Tools for semantic annotation of taxonomic descriptions

Hong Cui; Partha Pratim Sanyal; Chunshui Yu

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-15384-6_54

Tools for semantic annotation of taxonomic descriptions

Hong Cui, Partha Pratim Sanyal, Chunshui Yu

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Abstract

A software application for automated semantic annotation of taxonomic, especially morphological, descriptions is reported in this paper. The tool is based on unsupervised machine learning methods. It is designed to annotate descriptions in a deviated syntax that is not normal English but often used in morphological descriptions. The unsupervised annotation system does not need any training examples to annotate text descriptions. It uses a relevant glossary available to it but aims to learn as much information as possible from the text itself. Tools such as this are needed to reformat free-text or OCRed taxonomic documents to a semantic-explicit format for easy and intelligent access, providing character data for phylogenetic research, climate impact on biodiversity, and traditional biosystematics research.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems - 14th International Conference, KES 2010, Proceedings
Pages	506-516
Number of pages	11
Edition	PART 4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15384-6_54
State	Published - 2010
Event	14th International Conference on Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems, KES 2010 - Cardiff, United Kingdom Duration: Sep 8 2010 → Sep 10 2010

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Number	PART 4
Volume	6279 LNAI
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Other

Other	14th International Conference on Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems, KES 2010
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Cardiff
Period	9/8/10 → 9/10/10

Keywords

Morphological descriptions
Semantic annotation
Software applications
Supervised machine learning
Unsupervised machine learning

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Theoretical Computer Science
General Computer Science

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Cui, H., Sanyal, P. P., & Yu, C. (2010). Tools for semantic annotation of taxonomic descriptions. In Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems - 14th International Conference, KES 2010, Proceedings (PART 4 ed., pp. 506-516). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 6279 LNAI, No. PART 4). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15384-6_54

Tools for semantic annotation of taxonomic descriptions. / Cui, Hong; Sanyal, Partha Pratim; Yu, Chunshui.
Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems - 14th International Conference, KES 2010, Proceedings. PART 4. ed. 2010. p. 506-516 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 6279 LNAI, No. PART 4).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Cui, H, Sanyal, PP & Yu, C 2010, Tools for semantic annotation of taxonomic descriptions. in Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems - 14th International Conference, KES 2010, Proceedings. PART 4 edn, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), no. PART 4, vol. 6279 LNAI, pp. 506-516, 14th International Conference on Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems, KES 2010, Cardiff, United Kingdom, 9/8/10. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15384-6_54

Cui H, Sanyal PP, Yu C. Tools for semantic annotation of taxonomic descriptions. In Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems - 14th International Conference, KES 2010, Proceedings. PART 4 ed. 2010. p. 506-516. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); PART 4). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-15384-6_54

Cui, Hong ; Sanyal, Partha Pratim ; Yu, Chunshui. / Tools for semantic annotation of taxonomic descriptions. Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems - 14th International Conference, KES 2010, Proceedings. PART 4. ed. 2010. pp. 506-516 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); PART 4).

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