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Perspectives in Conceptual Modeling

Author : Jacky Akoka,Stephen W. Liddle,Il-Yeol Song,Michela Bertolotto,Isabelle Comyn-Wattiau,Willem-Jan v.d. Heuvel,Manuel Kolp,Christian Kop,Heinrich C. Mayr
Publisher : Springer
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2005-10-17
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783540322399

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Perspectives in Conceptual Modeling by Jacky Akoka,Stephen W. Liddle,Il-Yeol Song,Michela Bertolotto,Isabelle Comyn-Wattiau,Willem-Jan v.d. Heuvel,Manuel Kolp,Christian Kop,Heinrich C. Mayr Pdf

We are pleased to present the proceedings of the workshops held in conjunction with ER 2005, the 24th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling. The objective of these workshops was to extend the spectrum of the main conferencebygivingparticipantsanopportunitytopresentanddiscussemerging hot topics related to conceptual modeling and to add new perspectives to this key mechanism for understanding and representing organizations, including the new “virtual” e-environments and the information systems that support them. To meet this objective, we selected 5 workshops: – AOIS 2005: 7th International Bi-conference Workshop on Agent-Oriented Information Systems – BP-UML 2005: 1st International Workshop on Best Practices of UML – CoMoGIS 2005: 2nd International Workshop on Conceptual Modeling for Geographic Information Systems – eCOMO 2005: 6th International Workshop on Conceptual Modeling - proaches for E-business – QoIS 2005: 1st International Workshop on Quality of Information Systems These 5 workshops attracted 18, 27, 31, 9, and 17 papers, respectively. F- lowing the ER workshopphilosophy, program committees selected contributions on the basis of strong peer reviews in order to maintain a high standard for accepted papers. The committees accepted 8, 9, 12, 4, and 7 papers, for acc- tance ratesof 44%,33%,39%,44%, and 41%,respectively. In total, 40 workshop papers were selected out of 102 submissions with a weighted averageacceptance rate of 40%.

Conceptual Modeling Perspectives

Author : Jordi Cabot,Cristina Gómez,Oscar Pastor,Maria Ribera Sancho,Ernest Teniente
Publisher : Springer
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-12
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783319672717

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Conceptual Modeling Perspectives by Jordi Cabot,Cristina Gómez,Oscar Pastor,Maria Ribera Sancho,Ernest Teniente Pdf

Conceptual modeling has always been one of the main issues in information systems engineering as it aims to describe the general knowledge of the system at an abstract level that facilitates user understanding and software development. This collection of selected papers provides a comprehensive and extremely readable overview of what conceptual modeling is and perspectives on making it more and more relevant in our society. It covers topics like modeling the human genome, blockchain technology, model-driven software development, data integration, and wiki-like repositories and demonstrates the general applicability of conceptual modeling to various problems in diverse domains. Overall, this book is a source of inspiration for everybody in academia working on the vision of creating a strong, fruitful and creative community of conceptual modelers. With this book the editors and authors want to honor Prof. Antoni Olivé for his enormous and ongoing contributions to the conceptual modeling discipline. It was presented to him on the occasion of his keynote at ER 2017 in Valencia, a conference that he has contributed to and supported for over 20 years. Thank you very much to Antoni for so many years of cooperation and friendship.

On Conceptual Modelling

Author : M.L. Brodie,J. Mylopoulos,J.W. Schmidt
Publisher : Springer
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Computers
ISBN : UOM:39015013065282

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On Conceptual Modelling by M.L. Brodie,J. Mylopoulos,J.W. Schmidt Pdf

The growing demand for systems of ever-increasing complexity and precision has stimulated the need for higher level concepts, tools, and techniques in every area of Computer Science. Some of these areas, in particular Artificial Intelligence, Databases, and Programming Lan guages, are attempting to meet this demand by defining a new, more abstract level of system description. We call this new level conceptual in recognition of its basic conceptual nature. In Artificial Intelligence, the problem of designing an expert system is seen primarily as a problem of building a knowledge base that repre sents knowledge about an enterprise. Consequently, Knowledge Repre sentation is viewed as a central issue in Artificial Intelligence research. Database design methodologies developed during the last five years are almost unanimous in offering semantic data models in terms of which the designer directly and naturally models an enterprise before proceed ing to a detailed logical and physical database design. In Programming Languages, different forms of abstraction which allow implementation independent specifications of data, functions, and control have been a major research theme for a decade. To emphasize the common goals of these three research efforts, we call this new activity conceptual modelling.

