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Events as Entities in Ontology-Driven Conceptual Modeling

Authors:

João Paulo A. Almeida,

Ricardo A. Falbo,

Giancarlo GuizzardiAuthors Info & Claims

Conceptual Modeling: 38th International Conference, ER 2019, Salvador, Brazil, November 4–7, 2019, Proceedings

Pages 469 - 483

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33223-5_39

Published: 04 November 2019 Publication History

Abstract

The Unified Foundational Ontology (UFO) has been used to provide foundations for the major conceptual modeling constructs. This ontology has led to the OntoUML Ontology-Driven Conceptual Modeling language, a UML class diagram profile reflecting the ontological micro-theories comprising UFO. So far, the focus of OntoUML has been on the representation of structural aspects of a domain (endurant types and their relations), corresponding to a fragment of UFO dubbed UFO-A. This paper extends OntoUML by addressing the representation of event types, reflecting the UFO-B foundational ontology of events. Based on the ontological distinctions and axiomatization provided by UFO-B, we define new OntoUML constructs and guidelines for the conceptual modeling of events and event relations in structural conceptual models.

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Conceptual Modeling: 38th International Conference, ER 2019, Salvador, Brazil, November 4–7, 2019, Proceedings

Nov 2019

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ISBN:978-3-030-33222-8

DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-33223-5

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Alberto H. F. Laender
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Barbara Pernici
Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Singapore Management University, Singapore, Singapore
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