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, 2015, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
http://voila2015.visualdataweb.org
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Submission Deadline Extended : July 10, 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 10, 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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