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Covid-19 update: ISWC 2020 to be a virtual conference
by International Semantic Web Conference 25 Mar '20

25 Mar '20

Dear ISWC community, We have been monitoring the situation evolving around Covid-19 closely and after much deliberation and considering the contingency and prevention measures that have recently been put into place, we decided that ISWC 2020 will be a virtual conference. Our primary concern is the health and wellbeing of our community members and the challenging circumstances that might be directly affecting them. We will be providing detailed information on the ISWC web site [1] in the following days but can already inform about the following changes: • Remote participation: We are working with the local organizers to put together technical infrastructure for remote presentations as well as techniques to maximize social engagement and encourage community participation. As travel is no longer required, we hope to reach a much wider audience. • Extended deadlines: We are extending all deadlines and will publish updated timelines shortly. If you’ve already submitted your paper, you’re welcome to update it until the new deadline. • Registration fees: We hope to substantially reduce the registration fees because of the reduction in physical resources required. We will provide more details when we’ve worked out how much the infrastructure and support will cost. There are several logistical issues that have to still be worked out and we would appreciate your patience and support while we come up with suitable solutions. ISWC 2020 needs your support to keep going so please submit papers, participate (remotely) and help us make this (virtual) conference a success!! The ISWC Organizing Committee [1] https://iswc2020.semanticweb.org

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[CfP] VOILA!2020 @ISWC2020 5th International Workshop on Visualization and Interaction for Ontologies and Linked Data
by Valentina Ivanova 19 Mar '20

19 Mar '20

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS VOILA 2020 - Visualization and Interaction for Ontologies and Linked Data 5th International Workshop at ISWC 2020, 19th International Semantic Web Conference November 2 or 3, Athens, Greece http://voila2020.visualdataweb.org -------------------------------------------------- Abstracts Deadline: June 12, 2020 Submission Deadline: June 19, 2020 -------------------------------------------------- We are looking for submissions addressing one or more of the following topics, subjects, and contexts (or related ones): * Topics: - visualizations - user interfaces - visual analytics - requirements analysis - case studies - user evaluations - cognitive aspects * Subjects: - ontologies - linked data - knowledge graphs - ontology engineering * Contexts: - classical interaction contexts (desktop, keyboard, mouse, etc.) - modern interaction contexts (mobile, touch, gesture, speech, etc.) - special settings (large, high-resolution, and multiple displays, etc.) - specific user groups and needs (people with disabilities, domain experts, etc.) *Special theme: Visualization for Semantic Explainability This year, we plan to have a special theme on Visualization for Semantic Explainability, a budding field where ontologies and knowledge graphs are explored to provide or enhance the explainability of machine learning models. Submissions addressing this special theme could include one or more of the following: visualization techniques for semantic explainability user studies on explainability with knowledge graphs and ontologies cognitive aspects and requirements of semantic explainability Submission Guidelines ========== The following types of contributions are welcome. The recommended page length is given in brackets. There is no strict page limit but the length of a paper should be commensurate with its contribution. Full research papers (8-12 pages); Experience papers (8-12 pages); Position papers (6-8 pages); Short research papers (4-6 pages); System papers (4-6 pages). Accepted papers will be published as a volume in the CEUR Workshop Proceedings series, as in previous years. Important Dates ========== Abstract: June 12, 2020 Submission: June 19, 2020 Notification: July 24, 2020 Camera-ready: August 24, 2020 Workshop: November 2 or 3, 2020 Looking forward to your submissions & meeting you there! Catia, Patrick, Steffen, Valentina, Vitalis

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[CfP] ESWC 2020 - **One week left** to submit to the Industry and Posters & Demos Tracks
by Valentina Ivanova 04 Mar '20

