Item – Thèses Canada

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Numéro d'OCLC
1334507898
Lien(s) vers le texte intégral
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Auteur
Katsumi, Megan Sarah.
Titre
Principles and Practices of Ontology Reuse.
Diplôme
Ph.D. -- University of Toronto, 2016.
Éditeur
[Toronto, Ontario] : University of Toronto, 2016
Description
1 online resource
Résumé
Reusability has always been a defining characteristic of ontologies; it is the key to their supposed benefit of shareability, and the answer to the difficulty of their development. Consequently, reuse is a crucial aspect in the paradigm of ontologies. The vision for reuse is a state in which design via reuse occurs whenever it is possible. In such a state, no unnecessary design work is ever performed, and the supposed benefits of ontologies will naturally result. Unfortunately, the vision for reuse is not feasible at the time of this writing. Reuse is currently a difficult, somewhat ad-hoc process with unpredictable results, therefore it is often not a viable alternative to designing an ontology from-scratch. This thesis addresses these issues by reducing the barriers and increasing the motivation for reuse. These objectives are achieved by way of 3 key contributions: (1) rigorous techniques for reuse, (2) a formal definition of reuse, and (3) a comprehensive architecture for reuse. Rigorous techniques are designed and presented in such a way as to minimize the demands on the developer, thereby reducing the barriers resulting from the difficulty of the task. The formal definition of reuse is applied to make the benefits of shareability and reduced design work more tractable for the developer, thereby increasing the motivation to design via reuse when appropriate. Finally, the comprehensive architecture describes the infrastructure necessary to apply the collection of solutions presented here in order to simplify their adoption. Beyond this, we consider ways in which the solutions presented here might be extended as the practice of ontology reuse evolves. The work contained here provides a solid foundation upon which the vision for reuse may be achieved and sustained.
Autre lien(s)
tspace.library.utoronto.ca
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Sujet
design
logic
ontology
requirements
reuse