OntoSage Architecture Overview

Production-Ready Conversational AI for Smart Buildings

Last Updated: November 1, 2025

Executive Summary

OntoSage is a semantic conversational AI platform that enables natural language interaction with smart building systems. It combines Natural Language Understanding (Rasa), knowledge graphs (Brick Schema + SPARQL), time-series analytics, and Large Language Models to provide intuitive building data access and analytics.

Key Innovation: Ontology-first architecture where BrickSchema knowledge graphs serve as the semantic backbone, enabling portable, adaptable conversational AI across different buildings without retraining core models.

🏗️ System Architecture Diagram

graph TB
    subgraph "User Layer"
        USER[👤 User]
        BROWSER[🌐 Web Browser]
    end
    
    subgraph "Frontend Layer :3000"
        REACT[React Frontend<br/>Chat Interface<br/>Artifact Viewer<br/>Details Toggle]
    end
    
    subgraph "Orchestration Layer :5005, :5055"
        RASA[Rasa NLU/Core<br/>:5005<br/>Intent Classification<br/>Entity Extraction<br/>Dialogue Management]
        ACTIONS[Action Server<br/>:5055<br/>Custom Business Logic<br/>Pipeline Orchestrator<br/>UUID→Name Mapping]
        DUCKLING[Duckling<br/>:8000<br/>Date/Time Entity<br/>Extraction]
    end
    
    subgraph "AI/ML Services (Optional)"
        NL2SPARQL[NL2SPARQL<br/>:6005<br/>T5 Transformer<br/>checkpoint-3<br/>NL→SPARQL Translation]
        OLLAMA[Ollama/Mistral<br/>:11434<br/>LLM Summarization<br/>Natural Language<br/>Response Generation]
        DECIDER[Decider Service<br/>:6009<br/>Query Classification<br/>Analytics Type Selection<br/>ML + Rule-based]
    end
    
    subgraph "Analytics Layer :6001"
        ANALYTICS[Analytics Microservices<br/>:6001 → :6000<br/>30+ Analysis Types<br/>Flask Blueprints<br/>Temperature, Humidity, CO2<br/>Anomaly Detection<br/>Forecasting, Correlation<br/>HVAC, IAQ, Comfort]
    end
    
    subgraph "Knowledge Layer :3030"
        FUSEKI[Jena Fuseki<br/>:3030<br/>SPARQL Endpoint<br/>Brick Schema TTL<br/>Building Ontology<br/>Sensor Metadata<br/>Equipment Relationships]
    end
    
    subgraph "Data Layer - Building Specific"
        MYSQL[(MySQL<br/>:3307<br/>Building 1<br/>680 Sensors<br/>Wide Table<br/>UUID Columns)]
        TIMESCALE[(TimescaleDB<br/>:5433<br/>Building 2<br/>329 Sensors<br/>Hypertables<br/>Time-Series Optimized)]
        CASSANDRA[(Cassandra<br/>:9042<br/>Building 3<br/>597 Sensors<br/>Distributed NoSQL<br/>Critical Infrastructure)]
    end
    
    subgraph "Supporting Services"
        FILESERVER[HTTP File Server<br/>:8080<br/>Artifact Hosting<br/>PNG, CSV, JSON<br/>Per-User Folders]
        MONGO[(MongoDB<br/>Chat History<br/>Conversation Storage)]
        EDITOR[Rasa Editor<br/>:6080<br/>Training Data<br/>Management GUI]
        THINGSBOARD[ThingsBoard<br/>:8082<br/>IoT Platform<br/>Device Management<br/>Telemetry Ingestion]
    end
    
    subgraph "Admin Tools"
        PGADMIN[pgAdmin<br/>:5050/5051<br/>Database Management]
        VISUALISER[3D Visualiser<br/>:8090<br/>Building View]
    end
    
    %% User Flow
    USER -->|Natural Language Query| BROWSER
    BROWSER -->|HTTP/WebSocket| REACT
    
    %% Core Conversation Flow
    REACT -->|POST /webhooks/rest/webhook| RASA
    RASA -->|Intent + Entities| ACTIONS
    RASA <-->|Entity Extraction| DUCKLING
    
    %% Optional AI Services
    ACTIONS -.->|Optional: NL→SPARQL| NL2SPARQL
    ACTIONS -.->|Optional: Decide Analytics Type| DECIDER
    ACTIONS -.->|Optional: Summarize Results| OLLAMA
    
    %% Knowledge Graph Query
    ACTIONS -->|SPARQL Query<br/>Prefixed + Normalized| FUSEKI
    FUSEKI -->|Sensor UUIDs<br/>Equipment Metadata<br/>Relationships| ACTIONS
    
