Conceptual Modeling - ER 2001 : 20th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling, Yokohama, Japan, November 27-30, 2001: Proceedings

by International Conference on Conceptual Modeling 2001 (Yokohama, Japan); Jajodia, Sushil; Slvberg, Arne

• ISBN13: 9783540428664
• ISBN10: 3540428666
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-12-01
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc

Summary

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling, ER 2001, held in Tokohama, Japan, in November 2001.The 45 revised full papers presented together with three keynote presentations were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 197 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on spatial databases, spatio-temporal databases, XML, information modeling, database design, data integration, data warehouse, UML, conceptual models, systems design, method reengineering and video databases, workflows, web information systems, applications, and software engineering.

Table of Contents

Conceptual Modeling for Collaborative E-business Processes	p. 1
"i-mode", Now and Future	p. 17
The Role of Research in the New Economy	p. 19
Semantic B2B Integration: Is Modeling the Superior Approach over Programming?	p. 26
Modeling Topological Constraints in Spatial Part-Whole Relationships	p. 27
Source Description-Based Approach for the Modeling of Spatial Information Integration	p. 41
Topological Relationships of Complex Points and Complex Regions	p. 56
DISTIL: A Design Support Environment for Conceptual Modeling of Spatio-temporal Requirements	p. 70
Tripod: A Comprehensive Model for Spatial and Aspatial Historical Objects	p. 84
A Design of Topological Predicates for Complex Crisp and Fuzzy Regions	p. 103
A Semantic Approach to XML-based Data Integration	p. 117
A Rule-Based Conversion of a DTD to a Conceptual Schema	p. 133
Semantic Data Modeling Using XML Schemas	p. 149
Modelling Strategic Actor Relationships to Support Intellectual Property Management	p. 164
SiteLang: Conceptual Modeling of Internet Sites	p. 179
A Frame Work for Modeling Electronic Contracts	p. 193
CASE Tool Support for Temporal Database Design	p. 208
Domain-Specific Metadata a Key for Building Semantically-Rich Schema Models	p. 225
Coping with Inconsistent Constraint Specifications	p. 241
Integration of Biological Data and Quality-Driven Source Negotiation	p. 256
Accessing Data Integration Systems through Conceptual Schemas	p. 270
Resolving Conflicts and Handling Replication during Integration of Multiple Databases by Object Deputy Model	p. 285
Efficient Execution of Range-Aggregate Queries in Data Warehouse Environments	p. 299
A Pragmatic Approach to Conceptual Modeling of OLAP Security	p. 311
A Randomized Approach for the Incremental Design of an Evolving Data Warehouse	p. 325
Semantics of Stereotypes for Type Specification in UML: Theory and Practice	p. 339
Towards Ontologically Based Semantics for UML Constructs	p. 354
Developing Sequence Diagrams in UML	p. 368
Translation of a High-Level Temporal Model into Lower Level Models: Impact of Modelling at Different Description Levels	p. 383
Relationship Type Refinement in Conceptual Models with Multiple Classification	p. 397
A Metamodel for Part - Whole Relationships for Reasoning on Missing Parts and Reconstruction	p. 412
Developing XML Documents with Guaranteed "Good" Properties	p. 426
Dimension Hierarchies Design from UML Generalizations and Aggregations	p. 442
Minimize Mark-Up! Natural Writing Should Guide the Design of Textual Modeling Frontends	p. 456
An Approach for Method Reengineering	p. 471
Modeling and Structuring Multiple Perspective Video for Browsing	p. 485
Modeling Dynamic Objects in Video Databases: A Logic Based Approach	p. 499
Pockets of Flexibility in Workflow Specification	p. 513
Agent-Oriented Enterprise Modeling Based on Business Rules	p. 527
A Three-Layer Model for Workflow Semantic Recovery in an Object-Oriented Environment	p. 541
Recognizing Ontology-Applicable Multiple-Record Web Documents	p. 555
Querying Web Information Systems	p. 571
A Conceptual Modelling Framework for Standards-Driven Web-Based Distance Learning	p. 585
XML-schema Dynamic Mapped Multimedia Content Description Tool	p. 599
Constructing a Data Map of Korea Telecom	p. 602
Competency of Set Analysis in CRM Closed Loop Marketing	p. 604
XML-based E2E Test Report Management	p. 607
A Framework for Reusing Business Objects by Multilevel Object Patterns	p. 609
A Mediation System Based on Universal Relation Modeling	p. 611
Author Index	p. 613
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