[UAI] CfP: Semantic Web journal special issues: smart cities, alignment, linked data, visualization, human computation
The Semantic Web journal currently has several open calls for special issue papers, as follows: Special issue on The Role of Semantics in Smart Cities [Deadline: November 14, 2014] Special issue on Ontology and Linked Data Matching [Deadline: November 30, 2014] Special Issue on Question Answering over Linked Data [Deadline: November 30, 2014] Special Issue on Visual Exploration and Analysis of Linked Data [Deadline: November 30, 2014] Special Issue on Human Computation and Crowdsourcing (HC&C) in the Context of the Semantic Web [Deadline: February 27, 2015] See http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/calls for details. Best Regards, Pascal Hitzler. -- Prof. Dr. Pascal Hitzler Dept. of Computer Science, Wright State University, Dayton, OH pas...@pascal-hitzler.de http://www.knoesis.org/pascal/ Semantic Web Textbook: http://www.semantic-web-book.org Semantic Web Journal: http://www.semantic-web-journal.net ___ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
[UAI] CfP: Semantic Web journal special issues: Linked Data, aignment, smart cities, visualization
The Semantic Web journal currently has several open calls for special issue papers, as follows: 3rd Special Call for Linked Dataset Descriptions [Deadline: September 30, 2014] Special issue on Ontology and Linked Data Matching [Deadline: September 30, 2014] Special issue on The Role of Semantics in Smart Cities [Deadline: November 14, 2014] Special Issue on Question Answering over Linked Data [Deadline: November 30, 2014] Special Issue on Visual Exploration and Analysis of Linked Data [Deadline: November 30, 2014] Special Issue on Human Computation and Crowdsourcing (HC&C) in the Context of the Semantic Web [Deadline: February 27, 2015] See http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/calls for details. Best Regards, Pascal Hitzler. -- Prof. Dr. Pascal Hitzler Dept. of Computer Science, Wright State University, Dayton, OH pas...@pascal-hitzler.de http://www.knoesis.org/pascal/ Semantic Web Textbook: http://www.semantic-web-book.org Semantic Web Journal: http://www.semantic-web-journal.net ___ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
[UAI] CfP: C4BD2014 - Workshop on Complexity for Big Data at IEEE BigData 2014
CALL FOR PAPERS C4BD2014 Workshop on COMPLEXITY FOR BIG DATA Workshop at IEEE BigData 2014, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. 27th, 28th, 29th, or 30th of October 2014 (to be determined) http://www.pascal-hitzler.de/C4BD2014/ [extended paper deadline:September 14, 2014] Complexity will lead to both big challenges and opportunities in big data research. Complexity in big data can be caused by many factors, including: * large number of features, which are related to each other through a rich variety of relationships ranging from simple to complicated; * a large number of heterogeneous dimensions, which offer a variety of kinds of insights and require different treatments, in addition to a large number of data records; * a large variety of heterogeneous types, such as vectors, sequences, (labeled) graphs, images, and multimedia, in addition to a large number of instances; * a rich set of logical, semantic, and ontological relationships. Complexity has often been used to successfully characterize various kinds of complicated subjects, for example in computational complexity, descriptive complexity, Kolmogorov complexity. Since big data have many complicated parts with intricate relationships to each other, the study of complexity for big data has potential to be highly successful. Research on complexity of big data needs to consider the following facts, among others: * Big data can be used for different purposes such as data integration, cross domain fertilization, and data mining; * Structures among various parts of big data can be explicit or hidden, and can be described using a rich variety of patterns and models. The Complexity for Big Data workshop is intended to create an atmosphere of exchange of ideas, providing a forum for the presentation and discussion of the key topics related to Big Data Complexity, including (but not limited to): * new concepts for complexity for Big Data * new techniques for handling complexity for Big Data * analysis of complex relationships * type logic acquisition * scalability of type logic reasoning * dealing with semantic heterogeneity * dimensionality-reduction techniques * query and search over multiple data silos * capture and use of provenance information * analysis of similarity and differences among heterogeneous parts SUBMISSION Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit original papers that have not been submitted for review or published elsewhere. Submitted papers must be written in English and should not exceed 9 pages (IEEE BigData Conference foramt) in the case of research and experience papers, or 5 pages in the case of position papers (including figures, bibliography and appendices). All submitted papers will be judged based on their relevance, originality, significance, technical quality and organisation. Papers must be submitted through easychair at https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=c4bd. PRESENTATION Selected papers will be presented during the workshop. The workshop will include extra time for discussion of the presentation allowing the group to have a better understanding of the issues, challenges, and ideas being presented. IMPORTANT DATES Deadline for paper submission: September 14, 2014 EXTENDED Notification of paper acceptance: September 27, 2014 Camera-ready paper due: October 3, 2014 Workshop date: 27th, 28th, 29th or 30th of October, 2014 IEEE BigData 2014 main conference: October 27-30, 2014 WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS Guozhu Dong (Wright State University, Dayton, OH, U.S.A.) Pascal Hitzler (Wright State University, Dayton, OH, U.S.A.) Cliff Joslyn (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.) PROGRAM COMMITTEE (incomplete) James Bailey, University of Melbourne Longbing Cao, University of Technology Sydney Michel Dumontier, Stanford University Prateek Jain, IBM Krzysztof Janowicz, University of California, Santa Barbara Craig Knoblock, University of Southern California Steffen Lamparter, Siemens Huan Liu, Arizona State University Axel-Cyrille Ngonga Ngomo, University of Leipzig Axel Polleres, Vienna University of Economics and Business Erik Wilde, EMC Corporation CONTACT INFORMATION http://www.pascal-hitzler.de/C4BD2014/ General questions concerning the workshop should be addressed to the Workshop Organizers at c...@easychair.org. -- Prof. Dr. Pascal Hitzler Dept. of Computer Science, Wright State University, Dayton, OH pas...@pascal-hitzler.de http://www.knoesis.org/pascal/ Semantic Web Textbook: http://www.semantic-web-book.org Semantic Web Journal: http://www.semantic-web-journal.net ___ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
[UAI] CfP:Linked Dataset descriptions. Special call of the Semantic Web journal
Special Call of the Semantic Web journal for LINKED DATASET DESCRIPTIONS Linked Data is a key enabler for the Semantic Web vision and one of the steps towards a truly "Semantic Web". The Semantic Web journal calls for brief papers (usually about 5-8 pages) containing a concise description of a Linked Dataset. The paper shall describe in concise and clear terms key characteristics of the dataset as a guide to its usage for various (possibly unforeseen) purposes. In particular, such a paper shall typically give information, amongst others, on the following aspects of the dataset (if applicable). Name, URL, versioning, licensing, availability Topic coverage, source for the data Purpose of the Linked Dataset, e.g. demonstrated by relevant queries or inferences over it Applications using the dataset and other metrics of use Creation, maintenance and update mechanisms as well as policies to ensure sustainability and stability Quality, quantity and purpose of links to other datasets Domain modeling and use of established vocabularies Examples and critical discussion of typical knowledge modeling patterns used Known shortcomings of the dataset A discussion of the dataset in the context of the Five Stars of Linked Data Vocabulary Use, <http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/content/five-stars-linked-data-vocabulary-use> Papers will be evaluated along the following dimensions: quality of the dataset, usefulness (or potential usefulness) of the dataset, as well as clarity and completeness of the descriptions. Papers should usually be written by people involved in the generation or maintenance of the dataset, or with the consent of these people. Prospective authors must take notice of the submission guidelines posted at http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/authors. Past dataset descriptions which were already accepted for publication are available for perusal at <http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/accepted-datasets>; see also the editorial of the first SWJ special issue with linked dataset descriptions, available at <http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/content/linked-data-big-data-and-4th-paradigm>. Authors should note, though, that requirements and expectations have somewhat evolved since previous calls. Deadlines: Paper submission: September 30, 2014. Extensions can be granted upon request. Notification: usually within 8 weeks of submission In case of questions, please contact the Editors-in-chief: Pascal Hitzler Krzysztof Janowicz cont...@semantic-web-journal.net -- Prof. Dr. Pascal Hitzler Dept. of Computer Science, Wright State University, Dayton, OH pas...@pascal-hitzler.de http://www.knoesis.org/pascal/ Semantic Web Textbook: http://www.semantic-web-book.org Semantic Web Journal: http://www.semantic-web-journal.net ___ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
[UAI] PhD position, Data Semantics/Semantic Web, Wright State University
