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(Joint with C Schallhart)

Unearthing the knowledge hidden in queryable web sites requires a good understanding of the involved forms. As part of DIADEM, we are developing OPAL (Ontology based web Pattern Analysis with Logic), a tool to recognize forms belonging to a parameterizable application domain, such as the real estate or used car market. OPAL determines the meaning of individual form elements, e.g., it identi_es the _eld for the minimum or maximum price or for some location. This MSC project will build upon OPAL to not only deal with static forms but also with sequences of interrelated forms, as in case of a rough initial form, followed by a re_nement form, or in case of forms showing some options only after _lling some other parts. Over the course of this MSC project, we will develop a tool which invokes OPAL to analyze a given form, to explore all available submission mechanisms on this form, analyze the resulting pages for forms continuing the initial query, and to combine the outcome all found forms into a single interaction description. Knowledge in Java, HTML, CSS are required, prior experience in logic programming would be a strong plus.