Enhancing the semantics of UML association redefinition
Association redefinition is a UML construct that permits us to define an association end morespecifically in a particular context....
A UML 2.0 profile to design Association Rule mining modelsin the multidimensional conceptual modeling...
By using data mining techniques, the data stored in a Data Warehouse (DW) can be analyzed for the purpose...
Introductory paper: Reflections on Conceptual Modelling
The objective of this introductory paper is twofold. On one hand, it shows the guest editors's view about the...
What do the pictures mean? Guidelines for experimentalevaluation of representation fidelity in diagrammaticalconceptual modeling...
It is important to articulate the objectives and underlying assumptions behind a growing body of exper-imental research in conceptual...
When conceptual model meets grammar: A dual approach to XMLdata modeling
In this paper we introduce a novel approach to conceptual modeling for XML schemas. Com-pared to other approaches, it...
Ontological anti-patterns: empirically uncovered error-pronestructures in ontology-driven conceptual models
The construction of large-scale reference conceptual models is a complex engineering activity. Todevelop high-quality models, a modeler must have...
The measurement of perceived ontological deficiencies of conceptualmodeling grammars
Over recent years, many scholars have studied the conceptual modeling of information sys-tems based on a theory of ontological...
Modeling events as entities in object-orientedconceptual modeling languages
Most current conceptual modeling languages and methods do not model events as entities. We arguethat, at least in object-oriented...
Design and implementation of ETL processes using BPMN and relational algebra
Extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) processes are used to extract data from internaland external sources of an organization, transform...
A method for the definition of integrity constraints inobject-oriented conceptual modeling languages
We propose a new method that eases the definition of integrity constraints in object-oriented conceptual modeling lan-guages. The essence...
