Objective Mathematics and its applications have become increasingly pervasive in many areas of modern life, making it important that companies, researchers and individuals use the most appropriate mathematical algorithms for their purpose. The aim of the MONET project is to apply the latest ideas for creating a semantic web to the world of mathematical software, using intelligent software agents to match an abstract problem to the distributed services available for solving it. The resulting framework will be powerful, flexible and dynamic, yet robust and easy to navigate, putting state-of-the-art algorithms at the disposal of users anywhere in the world. Mathematics and its applications have become increasingly pervasive in many areas of modern life, making it important that companies, researchers and individuals use the most appropriate mathematical algorithms for their purpose. The aim of the MONET project is to apply the latest ideas for creating a semantic web to the world of mathematical software, using intelligent software agents to match an abstract problem to the distributed services available for solving it. The resulting framework will be powerful, flexible and dynamic, yet robust and easy to navigate, putting state-of-the-art algorithms at the disposal of users anywhere in the world.OBJECTIVESThe aim of the MONET project is to demonstratethe applicability of the latest ideas for creating a semantic web to the world of mathematicalsoftware, using sophisticated algorithms to match the characteristics of a problem to the adver-tised capabilities of available services and then invoking the chosen services through a standardmechanism. The resulting framework will be powerful, exible and dynamic, yet robust andeasy to navigate, putting state-of-the-art algorithms at the disposal of users anywhere in theworld.DESCRIPTION OF WORKThe project will be organised into a number of work packages, each representing a particularstrand of the activities to be undertaken. The first task will be to gather a collection of user requirements for our framework and conduct a detailed assessment of the ability of the available technologies to meet them. This will lead to a detailed speci cation of how our framework will be built, and probably lead the Consortium to develop new relationships with appropriate bodies such as emerging W3C working groups. The second major group of activities will focus on developing ontologies and protocols to represent mathematical queries, describe mathematical services, describe the users of such services and explain the solution process. These will form a collection of ""languages"" which all the components in the MONET framework will use to communicate with one another. The third work package will develop an initial software implementation of the infrastructure needed to support mathematical services. Finally we shall use this infrastructure to construct two families of prototype services and demonstrate that together they can be used to solve a number of general mathematical problems. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesknowledge engineeringontologynatural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwarenatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetweb developmentnatural sciencesmathematicsnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetsemantic web Programme(s) FP5-IST - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on a "User-friendly information society, 1998-2002" Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator THE NUMERICAL ALGORITHMS GROUP LIMITED EU contribution No data Address WILKINSON HOUSE, JORDAN HILL ROAD OX2 8DR OXFORD United Kingdom See on map Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE France EU contribution No data Address 3, RUE MICHEL-ANGE 75794 PARIS CEDEX 16 See on map Total cost No data STILO INTERNATIONAL PLC United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address NORTH QUAY, TEMPLE BACK BS1 6FL BRISTOL See on map Total cost No data TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Den Dolech 2 EINDHOVEN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THE VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address OXFORD ROAD M13 9PL MANCHESTER See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITE DE NICE - SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS France EU contribution No data Address 28 AV. DE VALROSE - PARC VALROSE 06108 NICE - CEDEX 2 See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF BATH United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address CLAVERTON DOWN BA2 7AY BATH See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO Canada EU contribution No data Address 1151 RICHMOND STREET, SUITE 2 N6A 5B8 LONDON, ONTARIO See on map Total cost No data