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|Title=PhD Course on Computational Ontologies @ University of Bologna 2010
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== Venue ==
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* [http://www.cs.unibo.it Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Informazione - Università di Bologna]
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* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=mura+anteo+zamboni+7+bologna&vps=1&jsv=202c&sll=44.497454,11.356301&sspn=0.008005,0.018926&num=10&abstate=A Mura Anteo Zamboni 7, Bologna]
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[http://stlab.istc.cnr.it/User:AldoGangemi Aldo Gangemi]
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* [http://stlab.istc.cnr.it/User:AldoGangemi Aldo Gangemi]
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[http://stlab.istc.cnr.it/User:ValentinaPresutti Valentina Presutti]
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* [http://stlab.istc.cnr.it/User:ValentinaPresutti Valentina Presutti]
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[http://stlab.istc.cnr.it/User:EvaBlomvist Eva Blomqvist]
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* [http://stlab.istc.cnr.it/User:EvaBlomvist Eva Blomqvist]
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| February 4th || 09:00-18:30 || [[Training:PhD_Course_on_Computational_Ontologies_%40_University_of_Bologna#Module_2:_Ontology_design_patterns | Module 2]] || Sala Riunioni 1
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| February 5th || 09:00-13:00 || [[Training:PhD_Course_on_Computational_Ontologies_%40_University_of_Bologna#Module_2:_Ontology_design_patterns | Module 2]] (II part) || Sala Riunioni 2
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| February 8th || 09:30-18:30 || [[Training:PhD_Course_on_Computational_Ontologies_%40_University_of_Bologna#Module_3:_eXtreme_Design_.28XD.29:_ODP-based_Methodology_for_ontology_design | Module 3]] || Sala Riunioni 2
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| February 9th || 09:00-13:00 || [[Training:PhD_Course_on_Computational_Ontologies_%40_University_of_Bologna#Module_2:_Ontology_design_patterns | Module 2]] (III part) || Sala Riunioni 2
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== Application ==
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Applications must be submitted by email to vpresutti@gmail.com before
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January 25th 2010. Applicants must include a short CV.
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Registration is free, since the course is sponsored by the EU FP6
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project [http://www.neon-project.eu NeOn] in collaboration with the [http://www.cs.unibo.it Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Informazione of the University of Bologna]. Participants are expected to attend all the classes of the course in order to earn the credit for the PhD CV.
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The course will be held at the Dipartimento of Scienze dell’Informazione of the University of Bologna.
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For details regarding, traveling, hotels, logistic information and any
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further information, please email to vpresutti@gmail.
== Tutors' CV ==
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'''[http://stlab.istc.cnr.it/User:AldoGangemi Aldo Gangemi]''' is a Senior Researcher at, and scientific coordinator of the [http://stlab.istc.cnr.it Semantic Technology Laboratory] of the [http://www.istc.cnr.it Institute for Cognitive Sciences and Technology] at the [http://www.cnr.it Italian National Research Council]. He is co-founder of the [http://www.loa-cnr.it Laboratory for Applied Ontology], leading research units in the areas of conceptual modeling, formal ontology, and ontology engineering and of the [http://stlab.istc.cnr.it Semantic Technology Laboratory], leading research unit in the areas of semantic web technologies, ontology engineering, and natural language processing. His research topics include knowledge engineering, the semantic web, NLP, and business modeling, with about 100 publications on international refereed journals, books and conferences. He has been working in many national and EU projects, spanning from the pioneering biomedical ontology project GALEN (1992) to the current largest ontology engineering project [http://www.neon-project.com NeOn] and [http://www.iks-project.org IKS].
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'''[http://stlab.istc.cnr.it/User:AldoGangemi Aldo Gangemi]''' is a Senior Researcher at, and scientific coordinator of the [http://stlab.istc.cnr.it Semantic Technology Laboratory] of the [http://www.istc.cnr.it Institute for Cognitive Sciences and Technology] at the [http://www.cnr.it Italian National Research Council]. He is co-founder of the [http://www.loa-cnr.it Laboratory for Applied Ontology], leading research units in the areas of conceptual modeling, formal ontology, and ontology engineering and of the [http://stlab.istc.cnr.it Semantic Technology Laboratory], leading research unit in the areas of semantic web technologies, ontology engineering, and natural language processing. His research topics include knowledge engineering, the semantic web, NLP, and business modeling, with about 100 publications on international refereed journals, books and conferences. He has been working in many national and EU projects, spanning from the pioneering biomedical ontology project GALEN (1992) to the current largest ontology engineering projects [http://www.neon-project.com NeOn] and [http://www.iks-project.org IKS].
He is currently coordinating the workpackage on collaborative aspects of ontology design in NeOn, and an Italian project on the use of semantic technologies in organizational intranets. He is reviewer for the EU and Italian governmental agencies, and consultant for Italian and international organizations.
He is currently coordinating the workpackage on collaborative aspects of ontology design in NeOn, and an Italian project on the use of semantic technologies in organizational intranets. He is reviewer for the EU and Italian governmental agencies, and consultant for Italian and international organizations.
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Valentina Presutti is a Researcher at the Semantic Technology Laboratory (http://stlab.istc.cnr.it) of the Institute for Cognitive Sciences and Technology (http://www.istc.cnr.it) at the Italian National Research Council (http://www.cnr.it). She received her Ph.D. in computer science at the University of Bologna. Her research interests include ontology design good practices, ontology-driven software engineering, Semantic Wikis and CMS. She is currently one of the key researchers of the EU projects NeOn (http://www.neon-project.com) and IKS (http://www.iks-project.eu/).
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'''[http://stlab.istc.cnr/User:ValentinaPresutti Valentina Presutti]''' is a Researcher at the [http://stlab.istc.cnr.it Semantic Technology Laboratory] of the [http://stlab.istc.cnr.it Semantic Technology Laboratory] of the [http://www.istc.cnr.it Institute for Cognitive Sciences and Technology] at the [http://www.cnr.it Italian National Research Council]. She received her Ph.D. in computer science at the [http://www.cs.unibo.it University of Bologna]. Her research interests include ontology design good practices, ontology-driven software engineering, Semantic Wikis and CMS. She is currently one of the key researchers of the EU projects [http://www.neon-project.com NeOn] and [http://www.iks-project.org IKS].
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Eva Blomqvist is a Researcher at the Semantic Technology Laboratory and a Ph.D student at Linköping University. Her researcher interests focus on the Semantic Web and its applications in the business world. Specific areas include semi-automatic ontology engineering (Ontology Learning) and methods to determine semantic similairty. She is currently one of the key researchers of the EU projects NeOn (http://www.neon-project.com) and IKS (http://www.iks-project.eu/).
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'''[http://stlab.istc.cnr/User:EvaBlomqvist Eva Blomqvist]''' is a Researcher at the [http://stlab.istc.cnr.it Semantic Technology Laboratory] of the [http://stlab.istc.cnr.it Semantic Technology Laboratory] of the [http://www.istc.cnr.it Institute for Cognitive Sciences and Technology] at the [http://www.cnr.it Italian National Research Council]. She obtained her Ph.D at Linköping University. Her researcher interests focus on the Semantic Web and its applications in the business world. Specific areas include semi-automatic ontology engineering (Ontology Learning) and methods to determine semantic similairty. She is currently one of the key researchers of the EU projects [http://www.neon-project.com NeOn] and [http://www.iks-project.org IKS].
   
