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Information Flow within Relational Multi-context Systems

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Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management (EKAW 2014)

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Abstract

Multi-context systems (MCSs) are an important framework for heterogeneous combinations of systems within the Semantic Web. In this paper, we propose generic constructions to achieve specific forms of interaction in a principled way, and systematize some useful techniques to work with ontologies within an MCS. All these mechanisms are presented in the form of general-purpose design patterns. Their study also suggests new ways in which this framework can be further extended.

This work was supported by: Danish Council for Independent Research, Natural Sciences; and Fund. Ciência e Tecnologia under contract PEst-OE/EEI/UI0434/2011.

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  1. Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

    Luís Cruz-Filipe

  2. LabMAg, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

    Graça Gaspar & Isabel Nunes

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  2. Dept. of Computer Science, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Stefan Schlobach

  3. University of Linköping, Sweden

    Patrick Lambrix

  4. Aalto University, Finland

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Cruz-Filipe, L., Gaspar, G., Nunes, I. (2014). Information Flow within Relational Multi-context Systems. In: Janowicz, K., Schlobach, S., Lambrix, P., Hyvönen, E. (eds) Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management. EKAW 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 8876. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13704-9_8

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