Trust Networks on the Semantic Web

Abstract

The so-called "Web of Trust" is one of the ultimate goals of the Semantic Web. Research on the topic of trust in this domain has focused largely on digital signatures, certificates, and authentication. At the same time, there is a wealth of research into trust and social networks in the physical world. In this paper, we describe an approach for integrating the two to build a web of trust in a more social respect. This paper describes the applicability of social network analysis to the semantic web, particularly discussing the multi-dimensional networks that evolve from ontological trust specifications. As a demonstration of algorithms used to infer trust relationships, we present several tools that allow users to take advantage of trust metrics that use the network.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA447994

Entities

People

  • Bijan Parisa
  • James Hendler
  • Jennifer Golbeck

Organizations

  • University of Maryland

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Algorithms
  • Electronic Mail
  • Game Theory
  • Maryland
  • Networks
  • Ontologies
  • Ratings
  • Reliability
  • Security
  • Social Networks
  • Students
  • Universities
  • User Interface
  • Web Service

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Information Retrieval
  • Cyber