A hybrid reasoning system for terminologies and first-order clauses in knowledge bases

  • Authors:
  • Ken Kaneiwa

  • Affiliations:
  • National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo, Japan

  • Venue:
  • New Generation Computing
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

Description Logics (DLs) theoretically explore knowledge representation and reasoning in concept languages. However, since they are conceptually oriented, they are not equipped with rule-based reasoning mechanisms for assertional knowledge bases - specifically, rules and facts in Logic Programming (LP), or the interaction of rules and facts with terminological knowledge. To combine rule-based reasoning with terminological knowledge, this paper presents a hybrid reasoning system for DL knowledge bases (TBox and ABox) and first-order clause sets. The primary result of this study involves the design of a sound and complete resolution method for the composed knowledge bases, and this method possesses features of an effective deduction procedure such as Robinson's Resolution Principle.