Rule-based querying of distributed, heterogeneous data

Lansdale, T. , Bloodsworth, P. , Anjum, A. , Habib, I. , Mehmood, Y. and McClatchey, R. (2009) Rule-based querying of distributed, heterogeneous data. IETE Technical Review, 26 (5). pp. 363-368. ISSN 0256-4602

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Abstract

When searching for data, users tend to think in terms of the information they need to retrieve and not where and how it is stored. This is especially true in the highly complex domain of neurological research. The ­generic medical querying service described herein, aims to close the gap between users and data resources that are intricate, distributed and heterogeneous in nature. A theme that is common to both this domain and the emerging Internet of things is that users often need to query more than a single resource. This has come about with the large-scale fragmentation and distribution of data. Our work thus far has produced a prototype architecture for the querying of heterogeneous distributed data in the medical domain. A flexible querying mechanism that has the potential to support agent-based personalization has been developed to provide users with accurate and relevant results and some initial results are presented.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:database, data integration, heterogeneous databases, multi-agents systems, querying, rule-based
Faculty/Department:Faculty of Environment and Technology > Department of Computer Science and Creative Technologies
~Pre-2010 Faculty Structure > Environment and Technology > Bristol Institute of Technology > Centre for Complex Co-operative Systems
~Pre-2012 Faculty Structure > Faculty of Environment and Technology > Department of Computer Science and Creative Technologies
~Pre-2012 Faculty Structure > Faculty of Environment and Technology > Centre for Complex Co-operative Systems
ID Code:11578
Deposited By: Dr P. Bloodsworth
Deposited On:21 Sep 2010 10:47
Last Modified:01 Mar 2013 15:37

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