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Advanced Modelling

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Advanced ModellingAdvanced Modelling

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AnnekathrinLösche

KnowledgeEngineer

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Advanced Modelling

InheritanceinSemanticNetworks


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Recap:Object-TypeHierarchies- Inheritance

• Propertiesaredefinedfortypes• Propertiescanbeinheritedbyconnectingsupertypes with subtypes

has sub-type

Alsoknownas:Top/subset

Top/subtype

"Isa"-relation

Theattributesandrelationsshouldbepositionedasfarupinthehierarchyasitisnecessary.

location time


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Recap:Object-TypeHierarchies - Inheritance

• Propertiesaredefinedfortypes• Propertiescanbeinheritedbyconnectingsupertypes with subtypes

has sub-type

has sub-type

Alsoknownas:Top/subset

Top/subtype

"Isa"-relation

Theattributesandrelationsshouldbepositionedasfarupinthehierarchyasitisnecessary.

location time

location time

location time location time

location time

location timelocation time


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• ObjectTypesmayhavemultipleparent-types

• Objectsmustonlybelongtooneobjecttype


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Ifanemployeeofanorganizationisincludedinaproject,thisorganizationisalsoinvolvedintheproject.

Thesameappliestoemployeesofapartofanorganization.

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Formalvs.InformalSemanticNetworks


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Informalvs.FormalSemantic Networks

• Noisydata

• Extendedqueries

• Thematicallyrelevantinformation

• Personalisedworkenvironment

• DeductionsandRecommendations


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Informalvs.FormalSemantic Networks

• Noisydata

• Extendedqueries

• Thematicallyrelevantinformation

• Personalisedworkenvironment

• DeductionsandRecommendations

InformalmodelFew Types and Relationtypes

SimpleInferencing

Rigid,formalmodelMany Types and Relationtypes

ExtensiveInferecing


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InformalSemantic Networks

Combinationofdifferenttypes:Jazzmusic=StyleofMusic

Concert=EventRecordlabels=Organisation

Musicradio=Medium


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Musicradio=Medium


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Musicradio=Medium


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Musicradio=Medium


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FormalSemantic Networks• Object-typehierarchy is well orderd

and categorised

• Object-typehierarchy levels are ofthe samegranularity

• Objectsbelongtothematchingobject-type


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Fromal vs.InformalSemantic Networks

informalsemantic network

„melting pot“

formalsemantic network

„well categorised“

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HierarchicalRelations


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Part-Of or Super-/Subtype-Of Hierachy

Shouldgeographicalobjectsbepresentedthroughapart-

ofhierarchyoratypehierarchy?

Generalrule:objecttypesshouldnotbemodelledassubtypesiftheirindividualobjectsarealreadypartof

otherobjecttype‘sindividualobjects.


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Part-Of or Super-/Subtype-Of Hierachy

Ifwecanassumearealisticmodelofgeographicstructures,i.e.acontinentconsistsofcountries,whichinturnincludesitscities,thisstructurewouldbetranslatedintoapart-ofhierarchywithcitiesthatarepartofcountries

thatarepartofcontinents.

Anothergeneralrule:Ifthesentence„Anycityisacountryisacontinent“istrue,youshoulduseatypehierarchy.Inthiscase,„Anycityispartofacountryispartofacontinent“ismoreappropriate

though,thereforeweuseapart-ofhierarchy.


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Part-Of or Super-/Subtype Hierarchy

Inthiscase,attributesarethemainreasonforchoosingatypehierarchybetweentheseobjects.

PossibleReasonsforanotherlayer:

• Numberofsubtypes

• “perceiveddistance/togetherness”betweenthesiblingnodes


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Part-Of or Super-/Subtype Hierarchy

Advantagesofanewlayer:

• Objectswithacertainrelatednessareclosertoeachother(likeHpyertension andArteriosclerosis)

Disadvantageofanewlayer:

• Complicated,artificialinsertedObjects(likeDiseaseoftherespiratorysystem)


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ArtificialObjectsforBuildingHierarchies

• Usedforbundlingobjectsinobject-hierarchies


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ArtificialObjectsforBuildingHierarchies

Notrecommendedbecause„otherstringedinstruments“isalreadyrepresentedviaobject-type

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ModellingProcess


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Bottom-UporTop-Down

Startwitheither

• Amodel(objectandrelationtypes)

• Specificobjects

• Queriesandrulesforassemblinginformation

Mostofthetimeitwillbeacombination

• Iterativeapproach

• Quickconstructionofaprototype

• Ontheflychangesofthemodel

• Explorationofthesemanticnetworkwilljointhesetupfromthebeginning


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KeepinMindwhileModelling/DesigningyourNetwork

• Thesemanticmodelissupposedtosupportthesearchprocessandautomaticcombinationofinformation

• Thesemanticmodelshouldhelpyoutoavoidredundancies

• Thesemanticmodelistopresentfactsaspreciseaspossible

• Thesemanticmodelshouldbeeasytounderstandbyexternals

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Objectsvs.Attributs


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Relationsvs.Attributes- RecommendationsonUsage

UseAttributeswhen:

• Greatvarietyofinformationandbarelyanyrepetitioninvalues

UseObjectswhen:

• Manyobjectssharethesame„property“/information

• Theinformationisitselfacomplexinformationwithitsownproperties

TermxTermx

Synonym

Termy

Termz Synonym

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InferredRelations


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DifferentTypesofRelations

• UserRelation• Relationdefinedbytheuser

• Representanyrelationshipbetweenobjects

• InferredRelation• Linkingseveralrelationstogethertoformarelationalpathway


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Inferred Relation

• Atleasttwoconnectedrelationscancreateanewinferredrelation

• Itbuiltsashortcutbetweenobjects,wellusedpathsdon’thavetobedefinedneweverytime

• Example:thesongBacktoBlackfromthealbumBacktoBlackisconnectedtothreemoods.Thesemoodscouldalsobeconnectedtothealbumitself.Aninferredrelationdefinesthisconnection.

