Devolved Ontology in Practice for a Seamless Semantic Alignment within Dynamic Collaboration Networks of SMEs

Authors

  • Cesar A. Marín
  • Martin Carpenter
  • Usman Wajid
  • Nikolay Mehandjiev

Keywords:

Devolved ontology, seamless semantic alignment, document structure representation

Abstract

The lack of a semantic alignment between collaborating small and medium enterprises causes frequent misinterpretations when exchanging information in the form of documents. If these companies are to achieve a seamless semantic alignment by exchanging documents, we should employ a conceptual model which does not rely on agreeing in advance on a centralised standard for document contents and format, but instead allows individual companies to maintain localised ontologies structuring their own documents allowing the companies to automatically establish a semantic alignment between pairs of collaborating companies, taking into account the ripple effects that such an alignment could trigger. In this article we demonstrate how the conceptual model of devolved ontology is engineered and tested to support such a scenario: we show how we have engineered the devolved ontology through a case study, and present experimental results on the document alignment intrinsically needed for this.

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Author Biographies

Cesar A. Marín

Centre for Service Research
The University of Manchester
Booth St West
Manchester M15 6PB, UK

Martin Carpenter

Centre for Service Research
The University of Manchester
Booth St West
Manchester M15 6PB, UK

Usman Wajid

Centre for Service Research
The University of Manchester
Booth St West
Manchester M15 6PB, UK

Nikolay Mehandjiev

Centre for Service Research
The University of Manchester
Booth St West
Manchester M15 6PB, UK

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Published

2012-01-26

How to Cite

Marín, C. A., Carpenter, M., Wajid, U., & Mehandjiev, N. (2012). Devolved Ontology in Practice for a Seamless Semantic Alignment within Dynamic Collaboration Networks of SMEs. Computing and Informatics, 30(1), 31–55. Retrieved from http://147.213.75.17/ojs/index.php/cai/article/view/152

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