Generic schema matching, ten years later

TLDR

Generic schema matching was first framed as an independent problem in 2001 and has since become a major research topic. The paper concludes by outlining future trends and recommendations for further research. The authors present a taxonomy of techniques, a new matching algorithm, and a comparative evaluation framework, and summarize recent developments and commercial applications.

Abstract

In a paper published in the 2001 VLDB Conference, we proposed treating generic schema matching as an independent problem. We developed a taxonomy of existing techniques, a new schema matching algorithm, and an approach to comparative evaluation. Since then, the field has grown into a major research topic. We briefly summarize the new techniques that have been developed and applications of the techniques in the commercial world. We conclude by discussing future trends and recommendations for further work.