OntoExpLine: Towards an Ontology for Algebraic Experiment Lines

• Luiz Gustavo Dias UFF
• Bruno Lopes UFF http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1204-0176
• Daniel de Oliveira UFF http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2342-0748

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/bresci.2020.11179

Abstract

Scientific workflows are used as an abstraction to implement complex simulations of Computational Science and Engineering (CSE). However, managing CSE experiments is not a simple task because the same experiment can involve the execution and correlated analysis of several workflows. The algebraic experiment lines (LinExps) involve techniques to model CSE experiments at different levels of abstraction and, despite representing a step forward, they still lack support about domain data and automatic checking that assist workflow derivation process. This paper proposes the OntoExpLine, a LinExps ontology that aims at providing semantics and flexibility to the scientific experimentation process.

Keywords: e-science, scientific workflows, ontologies, provenance, experiment lines

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