A Framework for Dynamic Web Services Composition

Freddy Lécué, Eduardo Goncalves da Silva, Luis Ferreira Pires

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    Abstract

    Dynamic composition of web services is a promising approach and at the same time a challenging research area for the dissemination of service-oriented applications. It is widely recognised that service semantics is a key element for the dynamic composition of Web services, since it allows the unambiguous descriptions of a service’s capabilities and parameters. This paper introduces a framework for performing dynamic service composition by exploiting the semantic matchmaking between service parameters (i.e., outputs and inputs) to enable their interconnection and interaction. The basic assumption of the framework is that matchmaking enables finding semantic compatibilities among independently defined service descriptions. We also developed a composition algorithm that follows a semantic graph-based approach, in which a graph represents service compositions and the nodes of this graph represent semantic connections between services. Moreover, functional and non-functional properties of services are considered, to enable the computation of relevant and most suitable service compositions for some service request. The suggested end-to-end functional level service composition framework is illustrated with a realistic application scenario from the IST SPICE project.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationEmerging Web Services Technology
    EditorsThomas Gschwind, Cesare Pautasso
    Place of PublicationBasel
    PublisherSpringer
    Pages59-75
    Number of pages17
    VolumeII
    ISBN (Electronic)978-3-7643-8864-5
    ISBN (Print)978-3-7643-8863-8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2008

    Publication series

    NameWhitestein Series in Software Agent Technologies and Autonomic Computing
    PublisherSpringer-Birkhauser

    Keywords

    • SCS-Services
    • Web services
    • Service composition
    • Semantic web
    • Dynamic service composition
    • Automated reasoning

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    • A Framework for Dynamic Web Services Composition

      Lécué, F., Silva, E. & Ferreira Pires, L., 26 Nov 2007, 2nd Workshop on Emerging Web Services Technology: Halle (Saale), Germany, November 26, 2007. Pautasso, C. & Gschwind, T. (eds.). CEUR, 16 p. (CEUR Workshop Proceedings; no. 313).

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