Transforming XML schemas into OWL ontologies using formal concept analysis

Ontology Web Language (OWL) is considered as a data representation format exploited by the Extensible Markup Language (XML) format. OWL extends XML by providing properties to further express the semantics of data. To this effect, transforming XML data into OWL proves important and constitutes an add...

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Published in:Software and systems modeling 2019-06, Vol.18 (3), p.2093-2110
Main Authors: Hacherouf, Mokhtaria, Nait-Bahloul, Safia, Cruz, Christophe
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Compilers
Computer Science
Extensible Markup Language
Formal method
Format
Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet)
Interpreters
IT in Business
Knowledge representation
Mathematical models
Ontology
Programming Languages
Programming Techniques
Reengineering
Regular Paper
Semantics
Software Engineering
Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems
Transformations (mathematics)
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Summary:Ontology Web Language (OWL) is considered as a data representation format exploited by the Extensible Markup Language (XML) format. OWL extends XML by providing properties to further express the semantics of data. To this effect, transforming XML data into OWL proves important and constitutes an added value for indexing XML documents and re-engineering ontologies. In this paper, we propose a formal method to transform XSD schemas into OWL schemas using transformation patterns. To achieve this end, we extend at the beginning, a set of existing transformation patterns to allow the maximum transformation of XSD schema constructions. In addition, a formal method is presented to transform an XSD schema using the extended patterns. This method named PIXCO comprises several processes. The first process models both the transformation patterns and all the constructions of XSD schema to be transformed. The patterns are modeled using the context of Formal Concept Analysis. The XSD constructions are modeled using a proposed mathematical model. This modeling will be used in the design of the following process. The second process identifies the most appropriate patterns to transform each construction set of XSD schema. The third process generates for each XSD construction set an OWL model according to the pattern that is identified. Finally, it creates the OWL file encompassing the generated OWL models.
ISSN:1619-1366
1619-1374
DOI:10.1007/s10270-017-0651-4