Funded PhD Student Openings at DaSe Lab: Data Semantics, Semantic Web, Ontologies, Geo- and Earth Science applications http://www.pascal-hitzler.de/jobs.html Data Semantics Laboratory, directed by Pascal Hitzler Department of Computer Science and Engineering Wright State University Dayton, Ohio, USA The Data Semantics (DaSe) Lab at the Department of Computer Science at Wright State University seeks two or more PhD students to pursue research in applied or foundational aspects of Data Semantics, Semantic Web, Ontologies, Geo- or Earth Sciences. Funding includes a monthly stipend plus tuition costs. The DaSe Lab (directed by Pascal Hitzler, see http://www.pascal-hitzler.de/ for more information) is an internationally prominent research group with focus on foundations and applications of Semantic Web technologies. Lab members primarily contribute to ongoing research projects, but occasionally also get involved in teaching and administrative tasks. The new students will likely focus on research topics related to Data Science applications in the Earth Sciences. Applicants should have excellent communication skills and excel in team work. Intellectual curiosity, a wide range of interests, and the ability and stamina to pursue challenging long-term goals is required. It is preferable, but not required, that applicants had previous exposure to lab research topics. Applicants should send their application to daselab-j...@googlegroups.com. It shall consist of a single pdf file containing a detailed curriculum vitae including grades, plus a cover letter in the email body which includes * GPA of all degrees completed or under progress, with explanations how to convert the grading system, if degree is from outside the U.S. * GRE score (both verbal and quantitative) or date when GRE score will be available * Scores of most recent English language tests if non-native English speaker. Applications which do not comply with these requirements may be ignored. Successful applicants must satisfy the formal requirements for pursuing a PhD degree in Computer Science at Wright State University, see http://cse.wright.edu/phd-computer-science-and-engineering. Processing of applications will begin immediately and commence until positions are filled. We expect to make first decisions in July 2014. Please send applications and inquiries to daselab-j...@googlegroups.com. It will be posted at http://www.pascal-hitzler.de/jobs.html when positions are filled. Best Regards, Pascal Hitzler -- Prof. Dr. Pascal Hitzler Dept. of Computer Science, Wright State University, Dayton, OH pas...@pascal-hitzler.de http://www.knoesis.org/pascal/ Semantic Web Textbook: http://www.semantic-web-book.org Semantic Web Journal: http://www.semantic-web-journal.net ___ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
[UAI] CfP: C4BD2014 - Workshop on Complexity for Big Data at IEEE BigData 2014
CALL FOR PAPERS C4BD2014 Workshop on COMPLEXITY FOR BIG DATA Workshop at IEEE BigData 2014, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. 27th, 28th, 29th, or 30th of October 2014 (to be determined) http://www.pascal-hitzler.de/C4BD2014/ [paper deadline: August 20] Complexity will lead to both big challenges and opportunities in big data research. Complexity in big data can be caused by many factors, including: * large number of features, which are related to each other through a rich variety of relationships ranging from simple to complicated; * a large number of heterogeneous dimensions, which offer a variety of kinds of insights and require different treatments, in addition to a large number of data records; * a large variety of heterogeneous types, such as vectors, sequences, (labeled) graphs, images, and multimedia, in addition to a large number of instances; * a rich set of logical, semantic, and ontological relationships. Complexity has often been used to successfully characterize various kinds of complicated subjects, for example in computational complexity, descriptive complexity, Kolmogorov complexity. Since big data have many complicated parts with intricate relationships to each other, the study of complexity for big data has potential to be highly successful. Research on complexity of big data needs to consider the following facts, among others: * Big data can be used for different purposes such as data integration, cross domain fertilization, and data mining; * Structures among various parts of big data can be explicit or hidden, and can be described using a rich variety of patterns and models. The Complexity for Big Data workshop is intended to create an atmosphere of exchange of ideas, providing a forum for the presentation and discussion of the key topics related to Big Data Complexity, including (but not limited to): * new concepts for complexity for Big Data * new techniques for handling complexity for Big Data * analysis of complex relationships * type logic acquisition * scalability of type logic reasoning * dealing with semantic heterogeneity * dimensionality-reduction techniques * query and search over multiple data silos * capture and use of provenance information * analysis of similarity and differences among heterogeneous parts SUBMISSION Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit original papers that have not been submitted for review or published elsewhere. Submitted papers must be written in English and should not exceed 9 pages (IEEE BigData Conference foramt) in the case of research and experience papers, or 5 pages in the case of position papers (including figures, bibliography and appendices). All submitted papers will be judged based on their relevance, originality, significance, technical quality and organisation. Papers must be submitted through easychair at https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=c4bd. PRESENTATION Selected papers will be presented during the workshop. The workshop will include extra time for discussion of the presentation allowing the group to have a better understanding of the issues, challenges, and ideas being presented. IMPORTANT DATES Deadline for paper submission: August 20, 2014 Notification of paper acceptance: September 20, 2014 Camera-ready paper due: September 29, 2014 Workshop date: 27th, 28th, 29th or 30th of October, 2014 IEEE BigData 2014 main conference: October 27-30, 2014 WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS Guozhu Dong (Wright State University, Dayton, OH, U.S.A.) Pascal Hitzler (Wright State University, Dayton, OH, U.S.A.) Cliff Joslyn (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.) PROGRAM COMMITTEE (incomplete) James Bailey, University of Melbourne Longbing Cao, University of Technology Sydney Michel Dumontier, Stanford University Prateek Jain, IBM Krzysztof Janowicz, University of California, Santa Barbara Craig Knoblock, University of Southern California Steffen Lamparter, Siemens Huan Liu, Arizona State University Axel-Cyrille Ngonga Ngomo, University of Leipzig Axel Polleres, Vienna University of Economics and Business Erik Wilde, EMC Corporation CONTACT INFORMATION http://www.pascal-hitzler.de/C4BD2014/ General questions concerning the workshop should be addressed to the Workshop Organizers at c...@easychair.org. -- Prof. Dr. Pascal Hitzler Dept. of Computer Science, Wright State University, Dayton, OH pas...@pascal-hitzler.de http://www.knoesis.org/pascal/ Semantic Web Textbook: http://www.semantic-web-book.org Semantic Web Journal: http://www.semantic-web-journal.net ___ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
[UAI] CfP: Ontology Design Patterns descriptions. Special call of the Semantic Web journal
Special Call of the Semantic Web journal for ONTOLOGY DESIGN PATTERN DESCRIPTIONS http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/blog/special-call-ontology-design-pattern-descriptions An ontology design pattern is a reusable solution to a recurring ontology modeling problem. Different kinds of ontology design patterns have been identified, and they are used for different purposes ranging from their use as building blocks and strategies for ontology creation to their utilization for heterogneity preservation in information integration. The Semantic Web journal calls for papers containing concise descriptions of an Ontology Design Pattern. Papers are typically expected to include discussions of at least the following aspects. * A general introduction concerning the rationale of making the pattern. * A graphical depiction of the pattern accompanied by an explanation, in intuitive terms, of the design choices made. * A detailed axiomatization, e.g. using OWL, for the relationships between the vocabulary terms used in the patterns. * A detailed discussion of related patterns or ontology modeling practices and their relationships with the presented pattern. * A convincing discussion of use cases. * Examples for existing datasets which can be used with the pattern. Papers will be evaluated along the following dimensions: Quality of the pattern, usefulness (or potential usefulness) of the pattern, clarity and completeness of the descriptions. Prospective authors must take notice of the submission guidelines posted at http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/authors Deadlines: Paper submission: June 15, 2014 Notification: Usually within 8 weeks of submission Members of the Guest Editorial Board will be invited as papers are submitted. In case of questions, please contact the Editors-in-chief: Pascal Hitzler Krzysztof Janowicz cont...@semantic-web-journal.net -- Prof. Dr. Pascal Hitzler Dept. of Computer Science, Wright State University, Dayton, OH pas...@pascal-hitzler.de http://www.knoesis.org/pascal/ Semantic Web Textbook: http://www.semantic-web-book.org Semantic Web Journal: http://www.semantic-web-journal.net ___ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
[UAI] CfP: Semantics For Big Data. Special issue of the Semantic Web journal
Call for papers: Special issue of the Semantic Web journal on SEMANTICS FOR BIG DATA http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/blog/call-papers-special-issue-semantic-web-journal-semantics-big-data One of the key challenges in making use of Big Data lies in finding ways of dealing with heterogeneity, diversity, and complexity of the data, while its volume and velocity forbid solutions available for smaller datasets as based, e.g., on manual curation or manual integration of data. Semantic Web Technologies are meant to deal with these issues, and indeed since the advent of Linked Data a few years ago, they have become central to mainstream Semantic Web research and development. We can easily understand Linked Data as being a part of the greater Big Data landscape, as many of the challenges are the same. The linking component of Linked Data, however, puts an additional focus on the integration and conflation of data across multiple sources. Possible Topics Topics of interest focus explicitly on the interplay of Semantics and Big Data, and include the use of semantic metadata and ontologies for Big Data, the use of formal and informal semantics, the integration and interplay of deductive (semantic) and statistical methods, methods to establish semantic interoperability between data sources, ways of dealing with semantic heterogeneity, scalability of Semantic Web methods and tools, and semantic approaches to the explication of requirements from eScience applications. Submissions Deadline: January 20, 2014 - extensions are possible on request Submissions shall be made through the Semantic Web journal website at http://www.semantic-web-journal.net. Note that you need to request an account on the website for submitting a paper. Please indicate in the cover letter that it is for the "Semantics for Big Data" special issue. Submissions are possible in all standing paper type of the journal, see http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/authors for descriptions: full research papers, surveys, linked dataset descriptions, ontology descriptions, application reports, tool/systems reports. Guest Editors Frank van Harmelen, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands James A. Hendler, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA Pascal Hitzler, Kno.e.sis Center, Wright State University, USA Krzysztof Janowicz, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA The editors can be reached by email to cont...@semantic-web-journal.net. Guest Editorial Board The guest editorial board will be recruited based on the topics of the submitted papers. -- Prof. Dr. Pascal Hitzler Dept. of Computer Science, Wright State University, Dayton, OH pas...@pascal-hitzler.de http://www.knoesis.org/pascal/ Semantic Web Textbook: http://www.semantic-web-book.org Semantic Web Journal: http://www.semantic-web-journal.net ___ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
