Ontology Evolution as Reconfiguration-Design Problem solving

Authors: 
Stojanovic, Ljiljana; Maedche, Alexander; Stojanovic, Nenad; Studer, Rudi
Author: 
Stojanovic, L
Maedche, A
Stojanovic, N
Studer, R
Year: 
2003
Venue: 
2nd Int. Conf. on Knowledge capture (Kcap2003), Sanibel Island, FL, USA
DOI: 
http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/945645.945669
Citations: 
64
Citations range: 
50 - 99

In this paper we present an approach to model ontology
evolution as reconfiguration-design problem solving. The
problem is reduced to a graph search where the nodes are
evolving ontologies and the edges represent the changes
that transform the source node into the target node. The
search is guided by the constraints provided partially by a
user and partially by a set of rules defining ontology consistency.
In this way we allow a user to specify an arbitrary
request declaratively and ensure its resolving. The approach
is implemented in the KAON framework and the evaluation
study shows its benefits.