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Conceptual Graphs (CG, www.conceptualgraphs.org) provide a powerful knowledge
representation and inference environment, whilst exhibiting the familiar objectoriented
and database features of contemporary enterprise and web applications. CG
capture nuances in natural language whilst being able to be implemented in computer
software. CG were devised by Sowa from philosophical, psychological, linguistic,
and artificial intelligence foundations in a principled way [8, 9]. Hence CG are
particularly attractive as they are built upon such a strong theoretical and wideranging
base.
There is an active CG community, evidenced by the annual International
Conferences on Conceptual Structures (ICCS, www.iccs.info), now in its 15th year
(ICCS 2007, www.iccs2007.info), not to mention the annual CG workshops
beforehand (www.conceptualstructures.org/confs.htm). There is also the CG
discussion list (cg@conceptualgraphs.org). Its participants happily support
newcomers to CG e.g. in answering queries; www.conceptualgraphs.org provides
information on how to join this list, as well as a comprehensive catalogue of software
CG tools.
Researchers and professionals in the relevant fields will find this book a must-read, as it defines the leading edge of current research into conceptual structures. It constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Conceptual Structures, held in Sheffield, UK in July 2007. With almost 50 papers contained in its 500 pages, it includes a special focus on the application of conceptual structures in business and technological settings and is organized into topical sections for ease of reference. |
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