Web Ontology Segmentation: Extraction, Transformation, Evaluation

  • Authors:
  • Julian Seidenberg

  • Affiliations:
  • Bio-Health Informatics Group, University of Manchester, UK

  • Venue:
  • Modular Ontologies
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

In this chapter we present an algorithm for extracting relevant segments out of large description logic ontologies for the purposes of increasing tractability for both humans and computers. We offer several variations on this algorithm for different purposes. The segments are not mere fragments, but stand alone as ontologies in their own right. This technique takes advantage of the detailed semantics captured within an OWL ontology to produce highly relevant segments. However, extracted segments make no guarantee for preserving the semantics of the complete ontology.