[UAI] faculty position opening in "Big Data" at Wright State University
We are seeking a faculty member in Big Data. Appointment at any rank is possible (Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor). Particular areas of interest include, but are not limited to, data management and lifecycle, data analytics, data visualization, data fusion and integration, semantics and ontologies, social and sensor Web, biomedical and health informatics. Outstanding applicants with a high potential for collaborations with existing strengths of the department and the Kno.e.sis Center are particularly welcome to apply. Outstanding applicants specializing in other emerging research areas are also welcome to apply. For more information: http://cse.wright.edu/opportunity/assistant-associate-or-professor-big-data - or email me (I'm the search committee chair). Best Regards, Pascal. -- Prof. Dr. Pascal Hitzler Dept. of Computer Science, Wright State University, Dayton, OH pas...@pascal-hitzler.de http://www.knoesis.org/pascal/ Semantic Web Textbook: http://www.semantic-web-book.org Semantic Web Journal: http://www.semantic-web-journal.net ___ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
[UAI] CfP: Semantics For Big Data. Special issue of the Semantic Web journal
Call for papers: Special issue of the Semantic Web journal on SEMANTICS FOR BIG DATA http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/blog/call-papers-special-issue-semantic-web-journal-semantics-big-data One of the key challenges in making use of Big Data lies in finding ways of dealing with heterogeneity, diversity, and complexity of the data, while its volume and velocity forbid solutions available for smaller datasets as based, e.g., on manual curation or manual integration of data. Semantic Web Technologies are meant to deal with these issues, and indeed since the advent of Linked Data a few years ago, they have become central to mainstream Semantic Web research and development. We can easily understand Linked Data as being a part of the greater Big Data landscape, as many of the challenges are the same. The linking component of Linked Data, however, puts an additional focus on the integration and conflation of data across multiple sources. Possible Topics Topics of interest focus explicitly on the interplay of Semantics and Big Data, and include the use of semantic metadata and ontologies for Big Data, the use of formal and informal semantics, the integration and interplay of deductive (semantic) and statistical methods, methods to establish semantic interoperability between data sources, ways of dealing with semantic heterogeneity, scalability of Semantic Web methods and tools, and semantic approaches to the explication of requirements from eScience applications. Submissions Deadline: December 20, 2013 - extensions are possible on request Submissions shall be made through the Semantic Web journal website at http://www.semantic-web-journal.net. Note that you need to request an account on the website for submitting a paper. Please indicate in the cover letter that it is for the "Semantics for Big Data" special issue. Submissions are possible in all standing paper type of the journal, see http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/authors for descriptions: full research papers, surveys, linked dataset descriptions, ontology descriptions, application reports, tool/systems reports. Guest Editors Frank van Harmelen, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands James A. Hendler, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA Pascal Hitzler, Kno.e.sis Center, Wright State University, USA Krzysztof Janowicz, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA The editors can be reached by email to cont...@semantic-web-journal.net. Guest Editorial Board The guest editorial board will be recruited based on the topics of the submitted papers. -- Prof. Dr. Pascal Hitzler Dept. of Computer Science, Wright State University, Dayton, OH pas...@pascal-hitzler.de http://www.knoesis.org/pascal/ Semantic Web Textbook: http://www.semantic-web-book.org Semantic Web Journal: http://www.semantic-web-journal.net ___ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
[UAI] RR2013 conference: TRAVEL GRANTS for US students available
We are happy to inform that this year the NSF provides support to U.S. students for attending RR2013. In order to apply for a grant, students need to send an email to pas...@pascal-hitzler.de with subject "NSF GRANT RR2013" and attach a single PDF form with the following information: Section A: Applicant details, included name and affiliation, (preliminary) title of the PhD Thesis, year of PhD, title and authors (in the correct order) of paper accepted to RR2012 (if any), whether the applicant is attending the Reasoning Web Summer School as well. Section B: Minimum amount of support requested, with a brief justification. This amount indicates the minimum amount of support needed to attend the conference. We intend to give awards of at least $1,500 each. Section C: Short motivation statement (max 250 words) for applying. The deadline for applying to the student grants is June 5, 2013. Students applying for the grant can wait for a response and register when they know the result. The early registration period will be extended for all applicants. Notice that grants are not limited to students that have a paper or doctoral consortium poster accepted at the conference. Also, we encourage students from adjacent fields to apply for a grant to take part to RR, to foster interdisciplinary dialogue. We would appreciate it a lot, if you could forward the info on grant applications to those among your contacts who might be interested. Best regards, RR-13 chairs -- Prof. Dr. Pascal Hitzler Dept. of Computer Science, Wright State University, Dayton, OH pas...@pascal-hitzler.de http://www.knoesis.org/pascal/ Semantic Web Textbook: http://www.semantic-web-book.org Semantic Web Journal: http://www.semantic-web-journal.net ___ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
[UAI] CfP: Semantics for Big Data AAAI Fall Symposium 2013
Semantics for Big Data AAAI 2013 Fall Symposium; Westin Arlington Gateway in Arlington, Virginia, November 15-17, 2013. http://stko.geog.ucsb.edu/s4bd2013/ Description and Scope One of the key challenges in making use of Big Data lies in finding ways of dealing with heterogeneity, diversity, and complexity of the data, while its volume and velocity forbid solutions available for smaller datasets as based, e.g., on manual curation or manual integration of data. Semantic Web Technologies are meant to deal with these issues, and indeed since the advent of Linked Data a few years ago, they have become central to mainstream Semantic Web research and development. We can easily understand Linked Data as being a part of the greater Big Data landscape, as many of the challenges are the same. The linking component of Linked Data, however, puts an additional focus on the integration and conflation of data across multiple sources. Workshop Topics In this symposium, we will explore the many opportunities and challenges arising from transferring and adapting Semantic Web Technologies to the Big Data quest. Topics of interest focus explicitly on the interplay of Semantics and Big Data, and include: the use of semantic metadata and ontologies for Big Data, the use of formal and informal semantics, the integration and interplay of deductive (semantic) and statistical methods, methods to establish semantic interoperability between data sources ways of dealing with semantic heterogeneity, scalability of Semantic Web methods and tools, and semantic approaches to the explication of requirements from eScience applications. Workshop Format, Submissions, and Proceedings The symposium will be highly interactive with spotlight presentations and small breakout groups interleaved with plenary sessions for reports on the breakout groups and for consolidation of results. To prime and channel discussions and group activities during the event, we call for the submission of position papers or extended abstracts of 2-4 pages, or of technical papers of 6-8 pages (in AAAI format). Please address questions to Pascal Hitzler at pascal.hitz...@wright.edu. Submissions shall be made through easychair at https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=s4bd13 by May 24th, 2013. Important Dates Submission due: May 24, 2013 Acceptance Notification: June 21, 2013 Camera-ready Copies: June 28, 2013 Symposium: November 15-17, 2013 Organizers (in alphabetic order) Frank van Harmelen, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands James A. Hendler, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, U.S.A. Pascal Hitzler, Kno.e.sis Center, Wright State University, U.S.A. Krzysztof Janowicz, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA Programme Committee (incomplete) Benjamin Adams, University of California, Santa Barbara Barry Bishop, Ontotext Isabel Cruz, University of Illinois at Chicago Michel Dumontier, Carleton University Mark Gahegan, University of Auckland Lise Getoor, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Peter Haase, FluidOps Prateek Jain, IBM Cliff Joslyn, PNNL Dan Tecuci, Siemens Curt Tilmes, NASA Thanh Tran, AIFB, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany Thomas Wischgoll, Wright State University Chaowei Yang, George Mason University -- Prof. Dr. Pascal Hitzler Dept. of Computer Science, Wright State University, Dayton, OH pas...@pascal-hitzler.de http://www.knoesis.org/pascal/ Semantic Web Textbook: http://www.semantic-web-book.org Semantic Web Journal: http://www.semantic-web-journal.net ___ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
[UAI] CfP: Semantics for Big Data AAAI Fall Symposium 2013
