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Ontology Evolution: State of the Art and Future Directions

Ontology Evolution: State of the Art and Future Directions

Rim Djedidi, Marie-Aude Aufaure
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 29
ISBN13: 9781615208593|ISBN10: 1615208593|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781616922955|EISBN13: 9781615208609
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-859-3.ch008
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Djedidi, Rim, and Marie-Aude Aufaure. "Ontology Evolution: State of the Art and Future Directions." Ontology Theory, Management and Design: Advanced Tools and Models, edited by Faiez Gargouri and Wassim Jaziri, IGI Global, 2010, pp. 179-207. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-859-3.ch008

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Djedidi, R. & Aufaure, M. (2010). Ontology Evolution: State of the Art and Future Directions. In F. Gargouri & W. Jaziri (Eds.), Ontology Theory, Management and Design: Advanced Tools and Models (pp. 179-207). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-859-3.ch008

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Djedidi, Rim, and Marie-Aude Aufaure. "Ontology Evolution: State of the Art and Future Directions." In Ontology Theory, Management and Design: Advanced Tools and Models, edited by Faiez Gargouri and Wassim Jaziri, 179-207. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2010. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-859-3.ch008

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Abstract

Ontologies evolve continuously throughout their lifecycle to respond to different change requirements. Several problems emanate from ontology evolution: capturing change requirements, change representation, change impact analysis and resolution, change validation, change traceability, change propagation to dependant artifacts, versioning, etc. The purpose of this chapter is to gather research and current developments to manage ontology evolution. The authors highlight ontology evolution issues and present a state-of-the-art of ontology evolution approach by describing issues raised and the ontology model considered (ontology representation language), and also the ontology engineering tools supporting ontology evolution and maintenance. Furthermore, they sum up the state-of-the-art review by a comparative study based on general characteristics, evolution functionalities supported, and specificities of the existing ontology evolution approaches. At the end of the chapter, the authors discuss future and emerging trends.

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