The Evolution of Conceptual Modeling

Kaschek, Roland.

The Evolution of Conceptual Modeling From a Historical Perspective towards the Future of Conceptual Modeling / [electronic resource] : edited by Roland Kaschek, Lois Delcambre. - XII, 360p. online resource. - Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 6520 0302-9743 ; . - Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 6520 .

Conceptual modeling represents a recent approach to creating knowledge. It has emerged in response to the computer revolution, which started in the middle of the 20th century. Computers, in the meantime, have become a major knowledge media. Conceptual modeling provides an answer to the difficulties experienced throughout the development of computer applications and aims at creating effective, reasonably priced, and sharable knowledge about using computers in business. Moreover, it has become evident that conceptual modeling has the potential to exceed the boundaries of business and computer usage. This state-of-the-art survey originates from the International Seminar on the Evolution of Conceptual Modeling, held in Dagstuhl Castle, Germany, in April 2008. The major objective of this seminar was to look into conceptual modeling from a historical perspective with a view towards the future of conceptual modeling and to achieve a better understanding of conceptual modeling issues in several different domains of discourse, going beyond individual (modeling) projects. The book contains 14 chapters. These were carefully selected during two rounds of reviewing and improvement from 26 presentations at the seminar and are preceded by a detailed preface providing general insights into the field of conceptual modeling that are not necessarily discussed in any of the chapters but nevertheless aid in conceptualizing the inner structure and coherence of the field. The chapters are grouped into the following three thematic sections: the evolution of conceptual modeling techniques; the extension of conceptual modeling to a service-oriented, peer-to-peer, or Web context; and new directions for conceptual modeling.

9783642175053

10.1007/978-3-642-17505-3 doi


Computer science.
Software engineering.
Data mining.
Information systems.
Artificial intelligence.
Computer Science.
Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery.
Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet).
Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages.
Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics).
Models and Principles.
Software Engineering.

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