An ontology-extended relational algebra

Piero Bonatti, Yu Deng, V. S. Subrahmanian

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18 Scopus citations

Abstract

Heterogeneous relational databases being integrated vary widely in how the same data is represented. We propose the notion of an ontology extended relation (OER). An OER contains an ordinary relation as well as an associated ontology that conveys semantic meaning about the terms being used. We extend the relational algebra to query OERs. The advantage of this is that the OER model can be directly built on top of commercial relational DBMSs. We describe an implementation of the OER model and show (via experiments) that the system scales to handle large data sets.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2003 IEEE International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration, IRI 2003
EditorsWaleed W. Smari, Atif M. Memon
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages192-199
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)0780382420, 9780780382428
DOIs
StatePublished - 2003
Externally publishedYes
EventIEEE International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration, IRI 2003 - Las Vegas, United States
Duration: Oct 27 2003Oct 29 2003

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2003 IEEE International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration, IRI 2003

Conference

ConferenceIEEE International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration, IRI 2003
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLas Vegas
Period10/27/0310/29/03

Keywords

  • Ontological relatonal algebra
  • Ontology integration
  • Semantic data integration

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Management Information Systems
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Information Systems
  • Software

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