F -- A Model of Events based on the Foundational Ontology DOLCE+DnS Ultralite
Abstract
The lack of a formal model of events hinders interoperability in distributed event-based systems. In this paper, we present a formal model of events, called Event-Model-F. The model is based on the foundational ontology DOLCE+DnS Ultralite (DUL) and provides comprehensive support to represent time and space, objects and persons, as well as mereological, causal, and correlative relationships between events. In addition, the Event-Model-F provides a flexible means for event composition, modeling event causality and event correlation, and representing different interpretations of the same event. The Event-Model-F is developed following the pattern-oriented approach of DUL, is modularized in different ontologies, and can be easily extended by domain specific ontologies.
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@article{arxiv.2411.16609,
title = {F -- A Model of Events based on the Foundational Ontology DOLCE+DnS Ultralite},
author = {Ansgar Scherp and Thomas Franz and Carsten Saathoff and Steffen Staab},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.16609},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
Reprint of KCAP 2009 paper with republished ontologies