OntoIOp

OntoIOp (Ontology, Model and Specification Integration and Interoperability), an OMG Standard Development Initiative    (2VTR)

shortcut to this page: http://ontoiop.org    (3C7Q)

Ontology Integration and Interoperability (OntoIOp)    (2VTS)

General Information    (2XSB)

• OntoIOp aims at a meta language for the specification, relation and modularisation of logical theories, with particular emphasis on (formal) ontologies, models and specifications    (3YQB)
• A quick overview of OntoIOp's essential features (due to MichaelGruninger, 2011-10-06; rephrased by ChristophLange):    (3239)
  1. heterogeneity (within logical theories)    (323A)
  2. modularity (of logical theories, including the reuse of existing logical theories)    (323B)
  3. links (between logical theories)    (323C)
  4. annotation (of logical theories and their parts)    (3238)

Request for proposal (RFP)    (409G)

The OMG RFP has been issued in December 2013. It can be found here.    (409H)

Answer to the RFP    (409G)

The Distributed Ontology, Modeling and Specification Language (DOL) has just been submitted as an answer to the RFP and will be discussed on the December 2014 OMG meeting in Long Beach, California, USA.    (4EXC)

How can I contribute?    (41F1)

You can contribute in various ways:    (41F2)

• subscribe to the mailing list: http://ontolog.cim3.net/mailman/listinfo/ontoiop-forum/    (41F3)
• come to our biweekly meetings: Monday 8:00am PST / 11:00 am EST / 5:00pm CET / 6:00pm SAST / 1:00am [+1] KST / 16:00 GMT/UTC. The next ones will be at December 15, January 4 .... They will be announced via the mailing list    (41F6)
• write a letter of intent (deadline 19 May 2014, you need to be an OMG member).    (43W2)
• become a supporter of OntoIOp (please write an email to Till Mossakowski, mossakow@iws.cs.uni-magdeburg.de)    (45AX)
• contribute to an answer to the RFP. One answer, DOL, is coordinated here    (43W3)

News    (2XQX)

• See the publication list for recent publications.    (3AD1)
• See history section for old news.    (2XQZ)

Resources    (2XS4)

Public    (38JZ)

• OntoIOp RFP    (43W4)
• DOL - preparation of an answer to the RFP (write access granted by TillMossakowski on request)    (43W5)
  • Issue tracker    (2XS7)
• OntoIOp registry (machine-processable descriptions of ontology languages, logics, translations, etc.):    (3CFS)
  • try e.g. http://purl.net/dol/logics/SROIQ for the SROIQ logic underlying OWL 2 DL    (3CFT)
  • There are nicer web frontends for browsing such linked open datasets, e.g. URIburner    (3CFU)
• Subpages of this page (comments, brainstorming, further pointers, etc.): standardization issues    (2YBI)
• File repository (public part): example ontologies, publications, free material related to the working draft    (38K0)
  • (before Sep-2013) - http://interop.cim3.net/file/pub/OntoIOp/    (41QK)
  • (after ~Sep-2013) - http://ontolog.cim3.net/file/work/OntoIOp/    (41QL)
• Mailing list: ontoiop-forum@ontolog.cim3.net    (3C7N)
  • message archive - http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ontoiop-forum/    (41QM)
  • general questions and discussion are also welcome on the ontolog-forum mailing list    (2Y8C)

    (38K1)

Restricted to working group members    (38K2)

• Mailing list: ontoiop-wg@interop.cim3.net    (2XS9)
  • Archives    (2XSA)
• File repository    (2XS5)
  • how to access    (2XS6)

Applications    (38K3)

COLORE (Common Logic Repository)    (38K4)

COLORE is an open repository of first-order ontologies implemented in Common Logic. COLORE is self-contained and using one single logic, but it is “distributed” in its high modularity.    (38K5)

