Knowledge based approach to semantic composition of teams in an organization

Finding rapidly suitable experts in an organization to compose a team able to solve specific tasks is a typical problem in large consulting firms. In this paper we present a Description Logics approach to the semantic-based composition of ad-hoc teams based on individuals skill profiles and on task description. The selection process is carried out using a novel Concept Covering algorithm that exploits the recently proposed Concept Abduction inference service in Description Logics. The approach has been deployed as part of a skill management system that takes text files with curricula and project specifications as inputs and extracts from them available individual profiles and task descriptions, according to an ontology modeling skills.