The Evolution of Conceptual Modeling

Author : Roland Kaschek,Lois M.L. Delcambre
Publisher : Springer
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-19
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642175053

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The Evolution of Conceptual Modeling by Roland Kaschek,Lois M.L. Delcambre Pdf

Conceptual modeling represents a recent approach to creating knowledge. It has emerged in response to the computer revolution, which started in the middle of the 20th century. Computers, in the meantime, have become a major knowledge media. Conceptual modeling provides an answer to the difficulties experienced throughout the development of computer applications and aims at creating effective, reasonably priced, and sharable knowledge about using computers in business. Moreover, it has become evident that conceptual modeling has the potential to exceed the boundaries of business and computer usage. This state-of-the-art survey originates from the International Seminar on the Evolution of Conceptual Modeling, held in Dagstuhl Castle, Germany, in April 2008. The major objective of this seminar was to look into conceptual modeling from a historical perspective with a view towards the future of conceptual modeling and to achieve a better understanding of conceptual modeling issues in several different domains of discourse, going beyond individual (modeling) projects. The book contains 14 chapters. These were carefully selected during two rounds of reviewing and improvement from 26 presentations at the seminar and are preceded by a detailed preface providing general insights into the field of conceptual modeling that are not necessarily discussed in any of the chapters but nevertheless aid in conceptualizing the inner structure and coherence of the field. The chapters are grouped into the following three thematic sections: the evolution of conceptual modeling techniques; the extension of conceptual modeling to a service-oriented, peer-to-peer, or Web context; and new directions for conceptual modeling.

A Conceptual Introduction To Modeling

Author : David W. Britt
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-05
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317779421

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A Conceptual Introduction To Modeling by David W. Britt Pdf

When seeking to test specific hypotheses in large data sets, social and behavioral scientists often construct models. Although useful in such situations, many phenomena of interest do not occur in large samples and do not lend themselves to precise measurement. In addition, a focus on hypothesis testing can constrict the potential use of models as organizing devices for emerging patterns -- summaries of what we believe we know about the dynamics of situation. This book bridges the gap between "quantitative" and "qualitative" modelers to reconcile the need to impose rigor and to understand the influence of context. Although there are many different uses for models, there is also the realistic possibility of doing credible research without their use. A critical reexamination of the assumptions used in quantitatively-oriented models, however, suggests ways to increase their effectiveness as organizers of both quantitative and qualitative data. Students of methods in psychology, sociology, education, management, social work, and public health -- and their instructors -- are increasingly expected to become familiar with both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Unfortunately, they find few vehicles for communication regarding the implications of overlapping work between the two approaches. Using models as organizing devices for a better dialogue between assumptions and data might facilitate this communication process.

Handbook of Conceptual Modeling

Author : David W. Embley,Bernhard Thalheim
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 597 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-23
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642158650

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Handbook of Conceptual Modeling by David W. Embley,Bernhard Thalheim Pdf

Conceptual modeling is about describing the semantics of software applications at a high level of abstraction in terms of structure, behavior, and user interaction. Embley and Thalheim start with a manifesto stating that the dream of developing information systems strictly by conceptual modeling – as expressed in the phrase “the model is the code” – is becoming reality. The subsequent contributions written by leading researchers in the field support the manifesto's assertions, showing not only how to abstractly model complex information systems but also how to formalize abstract specifications in ways that let developers complete programming tasks within the conceptual model itself. They are grouped into sections on programming with conceptual models, structure modeling, process modeling, user interface modeling, and special challenge areas such as conceptual geometric modeling, information integration, and biological conceptual modeling. The Handbook of Conceptual Modeling collects in a single volume many of the best conceptual-modeling ideas, techniques, and practices as well as the challenges that drive research in the field. Thus it is much more than a traditional handbook for advanced professionals, as it also provides both a firm foundation for the field of conceptual modeling, and points researchers and graduate students towards interesting challenges and paths for how to contribute to this fundamental field of computer science.

Conceptual Modelling in Information Systems Engineering

Author : John Krogstie,Andreas Lothe Opdahl,Sjaak Brinkkemper
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2007-06-13
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783540726777

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Conceptual Modelling in Information Systems Engineering by John Krogstie,Andreas Lothe Opdahl,Sjaak Brinkkemper Pdf

This book compiles contributions from renowned researchers covering all aspects of conceptual modeling, on the occasion of Arne Sølvberg’s 67th birthday. Friends of this pioneer in information systems modeling contribute their latest research results from such fields as data modeling, goal-oriented modeling, agent-oriented modeling, and process-oriented modeling. The book reflects the most important recent developments and application areas of conceptual modeling, and highlights trends in conceptual modeling for the next decade.

