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ODAS: A Multi-Agent Architecture for Semantic Interoperability in Industrial Context

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Enterprise Interoperability V

Part of the book series: Proceedings of the I-ESA Conferences ((IESACONF,volume 5))

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Integration of heterogeneous applications and data sources into an interoperable system is one of the most relevant challenges for many utilities such as Hydro-Québec. Therefore the development of a framework which would facilitate the integration of heterogeneous applications is a challenging, albeit rewarding, task. In this paper we propose an ontology-based distributed blackboard architecture that aims at tackling the semantic interoperability problem.

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Viau, M., Bouffard, A., Zinflou, A., Vanier, G. (2012). ODAS: A Multi-Agent Architecture for Semantic Interoperability in Industrial Context. In: Poler, R., Doumeingts, G., Katzy, B., Chalmeta, R. (eds) Enterprise Interoperability V. Proceedings of the I-ESA Conferences, vol 5. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2819-9_14

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