Semantics for Big Data AAAI 2013 Fall Symposium; Westin Arlington Gateway in Arlington, Virginia, November 15-17, 2013. http://stko.geog.ucsb.edu/s4bd2013/ Description and Scope One of the key challenges in making use of Big Data lies in finding ways of dealing with heterogeneity, diversity, and complexity of the data, while its volume and velocity forbid solutions available for smaller datasets as based, e.g., on manual curation or manual integration of data. Semantic Web Technologies are meant to deal with these issues, and indeed since the advent of Linked Data a few years ago, they have become central to mainstream Semantic Web research and development. We can easily understand Linked Data as being a part of the greater Big Data landscape, as many of the challenges are the same. The linking component of Linked Data, however, puts an additional focus on the integration and conflation of data across multiple sources. Workshop Topics In this symposium, we will explore the many opportunities and challenges arising from transferring and adapting Semantic Web Technologies to the Big Data quest. Topics of interest focus explicitly on the interplay of Semantics and Big Data, and include: the use of semantic metadata and ontologies for Big Data, the use of formal and informal semantics, the integration and interplay of deductive (semantic) and statistical methods, methods to establish semantic interoperability between data sources ways of dealing with semantic heterogeneity, scalability of Semantic Web methods and tools, and semantic approaches to the explication of requirements from eScience applications. Workshop Format, Submissions, and Proceedings The symposium will be highly interactive with spotlight presentations and small breakout groups interleaved with plenary sessions for reports on the breakout groups and for consolidation of results. To prime and channel discussions and group activities during the event, we call for the submission of position papers or extended abstracts of 2-4 pages, or of technical papers of 6-8 pages (in AAAI format). Please address questions to Pascal Hitzler at pascal.hitz...@wright.edu. Submissions shall be made through easychair at https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=s4bd13 by May 24th, 2013. Important Dates Submission due: May 24, 2013 Acceptance Notification: June 21, 2013 Camera-ready Copies: June 28, 2013 Symposium: November 15-17, 2013 Organizers (in alphabetic order) Frank van Harmelen, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands James A. Hendler, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, U.S.A. Pascal Hitzler, Kno.e.sis Center, Wright State University, U.S.A. Krzysztof Janowicz, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA Programme Committee (incomplete) Benjamin Adams, University of California, Santa Barbara Isabel Cruz, University of Illinois at Chicago Lise Getoor, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Prateek Jain, IBM Cliff Joslyn, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Curt Tilmes, NASA Chaowei Yang, George Mason University Thomas Wischgoll, Wright State University -- Prof. Dr. Pascal Hitzler Dept. of Computer Science, Wright State University, Dayton, OH pas...@pascal-hitzler.de http://www.knoesis.org/pascal/ Semantic Web Textbook: http://www.semantic-web-book.org Semantic Web Journal: http://www.semantic-web-journal.net ___ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
[UAI] Semantic Web Journal: Call for Special Issue Proposals
Semantic Web Journal: Call for Special Issue Proposals http://www.semantic-web-journal.net Semantic Web research is interdisciplinary in nature. Indeed, progress towards the Semantic Web vision requires the incorporation of fundamental state-of-the-art and future developments from many domains including Computer & Information Science, Cognitive Science, Geographic Information Science, the life sciences, the social sciences, and many more. To establish bridges between these domains, it is thus important to demonstrate what and how they contribute to the Semantic Web vision, and what the Semantic Web can offer in return to these disciplines. Hence, the Semantic Web Journal calls for Special Issue proposals on topics which (a) are within the topical realm of a neighboring domain but (b) contribute directly or indirectly to Semantic Web research. Research published in such special issues should strengthen the in-depth information exchange between disciplines by providing novel and high-quality contributions and at the same time demonstrate the impact on foundational research questions relevant for Semantic Web. While such manuscripts can be written with a specific audience in mind, the key ideas and contributions should be accessible to the broader Semantic web community. Proposals for special issues shall be sent to the Editors-in-Chief (cont...@semantic-web-journal.net) and contain the following information in a single PDF file: * Names and affiliations of all guest editors * Topic of the special issue * Tentative list of Guest Editorial Board members * A short description of the topic * Why the topic is currently of interest * Why the topic is relevant to this call * Credentials of the guest editors regarding their research impact and their community standing with respect to the topic * A draft call for papers, including a suggested time-line It will be assumed that all proposed guest editors are aware of the journal's open and transparent review policy described at http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/reviewers#review Proposals for more "traditional" special issues are certainly also welcome at any time. Submission deadline: 31st of March, 2013 Best Regards, Pascal Hitzler Krzysztof Janowicz Editors-in-Chief -- Prof. Dr. Pascal Hitzler Dept. of Computer Science, Wright State University, Dayton, OH pas...@pascal-hitzler.de http://www.knoesis.org/pascal/ Semantic Web Textbook: http://www.semantic-web-book.org Semantic Web Journal: http://www.semantic-web-journal.net ___ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
[UAI] Semantic Web Journal: Special Issue on Cognitive Science and the Semantic Web
Semantic Web journal Special Issue on Cognitive Science and the Semantic Web http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/blog/call-special-issue-cognitive-science-and-semantic-web The Semantic Web journal invites paper submissions for a special issue on "Cognitive Approaches for the Semantic Web." The scope of the special issue includes research from cognitive science that employs Semantic Web technologies, ontologies, or Linked Data as well as semantic web research that takes inspiration from Cognitive Science findings and methods. We also invite work from domains that would benefit from a closer integration of cognitive science methods into the Semantic Web such as the digital humanities, bioinformatics, and GIScience. Submitted research may address a variety of topics including (but not limited to) reasoning, information retrieval and integration, personalization, context, patterns, user interfaces, spatial cognition, and learning. All standard paper types from the Semantic Web journal may be submitted (research paper, survey paper, tool/system paper, dataset description paper, application report, ontology description - see http://www.semantic-web-journal.org/authors ). In addition, we invite vision and position papers of the highest quality, which will be evaluated as to their potential to stimulate research investigations on the interplay between Cognitive Science and Semantic Web. Deadlines Paper submission deadline: January 10, 2013 Notification: March 10, 2013 Editors of the special issue: Rob Goldstone (Indiana University, Bloomington, US) Frank van Harmelen (VU Amsterdam, NL) Pascal Hitzler (Kno.e.sis Center, Wright State University, Dayton, US) Krzysztof Janowicz (University of California, Santa Barbara, US) Kai-Uwe Kühnberger (Universität Osnabrück, DE) Guest editorial board (to be completed) Benjamin Adams (University of California, Santa Barbara, US) Claudia d'Amato (University of Bari, IT) Alan Bundy (University of Edinburgh, UK) Jérôme Euzenat (INRIA Rhône-Alpes, FR) Ken Forbus (Northwestern University, US) Christian Freksa (University of Bremen, DE) Aldo Gangemi (LIPN Université Paris13-CNRS-Sorbonne Cité, FR and ISTC-CNR Roma, IT) Helmar Gust (Universität Osnabrück, DE) Cory Henson (Kno.e.sis Center, Wright State University, Dayton, US) Zhisheng Huang (VU Amsterdam, NL) Werner Kuhn (Universität Münster, DE) Alexander Mehler (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, DE) Simon Scheider (Universität Münster, DE) Christoph Schlieder (Universität Bamberg, DE) Lael Schooler (MPI für Bildungsforschung, DE) Wei Lee Woon (Masdar Institute, Abu Dhabi, AE) Gudrun Ziegler (DICA-lab, University of Luxembourg, LU) ... Contact If you have questions, please contact us via contact @ semantic-web-journal.net . -- Prof. Dr. Pascal Hitzler Dept. of Computer Science, Wright State University, Dayton, OH pas...@pascal-hitzler.de http://www.knoesis.org/pascal/ Semantic Web Textbook: http://www.semantic-web-book.org Semantic Web Journal: http://www.semantic-web-journal.net ___ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
[UAI] open faculty position in Big Data at Wright State University
We are seeking a faculty member in Big Data. Appointment at any rank is possible (Assistant, Associate, or full Professor). Particular areas of interest include, but are not limited to, data management and lifecycle, data analytics, data visualization, data fusion and integration, semantics and ontologies, social and sensor Web, biomedical and health informatics. Outstanding applicants with a high potential for collaborations with existing strengths of the department and the Kno.e.sis Center are particularly welcome to apply. Outstanding applicants specializing in other emerging research areas are also welcome to apply. For more information: http://www.cs.wright.edu/cse/opportunity/assistant-associate-or-professor-big-data - or email me. Best Regards, Pascal. -- Prof. Dr. Pascal Hitzler Kno.e.sis Center, Wright State University, Dayton, OH pas...@pascal-hitzler.de http://www.knoesis.org/pascal/ Semantic Web Textbook: http://www.semantic-web-book.org Semantic Web Journal: http://www.semantic-web-journal.net ___ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
[UAI] Semantic Web Journal: Special Issue on Cognitive Science and the Semantic Web
Semantic Web journal Special Issue on Cognitive Science and the Semantic Web The Semantic Web journal invites paper submissions for a special issue on "Cognitive Approaches for the Semantic Web." The scope of the special issue includes research from cognitive science that employs Semantic Web technologies, ontologies, or Linked Data as well as semantic web research that takes inspiration from Cognitive Science findings and methods. We also invite work from domains that would benefit from a closer integration of cognitive science methods into the Semantic Web such as the digital humanities, bioinformatics, and GIScience. Submitted research may address a variety of topics including (but not limited to) reasoning, information retrieval and integration, personalization, context, patterns, user interfaces, spatial cognition, and learning. All standard paper types from the Semantic Web journal may be submitted (research paper, survey paper, tool/system paper, dataset description paper, application report, ontology description - see http://www.semantic-web-journal.org/authors ). In addition, we invite vision and position papers of the highest quality, which will be evaluated as to their potential to stimulate research investigations on the interplay between Cognitive Science and Semantic Web. Deadlines Paper submission deadline: January 10, 2013 Notification: March 10, 2013 Editors of the special issue: Rob Goldstone (Indiana University, Bloomington, US) Frank van Harmelen (VU Amsterdam, NL) Pascal Hitzler (Kno.e.sis Center, Wright State University, Dayton, US) Krzysztof Janowicz (University of California, Santa Barbara, US) Kai-Uwe Kühnberger (Universität Osnabrück, DE) Guest editorial board (to be completed) Benjamin Adams (University of California, Santa Barbara, US) Claudia d'Amato (University of Bari, IT) Alan Bundy (University of Edinburgh, UK) Jérôme Euzenat (INRIA Rhône-Alpes, FR) Helmar Gust (Universität Osnabrück, DE) Cory Henson (Kno.e.sis Center, Wright State University, Dayton, US) Zhisheng Huang (VU Amsterdam, NL) Werner Kuhn (Universität Münster, DE) Alexander Mehler (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, DE) Simon Scheider (Universität Münster, DE) Christoph Schlieder (Universität Bamberg, DE) Lael Schooler (MPI für Bildungsforschung, DE) Wei Lee Woon (Masdar Institute, Abu Dhabi, AE) Gudrun Ziegler (DICA-lab, University of Luxembourg, LU) ... Contact If you have questions, please contact us via contact @ semantic-web-journal.net . -- Prof. Dr. Pascal Hitzler Dept. of Computer Science, Wright State University, Dayton, OH pas...@pascal-hitzler.de http://www.knoesis.org/pascal/ Semantic Web Textbook: http://www.semantic-web-book.org Semantic Web Journal: http://www.semantic-web-journal.net ___ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
