Call for Research & Innovation Papers
SEMANTiCS 2025 EU
21st International Conference on Semantic Systems
Vienna, Austria
September 3 - 5, 2025
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*The submission deadlines for the Research & Innovation Papers have been
extended as follows:*
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*Abstract Submission Deadline: May 20, 2025*
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*Paper Submission Deadline: May 27, 2025 *
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*Notification of Acceptance: June 30, 2025 *
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*Camera-Ready Paper Deadline: July 18, 2025*
*All deadlines are set for 11:59 pm, Anywhere On Earth time (UTC-12)*
*Submissions will be through Easychair and the submission link will be
provided soon.*
Proceedings of SEMANTiCS 2025 EU will be made available *open access*.
Research and Innovation Track
The SEMANTiCS 2025 conference is excited to invite submissions for the
Research and Innovation Track, welcoming groundbreaking research
contributions, innovative solutions, and experimental studies relevant to
the Semantic Web, Semantic Technologies, and AI-enabled semantics. We also
encourage submissions at the intersections of these fields with other
scientific and applied disciplines, fostering cross-disciplinary exchange
and advancement. Papers should present original work that has not been
published or is not under consideration elsewhere. All submissions must
adhere to the submission guidelines, including reference formatting and any
additional documentation as required. Each submission will undergo a
rigorous review process, with at least three independent reviews,
evaluating the novelty, technical quality, reproducibility, and practical
relevance of the work.
Topics of Interest
SEMANTiCS 2025 calls for submissions of high-quality research papers across
a broad spectrum of topics in Semantic Web, Semantic Technologies, and AI.
We are particularly interested in new and emerging trends, especially where
semantic technologies intersect with evolving fields such as large language
models, explainable AI, and trustworthy data infrastructures. Topics of
interest include, but are not limited to:
- Web Semantics & Linked (Open) Data
- Enterprise Knowledge Graphs, Graph Data Management
- Machine Learning Techniques for/using Knowledge Graphs (e.g.
reinforcement learning, deep learning, data mining and knowledge discovery)
- Generative AI and Knowledge Graphs (e.g., Retrieval-Augmented
Generation (RAG) with knowledge graph integration, generative model
grounding)
- Reasoning, Rules, and Policies on RAG
- Knowledge Engineering and Management (e.g., knowledge acquisition,
extraction, integration, and publication workflows)
- Terminology, Thesaurus & Ontology Management, Ontology engineering
- Web agents
- Natural Language Processing for/using Knowledge Graphs (e.g. entity
linking and resolution using target knowledge such as Wikidata and DBpedia,
foundation models)
- Crowdsourcing for/using Knowledge Graphs
- Data Quality Management and Assurance
- Mathematical and Logical Foundations of Knowledge-aware AI
- Multimodal Knowledge Graphs (e.g., text, image, audio fusion in graph
structures)
- Semantic-Enhanced Data Science Pipelines and Processes
- Semantics in Blockchain environments (e.g., traceability,
decentralized knowledge representation)
- Trust, Data Privacy, and Security with Semantic Technologies
- Internet of Things (IoT), Stream Processing, and Temporal Data
Management (e.g., real-time semantic processing and predictive analytics)
- Conversational AI and Dialogue Systems powered by Knowledge Graphs
- Provenance and Data Change Tracking (e.g., semantic versioning, data
updates in distributed settings)
- Semantic Interoperability (e.g., cross-domain standards, mapping
frameworks, ontology alignment)
- Linked Data storage, triple stores, graph databases
- Robust, Scalable, and Fault-Tolerant Semantic Data Systems (e.g.,
distributed querying, optimization)
- User Interfaces and Usability of Semantic Technologies (e.g.,
visualizations, intelligent user interaction)
- Explainable and Interoperable AI
- Decentralised and Federated Knowledge Graphs (e.g., federated
querying, link traversal)
Applied Semantic Technologies and AI in Real-World Scenarios, such as, but
not limited to:
- Biomedicine and Health (e.g., Knowledge Graphs for biomedical
applications, AI-driven diagnostics, personalized health)
- AI for Environmental and Climate Solutions (e.g., semantic modeling
for environmental impact, biodiversity knowledge graphs)
- Scientific Knowledge Graphs and Open Science (e.g., FAIR data
principles, enhanced scholarly communication)
- Semantic Technologies in GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and
Museums)
- Knowledge Graphs and Hybrid AI for Industry 4.0/5.0 and Predictive
Maintenance
- Digital Humanities and Cultural Heritage Preservation
- Legal Technology, AI Ethics, and Regulatory Compliance (e.g., AI and
legal frameworks, semantic-enabled compliance with the EU AI Act)
- Economics and Governance of Data Ecosystems (e.g., data marketplaces,
semantic service interoperability, data policy)
Submission Guidelines
The Research and Innovation Track at SEMANTiCS 2025 invites both
*long* and *short
paper submissions*.
- *Long papers* should be *12-15 pages* in length (excluding
references). These submissions are expected to present comprehensive,
mature research findings, including in-depth theoretical or practical
insights.
- *Short papers* should be a *maximum of 6 pages* (excluding
references). These submissions can include preliminary findings, innovative
ideas, or position papers that aim to spark discussion and exploration.
References are not included in the page count, so authors may add
additional pages for relevant citations if needed. This flexibility allows
authors to fully reference foundational and related work to strengthen the
context and impact of their research.
- Submissions should follow the guidelines of IOS Press. Details are
available at *https://www.iospress.com/book-article-instructions*.
