How to deal with uncertainty is crucial in exact concept mapping between ontologies. This paper presents a new framework on modeling uncertainty in ontologies based on bayesian networks （BN）. In our approach, ontolo...How to deal with uncertainty is crucial in exact concept mapping between ontologies. This paper presents a new framework on modeling uncertainty in ontologies based on bayesian networks （BN）. In our approach, ontology Web language （OWL） is extended to add probabilistie markups for attaching probability information, the source and target ontol ogies （expressed by patulous OWL） are translated into hayesian networks （BNs）, the mapping between the two ontologies can be digged out by constructing the conditional probability tables （CPTs） of the BN using a improved algorithm named I-IPFP based on iterative proportional fitting procedure （IPFP）. The basic idea of this framework and algorithm are validated by positive results from computer experiments.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foun-dation of China (60403027)
文摘How to deal with uncertainty is crucial in exact concept mapping between ontologies. This paper presents a new framework on modeling uncertainty in ontologies based on bayesian networks （BN）. In our approach, ontology Web language （OWL） is extended to add probabilistie markups for attaching probability information, the source and target ontol ogies （expressed by patulous OWL） are translated into hayesian networks （BNs）, the mapping between the two ontologies can be digged out by constructing the conditional probability tables （CPTs） of the BN using a improved algorithm named I-IPFP based on iterative proportional fitting procedure （IPFP）. The basic idea of this framework and algorithm are validated by positive results from computer experiments.
