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| Sunday, 5/18/2008 | |||
| Registration Opens 1:00PM - 6:00PM | |||
| Semantic Technology - An Introduction 4:30PM - 6:30PM | |||
| Title | Speakers | Audience | Track |
| Semantic Technology: Introduction | McComb, Dave ,
Semantic Arts Inc.
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Business / Non-Technical | Foundational Topics |
| State of the Semantic Web | Herman, Ivan ,
World Wide Web Consortium
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Business / Non-Technical | Foundational Topics |
| Monday, 5/19/2008 | |||
| Morning Tutorials 8:30AM - 12:00PM | |||
| Title | Speakers | Audience | Track |
| T1: The Future of Social Networks: The Need for Semantics | Breslin, John G. ,
Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI)
Decker, Stefan , Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI) Bojars, Uldis , Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI) |
Technology - Introductory | Collaboration and Social Networks |
| T2: Semantically-Enabled Service Oriented Architectures | Sletten, Brian ,
Zepheira
Ogbuji, Uche , Zepheira |
Technology - Intermediate | Developing Semantic Applications |
| T3: Ontology 101: An Introduction to Knowledge Representation, Ontology Development, and the Web Ontology Language (OWL) | Kendall, Elisa F. ,
Sandpiper Software
McGuinness, Deborah L. , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) |
Technology - Introductory | Foundational Topics |
| T4: The Business View of Rules: Semantic Form, Fit and Function | Ross, Ronald G. ,
Business Rule Solutions, LLC
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Technology - Intermediate | Other |
| T5: Web 3.0 / Semantic Wave Market Outlook | Davis, Mills ,
Project10X
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Business / Non-Technical | Semantic Case Studies and Web 3.0 |
| T6: A First Course in RDF and RDFS (Resource Description Framework and Resource Description Framework Schema) | Birbeck, Mark ,
webBackplane
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Technology - Introductory | Developing Semantic Applications |
| T7: W3C Tutorial: Using Semantic Web Data: Query, Inference, and Proof | Prud'hommeaux, Eric ,
World Wide Web Consortium
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Technology - Introductory | Foundational Topics |
| T8: Sample Applications Using Oracle Database Semantic Technologies | Annamalai, Melliyal ,
Oracle
Lopez, Xavier , Oracle Das, Souripriya , Oracle Barba, Jorge , Oracle |
Technology - Introductory | Semantic Case Studies and Web 3.0 |
| LUNCH 12:00PM - 1:15PM | |||
| Afternoon Tutorials 1:15PM - 4:45PM | |||
| Title | Speakers | Audience | Track |
| T9: SPARQL and Beyond - Embedding Semantic Web Queries in Scripts and Web Pages | Allemang, Dean ,
TopQuadrant
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Technology - Introductory | Semantic Query |
| T10: Semantic Resource Oriented Architectures (ROA): The Next Generation of Enterprise Services | Wood, David ,
Zepheira
Sletten, Brian , Zepheira |
Technology - Advanced | Semantic Integration |
| T11: Taxonomies 101 | Stewart, Darin L. ,
Oregon Health & Science University
|
Technology - Introductory | Taxonomies |
| T12: Creating Semantic Mashups: Bridging Web 2.0 and the Semantic Web | Taylor, Jamie ,
Metaweb
Evans, Colin , Metaweb Segaran, Toby , Metaweb |
Technology - Introductory | Data Integration and Mashups |
| T13: Dynamic and Agile SOA using SAWSDL | Gomadam, Karthik ,
kno.e.sis center, Wright State University
Verma, Kunal , Accenture Sheth, Amit , kno.e.sis center, Wright State University |
Technology - Intermediate | Semantic SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) |
| T14: Formal Ontology - A Tutorial and Business Case Study | Pease, Adam ,
Articulate Software
Rust, Godfrey , Rightscom/Ontologyx |
Technology - Intermediate | Foundational Topics |
| T15: W3C Tutorial: Financial Services XBRL Seminar | Swick, Ralph R. ,
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
Wallis, Hugh , XBRL International Inc. Bagdonas, Natalie R. , Independent Cohen, Eric , PricewaterhouseCoopers Mueller, Diane , JustSystems |
Technology - Intermediate | Financial |
| T16: Tutorial on Common Logic | Sowa, John F. ,
VivoMind Intelligence, Inc.
