The Ontology and Architecture for an Academic Social Network
In this paper, we present UniGrad, an ontology that extends FOAF with graduate education and research concepts. Nowadays, having a lot of information exist throughout the Web, e.g. for academicians and researchers, finding a specialist in an area as a query is somehow cumbersome. Using Semantic Web technology including ontologies like FOAF and SIOC, it is possible to define a structure for information to take the advantage of desired queries. In this paper, we also present the design of a social network based on UniGrad and show how this ontology can be used to integrate different data sources.
Keywords: FOAF, SIOC, Graduate Education, Ontology
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Moharram Challenger
Islamic Azad University-Shabestar Branch, Shabestar, Iran
Moharram Challenger
Islamic Azad University-Shabestar Branch, Shabestar, Iran
