An investigation into applying ontologies to the UK railway industry

Wei, Jingfu (2022). An investigation into applying ontologies to the UK railway industry. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

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Abstract

The uptake of ontologies in the Semantic Web and Linked Data has proven their excellence in managing mass data. Referring to the movements of Linked Data, ontologies are applied to large complex systems to facilitate better data management. Some industries, e.g., oil and gas, have at-tempted to use ontologies to manage its internal data structure and man-agement. Researchers have dedicated to designing ontologies for the rail system, and they have discussed the potential benefits thereof. However, despite successful establishment in some industries and effort made from some research, plus the interest from major UK rail operation participants, there has not been evidence showing that rail ontologies are applied to the UK rail system.

This thesis will analyse factors that hinder the application of rail ontolo-gies to the UK rail system. Based on concluded factors, the rest of the the-sis will present corresponding solutions. The demonstrations show how ontologies can fit in a particular task with improvements, aiming to pro-vide inspiration and insights for the future research into the application of ontology-based system in the UK rail system.

Type of Work:

Thesis (Doctorates > Ph.D.)

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Doctorates > Ph.D.

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