Towards an Ontology of Type-Level Phenomena for System Modeling

Rodrigo Fernandes Calhau; João Paulo A. Almeida; Giancarlo Guizzardi; Raquel Hoffmann; Luís Ferreira Pires; James Logan; João Rebelo Moreira

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-92474-3_8

Towards an Ontology of Type-Level Phenomena for System Modeling

Rodrigo Fernandes Calhau^*
, João Paulo A. Almeida
, Giancarlo Guizzardi
, Raquel Hoffmann
, Luís Ferreira Pires
, James Logan
, João Rebelo Moreira

^*Corresponding author for this work

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In this paper, we propose a well-founded domain-independent system ontology based on the Unified Foundational Ontology (UFO) and the associated Multi-Level Theory (MLT). In our ontology, (composite) system types are designed by defining component types, connection types, and other type-level phenomena. We discuss how the proposed ontology can be used to guide the modeling of systems in specific domains. We position our work with respect to a number of ontologies in the literature that address system-related notions, as well as with respect to system modeling approaches.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Research Challenges in Information Science - 19th International Conference, RCIS 2025, Proceedings
Editors	Jānis Grabis, Tanja E. J. Vos, Maria José Escalona, Oscar Pastor
Publisher	Springer
Pages	121-139
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Print)	9783031924736
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-92474-3_8
Publication status	Published - 16 May 2025
Event	19th International Conference on Research Challenges in Information Science, RCIS 2025 - Seville, Spain Duration: 20 May 2025 → 23 May 2025 Conference number: 19

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Name	Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing
Volume	547 LNBIP
ISSN (Print)	1865-1348
ISSN (Electronic)	1865-1356

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Conference	19th International Conference on Research Challenges in Information Science, RCIS 2025
Abbreviated title	RCIS 2025
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Seville
Period	20/05/25 → 23/05/25

Keywords

2025 OA procedure
ontologies
system modeling
systems
conceptual modeling

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Calhau, R. F., Almeida, J. P. A., Guizzardi, G., Hoffmann, R., Pires, L. F., Logan, J., & Moreira, J. R. (2025). Towards an Ontology of Type-Level Phenomena for System Modeling. In J. Grabis, T. E. J. Vos, M. J. Escalona, & O. Pastor (Eds.), Research Challenges in Information Science - 19th International Conference, RCIS 2025, Proceedings (pp. 121-139). (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing; Vol. 547 LNBIP). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-92474-3_8

Calhau, Rodrigo Fernandes ; Almeida, João Paulo A. ; Guizzardi, Giancarlo et al. / Towards an Ontology of Type-Level Phenomena for System Modeling. Research Challenges in Information Science - 19th International Conference, RCIS 2025, Proceedings. editor / Jānis Grabis ; Tanja E. J. Vos ; Maria José Escalona ; Oscar Pastor. Springer, 2025. pp. 121-139 (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing).

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Towards an Ontology of Type-Level Phenomena for System Modeling. / Calhau, Rodrigo Fernandes; Almeida, João Paulo A.; Guizzardi, Giancarlo et al.
Research Challenges in Information Science - 19th International Conference, RCIS 2025, Proceedings. ed. / Jānis Grabis; Tanja E. J. Vos; Maria José Escalona; Oscar Pastor. Springer, 2025. p. 121-139 (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing; Vol. 547 LNBIP).

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