<https://www.iospress.com/book-article-instructions>
- Authors need to use the *Word template*
<https://www.iospress.com/sites/default/files/media/files/2022-06/ECRC-Autho…>
or *LaTeX* <https://vtex-soft.github.io/texsupport.IOS-Book-Article/>
template provided by IOS Press. Overleaf users can copy the project *from
here* <https://www.overleaf.com/read/gkkspcvjgwxv#563836> (follow
instructions in the abstract).
- Abstract submission is mandatory for all papers. To aid the review and
bidding process, we highly encourage authors to submit structured
abstracts.
- All papers and abstracts have to be submitted electronically via
EasyChair.
- Submissions must be in English.
- Submissions must adhere to the fair use of Large Language Models.
Please refer to the SEMANTiCS *full policy*
<https://2025-eu.semantics.cc/page/llm-policy> for more details.
- Submissions must be anonymous; the reviewing process is double-blind,
but reviewers will be able to disclose their identities if they wish, by
signing their reviews.
- Accepted papers will be published in open access proceedings by IOS
Press, and the text of all the reviews (excluding the scores) of all the
accepted papers will be posted on the conference website and will be
archived on Zenodo as publicly available material.
- At least one author of each accepted paper must present it in person
and therefore register for the conference at the ONSITE rate.
- All authors are strongly suggested to provide optional links to code,
materials, and datasets during the submission process - we will have
specific optional fields in the EasyChair submission form - the review
process will take these into account when provided. To anonymise resources
for the reviewing process, authors can use services like *Anonymous
GitHub* <https://anonymous.4open.science/> or figshare/Zenodo as
described *here*
<https://github.com/dgraziotin/disclose-data-dbr-first-then-opendata?tab=rea…>.
- The Research and Innovation Track will not accept papers that, at the
time of submission, are under review or have already been published in or
accepted for publication in a journal or another conference.
- All authors will have the opportunity to provide an ORKG comparison in
the Open Research Knowledge Graph (*https://orkg.org* <https://orkg.org>)
during the submission process - we will have a specific optional field in
the EasyChair submission form.
Review and Evaluation Criteria
Each submission will be reviewed by at least three Programme Committee
members. The reviewing process is double-blind. However, reviewers can
disclose their identity by signing their reviews and/or adding one of their
persistent identifiers (e.g. their ORCID).
The text of all the reviews (excluding the scores) of all the accepted
papers will be posted on the conference website with the basic
bibliographic metadata of the reviewed submission (i.e. title and authors),
and it will be archived on Zenodo as publicly available material. All the
signed reviews of the accepted papers will be licensed using a Creative
Commons Attribution license (CC-BY, the copyright holder will be the
reviewer), except the anonymous ones that will be released in CC0.
Papers submitted to this track will be evaluated according to the following
criteria:
- Appropriateness
- Originality, novelty, and innovativeness
- Impact of results
- Technical quality of the methods
- Soundness of the evaluation
- Proper comparison to related work
- Clarity and quality of writing
- Reproducibility of results and resources
*We look forward to receiving your contributions!*
Research and Innovation Track Chairs
Blerina Spahiu (University of Milano-Bicocca, IT)
Mehdi Ali (Lamarr Institute & Fraunhofer IAIS, Germany)
Kind Regards,
On behalf of the organising committee.
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Dr. Kossi Amouzouvi
ScaDS.AI Dresden/Leipzig, TU Dresden
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Fourth Call for Participation & Call for Travel Grant Applications
21st Reasoning Web Summer School
September 25-28, 2025, Istanbul, Turkey
https://2025.declarativeai.net/events/reasoning-web
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We are happy to announce that the 21st edition of the Reasoning Web
Summer School (RW 2025) will take place from September 25-28, 2025 in
Istanbul, Turkey. RW 2025 is part of Declarative AI 2025, which also
includes the 9th International Joint Conference on Rules and Reasoning
(RuleML+RR) and DecisionCAMP 2025, both held from September 22-24, 2025.
The purpose of the Reasoning Web Summer School is to disseminate recent
advances in reasoning techniques and relevant topics related to
ontologies, rules, logic, the semantic web, linked data, and knowledge
graph applications. The summer school is primarily intended for
individuals who are currently pursuing or have recently completed
postgraduate degrees (PhD or MSc). However, the school also welcomes the
participation of researchers at later career stages who wish to become
acquainted with the area or deepen their understanding of recent
developments. The RW school is a great venue for meeting like-minded
researchers and exchanging with an engaging and approachable group of
international lecturers!
*** Summer School Program ***
As in previous years, the summer school will feature 8 tutorials
delivered by researchers who are experts in the area. Here are the
confirmed speakers and topics for this year's school:
* Camille Bourgaux: Inconsistency-Tolerant Semantics Based on
Preferred Repairs
* Esra Erdem, Aysu Bogatarkan, Muge Fidan: Human-Centered ASP
Applications: Representation and Reasoning
* Patrick Koopmann: Explaining Reasoning Results for Description
Logic Ontologies
* Markus Krötzsch: Modern Datalog: Concepts, Methods, Applications
* Antonella Poggi: From One-Level to Multi-Level Ontology-Based Data
Access
* Francesco Ricca and Giuseppe Mazzotta: ASP Essentials: Modelling
and Efficient Solving
* Luciano Serafini: Neuro-Symbolic Artificial Intelligence
* Przemyslaw Walega: Reasoning about Time in DatalogMTL
Tutorial abstracts and speaker bios can be found on the RW 2025 website:
https://2025.declarativeai.net/events/reasoning-web/program
*** Applications & Registration ***
To participate in RW 2025, you will need to submit a short application,
with information on your academic and research background and motivation
for attending the school. You can do so by filling out the following form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1aIIeJdHS2zash1gCMmqw2_UnFMNO7DMA7X8SyI8x3b…
or alternatively, by sending the organizers an email with all of the
information requested on the form.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and notifications will
be sent within 1-2 weeks from the time of application. Successful
applicants will receive information on how to pay the registration fee
to confirm their spot in the school.
