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Gio Wiederhold

Stanford University

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What are Ontologies?

Functions of Ontologies .

Ancestors of Ontologies .

Establishing Ontologies .

Ontologies in Use

Domains and specificity .

Heterogeneity among Domains

SKC Objective

An Ontology Algebra

Sample Operation: INTERSECTION

INTERSECTION support

Sample Intersections .

Other Basic Operations

Features of an algebra

Knowledge Composition

Exploiting the result .

Innovation

Domain Specialization .

Status 26 March 1997 .

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Support for KB-Algebra

Summary .

Backup Viewgraphs

Domain-specific Knowledge .

Domain-specific Expertise .

Example in Health Care .

Components of Ontologies .

Existing Ontologies

Ontology Sharing