The Enterprise Semantic
Reference Framework
Simon Polovina
Conceptual Structures Research Group
Communication and Computing Research Centre
Cultural Communication and Computing Research Institute (C3RI)
Sheffield Hallam University, UK
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Some explanations…
• Semantics
• Ontology
• Vocabulary
• Enterprise
• Architecture
• Models
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Enterprise
• “Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise.
Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life
and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.” (Star
Trek, quotes)
• Origin: late Middle English: from Old French, 'something undertaken',
feminine past participle (used as a noun) of entreprendre, based on
Latin prendere, prehendere 'to take‘ (OED)
• An undertaking, especially one of some scope, complication, and risk
(thefreedictionary.com)
• A business organization (thefreedictionary.com)
• You and me
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Architecture
• The art or practice of designing and constructing
buildings (OED)
• The complex or carefully designed structure of
something (OED)
• The conceptual structure and logical organization of a
computer or computer-based system (OED)
• Winchester Mystery House
• “From the blank piece of paper to the last nail in the wall”
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Models
• Dictionary.com… 
• “All Models are Wrong, But Some are Useful”
(Box, 1987)
• “Everything should be made as simple as
possible, but not simpler than that” (attr. Einstein)
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Sowa, 2002
The Semiotic Ladder Challenge
(Organisational Semiotics, after Stamper 1997)
SemanticArchitecture&Modelling
TheComputerWorld
The
Real
World?
more like a
semiotic
snake to me

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Lanir (2012)
Peirce's Triadic
Objects Create Signs
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Essential
Essential Import
Utility
Essential
Modeller in
Protégé
Essential
Viewer
Semantic Mapping
How spreadsheet maps to EMM
Knowledge Base
Classes and Instances of EMM
Views
Dynamically rendered
from knowledge base
snapshot
UpdateUpload Publish
EMM = Essential Meta
Model
Render
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Enterprise
• “Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise.
Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life
and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.” (Star
Trek, quotes)
• Origin: late Middle English: from Old French, 'something undertaken',
feminine past participle (used as a noun) of entreprendre, based on
Latin prendere, prehendere 'to take‘ (OED)
• An undertaking, especially one of some scope, complication, and risk
(thefreedictionary.com)
• A business organization (thefreedictionary.com)
• You and me
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some triples...
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Laurier & Poels (2012)
Polovina (2007)
w3c.org
Performance Meta Model, leadingpractice.com
some contexts...
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Polovina (2007)
w3c.org
leadingpractice.com
Laurier & Poels (2012)
Global University
Alliance: Object
Vocabulary types
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References
Box, G. (1987, p.424) In: Box, G. & Draper, N.R.
(1987) . Empirical Model-Building and Response
Surfaces, Wiley Series in Probability and
Statistics
Lanir, L. (2012). Charles Sanders Peirce’s
Semiotics – The Triadic Model,
http://www.decodedscience.com/charles-
sanders-peirces-semiotics-the-triadic-
model/22974, December 27, 2012
Laurier, W., & Poels, G. (2012). Ontology-Based
Structuring of Conceptual Data Modeling
Patterns. Journal of Database Management
(JDM), 23(3), 50-64.
Polovina, S. (2007) An Introduction to
Conceptual Graphs, Conceptual Structures:
Knowledge Architectures for Smart Applications,
July 2007, Sheffield, UK, 1-15.
Sowa, J. (2002). Representing Knowledge Soup
in Language and Logic,
http://www.jfsowa.com/talks/souprepr.htm
Stamper, R. (1997). Organisational
semiotics. Information systems: An emerging
discipline, McGraw Hill, London, 267-283.