Meta-theoretical relationships between the COLORE ontologies are of particular interest, including maps (signature morphisms), definitional extension, conservative extension, inconsistency between modules, imports, relative interpretation, faithful interpretation, and definable equivalence. DOL allows for formalizing them (as compared to the earlier approach of just writing them down as metadata) and makes them amenable to fully automated verification with tools such as Hets (Heterogeneous Tool Set).    (38K6)

First mappings implemented in DOL can be found in the directories for OWL Time intervals and Periods.    (38K7)

Ontohub, a DOL-enabled Ontology Repository Engine    (38K8)

The Ontohub repository engine (productive version, demo version with latest features, sources) supports many notions of DOL as first-class citizens:    (38K9)

• ontologies    (38KA)
• logics (to be extended)    (38KB)
• links (to be implemented)    (38KC)
• logic translations (to be implemented)    (38KD)

This presentation introduces Ontohub with a slide show and a demo video.    (38KE)

Publications (newest first)    (2XSD)

1. ChristophLange, TillMossakowski, OliverKutz. LoLa: A Modular Ontology of Logics, Languages, and Translations; accepted at 6th International Workshop on Modular Ontologies (WoMO), Graz, Austria, 24 July 2012.    (3C7O)
2. TillMossakowski, OliverKutz, ChristophLange: Three Semantics for the Core of the Distributed Ontology Language; in 7th International Conference on Formal Ontology in Information Systems (FOIS), Graz, Austria, July 2012.    (38JX)
3. ChristophLange, OliverKutz, TillMossakowski, MichaelGruninger. The Distributed Ontology Language (DOL): Ontology Integration and Interoperability Applied to Mathematical Formalization; in Conference on Intelligent Computer Mathematics (CICM), Systems & Projects track, Bremen, Germany, July 2012.    (3AD2)
4. ChristophLange, TillMossakowski, OliverKutz, ChristianGalinski, MichaelGruninger, DanielCoutoVale. The Distributed Ontology Language (DOL): Use Cases, Syntax, and Extensibility; in Terminology and Knowledge Engineering (TKE), Madrid, Spain, June 2012. presentation slides    (3AD3)
5. TillMossakowski, OliverKutz, ChristophLange. Semantics of the Distributed Ontology Language: Institutes and Institutions; in 21st International Workshop on Algebraic Development, Salamanca, Spain, June 7–10, 2012.    (3C7P)
6. OliverKutz, TillMossakowski, ChristianGalinski, ChristophLange. Making Heterogeneous Ontologies Interoperable Through Standardisation – A Meta Ontology Language to be Standardised: Ontology Integration and Interoperability (OntoIOp); in Accessibility Reaching Everywhere, AEGIS Workshop and 2nd International Conference, Brussels, Belgium, November 2011. (presentation slides, poster)    (2XSF)
7. OliverKutz, TillMossakowski, ChristianGalinski, ChristophLange. Towards a Standard for Heterogeneous Ontology Integration and Interoperability; in International Conference on Terminology, Language and Content Resources (LaRC), Seoul, Korea, June 2011. Proceedings (see from page 101)    (2XSE)

The Team    (2XSG)

The list of people on the OntoIOp working group:    (2XSH)

