Re: Semantic Web Challenge winner - in HCLS domain

Great news! It's good to se HCLS applications getting interest and traction
at ISWC.

Congrats, Lena & Co!

Jim


On Sat, Nov 2, 2013 at 10:07 AM, Helena Deus <helenadeus@gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> The judges of the ISWC 2013 Semantic Web Challenge chose as the winner
> of the Big Data Track this year a work that fits entirely in the
> health care/life sciences integration domain. This work would not have
> been possible if it weren't for the fruitful conversations and
> interactions enabled by this mailing list. So, congrats to all!
>
> Here is an article about it in the Wall Street Journal:
>
> http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20131030-909839.html?dsk=y
>
>
> "Big Data Track challenge winner:
>
> "Fostering Serendipity through Big Linked Data" by Muhammad Saleem,
> Maulik R. Kamdar, Aftab Iqbal, Shanmukha Sampath, Helena F. Deus and
> Axel-Cyrille Ngonga Ngomo; this system shows how high volume and high
> velocity of latest published bio-medical research papers from PubMed
> can be intelligently and semantically integrated within the Linked
> Cancer Genome Atlas dataset (TCGA), thus supporting and facilitating
> cancer researchers in their important work.
>
> "We were very impressed to see this year's challengers address real
> world problems and in some cases already see them having a societal
> impact. The winners of the 2013 SWC have successfully combined
> innovative semantic web technology with an end user practical focus
> and efficiency in use," explained SWC co-chairs Andreas Harth,
> Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Sean Bechhofer, University of
> Manchester."
>
>
> Kind Regards,
> Helena
>
> --
> Helena F. Deus, PhD
> Senior Scientist, Medical Knowledge Engineer
> Foundation Medicine, Inc
> http://lenadeus.info/
>
>


-- 
Jim McCusker

Data Scientist
5AM Solutions
jmccusker@5amsolutions.com
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PhD Student
Tetherless World Constellation
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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