detailing agreed theoretical and technical infrastructure

Executive summary This deliverable proposes the software infrastructure and the data representation and exchange format for the ConCreTe project which will build concept creation systems that cooperate across the Internet, enabling ConCreTe partners to collaborate efficiently. To this end, the underlying technology is based on the concept of Web service architecture, allowing software developed at partner institutions to interact directly via well-defined APIs exposed in a standard way. This report specifies the proposed extensible information exchange specifications, so that unforeseen issues may be addressed later in the project. The proposed representation is based on the RDF framework [6], enabling models and data to be shared directly among the partners. This report summarizes the efforts and achievements so far, aimed at ensuring systematic data management, sharing and processing. Key elements of ConCreTe’s data management and processing are reflected in the following components: (I) the baseline: SOA architecture and RESTful interfaces, (II) the ClowdFlows browser-based workflow construction and execution platform with its cloud-based memory facilities and (III) the proposed RDF ConCreTe data representation format. It is expected that the model and data representations will be further refined, changed and adapted to new findings, agreements and artifacts arising from the progress of the project. If needed, this will result in an update of this deliverable.