COMP7706 Advanced Conceptual Modelling and Knowledge Engineering

Topic not offered in 2021

2021

4.5

1 x 110-minute lecture weekly
1 x 1-hour tutorial weekly
1 x 3-hour computer lab weekly

COMP4706 has been successfully completed

Computing skills such as can be obtained in introductory computing and database topics. Programming knowledge and skills such as can be obtained in second year level programming topics.

Advanced Conceptual Modelling extends the traditional database modelling practices to advanced database paradigms to those that will be common in the future while the knowledge engineering material focuses on new areas of study in the knowledge management and knowledge engineering areas.

Temporal, Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Databases (Concepts, Transaction v. Valid time, Historical v. Rollback v. Temporal databases, Geographic databases, spatio-temporal database query languages, implementation issues); Schema Evolution (relationship between schema evolution and temporal databases, information capacity, issues, changing data - strict v. lazy v. no conversion, partial v. full evolution); Active Data Models (concept, triggers, rules, functions); Object-oriented Data Models (concepts, polymorphism, encapsulation, methods and state, hierarchies and inheritance, object-relational v. pure object-oriented databases query languages); Deductive databases (origins and concepts, knowledge representation, inference rules, recursion); Semi-structured Models and Web-based databases (concept, XML family of standards, schema models); Managing Ontologies.

On successful completion of this topic, a student is expected to be able to:

Appraise the advantages and limitations of various advanced data modelling and knowledge management paradigms
Identify the potential and limitations of various research efforts in conceptual modelling and knowledge engineering
Identify and apply techniques applicable to advanced database and knowledge engineering models
Explain the basis for the development of expert database systems
Plan, carry out, and report on a research-oriented project in the area

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:

Evaluate the advantages and limitations of different data modelling techniques

Interpret and critically analyse research papers on conceptual modelling and knowledge engineering

Prepare and present reports on aspects of conceptual modelling and knowledge engineering

Construct an expert database system

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