Formal ontology in information systems [electronic resource] : proceedings of the Sixth International Conference (FOIS 2010) / edited by Antony Galton and Riichiro Mizoguchi.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

FOIS (Conference), Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Galton, Antony.

Mizoguchi, Riichiro.

Conference Name:

FOIS (Conference) (6th : 2010)

FOIS (Conference)

Series:

Frontiers in artificial intelligence and applications ; v. 209.

Frontiers in artificial intelligence and applications, 0922-6389 ; v. 209

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ontology--Congresses.

Ontology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (444 p.)

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : IOS Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ontology began life in ancient times as a fundamental part of philosophical enquiry concerned with the analysis and categorisation of what exists. In recent years, the subject has taken a practical turn with the advent of complex computerised information systems which are reliant on robust and coherent representations of their subject matter. The systematisation and elaboration of such representations and their associated reasoning techniques constitute the modern discipline of formal ontology, which is now being applied to such diverse domains as artificial intelligence, computational linguis

Contents:

Title page; Preface; Conference Organization; Contents; Invited Talks; Fundamentals; Quality and Quantity; Applications I; Ontology Building; Biomedical and Chemical Ontologies I; Products and Functions; Verification and Evaluation; Applications II; Biomedical and Chemical Ontologies II; Subject Index; Author Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

6612692839

1-282-69283-6

9786612692833

1-60750-535-5

OCLC:

647216947