Hayes, Patrick J , Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition Menzel, Christopher , Texas A & M University |
Technology - Intermediate | Semantic Integration |
| Evening Conference Sessions 5:00PM - 6:00PM | |||
| Title | Speakers | Audience | Track |
| The Semantic Web, Social Graphs and Social Verification | Ilube, Tom ,
Garlik Limited
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Technology - Intermediate | Semantic Web |
| Semantic Wikis: Boosting Collaborative Technology | Angele, Juergen ,
ontoprise GmbH
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Technology - Intermediate | Knowledge Engineering and Management |
| Microformats and RDF for the Masses | Fisher, Matthew ,
Progeny Systems
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Technology - Introductory | Foundational Topics |
| Exploring the Limits of Semantic Search: A Case Study of What Semantics Can and Cannot Do for the Enterprise | Podolsky, Andrew ,
Garnet Educational Consulting
Pape, Harry , Stone Associates |
Technology - Intermediate | Semantics for EIM (Enterprise Information Management) |
| Semantic Editing and Syndication of Online Videos | Gavalda, Marsal ,
Nexidia, Inc.
Lanham, Drew , Nexidia, Inc. |
Business / Non-Technical | Unstructured Information |
| Data Organization: Meta-Schema and Prototype Theory | Speers, d'Armond ,
IHS Inc.
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Technology - Introductory | Foundational Topics |
| Taming the Open World | Swanson, Timothy ,
Semantic Arts Inc.
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Technology - Advanced | Ontology Concepts |
| Establishing a Framework for the Geospatial Semantic Web | Pehle, Todd ,
Orbis Technologies, Inc.
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Technology - Intermediate | Foundational Topics |
| Tuesday, 5/20/2008 | |||
| BREAKFAST sponsored by Orbis 7:00AM - 08:30AM | |||
| Conference Sessions 7:15AM - 08:15AM | |||
| Title | Speakers | Audience | Track |
| Data Portability Interest Group | Breslin, John G. ,
Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI)
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Business / Non-Technical | Collaboration and Social Networks |
| US Federal Government CoP | Davis, Mills ,
Project10X
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Business / Non-Technical | Collaboration and Social Networks |
| Embedding Semantic Data in Life Science Applications -- Challenges and Successes | Hadfield, Marc ,
Alitora Systems
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Technology - Intermediate | Pharmaceutical / Health Care |
| Whales & Cat Fur - Using a Semantic Network to Improve Precision & Recall | Aker, Brooke ,
Expert System USA
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Technology - Intermediate | Developing Semantic Applications |
| KEYNOTE 8:30AM - 10:00AM | |||
| Title | Speakers | Audience | Track |
| Experience from the Cutting Edge of the Semantic Market | Spivack, Nova ,
Radar Networks
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Business / Non-Technical | Semantic Case Studies and Web 3.0 |
| The Next Generation of Semantic Development Tools | Miller, Eric ,
Zepheira
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Technology - Intermediate | Data Integration and Mashups |
| COFFEE BREAK sponsored by Franz 10:00AM - 10:30AM | |||
| Conference Sessions 10:30AM - 11:30AM | |||
| Title | Speakers | Audience | Track |
| Taking Semantic Technology to the Masses | Dilworth, Josh ,
Porter Novelli
Tague, Thomas , Thomson Reuters Thompson, Carla , Guidewire Group Morrison, Chris , VentureBeat Johnson, Mark , Powerset |
Business / Non-Technical | Other |
| Oracle OWL Integration and the Oracle 11G Semantic Store | Das, Souripriya ,
Oracle
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Technology - Intermediate | Semantic Query |
| Geospatial Semantics: Vision and Activities | Wiegand, Nancy ,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Technology - Introductory | Other |
| Persistent Identifiers for the "Real Web" | Wood, David ,
Zepheira
Miller, Eric , Zepheira |
Technology - Intermediate | Semantic Integration |
| Semantic Queries and Mediation in a RESTful Architecture | Gilman, John ,
Blue Shield of California
Fisher, Matthew , Progeny Systems Dean, Mike , BBN Technologies |
Technology - Intermediate | Semantic Case Studies and Web 3.0 |
| Development Effort Estimation for Large Scale Business Ontologies | Simperl, Elena ,
Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI)
Tempich, Christoph , Detecon International GmbH |
Business / Non-Technical | Developing Semantic Applications |
| Semantic Coding at 120mph | Connors, Christine ,
Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
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Technology - Introductory | Financial |
| Semantic Technology Meets SOA: Dream or Nightmare? | Mack, Jonathan ,
Guardian Life
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Technology - Intermediate | Financial |
| Conference Sessions 11:45AM - 12:45PM | |||
| Title | Speakers | Audience | Track |
| Visualize Web Services Using OWL-S | Unger, Gary ,
Harland Financial Solutions
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Technology - Advanced | Semantic Integration |
| How to Get Started Building Semantic Applications | Lynch, Kevin J. ,
Raytheon
Schimanski, Bettina , Sandia National Laboratories Stephens, Susie , Eli Lilly |
Business / Non-Technical | Developing Semantic Applications |
| GRDDL: Why, What, and Where? | Ogbuji, Chimezie Uguanna ,
Cleveland Clinic
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Technology - Introductory | Semantic Web |
| Semantic Technology in GE | Crapo, Andrew W ,
GE Global Research
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Business / Non-Technical | Developing Semantic Applications |
| Freebase for Open, Community Driven Data | Taylor, Jamie ,
Metaweb
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Technology - Introductory | Collaboration and Social Networks |
| Yahoo! Semantic Web in Production | Beckett, David ,
Yahoo!
