* We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this CFP *
* For the online version of this call, visit:
https://2023-eu.semantics.cc/page/workshops *
SEMANTiCS 2023 (20th-22nd September - Leipzig, Germany) is hosting an
enriched collection of three workshops. Please find the relevant
workshops still open for accepting your submissions as long and short
paper contributions below.
# Onto4FAIR: 3rd Workshop on Ontologies for FAIR and FAIR Ontologies
Organizers: Cassia Trojahn (Institut de Recherche en Informatique de
Toulouse, France), Luiz Olavo Bonino da Silva Santos (University of
Twente, Leiden University Medical Centre, the Netherlands), Giancarlo
Guizzardi (University of Twente, the Netherlands), Clement Jonquet
(French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and
Environment, Mathematics, Informatics and Statistics for Environment and
Agronomy research unit, Montpellier, France)
https://onto4fair.github.io/2023-semantics.html
# NLP4KGC: 2nd Workshop on Natural Language Processing for Knowledge
Graph Construction
Organizers: Edlira Vakaj (Birmingham City University, Bermingham, UK),
Sanju Tiwari (Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas, Mexico),
Rizou Stamatia (Singular Logic, Athens, Greece), Nandana
Mihindukulasooriya (IBM Research, Dublin, Ireland), Fernando
Ortiz-Rodríguez (Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas,
Mexico), Ryan Mcgranaghan (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California,
United States)
https://sites.google.com/view/2nd-nlp4kgc/home
We are looking forward to your contribution!
Workshop & Tutorial Chairs
Dear all,
We are proud to announce that we will organize a tutorial at the
Language, Data and Knowledge (LDK) conference on September 13, 2023 at
9am CEST. Over the past year, the DBpedia core team has consolidated a
large amount of technology around DBpedia. This tutorial is targeted for
developers (in particular of DBpedia Chapters) that wish to learn how to
use the core DBpedia technology and in particular the DBpedia Knowledge
Graph and the DBpedia Databus publishing platform.
# Highlights
It will cover the following topics:
*
DBpedia Knowledge Graph in the Nutshell
*
How to use the DBpedia Databus publishing platform
*
How to deploy local instance of the DBpedia Databus
*
… with many real-world practical use cases around these technologies
# Quick Facts
*
Web URL:
https://www.dbpedia.org/events/dbpedia-tutorial-at-ldk-2023/
<https://www.dbpedia.org/events/dbpedia-tutorial-at-ldk-2023/>
*
When: September 13, 2023 at 9:00-13:00 CEST
*
Where: The tutorial will be organized onsite but stream will also be
provided. Registration is required though. Please register here to
be part of the meeting: http://2023.ldk-conf.org/registration/
<http://2023.ldk-conf.org/registration/>
*
Databus: https://databus.dbpedia.org/ <https://databus.dbpedia.org/>
# Registration
*
Attending the DBpedia Stack tutorial is free. Registration is
required though. After the registration for the event, you will
receive an email with more instructions. Please register here to be
part of the meeting: http://2023.ldk-conf.org/registration/
<http://2023.ldk-conf.org/registration/>
*
_Please keep in mind that registration closes on the 10th of July 2023._
# Organisation
*
Milan Dojčinovski, InfAI, DBpedia Association, CTU
*
Jan Forberg, InfAI, DBpedia Association
*
Julia Holze, InfAI, DBpedia Association
*
Sebastian Hellmann, InfAI, DBpedia Association
We are looking forward to meeting you!
