This paper describes a long-term research program on developing ontological foundations
for conceptual modeling. This program, organized around the theoretical background of the …

Currently, there is a considerable body of experience in building ontologies. Nevertheless,
knowledge acquisition using ontologies is still a research issue. The goal of this paper is to …

Conceptual models are artifacts representing conceptualizations of particular domains.
Hence, multi-domain model catalogs serve as empirical sources of knowledge and insights …

Enterprise information systems are increasingly being conceived as a combination of
existing systems and to work as a part of an ecosystem of software products. This change …

Software testing is a complex and critical process for achieving product quality. Its
importance has been increasing and well recognized, and there is a growing concern in …

Great progress to digitize the world's available Biodiversity and Biogeography data have
been made recently, but managing data from many different providers and research …

Performing a safe and successful cataract surgery greatly depends on the effective training
programs of the residents that are commonly offered by several public and private …

This paper presents the Ontology Language for the Dependability of Automated Systems
(OLDAS), a modeling language based on Unified Modeling Language (UML) that aims to …

Aviation is a high risk industry where safety management is mandatory for organizations. On
a global scale, safety management is hierarchical, ie national authorities manage safety of …

The European Coordination Centre for Accident and Incident Reporting Systems develops
an information system for reporting aviation occurrences on the European scale. The system …