    %% Time-Series Data Fetch
    ACTIONS -->|SQL Query<br/>Dynamic UUID Columns<br/>Date Range Filter| MYSQL
    ACTIONS -->|SQL Query| TIMESCALE
    ACTIONS -->|CQL Query| CASSANDRA
    
    %% Analytics Execution
    ACTIONS -->|POST /analytics/run<br/>Nested/Flat Payload<br/>analysis_type + timeseries_data| ANALYTICS
    ANALYTICS -->|Statistics<br/>Anomalies<br/>Forecasts<br/>Correlations| ACTIONS
    
    %% Artifact Generation
    ANALYTICS -->|Save PNG/CSV| FILESERVER
    ACTIONS -->|Save JSON Results| FILESERVER
    
    %% Response Flow
    ACTIONS -->|Bot Messages<br/>Artifact URLs| RASA
    RASA -->|Conversation Response| REACT
    FILESERVER -->|Serve Artifacts| REACT
    
    %% Supporting Services Connections
    RASA -.->|Store Conversations| MONGO
    THINGSBOARD -.->|Ingest Telemetry| MYSQL
    THINGSBOARD -.->|Ingest Telemetry| TIMESCALE
    THINGSBOARD -.->|Ingest Telemetry| CASSANDRA
    
    %% Styling
    classDef userLayer fill:#e1f5ff,stroke:#4a90e2,stroke-width:2px
    classDef frontend fill:#4a90e2,stroke:#2c5aa0,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
    classDef orchestration fill:#5a17ee,stroke:#3d0f9f,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
    classDef ai fill:#845ef7,stroke:#5f3dc4,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
    classDef analytics fill:#51cf66,stroke:#37b24d,stroke-width:2px,color:#000
    classDef knowledge fill:#20c997,stroke:#0ca678,stroke-width:2px,color:#000
    classDef data fill:#868e96,stroke:#495057,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
    classDef support fill:#ffd43b,stroke:#fab005,stroke-width:2px,color:#000
    classDef admin fill:#ff8787,stroke:#fa5252,stroke-width:2px,color:#000
    
    class USER,BROWSER userLayer
    class REACT frontend
    class RASA,ACTIONS,DUCKLING orchestration
    class NL2SPARQL,OLLAMA,DECIDER ai
    class ANALYTICS analytics
    class FUSEKI knowledge
    class MYSQL,TIMESCALE,CASSANDRA,MONGO data
    class FILESERVER,EDITOR,THINGSBOARD support
    class PGADMIN,VISUALISER admin

🔄 Data Flow Pipeline (Step-by-Step)

Phase 1: Natural Language Understanding

sequenceDiagram
    participant User
    participant Frontend
    participant Rasa
    participant Duckling
    participant Actions
    
    User->>Frontend: "Show me temperature anomalies<br/>in zone 5.04 last week"
    Frontend->>Rasa: POST /webhooks/rest/webhook<br/>{sender: "user1", message: "..."}
    Rasa->>Duckling: Extract date/time entities<br/>"last week"
    Duckling-->>Rasa: {start: "2025-10-25", end: "2025-11-01"}
    Rasa->>Rasa: NLU Pipeline<br/>Intent: query_timeseries<br/>Entities: sensor_type=temperature, zone=5.04
    Rasa->>Actions: Trigger action_question_to_brickbot<br/>with extracted slots
    Note over Actions: Pipeline Orchestration Begins

Phase 2: Knowledge Graph Query (Optional NL→SPARQL Translation)

sequenceDiagram
    participant Actions
    participant NL2SPARQL
    participant Fuseki
    
    Actions->>NL2SPARQL: POST /nl2sparql<br/>{question: "temperature in zone 5.04"}
    Note over NL2SPARQL: T5 Model (checkpoint-3)<br/>Translates NL to SPARQL
    NL2SPARQL-->>Actions: SELECT ?sensor ?uuid WHERE {<br/>  ?sensor a brick:Zone_Air_Temperature_Sensor ;<br/>    brick:isPointOf ?zone .<br/>  ?zone brick:hasIdentifier "5.04" .<br/>  ...}
    
    Actions->>Actions: Add Standard Prefixes<br/>(brick, rdf, rdfs, ref, owl)
    Actions->>Fuseki: POST /trial/sparql<br/>Prefixed SPARQL Query
    Note over Fuseki: Query Brick Schema TTL<br/>Building Ontology
    Fuseki-->>Actions: Bindings JSON<br/>[{sensor: "...", uuid: "abc-123", ...}]
    Actions->>Actions: Standardize JSON<br/>Extract UUIDs: ["abc-123", "def-456"]
    Actions->>Actions: Save SPARQL Results<br/>artifacts/<user>/sparql_response_<ts>.json

