Using Context Dependent Semantic Similarity to Browse Information Resources: an Application for the Industrial Design

This paper deals with the semantic interpretation of information resources (e.g., images, videos, 3D models). We present a case study of an approach based on semantic and context dependent similarity applied to the industrial design. Different application contexts are considered and modelled to browse a repository of 3D digital objects according to different perspectives. The paper briefly summarises the basic concepts behind the semantic similarity approach and illustrates its application and results.