Formal Ontology in Information Systems / Edition 1

Formal Ontology in Information Systems / Edition 1

by N. Guarino
ISBN-10:
9051993994
ISBN-13:
9789051993998
Pub. Date:
01/01/2003
Publisher:
IOS Press
ISBN-10:
9051993994
ISBN-13:
9789051993998
Pub. Date:
01/01/2003
Publisher:
IOS Press
Formal Ontology in Information Systems / Edition 1

Formal Ontology in Information Systems / Edition 1

by N. Guarino

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Overview

Research on ontology is becoming increasingly widespread in the computer science community. While this term has been rather confined to the philosophical sphere in the past, it is now gaining a specific role in areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Computational Linguistics, and Databases. Its importance has been recognized in fields as diverse as knowledge engineering, knowledge representation, qualitative modeling, language engineering, database design, information integration, object-oriented analysis, information retrieval and extraction, knowledge management and organization, agent-based systems design. Current applications areas are disparate, including enterprise integration, natural language translation, medicine, mechanical engineering, electronic commerce, geographic information systems, legal information systems, and biological information systems. Various workshops addressing the engineering aspects of ontology have been held in the recent years. However, ontology by 'its very nature' ought to be a unifying discipline. Insights in this field have potential impact on the whole area of information systems (taking this term in its broadest sense), as testified by the interest recently shown by international standards organizations. In order to provide a solid general foundation for this work, it is therefore important to focus on the common scientific principles and open problems arising from current tools, methodologies, and applications of ontology.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9789051993998
Publisher: IOS Press
Publication date: 01/01/2003
Series: Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications Series
Pages: 348
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.81(d)
Age Range: 17 Years
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