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A Pattern-Based Framework for Uncertainty Representation in Ontologies

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Text, Speech and Dialogue (TSD 2008)

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We present a novel approach to representing uncertain information in ontologies based on design patterns. We provide a brief description of our approach, present its use in connection with fuzzy information and probabilistic information, and describe the possibility to model multiple types of uncertainty in a single ontology. We also shortly present an appropriate fuzzy reasoning tool and define a complex ontology architecture for well-founded handling of uncertain information.

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Petr Sojka Aleš Horák Ivan Kopeček Karel Pala

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Vacura, M., Svátek, V., Smrž, P. (2008). A Pattern-Based Framework for Uncertainty Representation in Ontologies. In: Sojka, P., Horák, A., Kopeček, I., Pala, K. (eds) Text, Speech and Dialogue. TSD 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 5246. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87391-4_30

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