- From: Pan, Dr Jeff Z. <jeff.z.pan@abdn.ac.uk>
- Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:13:50 +0100
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Apologies for cross-posting! ************************************************************************ * * Call for Participation * 4th Workshop on Semantic Web Enabled Software Engineering - SWESE2008 * * http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~r01srt7/swese2008/ * * ==EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE APPROACHING (18th Sept, 2008)== * * ==ACCEPTED PAPERS AND POSTERS ANNOUNCED (see below)== * * ==STUDENT GRANTS AVAILABLE (see below for details)== * * located at the 7th International Semantic Web Conference ISWC2008 * 26th October 2008 * Karlsruhe, Germany * ************************************************************************ Workshop Description Advantages of applying Semantic Web technologies to software engineering include reusability and extensibility of data models, improvements in data quality, enhanced discovery, and automated execution of workflows. According to SETF's note "A Semantic Web Primer for Object-Oriented Software Developers" (http://www.w3.org/TR/sw-oosd-primer/), the Semantic Web can serve as a platform on which domain models can be created, shared and reused. What other potential benefits might be gained by applying Semantic Web technologies to software engineering? Could the Web-based, semantically rich formality of OWL be combined with emerging model driven development tools such as the Eclipse Modelling Framework to provide some badly needed improvements in both the process and products of software development activities? How should practitioners go about transitioning legacy software applications to ontology-based approaches and what software is needed to support development teams with intelligent semantic-based assistive tools? What is it about the amalgamation of OWL, UML and the Model Driven Architecture (MDA) that could make a difference? There appear to be a number of strong arguments in favour of bringing these technologies and methods together, but consensus on the best way forward has yet to emerge. This workshop seeks to build on prior events that have begun to address this important area. In a cooperative effort, two major EU research projects, Transitioning Applications to Ontologies (TAO) and Marrying Ontologies and Software Technologies (MOST), help set the stage for this event. Participants will have the opportunity to see and join the discussions on how semantic technologies may improve and enhance existing software engineering practice, and what are the opportunities and challenges for semantic technologies from software engineering. This is a full day workshop, including two keynotes, a panel session, a poster session and technical talks discussing competing and complementary visions for Semantic Web enabled software engineering. ================== REGISTRATION ================== Online registration: http://iswc2008.semanticweb.org/registration/ Early registration deadline: 18th Sept, 2008 Late registration deadline: 9th Oct, 2008 ================== KEYNOTE SPEAKERS ================== We are proud to announce that Prof. Steffen Staab and Dr. Daniel Oberle will give keynotes at SWESE2008: 1) Prof. Steffen Staab: Joint Metamodels for UML and OWL Steffen Staab is professor for databases and information systems at the University of Koblenz-Landau, leading the research group on Information Systems and Semantic Web (ISWeb). His interests lie in researching core technology for ontologies and semantic web as well as in applied research for exploiting these technologies for knowledge management, multimedia and software technology. He has participated in numerous national, European and intercontinental research projects on these different subjects and his research has led to over 100 refereed contributions in journals and conferences. Dr. Staab held positions as researcher, project leader and lecturer at the University of Freiburg, the University of Stuttgart/Fraunhofer Institute IAO, and the University of Karlsruhe and he is a co-founder of Ontoprise GmbH. For more information see: http://isweb.uni-koblenz.de/ and http://www.uni-koblenz.de/~staab/. 