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Ontology Modeling

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Ontology modeling is the process of creating a formal representation of a set of concepts within a domain and the relationships between those concepts. It involves defining the structure, semantics, and constraints of knowledge to facilitate understanding, sharing, and reuse of information across systems and applications.
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Ontology modeling is the process of creating a formal representation of a set of concepts within a domain and the relationships between those concepts. It involves defining the structure, semantics, and constraints of knowledge to facilitate understanding, sharing, and reuse of information across systems and applications.

Key research themes

1. How do foundational ontologies improve conceptual modeling and provide formal theoretical bases?

This research focuses on the role of foundational ontologies, such as UFO (Unified Foundational Ontology) and DOLCE, in establishing rigorous ontological foundations for conceptual modeling. Foundational ontologies provide a stratified taxonomy of types and microtheories that support the development of modeling languages and assist in integrating, analyzing, and validating conceptual models. These foundations aim not only at theoretical soundness but also at enabling practical tools for model construction, verification, and evolution, thereby bridging philosophical ontology and software engineering.

Key finding: This paper reports on the long-term development of UFO as an ontological foundation for conceptual modeling that has resulted in the OntoUML language and associated methodological and computational tools. It demonstrates how... Read more
Key finding: Extends UFO by integrating the Multi-Level Theory (MLT) to address multi-level conceptual modeling, enabling the representation of ontologies that involve types of types (categories of categories). This work advances... Read more
Key finding: Proposes an organizational ontology grounded in the DOLCE foundational ontology, highlighting challenges in capturing causal relations and organizational structures in formal models. The work emphasizes conceptual adequacy... Read more
Key finding: Surveys the philosophical and applied interpretations of ontology, clarifying how foundational ontologies relate to varying notions of 'being' and categories of entities. This conceptual analysis situates computer science... Read more

2. What are current methodologies and frameworks for ontology engineering and modeling, including their comparative strengths and limitations?

Ontology engineering methodologies provide frameworks guiding the systematic development, evaluation, and maintenance of ontologies. These methodologies vary in abstraction, completeness, and tool support, influencing ontology creation in diverse domains such as semantic web, information systems, and software engineering. Comparative analyses elucidate gaps, such as lack of mature standardization and insufficient methodological precision, and highlight the necessity for modular, reusable, and scalable approaches. This theme encapsulates the structured approaches, tools, languages, and lifecycle considerations relevant to engineering ontologies effectively.

Key finding: Presents a critical review of existing ontology engineering methodologies over two decades, identifying a general lack of widely accepted, mature, and sufficiently detailed methodologies. The analysis underscores that... Read more
Key finding: Offers an extensive overview of ontological engineering including development processes, principles, methods, tools, and languages. The paper explains the evolution from philosophical ontology to practical applications in... Read more
Key finding: Details the transition from ad hoc ontology creation to a repeatable engineering discipline integrating semantics, tools, and methodologies amid the Semantic Web evolution. This work connects ontology engineering with... Read more
Key finding: Demonstrates how ontologies serve as central artifacts in method engineering, particularly for information systems development in dynamic and evolving contexts. It integrates linguistic and philosophical foundations to... Read more
Key finding: Introduces the ModOnto tool facilitating ontology modularization based on object-oriented software engineering principles (encapsulation and information hiding). This approach addresses the challenges of partial reuse of... Read more

3. How are domain-specific ontology modeling approaches and expressive ontology languages applied to support semantic technologies and practical applications?

This theme investigates the modeling techniques, languages, and domain-specific applications of ontologies, focusing on how expressive ontologies and modular structures facilitate the semantic web, smart sensing, healthcare competence modeling, and driver assistance systems. Research explores the adaptation of ontological languages to capture contextual information, semantic interoperability, and dynamic adaptability of systems. It also covers preference modeling to enhance discovery and ranking, as well as visual and conceptual modeling of dynamic ontological phenomena.

