Designing the Distributed Model Integration Framework – DMIF

Belete, GF; Voinov, A; Morales, J

Designing the Distributed Model Integration Framework – DMIF

Belete, GF Voinov, A

Morales, J

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Citation:: Environmental Modelling and Software, 2017, 94 pp. 112 - 126
Issue Date:: 2017-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Belete, GF	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Voinov, A https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2985-4574	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Morales, J	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Environmental Modelling and Software, 2017, 94 pp. 112 - 126	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1364-8152	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/123770
dc.description.abstract	© 2017 Elsevier Ltd We describe and discuss the design and prototype of the Distributed Model Integration Framework (DMIF) that links models deployed on different hardware and software platforms. We used distributed computing and service-oriented development approaches to address the different aspects of interoperability. Reusable web service wrappers were developed for technical interoperability models created in NetLogo and GAMS modeling languages. We investigated automated semantic mapping of text-based input-output data and attribute names of components using word overlap semantic matching algorithms and using an openly available lexical database. We also incorporated automated unit conversion in semantic mediation by using openly available ontologies. DMIF helps to avoid significant amount of reinvention by framework developers, and opens up the modeling process for many stakeholders who are not prepared to deal with the technical difficulties associated with installing, configuring, and running various models. As a proof of concept, we implemented our design to integrate several climate-energy-economy models.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Environmental Modelling and Software	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.envsoft.2017.04.003	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Engineering	en_US
dc.title	Designing the Distributed Model Integration Framework – DMIF	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	94	en_US
utslib.for	0502 Environmental Science and Management	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Information, Systems and Modelling
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - PERSWADE - Centre on Persuasive Systems for Wise Adaptive Living
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	94	en_US

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© 2017 Elsevier Ltd We describe and discuss the design and prototype of the Distributed Model Integration Framework (DMIF) that links models deployed on different hardware and software platforms. We used distributed computing and service-oriented development approaches to address the different aspects of interoperability. Reusable web service wrappers were developed for technical interoperability models created in NetLogo and GAMS modeling languages. We investigated automated semantic mapping of text-based input-output data and attribute names of components using word overlap semantic matching algorithms and using an openly available lexical database. We also incorporated automated unit conversion in semantic mediation by using openly available ontologies. DMIF helps to avoid significant amount of reinvention by framework developers, and opens up the modeling process for many stakeholders who are not prepared to deal with the technical difficulties associated with installing, configuring, and running various models. As a proof of concept, we implemented our design to integrate several climate-energy-economy models.

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