[CALL FOR PAPERS] First Workshop on Programming the Semantic Web - PSW'12 co-located with ISWC'12, 11th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2012), 11-15 November, Boston, USA Workshop website: http://www.inf.puc-rio.br/~psw12 Contact: psw12@inf.puc-rio.br IMPORTANT DATES =============== Abstract submission deadline: *July 24, 2012* Paper submission deadline: *July 31, 2012* Notification of acceptance: August 21, 2012 Camera ready papers: September 10, 2012 Workshop date: November 11 or 12, 2012 GOALS AND TOPICS ================ The Web of Data is growing at an enormous pace. However, the development of dedicated software applications, capable to deal efficiently in information-rich spaces, of which the Semantic Web is one dimension, is not yet mainstream. Reasons for that include one (or more) of the following research issues: lack of integrated development environments (IDEs, such as Visual Studio and Eclipse), poor programming language support, lack of standard testbeds and/or benchmarks, inadequate training, and perhaps the need for curricula revision. Properly addressing these issues requires interdisciplinary skills, and the collaboration between academia and industry. The First Workshop on Programming the Semantic Web invites submissions that explore the gap between today's data management challenges, particularly the ones related to dealing with large amounts of semantically rich data, and the lack of adequate tools. We are looking for contributions that discuss, promote and further advance the programming facet of the Semantic Web, including the development of new languages, extension of existing ones, and the inclusion of semantic enabled capabilities into existing IDEs. Papers submitted to PSW'12 should explore open research problems, and must not have been accepted for publication elsewhere or be under review for another workshop or conference. All papers will be peer-reviewed by at least three PC members. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * Languages, tools, and methodologies for representing and managing Information-rich data * Novel programming paradigms aimed at the Semantic Web/ linked data /Information-rich spaces in general * Impact of specific application areas (e.g. e-science, e-gov, sensors) on Information-rich application design * Data Visualization * Programming Patterns for data handling * Evaluation of data quality * Plugins and IDEís for information rich application development * Ontologies, Schemata, Taxonomies and Types interplay * query, integration, and analysis of Semantic Web data * Cleaning and provenance of Semantic Web data, services, and processes * Mashing up data and processes SUBMISSION GUIDELINES AND PROCEEDINGS ------------------------------------- Papers submitted to *PSW 2012* should explore open research problems, and must not have been accepted for publication elsewhere or be under review for another workshop or conference. All papers will be peer-reviewed by at least three PC members. The workshop will accept: * Full research and experience papers (maximum length: 12 pages) * Position and demonstration Papers (maximum length: 4 pages) Submissions must be formatted in the style of the Springer Publications format for Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) (http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0). Papers should be submitted electronically, in PDF format, via EasyChair. All submissions will be peer-reviewed by members of the international program committee. Paper acceptance will be based on originality, significance, technical soundness, and clarity of presentation. Submission link coming soon! * Best papers will have the opportunity to be published in a book on Data Driven Programming, to be published by Springer fall 2013.* At least one author per accepted paper must register and participate in the workshop. Registration is subject to the terms, conditions and procedure of the main ISWC conference to be found on their website. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE -------------------- Karin Breitman, EMC Research Center Evelyne Viegas, Microsoft Research Steffen Staab, Universtity of Koblenz-Landau Jan Vitek, Purdue University Contact: psw12@inf.puc-rio.br PROGRAM COMMITTEE ----------------- Alexander Paar, TWT Science and Innovation Andy Gordon, Microsoft Research Axel Polleres, Siemens Daniel Oberle, SAP Don Syme, Microsoft Research Gerd Gröner, University of Koblenz-Landau Haym Hirsh, Rutgers University Janis Voigtländer, University of Bonn Jeff Pan, University of Aberdeen Judith Bishop, Microsoft Research Manfred Hauswirth, DERI Nigel Hoorspool, University of Victoria Peter Fox, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Ralf Lämmel, University of Koblenz-Landau Ralf Möller, TU Harburg Sören Auer, University of Leipzig Tim Finin, University of Maryland Tomas Petricek, Cambridge University