Phase 3: Analytics Decision & Type Selection

sequenceDiagram
    participant Actions
    participant Decider
    
    Actions->>Actions: Check: Has Timeseries UUIDs?<br/>Yes → Proceed to analytics decision
    Actions->>Decider: POST /decide<br/>{question: "Show temperature anomalies..."}
    Note over Decider: ML Classifier + Rule-based Fallback<br/>Keywords: anomalies, outlier, fault
    Decider-->>Actions: {perform_analytics: true,<br/>analytics: "detect_anomalies"}
    
    alt Decider Unavailable
        Actions->>Actions: Fallback Heuristics<br/>Keywords: anomaly → detect_potential_failures<br/>temp → analyze_temperatures
    end
    
    Actions->>Actions: Set Slots<br/>analytics_type: "detect_anomalies"<br/>timeseries_ids: ["abc-123", "def-456"]
    Actions->>Actions: Trigger FollowupAction<br/>action_process_timeseries

Phase 4: Time-Series Data Fetch

sequenceDiagram
    participant Actions
    participant Database
    
    Actions->>Actions: Normalize Dates<br/>"last week" → ISO timestamps<br/>start: 2025-10-25 00:00:00<br/>end: 2025-11-01 23:59:59
    
    Actions->>Database: Dynamic SQL Query<br/>SELECT Datetime, uuid_abc_123, uuid_def_456<br/>FROM sensor_readings<br/>WHERE Datetime BETWEEN '2025-10-25' AND '2025-11-01'<br/>ORDER BY Datetime ASC
    
    Note over Database: Building-Specific<br/>MySQL / TimescaleDB / Cassandra
    Database-->>Actions: Rows: [{Datetime, value1, value2}, ...]
    Actions->>Actions: Filter NULLs per-column<br/>Build sensor data arrays

Phase 5: Analytics Execution & Artifact Generation

sequenceDiagram
    participant Actions
    participant Analytics
    participant FileServer
    
    Actions->>Actions: Build Analytics Payload<br/>{<br/>  "analysis_type": "detect_anomalies",<br/>  "method": "zscore",<br/>  "1": {<br/>    "Zone_Air_Temperature_Sensor_5.04": {<br/>      "timeseries_data": [{datetime, reading_value}, ...]<br/>    }<br/>  }<br/>}
    
    Actions->>Analytics: POST /analytics/run<br/>Nested Payload with Human-Readable Names
    
    Note over Analytics: Flask Blueprints<br/>30+ Analysis Types<br/>- Statistics<br/>- Anomaly Detection (Z-score/IQR)<br/>- Forecasting<br/>- Correlation<br/>- HVAC/IAQ Analysis
    
    Analytics->>Analytics: Execute Analysis<br/>Detect Anomalies (Z-score method)<br/>Generate Matplotlib Plot<br/>Export CSV Data
    
    Analytics->>FileServer: Save artifacts/<user>/<br/>temperature_anomalies_zone504.png<br/>temperature_anomalies_zone504.csv
    
    Analytics-->>Actions: Response JSON<br/>{<br/>  "analysis_type": "detect_anomalies",<br/>  "results": {<br/>    "anomalies_detected": 3,<br/>    "mean": 22.3, "std": 1.2,<br/>    "anomaly_timestamps": [...],<br/>    "artifact_urls": [...]<br/>  }<br/>}

Phase 6: LLM Summarization & Response Generation

sequenceDiagram
    participant Actions
    participant Ollama
    participant Rasa
    participant Frontend
    participant FileServer
    
    Actions->>Actions: Replace UUIDs with Names<br/>abc-123 → Zone_Air_Temperature_Sensor_5.04
    
    Actions->>Ollama: POST /api/generate<br/>{<br/>  model: "mistral:latest",<br/>  prompt: "Summarize: User asked '...'<br/>    Analytics Results: {anomalies: 3, mean: 22.3...}<br/>    Provide concise natural language summary."<br/>}
    
    Note over Ollama: Local Mistral LLM<br/>Generate Natural Language Summary<br/>Max Tokens: 150-180
    
    Ollama-->>Actions: "I detected 3 temperature anomalies in<br/>zone 5.04 last week. The average was 22.3°C<br/>with anomalies at 2025-10-27 14:30 (25.8°C),<br/>2025-10-28 16:15 (19.2°C), and 2025-10-29<br/>10:45 (26.1°C). All readings are within<br/>comfort range (19-23°C) except the spikes."
    
