Ravi, (01)
Thank you for contributing to this thread. I would like to be clear that there
is a distinction between what is necessary and what is sufficient to be an
ontologist, and while I have some personal ideas of what is necessary, I have
no idea what would be considered sufficient. (02)
> Is it possible for one to become an acceptable ontologist by dwelling in
>areas such as mapping entities and relationships that collectively address a
>phenomenon or observation / experiment? (03)
I would say "yes". The mapping process would involve exploring the
similarities and distinctions between entities, and someone that is good at
teasing them out and codifying them would be an important person to have on a
development team, and I would accept the "ontologist" label for that person. (04)
For example, a "business process analyst" would be attuned to recognizing
workflow patterns for business documents and know how to define them for other
people on a team. The analyst may not be as experienced or adapt at developing
a database schema or writing code, but they would be knowledgeable in what that
entails and have enough fundamental knowledge to communicate effectively with
other people on a team that are experts. (05)
> Does one have to necessarily go to the Math or IT Tools training for being
>called an Ontologist? (06)
I would expect someone to have training in logic, at least the basics of set
theory, graph theory, and first order logic. I would also expect training and
some experience with relational algebra, relational databases, and understand
the benefits and pitfalls of moving a schema through first, second, and third
normal forms. The first set of requirements would be for the theoretical side
of ontology building (knowing the limits of what can be expressed) and the
practical side (what can be effectively turned into functioning code). (07)
> This thread has raised many interesting questions regarding who is or who is
>"passable - certifiable" ontologist and who certifies whom? (08)
I would rather avoid those sets of questions to keep this thread relatively
focused. (09)
Joel (010)
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