There is a discounted fee of 240€ (incl. VAT) for applications received
by May 31st (180€, for local participants with a Turkish affiliation).
The regular fee of 300€ (incl. VAT) applies to applications received on
or after June 1st (240€, for local participants with a Turkish
affiliation). The registration fee includes access to the lectures,
lunches, and coffee breaks for the four days, as well as a social event.
Note that students who participate in RW 2025 are also encouraged to
apply to the Rule ML+RR Doctoral Consortium. Summer school participants
who have a paper accepted at the Doctoral Consortium can attend the
relevant Doctoral Consortium session without registering for the conference.
*** (NEW) Travel Grants ***
We are happy to announce the availability of a limited number of travel
grants to help support students who wish to attend RW 2025 but lack
sufficient funding. Travel grants will consist of free registration to
the school and a contribution of up to 600€ to help cover travel
expenses (the grant amount will be transferred shortly after the school).
To apply for a travel grant:
1) Submit an application to attend RW 2025 (see above), if you have not
already done so.
2) Send an email to the RW 2025 chairs (email addresses below) with
subject line "RW 2025 Travel Grant Application". The email should
contain a brief estimate of your expected travel costs and a letter from
your supervisor in support of your travel grant application confirming
that you are a full-time student and that your participation cannot be
financed by other means.
The deadline for submitting a travel grant application is *Tuesday, May
20*. Notifications will be sent by the end of May.
***
If you require additional information, please get in touch with the chairs.
* Alessandro Artale, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
artale(a)inf.unibz.it
* Meghyn Bienvenu, CNRS & University of Bordeaux, France
meghyn.bienvenu(a)u-bordeaux.fr
Call for Industry & Use Case Presentations
The Industry & Use Case track at SEMANTiCS welcomes submissions that
present use cases and industry adoption of semantic technology. Solutions
that deal with semantic processing of data and/or information in areas like
Linked Data, Knowledge Graphs, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning,
Data Publishing, Thesaurus and/or Ontology management, and any related
fields. All submissions have a strong focus on real world applications
beyond the prototypical status and demonstrate the power of semantic
systems!
*Important dates*
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*(Extended) Submission Deadline:* June 1, 2025 (11:59pm)
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*Notification of Acceptance:* June 13, 2025 (11:59 pm)
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*Presentation Ready:* August 18, 2025 (11:59 pm)
All deadlines are set for 11:59 pm, Anywhere On Earth time (UTC-12)
*Submission via Easychair on*
*https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=semantics2025*
<https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=semantics2025>. Please notice that
a paper abstract is not necessary, as your submission will only include a
presentation at SEMANTiCS and not a paper. Any submission should contain a
summary of 200 to 300 words that will be used in the final program. Your
submission must also include a full page description of the use case you
want to present, in particular: initial situation, approach, business value
and benefits of the semantic solution, prospects and recommendation.
Submissions that don’t meet these requirements cannot be taken into account.
Via Easychair, you can enter your summary in the field “Abstract”, and the
full page description via the “upload paper” button. The summary will
appear in the program on the webpage, the full page description will only
be used in the selection process.
*Topics of Interest*
SEMANTiCS 2025 especially invites contributions that target the following
main topics in the context of semantic-based research and systems as well
as applicative domains.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
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Large Language Models (LLM) combined with Knowledge Graphs
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Enterprise Knowledge Graphs, Graph Data Management
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Machine Learning Techniques for/using Knowledge Graphs (e.g.
reinforcement learning, deep learning, data mining and knowledge discovery)
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Knowledge Management (e.g. acquisition, capture, extraction, authoring,
integration, publication)
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Reasoning, rules and policies
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Web Semantics & Linked (Open) Data
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Natural Language Processing for/using Knowledge Graphs
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Crowdsourcing for/using Knowledge Graphs
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Semantics in Data Science
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Trust, Data Privacy, and Security with Semantic Technologies
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Authentication of knowledge graphs
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IoT and Stream Processing, Linked Data Event Streams
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Conversational AI and Dialogue Systems
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Provenance and Data Change Tracking
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Semantic Interoperability (via mapping, crosswalks, standards, etc.)
*Author Guidelines and Submission*
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This call for presentations reaches out to professionals in the areas
related to the topics of SEMANTiCS for proposals to present industry
implementations, best practices and use case prototypes, to discuss
semantic systems in birds-of-a-feather sessions as well as informal
settings. Additionally, we explicitly encourage the submission of software
applications, apps or services that demonstrate the usefulness and benefits
of semantic technologies and semantic data management.
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To contribute a submission for a presentation at SEMANTiCS 2025 please
prepare the following: Fill out the online application at Easychair and
give us relevant information about your expertise and your professional
background.
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Please notice that a paper abstract is not necessary, as your submission
will only include a presentation at SEMANTiCS and not a paper. Any
submission should contain a summary of 200 to 300 words that will be used
in the final program. Your submission must also include a full page
description of the use case you want to present, iIn particular: initial
situation, approach, business value and benefits of the semantic solution,
prospects and recommendation. Submissions that don’t meet these
requirements cannot be taken into account.
