Expert locator based on user polling

摘要

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for locating experts is provided. The method includes receiving a first query from a first user requesting the identity of persons having desired skills. The names of persons in a database having the desired skills are then identified. A second query is sent to a plurality of additional users requesting the verification of the information relating to the skills of the identified persons. Responses from the plurality of users are used to amend the information relating to skills of the identified persons.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method to determine individuals having target skills, the computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, by an application and from a requesting entity, a request to identify individuals having a target skill specified in the request, wherein the application includes a first layer representing a body of knowledge in a data store, wherein the request comprises a query composed according to a query language not supported by the first layer; reformulating the query into a different query language supported by the first layer; identifying, by accessing the data store using the reformulated query: (i) a first individual having the specified skill and (ii) a first characterization of a skill level of the first individual in the specified skill, wherein the first characterization is stored in the data store and is determined based on input from a plurality of individuals; and upon determining, by operation of one or more computer processors, that a count of the plurality of individuals is less than a predefined count of individuals characterizing the skill level of the first individual, confirming the skill level of the first individual by requesting at least a second individual to provide a second characterization of the skill level of the first individual in the specified skill, wherein the second individual is not included in the plurality of individuals.