CfP: 3rd Asian Semantic Web Conference 2008 (ASWC 2008)

CALL FOR PAPERS

3rd Asian Semantic Web Conference 2008 (ASWC 2008)

Bangkok, Thailand, 8th-11th December 2008
[**note the change of location from Pathumthani]


A number of prominent members of the Semantic Web community are now  
beginning to claim that the Semantic Web has arrived. Semantic Web  
search engines now index tens of thousands of ontologies and the term  
'Semantic Web' regularly appears in the mainstream news and culture.  
Additionally, the number of Semantic Web events attracting several  
hundred attendees grows larger every year and industrial interest  
includes the majority of the large software and service companies.
The 3rd Asian Semantic Web Conference (ASWC 2008) will present the  
latest research and development of the Semantic Web and its related  
technologies. It will bring together researchers in relevant  
disciplines such as artificial intelligence, knowledge modeling,  
logic, databases, social networks, Web services, distributed  
computing, Web engineering, information systems, natural language  
processing, multimedia, and human-computer interaction.
ASWC2008 will include a Research Track, a Semantic Web in Use Track, a  
Poster and Demonstration Track.  ASWC2008 also encourages the  
submission of proposals for workshops and tutorials.

Submissions

The Research Track solicits the submission of original, principled  
research papers dealing with theoretical, methodological, empirical  
and application-related aspects of the Semantic Web. The Semantic Web  
in Use Track solicits the submission of innovative and practical  
application papers which take into account real-world requirements.  
All papers should clearly demonstrate relevance to the Semantic Web -  
fully taking into account aspects related to both semantics and the Web.
The submissions site can be found at: https://cmt.research.microsoft.com/ASWC2008/
The proceedings of ASWC 2008 will be published in Springer's Lecture  
Notes in Computer Science series. Paper submission and reviewing will  
be electronic via the conference submissions site. Papers should not  
exceed 15 pages in length and must be formatted according to the  
information for LNCS authors.

Topics include but are not limited to the following:

Semantic Web Technologies
   Query Languages and Optimization for the Semantic Web
   Rule Languages, Logics and Scalable Reasoning on the Semantic Web
   Tools and Methodologies for Large Scale Semantic Web Data Management
   Machine learning and human language technologies for the Semantic Web
   Semantic Web Content Creation
   Database Technologies for the Semantic Web

Semantic Web Services
   Languages, Tools and Methodologies for Semantic Web Services  
(description, discovery, invocation, composition, choreography)
   Semantic Descriptions of Enterprise Processes
   Semantics Applied to Mashups and Adhoc Service Aggregations

Semantic Web Applications
   Applications of Semantic Web (e-Business, e-Science, e-Health, e- 
Government, e-Learning, e-Culture)
   Case Studies of Semantic Web Applications
   Personalization and User Modeling
   Semantics in P2P Computing and the Grid
   Semantic Web-based Knowledge Management
   Semantic Web, Multimedia, and Human Computer Interaction

Social Semantic Web
   Semantic Web and Social Networks and Processes
   Semantic Web Technologies for Collaboration and Cooperation
   Trust, Provenance, Security, Privacy, Identity and the Semantic Web

Ontologies
   Ontology Modeling
   Ontology Management (creation, evolution, evaluation)
   Ontology Alignment (mapping, matching, merging, mediation and  
reconciliation)
   Ontology Learning and Metadata Generation
   Ontology Searching and Ranking

***Important Dates***
   15 July 2008      Paper Submission
   10 September 2008      Notification of Acceptance
   25 September 2008      Camera Ready
   8-11 December 2008      Conference in Thailand

Organizing Committee
Conference Chairs:
   Jerome Euzenat, INRIA Rhone-Alpes, France
   R.K. Shyamasundar, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India

Program Chairs:
   John Domingue, The Open University, UK
   Chutiporn Anutariya, Shinawatra University, Thailand

Workshop Chair:
   Marco Ronchetti, Trento University, Italy

Industrial Track Chairs:
   Roberta Cuel, Trento University, Italy
   Laurentiu Vasiliu, DERI-Galway, Ireland

Demo Chair:
   Michal Zaremba, STI International, Austria

Poster Chair:
   Elena Simperl, STI International, Austria

Metadata Chair:
   Huajun Chen, Zhejiang University, China

Local Organizing Chairs:
   Asanee Kawtrakul, National Electronics and Computer Technology  
Center, Thailand
   Rachanee Ungrangsi, Shinawatra University, Thailand

Local Organizing Committee:
   Krissada Maleewong, Shinawatra University, Thailand
   Photchanan Ratanajaipan, Shinawatra University, Thailand

PC List support:
   Alessio Gugliotta, The Open University, UK

Contact us:
Web Site: http://www.aswc2008.org
E-mail: aswc2008@gmail.com

__________________________
Prof. John Domingue,
Knowledge Media Institute,
The Open University,
Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK6 7AA
http://kmi.open.ac.uk/people/domingue/

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