Integration of ontologies and technical programming constraints to the representation and management of workflows

Research themes:

The research topics concentrate on applied ontologies. In particular, ontology main research themes include: biomedical information ontologies, bioinformatics task (procedures) ontologies for workflow description. The definition of a group of methodologies for the automatic syntesis and workflow management (planning and scheduling, generation and Grid's temporal workflow management problems)is also object of research. In particular, Constraint Programming (CP) techniques for combinatorial optimization problem solutions, planning and scheduling algorithms for generation, workflow composition and execution oriented to Grid's Bioinformatics applications. Workflow management systems (WfMS), with particular reference to temporal information management inside a WfMS.

Objectives:

This research unit has the aim of proposing innovative knowledge for workflow generation and management, for Bioinformatics applications in Grid. The research activities will be, on one hand aimed at the integrated ontology implementation, both for concept modelling of biological disciplines and for basic bioinformatics algorithms. On the other hand, regarding correspondent problems between planning and scheduling, and Grid services composition and management problems, a group of methodologies contributing the workflow automatic syntesis has to be defined. The research activities will mainly be conducted through the study and prototype implementation of intelligent management workflow services based on technology constraints for planning and scheduling solutions to problems.

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