Abstract. Approximation has been identified as a potential way of reducing the complexity of logical reasoning. Here we explore approximation for speeding up instance retrieval in...
We argue that in a distributed context, such as the Semantic Web, ontology engineers and data creators often cannot control (or even imagine) the possible uses their data or ontolo...
Gunnar Aastrand Grimnes, Peter Edwards, Alun D. Pr...
Ontologies in a web setting, particularly those used in a group context (such as a virtual community), need to be flexible and open to changes that reflect the evolution of knowle...
Realizing the Semantic Web involves creating ontologies, a tedious and costly challenge. Reuse can reduce the cost of ontology engineering. Semantic Web ontologies can provide use...
Deryle W. Lonsdale, David W. Embley, Yihong Ding, ...
Ontologies are becoming increasingly common in the World Wide Web as the building block for a future Semantic Web. In this Web, ontologies will be responsible for making the semant...
Karin Koogan Breitman, Carolina Howard Felic&iacut...