[UAI] Semantic Web Journal: Call for Special Issue Proposals
Semantic Web Journal: Call for Special Issue Proposals http://www.semantic-web-journal.net The Semantic Web journal seeks proposals for Special Issues of the journal. A proposal should fall into one of the following categories. A) Special Issues which address core technological or fundamental challenges for Semantic Web research and/or applications. B) Special Issues which are within the topical realm of a neighboring discipline but contribute directly or indirectly to Semantic Web research and/or applications. Proposals for special issues shall be sent to the Editors-in-Chief (cont...@semantic-web-journal.net) and contain the following information in a single PDF file: * Names and affiliations of all guest editors * Topic of the special issue * Tentative list of Guest Editorial Board members * A short description of the topic * Why the topic is currently of interest * Why the topic is relevant to this call * Credentials of the guest editors regarding their research impact and their community standing with respect to the topic * A draft call for papers, including a suggested time-line Usually, it is recommended that the set of guest editors, as well as the proposed editorial board, are geographically diverse, have ample visibility within the discipline, and cover key dimensions of the special issue topic. It will be assumed that all proposed guest editors are aware of the journal's open and transparent review policy described at http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/reviewers#review Submission deadline: 30th of September, 2012 Best Regards, Pascal Hitzler Krzysztof Janowicz Editors-in-Chief -- Prof. Dr. Pascal Hitzler Dept. of Computer Science, Wright State University, Dayton, OH pas...@pascal-hitzler.de http://www.knoesis.org/pascal/ Semantic Web Textbook: http://www.semantic-web-book.org Semantic Web Journal: http://www.semantic-web-journal.net ___ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
[UAI] Semantic Web Journal: Special Call for Linked Dataset Descriptions
Semantic Web journal Special Call for Linked Dataset Descriptions <http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/blog/semantic-web-journal-special-call-linked-dataset-descriptions> Linked Data is a key enabler for the Semantic Web vision, and a decisive step towards a truly "Semantic" Web. The Semantic Web journal calls for brief papers (about 4-6 pages) containing a concise description of a Linked Dataset. The paper shall describe in concise and clear terms key characteristics of the dataset as a guide to its usage for various (possibly unforeseen) purposes. In particular, such a paper shall typically give information, amongst others, on the following aspects of the dataset. * Name, URL, version date and number, licensing, availability, etc. * Topic coverage, source for the data, purpose and method of creation and maintenance, reported useage etc. * Metrics and statistics on external and internal connectivity, use of established vocabularies (e.g., RDF, OWL, SKOS, FOAF), language expressivity, growth. * Examples and critical discussion of typical knowledge modeling patterns used. * Known shortcomings of the dataset. Papers will be evaluated along the following dimensions: Quality of the dataset, usefulness (or potential usefulness) of the dataset, clarity and completeness of the descriptions. Papers should usually be written by people involved in the generation or maintenance of the dataset, or with the consent of these people. Prospective authors must take notice of the submission guidelines posted at http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/authors Deadlines: Paper submission: May 20th, 2012 Notification: Usually within 8 weeks of submission In case of questions, please contact the Editors-in-chief: Pascal Hitzler Krzysztof Janowicz cont...@semantic-web-journal.net -- Prof. Dr. Pascal Hitzler Dept. of Computer Science, Wright State University, Dayton, OH pas...@pascal-hitzler.de http://www.knoesis.org/pascal/ Semantic Web Textbook: http://www.semantic-web-book.org Semantic Web Journal: http://www.semantic-web-journal.net ___ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
[UAI] Semantic Web journal: The EBM Special Issues Volume 1, Number 1-2 / 2010 is Online
The Semantic Web journal first issue is out: http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/issues http://iospress.metapress.com/content/j8748565511j/ and it's actually visible to all - no subscription is necessary. It contains vision statements on various Semantic Web topics and so should hopefully be a perfect source of inspiration for research. Pascal. -- Prof. Dr. Pascal Hitzler Dept. of Computer Science, Wright State University, Dayton, OH pas...@pascal-hitzler.de http://www.knoesis.org/pascal/ Semantic Web Textbook: http://www.semantic-web-book.org Semantic Web Journal: http://www.semantic-web-journal.net ___ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
[UAI] Journal Special Call for Survey articles on Semantic Web topics
special call for papers on SURVEY ARTICLES ON SEMANTIC WEB TOPICS Description The "Semantic Web" journal <http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/> invites submissions of full-length papers surveying the state of the art of topics central to the journal's scope. Survey articles should have the potential to become well-known introductory and overview texts. These submissions will be reviewed along the following dimensions: (1) Suitability as introductory text, targeted at researchers, PhD students, or practitioners, to get started on the covered topic. (2) How comprehensive and how balanced is the presentation and coverage. (3) Readability and clarity of the presentation. (4) Importance of the covered material to the broader Semantic Web community. Topics of Interest We invite submissions on all topics related to the Semantic Web. Important Dates Abstract Submission: 15th of September, 2010 Feedback about abstract: 20th of September, 2010 Paper Submission: 30th of October, 2010 Acceptance Notification: 20th of December, 2010 Final Paper: 31st of January, 2011 Abstracts and papers will be processed as they come in, and notification is planned earlier in these cases. Submissions Abstracts should consist of * List of authors * Tentative title * Abstract * Tentative table of contents * Tentative page count Abstracts must be sent by email to Pascal Hitzler with subject line "SWJ Survey abstract: ". The purpose of the abstract submission is that we can give you feedback on your planned survey, before you start putting too much work into this. This will also allow us to avoid duplicate topic. For the paper submission, please see the submission information and guidelines at <http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/authors>. When entering your manuscript into the review system, please state "Survey paper" in the cover letter. Please also note the journal's open review process detailed at <http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/reviewers>. Contact Pascal Hitzler, Kno.e.sis Center, Wright State University, USA Krzysztof Janowicz, Pennsylvania State University, USA Please direct all inquiries to Pascal Hitzler, pas...@pascal-hitzler.de. Editorial Board Claudia d'Amato, Università degli Studi di Bari, Italy Sören Auer, Universität Leipzig, Germany Lora Aroyo, Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Boyan Brodaric, Geological Survey of Canada, Canada Philipp Cimiano, Universität Bielefeld, Germany Oscar Corcho, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain Bernardo Cuenca-Grau, Oxford University, UK Michel Dumontier, Carleton University, Canada Mark Gahegan, University of Auckland, New Zealand Aldo Gangemi, ISTC-CNR Rome, Italy Giancarlo Guizzardi, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil Manfred Hauswirth, DERI, National University of Ireland, Galway Tom Heath, Talis, UK Rinke Hoekstra, Universiteit van Amsterdam, The Netherlands Andreas Hotho, Universität Würzburg, Germany Eero Hyvönen, Aalto University, Finland Werner Kuhn, University of Muenster, Germany Thomas Lukasiewicz, Oxford University, UK Axel Polleres, DERI, National University of Ireland, Galway Martin Raubal, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA Marta Sabou, The Open University, UK Christoph Schlieder, University of Bamberg, Germany Paulo Pinheiro da Silva, The University of Texas at El Paso, USA Jie Tang, Tsinghua University Beijing, China Kunal Verma, Accenture, USA -- Prof. Dr. Pascal Hitzler Dept. of Computer Science, Wright State University, Dayton, OH pas...@pascal-hitzler.de http://www.knoesis.org/pascal/ Semantic Web Textbook: http://www.semantic-web-book.org Semantic Web Journal: http://www.semantic-web-journal.net ___ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
[UAI] Call for open reviews: Semantic Web journal
The "Semantic Web" journal currently has more than 40 submitted papers listed as under review. You are INVITED TO PARTICIPATE in the journal's open and transparent review process by commenting on submitted papers or by providing proper additional reviews. See http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/underreview for the papers currently under review. For more information about the review process, see http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/reviewers . For more information about the journal, see http://www.semantic-web-journal.net Pascal Hitzler Krzysztof Janowicz Editors-in-Chief -- Prof. Dr. Pascal Hitzler Dept. of Computer Science, Wright State University, Dayton, OH pas...@pascal-hitzler.de http://www.knoesis.org/pascal/ Semantic Web Textbook: http://www.semantic-web-book.org Semantic Web Journal: http://www.semantic-web-journal.net ___ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
[UAI] Journal CfP: Semantic Web Tools and Systems - deadline extension
