This paper proposes an Ontology-based Rights Expression Language, called OREL. Based on OWL Web Ontology Language, OREL allows not only users but also machines to handle digital r...
RDDOnto is an ontology that translates the MPEG-21 RDD (Rights Data Dictionary) specification into a hierarchical set of definitions with semantic content included. In the event th...
Dynamic composition of web services requires an automated step of contracting, i.e., the computation of a possibly fruitful interaction between two (or more) services, based on the...
Marco Alberti, Massimiliano Cattafi, Marco Gavanel...
A procedure founded in instance-based learning is presented, for performing a form of analogical reasoning on knowledge bases expressed in a wide range of ontology languages. The p...
We address the problem of answering Web ontology queries efficiently. An ontology is formalized as a Deductive Ontology Base (DOB), a deductive database that comprises the ontology...