- From: Martin Hepp \(DERI\) <martin.hepp@deri.org>
- Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 18:10:37 +0200
- To: <semantic-web@w3.org>
(Our apologies if your receive multiple copies of this CfP) ********************************Call for Papers************************ First International Workshop on Mediation in Semantic Web Services (MEDIATE 2005) *********************************************************************** in conjunction with the 3rd International Conference on Service Oriented Computing (ICSOC 2005) Amsterdam, The Netherlands, December 12th 2005 http://www.deri.at/events/workshops/mediate2005 Important Dates: ---------------- 2005-09-02 Submission of papers 2005-10-07 Notification of acceptance 2005-10-21 Camera-ready versions due 2005-12-12 Workshop (confirmed) Description of the Workshop Topic: ---------------------------------- The usage of computer systems is widely characterized by decentralized design and autonomous evolution, i.e. if we look at system components from a global perspective, they are often developed and modified without alignment in the design stage. Also, components follow individual paths of evolution during their life-cycles. It can be observed that this is a major cause for interoperability problems, contributing to the brittleness of systems integration efforts. If we want to increase the degree of automation in general, it seems important to provide software components that can help overcome occurring interoperability conflicts and this in an automated fashion. This functionality is known as mediation and the respective components are called mediators. Mediation can take place on a multiplicity of levels, e.g. on data, ontologies, processes, protocols, or goals. To a great extent, it will depend on the availability of sophisticated, industry-strength mediation support whether the promise of Semantic Web services can become reality. In this workshop we want to advance the theoretical and practical knowledge about the design and implementation of mediators in the Semantic Web and Semantic Web services. Focus of the Workshop: ---------------------- Possible topics include, but are not limited to - Conceptual Aspects of Mediation - Data Mediation - Ontology Mediation - Process Mediation - Protocol Mediation - Goal Mediation - Architecture and Implementation of Effective Mediation Services - Evolution, Learning, and Adaptability of Mediators - Versioning Issues - Grounding of Semantic Web Services Submission Format: ------------------ Authors are invited to submit original research contributions in English, following the LNCS format (http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html). Papers must not exceed 16 pages. Shorter papers, presenting preliminary results, are welcome. Submitted papers will be reviewed by at least two members of the program committee. Please send your submissions in PDF format to mediate2005@deri.org For accepted submissions, at least one author must register for the workshop in order for the paper to appear in the proceedings and to be scheduled in the workshop program. Postproceedings in the form of a book will be considered. More information on the venue, registration, hotels, and related events will be available at http://www.icsoc.org/ In addition, we will provide more detailed information on the workshop website at http://www.deri.at/events/workshops/mediate2005 Chairs: --------------------- Michael Genesereth, Stanford University Frank van Harmelen, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Martin Hepp, Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI), University of Innsbruck Axel Polleres, Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI), University of Innsbruck Program Committee: ------------------ Diego Calvanese (University of Trento) Emilia Cimpian (DERI) Jos De Bruijn (DERI) John Domingue (Open University) Jerome Euzenat (INRIA) Dieter Fensel (DERI) Fausto Giunchiglia (University of Trento) Rick Hull (Bell Labs) Michael Kifer (University at Stony Brook) Deborah McGuinness (Stanford University) Enrico Motta (The Open University) Marco Pistore (University of Trento) Pavel Shvaiko (University of Trento) Jianwen Su (UC Santa Barbara) York Sure (AIFB) Paolo Traverso (ITC/IRST) Michael F. Uschold (Boeing) Ludger van Elst (DFKI) Holger Wache (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) Gio Wiederhold (Stanford University) Administrative Contact: ----------------------- Martin Hepp Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI) Innsbruck University of Innsbruck, Technikerstrasse 21a, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria Phone: +43 512 507 6465, Fax: +43 512 507 9872 e-mail: martin.hepp@deri.org Best wishes, Martin Hepp --------------------------- martin hepp digital enterprise research institute university of innsbruck technikerstrasse 21a A-6020 innsbruck austria e-mail: martin.hepp@deri.org e-mail: mhepp@computer.org urls: http://www.deri.org deri http://sebis.deri.org sebis research cluster http://www.heppnetz.de personal page phone: +43 512 507 6465 fax: +43 512 507 9872
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