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Dr. Jasmin Franz, empolis GmbH (DE)
Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Gaag, TU Munich (DE)

Abstract

PROCESSUS as a particular project of the German national funded high-tech-initiative THESEUS has the objective to create an IT-based corporate system that will allow companies to compare products, solutions and details of business associates, as well as locating the complex and sometimes obscure specialist information needed by employees whose work involves high-density knowledge bases.

Pinar Wennerberg , Siemens AG (GER)

Abstract

Clinical care and research deal with large volumes of complex information that originates from different sources and that has different structures and semantics. By establishing an explicit, formal specification of the concepts and their relations for a particular domain, e.g. medicine, ontologies facilitate the integration and reuse of valuable knowledge across applications. External medical knowledge in the ontologies can be utilized to semantically enhance clinical data, including medical images, for the purposes of improved search and retrieval.

Francisco Eduardo De Sousa Webber, Matrixware (AT)

Carlos Ruiz-Moreno, iSOCO (ES)
José-Manuel Gómez-Pérez, iSOCO (ES)

Abstract

In the last recent years, as a consequence of the increasing exchange of information and collaborative decision among knowledge workers (e.g. analysts, researchers…), the interest on Knowledge Processes have risen. Those process are quite flexible, neither standard, nor structured, and it is basically the experience, knowledge and intuition of the workers that drive them to success.

Christian Hempelmann, hakia (US)

Abstract

Dr. Christian Hempelmann introduces an implementation of ontological semantics (OntoSem), a theory for deep-meaning representation, for a specific, complex NLP application: the meaning-based Internet search engine hakia. Dr. Hempelmann will provide a general overview of how OntoSem is used in hakia's proprietary QDEX technology, as well as give an in-depth account of key issues in Web search.

Jans Aasman, Franz Inc. (US)

Abstract

The Semantic Web carries the promise that we can use Semantic Technologies to analyze networks of people, companies and events in time and space. Many enterprise databases contain information about people, companies, and relationships between people and companies, places and events. Some common elements we see in all event databases is that an event always has a type, possibly some subtypes, one or more actors, a start time and possibly an end time, and a location specified symbolically as a place name, address, or using longitudes and latitudes.

Irina Efimenko, Ontos International AG (CH)

Abstract

Evolution of Semantic Web brings new possibilities both for content providers
and for users. This paper deals with a solution for semantic annotation of on-
line media content.

Emanuele Della Valle, CEFRIEL(IT)

Abstract

The Web is moving from a collection of static documents to a set of Web Services. Universal Description Discovery and Integration (known more often by its short name as UDDI) was proposed initially as a solution to publish and search for public Web Services. The standard was supported by major software vendors, and although it has been claimed to become successful in restricted and controlled environments, it has not prevailed in the domain of publicly available Web Services.

Raphael Volz, Raphael Volz Innovation Consulting GmbH (DE)

Abstract

We all use the Web on a daily basis to keep informed about topics of interest. We all research information needed for our daily tasks at hand. The Web has become the most indispensable tool in our daily live. Many of us contribute back to the Web, we blog, twitter, flickr and digg. The information prosumer has emerged from easy to use Web 2.0 technologies, which have raised the levels of content consumption and lowered the barrier to produce amassing the largest piles of information ever (think Wikipedia, Flickr or Digg).

Daniel Dögl, uma informationtechnology GmbH (AT)

Abstract

Mr. Dögls presentation will discuss our experiences and outcomes from the GRISINO project, a project funded in the Austrian FIT-IT Semantic Systems Program.

Paul Warren, British Telecom (UK)

Abstract

Knowledge workers are central to an organisation’s success – yet the tools they must use often stand in the way of maximising their productivity.
ACTIVE (http://www.active-project.eu), a three-year EU integrating project, seeks to remedy some of the defects of current knowledge worker tools.

Pompeu Casanovas, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES)
Marta Poblet, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES)

Abstract

Information search and retrieval are part of daily routines of the legal profession. Lawyers, judges, prosecutors, and legal clerks usually access a number of electronic resources to browse, search, select, or update legal contents. Legal databases have currently become large digital libraries where the tasks related to information-seeking may sometimes be cumbersome.

Robert Tolksdorf, Free University of Berlin (DE)

Abstract

Existing methodologies for ontology engineering have reached a mature state over the years. They started from the pure adoption of software engineering principles and practices and are now at a point of defining specific glossaries, methods and guidelines for ontology engineering inherited from them.

Krzysztof Węcel, Poznan University of Economics (PL)

Abstract

Business Process Management generally follows a three-phase life cycle: modelling, execution, and analysis of business processes. The traditional approach cultivated in the enterprises features several deficiencies, of which the most important is lack of the flexibility in implementation of new processes.

Stefan Decker, DERI Galway (IE)
Manfred Hauswirth, DERI Galway (IE)

Abstract

Information exchange infrastructures like the Internet and the Web  have significantly changed everyday life and have substantially  transformed the way in which business, science, and public and private  interactions are performed. The economic and social influence of the  Web is enormous, enabling new business models and social change, and  creating wealth.