== special call for papers on == SEMANTIC WEB TOOLS AND SYSTEMS = Description = The "Semantic Web" journal <http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/> invites submissions of short papers describing mature Semantic Web related tools and systems. These reports should be brief and pointed, indicating clearly the capabilities of the described tool or system. It is strongly encouraged, that the described tools or systems are free, open, and accessible on the Web. If this is not possible, then they have to be made available to the reviewers. For commercial tools and systems, exceptions can be arranged through the editors. Submissions will be reviewed along the following dimensions: (1) Quality, importance, and impact of the described tool or system. (2) Clarity, illustration, and readability of the describing paper, which shall convey to the reader both the capabilities and the limitations of the tool. = Topics of Interest = We invite submissions on all kinds of tools and systems related to the semantic web, including, but not limited to, the following. * ontology editors * ontology engineering systems * Semantic Web development toolkits * ontology learning and acquistion tools * Annotation tools * ontology alignment and merging tools * ontology revision and evolution tools * ontology evaluation tools * RDF stores * RDF reasoners * OWL reasoners * RIF editors and reasoners * Semantic Wiki engines * Semantic Desktop systems * Semantic browsers * Semantic search tools * Semantic Mashup tools If you are uncertain if your tool or system is suitable for this call, please direct your inquiry to Pascal = Important Dates = *deadline extended* Submission Deadline: 31th of July, 2010. Acceptance Notification: 30th of September, 2010 Final Paper: 31st of October, 2010 *papers will be processed as they come in, and notification is planned earlier in these cases* = Submissions = Submissions should be 8-10 pages in length. Exceptions can be arranged, please contact Pascal for inquiries. Please see the submission information and guidelines at <http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/authors>. When entering your manuscript into the review system, please state "Tools and Systems" in the cover letter. Please also note the journal's open review process detailed at <http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/reviewers>. = Contact = Pascal Hitzler, Kno.e.sis Center, Wright State University Krzysztof Janowicz, Pennsylvania State University Please direct all inquiries to Pascal = Editorial Board = Claudia d'Amato, Università degli Studi di Bari, Italy Sören Auer, Universität Leipzig, Germany Lora Aroyo, Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Boyan Brodaric, Geological Survey of Canada, Canada Philipp Cimiano, Universität Bielefeld, Germany Oscar Corcho, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain Bernardo Cuenca-Grau, Oxford University, UK Michel Dumontier, Carleton University, Canada Mark Gahegan, University of Auckland, New Zealand Aldo Gangemi, ISTC-CNR Rome, Italy Giancarlo Guizzardi, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil Manfred Hauswirth, DERI, National University of Ireland, Galway Tom Heath, Talis, UK Rinke Hoekstra, Universiteit van Amsterdam, The Netherlands Andreas Hotho, Universität Würzburg, Germany Eero Hyvönen, Aalto University, Finland Werner Kuhn, University of Muenster, Germany Thomas Lukasiewicz, Oxford University, UK Axel Polleres, DERI, National University of Ireland, Galway Martin Raubal, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA Marta Sabou, The Open University, UK Christoph Schlieder, University of Bamberg, Germany Paulo Pinheiro da Silva, The University of Texas at El Paso, USA Jie Tang, Tsinghua University Beijing, China Kunal Verma, Accenture, USA online version of this call: http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/content/special-call-semantic-web-tools-and-systems -- Prof. Dr. Pascal Hitzler Dept. of Computer Science, Wright State University, Dayton, OH pas...@pascal-hitzler.de http://www.knoesis.org/pascal/ Semantic Web Textbook: http://www.semantic-web-book.org Semantic Web Journal: http://www.semantic-web-journal.net ___ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
[UAI] CfP: "Real-World Applications of OWL" SWJ special issue
== journal special issue, call for papers == REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS OF OWL = Description = The "Semantic Web" journal <http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/> invites submissions for a special issue on "Real-world Applications of OWL." Submissions should consist of short papers describing deployed applications which use the Web Ontology Language OWL. The reports should be brief and pointed, indicating clearly, in what sense and to what extent OWL has been used in the application. These submissions will be reviewed along the following dimensions: (1) Quality, importance, and impact of the described application. (2) Clarity and readability of the describing paper, which shall convey to the reader the key ideas regarding the use of OWL in the application. Applications can cover all possible application areas. If you are uncertain if your application is suitable for this call, please direct your inquiry to the guest editors. = Important Dates = Submission Deadline: 15th of July, 2010. Acceptance Notification: 15th of September, 2010 Final Paper: 15th of October, 2010 = Submissions = Submissions should be 8-10 pages in length. Exceptions can be arranged, please contact the guest editors. Please see the submission information and guidelines at <http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/authors>. When entering your manuscript into the review system, please state "OWL applications special issue" in the cover letter. Please also note the journal's open review process detailed at <http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/reviewers>. = Guest Editors = Michel Dumontier, Carleton University, Canada Rinke Hoekstra, Universiteit van Amsterdam/Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands Please direct all inquiries to the guest editors. = Guest Editorial Board = Ian Horrocks, Oxford University Ora Lassila, Nokia Thorsten Liebig, University of Ulm Mark Musen, Stanford Massimo Paolucci, NTT DoCoMo Lab Munich Bijan Parsia, University of Manchester Alan Ruttenberg, Science Commons Evren Sirin, Clark & Parsia online version of this call: http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/content/special-issue-real-world-applications-owl Please direct all inquiries to the guest editors. -- Prof. Dr. Pascal Hitzler Dept. of Computer Science, Wright State University, Dayton, OH pas...@pascal-hitzler.de http://www.knoesis.org/pascal/ Semantic Web Textbook: http://www.semantic-web-book.org Semantic Web Journal: http://www.semantic-web-journal.net ___ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
[UAI] Journal 2nd CfP: Semantic Web Tools and Systems
CALL FOR POSITION PAPERS AND PHD PROPOSALS 4th International Conference on Web Reasoning and Rule Systems (RR 2010) Bressanone/Brixen, Italy September 22-24, 2010 http://www.rr-conference.org/RR2010 Co-located with the Italian Workshop on Semantic Web Applications and Perspectives (SWAP) 2010. The International Conference on Web Reasoning and Rule Systems (RR) is a major forum for discussion and dissemination of new results concerning Web Reasoning and Rule Systems. RR 2010 builds on the success of the first three International Conferences on Web Reasoning and Rule Systems (see http://www.rr-conference.org), held in Innsbruck, Austria (2007), Karlsruhe, Germany (2008), and Chantilly, Virginia, USA (2009), which received enthusiastic support from the Web Reasoning community. In 2010, RR will continue the excellence of the new series and aim to attract the best Web Reasoning and Rules researchers from all over the world. POSITION PAPERS submitted to the conference shall present a clearly defined and preferably controversial position concerning a topic of interest for the community. They shall stimulate discussion and critical assessment of the state of the art and of ongoing research trends. PHD PROPOSALS can only be submitted by PhD students and should contain either a PhD plan (for students at the beginning of their PhD research) or a summary of results achieved for a dissertation (for students at the end of their PhD research). In either case, the goal is to stimulate discussion with established researchers in the field as fruitful feedback to the student. Topics of interest include the following (but are not limited to): * Representation techniques for Web-based knowledge * Acquisition of rules and ontologies by knowledge extraction * Combining open and closed-world reasoning * Combining rules and ontologies * Design and analysis of reasoning languages * Efficiency and benchmarking * Implemented tools and systems * Foundations and applications related to relevant standardization bodies such as the W3C Rule Interchange Format (RIF), Web Ontology Language (OWL2) and SPARQL working groups, or the W3C Uncertainty Reasoning for the WWW Incubator Group, etc. * Ontology usability * Ontology languages and their relationships * Querying and optimization * Rules and ontology management (such as inconsistency handling and evolution) * Reasoning with uncertainty and under inconsistency * Reasoning with constraints * Rule languages and systems * Rule interchange formats and Rule markup languages * Scalability vs. expressivity of reasoning on the Web * Approximate reasoning techniques for the Web * Integration of statistical methods and symbolic reasoning * Stream reasoning * Semantic Web Services modeling and applications * Web and Semantic Web applications and experience papers SUBMISSION OF POSITION PAPERS AND PHD PROPOSALS Submissions must be typeset using the Springer LaTeX2e style llncs for Lecture Notes in Computer Science (see http://www.springer.com/comp/lncs/Authors.html), and must be in PDF format. Submission is via EasyChair (http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=rr2010). The length should not exceed 4 pages for position papers and PhD proposals. They should be clearly marked as such in the title and in the easychair submission system. Submissions that deviate substantially from these guidelines may be rejected without review. All accepted papers, posters, and system descriptions will be included in the proceedings. IMPORTANT DATES Submission deadline: June 8, 2010 Sccept/reject decisions: July 1, 2010 Camera-ready due: July 15, 2010 Last day for early registration fee: July 15, 2010 CONFIRMED INVITED SPEAKERS Georg Gottlob (Oxford University, UK) CONFIRMED TUTORIAL SPEAKER Axel Polleres (DERI Galway, Ireland) GENERAL CHAIR José Júlio Alferes (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal) PROGRAM CHAIRS Pascal Hitzler (Wright State University, USA) Thomas Lukasiewicz (Oxford University, UK) LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS Diego Calvanese (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy) Mariano Rodríguez-Muro (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy) SPONSORSHIP CHAIR Krzysztof Janowicz (Pennsylvania State University, USA) PROGRAM COMMITTEE Grigoris Antoniou (University of Crete, Greece) Marcelo Arenas (PUC Chile, Chile) Jie Bao (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA) Chitta Baral (Arizona State University, USA) Leopoldo Bertossi (Carleton University, Canada) Andrea Calì (Oxford University, UK) Vinay Chaudri (Stanford Research Institute, USA) Kendall Clark (Clark & Parsia, USA) Claudia d'Amato (University of Bari, Italy) Carlos Damasio (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal) Wlodek Drabent (IPI PAN Warszawa, Poland) Sergio Flesca (University of Calabria, Italy) Christine Golbreich (University of Versailles Saint-Quentin, France) Claudio Gutierrez (University of Chile, Chile) Stijn Heymans (TU Vienna, Austria) Rinke Hoe
[UAI] RR2010 call for position papers and PhD proposals