Kind regards,
Milan & Julia
on behalf of the DBpedia Association
* We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this CFP *
* For the online version of this call, please visit:
https://2023-eu.semantics.cc/page/workshops *
SEMANTiCS 2023 (20th-22nd September - Leipzig, Germany) is hosting an
enriched collection of three workshops accepting submissions for
contributions:
Onto4FAIR: 3rd Workshop on Ontologies for FAIR and FAIR Ontologies
Organizers: Cassia Trojahn (Institut de Recherche en Informatique de
Toulouse, France), Luiz Olavo Bonino da Silva Santos (University of
Twente, Leiden University Medical Centre, the Netherlands), Giancarlo
Guizzardi (University of Twente, the Netherlands), Clement Jonquet
(French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and
Environment, Mathematics, Informatics and Statistics for Environment and
Agronomy research unit, Montpellier, France)
https://onto4fair.github.io/2023-semantics.html
Sem4Tra: 5th International Workshop On A Semantic Data Space For Transport
Organizers: David Chaves Fraga (Senior Researcher, UPM & KULeuven),
Mersedeh Sadeghi (Senior Researcher, University of Cologne), Shahrom
Sohi (Researcher, WU), Julián Rojas (Postdoc Researcher, imec - IDLab
UGent), Pieter Colpaert (Senior Researcher, imec - IDLab UGent)
https://sem4tra2023.linkeddata.es/
NLP4KGC: 2nd Workshop on Natural Language Processing for Knowledge Graph
Construction
Organizers: Edlira Vakaj (Birmingham City University, Bermingham, UK),
Sanju Tiwari (Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas, Mexico),
Rizou Stamatia (Singular Logic, Athens, Greece), Nandana
Mihindukulasooriya (IBM Research, Dublin, Ireland), Fernando
Ortiz-Rodríguez (Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas,
Mexico), Ryan Mcgranaghan (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California,
United States)
https://sites.google.com/view/2nd-nlp4kgc/home
Looking forward to your submissions!
With kind regards,
Workshop & Tutorial Chairs
====
SEMANTiCS - 19th International Conference on Semantic Systems
Leipzig, Germany
Call for Tutorials
September 20 - 22, 2023
https://2023-eu.semantics.cc/page/cfp_ws
====
SEMANTiCS 2023 is a major venue for research and industrial innovation
and features a workshop and tutorial program addressing the diverse
practical interests of its audience. This program is intended to offer a
rich diversity of topics to conference attendees and local participants
seeking to pick up new skills and stay up-to-date regarding the latest
developments in the community. We encourage submissions of proposals on
all topics in the general areas of SEMANTiCS 2023 and proposals bridging
or introducing new perspectives in these areas.
=Important Dates for Tutorials (and other meetings, e.g. seminars,
show-cases, etc., without call for papers)=
* Proposals Tutorial Deadline: June 06, 2023 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time)
* Notification of Acceptance: June 20, 2023 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time)
Submission via Easychair on https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sem23
=Scope & Goals=
Tutorials at SEMANTiCS 2023 allow your organisation or project to
advance and promote your topics and gain increased visibility. The
tutorials will be announced on the SEMANTiCS website and they will be
seen by all participants. SEMANTiCS 2023 tutorials can be incubators for
industrial and scientific communities that form and share a particular
research and development agenda. They provide a forum for presenting
contributions and findings to a diverse and knowledgeable community.
Furthermore, the event can be used as a dissemination activity in the
scope of large research projects or as a closed format for
research/commercial project consortia meetings.
=Setup and Requirements=
SEMANTiCS 2023 tutorials may be either half or full day long. Tutorials
take place on the days before and/or after the main SEMANTiCS 2023 EU
conference (20th, 21st, and/or 22nd of September 2023). Details will be
communicated on time.
Organizers of tutorials will be granted three free tickets (only for the
workshop & tutorial day) for organization purposes or keynotes.
Participants of tutorials will be charged a marginal fee to cover the
basic costs.
Tutorial proposals must include the following information:
* outline of the themes and goals of the event, including a title and a
brief abstract (less than 200 words) intended for the SEMANTiCS 2023 website
* a statement addressing why the event is important, why the event is
timely, how it is relevant to SEMANTiCS 2023 and the field of semantic
web. For the tutorials, why the presenters are qualified for a
high-quality introduction of the topic
* a statement addressing the quality assurance criterion that will be
used for the tutorial presenters..