Keith Hawker, Metatomix Inc. (US)

Abstract

Every business is drowning under the sheer volume of data.  Business Managers are increasingly frustrated that the data they require to help them make critical decisions is scattered across many different systems and difficult to get in a timely manner. In many ways, a fundamental gap is emerging between IT provision and business requirements.  

John Goodwin, Ordnance Survey Research (UK)

Pieter De Leenheer, Collibra (BE) & VUBSTARLab (BE)

Abstract

Dogma Mess is a novel approach and tool for community-grounded fact- oriented   ontology engineering that is inspired by agile design methods. In this talk,   we demonstrate and validate Dogma Mess in a realistic case study that was   carried out within the framework of the European Codrive project. The vision   of Codrive is to contribute to more effective and meaningful competency-  centric human resource management.

Francois Scharffe, Discotheka (FR) and STI Innsbruck (AT)

Abstract

Niche markets are since Anderson's article identified as an important  source of revenues for on-line businesses. The question remaining open  is: how to get benefit from these multiple small markets? We analyse  in this article how Semantic technologies can help to exploit these  targeted markets.

Mathieu d’Aquin, KMI, Open University (UK)
Jose Manuel Gómez-Pérez, iSOCO (ES)

Abstract

NeOn  addresses the R&D cycle of semantic applications, in an open environment of  highly contextualized, evolving and networked ontologies.  To this purpose, the project is creating a service-centred reference  architecture that includes methods and tools for ontology evolution,  collaborative development, contextual adaptation of semantic resources, etc.

Thomas Hoppe, Ontonym (DE)

Abstract

Semantic Web Technology gains momentum for real-world applications, but for most applications useful ontologies do not yet exist. For supporting search processes these ontologies have to take the perspective of the user into account. The main information source about the user is his query, a circumscription of the concept she is interested in.

Kaushal Desai, Astra Zeneca Pharmaceuticals (US)
Borislav Popov, Ontotext (BUL)

Abstract

The rising costs of drug development make it imperative for pharmaceutical companies to quickly learn from knowledge generated in clinical trials. Timely access to successful study designs and trial outcomes can facilitate speed and quality improvements in decision-making at various stages.

Leo Sauermann, DFKI (DE)

Abstract

In the information age people are collecting links, documents, photos,  music, e-mails, ideas, tasks on desktop computers. But once stored, the  satisfaction of possessing something is soon distorted by the task of  finding information in our personal data swamp. Modern operating systems  and window managers do not explicitly support Personal Information  Management.

Daniel Hansch, ontoprise GmbH

Abstract

Semantic MediaWiki, the semantic extension of MediaWiki, is a new and promising solution for a class of business applications which are poorly  supported by current enterprise software. These applications require  significant user collaboration, minimal user training, rapid flexibility,  customizability and they come with a substantial mix of structured and  unstructured data. Collaborative project management, business knowledge  management, and business compliance monitoring are examples of this type of  applications.

Phil Ashworth, UCB Informatics (US)

Abstract

Semantic web standards are designed with the data integration in mind. Key integration capabilities foundational to RDF include globally unique identifiers and the ability to merge information. Data integration is of high importance in life sciences where a wealth of different data sets contain separate, but related information. Integration can produce important new insights but existing technologies struggle to achieve this goal. As a result, interest in semantic technologies is high.

Fabio Ciravegna, University of Sheffield (UK) and Sam Chapman, K-Now (UK)

David Norheim, Computas (NO)
Robert Engels, ESIS (NO)

Abstract

In order to be more flexible in publishing information and improve accessibility of information for end-users, Oslo Municipality has funded the SUBLIMA project.

Michal Zaremba, seekda OG (AT)

Francois Rüf, Netbreeze (CH)
Stefan Kummer, Netbreeze (CH)
Saskia Böcking, Netbreeze (CH)

Abstract

Due to the vast amount of content and websites available in the internet the analysis of it becomes more and more important. The central question here not only is, how to do it, but also which kind of questions can be analyzed. This presentation will deal with both questions by introducing a concrete tool for content analysis of internet content, the SINDBAD semantic-web platform.

Gary King, metabang.com (US)

Abstract

The Semantic Web assumes that knowledge is distributed. Even when the data arises from a single source, applications may find that data partitioning
helps manage ontologies, provenance, data life-cycle and even "deleted" triples.

Sam Chapman, K-Now (UK)

Abstract

This presentation introduces Semantic Web tools for supporting networked knowledge acquisition, search and sharing within large distributed organisations. Problems and solutions for this domain are presented including two integrated applications.

V. Momtchev , Ontotext (BUL)

Linking the Semantic Webs

Borislav Popov, Ontotext (BUL)
Atanas Kiryakov, Ontotext (BUL)

Jörg Wurzer, IQser AG (CH)

Abstract

Information objects (concepts) can be subjected to automatic semantic analysis and generate graphs, which consist of the various   associations between the information objects.

Daniel Hladky, Ontos International AG (CH)

Abstract

Can we create new business using semantic web technologies? This presentation will focus on the area of using semantic technologies to create intelligent web pages which will lead to new business.