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An ontology-enabled user interface for simulation model construction and visualization

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  • Z Ezzell
  • P A Fishwick
  • B Lok
  • A Pitkin
  • S Lampotang

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The purpose of an ontology is to structurally define knowledge about a topic. For the practice of simulation, ontologies have been demonstrated to be useful across a variety of techniques ranging from formally defining the components of dynamic models and capturing key simulation domain constraints to interrelating dynamic model components and geometry in order to visualize a phenomenon. We have created a methodology that requires domain ontologies to be rendered in the human-interface layer in support of the construction of dynamic models and their corresponding visualizations. We hypothesize that this methodology will provide a novel and accessible way to author visualizations and a framework for creating new teaching tools that merge concrete and abstract knowledge. A case study of our methodology is performed by applying our software prototype to simulation and visualization in the domain of healthcare, specifically cardiovascular physiology

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  • Z Ezzell & P A Fishwick & B Lok & A Pitkin & S Lampotang, 2011. "An ontology-enabled user interface for simulation model construction and visualization," Journal of Simulation, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 5(3), pages 147-156, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tjsmxx:v:5:y:2011:i:3:p:147-156
    DOI: 10.1057/jos.2011.5
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