When owl:sameAs isn’t the Same Redux: Towards a Theory of Identity, Context, and Inference on the Semantic Web

Harry Halpin; Patrick J. Hayes; Henry S. Thompson

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-25591-0_4

When owl:sameAs isn’t the Same Redux: Towards a Theory of Identity, Context, and Inference on the Semantic Web

Harry Halpin, Patrick J. Hayes, Henry S. Thompson

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Abstract

The Web changes knowledge representation in a number of surprising ways, and decentralized knowledge representation systems such as the Semantic Web will require a theory of identity for the Web beyond current use of sameAs links between various data-sets, including the fact that entities can not be linked across semantic roles. We empirically analyze the behavior of identity and inference on the Semantic Web currently in order to analyze the size of the problem. Lastly, some of the problem due to identity statements operating over different domains of discourse, and propose a modest extension to RDF (RDFC, or RDF with Contexts) that can formally distinguish different contexts in RDF, including contexts for identity statements.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Modeling and Using Context
Subtitle of host publication	9th International and Interdisciplinary Conference, CONTEXT 2015, Lanarca, Cyprus, November 2-6,2015. Proceedings
Editors	Henning Christiansen, Isidora Stojanovic, George A Papadopoulos
Place of Publication	Lanarca, Cyprus
Publisher	Springer
Pages	47-60
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-25591-0
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-25590-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25591-0_4
Publication status	Published - 15 Dec 2015
Event	9th International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Modeling and Using Context (CONTEXT 2015) - Lordos Beach Hotel, Lanarca, Cyprus Duration: 2 Nov 2015 → 6 Nov 2015

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume	9405
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	9th International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Modeling and Using Context (CONTEXT 2015)
Country/Territory	Cyprus
City	Lanarca
Period	2/11/15 → 6/11/15

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

Semantic Web
Identity
Context
Pollarding

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Henry Thompson
- htinf.ed.acuk
- School of Informatics - Personal Chair in Web Informatics
- Institute of Language, Cognition and Computation
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Halpin, H., Hayes, P. J., & Thompson, H. S. (2015). When owl:sameAs isn’t the Same Redux: Towards a Theory of Identity, Context, and Inference on the Semantic Web. In H. Christiansen, I. Stojanovic, & G. A. Papadopoulos (Eds.), Modeling and Using Context: 9th International and Interdisciplinary Conference, CONTEXT 2015, Lanarca, Cyprus, November 2-6,2015. Proceedings (pp. 47-60). Article Chapter 4 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 9405). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25591-0_4

Halpin, Harry ; Hayes, Patrick J. ; Thompson, Henry S. / When owl:sameAs isn’t the Same Redux: Towards a Theory of Identity, Context, and Inference on the Semantic Web. Modeling and Using Context: 9th International and Interdisciplinary Conference, CONTEXT 2015, Lanarca, Cyprus, November 2-6,2015. Proceedings. editor / Henning Christiansen ; Isidora Stojanovic ; George A Papadopoulos. Lanarca, Cyprus : Springer, 2015. pp. 47-60 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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Halpin, H, Hayes, PJ & Thompson, HS 2015, When owl:sameAs isn’t the Same Redux: Towards a Theory of Identity, Context, and Inference on the Semantic Web. in H Christiansen, I Stojanovic & GA Papadopoulos (eds), Modeling and Using Context: 9th International and Interdisciplinary Conference, CONTEXT 2015, Lanarca, Cyprus, November 2-6,2015. Proceedings., Chapter 4, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 9405, Springer, Lanarca, Cyprus, pp. 47-60, 9th International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Modeling and Using Context (CONTEXT 2015), Lanarca, Cyprus, 2/11/15. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25591-0_4

When owl:sameAs isn’t the Same Redux: Towards a Theory of Identity, Context, and Inference on the Semantic Web. / Halpin, Harry; Hayes, Patrick J.; Thompson, Henry S.
Modeling and Using Context: 9th International and Interdisciplinary Conference, CONTEXT 2015, Lanarca, Cyprus, November 2-6,2015. Proceedings. ed. / Henning Christiansen; Isidora Stojanovic; George A Papadopoulos. Lanarca, Cyprus: Springer, 2015. p. 47-60 Chapter 4 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 9405).

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Halpin H, Hayes PJ, Thompson HS. When owl:sameAs isn’t the Same Redux: Towards a Theory of Identity, Context, and Inference on the Semantic Web. In Christiansen H, Stojanovic I, Papadopoulos GA, editors, Modeling and Using Context: 9th International and Interdisciplinary Conference, CONTEXT 2015, Lanarca, Cyprus, November 2-6,2015. Proceedings. Lanarca, Cyprus: Springer. 2015. p. 47-60. Chapter 4. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-25591-0_4

When owl:sameAs isn’t the Same Redux: Towards a Theory of Identity, Context, and Inference on the Semantic Web

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