Semantics, Web services, and Web processes promise better re-use, universal interoperability and integration. Semantics has been recognized as the primary tool to address the challenges of a broad spectrum of heterogeneity and for improving automation through machine understandable descriptions.

Semantic Web Services, Processes and Applications brings contributions from researchers who study, explore and understand the semantic enabling of all phases of semantic Web processes. This encompasses design, annotation, discovery, choreography and composition. Also this book presents fundamental capabilities and techniques associated with ontological modeling or services, annotation, matching and mapping, and reasoning. This is complemented by discussion of applications in e-Government and bioinformatics.

Special bulk rates are available for course adoption through Publishing Editor.

Semantic Web: Real-World Applications from Industry offers a glimpse into the opening door of semantic technologies by means of concentrated examples of semantic applications in real business environments.  For quite a while, there has been evidence from academic research and early industrial prototypes that semantic technology can help humans and machines substantially in accessing and using the unprecedented, and exponentially growing, amount of information that the World Wide Web provides. Now semantic technology is moving from academic and industrial research into real products and applications.  This book provides a series of case studies which demonstrate how real benefits can be derived from the adoption of semantic technology in popular business domains, such as telecommunication, B2B integration, healthcare, education, and others.

Semantic Web: Real-World Applications from Industry summarizes state-of-the art expertise and practical experiences from outstanding technology showcases. This volume was written as a joint effort of leading experts in the field of semantic technology from various backgrounds and countries, including industry, academia, and government agencies. It combines a detailed description of the challenges and technical solutions with a discussion of the actual results and a wealth of lessons learned, which will be invaluable for future investments into semantic technology.

Semantic Web: Real-World Applications from Industry was designed for industry professionals and researchers interested in the current state and future of semantic technology. This book is also suitable as a secondary advanced-level text or reference for students in computer science.

Foreword by Michael L. Brodie, Chief Scientist, Verizon Communications, Cambridge, USA

This textbook addresses the conceptual and practical aspects of the various phases of the lifecycle of service systems, ranging from service ideation, design, implementation, analysis, improvement and trading associated with service systems engineering. Written by leading experts in the field, this indispensable textbook will enable a new wave of future professionals to think in a service-focused way with the right balance of competencies in computer science, engineering, and management.

Fundamentals of Service Systems is a centerpiece for a course syllabus on service systems. Each chapter includes a summary, a list of learning objectives, an opening case, and a review section with questions, a project description, a list of key terms, and a list of further reading bibliography. All these elements enable students to learn at a faster and more comfortable peace.

For researchers, teachers, and students who want to learn about this new emerging science, Fundamentals of Service Systems provides an overview of the core disciplines underlying the study of service systems. It is aimed at students of information systems, information technology, and business and economics. It also targets business and IT practitioners, especially those who are looking for better ways of innovating, designing, modeling, analyzing, and optimizing service systems.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the9th International Joint Conference on Software Technologies, ICSOFT 2014, heldin Vienna, Austria, in August 2014.

The 15revised full papers and 6 short papers presented were carefully reviewed andselected from 145 submissions. The papers focus on enterprise softwaretechnologies; software engineering and systems security; distributed systems;and software project management.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereedpost-conference proceedings of the First COST Action IC1302 InternationalKEYSTONE Conference on semantic Keyword-based Search on Structured Data Sources,IKC 2015, held in Coimbra, Portugal, in September 2015.The 13 revised full papers, 3 revised short papers, and 2 invited papers werecarefully reviewed and selected from 22 initial submissions. The paper topicscover techniques for keyword search, semantic data management, social Web andsocial media, information retrieval, benchmarking for search on big data.

This bookconstitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 10th International JointConference on Software Technologies, ICSOFT 2015, held in Colmar, France, inJuly 2015.

The 23revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 117submissions. The papers are organized around the following conference tracks:enterprise software technologies; software project management; softwareengineering methods and techniques; distributed and mobile software systems. 

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 11th International Joint Conference on Software Technologies, ICSOFT 2016, held in Lisbon, Portugal, in July 2016.

The 13 revised full papers together with 3 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 84 submissions. 

The papers selected to be included in this book contribute to the understanding of relevant trends of current research on software technologies, including:

The 16 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 123 submissions. The volume also contains two invited papers. CLOSER 2016 focused on the emerging area of cloud computing, inspired by recent advances related to infrastructures, operations, and service availability through global networks. It also studied the influence of service science in this area.

