IRAO - Informatics Research Artifacts Ontology

• Ontology for informatics research artifacts
• Publication: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-80418-3_23
• IRI: http://ontology.ethereal.cz/irao

Documentation

• https://w3id.org/def/InformaticsResearchArtifactsOntology
• ORSD¹
  • https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S3lEMjWqrp2Ypwzi97yViKw0TunlN3pRTAD0er1PvR8
• Resource track data
  • https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iqOxAAU91GaGGoKG4gk2jaBj5oCB3eTdym3E6BLHRmM

Diagrams

• http://ontology.ethereal.cz/irao-main.svg
• http://ontology.ethereal.cz/irao-relationship.svg

Usage

# get several information related to a research artifact
# CQ1, CQ2, CQ3, CQ6, CQ9, CQ11,
PREFIX irao: <http://ontology.ethereal.cz/irao/>
PREFIX rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#>

SELECT * WHERE {
    ?artifact a irao:ResearchArtifact .
    ?artifact rdfs:label ?artifactName .
    ?artifact rdfs:comment ?artifactDescription .
    ?artifact irao:hasAuthor ?author .
    ?author irao:hasAffiliation ?affiliation .
    ?artifact irao:isPublishedAt ?repository .
    ?artifact irao:hasPublication ?publication .
    OPTIONAL {
        ?artifact irao:hasMaintainer ?maintainer .
        ?maintainer irao:hasAffiliation ?affiliation .
    }
    ?artifact irao:hasField ?researchField .
    ?artifact irao:hasTopic ?researchTopic .
    ?artifact irao:hasResearchArea ?researchArea .
}

# get the type of an informatics research artifact
# CQ10
PREFIX irao: <http://ontology.ethereal.cz/irao/>
PREFIX rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#>

SELECT * WHERE {
    ?artifactType rdfs:subClassOf* irao:InformaticsResearchArtifact .
    ?artifact a ?artifactType .
}

# get the maturity stage of an informatics research artifact
# CQ5
PREFIX irao: <http://ontology.ethereal.cz/irao/>

SELECT * WHERE {
    ?artifact a irao:InformaticsResearchArtifact .
    ?artifact irao:hasDevelopmentStatus ?developmentStatus .
}

# get information about the publishing of an informatics research artifact and the its accessibility
# CQ6, CQ7, CQ12, CQ14
PREFIX irao: <http://ontology.ethereal.cz/irao/>

SELECT * WHERE {
    ?artifact a irao:InformaticsResearchArtifact .
    ?artifact irao:isPublishedAt ?publishedAt .
    ?artifact irao:hasLicense ?license .
    ?artifact irao:hasAccessibility ?accessibility .
}

# get information about the technologies used in an informatics research artifact
# CQ4
PREFIX irao: <http://ontology.ethereal.cz/irao/>

SELECT * WHERE {
    ?artifact a irao:InformaticsResearchArtifact .
    ?artifact irao:hasOpenStandard ?openStandard .
    ?artifact irao:hasUsedFramework ?usedFramework .
}

# get information about the usage of research artifacts by other artifacts in other projects
# CQ8, CQ15
PREFIX irao: <http://ontology.ethereal.cz/irao/>

SELECT * WHERE {
    ?artifact1 a irao:InformaticsResearchArtifact .
    ?artifact2 a irao:InformaticsResearchArtifact .
    ?artifact1 irao:isUsedBy ?artifact2 .
    ?researchProject1 irao:hasResearchOutput ?artifact1 .
    ?researchProject2 irao:hasResearchOutput ?artifact2 .
    ?researchproject1 irao:isFollowedBy ?researchProject2 .
}

# get information about the design of an informatics research artifact
# CQ13
PREFIX irao: <http://ontology.ethereal.cz/irao/>

SELECT * WHERE {
    ?artifact a irao:InformaticsResearchArtifact .
    ?artifact irao:hasDesign ?design .
    ?design irao:hasDesignQuality ?designQuality .
}

# get information about the relationship between informatics research artifacts
# CQ16
PREFIX irao: <http://ontology.ethereal.cz/irao/>

SELECT * WHERE {
    ?artifact1 a irao:InformaticsResearchArtifact .
    ?artifact2 a irao:InformaticsResearchArtifact .
    OPTIONAL {
        ?artifact1 ?relationship ?artifact2 .
    }
    OPTIONAL {
        ?artifact2 ?relationship ?artifact1 .
    }
}

Sample dataset

• https://github.com/nvbach91/informatics-research-artifacts-ontology/tree/master/examples

Competency quesions

• CQ01. What is the artifact's name?
• CQ02. Who is the artifact's creator?
• CQ03. What is the artifact's purpose?
• CQ04. What technology is used to create the artifact?
• CQ05. What maturity stage is the artifact in?
• CQ06. Where is the artifact published?
• CQ07. How is the artifact's licensed?
• CQ08. What is the impact of the artifact?
• CQ09. What field is the artifact targeting?
• CQ10. What type of artifact is it?
• CQ11. Where was this artifact created?
• CQ12. How is the artifact made available?
• CQ13. What is the artifact's design qualities?
• CQ14. How is the artifact made findable?
• CQ15. What other artifacts does this artifact make use of?
• CQ16. What is the relationship between specific artifacts?

Research output definitions

• https://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/fms/Research_Management_Services/PBRF/PBRF%20Information%20-%20What%20Are%20Research%20Outputs.pdf
• https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/about/the-university/how-university-works/policy-and-administration/research/output-system-and-reports/research-outputs--definition-and-categories.html
• https://www.imperial.ac.uk/materials/postgraduate/phdlist/phd/doing-research/research-outputs-definitions/
• https://libguides.colorado.edu/products
• https://www.ucd.ie/research/t4media/Classification-of-Research-Outputs_0.1.pdf
• https://policy.usq.edu.au/documents/152329PL
• https://www.csg.org/programs/knowledgeeconomy/1_2_research_output.aspx
• https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/sociology/research/projects/making-science-public/research-output.aspx

References

1. Suárez-Figueroa, M.C., Gómez-Pérez, A.: Ontology Requirements Specification. In: Suárez-Figueroa, M.C., Gómez-Pérez, A., Motta, E., Gangemi, A. (eds.) Ontology Engineering in a Networked World, pp. 93–106. Springer (2012).https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24794-1_5