Much of biology works by applying prior knowledge (`what is known') to an unknown entity, rather than the application of a set of axioms that will elicit knowledge. In additi...
The ontology development process is typically led by single or small groups of experts, with users mostly playing a passive role. Such an elitist approach in building ontologies h...
We describe collaborative efforts between a knowledge representation team, a community of scientists, and scientific information managers in developing knowledge models for ecolog...
Deana Pennington, Joshua S. Madin, Ferdinando Vill...
As knowledge engineering moves to the Semantic Web, ontologies become dynamic products of collaborative development rather than artifacts produced in a closed environment of a sing...
Abraham Sebastian, Natalya Fridman Noy, Tania Tudo...
Ontologies form the cornerstone of the Semantic Web and are intended to help researchers to analyze and share knowledge, and as more ontologies are being introduced, it is difficu...