Grid service discovery in the financial markets sector

Investment Banking requires a diverse system set in supporting a range of markets from bonds to trading options on weather. The challenge to this community is the ability to adapt to new business requirements in an effective manner, utilizing their network of capabilities in a flexible, dynamic way. A semantic approach to discovery can be used in a pragmatic, practical manner. The use of richer explicit knowledge, that is system readable, provides the basis for discovering capabilities on this exemplar Business Grid—“the grid of services”. This design research project focuses on the utilization of disparate knowledge during discovery.