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In this paper we present a transformation between UML class diagrams and OWL 2 ontologies. We specify the transformation on the M2 level using the QVT transformation language and the meta-models of UML and OWL 2. For this purpose we analyze similarities and differences between UML and OWL 2 and identify incompatible language features.
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Zedlitz, J., Jörke, J., Luttenberger, N. (2012). From UML to OWL 2. In: Lukose, D., Ahmad, A.R., Suliman, A. (eds) Knowledge Technology. KTW 2011. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 295. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32826-8_16
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