Training Material

 

 1 - An introduction to Okkam

 A brief introduction to the concept, vision and motivation behind the Okkam project can be found at the following sources:

• Introduction to Okkam: slides introduction2okkam.pptx, google.docs
  
• Video presentation of Professor Paolo Bouquet gives a brief introduction to the Okkam project
• Video presentation of Dr John J O'Flaherty gives an overview of the Entity Name System, its components and use

2 - Benefits of the adoption of entity-centric approach

A presentation of the benefits coming from an extensive adoption of the entity-centric approach, the role of the Entity Name System and some example and showcase can be found at the following sources:

• What is the benefit? slides tutorial-part1.pptx  , google.docs
  

These slides present a description of some of the use cases and scenarios in which the entity-centric approach can provide clear advantages in terms of information integration and development of sophisticated and innovative applications.

 

3 - How does the ENS work?

If you are interested in the details underlying the Entity Name System you can find useful information at the following sources:

• How does it work? slides tutorial-part2.pptx , google.docs. This tutorial presents some information about the architecture of the Entity Name System, the administration tools and the okkamization process
• Video presentation about the Entity Management kit
• A tutorial about how to to use the EnsWebToolkit for creation, edit and merge of entities

4 -  The ENS for Developers

In order to support software developers aiming at integrating in their application the services provided by the ENS, a set of documents dealing with practical tasks at different level were defined:

 

• An introduction to the Java API to access the ENS Web Service
• An introduction about the architecture of the security in the ENS
• In general, documentation about the ENS APIs can be found here
• The API documentation (javadoc)
  

5 - The Okkamization process

Okkamization is the process leading to the annotation of pieces of knowledge with entity identifiers such that the references to entities explicit and unambiguous.  In the context of the Okkam project several tools were developed with the aim of supporting users in okkamizing heterogeneous and diverse types of knowledge. If you are interested in details about the okkamization process you can find useful information at the following sources:

• The Okkamization process, slides okkamization.pptx , google.docs
  
• A practical session explaining how to Okkamize a web portal, slides okkamization-practical.pptx
  
• Video presentation about the Okkamization process
• Video presentation of the Neon plugin
• Video presentation of the Protege3 plugin
• Video presentation of the Protege4 plugin

6 - How can I use Okkamized data in my organization?

A systematic okkamization of data within an organization opens new perspective about the way data can be searched and consumed within the organization itself. If you are interested in the way Okkamized data can be used in an organizational context you can find useful information at the following sources:

• Entity-centric search and information integration, slides tutorial-part3.pptx , google.docs
  
• Video presentation of Dr. Heiko Stoermer gives an introduction to how one can consume Okkamized content
• Video presentation about how to use Sig.ma to create on-the-fly mashup of distributed information