Second CFP: Semantic Web Personalization Workshop @ ESWC 2006

[Apologies for multiple postings]

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       Semantic Web Personalization Workshop

       @ 3rd European Semantic Web Conference

    http://www.kbs.uni-hannover.de/~henze/swp06/

            June 11 or 12, 2006 (tbc)
                Budva (Montenegro)
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The ultimate goal of the Semantic Web is to enable applications
which offer enhanced and efficient possibilities for end users to
benefit from electronically stored information. The vision of a
Semantic Web, "in which information is given a well-defined
meaning, better enabling computers and people to work in
cooperation" already stresses the importance of efficient end
user support for accessing and working with Web information.
However, current development in the Semantic Web focuses on
formalisms, languages, reasoning and the development of
according technological frameworks, so to speak the first part
of the vision. These technologies shall constitute an environment
capable of enabling enhanced, efficient and user-centered
applications, thus enabling the second part of the vision, and
the goal of the Semantic Web.

This workshop will bring together researchers and practitioners
in the fields of Semantic Web technologies and personalization
in order to discuss their theoretical and practical knowledge,
issues, and experiences for common benefit. It is organized along
two thematical foci and corresponding sessions: Semantic
Web-enabling Technologies for Personalization, and
Semantic-based Content Personalization in Ubiquitous Environments.


For the first session on Semantic Web-enabling Technologies for
Personalization, we expect submissions to discuss especially some
of the following topics:

     * Reasoning and rules for user modeling and personalization
         in the Semantic Web
     * Information extraction for capturing semantics
     * Acquisition and application of user profiles
     * Ontology aligning and evolution for user modeling
     * User-aware querying in the Semantic Web
     * Trust, privacy and transparency in the personalization process
     * Semantic Web Services and Service-oriented architectures
         for personalization


For the second session on Semantic-based Content Personalization
in Ubiquitous Environments, we expect submissions to discuss
especially some of the following topics:

     * Semantically enriched user models for ubiquitous and
          mobile environments
     * Content-based filtering exploiting content semantics
     * Social filtering (collaborative filtering) exploiting content
          semantics
     * Hybrid filtering technologies using content semantics
     * Filtering technologies for heterogeneous content
         based on semantics
     * How to use semantics for preference description


Furthermore, for both sessions, submissions about best practices
and applications are sought, discussing e.g.:

     * Needs: scenarios where personalization brings benefits
     * Experiences: lessons learnt from previous research
     * Solutions: for personalized access to content in a Semantic Web


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Important Dates:

Submission deadline: March 20, 2006
Notification to authors: April 19, 2006
Camera-ready version: April 30, 2006

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Submission Guidelines:

Two submission categories are accepted for the workshop:
	* Full papers: 10 pages
	* Short papers: 5 pages

Submission process:

Prepare your submission according to the Springer LNCS Style,
see:  http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html and
submit the paper in PDF format.

For the session on Semantic Web-enabling Technologies
for Personalization: Submit your paper via email to
Nicola Henze (henze@kbs.uni-hannover.de), with your
submission (in PDF format) attached.

For the session on Semantic-based Content Personalization
in Ubiquitous Environments you can use the submission system at
http://www.comtec.e-technik.uni-kassel.de/conftool_scpue2006/


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Organization and Commitees:


General Organizers

Makram Bouzid - Motorola, France
Nicola Henze - University of Hannover, Germany


Session Organizers

Semantic Web-enabling Technologies for Personalization
Lora Aroyo - Technical University of Eindhoven, Netherlands
Vania Dimitrova - University of Leeds, UK
Nicola Henze - University of Hannover, Germany
Massimo Marchiori - University of Venice, Italy

Semantic-based Content Personalization in Ubiquitous Environments
Makram Bouzid - Motorola, France
Bruno Defude - Institut National des Télécommunications, France
Olaf Droegehorn - University of Kassel, Germany


Program Committee

First session: Semantic Web-enabling Technologies for Personalization
Pragya Agarwal UCL, UK
Lora Aroyo Technical University of Eindhoven, Netherlands
Matteo Baldoni University of Torino, Italy
Cristina Baroglio University of Torino, Italy
Claudia Buzzi Institute of Informatics and Telematics, IIT
Vania Dimitrova University of Leeds, UK
Anthony Jameson International University in Germany
Dominik Heckman DFGKI, Germany
Nicola Henze University of Hannover, Germany
Pascal Hitzler University of Karlsruhe, Germany
Judy Kay University of Sidney, Australia
Alexander Kroener DFKI, Germany
Massimo Marchiori University of Venice, Italy
Bamshad Mobasher DePaul University, USA
Viviana Patti University of Torino, Italy
Fabrizio Silvestri Information Science and Technology Institute, ISTI ,
Julita Vassileva University of Saskatchewan, Canada

Second session: Semantic-based Content Personalization in Ubiquitous 
Environments
Paola Hobson - Motorola, UK
Geert-Jan Houben - Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Lora Aroyo - Technical University of Eindhoven, Netherlands
Alfons Salden - Telematica Instituut, Netherlands
Klaus Moessner - University of Surrey, UK
Yiannis Kompatsiaris - CERTH/ITI, Greece
Samir Tata - Institut National des Télécommunications, France
Myriam Ribière - Motorola, France
Serge Garlatti - ENST Bretagne, France
Christian Becker - University of Stuttgart, Germany
Hamid R. Arabnia - The University of Georgia, USA
Rose Dieng-Kuntz - INRIA Sophia Antipolis, France
François Carrez - Alcatel, France
Monica Crubezy - Stanford Medical Informatics, USA

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Questions, comments, problems, help? Please do not hesitate
to ask Makram Bouzid (Makram.Bouzid@motorola.com) or
Nicola Henze (henze@kbs.uni-hannover.de)


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