[sem-grd] Semantic Infrastructure for Grid Computing Applications Workshop

[David De Roure <dder@ecs.soton.ac.uk>]

Hello

Can I draw your attention to this workshop, which is being 
held in conjunction with CCGrid 2005, May 9-12, 2005, Cardiff, 
UK.  It's focused on semantic systems in the context of Grid 
computing, with a strong set of semantic grid-related themes.  
See
	http://www.csm.ornl.gov/~7lp/workshop/SIGAW.html

The paper deadline is December 1.

The workshop is being organised in conjunction with this GGF 
research group.  Please could you draw the attention of your 
Semantic Grid colleagues to this event?

Thanks

-- Dave

SIGAW: Semantic Infrastructure for Grid Computing Applications Workshop

http://www.csm.ornl.gov/~7lp/workshop/SIGAW.html
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Organized at the
IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster Computing and the Grid
CCGrid 2005 
May 9-12, 2005, Cardiff, UK 

http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/ccgrid2005/
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About the Field 

Pressing needs have emerged in grid computing applications (domain
sciences) for adequate description of the large volumes of data produced
by data-intensive simulations and experiments on scientific instruments.
The data produced by scientific applications such as climate modeling,
high throughput biology and proteomics, high energy physics and others
and the knowledge derived from it will lose value in the future if the
mechanisms for inventory, cataloging, searching, viewing, retrieving,
and presenting this data are not quickly improved. For example, at the
end of 2002, the volume of climate modeling data available to the
climate research community produced in the US was 75 Terabytes (1.2
million files) distributed across 5 storage facilities, and as much as 3
Petabytes (3000 TBs) are expected for the end of 2007. Other sciences
such as biomedical science and bioinformatics produce smaller but
numerous, diverse, and widely distributed files stored on individual
desktops and databases. Faced with an impending data crisis, scientists
and data managers are turning to computer scientists for proposing and
developing adequate solutions: a crucial part of these solutions are
semantic-based data descriptions, models, services, and systems. 

Scope 

This workshop is designed to take a snapshot of promising research on
semantic systems in the context of Grid computing and track emerging
do-able solutions for developing a semantic infrastructure. Languages,
tools and technologies are already available, in particular those
borrowed from the Semantic Web community, the Digital Library community,
and the Semantic Grid. However, much remains to be done. For instance, a
semantic infrastructure leveraging common denominators between grid
applications and architectures is needed. Additionally, semantic systems
must easily adapt to tailor customized solutions for individual
applications. Some lightweight versions must be available to facilitate
customization and integration in existing environments (for instance
problem-solving environments). Other systems need to scale to the
volumes and diversity of the data. As successful prototypes move towards
deployment provisions for maintenance will have to be made. The workshop
is seeking papers presenting innovative research, design, and lessons
learned with an emphasis on scientific applications. 

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Topics of interest include: 


Integration of rich semantics in grid architectures 
Ontologies and semantic services for grid applications 
Automatic capture and annotation tools for semantic-based data
description 
Semantic-based searching tools 
Scalable, flexible, lightweight systems and technologies 
Ontology repositories and maintenance 
Virtual data stores 
Instantiable architectures for semantic systems 
Convergence and/or interoperability of Grid and W3C standards 
Semantic-based improved interoperability 
Federations of semantic systems for cross-linking data files between
independent data grids. 
Data grid semantic issues related to control mechanisms and state
information 
Preservation semantic issues related to authenticity and technology
evolution 

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Chair: Line Pouchard 
Co-Chair: Luc Moreau
Contact: pouchardlc@ornl.gov 

Program Committee 

Naveen Ashish, NASA Ames 
Dan Cook, University of Washington 
Ewa Deelman, ISI, University of California 
Ian Foster, Argonne National Laboratory 
Yolanda Gil, ISI, University of California 
Mike Huhns, University of South Carolina 
Rich Keller, NASA Ames 
Reagan Moore, University of California, San Diego 
Jim Myers, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 
Benno Overeinder, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam 
Marlon Pierce, University of Indiana 
Daniel Rubin, Stanford University 
Andrew Woolf, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and CCLRC 
 
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Submissions 

Paper should not exceed 6 pages total. Position papers will be accepted
based on available space. Authors should refer to conference
requirements for formats (double-column, single space, 10 point size,
IEEE 8.5 x 11 manuscript guidelines). 

Submit pdf papers to the ORNL upload system at
http://www.ornl.gov/~ncsgroup/fileupload.shtml, with recipient
pouchardlc@ornl.gov. 

Submissions Due: December 1st, 2004 
Notification of Acceptance: January 15th, 2005 
Camera-ready copy: February 9th, 2005 
Workshop date: TBD

Per conference policies:
(1) submissions of material that has already been published, and
(2) submissions of the same (or very similar) material to multiple
workshops -- or to a workshop and the main track of CCGrid 2005 will not
be permitted.
(3) All Submissions will peer-reviewed. 

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