Using the Dempster-Shafer theory of evidence to resolve ABox inconsistencies

Andriy Nikolov; Victoria Uren; Enrico Motta; Anne de Roeck

doi:10.1007/978-3-540-89765-1_9

Using the Dempster-Shafer theory of evidence to resolve ABox inconsistencies

Andriy Nikolov, Victoria Uren, Enrico Motta, Anne de Roeck

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Abstract

Automated ontology population using information extraction algorithms can produce inconsistent knowledge bases. Confidence values assigned by the extraction algorithms may serve as evidence in helping to repair inconsistencies. The Dempster-Shafer theory of evidence is a formalism, which allows appropriate interpretation of extractors’ confidence values. This chapter presents an algorithm for translating the subontologies containing conflicts into belief propagation networks and repairing conflicts based on the Dempster-Shafer plausibility.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Uncertainty reasoning for the semantic web I
Subtitle of host publication	ISWC International Workshops, URSW 2005-2007, revised selected and invited papers
Editors	Paulo C.G. da Costa, Claudia d'Amato, Nicola Fanizzi, Kathryn B. Laskey, Kenneth J. Laskey, Thomas Lukasiewicz, Matthias Nickles, Michael Pool
Place of Publication	Berlin (DE)
Publisher	Springer
Pages	143-160
Number of pages	18
Volume	5327 LNAI
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-540-89765-1
ISBN (Print)	978-3-540-89764-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-89765-1_9
Publication status	Published - 2008

Publication series

Name	Lecture notes in computer science
Publisher	Springer
Volume	5327
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Bibliographical note

First Workshop on Uncertainty Reasoning for the Semantic Web (URSW 2005).
Second Workshop on Uncertainty Reasoning for the Semantic Web (URSW 2006).
Third Workshop on Uncertainty Reasoning for the Semantic Web (URSW 2007).

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Nikolov, A., Uren, V., Motta, E., & de Roeck, A. (2008). Using the Dempster-Shafer theory of evidence to resolve ABox inconsistencies. In P. C. G. da Costa, C. d'Amato, N. Fanizzi, K. B. Laskey, K. J. Laskey, T. Lukasiewicz, M. Nickles, & M. Pool (Eds.), Uncertainty reasoning for the semantic web I: ISWC International Workshops, URSW 2005-2007, revised selected and invited papers (Vol. 5327 LNAI, pp. 143-160). (Lecture notes in computer science; Vol. 5327). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-89765-1_9

Nikolov, Andriy ; Uren, Victoria ; Motta, Enrico et al. / Using the Dempster-Shafer theory of evidence to resolve ABox inconsistencies. Uncertainty reasoning for the semantic web I: ISWC International Workshops, URSW 2005-2007, revised selected and invited papers. editor / Paulo C.G. da Costa ; Claudia d'Amato ; Nicola Fanizzi ; Kathryn B. Laskey ; Kenneth J. Laskey ; Thomas Lukasiewicz ; Matthias Nickles ; Michael Pool. Vol. 5327 LNAI Berlin (DE) : Springer, 2008. pp. 143-160 (Lecture notes in computer science).

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Nikolov, A, Uren, V, Motta, E & de Roeck, A 2008, Using the Dempster-Shafer theory of evidence to resolve ABox inconsistencies. in PCG da Costa, C d'Amato, N Fanizzi, KB Laskey, KJ Laskey, T Lukasiewicz, M Nickles & M Pool (eds), Uncertainty reasoning for the semantic web I: ISWC International Workshops, URSW 2005-2007, revised selected and invited papers. vol. 5327 LNAI, Lecture notes in computer science, vol. 5327, Springer, Berlin (DE), pp. 143-160. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-89765-1_9

Using the Dempster-Shafer theory of evidence to resolve ABox inconsistencies. / Nikolov, Andriy; Uren, Victoria; Motta, Enrico et al.
Uncertainty reasoning for the semantic web I: ISWC International Workshops, URSW 2005-2007, revised selected and invited papers. ed. / Paulo C.G. da Costa; Claudia d'Amato; Nicola Fanizzi; Kathryn B. Laskey; Kenneth J. Laskey; Thomas Lukasiewicz; Matthias Nickles; Michael Pool. Vol. 5327 LNAI Berlin (DE): Springer, 2008. p. 143-160 (Lecture notes in computer science; Vol. 5327).

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Nikolov A, Uren V, Motta E, de Roeck A. Using the Dempster-Shafer theory of evidence to resolve ABox inconsistencies. In da Costa PCG, d'Amato C, Fanizzi N, Laskey KB, Laskey KJ, Lukasiewicz T, Nickles M, Pool M, editors, Uncertainty reasoning for the semantic web I: ISWC International Workshops, URSW 2005-2007, revised selected and invited papers. Vol. 5327 LNAI. Berlin (DE): Springer. 2008. p. 143-160. (Lecture notes in computer science). doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-89765-1_9

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