The Valued Constraint Satisfaction Problem (VCSP) is a general framework encompassing many optimisation problems. We discuss precisely what it means for a problem to be modelled in...
In this chapter we will introduce description logics, a family of logic-based knowledge representation languages that can be used to represent the terminological knowledge of an a...
Abstract. Fuzzy Description Logics (f-DLs) have been proposed as extensions of classical Description Logics able to handle imprecise and vague knowledge. Although several extension...
Abstract. Ontologies are now used within an increasing number of realworld applications. So far, significant effort has been spend in building tools to support users in creating,...
We start with basic terminology and concepts of modeling, and decompose the art of modeling as a process. This overview of the process helps clarify when we should or should not u...