Title: The context aware workflow execution framework

Authors: Liliana Ardissono; Roberto Furnari; Anna Goy; Giovanna Petrone; Marino Segnan

Addresses: Dipartimento di Informatica, Università di Torino, Corso Svizzera 185, 10149 Torino, Italy ' Dipartimento di Informatica, Università di Torino, Corso Svizzera 185, 10149 Torino, Italy ' Dipartimento di Informatica, Università di Torino, Corso Svizzera 185, 10149 Torino, Italy ' Dipartimento di Informatica, Università di Torino, Corso Svizzera 185, 10149 Torino, Italy ' Dipartimento di Informatica, Università di Torino, Corso Svizzera 185, 10149 Torino, Italy

Abstract: The development of self-adapting web applications based on composite architectures, such as service-oriented architectures (SOA), is challenged by the lack of support to the specification of explicit adaptation policies for the context aware management of the business, interaction and presentation logics. To address this limitation, we propose a vertical architecture extending SOA with advanced adaptation features. This paper presents the Context Aware Workflow Execution framework (CAWE), which enriches SOA with (1) context-aware workflow management; (2) dialogue management capabilities supporting the adaptation of the interaction with the user and (3) context-dependent user interface generation. This paper also briefly presents a prototype application developed by exploiting the CAWE framework.

Keywords: context aware adaptation; SOA; service oriented architecture; web applications; context-aware workflow execution; autonomous systems; composite architectures; workflow management; dialogue management; user interaction; user interface.

DOI: 10.1504/IJAACS.2012.044784

International Journal of Autonomous and Adaptive Communications Systems, 2012 Vol.5 No.1, pp.58 - 76

Published online: 05 Dec 2014 *

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