ORM 2011 - International Workshop on Fact-Oriented Modeling (ORM 2011)

International Workshop on Fact-Oriented Modelingr(ORM 2011)rrHersonissou, Crete, GreecerOctober19-21, 2011rrHeld in conjunction with OTM’2011 (Oct. 17-21)rhttp://www.onthemove-conferences.org/rrProceedings will be published by Springer VerlagrrPaper Submission Deadline (extended): 2011 July 12r(abstracts due June 29)rrBackground: rrFollowing successful workshops held in Cyprus (2005), France (2006), Portugal (2007), Mexico (2008), Portugal (2009), and Crete (2010) this is the seventh in a series of fact-oriented modeling workshops run in conjunction with the OTM conferences. Fact-oriented modeling is a conceptual, natural-language-based approach to modeling and querying the information content of business domains in terms of the underlying facts of interest, where all facts and rules may be verbalized in language readily understandable by users of those business domains. rrUnlike Entity-Relationship (ER) modeling and UML class diagrams, fact-oriented modeling treats all facts as relationships (unary, binary, ternary etc.). How facts are grouped into structures (e.g. attribute-based entity types, classes, relation schemes, XML schemas) is considered a design level, implementation issue that is irrelevant to the capturing of essential business semantics. Avoiding attributes in the base model enhances semantic stability and populatability, as well as facilitating natural verbalization and thus more productive communication with all stakeholders. For information modeling, fact-oriented graphical notations are typically far more expressive than those provided by other notations. Fact-oriented textual languages are based on formal subsets of native languages, so are easier to understand by business people than technical languages like OCL. Fact-oriented modeling includes procedures for mapping to attribute-based structures, so may also be used to front-end other approaches.rrFact-oriented modeling has been used successfully in industry for over 30 years, and is taught in universities around the world. The fact-oriented modeling approach comprises a family of closely related “dialects”, the most well known being Object-Role Modeling (ORM), Cognition enhanced Natural language Information Analysis Method (CogNIAM) and Fully-Communication Oriented Information Modeling (FCO-IM). Though adopting a different graphical notation, the Object-oriented Systems Model (OSM) is a close relative, with its attribute-free philosophy. The Semantics of Business Vocabulary and Business Rules (SBVR) proposal adopted by the Object Management Group in 2007 is a recent addition to the family of fact-oriented approaches. rrCommercial tools supporting the fact-oriented approach include the ORM solution within Microsoft’s Visio for Enterprise Architects, the CogNIAM tool Doctool, the FCO-IM tool CaseTalk, and the Collibra ontology tool suite. The NORMA (Natural ORM Architect) tool for ORM 2 is available as a free, open-source plug-in to Visual Studio; a commercial, professional version of NORMA is also under development. Free ORM tools include InfoModeler, Infagon, ActiveFacts, and ORM-Lite. DogmaStudio is an ORM-based tool for specifying ontologies. Various SBVR tools are also currently under development. General information about fact-orientation may be found at The ORM Foundation site www.ORMFoundation.org.rrGoals and Topics:rrThe main goal of this workshop is to provide a forum for practitioners and researchers interested in fact-oriented modeling methods to meet, and exchange research and implementation ideas and results. It also provides this group of practitioners/researchers an opportunity to present their research papers and experience reports, and to take part in open discussions. Relevant topics include (but are not limited to) theoretical and/or empirical exploration of fact-oriented modeling methods, as well as case studies and experience reports related to:rr? Theory/principles of fact-oriented modeling (ORM, CogNIAM, SBVR, FCO-IM etc.)r? Application of fact-oriented modeling to data warehousing and business intelligencer? Fact-oriented integration of business information, processes and eventsr? Fact-oriented modeling of ontologiesr? Metamodels for fact-oriented modeling and business practicer? Fact-oriented metamodeling best practicesr? Fact orientation, communication and understandabilityr? Industrial