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In this work we present the design and implementation of a multi-agent environment for serving proof explanations in the Semantic Web. The system allows users or agents to issue queries, on a given RDF& rules knowledge base and automatically produces proof explanations for answers produced by a popular programming system (JENA), by interpreting the output from the proof’s trace and converting it into a meaningful representation. It also supports an XML representation (a R2ML language extension) for agent communication, which is a common scenario in the Semantic Web. The system in essence implements a proof layer for rules on the Semantic Web empowering trust between agents and users.
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Antoniou, G. et al. (2008). A Multi-agent Environment for Serving Proof Explanations in the Semantic Web. In: Darzentas, J., Vouros, G.A., Vosinakis, S., Arnellos, A. (eds) Artificial Intelligence: Theories, Models and Applications. SETN 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 5138. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87881-0_4
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