[CfP]15th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC2016): Call for papers & proposals

For the New Year, the organizers are happy to announce the Call for =
Papers and Proposals for the 15th International Semantic Web Conference =
(ISWC 2016).=20

ISWC is the premier venue for presenting innovative systems and research =
results related to the Semantic Web and Linked Data, attracting yearly a =
large number of high quality submissions and participants from both, =
industry and academia. ISWC brings together researchers from different =
areas, such as artificial intelligence, databases, natural language =
processing, information systems, human computer interaction, information =
retrieval, web science, etc., who investigate, develop and use novel =
methods and technologies for accessing, interpreting and using =
information on the Web in a more effective way.=20

ISWC 2016 will be held in Kobe, Japan, from October 17 -21, 2016.=20

In this announcement:
1. Call for Papers
2. HTML Submission Guide=09
3. Call for Workshops and Tutorial proposals
4. Student Grants
5. Important dates

For any addition questions, don't hesitate to contact us:
Website: http://iswc2016.semanticweb.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/113652365383847
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ISWC2016

1. Call for Papers
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For 2016, we present the following tracks, which are now open for =
submission.=20
Overview: http://iswc2016.semanticweb.org/pages/calls.html

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Call for Research Track Papers=09
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In this track of ISWC 2016, we are looking for novel and significant =
research contributions addressing theoretical, analytical, empirical, =
and practical aspects of this broad field. While we welcome work that =
relates to the W3C Semantic Web recommendations (e.g., RDF, OWL, SPARQL, =
etc.), we encourage submissions that investigate other approaches to the =
intersection of semantics and the Web.=20

All papers will be assessed by a program committee. Each paper will be =
reviewed by at least four committee members, including one senior =
member. The review criteria used are outlined on the webpage (see =
below).=20

We also encourage authors to include pointers to additional material to =
substantiate the claims and findings discussed in their papers. =
Additional sources of material include extended technical reports, =
source code, datasets, as well as links to applications. Authors might =
consider submitting a separate paper describing these additional =
resources to the Resources Track.=20

Before submitting, authors are asked to consult the calls of the other =
tracks featured at ISWC 2016 and to choose the track that best suits =
their contribution. To produce a coherent conference program the track =
chairs may suggest transferring a submission to a different track of the =
conference with authors consent. However, the submission of the same =
work to multiple tracks is not allowed and may result in a rejection of =
the work across all tracks without a review.

Detailed info: =
http://iswc2016.semanticweb.org/pages/calls/research-track.html

Program Chairs
* Paul Groth - Elsevier ([email protected])
* Elena Simperl - University of Southampton ([email protected])

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Call for Applications (Emerging, In-Use, Industry) Track
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Semantic technologies are reaching maturity on the web, especially =
through the increase in their use to publish, structure and make sense =
of web data, whether they are in the form of linked data, through =
schema.org, or even with semantics included in other data formats than =
RDF (CSV, JSON, etc). The Applications (Emerging, In-Use, Industry) =
Track at ISWC 2016 provides a forum for the community to explore the =
benefits and challenges of applying semantic technologies in concrete, =
practical applications, in contexts ranging from industry to government =
and science. We are especially interested this year in applications that =
use the emerging knowledge graphs or semantic technologies on the web =
together with data mining, reasoning, machine learning, or natural =
language processing techniques to the benefit of concrete, real-world =
scenarios. We are also looking for descriptions of applied and validated =
industry solutions as software tools, systems or architecture that =
benefit from the adoption of semantic technologies.

Detailed info: =
http://iswc2016.semanticweb.org/pages/calls/applications.html

Program Chairs
* Markus Kr=F6tzsch - TU Dresden Germany =
([email protected])
* Freddy Lecue - IBM Research, Ireland ([email protected])

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Call for Doctoral Consortium Papers=09
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The ISWC 2016 Doctoral Consortium will take place as part of the 15th =
International Semantic Web Conference in Kobe, Japan. This forum will =
provide PhD students an opportunity to share and develop their research =
ideas in a critical but supportive environment, to get feedback from =
mentors who are senior members of the Semantic Web research community, =
to explore issues related to academic and research careers, and to build =
relationships with other Semantic Web PhD students from around the =
world.=20

