Vahid Mojtahed

Practical Issues in Ontology Modeling: The Case of Defence Conceptual Modeling Framework-Ontology

One of the main objectives of defence modeling and simulation is the support to effective training programs through simulations of mission operations. At the base of simulations there are the re-usable Mission Space Models (MSMs). MSMs are conceptual models that describe the real world abstractions capturing not only the semantics of a static scenario but also the dynamics, behavioural patterns and the pragmatics of each defence action involved. The Swedish Defense Research Agency (FOI2) conducts research in the field of methods and technologies for modeling and simulation. Furthermore, it participates in activities concerning the development of compound and complex computer models. One of its current projects, the Defence Conceptual Modeling Framework (DCMF) project [1] started in 2001, is based on the initial US proposal of Conceptual Models of the Mission Space (CMMS) [2]. Since then, FOI has been involved in knowledge extraction, models representation and design, development of reusable knowledge components including a reusable ontology called the Defence Conceptual Modeling