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CADE
2007
Springer
16 years 1 months ago
Optimized Reasoning in Description Logics Using Hypertableaux
We present a novel reasoning calculus for Description Logics (DLs)--knowledge representation formalisms with applications in areas such as the Semantic Web. In order to reduce the ...
Boris Motik, Rob Shearer, Ian Horrocks
TABLEAUX
2005
Springer
15 years 7 months ago
Description Logics in Ontology Applications
Abstract. Description Logics (DLs) are a family of logic based knowledge representation formalisms. Although they have a range of applications (e.g., configuration and information...
Ian Horrocks
KCAP
2003
ACM
15 years 6 months ago
Modularisation of domain ontologies implemented in description logics and related formalisms including OWL
Modularity is a key requirement for large ontologies in order to achieve re-use, maintainability, and evolution. Mechanisms for ‘normalisation’ to achieve analogous aims are s...
Alan L. Rector
ESWS
2008
Springer
15 years 3 months ago
Pronto: A Non-monotonic Probabilistic Description Logic Reasoner
Abstract. The demonstration presents Pronto - a prototype of a nonmonotonic probabilistic reasoner for very expressive Description Logics. Pronto is built on top of the OWL DL reas...
Pavel Klinov
DLOG
2004
15 years 2 months ago
Local Tableaux for Reasoning in Distributed Description Logics
The last decade of basic research in the area of Description Logics (DL) has created a stable theory, efficient inference procedures, and has demonstrated a wide applicability of ...
Luciano Serafini, Andrei Tamilin