Title

A fuzzy-based credibility model for a probabilistic evaluation of web resources

Source of Publication

Ingenierie des Systemes d'Information

Abstract

© 2015 Lavoisier. This paper discusses the assessment of Web resources trust. This assessment is undermined by the uncertainty that raises due to end-users’ ratings that can be questioned and variations in Web resources performance at run-time. To tackle the first uncertainty a fuzzy-clustering-based credibility model is suggested so that the gap between specific endusers (known as strict) and the current majority is reduced. To deal with the second uncertainty a probabilistic trust approach is proposed so that trust levels for future interactions with Web resources are made available to users. The probabilistic approach is built upon probabilistic databases and a fuzzy-based credibility model. A series of experiments are carried out to vali- date the suggested credibility model and the trust approach.

Document Type

Article

First Page

79

Last Page

98

Publication Date

1-1-2015

DOI

10.3166/ISI.20.6.79-98

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