1. Grant Number: IIS Institution of PI: Brigham Young University PI’s: David W. Embley, Stephen W. Liddle, Deryle W. Lonsdale Title: Target-Based Document-Independent Information Extraction
Research Objectives:
Significant Results:
Create ontology-based, resilient, adaptable information extraction tools
Apply information extraction tools to solve interesting problems
Ontology-based extraction tools that offer two sought-after properties: resiliency and adaptability
Automatic schema mappings for indirect as well as direct correspondences
Automatic Semantic Web annotation
Approach:
Develop a conceptual-model-based ontological framework augmented with data frames
Use document-independent text recognition specifications based on linguistic, geometric, and meta-textual tools
Broader Impact:
Several potential impact areas: information extraction, schema mapping, Semantic Web annotation, …
Several potential applications: classified ads, biology, genealogy, medical clinical trials, …