2nd CfP: Workshop on Mediation in the Semantic Web Services at ICSOC 2005, deadline Sept. 2, 2005

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 First International Workshop on Mediation in Semantic Web Services
                             (MEDIATE 2005)

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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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
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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
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