology.
Ontology Example -- Birthplace.
Applying OWL.
OWL Capabilities and Limitations.
Conclusion.
Exercises.
Interlude #6: Machines and Brains.
Chapter 7: Ontology Engineering.
Overview.
Ontology Engineering.
Constructing Ontologies.
Ontology Example.
Ontology Methods.
Ontology Libraries.
Ontology Matching.
Ontology Mapping .
Ontology Mapping Tools .
Conclusion.
Exercises.
Interlude #7: Machines and Meaning.
Chapter 8: Logic, Inference and Rule Systems.
Overview.
Logic and Inference.
Monotonic and Nonmonotonic Rules.
Descriptive Logic.
Inference Engines.
Example RDF Inference Engine.
Conclusion.
Exercises.
Interlude #8: Machines and Rules.
Chapter 9: Semantic Web Rule Language -- SWRL.
Overview.
Rule Systems.
Rule Languages.
Semantic Web Rule Language (SWRL).
Conclusion.
Exercises.
Interlude #9: Machines and Language.
Chapter 10: Semantic Web Applications.
Overview.
Semantic Web Applications .
Web Services.
Semantic Search.
e-Learning .
Semantic Web and Bio-Informatics .
Enterprise Application Integration.
On-To-Knowledge (OTK) .
Knowledge Base.
Conclusion.
Exercise.
Interlude #10: Distributed Intelligence.
Chapter 11: Web Ontology Language for Services -- OWL-S.
Overview.
XML-Based Web Services.
Next Generation Web Services .
OWL-S Primer.
Creating an OWL-S Ontology for a Web Services.
Conclusion.
Exercises.
Interlude #11: The Semantic Web.
Chapter 12: Semantic Search Technology.
Overview.
Search Engines .
Semantic Search.
Semantic Search Technology.
Web Search Agents.
Semantic Methods.
Latent Semantic Index Search.
TAP.
Swoogle.
Conclusion.
Exercises.
Interlude #12: The Halting Problem.
Chapter 13: Semantic Patterns and Adoptive Software.
Overview .
Patterns in Software Design.
Pattern Frame.
Semantic Patterns.
Self-Organizing and Adaptive Software.
Conclusion.
Exercises.
Interlude #13: The Semantic Web and Meaning.
Chapter 14: Semantic Tools.
Overview .
Semantic Tools.
Semantic Web Services Tools.
Conclusion.
Interlude #14: The Semantic Web and Language.
Chapter 15: Opportunities and Challenges.
Overview.
Semantic Doubt.
Semantic Opportunities.
Challenges.
Balancing Proprietary and Open Standards.
Conclusion.
Interlude #15: The Semantic Web and Zeno¢s Paradox.
Bibliography.
Glossary.
List of Acronyms.
Index.