   
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François Scharffe is a researcher at the French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control (INRIA), Grenoble (FR). He holds a PhD focused on ontology alignment representation obtained at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. He was involved in the Semantic Enabled Knowledge Technologies (SEKT) project and a member of the Knowledge Web network of excellence where he extensively worked on ontology mediation. He published several articles around ontology mediation and is an author of two book chapters on the topic. His latest research brought him to study the application of semantic integration techniques to the problem of cultural archives integration as part of the EASAIER project. He is currently working on a system for Web data integration.
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'''[http://www.scharffe.fr/ François Scharffe]''' is a Researcher at the [http://www.inria.fr/index.en.html French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control (INRIA)], Grenoble (FR). He holds a PhD focused on ontology alignment representation obtained at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. He was involved in the Semantic Enabled Knowledge Technologies (SEKT) project and a member of the Knowledge Web network of excellence where he extensively worked on ontology mediation. He published several articles around ontology mediation and is an author of two book chapters on the topic. His latest research brought him to study the application of semantic integration techniques to the problem of cultural archives integration as part of the EASAIER project. He is currently working on a system for Web data integration.

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Title: PhD Course on Computational Ontologies @ University of Bologna 2010
Author(s): AldoGangemi, ValentinaPresutti, EvaBlomqvist, FrancoisScharffe

Goal:

The course aims at providing attendees with a good understanding of state-of-the-art techniques for ontology design, with special focus on the semantic web context. The course targets PhD students in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Logics, Philosophy, Computational Linguistics, and other disciplines that employ, or might consider to employ, techniques and theories connected to semantic technologies, with particular focus on Semantic Web technologies. It also targets Master students in the above mentioned disciplines who are doing a master thesis, or plan to enroll in a PhD program, on these subjects.

Brief description

Course content includes: Introduction to semantic technologies, Semantic Web, and computational ontologies. Semantic Web languages such as RDF, OWL, and SPARQL. Tools for ontology editing. Methodologies for, and principles of ontology design. Definition of ontology design pattern (ODP) and theoretical foundation. Types of ODP and detailed analysis of Logical, Correspondence, and Content ODPs. Overview of XD and analogy with eXtreme Programming (XP). Ontology requirements and competency questions. Defining unit tests for ontologies. Matching requirements with ODPs and ODP selection. ODP specialization and composition. Collaboration and Integration issues. The XD tool.

