Consistent evolution of OWL ontologies

  • Authors:
  • Peter Haase;Ljiljana Stojanovic

  • Affiliations:
  • Institute AIFB, University of Karlsruhe, Germany;FZI at the University of Karlsruhe, Germany

  • Venue:
  • ESWC'05 Proceedings of the Second European conference on The Semantic Web: research and Applications
  • Year:
  • 2005

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Abstract

Support for ontology evolution is extremely important in ontology engineering and application of ontologies in dynamic environments. A core aspect in the evolution process is the to guarantee consistency of the ontology when changes occur. In this paper we discuss the consistent evolution of OWL ontologies. We present a model for the semantics of change for OWL ontologies, considering structural, logical, and user-defined consistency. We introduce resolution strategies to ensure that consistency is maintained as the ontology evolves.