1. SueEllenWright (US) - (ISO/TC37/SC3 Chair)    (2XTD)
2. GottfriedHerzog (DE) - (ISO/TC37/SC3 Secretary)    (2XT1)
3. AndreasHoffmann (DE) (since 2013.07.17)    (3WGV)
4. AdrianPaschke (DE) (since 2013.07.17)    (3WGW)
5. AlanMelby (US)    (2XSN)
6. AntonioPareja (ES)    (2XSO)
7. BodilNistrupMadsen (DK)    (2XSP)
8. CarlaFreericks (DE)    (35E5)
9. CarmenChui (CA)    (3PI1)
10. CatherineProtic (FR)    (2XSQ)
11. ChangqingZHOU (CN)    (2XSR)
12. ChristianGalinski (AT)    (2XST)
13. ChristopheRoche (FR)    (2XSU)
14. ChristophLange (DE/UK) - (Assisting Project Leader)    (2XSI)
15. ConradBock (US) (since 2013.10.23)    (3ZX7)
16. DanGillman (US)    (2XSV)
17. DavideSottara (US) (since 2013.07.17)    (3WGX)
18. DosamHwang (KR)    (2XTH)
19. DougLawrence (UK)    (3CG1)
20. EdmundSkoviak (US) (since 2013.07.17)    (3WGY)
21. ElisaKendall (US) (since 2013.07.17)    (3WGZ)
22. FabianNeuhaus (DE) (Co-Project Leader)    (2XSX)
23. FrankFarance (US)    (2XSY)
24. GeraldRadack (US)    (2XT0)
25. GerhardBudin (AT) (awaiting confirmation on registration as AT Expert)    (2YSE)
26. GuadalupeAguado (ES)    (2XT2)
27. HanneErdmanThomsen (DK)    (2XT3)
28. HaroldSolbrig (US)    (2XT4)
29. JeromeEuzenat (FR)    (2Y87)
30. JohnBateman (DE)    (2XT5)
31. JohnSowa (US)    (2XT6)
32. KiyongLee (KR)    (3QGU)
33. LaurettePretorius (ZA)    (2XT7)
34. LeoObrst (US)    (2XT8)
35. MariaKeet (ZA)    (2Y8A)
36. MariaPozzi (MX)    (2XT9)
37. MariCarmenSuarezFigueroa (ES)    (2XTA)
38. MelanieMaradan (UEA-Esperanto)    (2ZPF)
39. MichaelGruninger (CA) - (Co-Project Leader)    (2XSJ)
40. MichaelWagner (DE) (since 2013.07.17)    (3WH0)
41. MonteGeorge (US)    (2XSZ)
42. OliverKutz (DE) - (Co-Project Leader)    (2XSL)
43. PatHayes (US)    (2XTB)
44. PeterYim (US)    (2XSK)
45. PierreYvesSchobbens (BE) (awaiting confirmation on registration as BE Expert)    (3BZT)
46. SebastianRudolph (DE)    (2Z86)
47. StefanoBorgo (IT)    (2XTC)
48. SylvieArbouy (FR)    (2XTE)
49. TaraAthan (US) (since 2013.08.16)    (3WH1)
50. TerryLongstreth (US)    (2XTF)
51. TillMossakowski (DE) - (Project Leader)    (2XSM)
52. TommieMeyer (ZA)    (2Y8B)
53. YonghongCHENG (CN)    (2XTG)

History (may be incomplete)    (2XR0)

• first working group meeting under the OMG "roof" - confcall n.38 17-Jul-2013    (3VS7)
• official working group meeting on 25-Jun-2012 in Madrid, Spain    (38KF)
• official working group meeting on 23-Feb-2012 in Berlin, Germany    (38KF)
• 2011_10_20 - Thursday: Joint IAOA-OOR-Ontolog "Ontologies and Standards" mini-series session-1: Introducing the ISO NP 17347 "Ontology Integration and Interoperability (OntoIOp)" Standardization Effort - Co-chairs: JohnBateman & MichaelGruninger - ConferenceCall_2011_10_20 T    (2XQY)
• this working group is meeting on 6-Oct-2011 in Berlin, Germany    (2XG7)
• this new work item has been confirmed on 16-Jun-2011 at an ISO/TC37 meeting (in Seoul, ROK.)    (2VTT)
• mails introducing this initiative to the Ontolog community and to the Common Logic community    (2VTV)
• Infoterm news item on OntoIOp (2011-04-04)    (2XSC)
• early discussion of heterogeneous ontology approach and announcement of the first OntoIOp CEN standardisation proposal (Infoterm / EU OASIS IP / Bremen) in the context of the SIO initiative (2010-03-25)    (49ZF)
• first presentation (Bateman/Galinski) of the OntoIOp idea as an CEN/ISSS Workshop Proposal at the eBIF meeting in Bruxelles (2009-03-10)    (4DBR)