web2express.org

Subject

semantic web, rdf, owl

Category

event

Description

The Semantic Web has been emerging over several decades but has yet to reach a stage where it is easily accessible, useable and beneficial to the majority of end-users on the Web. Everyone still ask the same question: How will the Semantic Web become useable? In the first presentation, Nova Spivack, CEO of Radar Networks, will discuss his outlook for the coming years as the Semantic Web begins to mature, and the stages it will go through. He will also discuss barriers to adoption and how to overcome them, and how forward-looking organizations can start working with the Semantic Web today. In addition he will discuss how the Semantic Web can benefit key application categories from advertising to e-commerce to search, publishing, collaboration and entertainment.

In the second presentation, Holger Knublauch, VP of Product Development from TopQuatrant, will introduce to you the building blocks of a usable semantic web: RDF, RDFS, OWL, SPARQL and SWRL. These languages provide distributed and federated capabilities for resolving semantic differences between systems and databases. After the hands-on introduction to these powerful languages using TopBraid semantic development platform, he will demonstration how ontology-driven applications can be integrated with Web 2.0 technologies.

Start Time

6:30 PM September 5, 2007

End Time

9:00 PM September 5, 2007

Location

Organizer

SDForum Semantic Web SIG

Event Link

http://www.sdforum.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Calendar.eventDetail&eventID=12918

Presentation

Agenda:
6:30pm - 7:00pm Registration / Networking / Refreshments / Pizza
7:00pm – 7:10pm Community announcement
7:10pm - 7:50pm Introduction to OMG and MDA with new ODM specifications
7:50pm - 8:30pm In depth review of how OWL plays a central role in future MDA work
8:30pm - 9:00pm Dedicated Q&A period

Price:

$15 at the door for non-SDForum members
No charge for SDForum members
No registration required

Presenter

Nova Spivack, CEO, Radar Networks
Nova Spivack is one of the leading voices of the emerging Semantic Web, often referred to as Web 3.0. Nova founded Radar Networks to develop semantic social software. In 1994, Nova co-founded EarthWeb (IPO 1998). Nova has worked at Individual, Xerox/Kurzweil, Thinking Machines, and also with SRI International on the DARPA CALO program and nVention. Nova founded Lucid Ventures, and co-founded the San Francisco Web Innovators Network. As a grandson of management guru Peter F. Drucker, Nova shares his grandfather’s interests in the evolution of knowledge work. He has a BA in Philosophy from Oberlin College and did graduate study at the International Space University. In 1999 Nova flew to the edge of space in Russia with Space Adventures. Nova blogs at Minding the Planet.

Holger Knublauch, VP, Product Development, TopQuadrant
Dr. Holger Knublauch is well known in the Semantic Web community as the designer and developer of Protégé-OWL. At TopQuadrant he is responsible for ontology development tools. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Ulm in Germany, 2002. Dr. Knublauch’s work in Germany was has resulted in the development of various clinical information systems, as well as in pragmatic design and implementation techniques for these and similar systems. As a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Stanford Medical Informatics at the Stanford University Holger was responsible for research and development of various components of the knowledge modeling tool Protégé including Protege OWL, UML interfaces and interoperability with a Meta Object Facility (MOF) format. He now is the lead developer of TopQuadrant’s TopBraid product suite that includes the leading professional ontology development tool TopBraid Composer as well as the rich internet application platform TopBraid Live. Holger actively participates in the World Wide Web Consortium’s Semantic Web Best Practices Working Group on developing guidance for building Semantic Web applications

Contact Person

AJ Chen, Ph.D., Sr. Search Engineer, Healthline.com
Jeffrey Pollock, Senior Director, Oracle Fusion Middleware

Alternative Web Page

http://www.sdforum.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&PageID=734&CFID=25345796&CFTOKEN=40310587

Subject

Data feed, RDF data resource, product feed, news feed

Category

News

Content

I’m glad to announce a new tool – unified data feed (Ufeed) now available on web2express.org. This tool allows individuals and organizations to create data feeds for products, news, events, jobs and studies on the web. At the same time, the data you enter also exist as semantic data resources that you and your audience can reuse across the web. When you visit web2express.org, this free data feed service is presented to you by default. You can simply sign up, which gives you a private workspace to create and manage your data feeds.  To provide the data feeds on your web site, simply insert the feeds’ URIs into your web pages.  All of the data feed and RDF data resources on this web site are open to the public. 

Developing a practical tool/service for people to open their data on the semantic web is one of the main goals web2express.org has been pursuing as an open lab. The first semantic publishing tool released last year is a plugin for Wordpress blogger. Many people have checked out the demo for the web2x semantic blogging. However, it requires installing the software on user’s web server, which is a big hurdle for many people.  I feel the best tool for many users would be a free online service – no need to install and maintain any software. Thus, the unified data feed online service is born.

