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.
Section I The Evolution of Conceptual Modeling Techniques
Real-World Semantics of Conceptual Models Rod Wieringa 1
Templates in Domain Modeling - A Survey Christian Kop Heinrich C. Mayr 21
Integrity Constraints in (Conceptual) Database Models Bernhard Thalheim 42
Modeling Techniques for Multi-level Abstraction Bernd Neumayr Michael Schrefl Bernhard Thalheim 68
Random Thoughts on Multi-level Conceptual Modelling Brian Henderson-Sellers 93
On the Evolution of Quality Conceptualization Techniques Vladimir A. Shekhovtsov 117
Section II Extensions of Conceptual Modeling
A Web of Knowledge: A Conceptual-Modeling Perspective David W. Embley Stephen W. Liddle Cui Tao 137
Service-Based Semantic Collaboration in Networked Systems: A Conceptual Perspective Devis Bianchini Valeria De Antonellis Michele Melchiori 161
Conceptual Modeling Approaches for Dynamic Web Service Composition Georg Grossmann Rajesh Thiagarajan Michael Schrefl Markus Stumptner 180
The Dynamics of Process Modeling: New Directions for the Use of Events and Rules in Service-Oriented Computing Susan D. Urban Le Gao Rajiv Shrestha Andrew Courter 205
Exception Handling in Web Service Processes Dietmar Jannach Alexander Gut 225
Leveraging Model-Based Tool Integration by Conceptual Modeling Techniques Gerti Kappel Manuel Wimmer Werner Retschitzegger Wieland Schwinger 254
Section III New Directions for Conceptual Modeling
Data Model for Scientific Models and Hypotheses Fabio Porto Stefano Spaccapietra 285
Model-Based Engineering Applied to the Interpretation of the Human Genome Oscar Pastor Ana M. Levin Matilde Celma Juan Carlos Casamayor Aremy Virrueta Luis E. Eraso 306
Author Index 331
Overview
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, ...