DOI: https://doi.org/10.26089/NumMet.v22r422

The use of ontologies for solving scientific problems (by example of geophysics)

Authors

  • Boris M. Glinskiy
  • Gennadiy F. Zhernyak
  • Galina B. Zagorulko
  • Pavel A. Titov

Keywords:

supercomputers
geophysics
intelligent support
ontology
modeling

Abstract

The paper covers an intelligent support system that allows to describe and construct solutions to various scientific problems. In this study, in particular, we consider geophysical problems. This system is being developed at the Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICMMG SB RAS) and Institute of Informatics System of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IIS SB RAS). The system contains a knowledge base, the core of which is a set of several interconnected ontologies such as the ontology of supercomputer architectures, the ontology of algorithms and methods. Ontology can be viewed as a set of concepts and how those concepts are linked. As the result, the authors present an ontological description of two geophysical problems via the means of the intelligent support system: 1) the seismic wavefield simulation and 2) the reconstruction of a seismic image through pre-stack time or depth migration. For a better visual understanding of the system described and the results obtained, the paper also contains several schematic diagrams and images.

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Published

2021-12-17

Issue

Vol. 22 (2021): Issue 4.

Section

Methods and algorithms of computational mathematics and their applications

Author Biographies

Boris M. Glinskiy

The Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics of SB RAS (ICM&MG SB RAS)
• Chief Researcher

Gennadiy F. Zhernyak

The Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics of SB RAS (ICM&MG SB RAS)
• Leading Engineer

Galina B. Zagorulko

A.P. Ershov Institute of Informatics Systems of SB RAS (IIS SB RAS)
• Researcher

Pavel A. Titov

The Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics of SB RAS (ICM&MG SB RAS)
• Junior Researcher

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