Extracting OWL ontologies from relational databases using data analysis and machine learning
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Author(s)
Al Khuzayem, L
Mcbrien, P
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
Extracting OWL ontologies from relational databases is extremely helpful
for realising the Semantic Web vision. However, most of the approaches in this
context often drop many of the expressive features of OWL. This is because highly
expressive axioms can not be detected from database schema alone, but instead
require a combined analysis of the database schema and data. In this paper, we
present an approach that transforms a relational schema to a basic OWL schema,
and then enhances it with rich OWL 2 constructs using schema and data analysis
techniques. We then rely on the user for the verification of these features. Furthermore,
we apply machine learning algorithms to help in ranking the resulting
features based on user supplied relevance scores. Testing our tool on a number of
databases demonstrates that our proposed approach is feasible and effective.
for realising the Semantic Web vision. However, most of the approaches in this
context often drop many of the expressive features of OWL. This is because highly
expressive axioms can not be detected from database schema alone, but instead
require a combined analysis of the database schema and data. In this paper, we
present an approach that transforms a relational schema to a basic OWL schema,
and then enhances it with rich OWL 2 constructs using schema and data analysis
techniques. We then rely on the user for the verification of these features. Furthermore,
we apply machine learning algorithms to help in ranking the resulting
features based on user supplied relevance scores. Testing our tool on a number of
databases demonstrates that our proposed approach is feasible and effective.
Editor(s)
Arnicans, G
Arnicane, V
Borzovs, J
Niedrite, L
Date Issued
2016-07-04
Date Acceptance
2016-07-04
Citation
Databases and Information Systems IX, 2016, 291, pp.43-56
ISBN
978-1-61499-713-9
ISSN
0922-6389
Publisher
IOS PRESS
Start Page
43
End Page
56
Journal / Book Title
Databases and Information Systems IX
Volume
291
Copyright Statement
© 2016 The authors and IOS Press.
This article is published online with Open Access by IOS Press and distributed under the terms
of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0).
This article is published online with Open Access by IOS Press and distributed under the terms
of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
BAE Systems (Operations) Limited
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
BAE Systems (Operations) Limited
Identifier
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Grant Number
GR/R95715/01
97000045
EP/E025188/1
PO:97001219 - Proj Ref:CC013
Source
12th International Baltic Conference on Databases and Information Systems (DB and IS)
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Computer Science, Information Systems
Computer Science
Ontology Learning
OWL 2 Ontologies
Data Analysis
Machine Learning
SCHEMA TRANSFORMATION
Publication Status
Published
Start Date
2016-07-04
Finish Date
2016-07-06
Coverage Spatial
Riga, LATVIA