Publications
This page lists selected publications and accepted papers most relevant to ontology engineering, conceptual modeling, Semantic Web implementation, semantic interoperability, knowledge representation, and reusable semantic artifacts.
It is not a complete publication list. For a broader and more current record, see:
Selection focus
The selected items emphasize:
- Foundational ontology and ontological analysis
- OntoUML, UFO, and ontology-driven conceptual modeling
- OWL, Semantic Web implementation, and machine-processable semantic artifacts
- Semantic traceability, mappings, interoperability, and standards
- Reusable model catalogs, metadata, and FAIR-aligned publication of semantic resources
Foundational ontology, conceptual modeling, and Semantic Web
Inferring ontological categories of OWL classes using foundational rules
Citation: Barcelos, P. P. F., Sales, T. P., Romanenko, E., Almeida, J. P. A., Engelberg, G., & Guizzardi, G. (2023). Inferring ontological categories of OWL classes using foundational rules. Formal Ontology in Information Systems — FOIS 2023. IOS Press.
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Technical relevance: Foundational ontology, OWL, rule-based inference, ontological categories, and Semantic Web implementation.
A FAIR catalog of ontology-driven conceptual models
Citation: Sales, T. P., Barcelos, P. P. F., Fonseca, C. M., Souza, I. V., Romanenko, E., Bernabé, C. H., Santos, L. O. B. S., Fumagalli, M., Kritz, J., Almeida, J. P. A., & Guizzardi, G. (2023). A FAIR catalog of ontology-driven conceptual models. Data & Knowledge Engineering, 147, 102210.
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Technical relevance: FAIR model publication, OntoUML/UFO models, model metadata, research infrastructure, and reusable semantic artifacts.
Ontology-driven resilience modeling
Ontological foundations of resilience
Citation: Barcelos, P. P. F., Calhau, R. F., Oliveira, Í., Sales, T. P., Gailly, F., Poels, G., & Guizzardi, G. (2024). Ontological foundations of resilience. Conceptual Modeling — ER 2024. Springer.
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Technical relevance: Foundational ontology, resilience modeling, complex systems, and conceptual-model analysis.
An ontology-driven domain-specific modeling language for specification and evaluation of resilience scenarios in complex systems
Citation: Barcelos, P. P. F., Calhau, R. F., Gailly, F., Poels, G., & Guizzardi, G. (2026). An ontology-driven domain-specific modeling language for specification and evaluation of resilience scenarios in complex systems. Enterprise Design, Operations, and Computing — EDOC 2025 Revised Selected Papers. Springer.
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Technical relevance: Ontology-driven modeling-language design, applied ontology, and specification and evaluation of resilience scenarios.
Semantic interoperability, traceability, and standards
Enabling Semantic Traceability in Health Data: The Health-RI Semantic Interoperability Initiative
Citation: Barcelos, P. P. F., van Ulzen, N., Groeneveld, R., Konrad, A., Khalid, Q., Zhang, S., Trompert, A., & Vos, J. (2026). Enabling Semantic Traceability in Health Data: The Health-RI Semantic Interoperability Initiative. Accepted for SWAT4HCLS 2026.
Link: Accepted submissions page
Technical relevance: Semantic traceability, ontology-based interoperability, mappings, FAIR-aligned semantic resources, and semantic-resource governance in a health-data infrastructure context.
On the importance of truly ontological distinctions for standardizations
Citation: Barcelos, P. P. F., Reginato, C. C., Monteiro, M. E., & Garcia, A. S. (2016). On the importance of truly ontological distinctions for standardizations: A case study in the domain of telecommunications. Computer Standards & Interfaces, 44, 28–41.
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Technical relevance: Ontological analysis of technical standards, conceptual clarity, semantic interoperability, and standardization.