@inproceedings{f554c1d0f6554d518ed41f067a431667,
title = "Virtual language framework (VLF): A semantic abstraction layer",
abstract = "In a previous paper, we presented the concept of the Semantic Abstraction Layer (SAL) as a theoretical abstraction aiming to solve some recurrent design problems related to semantics and multilingualism. In this paper, after a short recall of what a SAL is, we present the Virtual Language Framework (VLF), which is our implementation of the SAL concept. We present two approaches for implementing the VLF, one centralized and the other decentralized. We discuss their advantages and drawbacks and then present our solution, which combines both strategies. We end with a short description of an ongoing project at the Royal Military Academy of Belgium where the VLF is used in the context of a disaster management information system.",
keywords = "Abstraction, Framework, Interoperability, Layer, Multilingualism, Ontology, SAL, Semantic, VLF.",
author = "Fr{\'e}d{\'e}ric Hallot and Wim Mees",
year = "2009",
language = "English",
isbn = "9789898111814",
series = "WEBIST 2009 - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies",
pages = "393--398",
booktitle = "WEBIST 2009 - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies",
note = "5th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies, WEBIST 2009 ; Conference date: 23-03-2009 Through 26-03-2009",
}