On the implementation of an algebra of lightweight ontologies

Rômulo C. Magalhães, Marco A. Casanova, Bernardo P. Nunes, Giseli Rabello Lopes

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Abstract

This paper1 first argues that ontology design may benefit from treating ontologies as theories and from the definition of a set of operations that map ontologies into ontologies, especially their constraints. The paper then defines the class of ontologies used and proposes four operations to manipulate them. It proceeds to discuss how the operations may help design new ontologies. The core of the paper describes an implementation of the operations as a Protégé plug-in, called OntologyManagerTab, and includes use case examples to validate the discussion.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 21st International Database Engineering and Applications Symposium, IDEAS 2017
EditorsJun Hong, Richard McClatchey, Bipin C. Desai
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages169-175
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9781450352208
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12 Jul 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event21st International Database Engineering and Applications Symposium, IDEAS 2017 - Bristol, United Kingdom
Duration: 12 Jul 201714 Jul 2017

Publication series

NameACM International Conference Proceeding Series
VolumePart F129476

Conference

Conference21st International Database Engineering and Applications Symposium, IDEAS 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityBristol
Period12/07/1714/07/17

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