Semantic Web - EU perspectivesSemantic Web - EU perspectives

Dieter Fensel

Business Informatics Group

Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam

OutlinesOutlines

OntowebRDT projects2002-2006. Framework 6National FundingsOur next steps

Thematic Network on Semantic WebThematic Network on Semantic Web::OntoWebOntoWeb

OntoWeb: Ontology-based information exchange for knowledge management and electronic commerce– 3 years: June 2001 to May 2004– Budget around 2 M€

www.ontoweb.org

Mailing list: seweb-list@cs.vu.nl; ontoweb-list@cs.vu.nl

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OntoWeb: Thematic Network for OntoWeb: Thematic Network for Semantic Web Semantic Web (Partners)(Partners)

Coordinator– Dieter Fensel, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam

Academic members:– Universities and research institutes (>55)

Industrial members:– large, middle, and small size companies (>35)

OntoWeb: Thematic Network for OntoWeb: Thematic Network for Semantic Web Semantic Web (Special Interest Groups)(Special Interest Groups)

Special Interest Group– Ontologies (SIG1)– Ontology Language Standards (SIG2)– Ontology Tool Environments (SIG3)– Industrial Application (SIG4)– Language Technology in Ontology

Development and Use (SIG5)

Where to enjoy the Semantic Web Summer??Where to enjoy the Semantic Web Summer??

You shouldn’t miss!!You shouldn’t miss!!Semantic Web Summer Package:Semantic Web Summer Package:ISWC2002 + OntoWeb3ISWC2002 + OntoWeb3-- location: Sardinia, Italylocation: Sardinia, Italy- duration: June 10-14- duration: June 10-14- free gift: OTK dissemination workshop- free gift: OTK dissemination workshop- iswc.semanticweb.org- iswc.semanticweb.org

RDT projectsRDT projects

– Ontoknowledge– Ibrow– Ontologging – Obelix– Swap– Esperonto – Htechsight– Wonderweb– SWWS

R&D Semantic Web projects:R&D Semantic Web projects: OnToKnowledgeOnToKnowledge

On-To-Knowledge: Content-driven Knowledge-Management through Evolving Ontologies– Consortium: VUA (co-ordinator), AIFB, BT, SwissLife,

CognIT, Aidministrator, Enersearch, OntoText– Budget: 2.5M€– Key contribution: OIL -> OWL

EU flagship project for Semantic Web and Ontology

www.ontoknowledge.org

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IBROWIBROW

IBROW: An Intelligent Brokering Service for Knowledge-Component Reuse on the World-Wide Web– Consortium: UvA (co-ordinator), VUA, AIFB, OU, CSIC,

iSOCO, Stanford– Budget: 2 M€– Key contribution: Web Service Modeling Framework

WSMF

http://www.swi.psy.uva.nl/projects/

ibrow/home.html

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OntologgingOntologging

Ontologging: Corporate Ontology Modelling and Management System– Consortium: INSEAD-CALT (co-ordinator), FZI, Meta4,

ARCHETYPON, Deltatec, Indra– Budget: 4 M€– Key contribution: Continuing Ontoknowledge

http://www.ontologging.com/

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OBELIXOBELIX

OBELIX: Ontology-Based ELectronic Integration of compleX products and value chains– Consortium: SINTEF (co-ordinator), SENA, Ontoprise,

VUA, PTSS, Melhus Energy– Budget: 3 M€– Key contribution: an e-business ontology tool suite and

library to support smart collaborative e-business.

SWAPSWAP

SWAP: Semantic Web and Peer-to-Peer– Consortium: AIFB (Co-ordinator), VUA, META4, Empolis

(UK, Polska), Interbiz, Dresdner Bank– Budget: 4 M€– Key contribution: realizing the potential of Ontologies

understood as dynamic networks of meaning.

SWAP

EsperontoEsperontoEsperonto: Application Service Provision of Semantic Annotation, Aggregation, Indexing and Routing of Textual, Multimedia, and Multilingual Web Content– Consortium: ISC, University Marid, VUA, DFKI, University of

Liverpool, Biovista, RE– Budget: 4 M€– Key contribution: bridge the gap between the actual WWW and the Semantic

Web by providing a service to "upgrade" existing content to semantic Web content

HtechsightHtechsight Htechsight: A knowledge management platform with Intelligence

& Insight capabilities for Technology Intensive Industries.

Consortium:– Univ of Surrey (co-ordinator), Univ of Rovira I Virgili, VUA, SemanticEdge,

Athens Technology Center, Institution of Chemical Engineers, Bayer AG,

Gerolymatos, Mamidoil. – Budget: 4 M€– Key contribution: Knowledge management in the Biochemistry

WonderWeb: Ontology Infrastructure for the Semantic Web– Consortium: University of Manchester (co-ordinator),

VUA, AIFB, LADSEB-CNR, Stanford– Budget: 1,5 M€– Key contribution: WonderRule, a rule language for the

semantic web.

http://wonderweb.man.ac.uk/

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WonderWebWonderWeb

SWWS ProposalSWWS Proposal

SWWS: Semantic Web enabled Web Services– Consortium: VUA (Co-ordinator), FZI, iSOCO, HP,

OntoText, Shinka, Oracle

– Budget: 3 M€– Key contribution: Making web services a mature

technology by fully employing the Web Service Modeling Framework (WSMF)

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http://www.cs.vu.nl/~dieter/wsmf

2002-2006: Framework 62002-2006: Framework 6

Much broader range comparing to FP5

Integrated projects up to 100 Integrated projects up to 100 M€.M€.

Ontoweb projects up to 10 M€.Ontoweb projects up to 10 M€.Starting in early 2003.Starting in early 2003.

http://europa.eu.int/

comm/research/

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National FundingsNational Fundings

Ireland as an example:Between 2002 and 2006, Ireland will

spend around 500 M€ for research on IT and Biotech.

Irland is with 3,6 million inhabitants around 1% of the European Union.

Our next stepsOur next steps

Forming a project cluster of arounf 20 different projects around the semantic web.

OntoWeb II in 2004: 10 M€Semantic Web enabled Web services

project as a key enabler for Ecommerce in 2002:100 M€