Ontology Design Patterns for MSE
Reusable solutions for modeling processes, data, and projects in Materials Science & Engineering. Explore patterns, search terms, and shape what comes next.
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Process ODPs
Browse extracted patterns organized by ontology and requirement — process structure, data flows, and project roles.
Ontologies
Explore source ontologies with interactive visualizations, quality reports, and downloadable files.
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Three Core Requirements
This project addresses three fundamental modeling needs in MSE, identified in our featured paper:
Req 1: Process Structure
Model processes, sub-processes, steps, and execution order.
Req 2: Data & Resources
Capture inputs, outputs, and parameters — temperature, pressure, instruments, calibration.
Req 3: Project & Roles
Represent goals, stages, agents, and roles — synthesis, microscopy, simulation.
More patterns coming
We are actively developing patterns for material composition, measurement, simulation, provenance, and standards compliance. Vote for what matters to you or see the Roadmap.
Cite this Work
Semantic Representation of Processes with Ontology Design Patterns Ebrahim Norouzi, Sven Hertling, Jorg Waitelonis, and Harald Sack arXiv:2509.23776 — https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.23776
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