DATA INTEGRATION AND USER MODELLING: An approach based on Topic Maps and Description Logics

Mourad Ouziri, Christine Verdier, André Flory

2005

Abstract

In the framework of intelligent information systems design, we present an intelligent data integration and user profile modelling. Our approach uses jointly Topic Maps and Description Logics. Topic Maps are used to represent semantic of distributed data. Using the formalized semantic, the distributed data is merged into one repository. Then, Description Logics are used over this repository to compute implicit semantic relations using logic reasoning such as subsumption. We present then a new user profile management which uses qualifying attributes rather than identifying attributes. Description Logics are used to formalize profiles in order to maintain consistency of right attribution to profiles.

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Ouziri M., Verdier C. and Flory A. (2005). DATA INTEGRATION AND USER MODELLING: An approach based on Topic Maps and Description Logics . In Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: ICEIS, ISBN 972-8865-19-8, pages 171-175. DOI: 10.5220/0002532701710175


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@conference{iceis05,
author={Mourad Ouziri and Christine Verdier and André Flory},
title={DATA INTEGRATION AND USER MODELLING: An approach based on Topic Maps and Description Logics},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: ICEIS,},
year={2005},
pages={171-175},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002532701710175},
isbn={972-8865-19-8},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: ICEIS,
TI - DATA INTEGRATION AND USER MODELLING: An approach based on Topic Maps and Description Logics
SN - 972-8865-19-8
AU - Ouziri M.
AU - Verdier C.
AU - Flory A.
PY - 2005
SP - 171
EP - 175
DO - 10.5220/0002532701710175