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The Enterprise Semantic Reference Framework by Simon Polovina

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    The Enterprise Semantic ReferenceFramework Simon Polovina Conceptual Structures Research Group Communication and Computing Research Centre Cultural Communication and Computing Research Institute (C3RI) Sheffield Hallam University, UK LEAD The Way Conference 2014 College of Charleston, SC USA 1March 5-6th
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    Some explanations… • Semantics •Ontology • Vocabulary • Enterprise • Architecture • Models March 5-6th LEAD The Way Conference 2014 College of Charleston, SC USA 2
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    Enterprise • “Space: thefinal frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.” (Star Trek, quotes) • Origin: late Middle English: from Old French, 'something undertaken', feminine past participle (used as a noun) of entreprendre, based on Latin prendere, prehendere 'to take‘ (OED) • An undertaking, especially one of some scope, complication, and risk (thefreedictionary.com) • A business organization (thefreedictionary.com) • You and me March 5-6th LEAD The Way Conference 2014 College of Charleston, SC USA 3
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    Architecture • The artor practice of designing and constructing buildings (OED) • The complex or carefully designed structure of something (OED) • The conceptual structure and logical organization of a computer or computer-based system (OED) • Winchester Mystery House • “From the blank piece of paper to the last nail in the wall” March 5-6th LEAD The Way Conference 2014 College of Charleston, SC USA 4
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    Models • Dictionary.com…  •“All Models are Wrong, But Some are Useful” (Box, 1987) • “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler than that” (attr. Einstein) March 5-6th LEAD The Way Conference 2014 College of Charleston, SC USA 5 Sowa, 2002
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    The Semiotic LadderChallenge (Organisational Semiotics, after Stamper 1997) SemanticArchitecture&Modelling TheComputerWorld The Real World? more like a semiotic snake to me  LEAD The Way Conference 2014 College of Charleston, SC USA 6March 5-6th
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    Lanir (2012) Peirce's Triadic ObjectsCreate Signs LEAD The Way Conference 2014 College of Charleston, SC USA 9March 5-6th
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    Essential Essential Import Utility Essential Modeller in Protégé Essential Viewer SemanticMapping How spreadsheet maps to EMM Knowledge Base Classes and Instances of EMM Views Dynamically rendered from knowledge base snapshot UpdateUpload Publish EMM = Essential Meta Model Render LEAD The Way Conference 2014 College of Charleston, SC USA 10March 5-6th
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    Enterprise • “Space: thefinal frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.” (Star Trek, quotes) • Origin: late Middle English: from Old French, 'something undertaken', feminine past participle (used as a noun) of entreprendre, based on Latin prendere, prehendere 'to take‘ (OED) • An undertaking, especially one of some scope, complication, and risk (thefreedictionary.com) • A business organization (thefreedictionary.com) • You and me March 5-6th LEAD The Way Conference 2014 College of Charleston, SC USA 3
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    some triples... March 5-6th LEADThe Way Conference 2014 College of Charleston, SC USA 13 Laurier & Poels (2012) Polovina (2007) w3c.org Performance Meta Model, leadingpractice.com
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    some contexts... March 5-6th LEADThe Way Conference 2014 College of Charleston, SC USA 14 Polovina (2007) w3c.org leadingpractice.com Laurier & Poels (2012)
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    Global University Alliance: Object Vocabularytypes March 5-6th LEAD The Way Conference 2014 College of Charleston, SC USA 15
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    References Box, G. (1987,p.424) In: Box, G. & Draper, N.R. (1987) . Empirical Model-Building and Response Surfaces, Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics Lanir, L. (2012). Charles Sanders Peirce’s Semiotics – The Triadic Model, http://www.decodedscience.com/charles- sanders-peirces-semiotics-the-triadic- model/22974, December 27, 2012 Laurier, W., & Poels, G. (2012). Ontology-Based Structuring of Conceptual Data Modeling Patterns. Journal of Database Management (JDM), 23(3), 50-64. Polovina, S. (2007) An Introduction to Conceptual Graphs, Conceptual Structures: Knowledge Architectures for Smart Applications, July 2007, Sheffield, UK, 1-15. Sowa, J. (2002). Representing Knowledge Soup in Language and Logic, http://www.jfsowa.com/talks/souprepr.htm Stamper, R. (1997). Organisational semiotics. Information systems: An emerging discipline, McGraw Hill, London, 267-283. LEAD The Way Conference 2014 College of Charleston, SC USA 16March 5-6th
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    QuestionsQuestions March 5-6th LEAD TheWay Conference 2014 College of Charleston, SC USA 17