As meta-data become of ever more importance to the Web, we will need to start managing such meta-data. We argue that there is a strong need for meta-data validation and aggregation...
We formulate an algebra of binary temporal relations between events the number of occurrences of which is unknown, but which are known to recur in time. Ontologically, we view the...
Abstract. We consider an algorithmic approach for revising inconsistent data and restoring its consistency. This approach detects the\spoiled" part of the data (i.e., the set ...
In this paper we present an overview of the capabilities of the Systems Modeling Language (SysML.) SysML is a standard from the Object Management Group. It is geared toward increm...
Abstract. The fast emergent areas of the Semantic Web and knowledge management push researchers to new efforts concerning ontology engineering. The development of ontologies must b...