OntologySummit2010 Communique/Draft FeedBack

OntologySummit2010 Communique Draft Feedback Page
This is a scratch workspace used during the OntologySummit2010 Communique Draft "reactions" session

Session Chair: Professor MichaelGruninger

Baseline Communique Draft (at start of this session): http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?action=browse&id=OntologySummit2010_Communique/Draft&revision=59

Summary of Communique Feedback Discussion, March 15

Issues to be Added

How do we evaluate ontologies (methods and metrics)

Evaluate with respect to application and reuse

Linguistic aspects of ontologies

Cross linkages between languages

Deduction, abduction, induction as core knowledge

Automated reasoning as a core knowledge

Ontology lifecycle management

Engineering principles

Adding object oriented methodologies, modularity, and info hiding

Add engineering and manufacturing to Application Domains

Simple summary of ontology benefits (before current state of training)

Case studies?

Link to prior communiques

Resources for ontologies (further reading)

Inclusion of uncertainty in knowledge

Clarification of ontologists as profession vs discipline

more justification for requirements

Relationships between requirements and the goals of the Summit (ontology to support this)

Development of ontolgoies as discipline Dept of Ontologies

Disentangle knowledge and skills into different kinds of ontologists and tasks

References to successful ontology projects

Funding paths

Issues Related to Modification

2BSE "computer science" to "computing"

2ATR "applying ontologies to the solution of real and complex problems"

2BSE move to 2ATR

skills are developed not taught

'ontology" --> "applied ontology" and/or "ontological engineering" or "computational ontology" or "formal ontology"

"technology" to "semantic technology"

Clarify the definition of "semantic technology"

references to commercial products and endeavors

institution to organization

Justify the comment "There is a high demand for ontologists"


 * examples from biomedical domains
 * 51 government projects containing the word "ontology"

Programs at the graudate level are not enough -- we need undergraduate courses/ programs


 * intergrating ontologies into current undergrad courses

We need to train more than ontologists -- also need management training

Emphasis on soft skills in ontology design projects

Need to be pragmatic in the communique

Keep in mind the published version in Applied Ontology journal

What does an ontologist bring to a project?