A Layered Approach to Semantic Similarity Analysis of XML Schemas

Published

April 7, 2008

Author(s)

Jaewook Kim, Boonserm Kulvatunyou, Nenad Ivezic, Albert W. Jones

Abstract

One of the most critical steps to integrating heterogeneous e-Business applications using different XML schemas is schema mapping, which is known to be costly and error-prone. Past schema mapping research has not fully utilized semantic information in the XML schema. In this paper, we propose a semantic similarity analysis approach to facilitate XML schema mapping, merging, and reuse. Several key innovations are introduced, including 1) a layered semantic structure of XML schema; 2) layered specific similarity measures using information content-based approach; and 3) an approach for integrating similarities at all layers. Experimental results using two different schemas from the Automotive Industry Action Group demonstrate that the proposed approach is valuable for addressing difficulties in XML schema mapping.

Proceedings Title

Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration

Conference Dates

July 13-15, 2008

Conference Location

Las Vegas, NV

Pub Type

Conferences

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Keywords

XML Schema, e-Business Integration, Schema Matching, Mapping, Merging, Reuse, Similarity Measure, Information Content

Citation

Kim, J. , Kulvatunyou, B. , Ivezic, N. and Jones, A. (2008), A Layered Approach to Semantic Similarity Analysis of XML Schemas, Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration, Las Vegas, NV, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=824640 (Accessed October 22, 2025)