* structure of the event and plans for generating and stimulating
discussion; how will the interaction be organized in case of a hybrid event
* desired minimum and maximum number of event participants, expected
number of participants, and (in case of previously held events) number
of registered attendees and web site for previous editions of the event
* a description of the intended audience and the expected learning outcomes
* desired prerequisite knowledge of the audience
* proposed duration of the event (i.e., half or full day), different
sessions if applicable (final time slot will be assigned in accordance
with the SEMANTiCS program)
* any equipment, room capacity, or other logistic constraints
* full contact information of all organizers of the event and main
contact person; a brief description of each organizer's background,
including relevant past experience in organizing events
Proposals for tutorials must be submitted via Easychair:
https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=sem23
=Review and Evaluation Criteria=
Tutorial proposals will be reviewed by the SEMANTiCS 2023 Workshop &
Tutorial Chairs, as well as by the SEMANTiCS 2023 organizing committee,
according to the following criteria:
* The potential to advance the state of semantic web research and practice
* The quality assurance criterion proposed by the organizers to select
high-quality presenters for tutorials
* The organizers' experience and ability to lead a successful event
* Timeliness and expected interest in the event topics
* The balance and synergy between all SEMANTiCS 2023 events
=Topics of interest include (but are not limited to)=
* Web Semantics & Linked (Open) Data
* Enterprise Knowledge Graphs, Graph Data Management and Deep Semantics
* Machine Learning & Deep Learning Techniques
* Semantic Information Management & Knowledge Integration
* Terminology, Thesaurus & Ontology Management
* Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
* Reasoning, Rules and Policies
* Natural Language Processing and Computational Linguistics
* Social and Human aspects of Semantic Web
* Data Quality Management and Assurance
* Explainable Artificial Intelligence
* Semantics in Data Science
* Semantics of Blockchain & Distributed Ledger Technologies
* Trust, Data Privacy, and Security with Semantic Technologies
* Economics of Data, Data Services and Data Ecosystems
* Applications of Semantic Web technologies in domains such as law,
medicine, life sciences, digital humanities, mobility and smart cities, etc.
We especially invite contributions that illustrate the applicability of
the topics mentioned above for industrial purposes and/or illustrate the
business relevance of their contribution for specific industries.
Workshop proposals on emerging themes for the topics listed above are
encouraged.
In case you have additional questions concerning the submission process,
please do not hesitate to contact us via Easychair.
We are looking forward to your contribution!
Jennifer D’Souza - jennifer.dsouza(a)tib.eu
Anisa Rula - anisa.rula(a)unibs.it
Workshop & Tutorial Chairs
Dear all,
due to several requests we decided to extend the deadlines for the R&I
track.
The new dates are as follows:
Abstract Submission Deadline: May 23, 2023 (11:59 pm, Hawaii
time - originally May 9)
Paper Submission Deadline: May 30, 2023 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time
- originally May 16)
Notification of Acceptance: June 20, 2023 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time)
Camera-Ready Paper: July 04, 2023 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time)
For details please go to: https://2023-eu.semantics.cc/page/cfp_rev_rep
Looking forward to your submissions! Stay tuned and stay safe!
With kind regards,
Maribel Acosta & Silvio Peroni
-- R&I Track Chairs --
====
SEMANTiCS - 19th International Conference on Semantic Systems
Leipzig, Germany
Call for Tutorials
September 20 - 22, 2023
https://2023-eu.semantics.cc/page/cfp_ws
====
SEMANTiCS 2023 is a major venue for research and industrial innovation
and features a workshop and tutorial program addressing the diverse
practical interests of its audience. This program is intended to offer a
rich diversity of topics to conference attendees and local participants
seeking to pick up new skills and stay up-to-date regarding the latest
developments in the community. We encourage submissions of proposals on
all topics in the general areas of SEMANTiCS 2023 and proposals bridging
or introducing new perspectives in these areas.
=Important Dates for Tutorials (and other meetings, e.g. seminars,
show-cases, etc., without call for papers)=
* Proposals Tutorial Deadline: June 06, 2023 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time)
* Notification of Acceptance: June 20, 2023 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time)
Submission via Easychair on https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sem23
=Scope & Goals=
Tutorials at SEMANTiCS 2023 allow your organisation or project to
advance and promote your topics and gain increased visibility. The
tutorials will be announced on the SEMANTiCS website and they will be
seen by all participants. SEMANTiCS 2023 tutorials can be incubators for
industrial and scientific communities that form and share a particular
research and development agenda. They provide a forum for presenting
contributions and findings to a diverse and knowledgeable community.
Furthermore, the event can be used as a dissemination activity in the
scope of large research projects or as a closed format for
research/commercial project consortia meetings.
=Setup and Requirements=
SEMANTiCS 2023 tutorials may be either half or full day long. Tutorials
take place on the days before and/or after the main SEMANTiCS 2023 EU
conference (20th, 21st, and/or 22nd of September 2023). Details will be
communicated on time.
