In this paper we investigate the idea of using an ORM model as a starting point to derive an activity model, essentially providing an activity view on the original ORM model. When ...
Henderik Alex Proper, Stijn Hoppenbrouwers, Theo P...
This paper proposes a definition of viewpoints in a “kind of” ontology. The use of viewpoints allows one to simplify user interface and to facilitate the expression of user pr...
Several applications require reasoning over autonomously developed ontologies. Initially conceived to explicit the semantics of a certain domain, these ontologies become a powerfu...
The maintenance of global integrity constraints in database federations is still a challenge since traditional integrity constraint management techniques cannot be applied to such ...
Abstract. Nowadays, ontology is applied as an integral part of many applications in several domains, especially in the world of law. The ontology based judicial support system is b...
Autonomic and Grid computing are complementary, in the sense that complex grid environments can take advantage of the features provided by autonomic computing and on the other hand...
We propose to enhance a schema integration process with a validation phase employing logic-based data models. In our methodology, we validate the source schemas against the data mo...
There exist a number of approaches for query processing in Peer-to-Peer information systems that efficiently retrieve relevant information from distributed peers. However, very few...
Odysseas Papapetrou, Sebastian Michel, Matthias Be...
Timeliness in conventional real-time systems is addressed by employing well-known scheduling techniques that guarantee the execution of a number of tasks within certain deadlines. ...