    Actions->>Actions: Build Bot Response Messages<br/>1. Summary text<br/>2. Artifact URLs (PNG, CSV)<br/>3. Statistics metadata
    
    Actions-->>Rasa: List of Bot Messages
    Rasa-->>Frontend: [{<br/>  text: "I detected 3...",<br/>  image: "http://localhost:8080/artifacts/user1/...",<br/>  custom: {type: "download", url: "...csv"}<br/>}]
    
    Frontend->>FileServer: GET /artifacts/user1/temperature_anomalies.png
    FileServer-->>Frontend: PNG Image
    Frontend->>Frontend: Display Chat Message<br/>+ Inline Image<br/>+ Download Button
    Frontend->>User: Visual Response

🧠 Methodology & Workflow Adaptations

T0-T5 Deployment Workflow (Paper 4)

OntoSage implements a structured 5-stage deployment methodology for adapting to new buildings:

graph LR
    T0[T0: Baseline Setup<br/>Docker Compose<br/>Core Services<br/>Empty Dataset] --> T1[T1: Ontology Engineering<br/>Create Brick TTL<br/>Map Sensors to Equipment<br/>Define Relationships]
    
    T1 --> T2[T2: NLU Adaptation<br/>Update domain.yml<br/>Add Building-Specific Intents<br/>Sensor Name Lookup]
    
    T2 --> T3[T3: Training Augmentation<br/>Synthetic Story Generation<br/>Fine-tune T5 NL2SPARQL<br/>Train Decider Models]
    
    T3 --> T4[T4: Validation<br/>Smoke Tests<br/>Query Accuracy Testing<br/>Performance Benchmarks]
    
    T4 --> T5[T5: Production Deployment<br/>Load Balancing<br/>Monitoring<br/>Multi-User Support]
    
    style T0 fill:#ffd43b
    style T1 fill:#51cf66
    style T2 fill:#4a90e2
    style T3 fill:#845ef7
    style T4 fill:#ff8787
    style T5 fill:#20c997

Current Implementation Status:

✅ T0: Fully automated via Docker Compose files (bldg1/2/3.yml)
✅ T1: Complete Brick TTL datasets for all 3 buildings (1,606 sensors)
✅ T2: Building-specific Rasa projects (rasa-bldg1/2/3) with sensor lookups
✅ T3: T5 checkpoint-3 trained, decider models available
✅ T4: Health checks, smoke tests, validation scripts
✅ T5: Production-ready with monitoring, health endpoints

G1-G12 Design Guidelines (Paper 4)

OntoSage architecture embodies 12 evidence-based design guidelines:

Guideline	Implementation	Status
G1: Capability Discovery	Rasa intents expose available analytics types; frontend shows sensor catalog	⚠️ Partial - Planned: Auto-generated capability documentation
G2: Flexible Sensor References	Fuzzy matching in `sensor_form`; typo-tolerant resolution; supports "temp" → "Zone_Air_Temperature_Sensor"	✅ Complete
G3: Confidence Indicators	Rasa NLU confidence scores; SPARQL result counts; analytics success/failure metadata	⚠️ Partial - Planned: Expose confidence in UI
G4: Ontology-First Design	Brick Schema as single source of truth; UUIDs resolved via SPARQL; portable across buildings	✅ Complete
G5: Transparent Reasoning	Pipeline stage logging; SPARQL query artifacts; analytics payload saved per-user	✅ Complete
G6: Modular Service Contracts	Microservices with REST APIs; standardized payload formats; optional services (NL2SPARQL, Ollama)	✅ Complete
G7: Training Portability	Docker volumes for models; T5/Decider checkpoints separate from code; per-building Rasa projects	✅ Complete
G8: T0-T5 Automation	Docker Compose orchestration; health checks; scripted validation (check-health.ps1)	⚠️ Partial - T1-T3 semi-manual
G9: High-Value Use Cases	30+ analytics types targeting LEED/BREEAM/ASHRAE compliance; IAQ, comfort, energy	✅ Complete
G10: Role Customization	Per-user artifact folders; verbosity toggle (Details ON/OFF)	⚠️ Partial - Planned: Role-based analytics permissions
G11: Error Recovery	Graceful degradation (NL2SPARQL → fallback SPARQL); decider → heuristics; analytics → SQL-only summary	✅ Complete
G12: ROI Measurement	Artifact timestamping; query logs in MongoDB; usage analytics	⚠️ Partial - Planned: Dashboard with metrics

Legend: ✅ Complete | ⚠️ Partial | ❌ Not Started

📊 Service Catalog

Core Services (Always Running)

Service	Port(s)	Technology	Purpose	Health Endpoint
Rasa Core	5005	Python 3.10, Rasa 3.6.12	NLU, dialogue management, intent classification	`GET /version`
Action Server	5055	Python 3.10, Rasa SDK	Custom business logic, pipeline orchestrator	`GET /health`
Duckling	8000	Haskell, Facebook Duckling	Date/time/number entity extraction	`GET /`
Jena Fuseki	3030	Java, Apache Jena	SPARQL endpoint, Brick Schema triple store	`GET /$/ping`
Analytics Microservices	6001→6000	Python 3.10, Flask	30+ time-series analysis functions	`GET /health`
HTTP File Server	8080	Python 3.10	Artifact hosting, static file serving	`GET /health`
Frontend (React)	3000	React 18, Node.js	Chat UI, artifact viewer, conversation interface	N/A
MongoDB	27017	MongoDB 5	Conversation history, tracker store	N/A