CALL FOR POSITION PAPERS AND PHD PROPOSALS 4th International Conference on Web Reasoning and Rule Systems (RR 2010) Bressanone/Brixen, Italy September 22-24, 2010 http://www.rr-conference.org/RR2010 Co-located with the Italian Workshop on Semantic Web Applications and Perspectives (SWAP) 2010. The International Conference on Web Reasoning and Rule Systems (RR) is a major forum for discussion and dissemination of new results concerning Web Reasoning and Rule Systems. RR 2010 builds on the success of the first three International Conferences on Web Reasoning and Rule Systems (see http://www.rr-conference.org), held in Innsbruck, Austria (2007), Karlsruhe, Germany (2008), and Chantilly, Virginia, USA (2009), which received enthusiastic support from the Web Reasoning community. In 2010, RR will continue the excellence of the new series and aim to attract the best Web Reasoning and Rules researchers from all over the world. POSITION PAPERS submitted to the conference shall present a clearly defined and preferably controversial position concerning a topic of interest for the community. They shall stimulate discussion and critical assessment of the state of the art and of ongoing research trends. PHD PROPOSALS can only be submitted by PhD students and should contain either a PhD plan (for students at the beginning of their PhD research) or a summary of results achieved for a dissertation (for students at the end of their PhD research). In either case, the goal is to stimulate discussion with established researchers in the field as fruitful feedback to the student. Topics of interest include the following (but are not limited to): * Representation techniques for Web-based knowledge * Acquisition of rules and ontologies by knowledge extraction * Combining open and closed-world reasoning * Combining rules and ontologies * Design and analysis of reasoning languages * Efficiency and benchmarking * Implemented tools and systems * Foundations and applications related to relevant standardization bodies such as the W3C Rule Interchange Format (RIF), Web Ontology Language (OWL2) and SPARQL working groups, or the W3C Uncertainty Reasoning for the WWW Incubator Group, etc. * Ontology usability * Ontology languages and their relationships * Querying and optimization * Rules and ontology management (such as inconsistency handling and evolution) * Reasoning with uncertainty and under inconsistency * Reasoning with constraints * Rule languages and systems * Rule interchange formats and Rule markup languages * Scalability vs. expressivity of reasoning on the Web * Approximate reasoning techniques for the Web * Integration of statistical methods and symbolic reasoning * Stream reasoning * Semantic Web Services modeling and applications * Web and Semantic Web applications and experience papers SUBMISSION OF POSITION PAPERS AND PHD PROPOSALS Submissions must be typeset using the Springer LaTeX2e style llncs for Lecture Notes in Computer Science (see http://www.springer.com/comp/lncs/Authors.html), and must be in PDF format. Submission is via EasyChair (http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=rr2010). The length should not exceed 4 pages for position papers and PhD proposals. They should be clearly marked as such in the title and in the easychair submission system. Submissions that deviate substantially from these guidelines may be rejected without review. All accepted papers, posters, and system descriptions will be included in the proceedings. IMPORTANT DATES Submission deadline: June 8, 2010 Sccept/reject decisions: July 1, 2010 Camera-ready due: July 15, 2010 Last day for early registration fee: July 15, 2010 CONFIRMED INVITED SPEAKERS Georg Gottlob (Oxford University, UK) CONFIRMED TUTORIAL SPEAKER Axel Polleres (DERI Galway, Ireland) GENERAL CHAIR José Júlio Alferes (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal) PROGRAM CHAIRS Pascal Hitzler (Wright State University, USA) Thomas Lukasiewicz (Oxford University, UK) LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS Diego Calvanese (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy) Mariano Rodríguez-Muro (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy) SPONSORSHIP CHAIR Krzysztof Janowicz (Pennsylvania State University, USA) PROGRAM COMMITTEE Grigoris Antoniou (University of Crete, Greece) Marcelo Arenas (PUC Chile, Chile) Jie Bao (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA) Chitta Baral (Arizona State University, USA) Leopoldo Bertossi (Carleton University, Canada) Andrea Calì (Oxford University, UK) Vinay Chaudri (Stanford Research Institute, USA) Kendall Clark (Clark & Parsia, USA) Claudia d'Amato (University of Bari, Italy) Carlos Damasio (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal) Wlodek Drabent (IPI PAN Warszawa, Poland) Sergio Flesca (University of Calabria, Italy) Christine Golbreich (University of Versailles Saint-Quentin, France) Claudio Gutierrez (University of Chile, Chile) Stijn Heymans (TU Vienna, Austria) Rinke Hoe
[UAI] DEADLINES EXTENDED: Web Reasoning and Rule Systems 2010: Call for Papers
DEADLINES EXTENDED! CALL FOR PAPERS 4th International Conference on Web Reasoning and Rule Systems (RR 2010) Bressanone/Brixen, Italy September 22-24, 2010 http://www.rr-conference.org/RR2010 Co-located with the Italian Workshop on Semantic Web Applications and Perspectives (SWAP) 2010. The International Conference on Web Reasoning and Rule Systems (RR) is a major forum for discussion and dissemination of new results concerning Web Reasoning and Rule Systems. RR 2010 builds on the success of the first three International Conferences on Web Reasoning and Rule Systems (see http://www.rr-conference.org), held in Innsbruck, Austria (2007), Karlsruhe, Germany (2008), and Chantilly, Virginia, USA (2009), which received enthusiastic support from the Web Reasoning community. In 2010, RR will continue the excellence of the new series and aim to attract the best Web Reasoning and Rules researchers from all over the world. Suggested topics include the following (but are not limited to): * Representation techniques for Web-based knowledge * Acquisition of rules and ontologies by knowledge extraction * Combining open and closed-world reasoning * Combining rules and ontologies * Design and analysis of reasoning languages * Efficiency and benchmarking * Implemented tools and systems * Foundations and applications related to relevant standardization bodies such as the W3C Rule Interchange Format (RIF), Web Ontology Language (OWL2) and SPARQL working groups, or the W3C Uncertainty Reasoning for the WWW Incubator Group, etc. * Ontology usability * Ontology languages and their relationships * Querying and optimization * Rules and ontology management (such as inconsistency handling and evolution) * Reasoning with uncertainty and under inconsistency * Reasoning with constraints * Rule languages and systems * Rule interchange formats and Rule markup languages * Scalability vs. expressivity of reasoning on the Web * Approximate reasoning techniques for the Web * Integration of statistical methods and symbolic reasoning * Stream reasoning * Semantic Web Services modeling and applications * Web and Semantic Web applications and experience papers PUBLICATION The proceedings will be published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series and will be available at the conference. After the conference, there will be a special issue of the (new IOS Press) journal "Semantic Web - Interoperability, Usability, Applicability" with selected papers from the conference (see http://www.semantic-web-journal.net). SUBMISSION OF PAPERS Submissions must be typeset using the Springer LaTeX2e style llncs for Lecture Notes in Computer Science (see http://www.springer.com/comp/lncs/Authors.html), and must be in PDF format. Submission is via EasyChair (http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=rr2010). The length should not exceed 15 pages for full papers, 9 pages for short papers, 4 pages for posters, and 6 pages for system descriptions (for system demos at the conference). The stated lengths include title, abstract, and references. Short papers, posters, and system descriptions should be clearly marked as such in the title and in the easychair submission system. Submissions that deviate substantially from these guidelines may be rejected without review. Original research and application papers are welcome; submissions will especially be judged for originality and scientific quality. All accepted papers, posters, and system descriptions will be included in the proceedings. IMPORTANT DATES Paper/poster/demo submission deadline: June 8, 2010 Paper/poster/demo accept/reject decisions: July 1, 2010 Camera-ready due: July 15, 2010 Last day for early registration fee: July 15, 2010 CONFIRMED INVITED SPEAKERS Georg Gottlob (Oxford University, UK) GENERAL CHAIR José Júlio Alferes (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal) PROGRAM CHAIRS Pascal Hitzler (Wright State University, USA) Thomas Lukasiewicz (Oxford University, UK) LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS Diego Calvanese (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy) Mariano Rodríguez-Muro (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy) SPONSORSHIP CHAIR Krzysztof Janowicz (Pennsylvania State University, USA) PROGRAM COMMITTEE Grigoris Antoniou (University of Crete, Greece) Marcelo Arenas (PUC Chile, Chile) Jie Bao (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA) Chitta Baral (Arizona State University, USA) Leopoldo Bertossi (Carleton University, Canada) Andrea Calì (Oxford University, UK) Vinay Chaudri (Stanford Research Institute, USA) Kendall Clark (Clark & Parsia, USA) Claudia d'Amato (University of Bari, Italy) Carlos Damasio (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal) Wlodek Drabent (IPI PAN Warszawa, Poland) Sergio Flesca (University of Calabria, Italy) Christine Golbreich (University of Versailles Saint-Quentin, France) Claudio Gutierrez (University of Chile, Chile) Stijn Heymans (TU Vienna, Austria) Rinke Hoekstra
[UAI] CfP: "Real-World Applications of OWL" SWJ special issue
== journal special issue, call for papers == REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS OF OWL = Description = The "Semantic Web" journal <http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/> invites submissions for a special issue on "Real-world Applications of OWL." Submissions should consist of short papers describing deployed applications which use the Web Ontology Language OWL. The reports should be brief and pointed, indicating clearly, in what sense and to what extent OWL has been used in the application. These submissions will be reviewed along the following dimensions: (1) Quality, importance, and impact of the described application. (2) Clarity and readability of the describing paper, which shall convey to the reader the key ideas regarding the use of OWL in the application. Applications can cover all possible application areas. If you are uncertain if your application is suitable for this call, please direct your inquiry to the guest editors. = Important Dates = Submission Deadline: 15th of July, 2010. Acceptance Notification: 15th of September, 2010 Final Paper: 15th of October, 2010 = Submissions = Submissions should be 8-10 pages in length. Exceptions can be arranged, please contact the guest editors. Please see the submission information and guidelines at <http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/authors>. When entering your manuscript into the review system, please state "OWL applications special issue" in the cover letter. Please also note the journal's open review process detailed at <http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/reviewers>. = Guest Editors = Michel Dumontier, Carleton University, Canada Rinke Hoekstra, Universiteit van Amsterdam/Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands Please direct all inquiries to the guest editors. online version of this call: http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/content/special-issue-real-world-applications-owl -- Prof. Dr. Pascal Hitzler Dept. of Computer Science, Wright State University, Dayton, OH pas...@pascal-hitzler.de http://www.knoesis.org/pascal/ Semantic Web Textbook: http://www.semantic-web-book.org Semantic Web Journal: http://www.semantic-web-journal.net ___ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