The Ufeed service is designed to ease the pain of many individuals and small organizations that have not yet been able to provide data feeds. Web feed is becoming an increasingly important marketing channel. I hope you will find Ufeed a useful service – enabling you to regain the competitive edge in the current evolution of data web. 

Enjoy feeding your data!

-AJ

Author

AJ Chen

Contact Person

AJ Chen

Alternative Web Page

Subject

Semantic Web, web3.0, MDA,

Category

Internet, software

Description

Will Web 3.0 Finally Give Developers a Real Model Driven Architecture Solution?

In this interactive panel discussion we will explore how the Semantic Web family of standards is quietly empowering the decades-old MDA (Model Driven Architecture) community. Despite 20+ years of promises from the software community, the original vision of CASE (Computer Aided Software Engineering) seems just as elusive as ever. However, recent activities in the past 18 months at the OMG (Object Management Group) indicate that another watershed moment for MDA is upon us. So, the question remains, can the Semantic Web and Web 3.0 technology like OWL (Web Ontology Language) and RDF (Resource Description Framework) substantially improve the ways we conceptualize, design, code, and generate enterprise software?
Our two expert guests will address these and other questions during the evening of July 30th at the SDForum Semantic Web SIG. We have the pleasure of hearing from Dr. Deborah McGuinness, who Chairs the Knowledge Systems Laboratory at Stanford and Elisa Kendal, the President and CEO of Sandpiper Software – which is one of the principal contributors to the OMG’s specification for the Ontology Definition Metamodel, along with IBM, Adaptive Software and others.

Start Time

Monday, July 30th 2007, 6:30pm

End Time

Monday, July 30th 2007, 9pm

Location

Cubberley Community Center
4000 Middlefield Rd., Room H-1
Palo Alto, CA

Directions
Price:
$15 at the door for non-SDForum members
No charge for SDForum members
No registration required

Organizer

SDForum Semantic Web SIG

Event Link

http://www.sdforum.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=734&parentID=659&nodeID=1

Presentation

Agenda:
6:30pm  - 7:00pm   Registration / Networking / Refreshments / Pizza
7:00pm – 7:10pm   Community announcement
7:10pm  -  7:50pm  Introduction to OMG and MDA with new ODM specifications
7:50pm  -  8:30pm  In depth review of how OWL plays a central role in future MDA work
8:30pm  -  9:00pm  Dedicated Q&A period

Presenter

Panelist Bios:
•    Deborah McGuinness, Acting Director, Stanford Knowledge Systems Laboratory
Dr. Deborah McGuinness is the acting director and senior research scientist of the Knowledge Systems - Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (KSL) at Stanford University and CEO of McGuinness Associates Consulting. Deborah’s research focuses on the Semantic Web, Explanation and Trust, Ontologies and Ontology Evolution Environments, Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, and Semantic Integration of Information. Deborah’s consulting focuses on helping companies utilize artificial intelligence research and semantic technologies in applications such as semantically-enabled scientific data integration, smart search, ontology management, and online commerce.

•    Elisa Kendall, President and CEO, Sandpiper Software
Ms. Kendall’s formal training in Situation Semantics coupled with extensive systems integration experience led her to architect Sandpiper’s innovative, standards-based approach to knowledge sharing through the use of ontologies. She is an active participant in the Semantic Web Best Practices and Deployment effort of the W3C and a key contributor to standards such as the Object Management Group’s Ontology Definition Metamodel (ODM). Prior to Sandpiper, Ms. Kendall consulted for Lockheed Martin where she drove the reuse strategy for the DARPA / TRI-Services RASSP program. Ms. Kendall served as product development manager for Aspect Development, a provider of component and supplier management systems. She started her career in development, integration, and deployment of ground-based communications, signal, and data processing systems at Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space. She holds an MA in Linguistics from Stanford University and a BS in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Moderator Bios:
•    AJ Chen, Ph.D., Sr. Search Engineer, Healthline.com
Dr. Chen is an advocate of semantic web and digital health. Currently a Sr. Search Engineer at Healthline.com, he applies ontology and knowledge base for developing search engine focusing on consumer healthcare. Working with various open communities and open source software, he is also experimenting new and practical approaches that help make semantic data web a reality, including coordinating the scientific publishing task force for W3C’s Semantic Web HCLS Group. Previously, Dr. Chen had developed genome sequencing technologies for the vision of personalized medicine, playing technical and product roles at Hyseq, Callida Genomics, and Complete Genomics.  Earlier, Dr. Chen worked with Nobel Prize winner Dr. Barry Marshall to introduce new disease treatments and diagnostics to China. Dr. Chen earned his Ph. D. in Biochemistry from U. of Utah and did postdoctoral research at Duke Medical School.

