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Ontology Reuse: the Real Test of Ontological Design
Reusing ontologies in practice is still very challenging, especially when
multiple ontologies are (jointly) involved. Moreover, despite recent advances,
the realization of systematic ontology quality assurance remains a difficult
problem. In this work, the quality of thirty biomedical ontologies, and the
Computer Science Ontology are investigated, from the perspective of a practical
use case. Special scrutiny is given to cross-ontology references, which are
vital for combining ontologies. Diverse methods to detect potential issues are
proposed, including natural language processing and network analysis. Moreover,
several suggestions for improving ontologies and their quality assurance
processes are presented. It is argued that while the advancing automatic tools
for ontology quality assurance are crucial for ontology improvement, they will
not solve the problem entirely. It is ontology reuse that is the ultimate
method for continuously verifying and improving ontology quality, as well as
for guiding its future development. Specifically, multiple issues can be found
and fixed primarily through practical and diverse ontology reuse scenarios.Comment: Accepted into SOMET 2022 conferenc
Are robots our future coaches?
International audienceThe robots are coming in our daily lives: companion robots, service robots, sociable robots, assistant robots, and so on. It is difficult to imagine their real roles in the future because humans' expectations seem unclear, probably because robots are new and little known. It is thus important to put human beings in relation with robots to understand what they want. This paper describes an experimentation which explored the added value of a robot in a memory game with 67 persons comparing three conditions: computer game, robot game, or computer and robot game. Results showed that robot increased their performance perception and seemed to give them assurance. Results showed that the robot could be a natural coach for people
Continuos Online Auditing Dan Continuous Assurance : Evolusi Jasa Audit Masa Mendatang
The advent of computer has affected numerous aspects of accounting and auditing. Computerassisted auditing has became commonplace, leading to a significant increase in efficiency of
auditing (Kogan dkk., 1999). This improvements enabled management and reporting (internal and external) of finer information sets at progressively narrower time frames. This article describes continuous online auditing and continuous assurance as emerging future audit services evolution.
They have three important aspects in implications to broaden our knowledge that online real-time information will become stakeholders' need which auditors must be responsible as well
On Planning and Managing the Preservation of Historical Buildings
The process of preserving and reconstructing historical buildings poses several specific questions and raises problems which must be solved in the planning and management stage of the building process - from questions of architectural and art-historical significance, via the future purpose of use of the building, links to the surrounding buildings, environmental questions, questions of cost, time analysis, and quality assurance problems. Many of these problems can be solved with the help of a computer model of the course of the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the building created by a construction technology network diagram. The CONTEC integrated project planning, management and quality control system based on these diagrams has been used for bidding, planning and managing the reconstruction process of several significant historical buildings in Prague and other cities
Paper Session II-D - Internet Based Training to Support a Changing Workforce
Changes are now underway at the Kennedy Space Center to re-engineer a smaller but more technically advanced and more productive workforce. A key component of this change is the training to give the workforce the skills needed to implement future space flight programs both effectively and efficiently. The Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate at KSC has developed training classes which are delivered over the Internet for its employees, and are available to all agency employees. The courses developed to date include An Overview of Non-Destructive Evaluation, Introduction to Statistical Process Control, Statistical Process Control, and Radiography. These courses are interactive and can be completed at the optimum pace for the students at any time or location with computer access to the Internet
Quality assurance and learning technologies:intersecting agendas in UK higher education
This paper looks at developments in the use of learning technologies in UK higher education, particularly in recent years. It examines the agenda items for learning and teaching associated with the use of new technologies that have emerged in the context of the current agenda for quality assessment and assurance. The paper considers the ways in which the two agendas work in a complementary manner, and the ways in which they create tensions. Finally, it considers the likely path of future developments and considers a way forward in which existing tensions may be reconciled
Multinational perspectives on information technology from academia and industry
As the term \u27information technology\u27 has many meanings for various stakeholders and continues to evolve, this work presents a comprehensive approach for developing curriculum guidelines for rigorous, high quality, bachelor\u27s degree programs in information technology (IT) to prepare successful graduates for a future global technological society. The aim is to address three research questions in the context of IT concerning (1) the educational frameworks relevant for academics and students of IT, (2) the pathways into IT programs, and (3) graduates\u27 preparation for meeting future technologies. The analysis of current trends comes from survey data of IT faculty members and professional IT industry leaders. With these analyses, the IT Model Curricula of CC2005, IT2008, IT2017, extensive literature review, and the multinational insights of the authors into the status of IT, this paper presents a comprehensive overview and discussion of future directions of global IT education toward 2025
Formalism and judgement in assurance cases
This position paper deals with the tension between the desire for sound and auditable assurance cases and the current ubiquitous reliance on expert judgement. I believe that the use of expert judgement, though inevitable, needs to be much more cautious and disciplined than it usually is. The idea of assurance “cases ” owes its appeal to an awareness that all too often critical decisions are made in ways that are difficult to justify or even to explain, leaving the doubt (for the decision makers as well as other interested parties) that the decision may be unsound. By building a well-structured “case ” we would wish to allow proper scrutiny of the evidence and assumptions used, and of the arguments that link them to support a decision. A
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