-
Via Easychair, you can enter your summary in the field “Abstract”, and
the full page description via the “upload paper” button. The summary will
appear in the program on the webpage, the full page description will only
be used in the selection process.
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All accepted submissions will be granted a presentation slot at the main
conference. Please stick to this time pattern when preparing your talk.
This is the only way we can guarantee a smooth and satisfying programme and
allow all conference participants to attend as many slots as possible
without missing important information.
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Submissions must adhere to the fair use of Large Language Models. Please
refer to the SEMANTiCS full policy for more details:
https://2025-eu.semantics.cc/page/llm-policy
When your submission is accepted and you are preparing your talk, please
take care to address the following aspects:
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*Initial Situation *What kind of challenge did you face in the beginning of
the project? What problems needed to be solved?
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*Approach and IT-Solution *Which approach and methodology has been chosen
to tackle the problem(s)? How is your solution composed with respect to
technological aspects / human aspects / organisational aspects? How do the
semantic components support the process from data to knowledge?
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*Success Criteria for / Benefit of the Semantic Solution *Which factors
(conscious and unconscious) have been crucial to the success of your
project? Which obstacles did you face? How can you measure the benefit of
your solution? How does the organisation benefit from your solution?
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*Prospects and Recommendations *What are the next steps planned in your
project? Can you give recommendations with respect to development /
deployment of semantic solutions within organisational / corporate settings?
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*Demo (if applicable) *Prepare a short demonstration of your tool / service.
*Review and Evaluation Criteria*
Every submission will be reviewed by the Programme Committee.
Submissions to this track will be evaluated according to the following
criteria:
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Your presentation is relevant to industry and industrial purposes. It
illustrates how semantic technologies / solutions contribute to or improve
existing businesses and / or generate new ones.
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The presented solution has already been deployed and / or has been
tested in a practical environment – at least prototypically.
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Your presentation is well-structured and does bring across its message.
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The topic is well described and covers enough explanations, examples,
use cases, graphics, etc.
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Novelty: The topic covered is new to your industry – not necessarily new
to business in general
In case your presentation will be accepted, we will provide you with
detailed information on organisational matters according to the selection
of submissions and conference participation.
We are looking forward to your contribution!
Marco Brattinga
Artem Revenko
*Industry & Use Case Track Chairs*
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Hello everyone,
We're very excited for the 12th edition of Wiki Workshop happening next
week on *Wednesday, May 21, 2025, from 14:00 to 18:00 UTC and Thursday, May
22, 2025, from 11:00 to 15:00 UTC*.
The program and the full schedule, including the list of accepted extended
abstracts, are under the Attendees tab at wikiworkshop.org.
*Registration is free* and will remain open until 24 hours before the
workshop begins. You can register here:
https://pretix.eu/wikimedia/wikiworkshop2025/.
A big thank you to everyone who has contributed to this year’s workshop so
far. We’re looking forward to spending time together next week.
Warm regards,
The Wiki Workshop 2025 Organizing Team
With apologies for cross-posting, please keep reading for an invitation to join an emergent Wikimedia Science Hub.
A group of us working at the intersection of science and Wikimedia are in the initial stages of proposing a Science Hub for Wikimedia. We are looking for individuals and affiliates to join the initiative. Please express your interest in this project here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Science_Hub/join
About the Science Hub
The Wikimedia Science Hub seeks to facilitate Wikimedia activities relating to scientific and other scholarly content from all disciplines of systematic inquiries. In terms of knowledge domains, this includes the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, engineering, mathematics, medicine and so on. On the wiki side, it includes all content, communities and infrastructure of Wikimedia wikis as well as supporting activities
We are especially interested in the activities related to the following three areas:
1.
Wiki about scientific matters: This includes on-wiki content relating to any knowledge domain, on any Wikimedia wiki, in any language. It also includes supporting infrastructure and activities.
2.
Scientific matters about wiki: This includes scientific research and knowledge — from any field of knowledge domain — about Wikimedia contents, workflows, infrastructure or communities regarding any Wikimedia wiki, in any language.
3.
Tightly interwoven wiki and scientific matters: This is about activities, materials or processes in which the wiki aspects and the scientific aspects are closely intertwined, e.g. because the research is both based on and contributing to wiki matters.
We welcome updates, discussion, and questions on the meta page. Thank you for your interest,
Matt
Matt Vetter, PhD (he/him)
Professor of English
Dept. of Language, Literature, and Writing
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
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Yes, about 10,000 mediawiki instances agree :)
On Wed, May 7, 2025 at 9:51 AM James Heilman <jmh649(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Instant Wikidata would mean that I could copy templates and modules from
> EN WP that use Wikidata and they would simply work on MDWiki.
> https://mdwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page
>
> James
>
> On Wed, May 7, 2025 at 10:37 AM Mohammed Sadat Abdulai <
> mohammed.abdulai(a)wikimedia.de> wrote:
>
>> Hi James,
>>
>> Thanks for the suggestion. Instant Commons is indeed a great example of
>> seamless reuse, and we agree an “Instant Wikidata” integration could be
>> very useful. It’s on our radar, but given the range of current reuse
>> scenarios, our immediate focus is on making it easier for as many
>> developers and reusers as possible to access and integrate Wikidata's data
>> into their own tools and workflows.
