A Roadmap for the Development of Ontology
for Simulation and Modeling
Paul A. Fishwick (University of Florida)
John A. Miller (University of Georgia)
Abstract
As the aggregate area of Modeling and Simulation (M&S) moves
toward Web technology, we find ourselves needing to address
the emerging concept of the "Semantic Web" and how this concept
relates to the M&S mission. An "ontology" is a type of knowledge
representation, reminiscent of the "semantic network" developed
within artificial intelligence three decades ago. The motivation
for returning to knowledge representation issues is driven by
the recent set of recommendations by the World Wide Web
Consortium (W3C). These recommendations include the Extensible
Markup Language (XML), Resource Description Framework (RDF), Web
Ontology Language (OWL), and the Semantic Web Rule Language (SWRL).
We describe issues connected with the Semantic Web from the
experiences in two university settings, and then identify a
roadmap for future work in ontologies.