•    Jeffrey Pollock, Senior Director, Oracle Fusion Middleware
Mr. Pollock is a technology leader and author of the enterprise software book “Adaptive Information” (John Wiley & Sons 2004). Currently a Senior Director with Oracle’s Fusion Middleware group, Mr. Pollock was formerly an independent consultant for the Defense Department, Vice President of Technology at Cerebra and Chief Technology Officer of Modulant, developing semantic middleware platforms and inference-driven SOA platforms from 2001 to 2006. Throughout his career, he has architected, designed, and built application server/middleware solutions for Fortune 500 and US Government clients. Prior to Modulant, Mr. Pollock was a Principal Engineer with Modem Media and Senior Architect with Ernst & Young’s Center for Technology Enablement. He is also a frequent speaker at industry conferences, author for industry journals, active member of W3C and OASIS, and formerly an engineering instructor with University of California at Berkeley’s Extension on the subjects of object-oriented systems, software development process and enterprise systems architecture.

Contact Person

AJ Chen (ajchen at web2express.org)

Alternative Web Page

Description

SDForum Semantic Web SIG Special Event
(co-located with Semantic Technology Conference)

In this interactive panel discussion we will explore the business and technology implications of the emerging semantic technology standards and tools. Leading experts from across the industry will explain how this technology is already making an impact in our healthcare system, government agencies, enterprise software tools and consumer applications. But more importantly, we’ll ask our esteemed panelists to take a broad and sweeping view of the way that these new data management approaches may fundamentally change our everyday lives in the future. Along the way, and with audience participation, the moderator will challenge our panelists to rebuke the Semantic Web conventional wisdom in an attempt to cut through the fog of misplaced expectations and hyperbole to discover if the Web 3.0 phenomenon is more than a passing fad.

Our respected panelists include Eric Miller, President of Zepheira and former Activity Lead for all W3C Semantic Web Working Groups, Susie Stephens of Eli Lilly and current Chair of the W3C Semantic Web Education and Outreach Group, Ramanathan V. Guha of Google, Co-Creator of RDF and invited expert to both DARPA and W3C working groups, Mills Davis of Project10x and current co-Chair for the Federal CIO Council’s Semantic Interoperability Community of Practice, Sandeep Maripuri, Senior Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton and an architect supporting several US Government R&D programs that leverage Semantic Web technologies. The Moderator for this Panel will be Jeffrey Pollock, a Senior Director with Oracle, former CTO of two semantic-tech startups and author of Adaptive Information, a John Wiley & Sons book about semantic technologies.

Agenda:

4:30pm – 7:00pm Free Exhibition from Semantic Technology Conference

7:00pm - 7:30pm Registration (FREE for members and non-members)

7:30pm - 8:15pm Position Statements from Panelists

8:15pm - 9:00pm Panel Discussion and Audience Questions

SDForum Call-for-Assistance:

We are looking for a volunteer to help with on-site registration. If you are interested in helping the Semantic Web SIG or have any question, please contact us.

Sincerely,

AJ Chen (ajchen at web2express.org),
Jeff Pollock (jeff.pollock at oracle.com)
SDForum Semantic Web SIG Co-Chairs

Event Co-Sponsor:

Semantic Technology Conference (www.semantic-conference.com)

May 20-24, 2007

Fairmont Hotel * San Jose, California

The Semantic Technology Conference is the foremost place to learn about the business opportunities and commercial applications in semantic technologies. Over 600 people attended last year and more are expected in 2007. Send question to info@semantic-conference.com

* SF Forum members receive $200 discount on conference registration fees. Register at

http://www.semantic-conference.com/2007/invitations/sdforum07.html

Presenter

Panelist Bios:

· Mills Davis, Managing Director, Project10x
Mills Davis is the founder and managing director of Project10X, specializing in industry research and strategic programs. Mills consults with technology manufacturers, global 2000 corporations, and government agencies on next-wave semantic technologies and solutions. Mills serves as lead for the Federal CIO council’s Semantic Interoperability Community of Practice (SICoP) research into the business value of semantic technologies. Also, he is a founding member of the AIIM interoperable enterprise content management (iECM) working group, and a founding member of the National Center for Ontology Research (NCOR).

· Ramanathan V. Guha, Member Technical Staff, Google
Guha is a computer scientist who joined Google in 2005 where he is responsible for Google’s Custom Search Engine project. Previously, he was a researcher at the IBM Almaden Research Center. Earlier, he co-founded Epinions, an early user feedback and community site. From 1997 to 1999, Guha was at Netscape, where, together with the W3C, he created the Resource Description Framework (RDF). While at Netscape, he also authored the first version of RSS and helped start the Open Directory Project. Previously, Guha worked at Apple Computer where he developed the Meta Content Framework (MCF) format. Prior to that, he was the co-leader of the Cyc project, where he was responsible for the Cyc language, upper ontology and Cyc natural language system. Guha earned a BTech in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Madras, an MS in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford University.

