Ontology Matching: Current Status, Dilemmas and Future Challenges

Ontology matching is still one of the hottest topics of Semantic Web research. The aim of this position statement is three-fold. Firstly, to briefly update the research community about the ldquowhere are we nowrdquo in ontology matching. Secondly, to trigger discussion on dilemmas and critical questions as these were recently identified in the latest ontology-matching-related research events. Thirdly, to comment on visible challenges that may influence the future of this hot topic and consequently the Semantic Web research in general, pointing on the ldquowhere shall we gordquo in the near future.