Abstract
Contextual ontologies are ontologies that characterize a concept
by a set of properties that vary according to context. Contextual
ontologies are now crucial for users who intend to exchange information in a domain. Existing ontology languages are not capable of defining such type of ontologies. The objective of this paper is to formally define a contextual ontology language to support the development of contextual ontologies. In this paper, we use description logics as an ontology language and then we extend it by introducing a new contextual constructor.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Lecture Notes in Computer Science |
Subtitle of host publication | Advances in Information Systems |
Editors | Erich Neuhold, Tatyana Yakhno |
Publisher | Springer |
Volume | 4243 |
ISBN (Print) | 3-540-46291-0 |
Publication status | Published - 2006 |
Keywords
- Context
- Ontology
- Description logics