The Ontology: Chimaera or Pegasus
Brewster, Mr. Christopher and Iria, Mr. Jose and Ciravegna, Prof. Fabio and Wilks, Prof. Yorick (2005) The Ontology: Chimaera or Pegasus. Machine Learning for the Semantic Web Dagstuhl Seminar 05071, Dagstuhl, DE.
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In the context of the needs of the Semantic Web and Knowledge Management, we consider what the requirements are of ontologies. The ontology as an artifact of knowledge representation is in danger of becoming a Chimera. We present a series of facts concerning the foundations on which automated ontology construction must build. We discuss a number of different functions that an ontology seeks to fulfill, and also a wish list of ideal functions. Our objective is to stimulate discussion as to the real requirements of ontology engineering and take the view that only a selective and restricted set of requirements will enable the beast to fly.
| Subjects: | AKT Challenges > Knowledge modelling |
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| ID Code: | 397 |
| Deposited By: | Norton, Mr Barry |
| Deposited On: | 12 March 2005 |
| Alternative Locations: | http://www.smi.ucd.ie/Dagstuhl-MLSW/proceedings/brewster-iria-ciravegna-wilks.pdf |
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