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2nd International Workshop on Semantic Web and Ontology Design for
Cultural Heritage (SWODCH 2022)
@ADBIS 2022, 26th European Conference on Advances in Databases and
Information Systems, September 5, 2022, Turin, Italy,
https://swodch2022.inf.unibz.it/
*WORKSHOP SCOPE AND AIM*
After the success of the 2021 international workshop, SWODCH is
back in 2022 with its 2nd edition, this year co-located with the
26th European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information
Systems (ADBIS 2022,
https://adbis2022.polito.it/).
The 2022 edition aims at consolidating the coexistence of the two
souls, which SWODCH historically originates from: the one focused
on the foundational research behind the creation of conceptual
models, ontologies and, more in general, the knowledge modelling
practices adopted in the Digital Humanities, and the other, closer
to the development and deployment of Semantic Web technologies and
applications for that field. SWODCH promotes the parallel and
interacting growth of these two souls, since each of them is seen
as a source of inspiration for the other, an opportunity to define
innovative solutions and pose new challenging research questions.
The “foundational” purpose of SWODCH is to gather original
research work about both application and foundational issues
emerging from the design of conceptual models, ontologies, and
Semantic Web technologies for the Digital Humanities, here
understood according to its broader definition including Cultural
Heritage, digital History, Archaeology and related fields. In
fact, a plethora of heterogeneous and multi-format data sources
currently available in the Digital Humanities domain asks for
dedicated methodologies and formal tools to semantically annotate,
integrate, and reason on domain knowledge and data. Studies about
the philosophical and social analysis of DH data and their
resulting formal knowledge representation models are also
fundamental if one wants to computationally deal in an efficient
way with the historical and social dimensions of DH knowledge and
data.
The “application-oriented” focus of SWODCH, on the other hand,
aims at bringing together stakeholders from various scientific
fields, Computer Scientists, Data Scientists and Digital
Humanists, involved in the development or deployment of Semantic
Web solutions. Despite the fact that considerable efforts have
been spent in the last ten years to improve the availability and
interoperability of data and knowledge in the DH field and that
significant results have been produced, we still experience a
digital ecosystem in which formal Knowledge Representation and
Semantic Web standards can play an important role in improving and
harmonising the way DH data and resources can be exposed, linked
and cross-searched. It is also for this reason that, more than 20
years after the beginning of this century, SWODCH fully embodies
the values behind the FAIR principles, and asks for contributions
which respect and adhere to them.
According to the tradition of SWODCH, the 2022 edition of the
workshop will provide a scientific forum where scholars and
stakeholders have the opportunity to exchange ideas, experiences,
and analyses, while presenting achievements and outcomes of
relevant projects, and discussing the challenges they had to face.
*IMPORTANT DATES*
- Paper submission deadline: May 2, 2022
- Notification of acceptance: June 1, 2022
- Camera-ready papers: June 15, 2022
- Workshop: September 5, 2022
*LIST OF TOPICS*
Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) one or more of
the following topic areas:
Conceptual analysis and ontology design for the Digital Humanities
- Domain ontologies or conceptual models for history, history of
arts, book studies, theatre, literature, editorial practices,
archaeology, musicology, cultural and natural - heritage
(including architectural heritage), among others.
- Methodological aspects of ontology development for the Digital
Humanities, including the need for modelling the social
(contextual) dimension of both data and ontologies
- Use of ontology design patterns
- Case studies based on and lessons learned from the use of
CIDOC-CRM or FRBR
- Logical and ontological analysis of CIDOC-CRM or FRBR, e.g.,
with respect to foundational ontologies (DOLCE, UFO, BFO, etc.)
- Application of formal ontology theories for knowledge
representation or data management in the Digital Humanities
- Philosophical and sociological analysis of both digital models
and modelling practices in the Digital Humanities
- Social studies on the policies towards the standardization of
ontologies in the Digital Humanities
Semantic Web publishing, architectures and SW-based interaction
for Cultural Heritage
- Semantic Web content creation, annotation, and extraction
- Ontology mapping, merging, and alignment
- Virtual Cultural Heritage collections
- Peer-to-peer Cultural Heritage architectures
- E-infrastructures for Cultural Heritage
- Interoperability, virtually integrated Cultural Heritage
collections
- Ontology-based data access or virtual knowledge graphs
- Reasoning strategies (e.g. context, temporal, spatial)
- Search, querying, and visualization of the Cultural Heritage on
the Semantic Web
- Personalized access of Cultural Heritage collections
- Context-aware information presentation
- Navigation and browsing (facets)
- Social aspects in Cultural Heritage access and presentation
- Trust and provenance issues in mixed collection and mixed
vocabulary applications
Semantic Web-based applications for Cultural Heritage with clear
lessons learned
- Digital Libraries
- Museums (virtual collections, mobile/ web-based museum guides)
- Tourist services
- Ambient Cultural Heritage
- Creative industries
*SUBMISSION GUIDELINES*
We will accept two different types of contributions:
- Full papers for presenting original unpublished work, neither
submitted to, nor accepted for, any other venue. Submitted *full
papers* must not be shorter than 10 pages and must not exceed 12
pages, including bibliography.
- Short papers for presenting work in progress, brief descriptions
of doctoral theses, or general overviews of research projects.
Submitted *short papers* must not be shorter than 6 pages and not
exceed 8 pages, including bibliography.
All the contributions to the workshop must be submitted according
to the format specified at the following link:
https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs, and will be
published in the Springer CCIS series. Please, note that Springer
encourages authors to include their ORCIDs in their papers.
Papers should be submitted in PDF format using the EasyChair
online submission system via this EasyChair Link
(
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=adbis2022). Be careful to
select the SWODCH 2022 track for your submission.
Papers will be refereed and accepted on the basis of their
scientific merit, originality and relevance to the workshop. Each
paper will be reviewed by at least three Program Committee
members.
Diversity and inclusion statement. We kindly ask authors to adopt
inclusive language in their papers and presentations
(
https://dbdni.github.io/pages/inclusivewriting.html and
https://dbdni.github.io/pages/inclusivetalks.html), and all
participants to adopt a proper code on conduct
(
https://dbdni.github.io/pages/codeofconduct.html).
*ORGANISING COMMITTEE*
- Antonis Bikakis, University College London, U.K.
- Roberta Ferrario, ISTC-CNR, Italy
- Stéphane Jean, University of Poitiers - ENSMA, France
- Béatrice Markhoff, University François Rabelais de Tours, France
- Alessandro Mosca, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
- Marianna Nicolosi Asmundo, University of Catania, Italy
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