Generic application driven situation awareness via ontological situation recognition

Ryan Pearson, Mark P. Donnelly, Jun Liu, Leo Galway

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6 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Situation recognition and interpretation based on multisensor data is an important research challenge in the situation awareness field. Existing research has developed techniques concerned with accurate and reliable situation recognition via sensor driven detection of events in an environment. However, real world applications of situation awareness require perception of a situation's meaning, knowledge of expected changes and their relevance to environments inhabitants. Recognizing the significance and implications of situations in complex real world scenarios is challenging, but is essential for designing applications for real world environments. This paper presents a novel knowledge driven approach to situation awareness. Within it we extend established data driven methods of situation recognition by utilizing domain knowledge across the entire situation life cycle. We utilize ontologies for explicit representation of environmental and application context as well as situation modeling. We explore the link between low-level environment context and high-level application knowledge using a generic situation model. We exploit semantic reasoning to provide situation recognition and interpretation and demonstrate delivery of application oriented situation awareness in a smart environment. Finally, a case study-based scenario is utilized in order to demonstrate the system's operation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2016 IEEE International Multi-Disciplinary Conference on Cognitive Methods in Situation Awareness and Decision Support, CogSIMA 2016
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages131-137
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9781509006328
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 Jun 2016
Externally publishedYes
Event2016 IEEE International Multi-Disciplinary Conference on Cognitive Methods in Situation Awareness and Decision Support, CogSIMA 2016 - San Diego, United States
Duration: 20 Mar 201625 Mar 2016

Publication series

Name2016 IEEE International Multi-Disciplinary Conference on Cognitive Methods in Situation Awareness and Decision Support, CogSIMA 2016

Conference

Conference2016 IEEE International Multi-Disciplinary Conference on Cognitive Methods in Situation Awareness and Decision Support, CogSIMA 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period20/03/201625/03/2016

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 IEEE.

Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

Keywords

  • context awareness
  • knowledge representation
  • ontology
  • situation awareness

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Decision Sciences (miscellaneous)
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

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