HOW TO EVOLVE ONTOLOGY AND MAINTAIN ITS COHERENCE - A Corrective Operations-based Approach

Najla Sassi, Wassim Jaziri, Faiez Gargouri

2009

Abstract

An ontology is a specification of a conceptualization related to a domain of knowledge. In an evolution context, it cannot be considered as a finite conceptualization since it must be adapted to new requirements. This adaptation must respect the coherence of the ontology and its conformity regarding some objectives. To update ontology while maintaining its coherence, this paper proposes an anticipatory approach based on corrective operations. For each change to occur on the ontology, we define corrective operations to prevent and correct potential inconsistencies likely to be generated.

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Sassi N., Jaziri W. and Gargouri F. (2009). HOW TO EVOLVE ONTOLOGY AND MAINTAIN ITS COHERENCE - A Corrective Operations-based Approach . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and Ontology Development - Volume 1: KEOD, (IC3K 2009) ISBN 978-989-674-012-2, pages 384-387. DOI: 10.5220/0002284803840387


in Bibtex Style

@conference{keod09,
author={Najla Sassi and Wassim Jaziri and Faiez Gargouri},
title={HOW TO EVOLVE ONTOLOGY AND MAINTAIN ITS COHERENCE - A Corrective Operations-based Approach},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and Ontology Development - Volume 1: KEOD, (IC3K 2009)},
year={2009},
pages={384-387},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002284803840387},
isbn={978-989-674-012-2},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and Ontology Development - Volume 1: KEOD, (IC3K 2009)
TI - HOW TO EVOLVE ONTOLOGY AND MAINTAIN ITS COHERENCE - A Corrective Operations-based Approach
SN - 978-989-674-012-2
AU - Sassi N.
AU - Jaziri W.
AU - Gargouri F.
PY - 2009
SP - 384
EP - 387
DO - 10.5220/0002284803840387