Emergent Semantics Systems

With new standards like RDF or OWL paving the way for the much anticipated Semantic Web, a new breed of very large scale semantic systems is about to appear. Traditional semantic reconciliation techniques, dependent upon shared vocabularies or global ontologies, cannot be used in such open and dynamic environments. Instead, new heuristics based on emerging properties and local consensuses have to be exploited in order to foster semantic interoperability in the large. In this paper, we outline the main differences between traditional semantic reconciliation methods and these new heuristics. Also, we characterize the resulting emergent semantics systems and provide a couple of hints vis-`a-vis their potential applications.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: ICSNW
• Authors: Karl Aberer, Tiziana Catarci, Philippe Cudré-Mauroux, Tharam S. Dillon, Stephan Grimm, Mohand-Said Hacid, Arantza Illarramendi, Mustafa Jarrar, Vipul Kashyap, Massimo Mecella, Eduardo Mena, Erich J. Neuhold, Aris M. Ouksel, Thomas Risse, Monica Scannapieco, Fèlix Saltor, Luca De Santis, Stefano Spaccapietra, Steffen Staab, Rudi Studer, Olga De Troyer
• Keywords: Database, ICSNW 2004, Semantic Reconciliation Techniques, Semantics, Traditional Semantic Reconciliation