Advances in Conceptual Modeling - Challenging Perspectives

Author : Carlos A. Heuser,Günther Pernul
Publisher : Springer
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2009-11-14
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642049477

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Advances in Conceptual Modeling - Challenging Perspectives by Carlos A. Heuser,Günther Pernul Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed joint proceedings of eight international workshops held in conjunction with the 28th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling, ER 2009, in Gramado, Brazil, in November 2009. The 33 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 100 submissions. Topics addressed by the workshops are active conceptual modeling of learning (ACM-L), conceptual modeling in the large (CoMoL), evolving theories of conceptual modeling (ETheCoM), workshop on foundations and practices of UML (FP-UML), joint international workshop on metamodels, ontologies, semantic technologies, and information systems for the semantic web (MOST-ONISW), quality of information systems (QoIS), requirements, Intentions and goals in conceptual modeling ( RIGiM) and semantic and conceptual issues in geographic information systems (SeCoGIS).

On Conceptual Modelling

Author : M.L. Brodie,J. Mylopoulos,J.W. Schmidt
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781461251965

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On Conceptual Modelling by M.L. Brodie,J. Mylopoulos,J.W. Schmidt Pdf

The growing demand for systems of ever-increasing complexity and precision has stimulated the need for higher level concepts, tools, and techniques in every area of Computer Science. Some of these areas, in particular Artificial Intelligence, Databases, and Programming Lan guages, are attempting to meet this demand by defining a new, more abstract level of system description. We call this new level conceptual in recognition of its basic conceptual nature. In Artificial Intelligence, the problem of designing an expert system is seen primarily as a problem of building a knowledge base that repre sents knowledge about an enterprise. Consequently, Knowledge Repre sentation is viewed as a central issue in Artificial Intelligence research. Database design methodologies developed during the last five years are almost unanimous in offering semantic data models in terms of which the designer directly and naturally models an enterprise before proceed ing to a detailed logical and physical database design. In Programming Languages, different forms of abstraction which allow implementation independent specifications of data, functions, and control have been a major research theme for a decade. To emphasize the common goals of these three research efforts, we call this new activity conceptual modelling.

Conceptual Modeling

Author : Peter P. Chen,Jacky Akoka,Hannu Kangassalu,Bernhard Thalheim
Publisher : Springer
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2003-05-21
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783540488545

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Conceptual Modeling by Peter P. Chen,Jacky Akoka,Hannu Kangassalu,Bernhard Thalheim Pdf

This volume contains a collection of selected papers presented at the Symposium on Conceptual Modeling, which was held in Los Angeles, California, on December 2, th 1997, immediately before the 16 International Conference on Conceptual Modeling (ER’97), which was held at UCLA. A total of eighteen papers were selected for inclusion in this volume. These papers are written by experts in the conceptual modeling area and represent the most current thinking of these experts. This volume also contains the summaries of three workshops that were held on 6 7 December 1997, immediately after the ER’97 conference at UCLA. The topics of these three workshops are: • Behavioral Modeling • Conceptual Modeling in Multimedia Information Seeking • What Is the Role of Cognition in Conceptual Modeling? Since these topics are not only very important but also very timely, we think it is appropriate to include the summary of these three workshops in this volume. Those readers interested in further investigating topics related to the three workshops can either look up the individual paper published on the Web or contact the authors directly. The summary paper by Chen at the beginning of this volume also includes the summary of several interesting speeches at the Symposium.

