The intentional relationship of representation between the constructs of a language and reality
Specifications of conceptualisations (ontologies) are often employed for representing reality, both in knowledge representation and software engineering. While languages...
Consistency in model integration
State-of-the-art systems engineering uses many models reflecting various aspects of the modeled system. A major task of system engineers...
An autonomic ontology-based approach to manage information in home-based scenarios: From theory to practice
Data integration is a key challenge in scenarios where different sources of information form part of a common service,...
A knowledge-based approach to relational database design
An approach for creating automated tools for database design is outlined. PROEX, a knowledgebased system for the conceptual and...
An ontology-based model for competence management
In the last years, the need for developing strategies, models and tools to manage competences clearly emerges in numerous...
A scenario-based verification technique to assess the compatibility of collaborative business processes
Successful E-Business is based on seamless collaborative business processes. Each partner in the collaboration specifies its own rules and...
Refining non-taxonomic relation labels with external structured data to support ontology learning
This paper presents a method to integrate external knowledge sources such as DBpedia and OpenCyc into an ontology learning...
The E/S knowledge representation system
This paper introduces the E/S knowledge representation model and describes a system based on that model. The model takes...
ER isomorphisms and uniqueness conditions
Given a collection of entity types (database tables) there is usually more than one way to model their associations....
Subtyping and polymorphism in object-role modelling
Although Entity-Relationship (ER) modelling techniques are commonly used for information modelling, Object-Role Modelling (ORM) techniques are becoming increasingly popular,...
