User preferences in the web of data

Issue title: The Personal and Social Semantic Web

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Polo, Luis^; | Mínguez, Iván | Berrueta, Diego | Ruiz, Carlos | Gómez, José Manuel

Affiliations: Fundación CTIC, C/Ada Byron, 39, Edificio Centros Tecnológicos, 33203, Gijón, Spain. E-mail: {firstname}.{secondname}@fundacionctic.org | iSOCO S.A., Edificio Testa, Avenida del Partenón, 16-18, 28042, Madrid, Spain. E-mail: {cruiz,jmgomez}@isoco.com

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Abstract: This article introduces a domain- and application-independent language for representing preferences as part of user profiles. It also describes the translation of statements of this language to RDF datasets using a new ontology named Framework for Ratings and Preferences (FRAP). The availability of this language and its RDF representation enable the effective exchange of user preferences across different applications in the web environment. The practical usage and limitations of this approach are also discussed in the article.

Keywords: Preferences, FRAP, FOAF, constraints, ontology, recommendation

DOI: 10.3233/SW-2012-0080

Journal: Semantic Web, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 67-75, 2014