04 Mar '20

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The 17th European Semantic Web Conference (ESWC 2020) May 31st - June 4th, 2020, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. ESWC is a premier venue for discussing the latest scientific results and innovations in the field of semantic technologies on the Web and Linked Data, attracting a high number of participants from academia and industry alike. Follow us: Web Page: https://2020.eswc-conferences.org/ Twitter: @eswc_conf Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ESWCCONF LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8843932/ Become part of ESWC 2020 by submitting to the following tracks & activities! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * In this announcement: ******************************************* 1. Call for Papers - Posters & Demos https://2020.eswc-conferences.org/call-for-posters-and-demos/ * Submission deadline: March 12, 2020 (**one week left**) 2. Call for Papers - Industry Track https://2020.eswc-conferences.org/call-for-papers-industry-track/ * Submission deadline: March 12, 2020 (**one week left**) (All deadlines are 23:59 anywhere on earth (UTC-12)) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1. Call for Papers - Posters & Demos ******************************************* The posters and demos track of ESWC, https://2020.eswc-conferences.org/, provides a forum for late-breaking results, on-going research projects, and innovative ideas, as well as prototypes of semantic technologies and their applications in various domains. Submissions to the posters and demos track may cover all areas of Semantic Web research and applications, such as Linked Data and Knowledge Graphs, Ontologies, Reasoning, Natural Language Processing and Understanding, Machine and Deep Learning, Information Retrieval, Data Quality and Data Integration, and Semantic Data Management, as well as applications from Life Sciences, eGovernment, Business, Manufacturing, eScience, Emergency and Crisis Management, Cultural Heritage, Tourism, Autonomous Systems, etc. Posters and demos will be presented in a separate, interactive session, providing the opportunity for engaging in discussions and direct exchange. Further info: https://2020.eswc-conferences.org/call-for-posters-and-demos/ == Important Dates == Submission Deadline: March 12th, 2020 (**one week left**) Notification of Acceptance: April 9th, 2020 Camera-Ready Paper: April 30th, 2020 == Posters & Demos Chairs == Valentina Presutti, University of Bologna valentina.presutti(a)unibo.it Raphaël Troncy, EURECOM raphael.troncy(a)eurecom.fr 2. Call for Papers - Industry Track ******************************************* The industry track seeks to present the state of adoption of semantic technologies in industrial applications, and intends to facilitate a discussion about what current industry challenges can be addressed with semantic technologies. These technologies may be used in specific industries (e.g., media, financials, telecommunications, healthcare, life sciences, government, intelligence, public sector, industrial production etc.) and in different application areas (e.g., business intelligence, smart cities, digital twin, analytics, search, content management, knowledge management, recommendation systems, data integration, automotive etc.). The industry track aims to facilitate the exchange between Semantic Web researchers and industrial solution developers to bridge between state-of-the-art research and its application in industrial scenarios. We welcome contributions about: * Success stories of adoption of semantic technologies and knowledge graphs in real-world environments, especially by emphasizing how these technologies have succeeded in creating value as well as key factors for the success of the adoption in a large-scale organization. * Experiences about challenges that are encountered in an industry setting when adopting a solution based on semantic technologies. * Contributions about current challenges in industrial fields which should be tackled by semantic technologies, emphasizing solution approaches and existing issues that are currently only insufficiently addressed by Semantic Web research. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: * Development and application of semantic technologies and knowledge graphs for specific industries (automotive, financial, healthcare and life sciences, energy industry, industry 4.0, public sector etc.) * Real-world applications of semantic technologies for enabling FAIR (meta) data * Approaches to bridge between domain experts and semantic technology experts * Successful application domains: Knowledge management, data integration, data sharing, search, Business Intelligence, data analytics, open data, enterprise data management etc. * Industrial trends related to the usage of Linked Data, Open Data and Semantic Web technologies * Financial and strategic investments in semantic technologies * Machine Learning approaches in connection with the Semantic Web (e.g. ML for knowledge graph completion or ontology matching, learning of knowledge graph and entity embeddings, question answering, etc) Further info: https://2020.eswc-conferences.org/call-for-papers-industry-track/ == Important Dates == Paper submission: March 12, 2020 (**one week left**) Notification to authors: April 9, 2020 Camera ready papers due: April 30, 2020 == Industry Track Chairs == Javier D. Fernández, F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG jfernand(a)wu.ac.at Josiane Xavier Parreira, Siemens AG Austria josiane.parreira(a)siemens.com Looking forward to your submissions! The ESWC 2020 Organising Team https://2020.eswc-conferences.org/organising-committee/

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