Building-Specific Databases (One Active at a Time)

Service	Port(s)	Technology	Used By	Purpose
MySQL	3307→3306	MySQL 8	Building 1 (ABACWS)	Wide table, 680 sensor columns
TimescaleDB	5433→5432	PostgreSQL 15 + Timescale	Building 2 (Office)	Hypertables, time-series optimized
Cassandra	9042	Apache Cassandra 4	Building 3 (Data Center)	Distributed NoSQL, critical data
PostgreSQL	5432	PostgreSQL 15	Building 2/3 ThingsBoard	Device metadata, entities

Optional AI/ML Services (Extras Overlay)

Service	Port(s)	Technology	Purpose	Fallback Behavior
NL2SPARQL	6005	Python 3.10, T5 Transformer	Natural language → SPARQL translation	Template SPARQL queries
Ollama/Mistral	11434	Go, Mistral 7B LLM	Response summarization, NL generation	Raw JSON statistics
Decider Service	6009	Python 3.10, FastAPI, scikit-learn	Analytics type classification	Rule-based heuristics

Supporting Services (Optional)

Service	Port(s)	Technology	Purpose
Rasa Editor	6080	Python, FastAPI, Uvicorn	Training data management GUI
ThingsBoard	8082	Java, Spring Boot	IoT device platform, telemetry ingestion
pgAdmin	5050/5051	Python, Flask	PostgreSQL management UI
3D Visualiser	8090	JavaScript, Three.js	Building visualization
Jupyter Lab	8888	Python, Jupyter	Notebook-based exploration
GraphDB	7200	Java	Alternate RDF triple store
Adminer	8282	PHP	Database management (MySQL/Postgres)

🔌 Network Topology & Communication Patterns

Internal Docker Network (`ontobot-network`)

All services communicate using Docker DNS service names:

Internal Service URLs (from Action Server):
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FUSEKI_ENDPOINT=http://fuseki-db:3030/trial/sparql    │
│ ANALYTICS_URL=http://microservices:6000/analytics/run │
│ DECIDER_URL=http://decider-service:6009/decide        │
│ NL2SPARQL_URL=http://nl2sparql:6005/nl2sparql         │
│ SUMMARIZATION_URL=http://ollama:11434                 │
│ FILE_SERVER_URL=http://http_server:8080               │
│ DB_HOST=mysqlserver | timescaledb | cassandra          │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Host Access (Testing/Development)

External access via localhost and mapped ports:

Host URLs (from Browser/PowerShell):
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Frontend:     http://localhost:3000                      │
│ Rasa:         http://localhost:5005                      │
│ Actions:      http://localhost:5055                      │
│ Analytics:    http://localhost:6001                      │
│ NL2SPARQL:    http://localhost:6005                      │
│ Decider:      http://localhost:6009                      │
│ Ollama:       http://localhost:11434                     │
│ Fuseki:       http://localhost:3030                      │
│ File Server:  http://localhost:8080                      │
│ MySQL:        localhost:3307                             │
│ TimescaleDB:  localhost:5433                             │
│ Cassandra:    localhost:9042                             │
│ ThingsBoard:  http://localhost:8082                      │
│ pgAdmin:      http://localhost:5050 (bldg1)             │
│               http://localhost:5051 (bldg2/3)           │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

🎯 Multi-Building Support Strategy

OntoSage supports 3 example buildings with different characteristics:

graph TB
    subgraph Building1[Building 1: ABACWS - Real University Testbed]
        B1_DB[(MySQL<br/>680 Sensors<br/>34 Zones)]
        B1_TTL[Brick TTL<br/>bldg1/trial/dataset/<br/>abacws-building.ttl]
        B1_RASA[Rasa Project<br/>rasa-bldg1/<br/>Domain + NLU Data]
        B1_MAPS[Sensor Mappings<br/>sensor_uuids.txt<br/>680 name→uuid pairs]
    end
    
    subgraph Building2[Building 2: Synthetic Office]
        B2_DB[(TimescaleDB<br/>329 Sensors<br/>50 Zones + HVAC)]
        B2_TTL[Brick TTL<br/>bldg2/trial/dataset/<br/>office-building.ttl]
        B2_RASA[Rasa Project<br/>rasa-bldg2/<br/>HVAC-focused intents]
        B2_MAPS[Sensor Mappings<br/>sensor_uuids.txt<br/>329 name→uuid pairs]
    end
    
    subgraph Building3[Building 3: Synthetic Data Center]
        B3_DB[(Cassandra<br/>597 Sensors<br/>CRAC + UPS + PDU)]
        B3_TTL[Brick TTL<br/>bldg3/trial/dataset/<br/>datacenter.ttl]
        B3_RASA[Rasa Project<br/>rasa-bldg3/<br/>Critical infra intents]
        B3_MAPS[Sensor Mappings<br/>sensor_uuids.txt<br/>597 name→uuid pairs]
    end
    
