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Human-centered design and implementation of an ontology-based databank tool
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Perustieteiden korkeakoulu |
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Angelus is the project whose primary goal is to find out the whereabouts of the state-sponsored abductions that occurred during Mexico’s “Dirty War”; period that accounts for tens of thousands of victims between 1950 and 1985. The project originated as a collaboration between several research institutes and the Mexican Ministry of the Interior. This thesis presents a software solution to help Angelus achieve its main objective. It discusses the use of methodologies for managing emerging knowledge processes and includes an analysis from both design and behavioral science perspectives. The first evaluation process focused on the application of design science's principles. The second evaluation process employed usability testing activities to assess Angelus' tool for the construction of knowledge graphs. These activities resulted in positive outcomes, including that "naïve" users from all technical backgrounds were able to use the tool in a successful way. The identified issue to be addressed in further implementation efforts is that the solution's components need to be tailored to accommodate contexts outside Angelus' workflow.