The \observational content" of geometric logic is discussed and it is proposed that geometric logic is an appropriate basis for a Z-like speci cation language in which schema...
Metadata are widely used in order to fully exploit information resources available on corporate intranets or the Internet. The Resource Description Framework (RDF) aims at facilit...
Sofia Alexaki, Vassilis Christophides, Gregory Kar...
The question of whether there is a logic that captures polynomial time is the central open problem in descriptive complexity theory. In my talk, I will review the question and the...
Abstract. Concept approximation is an inference service for Description Logics that provides “translations” of concept descriptions from one DL to a less expressive DL. In [4] ...
Methods for computing the least common subsumer (lcs) are usually restricted to rather inexpressive Description Logics (DLs) whereas existing knowledge bases are written in very e...