Advances in conceptual modeling ER 2021 Workshops CoMoNoS, EmpER, CMLS St. John's, NL, Canada, October 18-21, 2021, Proceedings

Preface
ER 2021 Conference Organization
ER 2021 Workshop Organization
ER 2021 Workshop Program Committees
Contents
Conceptual Modeling for NoSQL Data Stores (CoMoNoS) 2021
	CoMoNoS 2021 Preface
Mapping Multidimensional Schemas to Property Graph Models
	1 Introduction
	2 Related Work
	3 Motivating Example, Meta-models, and Instantiation
		3.1 Motivating Example
		3.2 Source Multidimensional Meta-model and Instantiation
		3.3 Property Graph Meta-model
	4 Our Mapping Approach
		4.1 Multidimensional Schema Specification
		4.2 Transformation Rules
		4.3 Application of the Approach to the Motivating Example
	5 Validation of the Approach
	6 Conclusion and Future Research
	References
Designing Document Databases: A Comprehensive Requirements Perspective
	1 Introduction
	2 Basics of Document Databases
	3 Related Work
	4 The Requirement-Based Document Database Design Method
		4.1 The IMDb Example
		4.2 Transformation Rules
	5 Summary and Future Work
	References
An Integrated Approach for Column-Oriented Database Application Evolution Using Conceptual Models
	1 Introduction
	2 Motivation
	3 Evolution Procedure
	4 Conclusion and Future Work
	References
Athena: A Database-Independent Schema Definition Language
	1 Introduction
	2 U-Schema: A Unified Data Model
	3 The Athena Language
		3.1 Requirements
		3.2 Syntax and Semantics
		3.3 Implementation
	4 Applications of Athena
	5 Related Work
	6 Conclusions and Future Work
	References
Empirical Methods in Conceptual Modeling (EmpER) 2021
	EmpER 2021 Preface
Articulating Conceptual Modeling Research Contributions
	1 Introduction
	2 Related Work
	3 The Framework
		3.1 Characterizing Research Contributions
	4 Evaluating the Framework
		4.1 Evaluating Framework Components
		4.2 Evaluating Use of the Framework
		4.3 Discussion
	5 Conclusion
	References
Inter-Generational Family Reconstitution with Enriched Ontologies
	1 Introduction
	2 Ontological Enrichments
		2.1 Linguistic Grounding
		2.2 Pragmatic Constraints
		2.3 Cultural Normatives
		2.4 Evidential Reasoning
	3 Field Experiments
	4 Concluding Remarks
	References
Towards AI Assisted Domain Modeling
	1 Introduction
	2 Understanding Domain Modeling
	3 Supporting Domain Modeling
	4 Towards AI Support
	5 A Potential Role for Symbolic AI
	6 A Potential Role for Subsymbolic AI
	7 Conclusion
	References
Conceptual Modeling for Life Sciences (CMLS) 2021
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The Notion of “System” as a Core Conceptual Modeling Construct for Life Sciences
	1 Introduction
	2 Background: Taking the System for Granted
	3 Rethinking the Nature of Systems in Conceptual Modeling
	4 Case of Modeling with Systems in Life Sciences
	5 Discussion: Systemism for Life Sciences
	6 Conclusions
	References
Characterization and Treatment of the Temporal Dimension of Genomic Variations: A Conceptual Model-Based Approach
	1 Introduction
	2 Motivation
	3 Definition of the Context
		3.1 The SILE Method
		3.2 The DELFOS Oracle
	4 Characterizing the Temporal Dimension
		4.1 Variability over Time
		4.2 The Solution
	5 Discussion
	6 Conclusions
	References
Extension of the Genomic Conceptual Model to Integrate Genome-Wide Association Studies
	1 Introduction
	2 Related Works
	3 Background
	4 Data Design
	5 The Case of ``traitName''
	6 Datasets Interoperability
	7 Conclusions
	References
Design of an Adaptable mHealth System Supporting a Psycho-educational Program for Pregnant Women with SGA Foetuses
	1 Introduction
	2 Related Work
	3 Methodology
	4 Analysis
		4.1 Task Model
		4.2 Properties
	5 mPOP Design
		5.1 System Model
		5.2 Vivembarazo App
		5.3 Preliminary Results
	6 Conclusions and Future Work
	References
Author Index