Semantics, Web services, and Web processes promise better re-use, universal interoperability and integration. Semantics has been recognized as the primary tool to address the challenges of a broad spectrum of heterogeneity and for improving automation through machine understandable descriptions.

Semantic Web Services, Processes and Applications brings contributions from researchers who study, explore and understand the semantic enabling of all phases of semantic Web processes. This encompasses design, annotation, discovery, choreography and composition. Also this book presents fundamental capabilities and techniques associated with ontological modeling or services, annotation, matching and mapping, and reasoning. This is complemented by discussion of applications in e-Government and bioinformatics.

Special bulk rates are available for course adoption through Publishing Editor.

Semantic Web: Real-World Applications from Industry offers a glimpse into the opening door of semantic technologies by means of concentrated examples of semantic applications in real business environments.  For quite a while, there has been evidence from academic research and early industrial prototypes that semantic technology can help humans and machines substantially in accessing and using the unprecedented, and exponentially growing, amount of information that the World Wide Web provides. Now semantic technology is moving from academic and industrial research into real products and applications.  This book provides a series of case studies which demonstrate how real benefits can be derived from the adoption of semantic technology in popular business domains, such as telecommunication, B2B integration, healthcare, education, and others.

Semantic Web: Real-World Applications from Industry summarizes state-of-the art expertise and practical experiences from outstanding technology showcases. This volume was written as a joint effort of leading experts in the field of semantic technology from various backgrounds and countries, including industry, academia, and government agencies. It combines a detailed description of the challenges and technical solutions with a discussion of the actual results and a wealth of lessons learned, which will be invaluable for future investments into semantic technology.

Semantic Web: Real-World Applications from Industry was designed for industry professionals and researchers interested in the current state and future of semantic technology. This book is also suitable as a secondary advanced-level text or reference for students in computer science.

Foreword by Michael L. Brodie, Chief Scientist, Verizon Communications, Cambridge, USA

This textbook addresses the conceptual and practical aspects of the various phases of the lifecycle of service systems, ranging from service ideation, design, implementation, analysis, improvement and trading associated with service systems engineering. Written by leading experts in the field, this indispensable textbook will enable a new wave of future professionals to think in a service-focused way with the right balance of competencies in computer science, engineering, and management.

Fundamentals of Service Systems is a centerpiece for a course syllabus on service systems. Each chapter includes a summary, a list of learning objectives, an opening case, and a review section with questions, a project description, a list of key terms, and a list of further reading bibliography. All these elements enable students to learn at a faster and more comfortable peace.

For researchers, teachers, and students who want to learn about this new emerging science, Fundamentals of Service Systems provides an overview of the core disciplines underlying the study of service systems. It is aimed at students of information systems, information technology, and business and economics. It also targets business and IT practitioners, especially those who are looking for better ways of innovating, designing, modeling, analyzing, and optimizing service systems.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the9th International Joint Conference on Software Technologies, ICSOFT 2014, heldin Vienna, Austria, in August 2014.

The 15revised full papers and 6 short papers presented were carefully reviewed andselected from 145 submissions. The papers focus on enterprise softwaretechnologies; software engineering and systems security; distributed systems;and software project management.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereedpost-conference proceedings of the First COST Action IC1302 InternationalKEYSTONE Conference on semantic Keyword-based Search on Structured Data Sources,IKC 2015, held in Coimbra, Portugal, in September 2015.The 13 revised full papers, 3 revised short papers, and 2 invited papers werecarefully reviewed and selected from 22 initial submissions. The paper topicscover techniques for keyword search, semantic data management, social Web andsocial media, information retrieval, benchmarking for search on big data.

This bookconstitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 10th International JointConference on Software Technologies, ICSOFT 2015, held in Colmar, France, inJuly 2015.

The 23revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 117submissions. The papers are organized around the following conference tracks:enterprise software technologies; software project management; softwareengineering methods and techniques; distributed and mobile software systems. 

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 11th International Joint Conference on Software Technologies, ICSOFT 2016, held in Lisbon, Portugal, in July 2016.

The 13 revised full papers together with 3 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 84 submissions. 

The papers selected to be included in this book contribute to the understanding of relevant trends of current research on software technologies, including:

The 16 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 123 submissions. The volume also contains two invited papers. CLOSER 2016 focused on the emerging area of cloud computing, inspired by recent advances related to infrastructures, operations, and service availability through global networks. It also studied the influence of service science in this area.