>>
>> That said we’d love to hear more about what an Instant Wikidata feature
>> would look like for you. This will help us decide how and when to tackle
>> this “Instant” use case alongside other reuse focused initiatives.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> - Mohammed
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>> From: James Heilman <jmh649(a)gmail.com>
>> Date: Thu, 1 May 2025 at 15:36
>> Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Re: [Wiki-research-l] Announcement: Wikidata's
>> Strategic Direction for 2025
>> To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
>> Cc: <wiki-research-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
>>
>>
>> We have InstantCommons which allows the easy use of Commons files on any
>> mediawiki install.
>>
>> If we truly want others to "increasing reuse our data" we need the
>> equivalent for Wikidata. Hopefully this is planned?
>>
>> James
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM Tilman Bayer <haebwiki(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 8:33 AM Danny Benjafield <
>>> danny.benjafield(a)wikimedia.de> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello everyone,
>>>>
>>>> As part of Wikimedia Deutschland’s 2030 Strategic Direction and in close
>>>> collaboration with the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF), the Wikidata team has
>>>> set its priorities for 2025 around 4 core themes: ensuring Wikidata can
>>>> continue to grow sustainably, strengthening the diverse community of
>>>> editors, increasing reuse our data, and refining the underlying platform
>>>> services that power everything we build together.
>>>>
>>>> We chose these focuses because, first, as Wikidata’s size and impact
>>>> expand,
>>>
>>> What data is this statement about Wikidata's expanding impact based on?
>>> (I.e., how does Wikimedia Deutschland define and measure Wikidata's
>>> impact?)
>>>
>>>
>>>> it’s crucial that we build systems and policies that keep our
>>>> infrastructure healthy and our data dependable. Second, our community
>>>> remains at the heart of everything we do -- whether someone contributes
>>>> the
>>>> first statement to a brand new Item or runs complex queries that power
>>>> research and apps. Finally, by refining data access methods “as a
>>>> service”
>>>> across our ecosystem, we’ll open the door for all our product teams and
>>>> third-party developers to build meaningful services and applications
>>>> that
>>>> create positive impact.
>>>>
>>>> Supporting sustainable growth means two things this year.
>>>>
>>>> We’ll partner with the Wikibase teams to improve federated SPARQL
>>>> queries.
>>>> This would allow you pull data seamlessly from multiple Wikibase
>>>> instances
>>>> lowering the barrier to hosting some data in other parts of the Wikibase
>>>> Ecosystem, ensuring everyone can continue to access and edit data
>>>> reliably.
>>>> At the same time, we’ll have conversations about data governance
>>>> guidelines
>>>> together with the Cloud and Suite teams and the wider Wikidata
>>>> community.
>>>> This way it's always obvious where different kinds of data belong. That
>>>> clarity helps editors make confident decisions, reduces duplicate work,
>>>> and
>>>> lays the foundation for new projects that can flourish alongside
>>>> Wikidata
>>>> itself.
>>>>
>>>> Strengthening the Wikidata community means making every step of
>>>> contribution easier and more rewarding.
>>>>
>>>> Mobile editing has grown in recent years, yet adding or updating
>>>> statements
>>>> on a phone still forces many users into “desktop view.” We’ll roll out a
>>>> prototype that will make editing statements on mobile phones easier. To
>>>> help more advanced editors and tool builders, we’ll continue growing the
>>>> visibility and documentation around EntitySchemas, so that editors
>>>> everywhere can adopt these powerful templates and can integrate them
>>>> out of
>>>> the box. And of course, we’ll bring people together through online and
>>>> in-person events such as WikidataCon, regional capacity‑building
>>>> campaigns
>>>> in Africa, meetups at Wikimania and other conferences, XXX Days events
>>>> like
>>>> Data Reuse Days and Lexico Days, and more. By connecting newcomers with
>>>> experienced mentors, by highlighting local hubs where editors can
>>>> support
>>>> each other, and by linking each Item back to its relevant WikiProjects,
>>>> we’ll nurture more active, diverse, and resilient communities.
>>>>
>>>> Our third focus area is Increasing mission-aligned data reuse
>>>>
>>>> The Wikidata For Wikimedia Projects
>>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikidata_For_Wikimedia_Projects> team
>>>> will
>>>> improve the editing experience and increase productivity of Wikipedia
>>>> contributors by making it easier for editors to monitor, understand, and
>>>> act on changes to their watchlisted articles when the edit comes from
>>>> Wikidata. Displaying Wikidata edits in Watchlist and Recent Changes
>>>> pages
>>>> is an opt-in feature of the user preferences; our aim is to increase
>>>> awareness, adoption, and utility of this function by summer 2026.
>>>> In parallel, we will raise awareness and contributors’ understanding of
>>>> the
>>>> Wikidata integrations currently being used in the Wikimedia Projects
>>>> through a community outreach project by hosting an online conference,
>>>> Wikidata
>>>> and Sister Projects
>>>> <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Event:Wikidata_and_Sister_Projects>,
>>>> dedicated to celebrating and informing Wikimedians of the many ways
>>>> Wikidata currently supports the Wikimedia Projects. Additionally, we are
>>>> reviewing the available documentation on Wikidata integrations to
>>>> ensure it
>>>> is updated, comprehensive, and available in multiple core languages.
>>>>
>>>> Refining platform services “as a service” is our fourth focus area.
