Abstract. Ontology mapping is the key to data interoperability in the semantic web. This problem has received a lot of research attention, however, the research emphasis has been m...
The development of the Semantic Web proceeds in layers. Currently the most advanced layer that has reached maturity is the ontology layer, in the form of the DAML+OIL language whic...
Abstract. The design of architectural environments has to take into account various sources of heterogeneous information. Not only quantitative spatial constraints and qualitative ...
This paper offers two main contributions. On the one hand, it establishes a general formal framework for developing a foundational ontology of socially constructed entities, in th...
Abstract. The upper-level ontologies are theories that capture the most common concepts, which are relevant for many of the tasks involving knowledge extraction, representation, an...