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Puns in the Web Ontology Language (OWL): Why We Need Them and How to Use Them
The reasons that puns are needed in the Web Ontology Language (OWL) and some discussion of how to use them

Michael DeBellis
Nov 21, 20238 min read


One Good Hack Deserves Another
SPARQL query to delete asserted property values on datatype super properties

Michael DeBellis
Nov 9, 20232 min read


The DaanMatch System: A Knowledge Graph linking NGOs with UN Sustainable Development Goals
The DaanMatch project and how knowledge graphs and NLP were used to facilitate linking NGOs with the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Michael DeBellis
Oct 25, 20233 min read


Using OWL Models to Bring Rigor to the "Soft" Sciences
Examples of using the Web Ontology Language to rigorously define theories in the social sciences

Michael DeBellis
Oct 24, 20234 min read


Creating a Custom Rules View Tab
Note: There was a problem with the link to the PDF for the tutorial below. It worked for me because I owned the file but for others since...

Michael DeBellis
Aug 28, 20232 min read


YouTube Videos for Protégé Tutorial
Link to a YouTube playlist that takes you through some basic steps in Protégé

Michael DeBellis
Jun 26, 20231 min read
New Version of Protégé!
New version of Protégé rocks!

Michael DeBellis
Feb 28, 20232 min read


Synonyms, IRIs, and Labels in OWL and SKOS
Basic concepts related to synonyms in the Web Ontology Language (OWL), Simple Knowledge Organization System (SKOS), and Protégé.

Michael DeBellis
Jan 10, 20236 min read


IRI Mappings in Protégé and Web Protégé
When you load an ontology from Desktop Protégé to Web Protégé defaults related to IRIs aren't what you would expect. Tells how to set them.

Michael DeBellis
Dec 22, 20224 min read


UN Sustainable Development Goals Ontology
Case study of how Cellfie and SPARQL can automate developing an ontology to model the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Michael DeBellis
Nov 17, 20223 min read


Semantic Web vs. Property Graphs
Discusses the pros and cons of property graphs (Neo4J and Cypher) contrasted with the Semantic Web stack: RDF, OWL, SPARQL, SHACL, SWRL

Michael DeBellis
May 30, 20223 min read


Testing and Debugging Ontologies
Best practices for creating and using individuals as test data for OWL ontologies

Michael DeBellis
Jan 25, 20222 min read
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