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Named Graphs as a Mechanism for Reasoning About Provenance

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Named Graphs is a simple, compatible extension to the RDF abstract syntax that enables statements to be made about RDF graphs. This approach is in contrast to earlier attempts such as RDF reification, or knowledge-base specific extensions including quads and contexts. In this paper we demonstrate the use of Named Graphs and our experiences developing new kinds of semantic web application that build on Named Graphs for digital signatures, provenance, and semantic reasoning. We present a working example based on the Named Graphs for Jena (NG4J) API, from which we developed a semantic version control system for Software Engineering capable of reasoning about Named Graph-based provenance. We go on to discuss the implications of Named Graphs for Description Logics and semantic inference strategies.

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  1. IT Innovation Centre, 2 Venture Road, Chilworth Science Park, Southampton, SO16 7NP, UK

    E. Rowland Watkins

  2. School of Electronics & Computer Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK

    Denis A. Nicole

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  1. School of ITEE, The University of Queensland, Australia

    Xiaofang Zhou

  2. School of Computer Science and Technology, Heilongjiang University, China

    Jianzhong Li

  3. School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

    Heng Tao Shen

  4. Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, 153-8505, Tokyo, Japan

    Masaru Kitsuregawa

  5. Victoria University, Australia

    Yanchun Zhang

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Watkins, E.R., Nicole, D.A. (2006). Named Graphs as a Mechanism for Reasoning About Provenance. In: Zhou, X., Li, J., Shen, H.T., Kitsuregawa, M., Zhang, Y. (eds) Frontiers of WWW Research and Development - APWeb 2006. APWeb 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3841. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11610113_99

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