[PlanetKR] 2nd International Workshop on Semantic Web and Ontology Design for Cultural Heritage (SWODCH 2022)- DEADLINE EXTENDED

[Roberta Ferrario]

2nd International Workshop on Semantic Web and Ontology Design for  
Cultural Heritage (SWODCH 2022)- DEADLINE EXTENDED
@ADBIS 2022, 26th European Conference on Advances in Databases and  
Information Systems, September 5, 2022, Turin, Italy,
https://swodch2022.inf.unibz.it/

*IMPORTANT DATES (REVISED)*
- Paper submission deadline: May 21, 2022
- Notification of acceptance: June 21, 2022
- Camera-ready papers: July 5, 2022
- Workshop: September 5, 2022

*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.

*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 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 of Tours, France
- Alessandro Mosca, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
- Marianna Nicolosi Asmundo, University of Catania, Italy