{"title":"The intelligent e-store: easy interactive product selection and comparison","authors":"G. M. Sacco","doi":"10.1109/ICECT.2005.93","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICECT.2005.93","url":null,"abstract":"E-commerce is one of the most active and important Internet application areas, yet selecting a product to buy is normally quite a frustrating experience. In this paper, we identify the principal user tasks: the thinning-game and the end game. The thinning-game is used to find a suitably small set of candidate items on the basis of personal specifications. The end game is used to compare the features of a set of candidate items in order to find a single \"right\" item to purchase. We derive requirements for these two tasks and use them to review traditional techniques and to propose efficient solutions. The thinning game is solved by dynamic taxonomies, a powerful knowledge management model that also provides for multilingual access and easy user preference tracking. For the end game, which is inherently an information presentation problem, a color-coding scheme is used.","PeriodicalId":312957,"journal":{"name":"Seventh IEEE International Conference on E-Commerce Technology (CEC'05)","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127284906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. D. Sabbata, N. Gessa, G. Cucchiara, Thomas Imolesi, F. Vitali
{"title":"Supporting eBusiness with a dictionary designed in a vertical standardization perspective","authors":"P. D. Sabbata, N. Gessa, G. Cucchiara, Thomas Imolesi, F. Vitali","doi":"10.1109/ICECT.2005.88","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICECT.2005.88","url":null,"abstract":"The authors, try to redefine the requirements and the logical architecture for a dictionary that supports a vertical collaboration framework in a standardisation perspective; to this aim the analysis of important vertical and horizontal standardisation initiatives (like EDIFACT and the most recent UBL) as well as the difficulties in setting B2B standards, is a key starting point. The paper aims to put in evidence how the requirements deriving from an industrial sector, characterised by the large presence of SMEs, leaded to an advanced and flexible approach; it maintains relationships with the world of B2B standards but differs from the philosophy that animates B2B frameworks, influenced by the EDIFACT experience. The dictionary and the related tools were experienced in the Moda-ML initiative that contributed to set the CEN/ISSS TexSpin and TexWeave specifications for the textile clothing industry.","PeriodicalId":312957,"journal":{"name":"Seventh IEEE International Conference on E-Commerce Technology (CEC'05)","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125112282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Trust enhanced security for mobile agents","authors":"Ching Lin, V. Varadharajan, Yan Wang, V. Pruthi","doi":"10.1109/ICECT.2005.97","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICECT.2005.97","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a new approach for mobile agent security - trust enhanced security and develops mobile trust - a novel trust management architecture to support the trust enhanced security solutions for mobile agent applications. In this new approach we go beyond traditional security mechanism based architectural design by incorporating a trust model into the underlying security architecture. A prototype of the proposed architecture has been successfully implemented and integrated with Aglets - IBM's mobile agent platform. Experimental tests on the prototype confirm the emergent properties of trust enhanced security performance.","PeriodicalId":312957,"journal":{"name":"Seventh IEEE International Conference on E-Commerce Technology (CEC'05)","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125190353","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F. Hakimpour, Denilson Sell, L. Cabral, J. Domingue, E. Motta
{"title":"Semantic Web service composition in IRS-III: the structured approach","authors":"F. Hakimpour, Denilson Sell, L. Cabral, J. Domingue, E. Motta","doi":"10.1109/ICECT.2005.79","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICECT.2005.79","url":null,"abstract":"Semantic Web services facilitate activities including automatic discovery and composition of Web services. Research initiatives such as WSMO have been developing specifications for this technology. This paper describes a model for composition of Web services. The proposed model complements the WSMO orchestration in IRS-III, a framework for semantic Web services based on WSMO specification. We present a tool based on the above model that supports a user-guided interactive composition approach, by recommending component Web services according to the composition context.","PeriodicalId":312957,"journal":{"name":"Seventh IEEE International Conference on E-Commerce Technology (CEC'05)","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125364905","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Negotiation support in online markets, with competition and co-operation","authors":"Rema Ananthanarayanan, Manoj Kumar","doi":"10.1109/ICECT.2005.62","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICECT.2005.62","url":null,"abstract":"We describe the design and implementation of online bilateral negotiations. The negotiation middleware can be used in a stand-alone mode for electronic commerce and to provide support for other multilateral trading systems such as auctions and RFQ's, where it is integrated with bidding and bargaining processes. The negotiation engine design uses the state-machine formalism. It supports multi-attributed bids and offers and a wide variety of evaluation schemes. Since various users of the system may need different negotiation protocols to achieve their differing objectives such as rapidly concluding the deal or finding the mutually optimal solution, the design of the negotiation engine supports the choice of a negotiation protocol best suited for the objective. The negotiation engine has been prototyped on WebSphere commerce suite, IBM's e-commerce middleware.","PeriodicalId":312957,"journal":{"name":"Seventh IEEE International Conference on E-Commerce Technology (CEC'05)","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115247321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dinesh Garg, Y. Narahari, Earnest Foster, Devadatta M. Kulkarni, J. Tew
