SPARQL in N3: SPARQL construct as a Rule Language for the Semantic Web
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Abstract
Reasoning in the Semantic Web (SW) commonly uses Description Logics (DL) via OWL2 DL ontologies, or SWRL for variables and Horn clauses. The Rule Interchange Format (RIF) offers more expressive rules but is defined outside RDF and rarely adopted. For querying, SPARQL is a well-established standard operating directly on RDF triples. We leverage SPARQL construct queries as logic rules, enabling (1) an expressive, familiar SW rule language, and (2) general recursion, where queries can act on the results of others. We translate these queries to the Notation3 Logic (N3) rule language, allowing use of existing reasoning machinery with forward and backward chaining. Targeting a one-to-one query–rule mapping improves exchangeability and interpretability. Benchmarks indicate competitive performance, aiming to advance the potential of rule-based reasoning in the SW.
Details
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Rules and Reasoning |
| Editors | Aidan Hogan, Ken Satoh, Hasan Dag, Anni-Yasmin Turhan, Dumitru Roman, Dumitru Roman, Ahmet Soylu |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media B.V. |
| Pages | 209-226 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| ISBN (electronic) | 978-3-032-08887-1 |
| ISBN (print) | 978-3-032-08886-4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2026 |
| Peer-reviewed | Yes |
Publication series
| Series | Lecture Notes in Computer Science |
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| Volume | 16144 LNCS |
| ISSN | 0302-9743 |
Conference
| Title | 9th International Joint Conference on Rules and Reasoning |
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| Abbreviated title | RuleML+RR 2025 |
| Conference number | 9 |
| Description | part of the event “Declarative AI: Rules, Reasoning, Decisions, and Explanations” and is co-located with DecisionCAMP 2025 and the Reasoning Web Summer School 2025 |
| Duration | 22 - 24 September 2025 |
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| Location | Kadir Has University |
| City | Istanbul |
| Country | Turkey |
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Keywords
- Notation3, Rule-based reasoning, SPARQL