1^st International Workshop on Data Semantics (DataSem 2010)

in cooperation with the Journal on Data Semantics

co-located with the EDBT/ICDT 2010 Joint Conference

Computerized information handling has changed its focus from centralized data management systems to decentralized data exchange facilities. Modern distribution channels, such as high-speed Internet networks and wireless communication infrastructure, provide reliable technical support for data distribution and data access, materializing the new, popular idea that data may be available to anybody, anywhere, anytime. However, providing huge amounts of data on request often turns into a counterproductive service, making the data useless because of poor relevance or inappropriate level of detail. Semantic knowledge is the essential missing piece that allows the delivery of information that matches user requirements. Semantic agreement, in particular, is essential to meaningful data exchange.

Semantic issues have long been open issues in data and knowledge management. However, the boom in semantically poor technologies, such as the Web and XML, has boosted renewed interest in semantics. Conferences on the Semantic Web, for instance, attract big crowds of participants, while ontologies on their own have become a hot and popular topic in the database and artificial intelligence communities.

The DataSem workshop is intended to bring together researchers, developers, and users working on issues related to the semantics of data. The target domain ranges from theories supporting the formal definition of semantic content to innovative domain-specific application of semantic knowledge. The workshop should be of interest to researchers and advanced practitioners working on the Semantic Web, interoperability, mobile information services, data warehousing, stream data, knowledge representation and reasoning, conceptual database modeling, ontologies, and artificial intelligence.

The workshop will provide a forum for original research contributions and practical experiences of data semantics, fostering interdisciplinary discussions in all aspects of this field, and will highlight future trends in this area. The workshop will be organized in a way to highly stimulate interaction amongst the participants.

Authors of the best papers will be invited to submit an extended version of their paper to Springer's LNCS Journal on Data Semantics (JoDS).

IMPORTANT DATES

Paper abstracts: November 1, 2009
Full papers: November 8, 2009
Notification to authors: December 8, 2009
Camera-ready papers: January 10, 2010
Workshop: March 22, 2010