# 🧠 Aligning Active Inference Ontology to SUMO

**David S. Douglass, Adam Pease, Daniel Friedman, et al.** (2024) · *Zenodo*

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## Abstract

> This paper presents a framework for aligning the Active Inference Ontology with the Suggested Upper Merged Ontology (SUMO) to enhance the mapping of concepts across various scientific and humanistic fields. The goal is to provide a structured approach to identify relationships between Active Inference terms and SUMO entities, facilitating a comprehensive understanding of their interrelations.

## Keywords

`ontology alignment` · `SUMO` · `Active Inference Ontology` · `knowledge representation` · `formal ontology` · `semantic mapping`

## Key Contributions

- Establishes a preliminary alignment between Active Inference terms and SUMO entities.
- Identifies relevant SUMO files that contain mappings for Active Inference topics.
- Proposes a structured methodology for mapping complex concepts across disciplines.
- Facilitates multilingual technical term integration within the Active Inference framework.

## Methods

- Utilizes an alignment table to display relationships between Active Inference and SUMO terms.
- Employs a systematic approach to categorize Active Inference topics into modules.
- Analyzes existing SUMO files to identify appropriate mappings for Active Inference concepts.
- Defines core, entailed, and supplemental topics to organize the presentation of Active Inference data.

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## Citation

```bibtex
@article{2024_OntologySUMO,
  author = {David S. Douglass, Adam Pease, Daniel Friedman, et al.},
  title = {{Aligning Active Inference Ontology to SUMO}},
  journal = {Zenodo},
  year = {2024},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.11459322},
}
```

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