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Ernesto Jimenez-Ruiz,

Evgeny Kharlamov,

Dmitriy Zheleznyakov,

Ian HorrocksAuthors Info & Claims

NordiCHI '14: Proceedings of the 8th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Fun, Fast, Foundational

Pages 1039 - 1042

https://doi.org/10.1145/2639189.2670270

Published: 26 October 2014 Publication History

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We demonstrate an ontology-based visual query system, namely OptiqueVQS, for end users without any technical background to formulate rather complex information needs into formal queries over databases. It is built on multiple and coordinated representation and interaction paradigms and a flexible widget-based architecture.

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NordiCHI '14: Proceedings of the 8th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Fun, Fast, Foundational

October 2014

361 pages

ISBN:9781450325424

DOI:10.1145/2639189

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Kharlamov EMailis TMehdi GNeuenstadt Czep zRoshchin MSolomakhina NSoylu ASvingos CBrandt SGiese MIoannidis YLamparter SMller RKotidis YWaaler A(2017)Semantic access to streaming and static data at SiemensWeb Semantics: Science, Services and Agents on the World Wide Web10.1016/j.websem.2017.02.00144:C(54-74)Online publication date: 1-May-2017
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