Training:PhD Course on Computational Ontologies @ University of Bologna 2010

Goal:

The course aims at providing attendees with a good understanding of state of art techniques for ontology design with special focus on the semantic web context. The course targets PhD students in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Logics, Philosophy, Computational Linguistics, and other disciplines that employ or might be considering employing techniques and theories connected with the semantic technologies with particular focus on Semantic Web technologies. It also targets Master students in the above mentioned disciplines who are developing a master thesis or plan to be enrolled in a PhD course on these arguments.

Brief description

Introduction to semantic technologies, Semantic Web and computational ontologies. Semantic Web languages such as RDF, OWL, and SPARQL. Tools for ontology editing. Methodologies for, and principles of ontology design. Definition of ontology design pattern (ODP) and theoretical foundation. Types of ODP and detailed analysis of Logical, Correspondence, and Content ODPs. Overview of XD and analogy with eXtreme Programming (XP). Ontology requirements and competency questions. Defining unit tests for ontologies. Matching requirements with ODPs and ODP selection. ODP specialization and composition. Collaboration and Integration issues. The XD tool.