VQL – THE QUERY LANGUAGE FOR SEMANTICALLY INFORMATION RETRIEVAL IN THE SemanticLIFE DIGITAL MEMORY FRAMEWORK

Authors

  • HANH HUU HOANG Institute of Software Technology and Interactive Systems Vienna University of Technology Favoritenstrasse 9-11/188, A-1040 Vienna, Austria and Department of Information Technology College of Sciences - Hue University 77 Nguyen Hue Street, Hue City, Vietnam
  • A MIN TJOA Institute of Software Technology and Interactive Systems Vienna University of Technology Favoritenstrasse 9-11/188, A-1040 Vienna, Austria

Keywords:

Semantic Web, Semantic query language, Ontological information retrieval

Abstract

This paper presents an approach of supporting users in formulating queries in the Semantic Web applications. We create an innovative mediator environment containing a lighter query language to help the users in the challenging task of making unambiguous requests. The query language is designed firstly for the SemanticLIFE’s Virtual Query System [1] and could be used for other Semantic Web applications. The proposed query language, namely Virtual Query Language (VQL), is an effort of reducing complexity in the query formulation, especially from the user-side. Furthermore, it simplifies the communication between components of the SemanticLIFE system with the VQS, and increases the portability of the system.

 

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Published

2007-11-29

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HOANG, H. H. ., & TJOA, A. M. . (2007). VQL – THE QUERY LANGUAGE FOR SEMANTICALLY INFORMATION RETRIEVAL IN THE SemanticLIFE DIGITAL MEMORY FRAMEWORK. Journal of Web Engineering, 6(4), 337–359. Retrieved from https://journals.riverpublishers.com/index.php/JWE/article/view/4109

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