Defining a formal domain ontology is generally considered a useful, not to say necessary
step in almost every software project. This is because software deals with ideas rather than …

UML is currently the most widely used modeling language for the specification of the
conceptual schema (CS) of an information system (IS). However, UML falls short when it …

Current standard models have improved interoperability in Product Lifecycle Management.
But the increase of constrains surrounding information management in an industrial context …

Ontology-based models propose a new modelling paradigm for the industry. In this study,
we explore the maturity of ontology-based models for industrial applications from a special …

Les travaux de recherche de cette thèse portent sur la modélisation sémantique des
informations industrielles, dans une approche og cycle de vie fg, de gestion des …

Abstract Currently Business Rules Approach has attained the great interest in business and
software development communities. According to SBVR standard, business rules are the …

An Enterprise Information System (EIS) software has three main aspects: data, which are
processed to generate business information; application functions, which transform data into …

Business process modeling is a commonlyused approach in the development of
serviceorientedarchitectures. The previous research onthis topic demonstrated that process …

Abstract Service-oriented architectures (SOA) are an essential platform to provide
infrastructures that support widespread collaboration between organizations. These service …

This thesis represents a summary of my research activities since October, 2009. These
activities were performed under the status of recipient of a scholarship (Higher Education …