Through the Internet and the World-Wide Web, a vast number of information sources has become available, which offer information on various subjects by different providers, often i...
Abstract. In this paper, we propose an adaptive algorithm for merging n (n2) prioritized knowledge bases which takes into account the degrees of conflict and agreement among these ...
The problem of merging multiple sources of information is central in many information processing areas such as databases integrating problems, multiple criteria decision making, e...
The need for information integration is paramount in many biological disciplines, because of the large heterogeneity in both the types of data involved and in the diversity of app...
As meta-data become of ever more importance to the Web, we will need to start managing such meta-data. We argue that there is a strong need for meta-data validation and aggregation...