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Technology - Intermediate | Semantic SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) |
| Biomedical Ontologies: Using Them to Access Semantics and to Enable Computer Reasoning | Rubin, Daniel L. ,
Stanford University
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Technology - Intermediate | Ontology Concepts |
| Semantic Web Platform for Long Tail Knowledge Generation | Keller, Leo ,
NetBreeze
Rüf, François , Netbreeze GmbH |
Business / Non-Technical | Knowledge Engineering and Management |
| LUNCH 12:45PM - 2:00PM | |||
| Financial Services Industry *Sidebar* 2:00PM - 5:00PM | |||
| Title | Speakers | Audience | Track |
| Financial Services Industry *Sidebar* | Hoffer, Eric J. ,
Second Integral LLC
Connors, Christine , Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Mack, Jonathan , Guardian Life Gardner, JR , Digitas/Prodigious Lee, YY , First Rain, Inc. Keller, Leo , NetBreeze Halaschek-Wiener, Christian , Serving as panel moderator, not speaking about Clados Tague, Thomas , Thomson Reuters Cohen, Eric , PricewaterhouseCoopers |
Business / Non-Technical | Financial |
| Conference Sessions 2:00PM - 3:00PM | |||
| Title | Speakers | Audience | Track |
| Intel Mashups | Ennals, Robert ,
Intel Research
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Technology - Intermediate | Data Integration and Mashups |
| Semantic Data Modeling for Web Publishing Workflow at Sun | Harris, Kristen ,
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Ogbuji, Uche , Zepheira |
Technology - Intermediate | Semantic Web |
| COTS Transition to Semantic Enablement | Lang, Michael ,
Revelytix
Davis, Mills , Project10X Lopez, Xavier , Oracle Kaiser, Matthias , SAP |
Business / Non-Technical | Developing Semantic Applications |
| Mastering the Semantics of Intelligence Exploitation | Ardito, Marguerite Ellen ,
Information Exchange
Lynch, Kevin , Central Intelligence Agency |
Business / Non-Technical | Semantics for EIM (Enterprise Information Management) |
| Creating Semantic Content from Metadata-Rich Websites | Monk, Eric ,
McDonald Bradley
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Technology - Intermediate | Unstructured Information |
| Federated Terminology Authoring Using the Semantic MediaWiki | Hamm, Russell Allen ,
Apelon, Inc.
|
Technology - Intermediate | Semantic Integration |
| Privacy-Preserving Inference: How to Answer Queries Using Private Knowledge without Compromising Private Knowledge | Honavar, Vasant G ,
Iowa State University
|
Technology - Intermediate | Semantic Web |
| Building More Intelligent Applications Using Semantic Coprocessors | Lefkowitz, Larry ,
Cycorp, Inc.
