The traditional linear economy using a take‐make‐dispose model is resource intensive and
has adverse environmental impacts. Circular economy (CE) which is regenerative and …

Reusing ontologies for new purposes, or adapting them to new use-cases, is frequently
difficult. In our experiences, we have found this to be the case for several reasons:(i) differing …

Abstract We present the Enslaved Ontology (V1. 0) which was developed for integrating data
about the historic slave trade from diverse sources in a use case driven by historians …

Ontology authoring is a complex process, where commonly the automated reasoner is
invoked for verification of newly introduced changes, therewith amounting to a time …

Ontologies can be viewed as the middle layer between pure human conceptualization and
machine readability. However, they have not lived up to their promises so far. Most …

Abstract Knowledge representation languages are frequently difficult to understand,
particularly for those not trained in formal logic. This is the case for Description Logics, which …

The high expressivity of the Web Ontology Language (OWL) makes it possible to describe
complex relationships between classes, roles, and individuals in an ontology. However, this …

Twenty years ago, the introduction of the first conference on Formal Ontology in Information
Systems, FOIS 1998, marked the state of the art and the problems that research on ontology …

While OWL and RDF are by far the most popular logic-based languages for Semantic Web
Ontologies, some well-designed ontologies are only available in languages with a much …

OWL is recognized as the de facto standard notation for ontology engineering. The
Manchester OWL Syntax (MOS) was developed as an alternative to symbolic description …