Ontological Stratification in an Ecology of Infohabitants
Knowledge and Skill Chains in Engineering and Manufacturing, (2005)Abstract
This paper reports progress from the EEII research project where ontological stratification is applied in the study of openness.
We explain a stratification approach to reduce the overall complexity of conceptual models, and to enhance their modularity.A distinction is made between ontological and epistemological stratification. The application of the stratification approachto agent system design is explained and illustrated. A preliminary characterization of the relevant strata is given. The widerrelevance of this result for information infrastructure design is addressed: ontological stratification will be key to themodel management and semantic interoperability in a ubiquitous and model driven information infrastructure.