A Multi-perspective Framework for Organizational Patterns
The goal of this paper is twofold. First we present a multi-perspective framework supporting the description of organizational patterns,...
Database to Semantic Web Mapping Using RDF Query Languages
One of the main drawbacks of the Semantic Web is the lack of semantically rich data, since most of...
Deriving Concepts for Modeling Business Actions
We outline a procedure called communicative and material functions analysis that can be used to derive business modeling concepts....
Modeling Service Compatibility with Pi-calculus for Choreography
Service choreography has become an emerging and promising technology to design and build complex cross-enterprise business applications. Dynamic composition...
The DeltaGrid Abstract Execution Model: Service Composition and Process Interference Handling
This paper introduces the DeltaGrid abstract execution model as a foundation for building a semantically robust execution environment for...
Evaluating Quality of Conceptual Models Based on User Perceptions
This paper presents the development of a user evaluations based quality model for conceptual modeling applying the model of...
Representation Theory Versus Workflow Patterns – The Case of BPMN
Selecting an appropriate process modeling language forms an important task within business process management projects. A wide range of...
Use Case Modeling and Refinement: A Quality-Based Approach
In this paper, we propose a quality-based use case refinement approach. It consists of a step by step refinement...
Ontology with Likeliness and Typicality of Objects in Concepts
Ontologies play an indispensable role in the Semantic Web by specifying the definitions of concepts and individual objects. However,...
In Defense of a Trope-Based Ontology for Conceptual Modeling: An Example with the Foundations...
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in approaches that employ foundational ontologies as theoretical tools for...
