SOFIA: Agent Scenario for Forest Industry Tailoring UBIWARE Platform Towards Industrial Agent- driven Solutions Sergiy Nikitin, Industrial Ontologies Group, University of Jyväskylä, Finland Presented at ICEIS 2010 conference Funchal, Madeira

Presentation plan Forest industryForest industry SOFIA platformSOFIA platform Ubiware platformUbiware platform SOFIA detailsSOFIA details Future outlookFuture outlook

A background

A business model Order maker (wood consumer) A “standing forest to cut” sale Order to a logging contractor Order to a transportation contractor Forest industry SOFIA platform Ubiware platform SOFIA details Future outlook

What is the problem? Forest industry SOFIA platform Ubiware platform SOFIA details Future outlook

Contractor’s viewpoint Order maker 1 Order maker 2 Order maker 3 No common view on the harvesting orders and plans Forest industry SOFIA platform Ubiware platform SOFIA details Future outlook

State of the art in contractor’s logistic planning Order maker 1 Order maker 2 Order maker 3 Optimization of logistics is done manually (or manual data collection is required) Contractor site Forest industry SOFIA platform Ubiware platform SOFIA details Future outlook

A proposal: SOFIA platform for a contractor Order maker 1 Order maker 2 Order maker 3 SOFIA service platform (one view) Forest Ontology Logistics module Web GUI module Data Storage module - Software adapter Always optimal Always accessible Always available SOFIASOFIA SOFIA – Seamless Operation of Forest Industry Applications Forest industry SOFIA platform Ubiware platform SOFIA details Future outlook

Order maker 1 Order maker 3 SOFIA service platform SOFIA planner Web GUI agent UBIWARE Order maker 2 Adapter agents SOFIA: Agent Service platform Forest industry SOFIA platform Ubiware platform SOFIA details Future outlook

.class Blackboard Role Script RABRABRAB RAB Beliefs storage UBIWARE Agent Pool of Atomic Behaviours S-APL repository S-APL Data UBIWARE Agent Platform Forest industry SOFIA platform Ubiware platform SOFIA details Future outlook

Why Ubiware? S-APL languageS-APL language Refined Resource Adaptation approach (GAF)Refined Resource Adaptation approach (GAF) Possibility for dynamic on-the-fly reconfigurationPossibility for dynamic on-the-fly reconfiguration Easy integration of external components Easy integration of external components Forest industry SOFIA platform Ubiware platform SOFIA details Future outlook

FTP server Order maker site Contractor’s Machine site Contractor office site - Order - Receipt Data flows Forest industry SOFIA platform Ubiware platform SOFIA details Future outlook

Virtual machine concept Service order makers Real harvesters Real timber trucks From the consumer point of view, logging and transportation services look the same, however, the real equipment of the contractor is hidden. A wood buyer makes orders seamlessly, but the assembly chosen for the execution is virtual. The service provider then plans the operations and assigns tasks to the real units Virtual harvester(s) Virtual timber truck(s) SLP* SLP* – SOFIA logistics planner SOFIA service platform (one SME) Forest industry SOFIA platform Ubiware platform SOFIA details Future outlook

Virtual provider Timber consumers SOFIA platform Logging subcontractors Transportation subcontractors From the consumer point of view the virtual provider looks same as real one, however, it does not own real equipment. Virtual provider buys services from real providers Virtual Logging subcontractor Virtual Transportation subcontractor Forest industry SOFIA platform Ubiware platform SOFIA details Future outlook

SOFIA platform Connectors & adapters Ontology Optimization Web GUI Cloud provider WP descriptions Forest industry SOFIA platform Ubiware platform SOFIA details Future outlook Workpackages: OntologyOntology Web GUIWeb GUI Connectors and adaptersConnectors and adapters OptimizationOptimization SOFIA platform and infrastructureSOFIA platform and infrastructure

Dec 2010 July 2010 Sept 2011 WP1 WP2 WP3 WP4 WP5 WP6 July 2012 Sept 2011 Dec 2011 Mar 2012 Kick-off meeting Closing meeting July 2011 Mar 2011 M6 M12 M18 M24 Connectivity & Adaptation Data Management, Standards & Ontologies Optimization & Business Intelligence Web Interfaces Testbed platform Use cases & Dissemination Proposal schedule Forest industry SOFIA platform Ubiware platform SOFIA details Future outlook

An outlook for the future Forestry cloud concept (cheap, pay per use, always accessible, flexible and extensible)Forestry cloud concept (cheap, pay per use, always accessible, flexible and extensible) Virtual forest contractor office (more than logistics optimization – business package for specific domains)Virtual forest contractor office (more than logistics optimization – business package for specific domains) Ubiware-driven domain specific middleware solutionsUbiware-driven domain specific middleware solutions Forest industry SOFIA platform Ubiware platform SOFIA details Future outlook

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