- From: <awheeler@3sigmaresearch.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 08:09:17 -0400 (EDT)
- To: "Timothy W. Cook" <tim@mlhim.org>, Piotr Nowara <piotrnowara@gmail.com>, Eva Blomqvist <evabl444@gmail.com>
- Cc: public-decisionml@w3.org
- Message-ID: <1492691298.520380.1395749357418.open-xchange@email.1and1.com>
Hi All, I agree that the healthcare domain seems a good choice. The number of use cases will cover many other domains and healthcare would give our ideas more exposure to a large, diverse audience. Explicitly relating our work with RuleML, W3C RIF, and other standards seems like a good idea too. Maybe get them to cross-reference with us too :-) Aaron Aaron Wheeler, PhD Senior Research Scientist 3 Sigma Research, Inc. > On March 25, 2014 at 6:47 AM "Timothy W. Cook" <tim@mlhim.org> wrote: > > Piotr makes a good point. I would like to take this further and ask; What is > our purpose and charter? > > The wiki doesn't really tell me much. > > For instance: > > How does this group relate to: > 1) RuleML > 2) W3C RIF > > > Thanks, > Tim > > > > On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 7:38 PM, Piotr Nowara <piotrnowara@gmail.com > <mailto:piotrnowara@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I think the key decision to make is whether we still want to focus > > > on a generic decision-making standard or to introduce some domain-level > > > discussion. I think the latter would give us better perspectives. > > > > I'm glad that Tim mentioned the healthcare domain in his email, because I > > think there's a particular need for a decision standard in this field (there > > is already some initial adoption of Semantic Web technologies in this domain > > so it might also be easier to find valuable contributors). > > > > Greetings, > > Piotr > > > > > > 2014-03-24 21:52 GMT+01:00 Timothy W. Cook <tim@mlhim.org > > <mailto:tim@mlhim.org> >: > > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > I am very happy to see some activity here. > > > > > > As a bit of background; I have been interested in and researching > > > clinical decision support for several years. This has led me away, for a > > > bit, from actual decision rules thinking into trying to solve the basic > > > lack of interoperability across healthcare systems. Now with a > > > multi-level modelling approach established I am ready to tackle the (fun) > > > decision making side again. > > > > > > I realize that the group has a broader scope than healthcare but I > > > think healthcare is one of the most challenging domains. > > > > > > As far as participation. I will commit to participating and > > > advocating. I am quite active on social media and have a number of > > > colleagues interested in healthcare decision support issues. I can > > > probably encourage a few new members to join. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Tim > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 5:31 PM, Piotr Nowara <piotrnowara@gmail..com > > > <mailto:piotrnowara@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > Dear Group, > > > > > > > > > > > > after the Incubator's final report I've made some minor updates & > > > > improvements to the decision ontology that was a part of incubator's > > > > report and I've published it on my decision ontology website[1]. To my > > > > surprise this website is still generating low but steady web traffic > > > > even though it's very rarely updated. So there's some kind of evidence > > > > that people interested in a decision & decision-making standard really > > > > exist (even outside our group) :) > > > > > > > > Recently a UK-based researcher emailed me asking about our D&DM > > > > incubator - he wanted to use a standard for descrbing decisions in his > > > > project. I might contact him and ask him if he would be interested in > > > > joining our group. > > > > > > > > In my opinion it would be very valuable if we could develop a > > > > tool demonstrating the benefits of our approach (for example a Protégé > > > > plugin). > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > Piotr Nowara > > > > > > > > [1] <https://code.google.com/p/decision-ontology/> > > > > > > > > > > > > 2014-03-24 18:54 GMT+01:00 Eva Blomqvist <evabl444@gmail.com > > > > <mailto:evabl444@gmail.com> >: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear colleagues, > > > > > as you are aware, this group was initiated by me and Jeff > > > > > Waters in 2012, as a continuation of the previous incubator group on > > > > > the same topic. Our intention was to carry on and further develop the > > > > > work we did there. However, due to lack of time, the group work never > > > > > really took off. > > > > > > > > > > At one point, I volunteered to chair the group, but since > > > > > then I have unfortunately not been able to properly manage the group > > > > > and start off the work, mainly due to lack of time on my part. At the > > > > > moment I am on maternity leave, and will not be back in office until > > > > > the autumn, hence, this situation will not improve at least for the > > > > > next half a year or so. > > > > > > > > > > Nevertheless, I still feel that this is a highly interesting > > > > > topic, and a lot has also happened around Semantic Web initiatives > > > > > since 2012 that could impact decision support systems. So, it would be > > > > > interesting to see what this group would be able to achieve, given the > > > > > proper management! I would therefore like to initiate a discussion > > > > > among you (the members of the group) here on the mailing-list, and > > > > > suggest that you 1) decide if you also feel this group is worth > > > > > keeping, or if you'd rather we suggest the W3C to shut it down, and 2) > > > > > in case you want to keep it, propose someone else to lead the group > > > > > (in addition to me, or as a replacement to me - I'll agree to either > > > > > approach) and decide on a set of steps for kick-starting the group > > > > > work/discussions. > > > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > Eva Blomqvist > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > MLHIM VIP Signup:<http://goo.gl/22B0U> > > > ============================================ > > > Timothy Cook, MSc +55 21 994711995 > > > <tel:%2B55%2021%20994711995> > > > MLHIM<http://www.mlhim.org> > > > Like Us on FB:<https://www.facebook.com/mlhim2> > > > Circle us on G+:<http://goo.gl/44EV5> > > > Google Scholar:<http://goo.gl/MMZ1o> > > > LinkedIn Profile:<http://www.linkedin.com/in/timothywaynecook> > > > > > > > > > -- > MLHIM VIP Signup:<http://goo.gl/22B0U> > ============================================ > Timothy Cook, MSc +55 21 994711995 > MLHIM<http://www.mlhim.org> > Like Us on FB:<https://www.facebook.com/mlhim2> > Circle us on G+:<http://goo.gl/44EV5> > Google Scholar:<http://goo.gl/MMZ1o> > LinkedIn Profile:<http://www.linkedin.com/in/timothywaynecook> >
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