Robert Rovetto
University of Maryland, College Park, Center for Orbital Debris Education and Research (CODER), Research Affiliate
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Datanauts (Open Data Initiative), Member (2017-present)
Seeking a life that includes: work to help humanity; visual elements; creativity; and the outdoors. Topics of interest: philosophy, spaceflight, AI, model-based systems engineering, formal ontology, ethics, maritime safety, space policy and law.
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NON-ACADEMIA LIFE-GOAL: Robert's dedicated life-goal outside of academia is to become a maritime search & rescue (SAR) first-responder on rescue boats. Toward this, he has trained, and sacrificing extensively in volunteering for this public service.
ACADEMIA RELATED GOALS: (1) a studentship (for a BS in spaceflight, a PhD in ontology, philosophy, interdisciplinary, or on my space ontology project); (2) contracts or researcher fellowship on topics of interest; (3) sponsors, funding & formal work collaborations for my projects (such as https://purl.org/space-ontology).
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Interdisciplinary & independent researcher available for hire, and open to regular employment, PhD study options, and formal work collaborations or support for my projects. Resumes & references available upon request.
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NON-ACADEMIA LIFE-GOAL: Robert's dedicated life-goal outside of academia is to become a maritime search & rescue (SAR) first-responder on rescue boats. Toward this, he has trained, and sacrificing extensively in volunteering for this public service.
ACADEMIA RELATED GOALS: (1) a studentship (for a BS in spaceflight, a PhD in ontology, philosophy, interdisciplinary, or on my space ontology project); (2) contracts or researcher fellowship on topics of interest; (3) sponsors, funding & formal work collaborations for my projects (such as https://purl.org/space-ontology).
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This paper discusses some ethical considerations for contemporary ontology development. It explores potential ethical moral, social and psychological implications of computational ontologies, and the process of their development. Examples and scenarios are given, with one focus being so-called foundational (or top-level) ontologies. Methodological topics are discussed vis-a-vis those considerations. I am concerned with the psychological and social effect of certain aspects of ontologies. Ethics-related Principles are proposed. Originally started in approximately 2013, this paper draws on observations and the developing concerns of the author during and since his graduate studies in ontology. The abstract, and often philosophical, nature of some applied ontologies, combined with the fact that they are or can be applied to critical areas of human life, or areas that otherwise will have a social if not person impact, demands moral and ethical awareness (at the least) and formal review procedures (at the most). This paper will be of interest to those concerned with ethics, morality, methodology, ontology development, collaborative project development, interdisciplinary studies, data science, information sharing, privacy, and policy, among other topics.
The author seeks a relevant job, studentship, funding or other opportunity to complete this paper, as it's been on-the-shelf for a number of years. (Please contact)
near-Earth space. To facilitate data-sharing interoperability among distinct orbital debris and space object catalogs, and SSA information systems, I proposed ontology in (Rovetto, 2015) and (Rovetto and Kelso, 2016). I continue this effort toward formal representations and models of the overall domain that may serve to improve peaceful SSA and increase our scientific knowledge.
This paper explains the project concept introduced in those publications, summarizing efforts to date as well as the research field of ontology development and engineering. I describe concepts
for an ontological framework for the orbital space environment, near-Earth space environment and SSA domain. An ontological framework is conceived as a part of a potential international information system. The purpose of such a system is to consolidate, analyze and reason over various sources and types of orbital and SSA data toward the mutually beneficial goals of safer space navigation and scientific research. Recent internationals findings on the limitations of orbital data, in addition to existing publications on collaborative SSA, demonstrate both the overlap with this project and the need for data-sharing and integration.
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NOTE: the conference did not honor its acceptance of the paper. As unfunded work while seeking employment, any support via the above link is appreciated. Please support by voicing your objection to the conferences unjust treatment of this author. Proof of acceptance by conference at https://github.com/rrovetto/rrovetto/blob/e854da72dcecfcfd8d9c0ced7d29ab214796555b/affiliations-and-work/papers/PROOF_LunarSARinterop_acceptanceToConference.JPG
This paper discusses some ethical considerations for contemporary ontology development. It explores potential ethical moral, social and psychological implications of computational ontologies, and the process of their development. Examples and scenarios are given, with one focus being so-called foundational (or top-level) ontologies. Methodological topics are discussed vis-a-vis those considerations. I am concerned with the psychological and social effect of certain aspects of ontologies. Ethics-related Principles are proposed. Originally started in approximately 2013, this paper draws on observations and the developing concerns of the author during and since his graduate studies in ontology. The abstract, and often philosophical, nature of some applied ontologies, combined with the fact that they are or can be applied to critical areas of human life, or areas that otherwise will have a social if not person impact, demands moral and ethical awareness (at the least) and formal review procedures (at the most). This paper will be of interest to those concerned with ethics, morality, methodology, ontology development, collaborative project development, interdisciplinary studies, data science, information sharing, privacy, and policy, among other topics.
The author seeks a relevant job, studentship, funding or other opportunity to complete this paper, as it's been on-the-shelf for a number of years. (Please contact)
near-Earth space. To facilitate data-sharing interoperability among distinct orbital debris and space object catalogs, and SSA information systems, I proposed ontology in (Rovetto, 2015) and (Rovetto and Kelso, 2016). I continue this effort toward formal representations and models of the overall domain that may serve to improve peaceful SSA and increase our scientific knowledge.
This paper explains the project concept introduced in those publications, summarizing efforts to date as well as the research field of ontology development and engineering. I describe concepts
for an ontological framework for the orbital space environment, near-Earth space environment and SSA domain. An ontological framework is conceived as a part of a potential international information system. The purpose of such a system is to consolidate, analyze and reason over various sources and types of orbital and SSA data toward the mutually beneficial goals of safer space navigation and scientific research. Recent internationals findings on the limitations of orbital data, in addition to existing publications on collaborative SSA, demonstrate both the overlap with this project and the need for data-sharing and integration.
Corresponding paper at AMOS:
https://amostech.com/TechnicalPapers/2016/Poster/Rovetto.pdf
Is about my space ontology project concept (https://purl.org/space-ontology).
Has associated papers/posters:
- "The Orbital Space Environment and Space Situational Awareness Domain Ontology -- Toward an International Information System for Space Data" (https://amostech.com/TechnicalPapers/2016/Poster/Rovetto.pdf)
- "Orbital Space Environment and Space Situational Awareness Domain Ontology" (http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-1660/ecs-paper1.pdf)
Based on:
- An Ontological Architecture for Orbital Debris Data”, Robert J. Rovetto (2015) , DOI: 10.1007/s12145-015-0233-3
- “Preliminaries of a Space Situational Awareness Ontology”, (Rovetto, & Kelso, 2016)
- "Ontology Architectures for the Orbital Space Environment and Space Situational Awareness Domain” in Formal Ontology in Information Systems (FOIS 2016), International Workshop on Ontology Modularity, Contextuality, and Evolution.
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