Towards a multi-representation ontology-based information systems mediation

Abstract

Recent research shows that ontologies are a prominent tool for the semantic interoperability of information sources. Unfortunately, semantic interoperability is not easy to achieve, as related knowledge is most likely to be described in diff erent terms using dif f erent assumptions and dif f erent data structures. In this paper we provide an interoperabil ity solution based on semantic mediation permitting to de fine a system of sharing, retrieving and transparent access to the heterogeneous information sources. The proposed approach is based on a multi-representation ontology specified in description logics extended by stamping mechanism. This solution provides a structured and shared vocabulary of several domains. This serves as support to a semantic mediator, to localize the necessary sources, ana lyze the request for distributed extraction of data and re compose the results in a user answer.

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“…The Mediation Bridge Ontology (MBO) is a representation ontology used to store the correspondences between matching ontologies, enabling interoperability in the semantic web (Khan et al, 2015). Another example of a representation ontology is proposed by (Benslimane et al, 2005) for semantic interoperability of information sources. It uses semantic mediation to allow definition of sharing system, interrogation, uniform and transparent access to diverse information sources.…”

“…Thus, supporting an automatic knowledge acquisition process. To construct representation ontologies, the description logic and stamping technique are used (Benslimane et al, 2005). The stamping technique allows multiple representation of the same concept, allowing a phenomenon to be used in one or more context.…”