CfP: JWS special issue on Ontology-Based Software Architectures

Hi all,

this is a kind remainder to submit to the JWS' special issue on 
*Ontology-Based Software Architectures*. The deadline is December 31 2020.

Call for papers: 
https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-web-semantics/call-for-papers/ontology-based-software-architectures

Martin

On 02/09/2020 14:20, Martin G. Skjæveland wrote:
> The Journal of Web Semantics invites submissions for a
> 
>    **special issue on Ontology-Based Software Architectures**
> 
> to be edited by Martin G. Skjæveland, Roman Kontchakov and Martin Giese. 
> Submissions are due by 31st December 2020.
> 
> Semantic technologies and knowledge-based systems are gaining momentum 
> in society and industry. A variety of standards, techniques and tools 
> have become available for the development, deployment, and maintenance 
> of ontologies and related artefacts. However, the use of ontologies as 
> an active integrating component in complex software systems is less well 
> understood. The lack of a clear understanding of the role of an ontology 
> in a software system is one of the major challenges to the adoption of 
> ontologies and semantic technologies in mainstream software. This 
> special issue solicits best practices, practitioner insights and novel 
> theoretical contributions to architectures, techniques, orchestrations 
> of artefacts and tools for the realisation of successful ontology-based 
> software systems.
> 
> Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:
> 
>   * Ontology-based software architectures
>     - development methodologies, environments and tools
>     - system architecture, ontology architecture
>     - management and orchestration of multiple ontology-based systems
>     - design and management of artefacts (ontologies, constraints,
>       mappings, data sources, queries, interfaces, etc.)
> 
>   * Reports from real-world deployments and applications of ontology-
>     based systems
>     - lessons learned and new insights to the field
>     - best practices of development, deployment and maintenance
>     - benefits and costs, especially in comparison with alternative
>       technologies
>     - socio-technical aspects
> 
>   * Core technologies and tools relevant for the realisation of ontology-
>     based systems
>     - ontology engineering tools and methodologies
>     - ontology reasoners
>     - ontology alignment and integration
>     - data quality and constraints
>     - ontology-based data integration
>     - ontology-based data access
>     - ontology-driven user interfaces, including visualisation, query
>       interfaces, etc.
> 
> Submissions must clearly state their contributions’ role and relevance 
> in the application, development or management of ontology-based software 
> systems.
> 
> 
> *Guest Editors*
> 
>   - Martin G. Skjæveland, University of Oslo and University of
>     Stavanger.
>   - Roman Kontchakov, Birkbeck, University of London.
>   - Martin Giese, University of Oslo.
> 
> 
> *Review committee*
> 
>   - Mara Abel (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)
>   - Sören Auer (Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany)
>   - Eva Blomqvist (Linköping University, Sweden)
>   - Oscar Corcho (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain)
>   - Anastasia Dimou (Ghent University, Netherlands)
>   - Paul Groth (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands)
>   - Aidan Hogan (Universidad de Chile, Chile)
>   - Ernesto Jimenez-Ruiz (City, University of London, UK)
>   - Evgeny Kharlamov (Bosch, Germany and University of Oslo, Norway)
>   - Maxime Lefrançois (MINES Saint-Etienne, France)
>   - Boris Motik (University of Oxford, UK)
>   - Bijan Parsia (University of Manchester, UK)
>   - Mariano Rodríguez Muro (Google, US)
>   - Ognjen Savkovic (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy)
>   - Juan Sequeda (data.world, US)
>   - (additional reviewers to be confirmed)
> 
> 
> *Important Dates*
> 
>   - Call for papers:        2 September 2020
>   - Submission deadline:    31 December 2020
>   - Author notification:    31 March 2021
>   - Publication:            Q3 2021
> 
> 
> http://www.websemanticsjournal.org/2020/09/cfp-ontology-based-software.html
>

Received on Tuesday, 3 November 2020 12:23:21 UTC