In this paper, we propose a new formalism for modular ontologies, which exploits the notion of interfaces as well as epistemic queries. In the proposed formalism, each ontology module both employs and realizes two distinct ...

The goal of my ongoing work is to provide an architecture

for developing and manipulating modular ontologies

in such a way that each ontology module can

plug into or unplug from an ontology. This ...

Ontologies, which are formal representations of knowledge within a domain, can be used for designing and sharing conceptual models of enterprises information for the purpose of enhancing understanding, communication and ...

Software product line engineering practices offer desirable characteristics such as rapid

product development, reduced time-to-market and more affordable development costs as a result

of systematic representation ...

Modularization entails more efficient reasoning and better performance in the ontology manipulation process. Therefore, the development of modular ontologies has recently received much attention. One of the most important ...

The objective of the software product line engineering paradigm is to enhance the large-scale reuse of common core assets within a target domain. Reuse is faciliated by systematically organizing and modeling the core assets ...

The development of monolithic ontologies for complex domains may face various challenges in reasoning and implementation. The notion of modularity can be employed for developing more efficient ontologies, especially in ...

Semantic search has emerged as a possible way for addressing the challenges of traditional keyword-based retrieval systems such as the vocabulary gap between the query and document spaces. In this paper, we propose a novel ...

Social online communities and platforms play a significant role in the activities of software developers either as an integral part of the main activities or through complimentary knowledge and information sharing. As such ...

This paper addresses the task of document retrieval based on the degree of document relatedness to the meanings of a query by presenting a semantic-enabled language model. Our model relies on the use of semantic linking ...