Semantic Fusion of Health Data: Implementing a Federated Virtualized Knowledge Graph Framework Leveraging Ontop System

Data integration (DI) and semantic interoperability (SI) are critical in healthcare, enabling seamless, patient-centric data sharing across systems to meet the demand for instant, unambiguous access to health information. Federated information systems (FIS) highlight auspicious issues for seamless D...

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Main Authors: Abid Ali Fareedi, Stephane Gagnon, Ahmad Ghazawneh, Raul Valverde
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-05-01
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Stephane Gagnon
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description Data integration (DI) and semantic interoperability (SI) are critical in healthcare, enabling seamless, patient-centric data sharing across systems to meet the demand for instant, unambiguous access to health information. Federated information systems (FIS) highlight auspicious issues for seamless DI and SI stemming from diverse data sources or models. We present a hybrid ontology-based design science research engineering (ODSRE) methodology that combines design science activities with ontology engineering principles to address the above-mentioned issues. The ODSRE constructs a systematic mechanism leveraging the Ontop virtual paradigm to establish a state-of-the-art federated virtual knowledge graph framework (FVKG) embedded virtualized knowledge graph approach to mitigate the aforementioned challenges effectively. The proposed FVKG helps construct a virtualized data federation leveraging the Ontop semantic query engine that effectively resolves data bottlenecks. Using a virtualized technique, the FVKG helps to reduce data migration, ensures low latency and dynamic freshness, and facilitates real-time access while upholding integrity and coherence throughout the federation system. As a result, we suggest a customized framework for constructing ontological monolithic semantic artifacts, especially in FIS. The proposed FVKG incorporates ontology-based data access (OBDA) to build a monolithic virtualized repository that integrates various ontological-driven artifacts and ensures semantic alignments using schema mapping techniques.
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spelling doaj-art-cbd07e8bd4cb4be3b4a9789c6176b6d82025-08-20T03:24:33ZengMDPI AGFuture Internet1999-59032025-05-0117624510.3390/fi17060245Semantic Fusion of Health Data: Implementing a Federated Virtualized Knowledge Graph Framework Leveraging Ontop SystemAbid Ali Fareedi0Stephane Gagnon1Ahmad Ghazawneh2Raul Valverde3The Academy for Information Technology (ITE), Halmstad University, 30118 Halmstad, SwedenDépartement des Sciences Administratives, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Gatineau, QC J7X 3X7, CanadaThe Academy for Information Technology (ITE), Halmstad University, 30118 Halmstad, SwedenJohn Molson School of Business, Concordia University, Montreal, QC H3H 0A1, CanadaData integration (DI) and semantic interoperability (SI) are critical in healthcare, enabling seamless, patient-centric data sharing across systems to meet the demand for instant, unambiguous access to health information. Federated information systems (FIS) highlight auspicious issues for seamless DI and SI stemming from diverse data sources or models. We present a hybrid ontology-based design science research engineering (ODSRE) methodology that combines design science activities with ontology engineering principles to address the above-mentioned issues. The ODSRE constructs a systematic mechanism leveraging the Ontop virtual paradigm to establish a state-of-the-art federated virtual knowledge graph framework (FVKG) embedded virtualized knowledge graph approach to mitigate the aforementioned challenges effectively. The proposed FVKG helps construct a virtualized data federation leveraging the Ontop semantic query engine that effectively resolves data bottlenecks. Using a virtualized technique, the FVKG helps to reduce data migration, ensures low latency and dynamic freshness, and facilitates real-time access while upholding integrity and coherence throughout the federation system. As a result, we suggest a customized framework for constructing ontological monolithic semantic artifacts, especially in FIS. The proposed FVKG incorporates ontology-based data access (OBDA) to build a monolithic virtualized repository that integrates various ontological-driven artifacts and ensures semantic alignments using schema mapping techniques.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-5903/17/6/245virtualized knowledge graphontopfederated ontologydata integrationdata interoperability
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virtualized knowledge graph
ontop
federated ontology
data integration
data interoperability
title Semantic Fusion of Health Data: Implementing a Federated Virtualized Knowledge Graph Framework Leveraging Ontop System
title_full Semantic Fusion of Health Data: Implementing a Federated Virtualized Knowledge Graph Framework Leveraging Ontop System
title_fullStr Semantic Fusion of Health Data: Implementing a Federated Virtualized Knowledge Graph Framework Leveraging Ontop System
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title_short Semantic Fusion of Health Data: Implementing a Federated Virtualized Knowledge Graph Framework Leveraging Ontop System
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federated ontology
data integration
data interoperability
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