Organizers of tutorials will be granted three free tickets (only for the
workshop & tutorial day) for organization purposes or keynotes.
Participants of tutorials will be charged a marginal fee to cover the
basic costs.
Tutorial proposals must include the following information:
* outline of the themes and goals of the event, including a title and a
brief abstract (less than 200 words) intended for the SEMANTiCS 2023 website
* a statement addressing why the event is important, why the event is
timely, how it is relevant to SEMANTiCS 2023 and the field of semantic
web. For the tutorials, why the presenters are qualified for a
high-quality introduction of the topic
* a statement addressing the quality assurance criterion that will be
used for the tutorial presenters..
* structure of the event and plans for generating and stimulating
discussion; how will the interaction be organized in case of a hybrid event
* desired minimum and maximum number of event participants, expected
number of participants, and (in case of previously held events) number
of registered attendees and web site for previous editions of the event
* a description of the intended audience and the expected learning outcomes
* desired prerequisite knowledge of the audience
* proposed duration of the event (i.e., half or full day), different
sessions if applicable (final time slot will be assigned in accordance
with the SEMANTiCS program)
* any equipment, room capacity, or other logistic constraints
* full contact information of all organizers of the event and main
contact person; a brief description of each organizer's background,
including relevant past experience in organizing events
Proposals for tutorials must be submitted via Easychair:
https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=sem23
=Review and Evaluation Criteria=
Tutorial proposals will be reviewed by the SEMANTiCS 2023 Workshop &
Tutorial Chairs, as well as by the SEMANTiCS 2023 organizing committee,
according to the following criteria:
* The potential to advance the state of semantic web research and practice
* The quality assurance criterion proposed by the organizers to select
high-quality presenters for tutorials
* The organizers' experience and ability to lead a successful event
* Timeliness and expected interest in the event topics
* The balance and synergy between all SEMANTiCS 2023 events
=Topics of interest include (but are not limited to)=
* Web Semantics & Linked (Open) Data
* Enterprise Knowledge Graphs, Graph Data Management and Deep Semantics
* Machine Learning & Deep Learning Techniques
* Semantic Information Management & Knowledge Integration
* Terminology, Thesaurus & Ontology Management
* Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
* Reasoning, Rules and Policies
* Natural Language Processing and Computational Linguistics
* Social and Human aspects of Semantic Web
* Data Quality Management and Assurance
* Explainable Artificial Intelligence
* Semantics in Data Science
* Semantics of Blockchain & Distributed Ledger Technologies
* Trust, Data Privacy, and Security with Semantic Technologies
* Economics of Data, Data Services and Data Ecosystems
* Applications of Semantic Web technologies in domains such as law,
medicine, life sciences, digital humanities, mobility and smart cities, etc.
We especially invite contributions that illustrate the applicability of
the topics mentioned above for industrial purposes and/or illustrate the
business relevance of their contribution for specific industries.
Workshop proposals on emerging themes for the topics listed above are
encouraged.
In case you have additional questions concerning the submission process,
please do not hesitate to contact us via Easychair.
We are looking forward to your contribution!
Jennifer D’Souza - jennifer.dsouza(a)tib.eu
Anisa Rula - anisa.rula(a)unibs.it
Workshop & Tutorial Chairs
Hi Folks,
We encourage each and everyone of you to create a program submission. You can submit an interactive workshop or panel, a lecture, a short lighting talk or a poster for our dedicated poster session. Submissions are catered to both onsite and online (live or pre-recorded) or a hybrid combination. We at the Core Organizing Team would like to see a program submission related to Wiktionary projects.
The theme for this year's Wikimania is Diversity, Collaboration, Future. Topics that strengthen collaboration on other Wikimedia projects such as Wiktionary are topics we like to see this year.
Session submissions for Wikimania 2023 are open until 28 March.
Visit the following links for further info:
Wiki page: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Program/Submissions
Diff post: https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/02/28/be-part-of-the-wikimania-2023-program/
Program Submission Form: https://pretalx.com/wm2023/cfp
Kind regards,
Butch Bustria
Chair, Program Subcommittee
Event lead, ESEAP Wikimania 2023 Core Organizing Team
Hi Folks,
We encourage each and everyone of you to create a program submission. You can submit an interactive workshop or panel, a lecture, a short lighting talk or a poster for our dedicated poster session. Submissions are catered to both onsite and online (live or pre-recorded) or a hybrid combination. We at the Core Organizing Team would like to see a program submission related to Wiktionary projects.
