Combining Normal Communication with Ontology Alignment

Abstract. This paper considers the combination of agent communication and ontology alignment within a group of heterogeneous agents. The agents align their ontologies by constructing a shared communication vocabulary. Because ontology alignment is not a goal in itself, the agents refrain from it unless they believe it to be inevitable. We discuss three protocols that all implement lazy ontology alignment, although they give rise to different communication vocabularies.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: ACOM
• Authors: Jurriaan van Diggelen, Robbert-Jan Beun, Frank Dignum, Rogier M. van Eijk, John-Jules Ch. Meyer
• Keywords: ACOM 2006, Computational Linguistics, Heterogeneous Agents, Lazy Ontology Alignment, Ontology Alignment