An Alternative to RDF-Based Languages for the Representation and Processing of Ontologies in the Semantic Web

摘要

This paper describes an approach to the representation and processing ofontologies in the Semantic Web, based on the ICMAUS theory of computation andAI. This approach has strengths that complement those of languages based on theResource Description Framework (RDF) such as RDF Schema and DAML+OIL. The mainbenefits of the ICMAUS approach are simplicity and comprehensibility in therepresentation of ontologies, an ability to cope with errors and uncertaintiesin knowledge, and a versatile reasoning system with capabilities in the kindsof probabilistic reasoning that seem to be required in the Semantic Web.