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Overview

João Paulo A. Almeida is affiliated with the Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo in Brazil. Their research covers various aspects of computer science with a focus on conceptual modeling, ontologies, and software engineering. Almeida's work intersects with fields such as Artificial Intelligence, Information Systems, and Business, Management and Accounting.

The main fields of study for Almeida include:

  • Computer Science
  • Business, Management and Accounting

Their research spans several subfields, notably:

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Information Systems
  • Management Information Systems
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Software

Core topics addressed in Almeida's publications focus on:

  • Semantic Web and Ontologies
  • Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services
  • Business Process Modeling and Analysis
  • Advanced Database Systems and Queries
  • Multi-Agent Systems and Negotiation
  • Model-Driven Software Engineering Techniques
  • Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies

João Paulo A. Almeida has contributed to a range of journals and venues, including:

  • Data & Knowledge Engineering
  • Software & Systems Modeling
  • Forma de Vida
  • Applied Ontology
  • Information and Software Technology

Several recent papers authored by or associated with Almeida are:

  • "UFO: Unified Foundational Ontology" (2021) published in Applied Ontology
  • "Types and taxonomic structures in conceptual modeling: A novel ontological theory and engineering support" (2021) published in Data & Knowledge Engineering
  • "From a Scrum Reference Ontology to the Integration of Applications for Data-Driven Software Development" (2021) published in Information and Software Technology
  • "CASTING THE LIGHT OF THE THEORY OF OPPOSITION ONTO HOHFELD'S FUNDAMENTAL LEGAL CONCEPTS" (2021) published in Legal Theory
  • "Multi-level conceptual modeling: Theory, language and application" (2021) published in Data & Knowledge Engineering

The scientist has coauthored extensively with several frequent collaborators, including:

  • Giancarlo Guizzardi (40 publications)
  • Tiago Prince Sales (15 publications)
  • Claudenir M. Fonseca (9 publications)
  • Rodrigo F. Calhau (8 publications)
  • Cristine Griffo (5 publications)

In addition to articles, Almeida has contributed to book publications, primarily through Springer Science+Business Media, with titles such as:

  • "Enterprise Design, Operations, and Computing" (2022)
  • "Conceptual Modeling" (2023)
  • "The Semantic Web - ISWC 2022" (2022)

Best Publications

  • Towards ontological foundations for conceptual modeling: The unified foundational ontology (UFO) story

    Giancarlo Guizzardi;Gerd Wagner;João Paulo Andrade Almeida;Renata S. S. Guizzardi

  • Towards Ontological Foundations for the Conceptual Modeling of Events

    Giancarlo Guizzardi;Gerd Wagner;Ricardo Almeida Falbo;Renata S. Guizzardi

  • UFO: Unified Foundational Ontology

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  • Modeling resources and capabilities in enterprise architecture

    Carlos L.B. Azevedo;Maria-Eugenia Iacob;João Paulo A. Almeida;Marten van Sinderen

  • Transparent dynamic reconfiguration for CORBA

    J.P.A. Almeida;M. Wegdam;M. van Sinderen;L. Nieuwenhuis

  • A commitment-based reference ontology for services

    Julio Cesar Nardi;Ricardo de Almeida Falbo;João Paulo A. Almeida;Giancarlo Guizzardi

  • The Common Ontology of Value and Risk

    Tiago Prince Sales;Fernanda Araujo Baião;Giancarlo Guizzardi;João Paulo A. Almeida

  • On the notion of abstract platform in MDA development

    J.P. Almeida;R. Dijkman;M. van Sinderen;L.F. Pires

  • Endurant Types in Ontology-Driven Conceptual Modeling: Towards OntoUML 2.0

    Giancarlo Guizzardi;Giancarlo Guizzardi;Claudenir M. Fonseca;Alessander Botti Benevides;João Paulo A. Almeida

  • Situations in Conceptual Modeling of Context

    Patricia Costa;Giancarlo Guizzardi;Joao A. Almeida;Luis Pires

  • Toward a well-founded theory for multi-level conceptual modeling

    Victorio Albani de Carvalho;Victorio Albani de Carvalho;João Paulo A. Almeida

  • OntoUML Lightweight Editor: A Model-Based Environment to Build, Evaluate and Implement Reference Ontologies

    John Guerson;Tiago Prince Sales;Giancarlo Guizzardi;Joao Paulo A. Almeida

  • Ontological Considerations About the Representation of Events and Endurants in Business Models

    Giancarlo Guizzardi;Nicola Guarino;João Paulo A. Almeida

  • An Ontology-Based Semantics for the Motivation Extension to ArchiMate

    Carlos L.B. Azevedo;Joao Paulo A. Almeida;Marten van Sinderen;Dick Quartel

  • An ontology-based analysis and semantics for organizational structure modeling in the ARIS method

    Paulo SéRgio Santos;JoãO Paulo A. Almeida;Giancarlo Guizzardi

  • Validating Modal Aspects of OntoUML Conceptual Models Using Automatically Generated Visual World Structures

    Alessander Botti Benevides;Giancarlo Guizzardi;Bernardo Ferreira Bastos Braga;Joao Paulo Andrade Almeida

  • Requirements engineering based on business process models: A case study

    Evellin Cristine Souza Cardoso;Joao Paulo A. Almeida;Giancarlo Guizzardi

  • Transforming OntoUML into Alloy: towards conceptual model validation using a lightweight formal method

    Bernardo F. B. Braga;João Paulo Andrade Almeida;Giancarlo Guizzardi;Alessander B. Benevides

  • Empowering enterprises through next-generation enterprise computing

    Marten van Sinderen;Joao Paulo A. Almeida

  • Towards a Commitment-Based Reference Ontology for Services

    Julio Cesar Nardi;Ricardo De Almeida Falbo;Joao Paulo A. Almeida;Giancarlo Guizzardi

  • An ontological analysis of the notion of community in the RM-ODP enterprise language

    JoãO Paulo A. Almeida;Giancarlo Guizzardi

Frequent Co-Authors

Giancarlo Guizzardi
Giancarlo Guizzardi University of Twente
Marten van Sinderen
Marten van Sinderen University of Twente
Remco Dijkman
Remco Dijkman Eindhoven University of Technology
Nicola Guarino
Nicola Guarino National Research Council (CNR)
Gerd Wagner
Gerd Wagner Brandenburg University of Technology
Florian Matthes
Florian Matthes Technical University of Munich
Mathias Ekstedt
Mathias Ekstedt Royal Institute of Technology
Manuel Wimmer
Manuel Wimmer Johannes Kepler University of Linz
John Mylopoulos
John Mylopoulos University of Ottawa

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