>>>>
>>>> We’ll refine data access methods so Wikidata's data can be reused to
>>>> build
>>>> meaningful services and applications. Specifically, we'll build out
>>>> search
>>>> capabilities in the REST API so developers can discover and query data
>>>> more
>>>> easily. We’ll ensure the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS) is optimized for
>>>> its
>>>> core strength of supporting queries that need the graph -- keeping it
>>>> fast
>>>> and reliable under complex workloads. Finally, we’ll improve our data
>>>> dumps
>>>> to provide more accessible snapshots and subsets of Wikidata’s data.
>>>>
>>>> What does this mean for you?
>>>>
>>>> If you’re a mobile‑first contributor, editing from your phone will
>>>> become
>>>> smooth and straightforward. If you’re a developer or researcher, you’ll
>>>> gain powerful new search endpoints in the REST API, a finely tuned
>>>> Wikidata
>>>> Query Service for graph-centric queries, and cleaner, more timely data
>>>> dumps to build on. If you organize or participate in events, you’ll find
>>>> more support and clearer pathways to grow local hubs and share best
>>>> practices. If you’re leveraging Wikidata’s data to support your
>>>> workflows
>>>> and content in other Wikimedia projects, you’ll have access to current
>>>> use-cases, examples and better documentation to refer to. Ultimately,
>>>> every
>>>> update we make in this period is designed to give you more confidence,
>>>> more
>>>> choice, and more impact as you add, improve, and reuse the world’s free
>>>> structured knowledge.
>>>>
>>>> We’ll keep you posted on progress throughout the year and as always,
>>>> welcome your questions and feedback on [talk page].
>>>>
>>> It seems that some links are missing. Perhaps this refers to the talk
>>> page of
>>> https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Development_plan/Wikidata_2025-2028
>>> ?
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for your efforts to drive Wikidata forward.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>>
>>>> The Wikidata Team
>>>>
>>>> Wikimedia Deutschland
>>>> --
>>>> *Danny Benjafield*
>>>> Community Communications Manager
>>>> Wikidata For Wikimedia Projects
>>>>
>>>> Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
>>>> Phone: +49 (0)30-577 11 62-0
>>>> https://wikimedia.de
>>>>
>>>> Keep up to date! Current news and exciting stories about Wikimedia,
>>>> Wikipedia and Free Knowledge in our newsletter (in German): Subscribe
>>>> now.
>>>> <https://www.wikimedia.de/newsletter/>
>>>>
>>>> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in
>>>> the
>>>> sum of all knowledge. Help us to achieve our vision!
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Hi James,
Thanks for the suggestion. Instant Commons is indeed a great example of
seamless reuse, and we agree an “Instant Wikidata” integration could be
very useful. It’s on our radar, but given the range of current reuse
scenarios, our immediate focus is on making it easier for as many
developers and reusers as possible to access and integrate Wikidata's data
into their own tools and workflows.
That said we’d love to hear more about what an Instant Wikidata feature
would look like for you. This will help us decide how and when to tackle
this “Instant” use case alongside other reuse focused initiatives.
Cheers,
- Mohammed
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: James Heilman <jmh649(a)gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 May 2025 at 15:36
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Re: [Wiki-research-l] Announcement: Wikidata's
Strategic Direction for 2025
To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Cc: <wiki-research-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
We have InstantCommons which allows the easy use of Commons files on any
mediawiki install.
If we truly want others to "increasing reuse our data" we need the
equivalent for Wikidata. Hopefully this is planned?
James
On Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM Tilman Bayer <haebwiki(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 8:33 AM Danny Benjafield <
> danny.benjafield(a)wikimedia.de> wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> As part of Wikimedia Deutschland’s 2030 Strategic Direction and in close
>> collaboration with the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF), the Wikidata team has
>> set its priorities for 2025 around 4 core themes: ensuring Wikidata can
>> continue to grow sustainably, strengthening the diverse community of
>> editors, increasing reuse our data, and refining the underlying platform
>> services that power everything we build together.
>>
>> We chose these focuses because, first, as Wikidata’s size and impact
>> expand,
>
> What data is this statement about Wikidata's expanding impact based on?
> (I.e., how does Wikimedia Deutschland define and measure Wikidata's
> impact?)
>
>
>> it’s crucial that we build systems and policies that keep our
>> infrastructure healthy and our data dependable. Second, our community
>> remains at the heart of everything we do -- whether someone contributes
>> the
>> first statement to a brand new Item or runs complex queries that power
>> research and apps. Finally, by refining data access methods “as a service”
>> across our ecosystem, we’ll open the door for all our product teams and
>> third-party developers to build meaningful services and applications that
>> create positive impact.
>>
>> Supporting sustainable growth means two things this year.
>>
>> We’ll partner with the Wikibase teams to improve federated SPARQL queries.
>> This would allow you pull data seamlessly from multiple Wikibase instances
>> lowering the barrier to hosting some data in other parts of the Wikibase
>> Ecosystem, ensuring everyone can continue to access and edit data
>> reliably.
>> At the same time, we’ll have conversations about data governance
>> guidelines
>> together with the Cloud and Suite teams and the wider Wikidata community.
>> This way it's always obvious where different kinds of data belong. That
>> clarity helps editors make confident decisions, reduces duplicate work,
>> and
>> lays the foundation for new projects that can flourish alongside Wikidata
>> itself.
>>
>> Strengthening the Wikidata community means making every step of
>> contribution easier and more rewarding.
