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Towards Using Semantic Decision Tables for Organizing Data Semantics

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On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems: OTM 2010 Workshops (OTM 2010)

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In the ITEA2 Do-It-Yourself Smart Experiences project (DIY-SE), we are required to design an ontology-based ambient computing environment to support users to DIY their personalized solutions. In this paper, we illustrate how to manage data semantics using Semantic Decision Table (SDT). We use a simple rule writing language called Decision Commitment Language (DECOL) to store the SDT commitments. Semantic Decision Rule Language (SDRule-L), which is an extension to Object Role Modelling (ORM), is used to graphically represent DECOL. In this paper, we will demonstrate how SDT, together with SDRule-L and DECOL, are used by both technical and non-technical end users.

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  1. VUB STARLab 10G731, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050, Elesene, Brussels, Belgium

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    Robert Meersman

  2. Curtin University of Technology, DEBII - CBS, De Laeter Way, 6102, Bentley, WA, Australia

    Tharam Dillon

  3. Facultad de Informática, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Campus de Montegancedo S/N, 28660, Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain

    Pilar Herrero

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Tang, Y. (2010). Towards Using Semantic Decision Tables for Organizing Data Semantics. In: Meersman, R., Dillon, T., Herrero, P. (eds) On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems: OTM 2010 Workshops. OTM 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6428. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16961-8_71

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