[Ieee_vis] CFP: Visualizations and User Interfaces for Ontologies and Linked Data (Workshop @ ISWC 2015)
Steffen Lohmann
steffen.lohmann at vis.uni-stuttgart.de
Mon Apr 27 12:24:13 CEST 2015
CALL FOR PAPERS
VOILA 2015 - Visualizations and User Interfaces for Ontologies and
Linked Data
International Workshop at ISWC 2015, 14th International Semantic Web
Conference
October 11 or 12, 2015, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
http://voila2015.visualdataweb.org
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Submission Deadline: July 1, 2015
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Motivation and Objectives
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"A picture is worth a thousand words", we often say, yet many areas are
in demand of sophisticated visualization techniques, and the Semantic
Web is not an exception. The size and complexity of ontologies and
Linked Data in the Semantic Web constantly grow and the diverse
backgrounds of the users and application areas multiply at the same
time. Providing users with visual representations and intuitive user
interfaces can significantly aid the understanding of the domains and
knowledge represented by ontologies and Linked Data. There is no "one
size fits all" solution but different use cases demand different
visualization and interaction techniques. Ultimately, providing better
user interfaces and visual representations will foster user engagement
and likely lead to higher quality results in different applications
employing ontologies and to the proliferation of Linked Data usage.
User interfaces are essential to easily provide access to the increasing
diversity of knowledge modeled in ontologies. As ontologies grow in size
and complexity, the demand for comprehensive visualization and
sophisticated interaction also rises. In particular, user interfaces are
an integral part of ontology engineering, to help bridge the gap between
domain experts and ontology engineers. Ontology visualization is not a
new topic and a number of approaches have become available in recent
years, with some being already well-established, particularly in the
field of ontology modeling. In other areas of ontology engineering, such
as ontology alignment and debugging, although several tools have
recently been developed, few provide a graphical user interface, not to
mention navigational aids or comprehensive visualization techniques.
While ontology users usually possess domain and/or knowledge
representation expertise, this is not necessarily the case with
potential Linked Data consumers who can come from very different
backgrounds and have varying levels of expertise. Currently, the main
Linked Data consumers are technology experienced users, one of the
reasons being the lack of appropriate user interfaces and visualizations
to support other user groups. Visual approaches are needed to assist
various kinds of users, who pursue diverse goals and pose individual
requirements. In the presence of a huge network of interconnected
resources, one of the challenges faced by the Linked Data community is
the visualization of the multidimensional datasets to provide for
efficient overview, exploration and querying tasks, to mention just a
few. With the focus shifting from a Web of Documents to a Web of Data,
changes in the interaction paradigms are in demand as well. Novel
approaches also need to take into consideration the technological
challenges and opportunities given by new interaction contexts, ranging
from mobile and touch interaction to visualizations on large displays,
and encompassing highly responsive web applications.
Topics of Interest
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Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):
- Visualizations for (large and complex) ontologies;
- Visualization of ontology design patterns;
- Linked Data visualizations and user interfaces;
- Visualizations and user interfaces for ontology engineering (ontology
development, alignment, debugging, etc.);
- Requirements analysis for ontology and Linked Data visualizations;
- Case studies of applying visualizations in ontology engineering and
Linked Data consumption;
- Context-aware visualization and interaction techniques;
- Applications of novel interaction techniques (e.g., touch and gesture
interaction);
- User interfaces for collaborative ontology development;
- Ontology visualizations for large and high-resolution displays;
- Mobile user interfaces for ontology engineering and Linked Data
exploration;
- User interfaces assisting people with disabilities;
- Visual exploration and querying of Linked Data.
Submission Guidelines
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Paper submission and reviewing for this workshop will be electronic via
EasyChair. The papers should be written in English, following the
Springer LNCS format, and be submitted in PDF.
The following types of contributions are welcome:
- Full research papers (8-12 pages);
- Experience papers (8-12 pages);
- Position papers (6-8 pages);
- Short research papers (4-6 pages);
- System papers (4-6 pages).
Accepted papers will be published as a volume in the CEUR Workshop
Proceedings series.
Important Dates
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Submission: July 1, 2015
Notification: July 30, 2015
Camera-ready: August 14, 2015
Attendance
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Note that workshop attendees cannot register for the workshop only, but
need to register for the main conference, as well.
Organizers
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Valentina Ivanova, Linköping University, Sweden
Patrick Lambrix, Linköping University, Sweden
Steffen Lohmann, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Catia Pesquita, University of Lisbon, Portugal
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