As the (in) famous definition states:'An ontology is an explicit specification of a
conceptualization'. However, an ontology is also a philosophical theory of existence, a …

Computational ontologies are machine-processable structures which represent particular
domains of interest. They integrate knowledge which can be used by humans or machines …

In this paper we describe a formal ontological description of the Business Process Modelling
Notation (BPMN), one of the most popular languages for business process modelling. The …

In the last years, attention has been devoted to the development of ontologies, which are ICT
conceptual models allowing a formal and shared representation of a particular domain of …

ABSTRACT UML class diagrams are used in order to demonstrate the model information
systems. Most of the former systems were previously framed by applying UML class …

The chapter analyzes the state of the art in the use of ontologies for various software
engineering tasks. The chapter starts from defining software engineering as an application …

The use of ontologies for knowledge sharing and distributed collaboration has been widely
recognised in the knowledge modelling community, but the lack of a systematic and …

Data is a valuable asset to our society. Effective use of data can enhance productivity of
business and create economic benefit to customers. However with data growing at …

In this paper we present a transformation between UML class diagrams and OWL 2
ontologies. We specify the transformation on the M2 level using the QVT transformation …

Introduction The learning health system (LHS) community has taken up the challenge of
bringing the complex relationship between clinical research and practice into this brave new …