Graphol: A Graphical Language for Ontology Modeling Equivalent to OWL 2

Domenico Lembo, Valerio Santarelli, Domenico Fabio Savo and Giuseppe De Giacomo
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Domenico Lembo: Department of Computer, Control and Management Engineering, Sapienza Università di Roma, Via Ariosto 25, 00185 Roma, Italy
Valerio Santarelli: OBDA Systems S.R.L., Via di Casal Boccone, 00137 Roma, Italy
Domenico Fabio Savo: Department of Management, Information and Production Engineering (DIGIP), Università degli Studi di Bergamo, Via A. Einstein 2, 24044 Dalmine, Italy
Giuseppe De Giacomo: Department of Computer, Control and Management Engineering, Sapienza Università di Roma, Via Ariosto 25, 00185 Roma, Italy

Future Internet, 2022, vol. 14, issue 3, 1-29

Abstract: In this paper we study Graphol , a fully graphical language inspired by standard formalisms for conceptual modeling, similar to the UML class diagram and the ER model, but equipped with formal semantics. We formally prove that Graphol is equivalent to OWL 2, i.e., it can capture every OWL 2 ontology and vice versa. We also present some usability studies indicating that Graphol is suitable for quick adoption by conceptual modelers that are familiar with UML and ER. This is further testified by the adoption of Graphol for ontology representation in several industrial projects.

Keywords: ontology and conceptual modeling; OWL; description logics; graphical modeling languages (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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