Modelling temporality and subjectivity in ConML: Short paper

Conceptual modelling allows us to create simplified representations of reality that remove unnecessary detail in order to focus on what is relevant. However, this process of detail removal usually entails an unintended loss of information regarding the temporal variation of reality, the subjective perspectives that there may exist on it, and the different degrees of vagueness that we may have about it. Such “soft” aspects are highly informative about reality, and a conceptual modelling approach capable of capturing them would allow users to create more expressive and accurate models. This paper presents the mechanisms that have been implemented in ConML to cater for the modelling of temporality and subjectivity.