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Architecture of a Web-based Predictive Editor for Controlled Natural Language Processing
In this paper, we describe the architecture of a web-based predictive text
editor being developed for the controlled natural language PENG^{ASP). This
controlled language can be used to write non-monotonic specifications that have
the same expressive power as Answer Set Programs. In order to support the
writing process of these specifications, the predictive text editor
communicates asynchronously with the controlled natural language processor that
generates lookahead categories and additional auxiliary information for the
author of a specification text. The text editor can display multiple sets of
lookahead categories simultaneously for different possible sentence
completions, anaphoric expressions, and supports the addition of new content
words to the lexicon
Concurrent Lexicalized Dependency Parsing: A Behavioral View on ParseTalk Events
The behavioral specification of an object-oriented grammar model is
considered. The model is based on full lexicalization, head-orientation via
valency constraints and dependency relations, inheritance as a means for
non-redundant lexicon specification, and concurrency of computation. The
computation model relies upon the actor paradigm, with concurrency entering
through asynchronous message passing between actors. In particular, we here
elaborate on principles of how the global behavior of a lexically distributed
grammar and its corresponding parser can be specified in terms of event type
networks and event networks, resp.Comment: 68kB, 5pages Postscrip
08061 Abstracts Collection -- Types, Logics and Semantics for State
From 3 February to 8 February 2008, the Dagstuhl Seminar 08061
``Types, Logics and Semantics for State\u27\u27 was held in the
International Conference and Research Center (IBFI), Schloss Dagstuhl.
During the seminar, several participants presented their current
research, and ongoing work and open problems were discussed. Abstracts
of the presentations given during the seminar as well as abstracts of
seminar results and ideas are put together in this paper. The first
section describes the seminar topics and goals in general. Links to
extended abstracts or full papers are provided, if available
Towards a generic platform for developing CSCL applications using Grid infrastructure
The goal of this paper is to explore the possibility of using CSCL component-based software under a Grid infrastructure. The merge of these technologies represents an attractive, but probably quite laborious enterprise if we consider not only the benefits but also the barriers that we have to overcome. This work presents an attempt toward this direction by developing a generic platform of CSCL components and discussing the advantages that we could obtain if we adapted it to the Grid. We then propose a means that could make this adjustment possible due to the high degree of genericity that our library component is endowed with by being based on the generic programming paradigm. Finally, an application of our library is proposed both for validating the adequacy of the platform which it is based on and for indicating the possibilities gained by using it under the Grid.Peer ReviewedPostprint (published version
A coordination language for mobile components
Abstract In this paper we present the sigmapi coordination language, a core language for specifying dynamic networks of components. The language is inspired by the Manifold coordination language and by the pi-calculus. The main concepts of the language are components, classes, objects and channels. A program in sigmapi consists of a number of components, where each component is a collection of classes separable from its original context and re-usable in any other context. An object is an instance of a class that executes in parallel with the other objects active in the system. The sigmapi language differs from other models of object-oriented systems mainly in its treatment of communication and mobility: communication is anonymous via synchronous or asynchronous channels, while mobility is obtained by moving channels in the virtual space of linked objects. Thus, a channel is a transferable capability of communication, and objects are mobile in the sense that their communication possibilities may change during a computation. The language sigmapi itself does not impose exogenous coordination, meaning that the coordination primitives affecting each object can be executed within the computation of the object itself. However, only simple restrictions on the class-definitions of a sigmapi program suffice to enforce a separation between computation and coordination. Interaction typically occurs anonymously and under the full control of the objects involved. This make it easier to deal with Internet application where security policies must be enforced in view of the possibilities of attacks
Concurrent Lexicalized Dependency Parsing: The ParseTalk Model
A grammar model for concurrent, object-oriented natural language parsing is
introduced. Complete lexical distribution of grammatical knowledge is achieved
building upon the head-oriented notions of valency and dependency, while
inheritance mechanisms are used to capture lexical generalizations. The
underlying concurrent computation model relies upon the actor paradigm. We
consider message passing protocols for establishing dependency relations and
ambiguity handling.Comment: 90kB, 7pages Postscrip
An active, ontology-driven network service for Internet collaboration
Web portals have emerged as an important means of collaboration on the WWW, and the integration of ontologies promises to make them more accurate in how they serve users’ collaboration and information location requirements. However, web portals are essentially a centralised architecture resulting in difficulties supporting seamless roaming between portals and collaboration between groups supported on different portals. This paper proposes an alternative approach to collaboration over the web using ontologies that is de-centralised and exploits content-based networking. We argue that this approach promises a user-centric, timely, secure and location-independent mechanism, which is potentially more scaleable and universal than existing centralised portals
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