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Bridging the Semantic Gap between RDF and SPARQL using Completeness Statements [Extended Version]

Databases 2014-09-04 v2

Abstract

RDF data is often treated as incomplete, following the Open-World Assumption. On the other hand, SPARQL, the standard query language over RDF, usually follows the Closed-World Assumption, assuming RDF data to be complete. This gives rise to a semantic gap between RDF and SPARQL. In this paper, we address how to close the semantic gap between RDF and SPARQL in terms of certain answers and possible answers using completeness statements.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1408.6395,
  title  = {Bridging the Semantic Gap between RDF and SPARQL using Completeness Statements [Extended Version]},
  author = {Fariz Darari and Simon Razniewski and Werner Nutt},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1408.6395},
  year   = {2014}
}

Comments

This paper is an extended version with proofs of a poster paper at ISWC 2014

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