>>
>> Mobile editing has grown in recent years, yet adding or updating
>> statements
>> on a phone still forces many users into “desktop view.” We’ll roll out a
>> prototype that will make editing statements on mobile phones easier. To
>> help more advanced editors and tool builders, we’ll continue growing the
>> visibility and documentation around EntitySchemas, so that editors
>> everywhere can adopt these powerful templates and can integrate them out
>> of
>> the box. And of course, we’ll bring people together through online and
>> in-person events such as WikidataCon, regional capacity‑building campaigns
>> in Africa, meetups at Wikimania and other conferences, XXX Days events
>> like
>> Data Reuse Days and Lexico Days, and more. By connecting newcomers with
>> experienced mentors, by highlighting local hubs where editors can support
>> each other, and by linking each Item back to its relevant WikiProjects,
>> we’ll nurture more active, diverse, and resilient communities.
>>
>> Our third focus area is Increasing mission-aligned data reuse
>>
>> The Wikidata For Wikimedia Projects
>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikidata_For_Wikimedia_Projects> team
>> will
>> improve the editing experience and increase productivity of Wikipedia
>> contributors by making it easier for editors to monitor, understand, and
>> act on changes to their watchlisted articles when the edit comes from
>> Wikidata. Displaying Wikidata edits in Watchlist and Recent Changes pages
>> is an opt-in feature of the user preferences; our aim is to increase
>> awareness, adoption, and utility of this function by summer 2026.
>> In parallel, we will raise awareness and contributors’ understanding of
>> the
>> Wikidata integrations currently being used in the Wikimedia Projects
>> through a community outreach project by hosting an online conference,
>> Wikidata
>> and Sister Projects
>> <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Event:Wikidata_and_Sister_Projects>,
>> dedicated to celebrating and informing Wikimedians of the many ways
>> Wikidata currently supports the Wikimedia Projects. Additionally, we are
>> reviewing the available documentation on Wikidata integrations to ensure
>> it
>> is updated, comprehensive, and available in multiple core languages.
>>
>> Refining platform services “as a service” is our fourth focus area.
>>
>> We’ll refine data access methods so Wikidata's data can be reused to build
>> meaningful services and applications. Specifically, we'll build out search
>> capabilities in the REST API so developers can discover and query data
>> more
>> easily. We’ll ensure the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS) is optimized for
>> its
>> core strength of supporting queries that need the graph -- keeping it fast
>> and reliable under complex workloads. Finally, we’ll improve our data
>> dumps
>> to provide more accessible snapshots and subsets of Wikidata’s data.
>>
>> What does this mean for you?
>>
>> If you’re a mobile‑first contributor, editing from your phone will become
>> smooth and straightforward. If you’re a developer or researcher, you’ll
>> gain powerful new search endpoints in the REST API, a finely tuned
>> Wikidata
>> Query Service for graph-centric queries, and cleaner, more timely data
>> dumps to build on. If you organize or participate in events, you’ll find
>> more support and clearer pathways to grow local hubs and share best
>> practices. If you’re leveraging Wikidata’s data to support your workflows
>> and content in other Wikimedia projects, you’ll have access to current
>> use-cases, examples and better documentation to refer to. Ultimately,
>> every
>> update we make in this period is designed to give you more confidence,
>> more
>> choice, and more impact as you add, improve, and reuse the world’s free
>> structured knowledge.
>>
>> We’ll keep you posted on progress throughout the year and as always,
>> welcome your questions and feedback on [talk page].
>>
> It seems that some links are missing. Perhaps this refers to the talk page
> of
> https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Development_plan/Wikidata_2025-2028
> ?
>
>>
>> Thank you for your efforts to drive Wikidata forward.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> The Wikidata Team
>>
>> Wikimedia Deutschland
>> --
>> *Danny Benjafield*
>> Community Communications Manager
>> Wikidata For Wikimedia Projects
>>
>> Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
>> Phone: +49 (0)30-577 11 62-0
>> https://wikimedia.de
>>
>> Keep up to date! Current news and exciting stories about Wikimedia,
>> Wikipedia and Free Knowledge in our newsletter (in German): Subscribe now.
>> <https://www.wikimedia.de/newsletter/>
>>
>> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
>> sum of all knowledge. Help us to achieve our vision!
>> https://spenden.wikimedia.de
>>
>> Wikimedia Deutschland — Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V.
>> Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Charlottenburg, VR 23855
>> B.
>> Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I
>> Berlin,
>> Steuernummer 27/029/42207. Geschäftsführende Vorstände: Franziska Heine
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18th Conference on Intelligent Computer Mathematics
- CICM 2025 -
6-11 October 2025
Brasilia, Brazil
http://www.cicm-conference.org/2025
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Due to several requests from the community we are extending the deadlines for
formal submissions to CICM 2025 by another week. This applies to
* regular papers (up to 15 pages + bibliography)
present novel research results
* project and survey papers (up to 15 pages + bibliography)
summarize existing results
* system and dataset descriptions (4 to 5 pages + bibliography)
present digital artifacts
The new and final deadlines are:
- Abstract deadline: May 12, 2025 (extended)
- Full paper deadline: May 19, 2025 (extended)
- Reviews sent to authors: June 16, 2025
- Rebuttals due: June 20, 2025
- Notification of acceptance: July 4, 2025
- Camera-ready copies due: July 18, 2025
- Conference: October 6-11, 2025
Valeria de Paiva and Peter Koepke
(PC co-chairs)
* Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this call *
*******************************************************************************
The 9th International Joint Conference on Rules and Reasoning (RuleML+RR
2025)
== Call for Papers ==
*** RuleML+RR 2025 ***
*** 22-24 September 2025 ***
*** İstanbul, Türkİye ***
Abstract: June 2nd, 2025
Paper: June 9th, 2025
Homepage: https://2025.declarativeai.net/events/ruleml-rr
RuleML+RR 2025 is part of Declarative AI 2025
(https://2025.declarativeai.net/)
*******************************************************************************
RuleML+RR 2025 is a leading international joint conference in the field
of rule-based reasoning. One of the main goals of RuleML+RR is to build
bridges between academia and industry in the area of semantic reasoning.
