[iaoa-general] Fwd: ESAO Webinar n.14 on Tuesday December 17th, 2024 16:00 CET –- Call for Participation

[Cassia TROJAHN]

Dear all, 

The Educational Series on Applied Ontology (ESAO) [1] is open for everyone and welcomes students, researchers and practitioners alike.
The 14h ESAO webinar will be held on Tuesday December 17th, 2024 at 16:00 CET.

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When and how to connect 

Tuesday December 17th, 2024  15:00 UTC  /  16:00 CET  /  17:00 SAST 
Duration:  90 minutes
Video conference (via Zoom) :  https://univ-tlse2.zoom.us/j/92895546685?pwd=DQD7Wzf3ZJw02LJ2hHmrVDwdN474PZ.1

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Program

15:00 - 16:30 UTC  / 16:00 - 17:30 CET / 17:00 - 18:30 SAST / 12:00 - 13:30 UTC-3

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Chris Partridge, BORO Solutions Limited and University of Westminster, UK 
Ontology-driven conceptual modelling: a 4D perspective (30 minutes + Q&A)
Abstract: Conceptual modelling underpins all activities related to information systems development, integration and evolution. As digitalisation increases within and across organisations, significant problems arise when developing or changing business requirements, maintaining existing systems and exchanging data between them. Many of the problems that arise are due to the semantic inconsistencies in the underlying models of such systems. This seminar will discuss how a 4D foundational ontology (BORO) and its method for semantic improvement (bCLEARer) can provide the basis for increased ontological clarity and consistency of conceptual models by working on and semantically reengineering data from existing information systems. The seminar will explain BORO’s top-level ontology, its criteria of identity and its meta-ontological choices. It will then present examples of how the method helps to semantically re-engineer and improve models/data from existing systems.

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Maria Keet, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Competency questions (30 minutes + Q&A)
Abstract: Competency Questions (CQs) for ontologies were initially proposed as a way to assist with scoping of an ontology's content requirements for ontology development, but gradually have been taking up more diverse uses, including ontology validation and reuse, and as part of test-driven development of ontologies. Since authoring CQs is perceived as an arduous and error-prone task, research efforts have gone into automated writing assistance, the notion of what good and bad CQs are, and their formalisation into OWL and SPARQL queries. This ESAO webinar will cover CQ foundations and recent advances in research on CQs for ontologies.

Best regards
Cassia Trojahn, Frank Loebe, Laure Vieu 
On behalf of the IAOA Education Committee 

[1] https://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php/Edu:ESAO