Program

WOD-PD Program

The event will last two days and feature six sessions, each starting with an introductory keynote, followed by a hands-on session where the attendees can actively experiment with existing tools and get together with leading researchers and other practitioners.

General schedule

Time	Wed Oct 22nd	Thu Oct 23rd
09:00 - 09:15	Welcome	Welcome
09:15 - 11:30	Session 1: Web of Data 101 (incl. Coffee Break)	Session 4: Using the Web of Data (incl. Coffee Break)
11:30 - 12:30	Session 2: Semantic Desktop Solutions (Part 1)	Session 5: Social Aspects in the Web of Data (Part 1)
12:30 - 14:00	Lunch	Lunch
14:00 - 15:15	Session 2: Semantic Desktop Solutions (Part 2)	Session 5: Social Aspects in the Web of Data (Part 2)
15:15 - 15:45	Surprise Surprise	Surprise Surprise
15:45 - 17:45	Session 3: Bringing Legacy Data to the Web	Session 6: Multimedia in the Web of Data
17:45 - 18:00	Wrap Up & Closing	Wrap Up & Closing
19:00 -	Open Hacking Session

Session descriptions

Web of Data 101:

Keith Alexander (Talis, UK) and Yves Raimond (Queen Mary University of London/BBC Audio & Music Interactive, UK) will give an introduction to Semantic Technology in the context of the Web and demonstrate existing projects.
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Semantic Desktop Solutions:

Leo Sauermann (German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence DFKI, Germany) and Brian Davis (DERI Galway, Ireland) show the benefits of applying Semantic Technologies and Human Language Technologies to desktop environments.
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Bringing Legacy Data on the Web:

Sören Auer (University of Leipzig, Germany) and Orri Erling (OpenLink Software) present solutions for integrating existing data sources (e.g. relational database systems) into Semantic Web applications.
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Using the Web of Data (HCI):

Richard Cyganiak (DERI Galway, Ireland) and Alan Dix (Lancaster University, UK) will present and discuss new paradigms of interaction between human end-users and Semantic Systems.
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Social Aspects in the Web of Data:

Danny Ayers (Talis, UK) presents approaches of involving users and user-communities into the creation of semantic information (e.g. Semantic Wikis). Thomas Schandl (Semantic Web Company, Austria) will demonstrate related applications.
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Multimedia in the Web of Data:

Ansgar Scherp (University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany) shows existing solutions in the context of semantics and multimedia contents (audio, video, image, etc.).
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