Empowering Industrial Procedures with Knowledge Graphs

Slides of the keynote for the event of the Knowledge Graphs for Data Integration (KG4DI) - FWO Scientific Research Network.

Abstract: In the industrial domain, Procedural Knowledge (PK) refers to structured processes to be followed, e.g., on the production line of a plant. Oftentimes, such knowledge is not explicitly documented, or, when documented, the only digital source of PK is in an unstructured format, thus it is difficult to access, retrieve and exploit. In this keynote, we present challenges from the use cases of the PERKS project and discuss how Knowledge Graphs can be leveraged to address them. Relying on the definition of common semantics via an ontology, we describe different solutions for KGs to effectively support the holistic governance of industrial PK in its entire life cycle, from elicitation to management, from access to exploitation. Of course, we do not forget about AI, and we discuss its role with particular attention to the need to involve humans in the loop.