The theme for this year's Wikimania is Diversity, Collaboration, Future. Topics that strengthen collaboration on other Wikimedia projects such as Wiktionary are topics we like to see this year.
Session submissions for Wikimania 2023 are open until 28 March.
Visit the following links for further info:
Wiki page: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Program/Submissions
Diff post: https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/02/28/be-part-of-the-wikimania-2023-program/
Program Submission Form: https://pretalx.com/wm2023/cfp
Kind regards,
Butch Bustria
Chair, Program Subcommittee
Event lead, ESEAP Wikimania 2023 Core Organizing Team
====
SEMANTiCS - 19th International Conference on Semantic Systems
Leipzig, Germany
Workshops and Tutorials
September 20 - 22, 2023
https://2023-eu.semantics.cc/page/cfp_ws
====
SEMANTiCS 2023 is a major venue for research and industrial innovation
and features a workshop and tutorial program addressing the diverse
practical interests of its audience. This program is intended to offer a
rich diversity of topics to conference attendees and local participants
seeking to pick up new skills and stay up-to-date regarding the latest
developments in the community. We encourage submissions of proposals on
all topics in the general areas of SEMANTiCS 2023 and proposals bridging
or introducing new perspectives in these areas. Workshops and tutorials
may incorporate panel discussions, lightning talks, meetings, networking
or hands-on sessions, hackathons and other practical formats where
applicable. Rooms for business or project meetings are available upon
request as well.
=Important Dates for Workshops=
* Proposals WS *Extended* Deadline: March 15, 2023 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time)
* Notification of Acceptance: March 22, 2023 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time)
=Important Dates for Tutorials (and other meetings, e.g. seminars,
show-cases, etc., without call for papers)=
* Proposals Tutorial Deadline: June 06, 2023 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time)
* Notification of Acceptance: June 20, 2023 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time)
Submission via Easychair on https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sem23
=Scope & Goals=
Workshops and tutorials at SEMANTiCS 2023 allow your organisation or
project to advance and promote your topics and gain increased
visibility. The workshops and tutorials will be announced on the
SEMANTiCS website and they will be seen by all participants. SEMANTiCS
2023 workshops and tutorials can be incubators for industrial and
scientific communities that form and share a particular research and
development agenda. They provide a forum for presenting contributions
and findings to a diverse and knowledgeable community.
Furthermore, the event can be used as a dissemination activity in the
scope of large research projects or as a closed format for
research/commercial project consortia meetings.
=Setup and Requirements=
SEMANTiCS 2023 workshops and tutorials may be either half or full day
long. Workshops and tutorials take place on the days before and/or after
the main SEMANTiCS 2023 EU conference (20th, 21st, and/or 22nd of
September 2023). Details will be communicated on time.
Organizers of workshops and tutorials will be granted three free tickets
(only for the workshop & tutorial day) for organization purposes or
keynotes. Participants of workshops and tutorials will be charged a
marginal fee to cover the basic costs.
Workshop and tutorials proposals must include the following information:
* outline of the themes and goals of the event, including a title and a
brief abstract (less than 200 words) intended for the SEMANTiCS 2023 website
* a statement addressing why the event is important, why the event is
timely, how it is relevant to SEMANTiCS 2023 and the field of semantic
web. For the tutorials, why the presenters are qualified for a
high-quality introduction of the topic
* related workshops and conferences, i.e., specifying if this is a
continuation of a workshop series or is a new workshop to address an
emerging issue. Please provide information about past versions of this
workshop and other related workshops (including URLs and
submission/acceptance counts, if available).
* a statement addressing the quality assurance criterion that will be
used by the event organizers to select the papers for the workshops and
the presenters for the tutorials (e.g., peer review or review/evaluation
by event organizers). If a peer review process is chosen as a quality
assurance criterion for the workshops, the organizers will be
responsible for their own reviewing process. Workshop organizers will be
responsible also for their own publicity (e.g., website, timelines and
call for papers) and proceedings production.
