A Proposal for Taming Uncertainty in the Collaborative Conceptual Model Development Process

There have been various proposals for the formalization of appropriate viewpoint-based frameworks. The model that we intend to devise attempts to provide a basis for conceptual model integration particularly with the existence of partial ignorance and uncertainty. The model will try to formalize the degree of uncertainty present in experts ’ expressions, and proposes tools for conceptual model integration and formal consensus building between the involved viewpoints