Conceptual Structures in Practice

by Pascal Hitzler (Editor), Henrik Scharfe (Editor)

Overview

Exploring fundamental research questions, Conceptual Structures in Practice takes you through the basic yet nontrivial task of establishing conceptual relations as the foundation for research in knowledge representation and knowledge mining. It includes contributions from leading researchers in both the conceptual graph and formal concept analysis (FCA) communities.

This accessible, self-contained book begins by providing the formal background in FCA and conceptual graphs. It then describes various software tools for analysis and computation, including the ToscanaJ suite. Written by the original visionaries of the field, the next section discusses the history and future directions of conceptual structures. The final chapters explore prominent application areas in computer science, including text analysis, web semantics, and intelligent systems.

An unprecedented, state-of-the-art overview from innovators in the field, this volume discusses how FCA and conceptual graphs can be used in many computer science areas. It serves as a benchmark of research on conceptual structures, inspiring further exploration in this discipline.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781420060621
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/06/2009
Series:	Chapman & Hall/CRC Studies in Informatics Series , #2
Pages:	426
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Pascal Hitzler, Henrik Scharfe

Table of Contents

A Brief Introduction to Formal Concept Analysis. Formal Logic with Conceptual Graphs. Software Tools for Formal Concept Analysis. Efficient Computation with Conceptual Graphs. Conceptual Graphs for Representing Conceptual Structures. Formal Concept Analysis and Contextual Logic. Linguistic Data Exploration. Ontology Learning Using Corpus-Derived Formal Contexts. A Lexico-Logical Approach to Ontology Engineering. Faceted Document Navigation. Optimizing Social Software System Design. Semantic Annotations and Localization of Resources with Labeled Graphs. An Overview of Amine. Active Knowledge Systems.