VQS – An Ontology-Based Query System for the SemanticLIFE Digital Memory Project [chapter]

Hanh Huu Hoang, Amin Andjomshoaa, A. Min Tjoa
2006 Lecture Notes in Computer Science  
Ever increasing capacities of contemporary storage devices inspire the vision to accumulate (personal) information without the need of deleting old data over a long time-span. Hence the target of the SemanticLIFE project is to create a Personal Information Management system for a human lifetime data. One of the most important characteristics of the system is its dedication to retrieve information in a very efficient way. By adopting user demands regarding the reduction of ambiguities, our
more » ... ch aims at a user-oriented and yet powerful enough system with a satisfactory query performance. In this paper, we introduce the query system of SemanticLIFE, the Virtual Query System, which uses emerging Semantic Web technologies to fulfill users' requirements.
doi:10.1007/11915072_86 fatcat:gwq5fqy2ojh77lgaovnvocyrmy