Knowledge representation and reasoning is the field of artificial intelligence dedicated to representing information about the world in a form that a computer system can use to solve complex tasks such as diagnosing a medical condition, having a dialog in a natural language, or scheduling. Here I want to highlight the distinction between the taskContinue reading “The Distinction Between Representation and Reasoning”
Tag Archives: Ontology
Conceptually Modeling the Safety and Security
We live in a “risk society“. So the sociologists say. We are always worried about the future and, therefore, about the risks. This is why we care about safety and security more than ever before: How can we protect our houses against a robber? How can we achieve financial security? How can we be safeContinue reading “Conceptually Modeling the Safety and Security”
Mapping study of the literature: useful boring work
When I started my PhD in CS at Unibz I did not have a defined research project. Only a couple of interests. Indeed, only after some time of studying and talking with other researchers in my group I could figure out what they really do. They use formal ontology to leverage the theory and practiceContinue reading “Mapping study of the literature: useful boring work”
Newsletter NSSN nº18
This is our newsletter nº 18. I expect to publish the NSSN once a month. This newsletter varies in content, though it always includes a bit of math and computer science stuffs. Beside that, other subjects are: arts, sports, science, philosophy and possibly others. If you bet this newsletter may be interesting for you, pleaseContinue reading “Newsletter NSSN nº18”
The Unavoidability of Ontology
The opposite of ontology is not non-ontology, but just bad ontology. (GUIZZARDI, 2020) I would like to comment the idea that having an ontology is inevitable in multiple levels, in the sense that our thoughts about numerous things and our information systems assume explicitly or implicitly an inventory composing the general structure of the worldContinue reading “The Unavoidability of Ontology”
Newsletter NSSN nº10
UPDATE October 2020: The newsletter NSSN is now released once a month, not weekly. This is our tenth newsletter. I expect to publish the NSSN once a week on Thursday or Friday. Yeah, I know, I am late this time… This newsletter varies in content, though it always includes a bit of math and computerContinue reading “Newsletter NSSN nº10”
Not So Short Notes 