A Novel Trust Scheme in Semantic Web

Abstract

In this era of information technology, trust and proof are the most prominent research areas of the Semantic Web (SW). Many researchers working in SW have realized the importance of trust and proof for the protection of data available on the Web. Broadly, there are two trust approaches available in the literature. One is policy-based approach, and second is reputation-based approach. In this research paper, we have proposed a mathematical novel trust scheme in SW based on reputation approach for selecting an education institute for getting admission in particular course in SW. We have identified ten trust parameters for selecting an institute for getting admission like placement, faculty, accreditation, extracurricular activities, transport facilities, hostel facilities, health facilities, basic infrastructure, fee, and attendance. Based on these parameters, we have designed a questionnaire. Then, we have made a survey on 200 engineering students by distributing questionnaire among them. We have presented a sample of questionnaire in this paper. We have also presented the results of our scheme in the form of pie and bar graphs. Our results validated our mathematical approach.