|
Business / Non-Technical | Developing Semantic Applications |
| Conference Sessions 3:15PM - 4:15PM | |||
| Title | Speakers | Audience | Track |
| Semantics for Net-Centric Operations | Davis, Mills ,
Project10X
Schneider, Todd , Raytheon |
Business / Non-Technical | Semantic Integration |
| Intelligence at the Interface: Semantic Technology and the Consumer Internet Experience | Gruber, Tom ,
Stealth-Company.com
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Technology - Introductory | Collaboration and Social Networks |
| Enterprise Information Integration using Semantic Web Technologies | Booth, David ,
HP Software
|
Business / Non-Technical | Semantic SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) |
| Revolving the Web: Simplifying Semantic Web Development | Ayers, Danny ,
Talis
|
Technology - Intermediate | Foundational Topics |
| What to Do with an OWL Reasoner: Introduction to Pellet | Sirin, Evren ,
Clark & Parsia, LLC
Smith, Michael , Clark & Parsia, LLC Parsia, Bijan , University of Manchester |
Technology - Introductory | Semantic Web |
| Writing Semantic Web Applications with Jena and Microformats | Cowan, Taylor ,
Sabre Holdings
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Technology - Intermediate | Developing Semantic Applications |
| Building Business Ontologies: Best Practices from the Field | Pohs, Wendi ,
InfoClear Consulting
Anderson, Breanna , Glyphstone Consulting |
Business / Non-Technical | Semantics for EIM (Enterprise Information Management) |
| GeoTemporal Reasoning and Social Network Analytics for Business Intelligence | Aasman, Jans ,
Franz Inc. - AllegroGraph
|
Technology - Intermediate | Semantic Query |
| Semantic Solutions 4:30PM - 5:00PM | |||
| Title | Speakers | Audience | Track |
| What it Takes to Make a Browser Smart | Iskold, Alex ,
AdaptiveBlue
|
Business / Non-Technical | Semantic Web |
| The Semantics of Storing/Streaming Video | Atwood, Tom ,
Data-Grid
|
Business / Non-Technical | Unstructured Information |
| Personalized Content Delivery System for Intelligent Mobile Services | Lee, Tony ,
Saltlux, Inc.
|
Technology - Intermediate | Semantic Case Studies and Web 3.0 |
| NeOn -- Lifecycle Support for Networked Ontologies | Haase, Peter ,
Institute AIFB, University of Karlsruhe
Iglesias, Marta , Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) |
Technology - Intermediate | Developing Semantic Applications |
| Pronto: Probabilistic Semantic Web Ontologies | Klinov, Pavel ,
Clark & Parsia, LLC
Sirin, Evren , Clark & Parsia, LLC |
Technology - Intermediate | Semantic Web |
| SPECIAL EVENT 5:10PM - 5:40PM | |||
| Title | Speakers | Audience | Track |
| Exhibit Opening Session: Bringing Semantics to Mainstream Markets | Pollock, Jeff ,
Oracle
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Business / Non-Technical | Other |
| EXHIBITS & RECEPTION 5:15PM - 7:45PM | |||
| Evening Panel 7:00PM - 9:00PM | |||
| Title | Speakers | Audience | Track |
| Will Semantics Give Web Search a Face-lift? | Chen, AJ ,
Healthline Networks
Mika, Peter , Yahoo! Research Pereira, Fernando , Google Inc. Miller, Jeremie , Search Wikia Labs Hempelmann, Christian , hakia, Inc. Fasciano, Mark , General Sentiment |
Technology - Intermediate | Developing Semantic Applications |
| Semantic Exchange Reception 7:30PM - 9:30PM | |||
| Wednesday, 5/21/2008 | |||
| BREAKFAST sponsored by Calais, Thomson Reuters 7:30AM - 08:30AM | |||
| Healthcare / Life Sciences *Sidebar* 8:30AM - 09:30AM | |||
| Title | Speakers | Audience | Track |
| Healthcare / Life Sciences *Sidebar* | Shelbourne, Julian P. ,
Kaiser Permanente
Ogbuji, Chimezie Uguanna , Cleveland Clinic Annamalai, Melliyal , Oracle Stephens, Susie , Eli Lilly Ashworth, Philip , UCB Pharma Prud'hommeaux, Eric , World Wide Web Consortium Aker, Brooke , Expert System USA Momtchev, Vassil , Ontotext Lab, Sirma Group Corp. |
Business / Non-Technical | Pharmaceutical / Health Care |
| Conference Sessions 8:30AM - 09:30AM | |||
| Title | Speakers | Audience | Track |
| Linked Data Panel | Swick, Ralph R. ,
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
Yergler, Nathan R. , Creative Commons Tummarello, Giovanni , Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI) Ayers, Danny , Talis |
Technology - Intermediate | Semantic Case Studies and Web 3.0 |
| The Semantic Web as a Blue Ocean Opportunity | Davis, Ian ,
Talis
|
Business / Non-Technical | Semantic Web |
| Semantic Integration for Online Analytic Processing | Allemang, Dean ,
TopQuadrant
Mirhaji, Parsa , University of Texas Health Science Center Coyne, Robert F. , TopQuadrant |
Business / Non-Technical | Semantic Integration |
| Semantic RosettaNet: A Supply-Chain Management and B2B Integration Ontology | Haller, Armin ,
Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI)
|
Technology - Intermediate | Semantic SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) |
| Everything Is a Nail: Ontologies for Real World Success and Beyond | Gardner, JR ,
Digitas/Prodigious
|
Business / Non-Technical | Semantic Case Studies and Web 3.0 |
| Surveying Taxonomy Building Tools | Lovinger, Rachel ,
Avenue A | Razorfish
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Business / Non-Technical | Taxonomies |
| Case Study Year 3: USAF 45th Space Wing Knowledge Management Initiative | Bimson, Kent D. ,
Bimson Consulting
|
Technology - Introductory | Semantic Case Studies and Web 3.0 |
| Getting to Web Semantics for Spreadsheets in the U.S. Government | Feigenbaum, Lee ,
Cambridge Semantics Inc
|
Business / Non-Technical | Semantics for EIM (Enterprise Information Management) |
| Government *Sidebar* - Part I 9:45AM - 12:30PM | |||
| Title | Speakers | Audience | Track |
| Government Sidebar | Hamby, Steve ,
Orbis Technologies, Inc.
