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Abstract | ||
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Semantic technologies and Linked Data are increasingly adopted as core application modules, in many knowledge domains and involving various stakeholders: ontology engineers, software architects, doctors, employees, etc. Such a diffusion calls for better access to models and data, which should be direct, mobile, visual and time effective. While a relevant core of research efforts investigated the problem of ontology visualization, discovering different paradigms, layouts, and interaction modalities, a few approaches target mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones. Touch interaction, indeed, has the potential of dramatically improving usability of Linked Data and of semantic-based solutions in real-world applications and mash-ups, by enabling direct and tactile interactions with involved knowledge objects. In this paper, we move a step towards touch-based, mobile interfaces for semantic models by presenting an ontology browsing platform for Android devices. We exploit state of the art touch-based interaction paradigms, e.g., pie menus, pinch-to-zoom, etc., to empower effective ontology browsing. Our research mainly focuses on interactions, yet providing support to different visualization approaches thanks to a clear decoupling between model-level operation and visual representations. Presented results include the design and implementation of a working prototype application, as well as a first validation involving habitual users of semantic technologies. Results show a low learning curve and positive reactions to the proposed paradigms, which are perceived as both innovative and useful. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2019 | 10.1109/COMPSAC.2019.00094 | 2019 IEEE 43rd Annual Computer Software and Applications Conference (COMPSAC) |
Keywords | DocType | Volume |
Touch-based interaction, Ontology, Visualization, Browsing, Semantic Web Tool, Mobile | Conference | 1 |
ISSN | ISBN | Citations |
0730-3157 | 978-1-7281-2607-4 | 0 |
PageRank | References | Authors |
0.34 | 5 | 3 |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
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| F. Corno | 1 | 602 | 55.65 |
| Luigi De Russis | 2 | 92 | 26.25 |
| Luisa Barrera Leon | 3 | 0 | 0.34 |