Ontologies constitute formal models of some aspect of the world that may be used for
drawing interesting logical conclusions even for large models. Software models capture …

This paper presents an approach for visually modeling OWL DL and OWL Full ontologies
based on the well-established visual modeling language UML. We discuss a metamodel for …

The next enterprise computing era will rely on the synergy between both technologies:
semantic web and model-driven software development (MDSD). The semantic web …

Abstract Although the Semantic Web Rule Language (SWRL) is not a W3C standard, it is
widely used for semantic web-based projects as well as for innovative rule-based …

The alignment of different ontologies requires the specification, representation and
execution of translation rules. The rules need to integrate translations at the lexical, the …

The semantic web and model-driven engineering are changing the enterprise computing
paradigm. By introducing technologies like ontologies, metadata and logic, the semantic …

The formulation of constraints and the validation of RDF data against these constraints is a
common requirement and a much sought-after feature, particularly as this is taken for …

Ontology mapping is needed to explicitly represent the relations between several
ontologies, which is an essential task for applications such as semantic integration and data …

Linguistic description is important for the re-use of lexical resources and the interpretation of
text. Linguistic knowledge plays an important role in defining and enriching ontological …

The effective management of information has become a key factor of many aspects of our
every day life. Over the past years, there has been tremendous growth in quantity of data …