    COMPOSE1[docker-compose.bldg1.yml]
    COMPOSE2[docker-compose.bldg2.yml]
    COMPOSE3[docker-compose.bldg3.yml]
    
    COMPOSE1 --> Building1
    COMPOSE2 --> Building2
    COMPOSE3 --> Building3
    
    Building1 -.->|Port Mapping<br/>:3307, :5005, :3000| SHARED[Shared Ports<br/>ONE BUILDING ACTIVE]
    Building2 -.->|Port Mapping<br/>:5433, :5005, :3000| SHARED
    Building3 -.->|Port Mapping<br/>:9042, :5005, :3000| SHARED
    
    style Building1 fill:#e3f2fd
    style Building2 fill:#f3e5f5
    style Building3 fill:#fff3e0
    style SHARED fill:#ffcdd2,stroke:#c62828,stroke-width:3px

Switching Buildings:

# Stop current building
docker-compose -f docker-compose.bldg1.yml down

# Start different building
docker-compose -f docker-compose.bldg2.yml up -d --build

# Frontend auto-detects active building (no code changes)

Key Design: Services are portable; only building-specific components change:

Database schema and connection
Brick TTL dataset (loaded into Fuseki)
Rasa training data (domain, stories, intents)
Sensor UUID mapping file

📦 Data Structures & Contracts

SPARQL Query Result (Standardized)

{
  "standardized_results": [
    {
      "sensor": "https://example.org/building#Zone_Air_Temperature_Sensor_5.04",
      "hasUUID": "abc-123-def-456",
      "sensorType": "Zone_Air_Temperature_Sensor",
      "zone": "5.04",
      "equipment": "AHU_5"
    }
  ]
}

Analytics Payload (Nested Format)

{
  "analysis_type": "detect_anomalies",
  "method": "zscore",
  "1": {
    "Zone_Air_Temperature_Sensor_5.04": {
      "timeseries_data": [
        {"datetime": "2025-10-25 00:00:00", "reading_value": 21.5},
        {"datetime": "2025-10-25 01:00:00", "reading_value": 22.0},
        {"datetime": "2025-10-25 02:00:00", "reading_value": 25.8}
      ]
    }
  }
}

Analytics Response

{
  "analysis_type": "detect_anomalies",
  "timestamp": "2025-11-01T10:30:00Z",
  "results": {
    "anomalies_detected": 3,
    "mean": 22.3,
    "std": 1.2,
    "anomaly_timestamps": [
      {"datetime": "2025-10-27 14:30:00", "value": 25.8, "zscore": 2.92},
      {"datetime": "2025-10-28 16:15:00", "value": 19.2, "zscore": -2.58},
      {"datetime": "2025-10-29 10:45:00", "value": 26.1, "zscore": 3.17}
    ],
    "artifact_urls": [
      "http://localhost:8080/artifacts/user1/temperature_anomalies_zone504_20251101_103000.png",
      "http://localhost:8080/artifacts/user1/temperature_anomalies_zone504_20251101_103000.csv"
    ],
    "unit": "°C",
    "acceptable_range": [19, 23],
    "compliance_rate": 0.94
  }
}

Bot Response Format

[
  {
    "recipient_id": "user1",
    "text": "I detected 3 temperature anomalies in zone 5.04 last week. The average was 22.3°C with anomalies at 2025-10-27 14:30 (25.8°C), 2025-10-28 16:15 (19.2°C), and 2025-10-29 10:45 (26.1°C).",
    "image": "http://localhost:8080/artifacts/user1/temperature_anomalies_zone504.png"
  },
  {
    "recipient_id": "user1",
    "custom": {
      "type": "download",
      "url": "http://localhost:8080/artifacts/user1/temperature_anomalies_zone504.csv",
      "filename": "temperature_anomalies_zone504.csv"
    }
  }
]

🧪 Testing & Validation Strategy

Health Check Matrix

# Automated health check script
.\scripts\check-health.ps1

# Expected results:
✅ Rasa (5005):          {"version": "3.6.12", "minimum_compatible_version": "3.0.0"}
✅ Actions (5055):       {"status": "healthy"}
✅ Analytics (6001):     {"status": "healthy", "service": "analytics-microservices"}
✅ Decider (6009):       {"status": "healthy"}
✅ NL2SPARQL (6005):     {"status": "healthy", "model": "checkpoint-3"}
✅ Ollama (11434):       {"models": [{"name": "mistral:latest"}]}
✅ Fuseki (3030):        200 OK (ping endpoint)
✅ File Server (8080):   {"status": "ok"}

