CLMay 19, 2022
Educational Tools for MapuzugunCristian Ahumada, Claudio Gutierrez, Antonios Anastasopoulos · cmu
Mapuzugun is the language of the Mapuche people. Due to political and historical reasons, its number of speakers has decreased and the language has been excluded from the educational system in Chile and Argentina. For this reason, it is very important to support the revitalization of the Mapuzugun in all spaces and media of society. In this work we present a tool towards supporting educational activities of Mapuzugun, tailored to the characteristics of the language. The tool consists of three parts: design and development of an orthography detector and converter; a morphological analyzer; and an informal translator. We also present a case study with Mapuzugun students showing promising results. Short Abstract in Mapuzuzgun: Tüfachi küzaw pegelfi kiñe zugun küzawpeyüm kelluaetew pu mapuzugun chillkatufe kimal kizu tañi zugun.
CYApr 14
On the Meaning of the Web as an Object of StudyClaudio Gutierrez, Daniel Hernández
This text advances the hypothesis that the meaning of the Web as an object of study has diluted as a clear research domain. One example of this phenomenon is the identity crisis of the Web Conference and the International Semantic Web Conference. At its root is the Web's evolution from a focused technological object into a universal digital environment, a transition whose very success has fragmented its academic community and obscured its core identity. We chart this trajectory from a well-defined object of study to a fragmented backdrop, identifying key pressures such as the "academic tragedy of the commons" and the disruptive force of AI. We conclude that a fundamental community discussion is needed to define what it means to study the Web now that it has become the universal infrastructure for global digital activity.
DBMay 1
Multiset semantics in SPARQL, Relational Algebra and DatalogRenzo Angles, Claudio Gutierrez, Daniel Hernández
The paper analyzes and characterizes the algebraic and logical structure of the multiset semantics for SPARQL patterns involving AND, UNION, FILTER, EXCEPT, and SELECT. To do this, we align SPARQL with two well-established query languages: Datalog and Relational Algebra. Specifically, we study (i) a version of non-recursive Datalog with safe negation extended to support multisets, and (ii) a multiset relational algebra comprising projection, selection, natural join, arithmetic union, and except. We prove that these three formalisms are expressively equivalent under multiset semantics.
DBJun 22, 2021
Querying in the Age of Graph Databases and Knowledge GraphsMarcelo Arenas, Claudio Gutierrez, Juan F. Sequeda
Graphs have become the best way we know of representing knowledge. The computing community has investigated and developed the support for managing graphs by means of digital technology. Graph databases and knowledge graphs surface as the most successful solutions to this program. The goal of this document is to provide a conceptual map of the data management tasks underlying these developments, paying particular attention to data models and query languages for graphs.
AIMar 4, 2020
Knowledge GraphsAidan Hogan, Eva Blomqvist, Michael Cochez et al.
In this paper we provide a comprehensive introduction to knowledge graphs, which have recently garnered significant attention from both industry and academia in scenarios that require exploiting diverse, dynamic, large-scale collections of data. After some opening remarks, we motivate and contrast various graph-based data models and query languages that are used for knowledge graphs. We discuss the roles of schema, identity, and context in knowledge graphs. We explain how knowledge can be represented and extracted using a combination of deductive and inductive techniques. We summarise methods for the creation, enrichment, quality assessment, refinement, and publication of knowledge graphs. We provide an overview of prominent open knowledge graphs and enterprise knowledge graphs, their applications, and how they use the aforementioned techniques. We conclude with high-level future research directions for knowledge graphs.
HCDec 17, 2017
Organic Visualization of Document EvolutionIgnacio Perez-Messina, Claudio Gutierrez, Eduardo Graells-Garrido
Recent availability of data of writing processes at keystroke-granularity has enabled research on the evolution of document writing. A natural step is to develop systems that can actually show this data and make it understandable. Here we propose a data structure that captures a document's fine-grained history and an organic visualization that serves as an interface to it. We evaluate a proof-of-concept implementation of the system through a pilot study with documents written by students at a public university. Our results are promising and reveal facets such as general strategies adopted, local edition density and hierarchical structure of the final text.