{"title":"A groves mechanism approach to decentralized design of supply chains","authors":"Dinesh Garg, Y. Narahari, Earnest Foster, Devadatta M. Kulkarni, J. Tew","doi":"10.1109/ICECT.2005.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICECT.2005.5","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, a generic optimization problem arising in supply chain design is modeled in a game theoretic framework and solved as a decentralized problem using a mechanism design approach. We show that the entities in a supply chain network can be naturally modeled as selfish, rational, and intelligent agents interested in maximizing certain payoffs. This enables us to define a supply chain design game and we show that the well known Groves mechanisms can be used to solve the underlying design optimization problem. We illustrate our approach with a representative three stage distribution process of a typical automotive supply chain.","PeriodicalId":312957,"journal":{"name":"Seventh IEEE International Conference on E-Commerce Technology (CEC'05)","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128284533","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ambient e-service embracing model","authors":"Yuanchu Hwang, Soe-Tsyr Yuan","doi":"10.1109/ICECT.2005.13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICECT.2005.13","url":null,"abstract":"The notion of ambient e-services has been defined to identify a new scope of mobile e-services, which address dynamic collective efforts between mobile users (enabled by mobile peer-to-peer), dynamic interactions with ambient environments (envisioned by location-based services), the moment of value (empowered by wireless technologies), and low cost service provision. However, there is still a lack of framework addressing the core elements required for fostering the growth of ambient e-services and steering the directions of future relevant research. In this paper, we present such a framework called ambient e-service embracing model (ASEM). This framework considers the conceptual ideas of trust, reputation and privacy as an integrated requirement specifically tailored to the nature of ambient e-services. Ambient e-service embracing model is able to facilitate the success of various ambient e-service business models. The embracing model can also guide the government or service providers to implement the ambient e-service applications that satisfy customers' unique needs under various circumstances.","PeriodicalId":312957,"journal":{"name":"Seventh IEEE International Conference on E-Commerce Technology (CEC'05)","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128807355","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An integrated feedback control approach for proportional slowdown differentiation on Internet servers","authors":"Jianbin Wei, Chengzhong Xu, Xiaobo Zhou","doi":"10.1109/ICECT.2005.20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICECT.2005.20","url":null,"abstract":"On Internet servers, there is an increasing demand for provisioning of fine-grained quality of service (QoS). Feedback control provides a sound way for such QoS provisioning by amortizing the effect of disturbances from unpredictable and dynamic server workloads. The performance of a feedback control approach is dependent on its agility to the workload changes. Queueing-model based prediction is effective in improving the agility. In this paper, we present a feedback control approach to manage the processing rate on Internet servers for QoS provisioning with respect to slowdown. Slowdown is the ratio of a request's queueing delay to its service time and reflects the requirement that all requests should be treated equally regardless of their resource requirements. The approach adjusts the processing rate of a class using an integral feedback controller according to measured deviations from the target slowdown ratios. For agility, a queueing-model based predictor is integrated to periodically estimates the processing rate of the class. The experimental results under various environment settings demonstrate the approach's effectiveness, robustness, and agility in providing proportional slowdown differentiation services.","PeriodicalId":312957,"journal":{"name":"Seventh IEEE International Conference on E-Commerce Technology (CEC'05)","volume":"922 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114210244","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A clickstream-based collaborative filtering recommendation model for e-commerce","authors":"Dong-Ho Kim, Il Im, V. Atluri","doi":"10.1109/ICECT.2005.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICECT.2005.1","url":null,"abstract":"In recent years, clickstream-based collaborative filtering (CCF) recommendation models have received much attention mainly due to their scalability. The common CCF recommendation models are Markov models, sequential association rules, association rules, and clustering. The models have shown the trade-off relationship between precision and recall in performance. To address the trade-off relationship, some study has combined two or more different models or applied multi-order models. The increase of recommendation effectiveness by these models is also at best marginal. To increase recall while minimizing the loss of precision and therefore to increase overall performance measured by the F value, we build a sequentially applied model (SAM) by applying the individual models in tandem in an order determined through a learning process. We evaluated SAM over the individual models with Web usage data, and the result is promising.","PeriodicalId":312957,"journal":{"name":"Seventh IEEE International Conference on E-Commerce Technology (CEC'05)","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131481386","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluating e-commerce cluster architectures using simulation","authors":"Andrew Boyer, B. Brügge, D. Siewiorek","doi":"10.1109/ICECT.2005.47","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICECT.2005.47","url":null,"abstract":"A set of three-tier e-commerce cluster architectures are analyzed: rigid, in which no machines are shared between tasks; flexible, in which all machines are shared; and hybrid, in which some machines are shared. Each architecture's performance space is mapped and trade-offs are discussed. Steady-state and temporary transient overload conditions are simulated. Simulation indicates that the hybrid architecture's steady-state performance is better than the rigid architecture and within three percent of the flexible architecture in the likely operating region. While the flexible architecture always drops order messages during transient overload, the hybrid architecture only begins dropping orders when they compose more than six percent of the messages. In addition, when order messages are dropped, the hybrid architecture drops fewer than the flexible architecture.","PeriodicalId":312957,"journal":{"name":"Seventh IEEE International Conference on E-Commerce Technology (CEC'05)","volume":"48 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131215455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}