Dr Valentina Tamma PhD
Senior Lecturer Computer Science
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- Work email V.Tamma@liverpool.ac.uk
- Personal Websitehttps://intranet.csc.liv.ac.uk/~valli/Home.html
Research
Research Interest 1
My research interests lie in the area of Ontologies in open and distributed environments, such as Multi-Agent systems, Semantic Web and ubiquitous environments.
More in particular, I am interested in the use of Artificial Intelligence methods in order to investigate mechanisms for dynamic knowledge evolution and adaptation; i.e. how agents can dynamically establish common grounds for communication, and once they have achieved consensus on the ontology to use how this commitment can cause changes to the agent’s knowledge, and possibly in turn to its beliefs.
In this context I am investigating Ontology design, ontology management, semantic integration, ontology evolution, and knowledge acquisition.
Research Grants
Ontologies to support autonomous formulation
UNILEVER PLC (UK)
September 2022 - August 2026
KTP with Business Doctors Mere Grange
BUSINESS DOCTORS FRANCHISING LTD (UK), INNOVATE UK (UK)
May 2022 - May 2024
KTP with CSols Ltd
CSOLS LTD (UK), INNOVATE UK (UK)
August 2018 - October 2021
A shared ontology for negotiation protocols.
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
July 2002 - June 2005
Paving the way for knowledgeable grid services and systems (ONTOGRID).
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
September 2004 - August 2007
Realizing the semantic web (KNOWLEDGE WEB).
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
January 2004 - December 2007
Personalised information platform for life and health services (PIPS).
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
January 2004 - June 2008
Evolutionary ontologies for open agent environments
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
November 2006 - October 2009
Application service provision of semantic annotation, aggregation, indexing and routing of textual, multimedia, and multilingual web content (ESPERONTO SERVICES).
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
September 2002 - February 2005