Re: [ontology-summit] HC-05 Ontology of Ontology Evaluation - Ontology U

[Bev Corwin <bevcorwin@xxxxxxxxx>]

Just curious: Is there a demographic analysis of the common group contributors?

On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 12:28 PM, Pavithra <pavithra_kenjige@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Amanda,

We have discussed about Ontology usage in the past in this forum.   However since we discussed it again today,  I like to open the floor for further discussion..

I have listed  a snippet from article written by Stanfords Natalya Noy ..  Why develop an Ontology.?
Those five things listed are the general basis for usage.  and the first indicates  "To share common understanding of the structure of information among people or software agents".   In an increasingly digitized world it is "one of the" practical reasons why we develop Ontology in modern days.   And I quote "one of the" and not one and only reason.  In generic sense, it is to organize information is a structured manner,  however  eventually it all gets digitized.
Thank you,
Pavithra

An ontology defines a common vocabulary for researchers who need to share information in a domain. It includes machine-interpretable definitions of basic concepts in the domain and relations among them.

Why would someone want to develop an ontology? Some of the reasons are:

�         To share common understanding of the structure of information among people or software agents

�         To enable reuse of domain knowledge

�         To make domain assumptions explicit

�         To separate domain knowledge from the operational knowledge

�         To analyze domain knowledge

Sharing common understanding of the structure of information among people or software agents  is one of the more common goals in developing ontologies (Musen 1992; Gruber 1993). For example, suppose several different Web sites contain medical information or provide medical e-commerce services. If these Web sites share and publish the same underlying ontology of the terms they all use, then computer agents can extract and aggregate information from these different sites. The agents can use this aggregated information to answer user queries or as input data to other applications.

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From: Amanda Vizedom <amanda.vizedom@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Ontology Summit 2013 discussion <ontology-summit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 8:42 AM
Subject: [ontology-summit] HC-05 Ontology of Ontology Evaluation

All,

For those interested in the Ontology of Ontology Evaluation Hackathon:  Please add your name & info under "Participant Volunteers," near the top of our project wiki page at http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologySummit2013_Hackathon_Clinics_OntologyOfOntologyEvaluation

This page will be the go-to spot for updated information about the project, before and as it happens.  I will be adding details and logistical info throughout the day today. I may also contact participants today, by email or other preferred method, to coordinate as needed.

Since our primary hack day is tomorrow, we don't have a lot of time to coordinate in advance, or to make tool and process decisions based on everyones preferences. Now is a good time to communicate preferences, suggestions, limitations, etc.; feel free to do so using this wiki page and/or to me directly. That way I can work to have us ready for a quick start and smooth running tomorrow.

Best,
Amanda

On Mar 28, 2013 9:30 PM, "Peter Yim" <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

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