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OrderingRelationsandAttributes


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Relations-/AttributeHierarchy• Liketypes,relationscanbedefinedinahierarchy• Thedomainandtargetdomainwon‘tbeinheritedbythesubtypes• Itispossibletocreateabstractrelations• Thishierarchycanbeusedfor• Abetteroverview• Whichrelationsarepossiblebetweencertaintypes?

• Implications• Whichcanbeusedinstructuredqueries• Insteadofusingthreedifferentrelations(withdifferentdomainsandtargetdomains),agroupingrelationcancombineallthreeofthem(e.g.RoleIsPresentonSong)

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ExtensionsandRoles


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Recap:ExtensionsandRoles

• Objectscanonlybeofonetype.

• Youhavetouseextensionswiththeirownrelationsandattributesifyouwanttoexpressadditionalfeatures.

• Examplaryusecases:• Representationoftemporaryproperties(positioninacompany;statusofaproject)• Rolebasedpermissionsystem


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Recap:ExtensionsandRoles


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Recap:Extensions

• Objectscanhaveonlyonedefiningtype(asopposedtotype!).• Additionalcategorisationsofenhancementswithownrelationsandattributes.


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Recap:Extensions

• Extensionsfortime-limitedroles(positioninacompany;Projectstatus)• Example:Objectsoftypepersonwillbeextendedthrough:• Rollbassist• Rollproducer• Rollcomposer• ...

• Changesfortheroleofthepersonmustbemadeonlyontheroleobject,notonallpeopleassociated.


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Recap:Extensions

• Apersoncanreceivemorethanoneroleatthesametime• Thankstotheextension,newrelationsandattributesareavailablefortheextendedobjectthatwerenotpreviouslyapprovedbytheschema(forexample:JennyConlee"participatesin"Allright asaccordionist)• Thisconnectioncannotbeillustratedthrough"normal",separaterelations


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DefininganExtension


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Defining anExtension


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UsinganExtension

Allpossiblerelationsforanobjectoftype

person


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Using anExtension


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Using anExtension


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Using anExtension


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Using anExtension

Allpossiblerelationsforanobjectoftype

personandtheextensionMusician

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Meta-Properties


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Recap:Metaproperties

Metapropertiesofrelationsandattributescanbemappedbyattributes• Ex.:“changedat“,ifyouwanttorememberwhensomebodychangedane-mailorthemembershipofaproject

changed at

changed at

is member of


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Recap:Metaproperties

Metapropertiesofrelationsandattributescanbemappedbyrelations• Ex.:“changedby”,ifyouwanttorememberwhochangedthee-mailorthemembershipofaprojectchanged by


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Defining aMetattribute


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Defining aMetaattribute


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Using aMetaattribute

Clickrightonthepropertyyouwant

toaddaMetaattributeto


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Defining aMetarelation


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Defining aMetarelation


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Using aMetarelation

Clickrightonthepropertyyouwant

toaddaMetarelationto


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Using aMetarelation


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Using aMetarelation

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Remodelling


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Changing the Object Typeof Objects

Movealldirectobjectsofanobject-typetoanotertype:

Rightclickonthetypethatcontainstheobjects


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ChangingtheObjectTypeofObjects

Enterthetypeyouwishtomovetheobjectto

Makesurethetypeyou‘rechoosingisnotabstract

Thesamewayyoucan„morph“relationsofarelationtypeintoanotherrelationtype

andattributes

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CreateaNewSub-Network


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• Forabetteroverviewitcanbeusefull tocreateanewsub-network

• Thesample-networkhascurrently4sub-networks

• Onlyadministratorscancreatenewsub-networks


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• Toseeallthesub-networksclickonthecog-symbolandselect„TopTypes“


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• Nameyournew-sub-networkandyouwillseeitaddedtotheothersub-networks

• Sub-networkscanstillusetherelationsoftheothersub-networks

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Exercises


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Exercises

1. RevisityourSemanticModelfromthelesson1exerciseandthinkaboutwaystoimprovethesemanticnetwork.Explainthechangesyouconductedandwhy.

2. Manyorganisationshavemorethanonesite,whichcanbeidentifiedbytheirstreetnames,streetnumbers,zipcodes,citiesandcountries.Additionally,thereisquiteahighnumberoforganisationsthataresupposedtoberepresentedbythemodeloveralongtimeframe.Chooseafittingwaytomodelthissituation.

3. Anorganizationemploys2employees:TimasammanagerandTomasanassembly-lineworker.TwoyearsagoTimusedtobeanassembly-lineworker,too(beforehegotpromotedtothemanager-position).Pleasemodelthescenario.

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