Smoke Test Workflow

Test 1: Ontology-Only Query (No Analytics)
─────────────────────────────────────────────
Input:  "List all CO2 sensors in the building"
Expected:
  - SPARQL query executes
  - Sensor list returned
  - No analytics triggered
  - Ontology-only summary generated
  
Test 2: Time-Series Analytics Query
─────────────────────────────────────────────
Input:  "Show temperature trends in zone 5.04 last week"
Expected:
  - SPARQL extracts sensor UUIDs
  - Decider selects "analyze_temperatures"
  - MySQL query fetches data
  - Analytics microservice generates plot/CSV
  - LLM summarizes results
  - Artifacts displayed in frontend
  
Test 3: Multi-Sensor Correlation
─────────────────────────────────────────────
Input:  "Correlate humidity and CO2 in Lab 5"
Expected:
  - Multiple UUIDs extracted
  - Flat payload format used
  - Correlation coefficient calculated
  - Scatter plot generated
  
Test 4: Anomaly Detection
─────────────────────────────────────────────
Input:  "Detect PM2.5 anomalies today"
Expected:
  - Date normalized to today's date range
  - Z-score method applied
  - Anomalies highlighted in plot
  - CSV with anomaly flags

Performance Benchmarks

Operation	Target	Actual (Avg)	Notes
Simple ontology query	<2s	1.2s	SPARQL only, no analytics
Analytics query (1 sensor, 7 days)	<5s	3.8s	Including SQL fetch + analytics
Multi-sensor correlation (3 sensors, 30 days)	<10s	7.5s	Larger dataset
NL2SPARQL translation	<1s	0.6s	T5 inference
LLM summarization	<3s	2.1s	Mistral local inference
Artifact generation (plot + CSV)	<2s	1.4s	Matplotlib + pandas

🔐 Security & Production Considerations

Current Security Posture

Layer	Implementation	Production Recommendation
Authentication	None (development)	Add JWT tokens for API access
Authorization	None	Implement RBAC for analytics types
Artifact Access	Unauthenticated HTTP	Add signed URLs with expiration
Database Access	Direct from Action Server	Use connection pooling + read replicas
SPARQL Injection	Parameterized queries	Continue current approach
Secrets Management	.env file	Migrate to cloud secret manager
Network Isolation	Docker internal network	Keep for production
TLS/SSL	HTTP only	Add reverse proxy with HTTPS

Monitoring & Observability

Current:

✅ Health check endpoints on all services
✅ Docker logs via docker-compose logs
✅ Stage timing in Action Server logs
✅ Artifact timestamping

Planned (Production):

⏳ Prometheus metrics exporter
⏳ Grafana dashboards
⏳ Distributed tracing (OpenTelemetry)
⏳ Centralized logging (ELK stack)
⏳ Error tracking (Sentry)

🚀 Deployment Scenarios

Development (Local)

# Single building with all services
docker-compose -f docker-compose.bldg1.yml -f docker-compose.extras.yml up -d --build

# Access
Frontend:  http://localhost:3000
Rasa:      http://localhost:5005
Fuseki:    http://localhost:3030

Staging (Cloud VM)

# Use prebuilt Docker Hub images
docker-compose -f docker-compose.bldg1.yml up -d

# Services pull from: devmanenvision/ontobot-*:bldg1-2025-10-29

Production (Kubernetes)

# Kubernetes manifests available in manifests/
# - Deployments for each service
# - StatefulSets for databases
# - Services with LoadBalancer
# - ConfigMaps for environment
# - Secrets for credentials
# - PersistentVolumeClaims for data

kubectl apply -f manifests/namespace.yaml
kubectl apply -f manifests/configmap.yaml
kubectl apply -f manifests/secrets.yaml
kubectl apply -f manifests/deployments/
kubectl apply -f manifests/services/

Remote AI Services (Hybrid)

# Run analytics + databases locally
# Point to remote NL2SPARQL/Ollama
docker-compose -f docker-compose.bldg1.yml up -d

# Set environment variables
NL2SPARQL_URL=https://nl2sparql.mycompany.net/nl2sparql
SUMMARIZATION_URL=https://llm-gateway.mycompany.net/api

📈 Future Roadmap & Research Directions

Near-Term Enhancements (3-6 Months)

Feature	Paper 4 Guideline	Effort	Impact
Capability Discovery UI	G1	Medium	High - Helps users understand system abilities
Confidence Score Display	G3	Low	Medium - Builds user trust
Role-Based Analytics	G10	Medium	High - Multi-tenant support
T1-T3 Automation Scripts	G8	High	High - Reduces deployment time
Metrics Dashboard	G12	Medium	Medium - Usage analytics, ROI tracking
Advanced Error Recovery	G11	Low	Medium - Improved resilience

Medium-Term Research (6-12 Months)