The Consortium aims to broaden the perspectives and to improve the =
research and communication skills of these students.=20

The Doctoral Consortium is intended for students who have a specific =
research proposal and some preliminary results, but who have sufficient =
time prior to completing their dissertation to benefit from the =
consortium experience. Generally, students in their second or third year =
of PhD will benefit the most from the Doctoral Consortium. In the =
Consortium, the students will present their proposals and get specific =
feedback and advice on how to improve their research plan.=20

All proposals submitted to the Doctoral Consortium will undergo a =
thorough reviewing process with a view to providing detailed and =
constructive feedback. The international program committee will select =
the best submissions for presentation at the Doctoral Consortium.=20

We anticipate that students with accepted submissions at the Doctoral =
Consortium will receive travel fellowships to offset some of the travel =
costs.

Detailed info: =
http://iswc2016.semanticweb.org/pages/calls/doctoral-consortium.html

Program Chairs
* Philippe Cudr=E9-Mauroux - University of Freiburg, Switzerland
* Natasha Noy - Google Inc.
* Riichiro Mizoguchi - JAIST, Japan

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Call for Posters and Demos
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The ISWC 2016 Posters and Demonstrations complement the paper tracks of =
the conference and offer an opportunity for presenting late-breaking =
research results, on-going research projects, and speculative or =
innovative work in progress. The informal setting of the Posters and =
Demonstrations encourages presenters and participants to engage in =
discussions about the work. Such discussions can be invaluable inputs =
for the future work of the presenters, while offering participants an =
effective way to broaden their knowledge of the emerging research trends =
and to network with other researchers.=20

We invite submissions relevant to the area of the Semantic Web and which =
address, but are not limited to, the topics of the Research Track; the =
Application Track; and the Resource Track. Technical posters, reports on =
Semantic Web software systems (free or commercial), descriptions of =
completed work, and work in progress are all welcome. Demonstrations are =
intended to showcase innovative Semantic Web related implementations and =
technologies, both in academia and in industry.=20

We explicitly welcome entries from the industry. However, submissions =
for posters and demos should go beyond pure advertisements of commercial =
software packages and convey a minimal scientific contribution.=20

Authors of full papers accepted for the Research Track; the Application =
Track; and the Resource Track are explicitly invited to submit a =
demonstration. The submission should be formatted as the other posters =
and demonstrations but must cite the accepted full paper and needs to =
include an explanation of its added value with respect to the conference =
paper. The added value could include: a) extended results and =
experiments not presented in the conference paper for reasons of space, =
or b) a demonstration of a supporting prototype implementation.

Detailed info: =
http://iswc2016.semanticweb.org/pages/calls/posters-demos.html

Posters and Demos Track Chairs
* Takahiro Kawamura - Japan Science and Technology Agency, Japan =
([email protected])
* Heiko Paulheim - University of Mannheim, Germany =
([email protected])

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Call for Resources Track Papers
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Resources such as datasets, ontologies, workflows, software tools or =
evaluation benchmarks are important outputs of any scientific work. =
Sharing these resources with the research community does not only ensure =
the reproducibility of one=92s results, but also has the benefit of =
supporting other researchers in their own work. Although high quality =
shared resources have a key role and an essential impact on the =
advancement of a research community, the academic acknowledgement for =
sharing such resources is low. Therefore, many researchers primarily =
focus on publishing scientific papers and lack the motivation to share =
their resources. An additional challenge is that resources are often =
shared without following best practices, for example, at non-permanent =
URLs that become unavailable within a few months. A recent large-scale =
study identified that 20% of papers providing resources via URLs suffer =
from URL rot=20
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The ISWC 2016 Resources Track aims to encourage resource sharing =
following best practice within the Semantic Web community by calling for =
submissions of resources and their accompanying papers. This track calls =
for contributions that provide a concise and clear description of a =
resource and its (expected) usage. Typical resource types are: =
ontologies, vocabularies, datasets, benchmarks and replication studies, =
services and software. Besides these established types of resources, we =
also welcome the submission of new types of resources such as ontology =
design patterns, crowdsourcing task designs, workflows, methodologies, =
protocols and measures, and so forth.