|
Business / Non-Technical | Systems Integration |
| Conference Sessions 9:45AM - 10:45AM | |||
| Title | Speakers | Audience | Track |
| Access Control Policies and Their Use in Shared Security Services | Swanson, Timothy ,
Semantic Arts Inc.
Smith, Michael , Clark & Parsia, LLC |
Technology - Intermediate | Semantic SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) |
| The Use of Semantic Technology at Creative Commons and an Intro to ccREL | Yergler, Nathan R. ,
Creative Commons
Adida, Ben , Creative Commons |
Technology - Intermediate | Data Integration and Mashups |
| Applying Trainable Semantic Vectors to Tagging, Search/Discovery, Bookmarking and Matching | Ruan, Wen ,
TextWise
Chronis, Todd , TextWise Farris, Drew , Textwise McKenna, Mary , Textwise |
Technology - Intermediate | Semantic Search |
| Developing Semantic Web Applications: Current Tools, Best Practices and Future Directions | Story, Henry ,
Sun Microsystems, Inc
Allemang, Dean , TopQuadrant Aasman, Jans , Franz Inc. - AllegroGraph Miller, Eric , Zepheira Wester, Jeroen , Aduna |
Technology - Intermediate | Developing Semantic Applications |
| Building a Corporate Encyclopedia Using Semantic MediaWiki. | Axelrod, Mike ,
Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield
|
Business / Non-Technical | Collaboration and Social Networks |
| Consequence Planning and Management using Semantics | Hull, Richard D. ,
Modus Operandi, Inc.
|
Technology - Intermediate | Semantic Case Studies and Web 3.0 |
| Interactive Media Manager: A Case Study on Integrating Semantic Technologies and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 | Chappell, Geoff ,
Intellidimension
Schoonover, Eric , Microsoft Services |
Technology - Introductory | Semantics for EIM (Enterprise Information Management) |
| Advanced Topics in OWL Ontology Development | Kendall, Elisa F. ,
Sandpiper Software
McGuinness, Deborah L. , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) |
Technology - Advanced | Semantic Web |
| EXHIBITS OPEN 10:45AM - 4:00PM | |||
| Posters (in Exhibit Hall) 10:45AM - 4:00PM | |||
| Title | Speakers | Audience | Track |
| Concept Oriented Impact Analysis: Leveraging Semantic Technology in Software Maintenance | Kuriakose, John ,
Infosys Technologies
|
Technology - Intermediate | Developing Semantic Applications |
| Didaskon: Semantic eLearning Framework | Jankowski, Jacek ,
Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI) Galway
|
Technology - Introductory | Knowledge Engineering and Management |
| MindMap and Ontology Building Tools for Knowledge Management | Sarker, Biplab ,
Innovatia Inc.
