Ontology Theory, Management and Design: Advanced Tools and Models, explores the wide range of applications for ontologies, while providing a complete view of the both the theory behind the design and the problems posed by the practical development and use of ontologies. This reference presents an in-depth and forward looking analysis of current research, illustrating the importance of this field and pointing toward to the future of knowledge engineering, management and information technology.
Wassim Jaziri received his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science in 2004 from INSA-Rouen, France. In October 2004, he joined the CIRAD Research Centre (Montpellier, France), as a post-doctorate researcher. Actually, He is Assistant Professor in Computer Science at ISIM-Sfax, Tunisia. He is a member of the Miracl Laboratory (Multimedia, InfoRmation systems and Advanced Computing Laboratory). His main interests are Geographic Information Systems, Spatio-temporal Database, Ontology and Optimization. [Editor]