Detailed info: =
http://iswc2016.semanticweb.org/pages/calls/resource-track.html

Program Chairs
* Alasdair Gray - Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom =
([email protected])
* Marta Sabou - Vienna University of Technology, Austria =
([email protected])

2. HTML Submission Guide		=09
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This year we have added an additional option to allow for the submission =
of articles formatted using HTML. Authors choosing to submit using HTML =
still need to comply with the page limit and layout requirements of the =
conference. It=92s the author=92s responsibility to ensure that =
reviewers can easily access their submission. On =
http://iswc2016.semanticweb.org/pages/calls/html-submission.html, you =
can find helpful tools that can make HTML submissions easier.=20

Your HTML submission with any extensions if accepted will be available =
on the ISWC web page in preprint form with all the new elements that =
you=92ve included.

3. Call for Workshops and Tutorial proposals
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In addition to the regular research and workshop program, ISWC 2016 will =
feature a tutorial program addressing the diverse interests of its =
audience: Semantic Web practitioners that wish to learn about new =
technologies, novices to the Semantic Web interested in introductory =
tutorials to key Semantic Web / Linked Data topics, government and =
industry representatives focusing on the applicability of Semantic Web / =
Linked Data technologies in practical settings.=20
We hereby invite you to submit a tutorial proposal on a topic relevant =
to the ISWC 2016 audience.

Detailed info: =
http://iswc2016.semanticweb.org/pages/calls/tutorials.html

Besides tutorials, ISWC will host a number of workshops on topics =
related to the general theme of the conference. The role of the =
workshops is to provide a context for a focused and intensive scientific =
exchange among researchers interested in a particular topic. As such, =
workshops are the primary venues for the exploration of emerging ideas =
as well as for the discussion of novel aspects of established research =
topics.=20
We invite you to submit a proposal for workshops on a topic of interest =
to ISWC attendees.

Detailed info: =
http://iswc2016.semanticweb.org/pages/calls/workshops.html

Workshops & Tutorials Chairs
* Chiara Ghidini - Bruno Kessler Foundation, Trento, Italy =
([email protected])
* Heiner Stuckenschmidt - Data- and Web Science Group, University of =
Mannheim, Germany ([email protected])

4. Student Grants
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If you are a student interested in attending ISWC 2016 you may be =
eligible to apply for a grant to support the costs of travel and =
lodging. This year, travel grants are funded by the Semantic Web Science =
Association (SWSA) and the US National Science Foundation (NSF).

Detailed info: 	=
http://iswc2016.semanticweb.org/pages/calls/student-grants.html

5. Important Dates
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Workshop proposals due								=
			March 10, 2016
Tutorial proposals due								=
			March 15, 2016
Notifications of workshop proposals out						=
		April 15, 2016
Notifications of tutorial proposals out						=
		April 20, 2016
Abstracts due (Research, Applications, Resource tracks)				=
April 20, 2016
Submissions due (Research, Applications, Resource tracks)			=
	April 30, 2016
DC submissions due								=
			May 30, 2016
Author rebuttal period starts (Research, Applications, Resource tracks)	=
June 12, 2016
Author rebuttal period ends (Research, Applications, Resource tracks)		=
June 15, 2016
Notifications for Research, Applications, Resource tracks out			=
June 30, 2016
Notifications for DC applicants out						=
			July 01, 2016
Poster/Demo submissions due							=
		July 07, 2016
Workshop papers due								=
			July 07, 2016
Metadata for Research, Applications, Resource tracks due			=
	July 08, 2016
Camera-ready papers for Research, Applications, Resource tracks due	=
July 18, 2016
Workshop paper notifications sent						=
			July 30, 2016
Poster/Demo notifications sent							=
		August 07, 2016
Camera-ready copies for DC papers						=
		August 15, 2016
Camera-ready papers for workshops						=
		August 25, 2016
Camera-ready copies for poster and demos					=
		August 30, 2016
Student activity applications due						=
			August 31, 2016
Early registration deadline							=
			September 10, 2016
Turorial materials due								=
			September 19, 2016
Last day to reserve a hotel room at confence rates				=
	September 30, 2016
Last day to avoid late registration fee						=
		October 05, 2016
Workshops and tutorials								=
			October 17-18, 2016
Conference									=
				October 19-21, 2016

Happy holidays!

The ISWC organising committee