|
Technology - Introductory | Knowledge Engineering and Management |
| The Atom Interface -- A Novel Visualizing Technique for the Semantic Space | Samp, Krystian ,
Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI)
Basca, Cosmin , Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI) |
Technology - Intermediate | Semantic Search |
| SemanticObjects - Toward Semantic Data Based Software Applications | Samp, Krystian ,
Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI)
|
Technology - Intermediate | Developing Semantic Applications |
| Building coherent networks to comprehend complex biological systems in context of personalized medicine and rational drug design. | Stanley, Robert ,
IO Informatics, Inc
|
Technology - Intermediate | Pharmaceutical / Health Care |
| Linguistic Approaches to Sensitive Data Detection and Protection | Efremenko, Natalia V ,
Infowatch
Kirikova, Eugenia P. , Infowatch |
Business / Non-Technical | Developing Semantic Applications |
| TopBraid Suite Open User Group Meeting - Part I 10:45AM - 1:30PM | |||
| Title | Speakers | Audience | Track |
| TopBraid Suite Open User Group Meeting | Knublauch, Holger ,
TopQuadrant
Robe, Simon , Semantic Arts Inc. Polikoff, Irene , TopQuadrant Milnor, Willie , TopQuadrant Allemang, Dean , TopQuadrant Hodgson, Ralph , TopQuadrant Gardner, JR , Digitas/Prodigious Coyne, Robert F. , TopQuadrant Mirhaji, Parsa , Heatlh Science Center, University of TX, Houston Ashworth, Philip , UCB Pharma Smith, Tim S. , Procter & Gamble |
Technology - Intermediate | Developing Semantic Applications |
| Semantic Solutions 11:15AM - 11:45AM | |||
| Title | Speakers | Audience | Track |
| Netbreeze Semantic Solution | Keller, Leo ,
NetBreeze
Rüf, François , Netbreeze GmbH |
Technology - Intermediate | Semantic Web |
| Ontology Based Text Analytics | Greenblatt, Howard ,
Metatomix
|
Technology - Intermediate | Knowledge Engineering and Management |
| Create an Elastic RDF Store in Amazon's EC2 | Aasman, Jans ,
Franz Inc. - AllegroGraph
|
Technology - Introductory | Developing Semantic Applications |
| Life Science Applications of Web Scale Semantic Technology | Kiryakov, Atanas ,
Ontotext Lab, Sirma Group
Momtchev, Vassil , Ontotext Lab, Sirma Group Corp. Popov, Borislav , Ontotext Lab, Sirma Group Corp. |
Technology - Intermediate | Developing Semantic Applications |
| The Calais Web service. Connect. Everything. | Tague, Thomas ,
Thomson Reuters
|
Technology - Intermediate | Semantic Web |
| Semantic Solutions 12:00PM - 12:30PM | |||
| Title | Speakers | Audience | Track |
| Practical Semantic Search: Implementing an Information Portal that Scales for Writers and Users | Hennum, Erik ,
IBM
Warren, John S. , IBM |
Technology - Intermediate | Semantic Search |
| Ontology-Driven Software Development for Business-Critical Enterprise Applications | Vanden Bossche, Michel J. ,
Mission Critical IT
|
Business / Non-Technical | Developing Semantic Applications |
| RDF from Unstructured Text Using Trainable Extraction | Thurn, Martin ,
Northrop Grumman Corp.
Patten, Terry , Northrop Grumman Corp. |
Business / Non-Technical | Unstructured Information |
| Lex*: A Framework for Storing, Collaborative Authoring, and Querying Biomedical Vocabularies and Terminologies | Pathak, Jyotishman ,
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
|
Technology - Intermediate | Knowledge Engineering and Management |
| Knowledge Capture and Discovery of Mapping Relationships across Information Sources | Mehrotra, Mala ,
Pragati
|
Technology - Introductory | Knowledge Engineering and Management |
| BOX LUNCH 12:30PM - 1:30PM | |||
| Conference Sessions 1:30PM - 2:30PM | |||
| Title | Speakers | Audience | Track |
| Semantic Exchange | Davis, Mills ,
Project10X
|
Business / Non-Technical | Semantic Case Studies and Web 3.0 |
| Mistakes Were Made: What CYC Has Done Wrong | Lenat, Douglas ,
Cycorp, Inc.