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Detailed Program

The course is divided into the following modules that include both lectures and hands-on sessions.

Module 1: Semantic Technologies and Computational ontologies

  • Introduction to semantic technologies, Semantic Web and computational ontologies.
  • Semantic Web languages such as RDF, OWL, and SPARQL.
  • Tools for ontology editing.
  • Methodologies for, and principles of ontology design.

Module 2: Ontology design patterns

  • Definition of ontology design pattern (ODP) and theoretical foundation.
  • Types of ODP and detailed analysis of Logical, Correspondence, and Content ODPs.

Module 3: eXtreme Design (XD): ODP-based Methodology for ontology design

  • Overview of XD and analogy with eXtreme Programming (XP).
  • Ontology requirements and competency questions.
  • Defining unit tests for ontologies.
  • Matching requirements with ODPs and ODP selection.
  • ODP specialization and composition.
  • Collaboration and Integration issues.
  • The XD tool.

Module 4: Project {Students’ Evaluation}

Students will be evaluated through a project assignment, that will be developed collaboratively and on-site, the last day of the course in a 8 hours session. They will apply the notions and experiences acquired during the course to a realistic scenario. The students will be organized as an ontology developing team according to the XD methodology. The team will be assigned with a set of requirements and will have to collaboratively develop an ontology based on those requirements. The tutors will act as customers and will advise the team on methodological issues. The aim of the project is on one hand to evaluate the single students for the sake of the PhD curriculum, on the other hand to make them experience a realistic scenario, and further discuss open problems in the area.


Schedule

February 2nd 09:00-13:00 Module 1 Sala Riunioni 1
February 3rd 09:00-13:00 Module 1 (II part) Sala Riunioni 2
February 4th 09:00-18:30 Module 2 Sala Riunioni 1
February 5th 09:00-13:00 Module 2 (II part) Sala Riunioni 2
February 8th 09:30-18:30 Module 3 Sala Riunioni 2
February 9th 09:00-13:00 Module 2 (III part) Sala Riunioni 2
February 10th 09:00-18:30 Module 4 (evaluation) Aula Seminari (Dip. Matematica VIII floor)

Application

Applications must be submitted by email to vpresutti@gmail.com before January 25th 2010. Applicants must include a short CV. Registration is free, since the course is sponsored by the EU FP6 project NeOn in collaboration with the Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Informazione of the University of Bologna. Participants are expected to attend all the classes of the course in order to earn the credit for the PhD CV. The course will be held at the Dipartimento of Scienze dell’Informazione of the University of Bologna. For details regarding, traveling, hotels, logistic information and any further information, please email to vpresutti@gmail.

Tutors' CV

Aldo Gangemi is a Senior Researcher at, and scientific coordinator of the Semantic Technology Laboratory of the Institute for Cognitive Sciences and Technology at the Italian National Research Council. He is co-founder of the Laboratory for Applied Ontology, leading research units in the areas of conceptual modeling, formal ontology, and ontology engineering and of the Semantic Technology Laboratory, leading research unit in the areas of semantic web technologies, ontology engineering, and natural language processing. His research topics include knowledge engineering, the semantic web, NLP, and business modeling, with about 100 publications on international refereed journals, books and conferences. He has been working in many national and EU projects, spanning from the pioneering biomedical ontology project GALEN (1992) to the current largest ontology engineering projects NeOn and IKS. He is currently coordinating the workpackage on collaborative aspects of ontology design in NeOn, and an Italian project on the use of semantic technologies in organizational intranets. He is reviewer for the EU and Italian governmental agencies, and consultant for Italian and international organizations.

Valentina Presutti is a Researcher at the Semantic Technology Laboratory of the Semantic Technology Laboratory of the Institute for Cognitive Sciences and Technology at the Italian National Research Council. She received her Ph.D. in computer science at the University of Bologna. Her research interests include ontology design good practices, ontology-driven software engineering, Semantic Wikis and CMS. She is currently one of the key researchers of the EU projects NeOn and IKS.

Eva Blomqvist is a Researcher at the Semantic Technology Laboratory of the Semantic Technology Laboratory of the Institute for Cognitive Sciences and Technology at the Italian National Research Council. She obtained her Ph.D at Linköping University. Her researcher interests focus on the Semantic Web and its applications in the business world. Specific areas include semi-automatic ontology engineering (Ontology Learning) and methods to determine semantic similairty. She is currently one of the key researchers of the EU projects NeOn and IKS.

François Scharffe is a Researcher at the French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control (INRIA), Grenoble (FR). He holds a PhD focused on ontology alignment representation obtained at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. He was involved in the Semantic Enabled Knowledge Technologies (SEKT) project and a member of the Knowledge Web network of excellence where he extensively worked on ontology mediation. He published several articles around ontology mediation and is an author of two book chapters on the topic. His latest research brought him to study the application of semantic integration techniques to the problem of cultural archives integration as part of the EASAIER project. He is currently working on a system for Web data integration.

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