It concerns the development of an active information filtering system for Internet. The explosion of on-line information on the Internet has demonstrated that information as such is usually of little value. This project covers the whole cycle of information gathering. Users will get tools to communicate their information need. Their need is translated into formal queries.
Advanced techniques retrieve the required information.
Subsequently, this information is presented in a form which is adequate for the individual user. There are a number of tools are in use at the Profile project. A central role is played by an editor for the collaborative development of knowledge bases, Ontolingua . Ontolingua , Nijmegen, and the original site at Stanford More about the Profile logo.