Abstract In this paper, we propose a new approach, based on bigraphic reactive systems (BRS), to provide formal modelling of the architectural elements Multi-Viewpoints ontology (MVp ontology). We introduce model in which main MVp find their definition terms concepts by preserving semantics. Besides, enrich proposed with reaction rules order handle dynamic reactions ontology. confirm applicabil...

The central hypothesis underlying this communication is that the methodology and conceptual rigor of a philosophically inspired formal ontology can bring significant benefits in the development and maintenance of application ontologies [A. Flett, M. Dos Santos, W. Ceusters, Some Ontology Engineering Procedures and their Supporting Technologies, EKAW2002, 2003]. This hypothesis has been tested i...

This article presents the results of our effort in specifying the minimal common sense conceptualization used in reasoning about legal causal matters. Coming from the humanistic side of formal ontology, we give priority to the intuitive definitions, rather than to the technical formalization of the contents of our ontology. We therefore introduce all the material in natural language, assuming t...

Changes in an upper level ontology have obvious consequences for the domain ontologies that use it at lower levels. It is therefore crucial to document the changes made between successive versions of ontologies of this kind. We describe and apply a method for tracking, explaining and measuring changes between successive versions of upper level ontologies such as the Basic Formal Ontology (BFO)....

First, Similarity Of Fuzzy Ontology Generation For Semantic Web, Fuzzy Formal Concept Analysis incorporates fuzzy logic into Formal Concept Analysis (FCA) to form a fuzzy concept lattice. The fuzzy ontology is an extension of the domain ontology for solving the uncertainty problems. Fuzzy Conceptual Clustering then constructs the concept hierarchy from the fuzzy concept lattice. Finally, Fuzzy ...

We propose an approach for extending domain knowledge represented in DL ontology by using knowledge extraction methods on ontology assertions. Concept and role assertions are extracted from the ontology in the form of assertion graphs, which are used to generate a formal context manipulated by Formal Concept Analysis methods. The resulting expressions are then represented as DL concepts and rol...

Inherent heterogeneity and distribution of knowledge strongly prevent knowledge from sharing and reusing among different agents and across different domains; formal ontologies have been viewed as a promising means to tackle this problem. In this paper, we present a domain-specific formal ontology for archaeological knowledge sharing and reusing. The ontology consists of three major parts: archa...

Across a wide range of domains, there is an urgent need for a wellfounded approach to incorporating uncertain and incomplete knowledge into formal domain ontologies. Although this subject is receiving increasing attention from ontology researchers, there is as yet no broad consensus on the definition of a probabilistic ontology and on the most suitable approach to extending current ontology lan...

The goal of this research is to lay the foundations for a formal theory of drama, that abstracts from the procedural and interactive aspects involved in the generation of dramatic content. Based on the structural accounts provided from traditional drama analysis, the theory proposed in this paper exploits an agent-based perspective on characters to provide a goal-based characterization of drama...