[Apologies for cross-posting] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First International Workshop on Downscaling the Semantic Web - DownScale2012 http://worldwidesemanticweb.wordpress.com/downscale2012/ May 27-28, 2012
co-located with the 9th Extended Semantic Web conference May 27-31, 2012, Heraklion, Greece -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- = Objectives of the workshop =Our current mind set as Semantic Web engineers is to focus on centralized and
very powerful solutions centred (and depending on ...) around Web hostedservers and (mobile) clients accessing it. As a direct consequence of that, the
usage of Linked Data depends on the availability of a Web infrastructure compassing data-centers, high speed reliable Internet connection and modernclient devices. If any of this is missing, our community is not able, yet, to provide any Linked Data enabled data management solution. Still, the digital divide that is currently widely recognized separates the world into those who
have access to Web-based platforms and those who don’t.When designing Linked Data platforms we tend to forget those 4 Billion persons
who don’t have access to Internet but would benefit from being able to useLinked Data.We should keep everyone in mind when we design Linked Data platforms
and aim at helping to reduce this digital divide. This workshop, organised around a morning of presentations and an hacking afternoon, as for objective to discuss the steps to take to lower the requirements for deploying Semantic Web technologies. For instance, makingSemantic Web platforms usable under limited computing power and limited access to Internet. During the hacking session, a specific focus will be put on the
usage of Semantic Web technology for educational software. = Topics = Topics of the workshop include, but are not limited to: * Off-line linked data synchronisation * Low resource demanding triple stores * Application of Semantic Web to disaster data management * Innovative linked data interfaces for illiterate and/or young users * De-centralised data management platforms * Collaborative, de-centralised, educational software = Program = * Morning: discussionsPresentations and discussions around the need for Down scaling the Semantic
Web and the challenges implied. * Afternoon: hacking sessionImplementation of Semantic Web enabled software using the toolkits of Sugar and SemanticXO. Deployment of these applications on devices such as the XO
laptop and other small hardware such as Sheevaplug. = Submissions = We welcome short papers that present down-scaled revisions of previouslypublished systems as well as position and systems paper presenting novel ideas. Papers are expected not to exceed 8 pages and should be formatted according to
the Springer’s Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) formatting guide. Submissions are managed via EasyChair: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=downscale2012 = Important dates = * Submission deadline: March 4, 2012 * Notifications: April 1, 2012 * Camera ready version: April 15, 2012 * Workshop date: May 27 or 28, 2012 = Organization committee = Christophe Guéret, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Nederlands Stefan Schlobach, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Nederlands Florent Pigout, Association OLPC France = Program Committee = Victor de Boer, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Nederlands Anna Bon, CIS Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Nederlands Stephane Boyera, Web Foundation Mathieu D’Aquin, KMi Open University, UK Louiqa Raschid, University of Maryland, USA Elena Simperl, KIT Karlshrue, Germany Andreas Thor, University of Leipzig Sameer Verma, San Francisco State University, USA Maria Esther Vidal, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Venezuela Jérôme David, INRIA Grenoble – Rhône-Alpes, France
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First International Workshop on Downscaling the Semantic Web - DownScale2012 http://worldwidesemanticweb.wordpress.com/downscale2012/ May 27-28, 2012 co-located with the 9th Extended Semantic Web conference May 27-31, 2012, Heraklion, Greece -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- = Objectives of the workshop = Our current mind set as Semantic Web engineers is to focus on centralized and very powerful solutions centred (and depending on ...) around Web hosted servers and (mobile) clients accessing it. As a direct consequence of that, the usage of Linked Data depends on the availability of a Web infrastructure compassing data-centers, high speed reliable Internet connection and modern client devices. If any of this is missing, our community is not able, yet, to provide any Linked Data enabled data management solution. Still, the digital divide that is currently widely recognized separates the world into those who have access to Web-based platforms and those who donât. When designing Linked Data platforms we tend to forget those 4 Billion persons who donât have access to Internet but would benefit from being able to use Linked Data.We should keep everyone in mind when we design Linked Data platforms and aim at helping to reduce this digital divide. This workshop, organised around a morning of presentations and an hacking afternoon, as for objective to discuss the steps to take to lower the requirements for deploying Semantic Web technologies. For instance, making Semantic Web platforms usable under limited computing power and limited access to Internet. During the hacking session, a specific focus will be put on the usage of Semantic Web technology for educational software. = Topics = Topics of the workshop include, but are not limited to: * Off-line linked data synchronisation * Low resource demanding triple stores * Application of Semantic Web to disaster data management * Innovative linked data interfaces for illiterate and/or young users * De-centralised data management platforms * Collaborative, de-centralised, educational software = Program = * Morning: discussions Presentations and discussions around the need for Down scaling the Semantic Web and the challenges implied. * Afternoon: hacking session Implementation of Semantic Web enabled software using the toolkits of Sugar and SemanticXO. Deployment of these applications on devices such as the XO laptop and other small hardware such as Sheevaplug. = Submissions = We welcome short papers that present down-scaled revisions of previously published systems as well as position and systems paper presenting novel ideas. Papers are expected not to exceed 8 pages and should be formatted according to the Springerâs Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) formatting guide. Submissions are managed via EasyChair: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=downscale2012 = Important dates = * Submission deadline: March 4, 2012 * Notifications: April 1, 2012 * Camera ready version: April 15, 2012 * Workshop date: May 27 or 28, 2012 = Organization committee = Christophe Guéret, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Nederlands Stefan Schlobach, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Nederlands Florent Pigout, Association OLPC France = Program Committee = Victor de Boer, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Nederlands Anna Bon, CIS Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Nederlands Stephane Boyera, Web Foundation Mathieu DâAquin, KMi Open University, UK Louiqa Raschid, University of Maryland, USA Elena Simperl, KIT Karlshrue, Germany Andreas Thor, University of Leipzig Sameer Verma, San Francisco State University, USA Maria Esther Vidal, Universidad Simón BolÃvar, Venezuela Jérôme David, INRIA Grenoble â Rhône-Alpes, France
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