experience with fact-oriented modelingr? Fact-orientation and terminology science and practicer? Fact-oriented application generationr? Educational experience with fact-oriented modelingr? Fact-oriented modeling and business rulesr? Temporal issues in fact-oriented modelingr? Fact-oriented modeling and business service modelingr? Fact-oriented modeling and workflow modelingr? Fast-oriented modeling and data integrationr? Agent-oriented extensions to fact-oriented modeling r? Tools to support fact-oriented modeling and business practicer? Fact-orientation and verbalization of business rulesr? Fact-orientation and validation of business rulesr? Fact-oriented query languagesr? Transforming fact-based models to/from attribute-based modelsr? Comparing fact-orientation with other approachesrrIntended Audience: rrThe workshop is primarily aimed at researchers and practitioners interested in conceptual modeling approaches for the analysis and design of information systems and ontologies, including modeling of data, processes and events. Attendees familiar with fact-oriented approaches have the opportunity to update and deepen their knowledge and expertise in this area. Attendees less familiar with fact-oriented approaches have an ideal opportunity to learn about the approach from world experts in the area, and adopt or adapt the many benefits of the approach. rrWorkshop co-chairs: rrTerry HalpinrLogicBlox, Australia andrINTI International University, Malaysia Herman BalstersrUniversity of Groningen, rThe Netherlands rrImportant Dates (2011):rrAbstracts due: June 29rPapers due: July 12rAcceptance Notification: Aug 8rCamera-ready copies: August 22rRegistration due: August 22rOTM Conferences: October 17 - 21rrSubmission Guidelines:rrAll submitted papers will be evaluated by at least three members of the program committee, based on originality, significance, technical soundness, and clarity of expression. Submissions must be in English, and may discuss industrial experience and/or academic research. The first page should begin with the title of the paper followed by author names and affiliations and an abstract of no more than 150 words. Papers should not exceed 5,000 words (excluding references and appendices), and should not exceed 10 pages in the final camera-ready format (see later). Papers are normally allocated 45 minutes for presentation. Only electronic submissions in Adobe PDF format are acceptable. Abstracts and papers should be submitted to the following site:rrhttps://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=orm201... proceedings will be published by Springer Verlag in their LNCS (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) series. The final paper (if accepted) should be formatted using the Springer LNCS style, as described at http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html. Failure to commit to presentation at the workshop automatically excludes a paper from the proceedings.rrProgram committee:rrHerman Balsters University of Groningen, The NetherlandsrScott Becker Orthogonal Software, USArLinda Bird Independent Contractor, AustraliarAnthony Bloesch Microsoft Corporation, USArPeter Bollen Maastricht University, The NetherlandsrAndy Carver INTI International University, MalaysiarMatthew Curland LogicBlox, USArDave Cuyler Sandia National Laboratories, USArNecito Dela Cruz Boston Scientific, USArGordon Everest University of Minnesota, USArKen Evans ORM Foundation and University of Lincoln, UKrPat Hallock InConcept, USArTerry Halpin LogicBlox, Australia and INTI International University, MalaysiarClifford Heath Data Constellation, AustraliarStijn Hoppenbrouwers Radboud University, Nijmegen, The NetherlandsrMike Jackson Birmingham City University, United KingdomrMustafa Jarrar Birzeit University, PalestinerTony Morgan INTI International University, MalaysiarBaba Piprani SICOM, CanadarErik Proper Public Research Centre Henri Tudor, LuxembourgrGerhard Skagestein University of Oslo, NorwayrPeter Spyns Vrije Universiteit Brussel, BelgiumrSerge Valera European Space Agency, The NetherlandsrTheo van der Weide Radboud University, Nijmegen, The NetherlandsrJoost van Griethuysen MMJ Information Engineering, The NetherlandsrJos Vos ABP/AMC, Heerlen, The NetherlandsrJan Pieter Wijbenga TNO, The NetherlandsrrFor more information on the workshop, please contact:rrDr Terry Halpinre-mail: terry.halpin-AT-logicblox.com