2) Dr. Daniel Oberle: Challenges beyond the scientific contributions: Ontologies in existing software development lifecycles and infrastructures Daniel Oberle received his PhD from the University of Karlsruhe (Germany), Institute AIFB, Prof. Studer's group, in 2005. His thesis discussed the application of Semantic Web technologies (ontologies, reasoning) in current middleware solutions, such as application servers and Web services, to facilitate the daily tasks of developers and administrators. Daniel (co)authored over 40 refereed publications in selected workshops, conferences and journals. He is working at SAP Research CEC Karlsruhe March 2006 and is responsible for the topic of ontologies & reasoning. ================== PANEL ================== SWESE2008 panellists: * Prof. Steffen Staab, University of Koblenz-Landau * Dr. Daniel Oberle, SAP Research * Prof. Uwe Assmann, Technische Universitaet Dresden * Dr. Harald Kuehn, BOC More information about the SWESE2008 panel will be available soon. Please check our web site: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~r01srt7/swese2008/ ================== ACCEPTED PAPERS ================== Long papers: Use Cases for Building OWL Ontologies as Modules: Localizing, Ontology and Programming Interfaces & Extensions By Alan Rector, Matthew Horridge, Luigi Iannone Iannone and Nick Drummond Semantic Web Admission Free - Obtaining RDF and OWL Data from Application Source Code By Matthias Quasthoff and Christoph Meinel Bridging EMF applications and RDF data sources By Guillaume Hillairet, Frédéric Bertrand and Jean-Yves Lafaye Semantic Annotations of Feature Models for Dynamic Product Configuration in Ubiquitous Environments By Nima Kaviani, Bardia Mohabbati, Dragan Gasevic and Matthias Finke Automatic Component Selection with Semantic Technologies By Olaf Hartig, Martin Kost and Johann-Christoph Freytag Enriching SE Ontologies with Bug Report Quality By Philipp Schugerl, Juergen Rilling and Philippe Charland Short papers: Enhanced semantic access of software artefacts By Danica Damljanovic' and Kalina Bontcheva iLLumina: A DL Knowledge base for Software Engineering By John Kuriakose An OWL- Based Approach for Integration in Collaborative Feature Modelling By Lamia Abo Zaid, Geert-Jan Houben, Olga De Troyer and Frederic Kleinermann Customizable Workflow Support for Collaborative Ontology Development By Abraham Sebastian, Tania Tudorache, Natasha Noy and Mark Musen ================== ACCEPTED POSTERS ================== On Using Semantics to Support Portal Development By Torsten Dettborn, Birgitta König-Ries and Martin Welsch Developing Consistent and Modular Software Models with Ontologies By Robert Hoehndorf, Axel-Cyrille Ngonga Ngomo and Heinrich Herre Sindice Widgets: Lightweight embedding of Semantic Web capabilities into existing user applications By Adam Westerski, Aftab Iqbal and Giovanni Tummarello HybridMDSD - Multi-Domain Engineering with Ontological Foundations By Henrik Lochmann MusicMash2: A Web 2.0 Application Built in a Semantic Way By Stuart Taylor, Jeff Z. Pan and Edward Thomas ===================== ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ===================== Elisa F. Kendall, Sandpiper Software, Inc., USA Jeff Z. Pan, University of Aberdeen, UK (contact) Marwan Sabbouh, The MITRE Corporation, USA Ljiljana Stojanovic, FZI, Germany Kalina Bontcheva, University of Sheffield, UK ===================== PROGRAM COMMITTEE ===================== * Ioannis N. Athanasiadis (CH), IDSIA * Colin Atkinson (DE), University of Mannheim * Ken Baclawski (US), Northeastern University * Roberta Cuel (IT), University of Trento * Jin Song Dong (SG), National University of Singapore * Dragan Gasevic, (CA) Simon Fraser University Surrey * Michael Goedicke (DE), University of Essen * Jakob Henriksson (DE), Technical University of Dresden * Mitch Kokar (US), Northeastern University * David Martin (US), SRI International * Jishnu Mukerji (US), Hewlett-Packard Company * Daniel Oberle (DE), SAP Research * Dave Reynolds (UK), Hewlett-Packard Company * Steffen Staab (DE), University of Koblenz * Michael K. Smith (US), Electronic Data System * Hai Wang (UK), University of Southampton * Rene Witte (DE), University of Karlsruhe * Andrea Zisman, (UK) City University, London ================== SPONSORSHIP ================== The workshop is being held in cooperation with a prominent network of excellence and is meant to act as a focal point for joint interests and future collaborations. Interested sponsors are welcome to contact the program committee. Current sponsors include: - The EU TAO Project, http://www.tao-project.eu/ - The EU MOST Project, http://www.most-project.eu/ ================== SCHOLARSHIPS ================== We have a limited number of student grants available, funded our workshop sponsors. We invite students to apply for this grant by Sept 30, 2008. Applications should include a statement of interest (i.e. what you bring to and expect to get from SWESE), a brief CV, a scan of a student ID or other evidence of professional status, and a letter of support from their supervisor. Any interested student can apply. Please send your application to Kalina Bontcheva and Elisa Kendall. The University of Aberdeen is a charity registered in Scotland, No SC013683.
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