SLE 2012 SI paper:
Using a trope-based foundational ontology for bridging different areas of concern in ontology-driven conceptual modeling

Giancarlo Guizzardi, Veruska Zamborlini

DOI: 10.1016/j.scico.2014.02.022
Extended version of A Common Foundational Theory for Bridging Two Levels in Ontology-Driven Conceptual Modeling (SLE 2012)
T3E: Ontologies
- The contribution is a foundational ontology (objects, tropes) used to ground conceptual modelling and interoperability.
T1D: Composition
- The paper explicitly aims to bridge distinct “areas of concern” and phases (conceptual modelling vs implementation concerns) through coordinated artefacts.
T4B: Horizontal Transformation
- It provides mapping directives to connect OntoUML models with OWL/Semantic Web representations, i.e., horizontal mapping/conversion between formalisms.
T4A: Workbenches
- It discusses computational/tool support for model building, transformation, and manipulation based on the proposed ontological foundations.

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