RuleML+RR 2025 aims to bring together researchers and practitioners
interested in the foundations and applications of rules and reasoning.
It provides a forum for stimulating cooperation between different
communities focused on the research, development, and applications of
rule-based systems. We solicit high-quality papers related to
theoretical advances, novel technologies, and applications that involve
rule-based representation and reasoning or other declarative forms of
artificial intelligence.
The RuleML+RR 2025 conference is part of the event “Declarative AI:
Rules, Reasoning, Decisions, and Explanations”
(https://2025.declarativeai.net/) and is co-located with DecisionCAMP
2025 and the Reasoning Web Summer School. Apart from the main track, it
features:
* Rule Challenge
(https://2025.declarativeai.net/events/ruleml-rr/rule-challenge),
* Doctoral Consortium
(https://2025.declarativeai.net/events/ruleml-rr/doctoral-consortium),
* Industry Track
(https://2025.declarativeai.net/events/ruleml-rr/industry-track),
* Project Networking Session
(https://2025.declarativeai.net/events/ruleml-rr/networking-session)
*** Keynotes ***
We are delighted to announce the following keynote speakers:
* Boris Motik, University of Oxford (UK)
* Esra Erdem, Sabanci University (Turkey)
* Bob Kowalski, Imperial College London (UK)
*** Topics ***
RuleML+RR welcomes research from all areas of Rules and Reasoning. The
topics of the conference include, but are not limited to:
* Ontology/Semantic Web
* Rules for AI and AI for Rules
* Rules and Reasoning / Logics
* Rules-Based Systems
* Rules and Interoperability
* Constraints and Schema
* System Descriptions, Applications and Experiences of Ontologies and Rules
See the conference homepage for more details on the topics:
https://2025.declarativeai.net/events/ruleml-rr/cfp
*** Important Dates ***
Main track:
Abstract submission: June 2, 2025
Paper submission: June 9, 2025
Notification: July 28, 2025
Conference: September 22–24, 2025
Associated events (Rule Challenge, Doctoral Consortium, Industry Track,
and ProjectNetworking Session)
- July 10, 2025: Paper submission deadline
- July 31, 2025: Notification of acceptance
For each of these deadlines, a cut-off point of 23:59 AOE applies.
**Submission and Publication**
High-quality papers related to theoretical advances, novel technologies,
and artificial intelligence applications concerning explainable
algorithmic decision-making that involve rule-based representation and
reasoning are solicited.
We accept the following submission formats for papers:
- Long papers (up to 15 pages in LNCS style excluding references, plus 2
additional pages for references)
- Short papers (up to 8 pages in LNCS style excluding references, plus 1
additional page for references)
Long papers should present original and significant research and/or
development results. Short papers should concisely describe general
results or specific applications, systems, or position statements. All
submissions must be prepared in Springer's LNCS style
(http://www.springer.com/comp/lncs/authors.html).
Submitted papers must not substantially overlap with papers that have
been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a
conference/workshop with formal proceedings. Double submission to a
workshop with informal proceedings is allowed. Papers put on arXiv are
also allowed as long as they are not refereed (i.e., formally reviewed
by peers).
Submissions to the RuleML+RR conference
- abide by the page limits (see above)
- are not anonymous
- can have additional material included as an external report
(appendices to the submission are not permitted and a paper should be
self-contained)
Papers should be written in English and submitted using EasyChair:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=rulemlrr2025
The conference proceedings will be published by Springer in the Lecture
Notesin Computer Science series (LNCS) after the conference. Proceedings
of the associated events will be published by CEUR. Special Issues of
Theory and Practice of Logic Programming and Transactions on Graph Data
and Knowledge are planned with extended versions of selected papers.
The main track's best paper will be awarded the RuleML+RR Harold Boley
Distinguished Paper Award 2025 and best student paper will be awarded
the RuleML+RR Best Student Paper Award 2025.
The best RuleML Challenge paper will be awarded the RuleML+RR Best Rule
Challenge Paper Award 2025. The best Doctoral Consortium paper will be
awarded the RuleML+RR Best Doctoral Consortium Paper Award 2025.
***Chairs***
Program Chairs
Aidan Hogan, University of Chile, Chile
Ken Satoh, National Institute of Informatics, Japan
Proceedings Chairs
Dumitru Roman, SINTEF AS, Norway
Ahmet Soylu, Kristiania University College, Norway
Rule Challenge Chairs
Alessandro Margara, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Tomáš Kliegr, Prague University of Economics and Business, Czechia
Doctoral Consortium Chairs
Shqiponja Ahmetaj, TU Wien, Austria
Riccardo Tommasini, INSA Lyon, France
Industry Track Chairs
Luigi Bellomarini, Banca d’Italia, Italy
Evgeny Kharlamov, Bosch Center for Artificial Intelligence, Germany
Ioana Georgiana Ciuciu, Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania
Networking Session
Dumitru Roman, SINTEF AS, Norway
George Konstantinidis, University of Southampton, UK
Emanuel Sallinger, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Publicity Chairs
Kai Sauerwald, FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany
Tor-Morten Grønli, Kristiania University College, Norway
Romuald Esdras Wandji, Umeå University, Sweeden