Key finding: Proposes a metamodel to formalize contextual ontologies that explicitly define context within ontological models to avoid semantic misunderstandings. This approach facilitates web domain designers in modeling explicit... Read more
Key finding: Develops a modular ontology (S3N) for smart sensors that integrates SOSA/SSN and Web of Things Thing Description ontologies. It formalizes sensor components, processing algorithms, and application domains, enabling dynamic... Read more
Key finding: Extends SSN and WoT TD ontologies to model multi-functional smart sensors capable of running various algorithms and adapting to contextual parameters. The proposed S3N ontology captures computation and communication profiles... Read more
Key finding: Presents an ontology-based competence modeling approach for healthcare organizations, structuring users' professional skills, qualifications, and information needs. The model supports information filtering systems tailored to... Read more
Key finding: Implements an ontology-driven, context-aware intelligent driver assistance system that integrates and updates safety-related parameters dynamically, including vehicle dynamics and driver activity. The approach supports... Read more
Key finding: Develops an ontological user preference model combining qualitative and quantitative approaches to describe complex user desires in Semantic Web Service discovery and ranking. The model separates hard constraints... Read more
Key finding: Discusses advanced OWL ontology modeling techniques including handling negation under the open world assumption, formalizing property chains while avoiding circularity, and other description logic features. These techniques... Read more
Key finding: Conceptualizes the dynamic ontological relation from Base Ontology (A = A + (–A₀)) as a qualitative, oscillatory process capturing becoming and systemic transformation. This approach offers a novel qualitative function for... Read more

