Prospects and Possibilities for Ontology Evaluation: The View from NCOR

Published

April 1, 2006

Author(s)

Leo Obrst, L Hughes, Steven R. Ray

Abstract

In this position paper, we briefly describe the perspective of the US National Center for Ontological Research (NCOR, http://ncor.us) on ontology evaluation. NCOR?s inauguration was recently held (October, 2005), and at that time goals were identified and committees formed to pursue those goals, including the Ontology Evaluation Committee. This committee is charged with developing a plan for the evaluation of ontologies that is designed to transform ontological engineering into a true scientific and engineering discipline. This paper discusses some issues on ontology evaluation, including the relevant questions to ask, and suggests some approaches.

Proceedings Title

Proceedings of the 4th International EON Workshop - Evaluation of Ontologies for the Web

Conference Location

, USA

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Keywords

domain ontologies, formal ontology, Ontology evaluation, ontology reasoning, ontology representation, upper ontologies

Citation

Obrst, L. , Hughes, L. and Ray, S. (2006), Prospects and Possibilities for Ontology Evaluation: The View from NCOR, Proceedings of the 4th International EON Workshop - Evaluation of Ontologies for the Web, , USA, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=822500 (Accessed October 13, 2025)