Modular Ontologies as a Bridge Between Human Conceptualization and Data

Pascal Hitzler; Cogan Shimizu

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-91379-7_1

Modular Ontologies as a Bridge Between Human Conceptualization and Data

Pascal Hitzler
, Cogan Shimizu

Computer Science and Engineering

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Abstract

Ontologies can be viewed as the middle layer between pure human conceptualization and machine readability. However, they have not lived up to their promises so far. Most ontologies are too tailored to specific data and use-cases. By making sometimes strong, or sometimes too weak, ontological commitments, many existing ontologies do not adequatly reflect human conceptualizations. As a result, sharing and reuse of ontologies is greatly inhibited. In order to more effectively preserve this notion of human conceptualization, an ontology should be designed with modularity and extensibility in mind. A modular ontology thus may act as a bridge between human conceptualization and data.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Graph-Based Representation and Reasoning - 23rd International Conference on Conceptual Structures, ICCS 2018, Proceedings
Editors	Amirouche Moktefi, Francesco Bellucci, Peter Chapman, Sarah Perez-Kriz, Gem Stapleton
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	3-6
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9783319913780
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91379-7_1
State	Published - 2018
Event	23rd International Conference on Conceptual Structures, ICCS 2018 - Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: Jun 20 2018 → Jun 22 2018

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	10872 LNAI
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	23rd International Conference on Conceptual Structures, ICCS 2018
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Edinburgh
Period	6/20/18 → 6/22/18

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Theoretical Computer Science
General Computer Science

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Hitzler, P., & Shimizu, C. (2018). Modular Ontologies as a Bridge Between Human Conceptualization and Data. In A. Moktefi, F. Bellucci, P. Chapman, S. Perez-Kriz, & G. Stapleton (Eds.), Graph-Based Representation and Reasoning - 23rd International Conference on Conceptual Structures, ICCS 2018, Proceedings (pp. 3-6). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 10872 LNAI). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91379-7_1

Modular Ontologies as a Bridge Between Human Conceptualization and Data. / Hitzler, Pascal; Shimizu, Cogan.
Graph-Based Representation and Reasoning - 23rd International Conference on Conceptual Structures, ICCS 2018, Proceedings. ed. / Amirouche Moktefi; Francesco Bellucci; Peter Chapman; Sarah Perez-Kriz; Gem Stapleton. Springer Verlag, 2018. p. 3-6 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 10872 LNAI).

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Hitzler, P & Shimizu, C 2018, Modular Ontologies as a Bridge Between Human Conceptualization and Data. in A Moktefi, F Bellucci, P Chapman, S Perez-Kriz & G Stapleton (eds), Graph-Based Representation and Reasoning - 23rd International Conference on Conceptual Structures, ICCS 2018, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 10872 LNAI, Springer Verlag, pp. 3-6, 23rd International Conference on Conceptual Structures, ICCS 2018, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 6/20/18. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91379-7_1

Hitzler P, Shimizu C. Modular Ontologies as a Bridge Between Human Conceptualization and Data. In Moktefi A, Bellucci F, Chapman P, Perez-Kriz S, Stapleton G, editors, Graph-Based Representation and Reasoning - 23rd International Conference on Conceptual Structures, ICCS 2018, Proceedings. Springer Verlag. 2018. p. 3-6. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-91379-7_1

Hitzler, Pascal ; Shimizu, Cogan. / Modular Ontologies as a Bridge Between Human Conceptualization and Data. Graph-Based Representation and Reasoning - 23rd International Conference on Conceptual Structures, ICCS 2018, Proceedings. editor / Amirouche Moktefi ; Francesco Bellucci ; Peter Chapman ; Sarah Perez-Kriz ; Gem Stapleton. Springer Verlag, 2018. pp. 3-6 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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