Heterogeneous ontology networks

• Grant number: 18/06416-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: August 01, 2018
• End date: July 31, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Computer Science - Computing Methodologies and Techniques
• Principal Investigator: Julio Cesar dos Reis
• Grantee: Luma Oliveira Lombello
• Host Institution: Instituto de Computação (IC). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 17/02325-5 - EvOLoD: linked data evolution on the Semantic Web, AP.JP

Abstract

Ontologies are artifacts for knowledge representation where concepts and their interrelations are described within a domain. Ontology Networks are characterized by the existence of heterogeneous ontologies in the same conceptual space. A formal or structured ontology is a well-defined and usually fixed a priori proposition, whereas a soft ontology is more flexible and may be more susceptible to changes in interrelationships over time. The connection among different ontology models is relevant for data integration and information exchange between systems. Although there are techniques to automatically interrelate different ontologies by creating correspondences among terms of similar meanings, a model that interconnects heterogeneous ontologies is still an open research problem. This scientific initiation project aims to investigate ways of allowing concepts specified in ontologies of distinct models to be related to each other. Furthermore, we will study how formal and well-structured ontologies of the Semantic Web can be reconciled with the proposal of soft ontologies. Expected results are models and software tools that allow reconciling ontologies of different nature in a network of ontologies. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

VALENTE, JOSE ARMANDO; CACEFFO, RICARDO; BONACIN, RODRIGO; DOS REIS, JULIO CESAR; GONCALVES, DIEGO ADDAN; BARANAUSKAS, MARIA CECILIA CALANI. Embodied-based environment for kindergarten children: Revisiting constructionist ideas. BRITISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, v. 52, n. 3, p. 986-1003, MAY 2021. (15/24300-9, 18/06416-8, 14/07502-4, 15/16528-0)

DOS REIS, JULIO CESAR; LOMBELLO, LUMA OLIVEIRA; BONACIN, RODRIGO; IEEE. Soft Ontologies as Fuzzy RDF Statements. 2019 IEEE 28TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES: INFRASTRUCTURE FOR COLLABORATIVE ENTERPRISES (WETICE), v. N/A, p. 6-pg., 2019-01-01. (17/02325-5, 15/16528-0, 18/06416-8)