API for data and knowledge exchange. DynaLearn, EC FP7 STREP project 231526, Deliverable D3.2

This document describes the representations for knowledge exchange between the different components of the DynaLearn software. The basis of these representations is the DynaLearn ontology, which formalizes the basic vocabulary as it is used within the DynaLearn software. Models, simulations, and other knowledge assets exchanged between the DynaLearn components are represented based on this ontology. However, for particular tasks this approach would be suboptimal. For these tasks a tailored representation has been created. Although the focus of this document is on knowledge structures, it also describes the communication protocols used to communicate between the different components.