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From SHIQ and RDF to OWL: The Making of a Web Ontology Language

31 Pages Posted: 3 Jul 2018 Publication Status: Accepted

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Ian Horrocks

The University of Manchester - School of Computer Science

Peter Patel-Schneider

Alcatel-Lucent - Bell Labs Research

Frank van Harmelen

VU University Amsterdam - Department of Artificial Intelligence

Abstract

The OWL Web Ontology Language is a new formal language for representing ontologies in the Semantic Web. OWL has features from several families of representation languages, including primarily Description Logics and frames. OWL also shares many characteristics with RDF, the W3C base of the Semantic Web. In this paper we discuss how the philosophy and features of OWL can be traced back to these older formalisms, with modifications driven by several other constraints on OWL. Several interesting problems have arisen where these influences on OWL have clashed.

Keywords: Ontologies, Semantic Web, Description Logics, Frames, RDF

Suggested Citation

Horrocks, Ian and Patel-Schneider, Peter and van Harmelen, Frank, From SHIQ and RDF to OWL: The Making of a Web Ontology Language (2003). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3199003 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3199003

Ian Horrocks (Contact Author)

The University of Manchester - School of Computer Science ( email )

Kilburn Building, Oxford Road
Manchester M13 9GH, M13 9PL
United Kingdom

Peter Patel-Schneider

Alcatel-Lucent - Bell Labs Research ( email )

United Kingdom

Frank Van Harmelen

VU University Amsterdam - Department of Artificial Intelligence ( email )

De Boelelaan 1081
1081 HV Amsterdam
Netherlands

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