Authors:
Krzysztof Goczyla
;
Aleksander Waloszek
;
Wojciech Waloszek
and
Teresa Zawadzka
Affiliation:
Gdansk University of Technology, Poland
Keyword(s):
Ontology, Ontology modularization, Description logics, Ontology mapping, Ontology importing.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Artificial Intelligence
;
Context
;
Data Engineering
;
Enterprise Information Systems
;
Information Systems Analysis and Specification
;
Knowledge Engineering and Ontology Development
;
Knowledge Representation
;
Knowledge-Based Systems
;
Ontologies and the Semantic Web
;
Ontology Engineering
;
Ontology Sharing and Reuse
;
Paradigm Trends
;
Software Engineering
;
Symbolic Systems
Abstract:
In this paper we present the results of our work on s-module (semantic modules) framework. The framework, introduced recently, consists of a high-level semantic description of a modular knowledge base accompanied by an algebra for manipulating module contents. The main contribution of the article is the presentation of the process of expressing Distributed Description Logics knowledge base within the s module framework. As the two methods exhibit two different approaches to modularization, analysis of this procedure is helpful in capturing the specifics of DDL, comparing it to other methods, and discussing the completeness of the s-module framework.