Conceptual Modeling for Discrete-Event Simulation

Author : Stewart Robinson,Roger Brooks,Kathy Kotiadis,Durk-Jouke Van Der Zee
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010-08-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781439810385

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Conceptual Modeling for Discrete-Event Simulation by Stewart Robinson,Roger Brooks,Kathy Kotiadis,Durk-Jouke Van Der Zee Pdf

Bringing together an international group of researchers involved in military, business, and health modeling and simulation, Conceptual Modeling for Discrete-Event Simulation presents a comprehensive view of the current state of the art in the field. The book addresses a host of issues, including: What is a conceptual model?How is conceptual modelin

Converging Perspectives on Conceptual Change

Author : Tamer G. Amin,Olivia Levrini
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781315467115

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Converging Perspectives on Conceptual Change by Tamer G. Amin,Olivia Levrini Pdf

Conceptual change, how conceptual understanding is transformed, has been investigated extensively since the 1970s. The field has now grown into a multifaceted, interdisciplinary effort with strands of research in cognitive and developmental psychology, education, educational psychology, and the learning sciences. Converging Perspectives on Conceptual Change brings together an extensive team of expert contributors from around the world, and offers a unique examination of how distinct lines of inquiry can complement each other and have converged over time. Amin and Levrini adopt a new approach to assembling the diverse research on conceptual change: the combination of short position pieces with extended synthesis chapters within each section, as well as an overall synthesis chapter at the end of the volume, provide a coherent and comprehensive perspective on conceptual change research. Arranged over five parts, the book covers a number of topics including: the nature of concepts and conceptual change representation, language, and discourse in conceptual change modeling, explanation, and argumentation in conceptual change metacognition and epistemology in conceptual change identity and conceptual change. Throughout this wide-ranging volume, the editors present researchers and practitioners with a more internally consistent picture of conceptual change by exploring convergence and complementarity across perspectives. By mapping features of an emerging paradigm, they challenge newcomers and established scholars alike to embrace a more programmatic orientation towards conceptual change.

Conceptual Modeling: Foundations and Applications

Author : Alex T. Borgida,Vinay Chaudhri,Paolo Giorgini,Eric Yu
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009-07-06
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642024634

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Conceptual Modeling: Foundations and Applications by Alex T. Borgida,Vinay Chaudhri,Paolo Giorgini,Eric Yu Pdf

This Festschrift volume, published in honor of John Mylopoulos on the occasion of his retirement from the University of Toronto, contains 25 high-quality papers, written by leading scientists in the field of conceptual modeling. The volume has been divided into six sections. The first section focuses on the foundations of conceptual modeling and contains material on ontologies and knowledge representation. The four sections on software and requirements engineering, information systems, information integration, and web and services, represent the chief current application domains of conceptual modeling. Finally, the section on implementations concentrates on projects that build tools to support conceptual modeling. With its in-depth coverage of diverse topics, this book could be a useful companion to a course on conceptual modeling.

Conceptual Modeling for Traditional and Spatio-Temporal Applications

Author : Christine Parent,Stefano Spaccapietra,Esteban Zimányi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2006-09-02
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783540303268

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Conceptual Modeling for Traditional and Spatio-Temporal Applications by Christine Parent,Stefano Spaccapietra,Esteban Zimányi Pdf

From environmental management to land planning and geo-marketing, the number of application domains that may greatly benefit from using data enriched with spatio-temporal features is expanding very rapidly. This book shows that a conceptual design approach for spatio-temporal databases is both feasible and easy to apprehend. While providing a firm basis through extensive discussion of traditional data modeling concepts, the major focus of the book is on modeling spatial and temporal information.

Conceptual Modeling – ER 2010

Author : Jeffrey Parsons,Motoshi Saeki,Peretz Shoval,Carson Woo,Yair Wand
Publisher : Springer
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-27
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642163739

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Conceptual Modeling – ER 2010 by Jeffrey Parsons,Motoshi Saeki,Peretz Shoval,Carson Woo,Yair Wand Pdf

th This publication comprises the proceedings of the 29 International Conference on Conceptual Modeling (ER 2010), which was held this year in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Conceptual modeling can be considered as lying at the confluence of the three main aspects of information technology applications –– the world of the stakeholders and users, the world of the developers, and the technologies available to them. C- ceptual models provide abstractions of various aspects related to the development of systems, such as the application domain, user needs, database design, and software specifications. These models are used to analyze and define user needs and system requirements, to support communications between stakeholders and developers, to provide the basis for systems design, and to document the requirements for and the design rationale of developed systems. Because of their role at the junction of usage, development, and technology, c- ceptual models can be very important to the successful development and deployment of IT applications. Therefore, the research and development of methods, techniques, tools and languages that can be used in the process of creating, maintaining, and using conceptual models is of great practical and theoretical importance. Such work is c- ducted in academia, research institutions, and industry. Conceptual modeling is now applied in virtually all areas of IT applications, and spans varied domains such as organizational information systems, systems that include specialized data for spatial, temporal, and multimedia applications, and biomedical applications.