Building a Semantic Web Portal for Counter Terror Analysis

Abstract

With the rise of the netwar paradigm new tools are needed to support intelligence collection and analysis. The Semantic Web uses information online in which data is defined in machine-readable terms, allows for the creation of flexible, adaptable knowledge bases that can be used collaboratively. This paper discusses how the Semantic Web facilitates research on terrorist organizations, particularly how a variety of useful features - such as network visualization and data attribution - can be used.