* structure of the event and plans for generating and stimulating
discussion; how will the interaction be organized in case of a hybrid event
* desired minimum and maximum number of event participants, expected
number of participants, and (in case of previously held events) number
of registered attendees and web site for previous editions of the event
* a description of the intended audience and the expected learning outcomes
* desired prerequisite knowledge of the audience
* proposed duration of the event (i.e., half or full day), different
sessions if applicable (final time slot will be assigned in accordance
with the SEMANTiCS program)
* any equipment, room capacity, or other logistic constraints
* full contact information of all organizers of the event and main
contact person; a brief description of each organizer's background,
including relevant past experience in organizing events
Proposals for workshop and tutorial proposals must be submitted via
Easychair: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=sem23
=Review and Evaluation Criteria=
Workshop and tutorial proposals will be reviewed by the SEMANTiCS 2023
Workshop Chairs, as well as by the SEMANTiCS 2023 organizing committee,
according to the following criteria:
* The potential to advance the state of semantic web research and practice
* The quality assurance criterion proposed by the organizers to select
high-quality papers for workshops and presenters for tutorials
* The organizers' experience and ability to lead a successful event
* Timeliness and expected interest in the event topics
* The balance and synergy between all SEMANTiCS 2023 events
=Topics of interest include (but are not limited to)=
* Web Semantics & Linked (Open) Data
* Enterprise Knowledge Graphs, Graph Data Management and Deep Semantics
* Machine Learning & Deep Learning Techniques
* Semantic Information Management & Knowledge Integration
* Terminology, Thesaurus & Ontology Management
* Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
* Reasoning, Rules and Policies
* Natural Language Processing and Computational Linguistics
* Social and Human aspects of Semantic Web
* Data Quality Management and Assurance
* Explainable Artificial Intelligence
* Semantics in Data Science
* Semantics of Blockchain & Distributed Ledger Technologies
* Trust, Data Privacy, and Security with Semantic Technologies
* Economics of Data, Data Services and Data Ecosystems
* Applications of Semantic Web technologies in domains such as law,
medicine, life sciences, digital humanities, mobility and smart cities, etc.
We especially invite contributions that illustrate the applicability of
the topics mentioned above for industrial purposes and/or illustrate the
business relevance of their contribution for specific industries.
Workshop proposals on emerging themes for the topics listed above are
encouraged.
In case you have additional questions concerning the submission process,
please do not hesitate to contact us via Easychair.
We are looking forward to your contribution!
Jennifer D’Souza - jennifer.dsouza(a)tib.eu
Anisa Rula - anisa.rula(a)unibs.it
Workshop & Tutorial Chairs
====
SEMANTiCS - 19th International Conference on Semantic Systems
Leipzig, Germany
Workshops and Tutorials
September 20 - 22, 2023
https://2023-eu.semantics.cc/page/cfp_ws
====
SEMANTiCS 2023 is a major venue for research and industrial innovation
and features a workshop and tutorial program addressing the diverse
practical interests of its audience. This program is intended to offer a
rich diversity of topics to conference attendees and local participants
seeking to pick up new skills and stay up-to-date regarding the latest
developments in the community. We encourage submissions of proposals on
all topics in the general areas of SEMANTiCS 2023 and proposals bridging
or introducing new perspectives in these areas. Workshops and tutorials
may incorporate panel discussions, lightning talks, meetings, networking
or hands-on sessions, hackathons and other practical formats where
applicable. Rooms for business or project meetings are available upon
request as well.
=Important Dates for Workshops=
* Proposals WS Deadline: March 07, 2023 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time)
* Notification of Acceptance: March 14, 2023 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time)
=Important Dates for Tutorials (and other meetings, e.g. seminars,
show-cases, etc., without call for papers)=
* Proposals Tutorial Deadline: June 06, 2023 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time)
* Notification of Acceptance: June 20, 2023 (11:59 pm, Hawaii time)
Submission via Easychair on https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sem23
=Scope & Goals=
Workshops and tutorials at SEMANTiCS 2023 allow your organisation or
project to advance and promote your topics and gain increased
visibility. The workshops and tutorials will be announced on the
SEMANTiCS website and they will be seen by all participants. SEMANTiCS
2023 workshops and tutorials can be incubators for industrial and
scientific communities that form and share a particular research and
development agenda. They provide a forum for presenting contributions
and findings to a diverse and knowledgeable community.