[UAI] Semantic Web Journal EB position papers for review
The Semantic Web journal <http://www.semantic-web-journal.net> launches with position papers by the Editorial Board members, to lay out visions for future research in the area. The position paper submissions are now up for public review under http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/category/tags/underreview . If you like to contribute to this effort, you can use the "Add new comment" button below each abstract to add a public comment or review. [Note that comments will only be visible after a screening by the editor (to avoid spamming), and that public reviews must not be anonymous.] Best Regards, Pascal. -- Prof. Dr. Pascal Hitzler Dept. of Computer Science, Wright State University, Dayton, OH pas...@pascal-hitzler.de http://www.knoesis.org/pascal/ Semantic Web Textbook: http://www.semantic-web-book.org Semantic Web Journal: http://www.semantic-web-journal.net ___ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
[UAI] Journal CfP: Semantic Web Tools and Systems
== special call for papers on == SEMANTIC WEB TOOLS AND SYSTEMS = Description = The "Semantic Web" journal <http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/> invites submissions of short papers describing mature Semantic Web related tools and systems. These reports should be brief and pointed, indicating clearly the capabilities of the described tool or system. It is strongly encouraged, that the described tools or systems are free, open, and accessible on the Web. If this is not possible, then they have to be made available to the reviewers. For commercial tools and systems, exceptions can be arranged through the editors. Submissions will be reviewed along the following dimensions: (1) Quality, importance, and impact of the described tool or system. (2) Clarity, illustration, and readability of the describing paper, which shall convey to the reader both the capabilities and the limitations of the tool. = Topics of Interest = We invite submissions on all kinds of tools and systems related to the semantic web, including, but not limited to, the following. * ontology editors * ontology engineering systems * Semantic Web development toolkits * ontology learning and acquistion tools * Annotation tools * ontology alignment and merging tools * ontology revision and evolution tools * ontology evaluation tools * RDF stores * RDF reasoners * OWL reasoners * RIF editors and reasoners * Semantic Wiki engines * Semantic Desktop systems * Semantic browsers * Semantic search tools * Semantic Mashup tools If you are uncertain if your tool or system is suitable for this call, please direct your inquiry to Pascal = Important Dates = Submission Deadline: 30th of June, 2010. Acceptance Notification: 31st of August, 2010 Final Paper: 30th of September, 2010 = Submissions = Submissions should be 8-10 pages in length. Exceptions can be arranged, please contact Pascal for inquiries. Please see the submission information and guidelines at <http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/authors>. When entering your manuscript into the review system, please state "Tools and Systems" in the cover letter. Please also note the journal's open review process detailed at <http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/reviewers>. = Contact = Pascal Hitzler, Kno.e.sis Center, Wright State University Krzysztof Janowicz, Pennsylvania State University Please direct all inquiries to Pascal = Editorial Board = Claudia d'Amato, Università degli Studi di Bari, Italy Sören Auer, Universität Leipzig, Germany Lora Aroyo, Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Boyan Brodaric, Geological Survey of Canada, Canada Philipp Cimiano, Universität Bielefeld, Germany Oscar Corcho, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain Bernardo Cuenca-Grau, Oxford University, UK Michel Dumontier, Carleton University, Canada Mark Gahegan, University of Auckland, New Zealand Aldo Gangemi, ISTC-CNR Rome, Italy Giancarlo Guizzardi, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil Manfred Hauswirth, DERI, National University of Ireland, Galway Tom Heath, Talis, UK Rinke Hoekstra, Universiteit van Amsterdam, The Netherlands Andreas Hotho, Universität Würzburg, Germany Eero Hyvönen, Aalto University, Finland Werner Kuhn, University of Muenster, Germany Thomas Lukasiewicz, Oxford University, UK Axel Polleres, DERI, National University of Ireland, Galway Martin Raubal, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA Marta Sabou, The Open University, UK Christoph Schlieder, University of Bamberg, Germany Paulo Pinheiro da Silva, The University of Texas at El Paso, USA Jie Tang, Tsinghua University Beijing, China Kunal Verma, Accenture, USA online version of this call: http://www.semantic-web-journal.net/content/special-call-semantic-web-tools-and-systems -- Prof. Dr. Pascal Hitzler Dept. of Computer Science, Wright State University, Dayton, OH pas...@pascal-hitzler.de http://www.knoesis.org/pascal/ Semantic Web Textbook: http://www.semantic-web-book.org Semantic Web Journal: http://www.semantic-web-journal.net ___ uai mailing list uai@ENGR.ORST.EDU https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
[UAI] CfP: Web Reasoning and Rule Systems 2010
CALL FOR PAPERS 4th International Conference on Web Reasoning and Rule Systems (RR 2010) Bressanone/Brixen, Italy September 22-24, 2010 http://www.rr-conference.org/RR2010 Co-located with the Italian Workshop on Semantic Web Applications and Perspectives (SWAP) 2010. The International Conference on Web Reasoning and Rule Systems (RR) is a major forum for discussion and dissemination of new results concerning Web Reasoning and Rule Systems. RR 2010 builds on the success of the first three International Conferences on Web Reasoning and Rule Systems (see http://www.rr-conference.org), held in Innsbruck, Austria (2007), Karlsruhe, Germany (2008), and Chantilly, Virginia, USA (2009), which received enthusiastic support from the Web Reasoning community. In 2010, RR will continue the excellence of the new series and aim to attract the best Web Reasoning and Rules researchers from all over the world. Suggested topics include the following (but are not limited to): * Representation techniques for Web-based knowledge * Acquisition of rules and ontologies by knowledge extraction * Combining open and closed-world reasoning * Combining rules and ontologies * Design and analysis of reasoning languages * Efficiency and benchmarking * Implemented tools and systems * Foundations and applications related to relevant standardization bodies such as the W3C Rule Interchange Format (RIF), Web Ontology Language (OWL2) and SPARQL working groups, or the W3C Uncertainty Reasoning for the WWW Incubator Group, etc. * Ontology usability * Ontology languages and their relationships * Querying and optimization * Rules and ontology management (such as inconsistency handling and evolution) * Reasoning with uncertainty and under inconsistency * Reasoning with constraints * Rule languages and systems * Rule interchange formats and Rule markup languages * Scalability vs. expressivity of reasoning on the Web * Approximate reasoning techniques for the Web * Integration of statistical methods and symbolic reasoning * Stream reasoning * Semantic Web Services modeling and applications * Web and Semantic Web applications and experience papers PUBLICATION The proceedings will be published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series and will be available at the conference. After the conference, there will be a special issue of the (new IOS Press) journal "Semantic Web - Interoperability, Usability, Applicability" with selected papers from the conference (see http://www.semantic-web-journal.net). SUBMISSION OF PAPERS Submissions must be typeset using the Springer LaTeX2e style llncs for Lecture Notes in Computer Science (see http://www.springer.com/comp/lncs/Authors.html), and must be in PDF format. Submission is via EasyChair (http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=rr2010). The length should not exceed 15 pages for full papers, 9 pages for short papers, 4 pages for posters, and 6 pages for system descriptions (for system demos at the conference). The stated lengths include title, abstract, and references. Short papers, posters, and system descriptions should be clearly marked as such in the title and in the easychair submission system. Submissions that deviate substantially from these guidelines may be rejected without review. Original research and application papers are welcome; submissions will especially be judged for originality and scientific quality. All accepted papers, posters, and system descriptions will be included in the proceedings. IMPORTANT DATES Abstract submission deadline: May 15, 2010 Paper/poster/demo submission deadline: May 22, 2010 Paper/poster/demo accept/reject decisions: June 24, 2010 Camera-ready due: July 15, 2010 Last day for early registration fee: July 15, 2010 CONFIRMED INVITED SPEAKERS Georg Gottlob (Oxford University, UK) GENERAL CHAIR José Júlio Alferes (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal) PROGRAM CHAIRS Pascal Hitzler (Wright State University, USA) Thomas Lukasiewicz (Oxford University, UK) LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS Diego Calvanese (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy) Mariano Rodríguez-Muro (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy) SPONSORSHIP CHAIR Krzysztof Janowicz (Pennsylvania State University, USA) PROGRAM COMMITTEE Grigoris Antoniou (University of Crete, Greece) Marcelo Arenas (PUC Chile, Chile) Jie Bao (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA) Chitta Baral (Arizona State University, USA) Leopoldo Bertossi (Carleton University, Canada) Andrea Calì (Oxford University, UK) Vinay Chaudri (Stanford Research Institute, USA) Kendall Clark (Clark & Parsia, USA) Claudia d'Amato (University of Bari, Italy) Carlos Damasio (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal) Wlodek Drabent (IPI PAN Warszawa, Poland) Sergio Flesca (University of Calabria, Italy) Christine Golbreich (University of Versailles Saint-Quentin, France) Claudio Gutierrez (University of Chile, Chile) Stijn Heymans (TU Vienna, Aust