· Sandeep Maripuri, Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
Sandeep Maripuri is a Senior Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton where he designs and implements data sharing architectures that apply service-oriented concepts and semantic technologies. In his current role, Sandeep acts as an architect and delivery lead for Applied Research & Development efforts within the Federal Government. Prior to joining Booz Allen Hamilton, Sandeep held architecture and engineering positions in large consulting firms and software companies. These included Ernst & Young LLP and Modulant, where he was an architect and lead engineer for one of the first commercially-available semantic data interoperability platforms.

· Eric Miller, President, Zepheira
Eric Miller is the President of Zepheira which provides solutions to effectively integrate, navigate and manage information across boundaries of person, group and enterprise. Most recently, Eric led the Semantic Web Initiative for the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) at MIT. During his work at the W3C, Eric’s responsibilities included the architectural and technical leadership in the design and evolution of the Semantic Web. Before joining the W3C, Eric was a Senior Research Scientist at OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. in Dublin, Ohio and the co-founder and Associate Director of the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. Eric holds a Research Scientist position at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory where he is a PI on the MIT SIMILE project focused on developing robust, open source tools based on Semantic Web technologies that improve access, management and reuse among digital resources.

Susie Stephens, Senior Researcher, Eli Lilly
Dr Susie Stephens joined Eli Lilly in early 2007 as a Principal Research Scientist for open innovation. Her role is to identify and foster external collaborations that complement Lilly’s research and business priorities in integrative informatics and tailored therapeutics. Previously, Dr Stephens worked at Oracle where she led the development of the company’s core infrastructure to enhance its capabilities for the life sciences industry. As such, she was heavily involved in providing support for RDF and OWL within the Oracle Database. Dr Stephens is chair of W3Cs Semantic Web Education and Outreach Interest Group, and coordinates the BioRDF activity within the W3C Health Care and Life Sciences Interest Group.

Moderator Bio:

· Jeffrey Pollock, Senior Director, Oracle Fusion Middleware
Mr. Pollock is a technology leader and author of the enterprise software book “Adaptive Information” (John Wiley & Sons 2004). Currently a Senior Director with Oracle’s Fusion Middleware group, Mr. Pollock was formerly an independent consultant for the Defense Department, Vice President of Technology at Cerebra and Chief Technology Officer of Modulant, developing semantic middleware platforms and inference-driven SOA platforms from 2001 to 2006. Throughout his career, he has architected, designed, and built middleware solutions for Fortune 500 and US Government clients. Prior to Modulant, Mr. Pollock was a Principal Engineer with Modem Media and Senior Architect with Ernst & Young’s Center for Technology Enablement. He is also a frequent speaker at industry conferences, author for industry journals, active member of W3C and OASIS, and formerly an engineering instructor with University of California at Berkeley’s Extension on the subjects of object-oriented systems, software development process and enterprise systems architecture.

Start Time

Tuesday, May 22^nd 2007, 7:00pm

End Time

Tuesday, May 22^nd 2007, 9pm

Location

Fairmont Hotel, 170 South Market St, San Jose, CA (direction)

Organizer

SDForum Semantic Web SIG

Event Link

Subject

Semantic Web

Category

Internet or Web Event

Contact Person

AJ Chen (ajchen at web2express.org),
Jeff Pollock (jeff.pollock at oracle.com)
SDForum Semantic Web SIG Co-Chairs

Content

The second event on semantic web hosted by SDForum’s EMTECH SIG again attracted a room-full of audience thirsty for another dose of semantic web technologies. Tim Redmond from Protege group presented the popular ontology tool - Protege as an application platform, on which you can develop all sorts of ontology-powered smart applications. Jeff Pollock from Oracle then compared ontology and folksonomy in the context of semantic web and web2.0. I thought his view was fair - the two things exists for different things. Rather than playing one vs. the other, one should focus on the strength of each technology, using the one best suited for your intended applications. For example, ontology finds good use in web-scale sharing of data by the R&D community while folksonomy (e.g. tags) is being used by many social network web sites.

There are plenty of debates recently on ontology and folksonomy. Tim Berners-Lee and colleagues describe web semantics quite clearly in their first web science book - “A Framework for Web Science”. Tom Gruber’s ISWC2006 talk highlighted folksonomy and its role in social networks (watch the video).

Subject

Semantic Web, ontology, folksonomy

Category

Internet

Author

AJ