FW: [CfP] VOILA @ ISWC 2015 - Visualizations and User Interfaces for Ontologies and Linked Data

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On Thursday, June 11, 2015 2:38 PM, Steffen Lohmann wrote:
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> CALL FOR PAPERS
> 
> VOILA 2015 - Visualizations and User Interfaces for Ontologies and Linked Data
> 
> International Workshop at ISWC 2015, 14th International Semantic Web
> Conference
> October 11 or 12, 2015, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
> 
> http://voila2015.visualdataweb.org

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> Submission Deadline: July 1, 2015
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> Motivation and Objectives
> ==========
> 
> "A picture is worth a thousand words", we often say, yet many areas are in
> demand of sophisticated visualization techniques, and the Semantic Web is not
> an exception. The size and complexity of ontologies and Linked Data in the
> Semantic Web constantly grow and the diverse backgrounds of the users and
> application areas multiply at the same time. Providing users with visual
> representations and intuitive user interfaces can significantly aid the
> understanding of the domains and knowledge represented by ontologies and
> Linked Data. There is no "one size fits all" solution but different use cases
> demand different visualization and interaction techniques. Ultimately,
> providing better user interfaces and visual representations will foster user
> engagement and likely lead to higher quality results in different applications
> employing ontologies and to the proliferation of Linked Data usage.
> 
> User interfaces are essential to easily provide access to the increasing diversity
> of knowledge modeled in ontologies. As ontologies grow in size and complexity,
> the demand for comprehensive visualization and sophisticated interaction also
> rises. In particular, user interfaces are an integral part of ontology engineering,
> to help bridge the gap between domain experts and ontology engineers.
> Ontology visualization is not a new topic and a number of approaches have
> become available in recent years, with some being already well-established,
> particularly in the field of ontology modeling. In other areas of ontology
> engineering, such as ontology alignment and debugging, although several tools
> have recently been developed, few provide a graphical user interface, not to
> mention navigational aids or comprehensive visualization techniques.
> 
> While ontology users usually possess domain and/or knowledge representation
> expertise, this is not necessarily the case with potential Linked Data consumers
> who can come from very different backgrounds and have varying levels of
> expertise. Currently, the main Linked Data consumers are technology
> experienced users, one of the reasons being the lack of appropriate user
> interfaces and visualizations to support other user groups. Visual approaches
> are needed to assist various kinds of users, who pursue diverse goals and pose
> individual requirements. In the presence of a huge network of interconnected
> resources, one of the challenges faced by the Linked Data community is the
> visualization of the multidimensional datasets to provide for efficient overview,
> exploration and querying tasks, to mention just a few. With the focus shifting
> from a Web of Documents to a Web of Data, changes in the interaction
> paradigms are in demand as well. Novel approaches also need to take into
> consideration the technological challenges and opportunities given by new
> interaction contexts, ranging from mobile and touch interaction to
> visualizations on large displays, and encompassing highly responsive web
> applications.
> 
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> Topics of Interest
> ==========
> 
> Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):
> - Visualizations for (large and complex) ontologies;
> - Visualization of ontology design patterns;
> - Linked Data visualizations and user interfaces;
> - Visualizations and user interfaces for ontology engineering (ontology
> development, alignment, debugging, etc.);
> - Requirements analysis for ontology and Linked Data visualizations;
> - Case studies of applying visualizations in ontology engineering and Linked
> Data consumption;
> - Context-aware visualization and interaction techniques;
> - Applications of novel interaction techniques (e.g., touch and gesture
> interaction);
> - User interfaces for collaborative ontology development;
> - Ontology visualizations for large and high-resolution displays;
> - Mobile user interfaces for ontology engineering and Linked Data exploration;
> - User interfaces assisting people with disabilities;
> - Visual exploration and querying of Linked Data.
> 
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> Submission Guidelines
> ==========
> 
> Paper submission and reviewing for this workshop will be electronic via
> EasyChair. The papers should be written in English, following the Springer LNCS
> format, and be submitted in PDF.
> The following types of contributions are welcome:
> - 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.
> 
> 
> Important Dates
> ==========
> 
> Submission: July 1, 2015
> Notification: July 30, 2015
> Camera-ready: August 14, 2015
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> Attendance
> ==========
> 
> Note that workshop attendees cannot register for the workshop only, but need
> to register for the main conference, as well.
> 
> 
> Organizers
> ==========
> 
> Valentina Ivanova, Linköping University, Sweden
> Patrick Lambrix, Linköping University, Sweden
> Steffen Lohmann, University of Stuttgart, Germany
> Catia Pesquita, University of Lisbon, Portugal
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> 
Best,

Lars

Received on Thursday, 11 June 2015 14:33:55 UTC