Formal Ontology in Information Systems ：Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference (FOIS 2012) ( Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications )

Publication subTitle ：Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference (FOIS 2012)

Publication series ： Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications

Author： Donnelly M.;Guizzardi G.

Publisher： Ios Press‎

Publication year： 2012

E-ISBN: 9781614990840

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781614990833

Subject： TP Automation Technology , Computer Technology

Keyword：自动化技术、计算机技术

Language： ENG

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Description

The complex information systems which have evolved in recent decades rely on robust and coherent representations in order to function. Such representations and associated reasoning techniques constitute the modern discipline of formal ontology, which is now applied to fields such as artificial intelligence, computational linguistics, bioinformatics, GIS, conceptual modeling, knowledge engineering, information retrieval, and the semantic web. Ontologies are increasingly employed in a number of complex real-world application domains. For instance, in biology and medicine, more and more principle-based ontologies are being developed for the description of biological and biomedical phenomena. To be effective, such ontologies must work well together, and as they become more widely used, achieving coordinated development presents a significant challenge. This book presents collected articles from the 7th International Conference on Formal Ontologies (FOIS), held in Graz, Austria, in July 2012. FOIS is a forum which brings together representatives of all major communities involved in the development and application of ontologies to explore both theoretical issues and concrete applications in the field. The book is organized in eight sections, each of which deals with the ontological aspects of: bioinformatics; physical entities; artifacts and human resources; ontology evaluation; language and social relations; time and events; representation and the methodological aspects of ontol