Towards Ontology Engineering Based on Transformation of Conceptual Models and Spreadsheet Data: A Case Study

Abstract

The ontology engineering is a complex and time-consuming process. In this regard, methods for automated formation of ontologies based on various information sources (e.g., databases, spreadsheets data, and text documents, etc.) are being actively developed. This paper presents a case study for the domain ontology engineering based on analysis and transformation of conceptual models and spreadsheet data. The analysis of conceptual models, which are serialized using XML, provides the opportunity to develop content ontology design patterns. The specific concepts for filling obtained ontology design patterns are resulted from the transformation of spreadsheet data in the CSV format. In this paper, we present statement of the problem and the approach for its solution. The illustrative example describes ontology engineering for the industrial safety inspection tasks.