Abstract. WSML presents a framework encompassing different language variants, rooted in Description Logics and (F-)Logic Programming. So far, the precise relationships between thes...
Abstract. To make ABox reasoning scalable for large ABoxes in description logic (DL) knowledge bases, we develop a method for partitioning the ABox so that specific kinds of reaso...
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,...
Background: An adequate and expressive ontological representation of biological organisms and their parts requires formal reasoning mechanisms for their relations of physical aggr...