Ontologies for Semantically Interoperable Systems

Overview

The problem

Tightness of Coupling & Semantic Explicitness

Semantic Interoperability: Tight to Loose Coupling

Semantic Integration Implies Semantic Composition

Dimensions of Interoperability & Integration

Semantic Interoperability/Integration Definition

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Architecture: Ontology & Applications


What Problems Do Ontologies Help Solve?

Enabling Semantic Interoperability

Semantic Interoperability, Integration: Multiple Semantics

Simple Example: Semantics of Date Across Applications

Simple Example: Semantics
of Location Across Applications

Electronic Commerce Example:
One Company

Now Assume Each Company Has Separate Enterprise Semantics, Multiply by the Number of Companies, & Have Them Interoperate and Preserve Semantics

Emerging XML Stack Architecture for the Semantic Web + Grid + Agents

Semantic Web Services Stack

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Semantic Issues: Complexity

Vision:
Semantic Broker

Vision: Semantically Interoperable  Systems

What do we want the future to be?

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