|
Technology - Intermediate | Knowledge Engineering and Management |
| Semantic Venture Panel: Investor Opportunities and Pitfalls | Hall, Stephen ,
Vulcan Capital
Omoigui, Eghosa , Intel Capital Reed, Amanda , Palomar Ventures |
Business / Non-Technical | Other |
| Collaborative Protégé: Supporting Community-Based Ontology Development | Tudorache, Tania ,
Stanford Center for Biomedical Informatics Research
Noy, Natasha , Stanford Center for Biomedical Informatics Research |
Technology - Intermediate | Collaboration and Social Networks |
| The Design of a Semantic Analysis Platform for a Contextual Advertising Application | Chang, Walter W. ,
Advanced Technology Labs, Adobe Systems
|
Technology - Introductory | Developing Semantic Applications |
| A Semi-Autonomous Knowledge Extraction Capability | Benjamin, Perakath C ,
KBSI
Hamilton, John , KBSI |
Technology - Intermediate | Knowledge Engineering and Management |
| Federation Approaches for Querying Remote RDF Knowledge Stores | King, Gary Warren ,
metabang.com
|
Technology - Intermediate | Semantic Query |
| A Citizen Centric Government Enabled by Semantic Technologies | Verbeek, Jan ,
Be Informed
Rensen, Geert , Be Informed |
Business / Non-Technical | Semantic Case Studies and Web 3.0 |
| Government *Sidebar* - Part II 1:30PM - 2:30PM | |||
| Conference Sessions 2:45PM - 3:45PM | |||
| Title | Speakers | Audience | Track |
| The Fellowship of the (Semantic) Web: The Two Towers | Hendler, James ,
Tetherless World Research Constellation, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
|
Technology - Intermediate | Developing Semantic Applications |
| Making the Web Searchable | Mika, Peter ,
Yahoo! Research
|
Technology - Advanced | Semantic Search |
| Large Scale Searching, Publishing and Remixing of Semantic Data on the Web | Tummarello, Giovanni ,
Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI)
|
Technology - Intermediate | Semantic Web |
| Semantic Sensor Web | Henson, Cory ,
kno.e.sis center, Wright State University
Sheth, Amit , kno.e.sis center, Wright State University |
Technology - Intermediate | Semantic Web |
| Expanding the Boundaries of Semantic SOA | Hunt, Cameron ,
CommIT
Pridmore-Brown, Philip , Thetus Corporation |
Technology - Intermediate | Semantic SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) |
| Reusable and Mixable Java Ontologies | Leigh, James ,
James Leigh Services Inc.
|
Technology - Advanced | Developing Semantic Applications |
| Telco 2.0 and Semantic Technology | Lee, Sang-goo ,
Seoul National University
Han, Dong-il , Korea Telecom |
Technology - Intermediate | Semantic Case Studies and Web 3.0 |
| COFFEE BREAK sponsored by Zepheira 3:45PM - 4:15PM | |||
| KEYNOTE 4:15PM - 5:15PM | |||
| Title | Speakers | Audience | Track |
| The Rising Stars of the Semantic Web: A Status Report and Future Survey | Lewis, David Scott ,
Startech Global & Zytech Solar
Davis, Ian , Talis Pell, Barney , Powerset Spivack, Nova , Radar Networks Iskold, Alex , AdaptiveBlue Gruber, Tom , Stealth-Company.com |
Technology - Introductory | Developing Semantic Applications |
| Conference Sessions 5:30PM - 6:30PM | |||
| Title | Speakers | Audience | Track |
| Choosing the Best UI for Your Semantics: Usability of User Interfaces for Semantic Data | Dabrowski, Maciej ,
Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI)
Samp, Krystian , Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI) |
Technology - Intermediate | Taxonomies |
| How to Internally Market Semantic Web Technologies in Large Enterprises | Fisher, Matthew ,
Progeny Systems
Wood, David , Zepheira Lovinger, Rachel , Avenue A | Razorfish Gilman, John , Blue Shield of California Sikora, Gary Joseph , Progeny Systems Corp. |
Business / Non-Technical | Other |
| Unraveling the National Information Exchange Model with Semantic Technology | Culbertson, Arthur R ,
Raytheon
|
Technology - Intermediate | Data Integration and Mashups |
| Practical RDF/OWL Reasoning, Validation and Querying Using Fast Rules Engines | Matheus, Christopher John ,
VIStology, Inc.
|
Technology - Intermediate | Semantic Rules |
| Semantic Markup of Java Source Code | Eubanks, Brian D. ,
Build Software, LLC
|
Technology - Intermediate | Developing Semantic Applications |
| Semantic Data Integration for Situational Information in the Military Domain | Rasmussen, Rolf E ,
Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI)
Gagnes, Tommy , Integrate |
Technology - Intermediate | Semantic Integration |
| TopBraid Suite Open User Group Meeting - Part II 5:30PM - 7:15PM | |||
| Thursday, 5/22/2008 | |||
| Conference Sessions 8:30AM - 09:30AM | |||
| Title | Speakers | Audience | Track |
| Semantic Web Technologies Meet Pharmaceutical Data | Polikoff, Irene ,
TopQuadrant
Ashworth, Philip , UCB Pharma |
Technology - Introductory | Pharmaceutical / Health Care |
| Enterprise Ontology As a Basis for SOA Messages | McComb, Dave ,
Semantic Arts Inc.