Furthermore, the event can be used as a dissemination activity in the
scope of large research projects or as a closed format for
research/commercial project consortia meetings.
=Setup and Requirements=
SEMANTiCS 2023 workshops and tutorials may be either half or full day
long. Workshops and tutorials take place on the days before and/or after
the main SEMANTiCS 2023 EU conference (20th, 21st, and/or 22nd of
September 2023). Details will be communicated on time.
Organizers of workshops and tutorials will be granted three free tickets
(only for the workshop & tutorial day) for organization purposes or
keynotes. Participants of workshops and tutorials will be charged a
marginal fee to cover the basic costs.
Workshop and tutorials proposals must include the following information:
* outline of the themes and goals of the event, including a title and a
brief abstract (less than 200 words) intended for the SEMANTiCS 2023 website
* a statement addressing why the event is important, why the event is
timely, how it is relevant to SEMANTiCS 2023 and the field of semantic
web. For the tutorials, why the presenters are qualified for a
high-quality introduction of the topic
* related workshops and conferences, i.e., specifying if this is a
continuation of a workshop series or is a new workshop to address an
emerging issue. Please provide information about past versions of this
workshop and other related workshops (including URLs and
submission/acceptance counts, if available).
* a statement addressing the quality assurance criterion that will be
used by the event organizers to select the papers for the workshops and
the presenters for the tutorials (e.g., peer review or review/evaluation
by event organizers). If a peer review process is chosen as a quality
assurance criterion for the workshops, the organizers will be
responsible for their own reviewing process. Workshop organizers will be
responsible also for their own publicity (e.g., website, timelines and
call for papers) and proceedings production.
* structure of the event and plans for generating and stimulating
discussion; how will the interaction be organized in case of a hybrid event
* desired minimum and maximum number of event participants, expected
number of participants, and (in case of previously held events) number
of registered attendees and web site for previous editions of the event
* a description of the intended audience and the expected learning outcomes
* desired prerequisite knowledge of the audience
* proposed duration of the event (i.e., half or full day), different
sessions if applicable (final time slot will be assigned in accordance
with the SEMANTiCS program)
* any equipment, room capacity, or other logistic constraints
* full contact information of all organizers of the event and main
contact person; a brief description of each organizer's background,
including relevant past experience in organizing events
Proposals for workshop and tutorial proposals must be submitted via
Easychair: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=sem23
=Review and Evaluation Criteria=
Workshop and tutorial proposals will be reviewed by the SEMANTiCS 2023
Workshop Chairs, as well as by the SEMANTiCS 2023 organizing committee,
according to the following criteria:
* The potential to advance the state of semantic web research and practice
* The quality assurance criterion proposed by the organizers to select
high-quality papers for workshops and presenters for tutorials
* The organizers' experience and ability to lead a successful event
* Timeliness and expected interest in the event topics
* The balance and synergy between all SEMANTiCS 2023 events
=Topics of interest include (but are not limited to)=
* Web Semantics & Linked (Open) Data
* Enterprise Knowledge Graphs, Graph Data Management and Deep Semantics
* Machine Learning & Deep Learning Techniques
* Semantic Information Management & Knowledge Integration
* Terminology, Thesaurus & Ontology Management
* Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
* Reasoning, Rules and Policies
* Natural Language Processing and Computational Linguistics
* Social and Human aspects of Semantic Web
* Data Quality Management and Assurance
* Explainable Artificial Intelligence
* Semantics in Data Science
* Semantics of Blockchain & Distributed Ledger Technologies
* Trust, Data Privacy, and Security with Semantic Technologies
* Economics of Data, Data Services and Data Ecosystems
* Applications of Semantic Web technologies in domains such as law,
medicine, life sciences, digital humanities, mobility and smart cities, etc.
We especially invite contributions that illustrate the applicability of
the topics mentioned above for industrial purposes and/or illustrate the
business relevance of their contribution for specific industries.
Workshop proposals on emerging themes for the topics listed above are
encouraged.
In case you have additional questions concerning the submission process,
please do not hesitate to contact us via Easychair.
We are looking forward to your contribution!
Jennifer D’Souza - jennifer.dsouza(a)tib.eu
Anisa Rula - anisa.rula(a)unibs.it
Workshop & Tutorial Chairs