All papers in Ontology Modeling

The ontological formula A = A + (–A₀) from Base Ontology is not a mathematical identity but a conceptual expression of dynamic tension. A represents Being, –A₀ represents Non-being or negation, and the equation signifies that any stable... more
This paper proposes an ontology modelling approach for assisting vehicle drivers through safety warning messages during time critical situation. Intelligent Driver Assistance System (I-DAS) is a major component of InVANET[12], which... more
A Multiagent Chess playing paradigm is defined. By defining spheres and strength degrees for pieces winning strategies on games can be defined. The new Intelligent Tree Computing theories we have defined since 1994 can be applied to... more
A heterogeneous computing model with ontology preserving functions are applied to present concept learning across domains with structural agent morphisms. A computing models based on a novel multi-agent competitive learning with... more
Current proposals on Semantic Web Services discovery and ranking are based on user preferences descriptions that often come with insufficient expressiveness, consequently making more difficult or even preventing the description of complex... more
For many years now, the Web of data has been dominated with the use of only one Coordinates Reference System (CRS), namely WGS84, to represent the location of geographical features on Earth. In this paper, we propose two vocabularies that... more
This paper proposes an ontology modelling approach for assisting vehicle drivers through safety warning messages during time critical situation. Intelligent Driver Assistance System (I-DAS) is a major component of InVANET[12], which... more
The joint OGC and W3C standard SOSA/SSN ontology describes sensors, observations, sampling, and actuation. The W3C Thing Description ontology under development in the W3C WoT working group describes things and their interaction patterns.... more
Design techniques with software agents and Abstract Intelligent Implementations are presented. Agent morphisms are defined and applied to preservation principles. The object level definitions for individual modules can be automatically... more
Current proposals on Semantic Web Services discovery and ranking are based on user preferences descriptions that often come with insufficient expressiveness, consequently making more difficult or even preventing the description of complex... more
Intelligent tree computing techniques are defined with applications to decision tree computing defining decisive agent computing. New linguistics abstraction theories are presented. Treating objects as abstract data types and a two level... more
The intensive research on artificial intelligence and internet of things is speeding up the rise of smart cities and autonomous vehicles. In order to ensure the safety of the drivers and pedestrians, the transportation network needs to be... more
Topic: Driver Assistance Technology is emerging as new driving technology popularly known as ADAS. It is supported with Adaptive Cruise Control, Automatic Emergency Brake, blind spot monitoring, lane change assistance, and forward... more
We present an ontology to represent generic teaching strategies in an intelligent tutoring system framework. The learning contents, learner's state, and system actions are modeled in just enough detail to support the definition of... more
The paper is a basis for multiagent visual computing with the Morph Gentzen logic. A basis to VR computing, computational illusion, and virtual ontology is presented. The IM_BID model is introduced for planning, spatial computing, and... more
New optimality principles are put forth based on competitive model business planning. A Generalized MinMax local optimum dynamic programming algorithm is presented and applied to business model computing where predictive techniques can... more
The purpose of this article is to analyze semantic relations based on graph-independent structural analysis in VocBench. The mix-method of deductive and inductive approach is adapted in operating the research methodology, especially for... more
Manufacturing cost of locomotive wheel largely depends on mass of locomotive wheel and to reduce mass of wheel, design optimization is necessary. In this research the design of locomotive wheel is optimized considering hub radius and hub... more
This study is about the project early operation content of the green road development, takes full account of the operation items of various stages of the life cycle, by the use of special case define the Project Definition Rating Index... more
The new trends of high-speed rail locomotive manufacturing set higher requirement for MRO knowledge representation and XBOM. Therefore, XBOM ontology modeling supporting MRO semantic knowledge representation has become an important... more
The paper presents a novel agent plan computing basis where the interaction amongst heterogeneous computing resources is via objects, multiagent AI, and agent intelligent languages. Modeling, objectives, and planning issues are examined... more
The paper is based on agent plan computing where the interaction amongst heterogeneous computing resources is via objects, multiagent AI and agent intelligent languages. Modeling, objectives, and planning issues are examined at an agent... more
This paper proposes an ontology modelling approach for assisting vehicle drivers through safety warning messages during time critical situation. Intelligent Driver Assistance System (I-DAS) is a major component of InVANET[12], which... more
The Heterogamous agent computing models with ontology preserving functions are applied to transform cognitive learning across domains with structural signatured agent morphisms (author 1992-2005). A computing models based on a novel... more
Intelligent tree computing techniques are defined with applications to decision tree computing defining decisive agent computing. New linguistics abstraction theories are presented. Treating objects as abstract data types and a two level... more
"Design techniques with software agents and Abstract Intelligent Implementations are presented. Agent morphisms are defined and applied to preservation principles. The object level definitions for individual modules can be... more
A formal heterogeneous software design begins with a formal specification (see for example) for the programs and stores them at a knowledge-base . A formal specification is based on a formal language and makes use of some defining axioms... more
The underlying concept of ERP is based on the holistic nature of the organization. This requires a systemic perspective where the enterprise is not viewed as the sum of its component elements (i.e., departments, divisions, branches, etc),... more
The paper is a basis for multiagent visual computing with the Morph Gentzen logic. The IM_BID model is introduced for planning, spatial computing, and visual ontology. Visual intelligent objects are applied with virtual intelligent trees... more
The paper is a basis for multiagent visual computing with the Morph Gentzen logic. The IM_BID model is introduced for planning, spatial computing, and visual ontology. Visual intelligent objects are applied with virtual intelligent trees... more
Multi-agent planning is presented as a basis to attention management. Viewing our agent modular approach as the augmented approach to intelligent multiagent systems planning, the basic foundations to our preceding project become... more
The paper is based on agent plan computing where the interaction amongst heterogeneous computing resources is via objects, multiagent AI and agent intelligent languages. Modeling, objectives, and planning issues are examined at an agent... more
Electronics play a key role in improving vehicles safety. Use of electronics has made possible the introduction and integration of a wide range of new safety and environmental devices in cars. Nowadays, both customer demands and... more
This paper proposes an ontology modelling approach for assisting vehicle drivers through safety warning messages during time critical situation. Intelligent Driver Assistance System (I-DAS) is a major component of InVANET[12], which... more
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