We propose a new approach to querying graph databases. Our approach balances competing goals of expressive power, language clarity and computational complexity. A distinctive feature of our approach is the ability to express properties of minimal (e.g. shortest) and maximal (e.g. most valuable) paths satisfying given criteria. To express complex properties in a modular way, we introduce labelling-generating ontologies. The resulting formalism is computationally attractive - queries can be answered in non-deterministic logarithmic space in the size of the database.

@article{paperbot1276,
  title = {Modular Path Queries with Arithmetic},
  author = {Jakub Michaliszyn and Jan Otop and Piotr Wieczorek},
  journal = {Logical Methods in Computer Science},
  volume = {Volume 17, Issue 3},
  year = {2021},
  doi = {10.46298/lmcs-17(3:27)2021}
}