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CADE
2007
Springer
16 years 6 months ago
Optimized Reasoning in Description Logics Using Hypertableaux
We present a novel reasoning calculus for Description Logics (DLs)--knowledge representation formalisms with applications in areas such as the Semantic Web. In order to reduce the ...
Boris Motik, Rob Shearer, Ian Horrocks
TABLEAUX
2005
Springer
15 years 11 months ago
Description Logics in Ontology Applications
Abstract. Description Logics (DLs) are a family of logic based knowledge representation formalisms. Although they have a range of applications (e.g., configuration and information...
Ian Horrocks
DLOG
2004
15 years 7 months ago
Local Tableaux for Reasoning in Distributed Description Logics
The last decade of basic research in the area of Description Logics (DL) has created a stable theory, efficient inference procedures, and has demonstrated a wide applicability of ...
Luciano Serafini, Andrei Tamilin
KCAP
2003
ACM
15 years 11 months ago
Modularisation of domain ontologies implemented in description logics and related formalisms including OWL
Modularity is a key requirement for large ontologies in order to achieve re-use, maintainability, and evolution. Mechanisms for ‘normalisation’ to achieve analogous aims are s...
Alan L. Rector
ESWS
2008
Springer
15 years 7 months ago
Pronto: A Non-monotonic Probabilistic Description Logic Reasoner
Abstract. The demonstration presents Pronto - a prototype of a nonmonotonic probabilistic reasoner for very expressive Description Logics. Pronto is built on top of the OWL DL reas...
Pavel Klinov