Call for Demos
The demonstrations track of the ESWC 2015 complements the overall program
of the conference with demonstrations of real-world, applied-and-tested
advances of semantic technologies. In addition to papers and posters
presenting latest theoretical achievements, ESWC 2015 is seeking
demonstrations of novel applications of semantics in various sectors,
including: eGovernment, eEnvironment, eMobility and smart cities, eHealth,
Life Sciences, Sensor networks and RDF Stream Processing, Linked Science,
Media and entertainment, Telecommunications, Cultural heritage, Financial
services, Energy and utilities, Manufacturing, Digital libraries, Cloud
applications, Personal Information Management, Decision support, Emergency
and crisis management etc.
The demonstrations track is an opportunity for researchers and
practitioners to present their innovative prototypes, practical
developments, on-going projects, lessons learned and late-breaking results,
relevant for the topics of interest of the main conference and the research
and poster tracks.
Submissions to the demonstrations track should make clear what will be
demonstrated, and in particular point out what makes the demonstration a
novel showcase. A video of the demo should be provided if a link to the
demonstrator is not available. Submission should also specify:
* What is the research background and application context of the
demonstration, and what makes this a novel showcase for semantic
technologies.
* What is the key technology used, and how does the demonstrated system,
application or infrastructure relate to pre-existing work.
* What exactly will be demonstrated? What exactly will a visitor of the
demonstration learn?
Prize and minute madness
Accepted demo will be included into the “minute madness” pitch introducing
the poster and demo session during the conference. They will also be
enrolled into the competition for the best demo of ESWC 2015. More
information about the “minute madness” material and program will be
provided to the authors of accepted submissions.
Submission Guidelines
Submissions to the demonstrations track must be in the form of a textual
description of the demonstration to be given at the conference (which may
include screenshots and must include either a link to the online demo or a
video presenting it). The submissions must be at most 5 pages long
including reference list (Springer LNCS style) and submitted as PDF.
Decisions about acceptance will be based on relevance to the Semantic Web
area, originality, potential significance, topicality and clarity. Papers
that exceed the given page length or do not follow the LNCS guidelines will
be rejected without a review. Submissions must be uploaded using the
Easychair system : https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=eswc2015pd
Important Dates
* Submission Deadline: March 13, 2015
* Notification of Acceptance: April 6, 2015
* Camera-Ready Paper: April 20, 2015
Important Notice
Demo papers will appear in supplementary post-conference proceedings to be
published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science series.
Participants with an accepted demo paper must register for the conference
and present their system during the Demo Session. A space for demonstration
will be allocated for each participant. Participants should use their own
laptop for the demos. The organizers should be contacted well in advance of
the conference in case of any special requirement.
Poster and Demo Chairs
Christophe Gueret (Data Archiving and Networked Services, Den Haag,
Netherlands)
Serena Villata (Inria, Sophia Antipolis, France)