Bringing Semantic Resources Together in the Cloud: From Theory to Application

This paper deals with the added value provided by Semantic Technologies in cloud environments. In these contexts, semantics are not understood as a massive technology but as a resource in order to improve cloud platforms´ capabilities in terms of interoperability, knowledge building/representation and management. The proposed approach aims at the extension of the common middleware functional layer in complex architectures through semantics. This added capability should enable (active and passive) heterogeneous resources to work together as in a unique ecosystem, as well as supporting innovative interaction models involving these resources. The ideal application could be the Smart City.