Semantically intelligent semi-automated ontology integration

The problem of heterogeneity between ontologies may occur in the use of multiple ontologies of the same domain. The integration of ontologies provides a solution to the heterogeneity problem. In this study, we investigate the ontology integration problem and propose a layer based framework as a solution to the problem. The framework compares the concepts of reference ontologies based on their semantics along with their syntax in the concept matching process of ontology integration. The semantic relationship of a concept with other concepts between ontologies and the provision of user confirmation (only for the problematic cases) are also taken into account in this process. We cast the problem to find the effectiveness of proposed frameworks by providing a comparison of the proposed concept matching technique with the existing techniques. The result demonstrates the efficacy and success of the proposed framework.