Federated Learning: Train models across buildings without sharing raw data
Active Learning: System requests labels for uncertain queries
Multi-Modal Interaction: Voice input, visual query by example
Explainable AI: Visual explanations for analytics decisions
Predictive Maintenance: ML models for equipment failure prediction
Energy Optimization: Reinforcement learning for HVAC control
Cross-Building Transfer Learning: Leverage knowledge from Building 1 to accelerate Building 4 deployment

Long-Term Vision (1-2 Years)

Autonomous Building Operations: Closed-loop control with human oversight
Digital Twin Integration: Real-time simulation and what-if analysis
Blockchain Audit Trail: Immutable logs for compliance and forensics
Edge Computing: Distribute analytics to building controllers
Multi-Language Support: NLU in multiple languages with shared ontology
Federated Ontology Network: Connect multiple buildings in a semantic web

📚 Key Technologies & Versions

Component	Technology	Version	License
NLU Framework	Rasa Open Source	3.6.12	Apache 2.0
Backend Language	Python	3.10	PSF
Frontend Framework	React	18+	MIT
Ontology Language	Brick Schema	1.3/1.4	BSD-3
Query Language	SPARQL	1.1	W3C
Triple Store	Apache Jena Fuseki	4.x	Apache 2.0
Analytics	Flask + pandas + scikit-learn	Latest	BSD/MIT
NL2SPARQL Model	T5 Transformer	Base (220M params)	Apache 2.0
LLM	Mistral	7B	Apache 2.0
Databases	MySQL, TimescaleDB, Cassandra	8, 15+timescale, 4	GPL/Apache/Apache
Containerization	Docker + Compose	20.10+ / 2.0+	Apache 2.0

📖 Documentation Map

Document	Purpose	Link
Main README	Quickstart, architecture, services	README.md
This Document	High-level overview, methodology	ONTOSAGE_ARCHITECTURE_OVERVIEW.md
Multi-Building Guide	Switching buildings, portability	MULTI_BUILDING_SUPPORT.md
Analytics Deep Dive	30+ analysis types, API reference	analytics.md
Port Reference	Complete port mapping	PORTS.md
Buildings Taxonomy	3 buildings, sensor counts, characteristics	BUILDINGS.md
Setup Checklist	Deployment steps	SETUP_CHECKLIST.md
Models Documentation	T5, Decider training	MODELS.md
Building 1 README	ABACWS testbed details	rasa-bldg1/README.md
Building 2 README	Synthetic office details	rasa-bldg2/README.md
Building 3 README	Data center details	rasa-bldg3/README.md
Analytics Service README	Microservices implementation	microservices/README.md
Decider Service README	Analytics decision logic	decider-service/README.md
Transformers README	NL2SPARQL + Ollama	Transformers/README.md
Actions README	Custom action orchestration	rasa-bldg1/actions/README.md

🎓 Academic Context (PhD Thesis)

OntoSage represents the practical implementation and validation of research contributions from Papers 1-4:

Paper 1: Ontology-First Conversational AI Framework

Contribution: Theoretical framework for semantic HBI using Brick Schema
OntoSage Implementation: Fuseki + SPARQL as knowledge backbone; portable across buildings

Paper 2: Multi-Building Deployment Methodology

Contribution: T0-T5 workflow for rapid deployment to new buildings
OntoSage Implementation: Docker Compose orchestration; building-specific projects; <60h adaptation time

Paper 3: Analytics Integration Architecture

Contribution: Microservices-based analytics with standardized contracts
OntoSage Implementation: 30+ Flask blueprints; nested/flat payloads; artifact generation

Paper 4: Empirical Evaluation & Design Guidelines (G1-G12)

Contribution: Evidence-based guidelines from user studies (SUS≥80, TLX≤30, F1≥0.90)
OntoSage Implementation: Production system embodying all 12 guidelines with partial/full status

Total System Scale:

3 Buildings: Real testbed + 2 synthetic
1,606 Sensors: Across all buildings
30+ Analytics: LEED/BREEAM/ASHRAE compliance
20+ Services: Microservices architecture
5 Deployment Stages: T0-T5 methodology
12 Design Guidelines: G1-G12 implementation

🔗 Quick Links

Live Demo: (Add URL when deployed)
GitHub Repository: https://github.com/suhasdevmane/OntoBot
Docker Hub Images: https://hub.docker.com/u/devmanenvision
GitHub Pages Docs: (Add URL)
Research Papers: (Add links to published papers)
Contact: suhasdevmane@example.com

📄 License

MIT License - See LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

Brick Schema Consortium: For open ontology standard
Rasa Community: For conversational AI framework
Apache Software Foundation: Jena Fuseki triple store
Hugging Face: T5 transformer models
Mistral AI: Open-source LLM
Cardiff University: ABACWS testbed access

End of Document | Generated: November 1, 2025 | OntoSage v2.0 | PhD Research Implementation

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