Towards ontological model accuracy's scalability: Application to the Pervasive Computer Supported Collaborative Work

Abstract

In this paper we define an ontological model to accurately represent the context in Pervasive Computer Supported Collaborative Work. A major issue in this domain is the mass of information required to correctly depict a situation. As we need to represent users and devices according to multiple aspects (physical, computational, social …) the amount of information can quickly become unmanageable. Besides, as a PCSCW context model has to be usable on limited resources devices such as cell phones, GPS, ADSL Modems we needed a more efficient way to represent information. In this perspective the model we propose offers the possibility to represent a situation with more or less precision; that is to say with more or less abstraction. The final goal of this work is then to provide a model able to reason with a precise or fuzzy description of a situation.