Scalable Ontology-Based Information Systems

Duration: 1 hour 6 mins 3 secs
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Description: http://www.talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/19187
 
Created: 2010-06-09 13:28
Collection: Computer Laboratory Wednesday Seminars
Publisher: University of Cambridge
Copyright: Computer Laboratory
Language: eng (English)
 
Abstract: Ontologies and ontology based systems are becoming increasingly important in meeting the demand for more powerful and flexible information systems. Requirements for such systems include the need to deal with incomplete and semi-structured information, to integrate information from heterogeneous sources, to employ richer and more flexible schemas, and for query answers to reflect both knowledge and data. Provision of such enhanced capabilities must, however, be in addition to, and not instead of, the well-established features of existing database systems, in particular their robust scalability. Achieving this is, of course, extremely challenging. In this talk I will present some recent research efforts that tackle this problem, including investigations of tractable fragments, new algorithmic techniques, new optimisations and the exploitation of relational database technology.
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