In recent years, XML has been established as a major means for information management,
and has been broadly utilized for complex data representation (eg multimedia objects). …

We present a tool, called DB2OWL, to automatically generate ontologies from database
schemas. The mapping process starts by detecting particular cases for conceptual elements in …

Buildings are complex structures composed of heterogeneous elements; these require
building management systems (BMSs) to dynamically adapt them to occupants’ needs and …

In the past decade, there has been an increasing need for semantic-aware data search and
indexing in textual (structured and NoSQL) databases, as full-text search systems became …

Cooperation of information systems is essential for providing decision support for urban
management applications. This involves sharing data across collections of the heterogeneous …

Merging XML documents can be of key importance in several applications. For instance,
merging the RSS news from same or different sources and providers can be beneficial for end-…

The automatic processing and management of XML-based data are ever more popular research
issues due to the increasing abundant use of XML, especially on the Web. Nonetheless…

The entity-relationship (ER) approach still lacks sound and complete theoretical foundations
for modern, more sophisticated, ER models. We already proposed an algebra as a basis for …

The diversity of spatial information systems promotes the need to integrate heterogeneous
spatial or geographic information systems (GIS) in a cooperative environment. The paper …

Merging related RSS news (coming from one or different sources) is beneficial for end-users
with different backgrounds (journalists, economists, etc.), particularly those accessing …