|
Business / Non-Technical | Semantic SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) |
| FISHBOWL: SemTech Reflections - a discussion on issues, insights, and ideas arising from the conference | Hodgson, Ralph ,
TopQuadrant
|
Technology - Intermediate | Other |
| Developing Semantic Services to Enhance SOA Composability in Service Aggregations: Evolving Emergency Management & Health Care Registry-Repositories in an SOA Ecosystem | Brooks, Rex A ,
Starbourne Communications Design
|
Technology - Intermediate | Semantic SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) |
| Team Learning on Semantic MediaWiki: One Year Later | Forth, Steven ,
eMonitor business unit of Monitor Group
Monteiro, Diueine , eMonitor business unit of Monitor Group Davies, Neil , eMonitor business unit of Monitor Group |
Business / Non-Technical | Knowledge Engineering and Management |
| SA-REST: Using Semantics to Empower RESTful Services and Mashups with Better Interoperability and Mediation | Gomadam, Karthik ,
kno.e.sis center, Wright State University
Sheth, Amit , kno.e.sis center, Wright State University |
Technology - Intermediate | Data Integration and Mashups |
| Use of SWRL for Ontology Translation | Dean, Mike ,
BBN Technologies
|
Technology - Intermediate | Semantic Web |
| Conference Sessions 9:45AM - 10:45AM | |||
| Title | Speakers | Audience | Track |
| Case Studies in Semantic SEO | Musgrove, Tim ,
TextDigger
|
Business / Non-Technical | Semantic Case Studies and Web 3.0 |
| Modelling Objects in RDF | Leigh, James ,
James Leigh Services Inc.
|
Technology - Introductory | Developing Semantic Applications |
| Integration of Semantic Resources for Business Intelligence | Hladky, Daniel ,
Ontos AG
|
Business / Non-Technical | Semantic Web |
| Getting the Answer Using Ontology: A Case Study Demonstrating the Use of Ontology to Support Semantic Integration | Armijo, Mary ,
Sierra Nevada Corporation
Vela, Daniel , Sierra Nevada Corporation |
Technology - Intermediate | Semantic Integration |
| Semantic Interoperability across the NATO Network Enabled Enterprise | Turner, J. Troy ,
NATO - Allied Command Transformation
|
Technology - Intermediate | Semantics for EIM (Enterprise Information Management) |
| SBVR and ODM: Controlled Natural Language Meets Decidable Logic Reasoning | Chapin, Donald ,
Business Semantics Ltd
Kendall, Elisa F. , Sandpiper Software |
Technology - Intermediate | Ontology Concepts |
| KEYNOTE 11:00AM - 12:00PM | |||
| Title | Speakers | Audience | Track |
| Bringing SemTech Back to the Business | McComb, Dave ,
Semantic Arts Inc.
Connors, Christine , Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Mack, Jonathan , Guardian Life Gilman, John , Blue Shield of California Hall, Stephen , Vulcan Capital Hendler, James , Tetherless World Research Constellation, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Herman, Ivan , World Wide Web Consortium Pollock, Jeff , Oracle |
Business / Non-Technical | Semantic Web |
| Field Trips/Product Seminars 1:00PM - 5:00PM | |||
| Title | Speakers | Audience | Track |
| Semantic Web Modeling and Application Development using TopBraid | Allemang, Dean ,
TopQuadrant
Knublauch, Holger , TopQuadrant |
Technology - Introductory | Data Integration and Mashups |
| Oracle Field Trip | TBA, Speaker ,
Oracle
|
Business / Non-Technical | Data Integration and Mashups |
| How to Make Use of Cyc (including OpenCyc and ResearchCyc) | Lenat, Douglas ,
Cycorp, Inc.
Lefkowitz, Larry , Cycorp, Inc. |
Technology - Intermediate | Developing Semantic Applications |
| Review of Entity Extraction Market | Hamby, Steve ,
Orbis Technologies, Inc.
|
Technology - Introductory | Unstructured Information |
| Developing Semantic Web Applications with the Talis Platform | Davis, Ian ,
Talis
Ayers, Danny , Talis |
Technology - Introductory | Developing Semantic Applications |