[sem-grd] CFP: Semantic Infrastructure for Grid Computing Applications Workshop at CCGrid 2005 -- Deadline Extended

[Pouchard, Line Catherine]

CALL FOR PAPER:  DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JANUARY 20, 2005 

SEMANTIC INFRASTRUCTURE FOR GRID COMPUTING APPLICATIONS (SIGAW)

http://www.csm.ornl.gov/~7lp/workshop/SIGAW.html

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Organized at the
IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster Computing and the Grid CCGrid 2005 May 9-12, 2005, Cardiff, UK 

http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/ccgrid2005/
In conjunction with the GGF Semantic Grid Research Group 

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About the Field 

Pressing needs have emerged in grid computing applications (domain
sciences) for adequate description of the large volumes of data produced by data-intensive simulations and experiments on scientific instruments.
The data produced by scientific applications such as climate modeling, high throughput biology and proteomics, high energy physics and others and the knowledge derived from it will lose value in the future if the mechanisms for inventory, cataloging, searching, viewing, retrieving, and presenting this data are not quickly improved. For example, at the end of 2002, the volume of climate modeling data available to the climate research community produced in the US was 75 Terabytes (1.2 million files) distributed across 5 storage facilities, and as much as 3 Petabytes (3000 TBs) are expected for the end of 2007. Other sciences such as biomedical science and bioinformatics produce smaller but numerous, diverse, and widely distributed files stored on individual desktops and databases. Faced with an impending data crisis, scientists and data managers are turning to computer scientists for proposing and developing adequate solutions: a crucial part of these solutions are semantic-based data descriptions, models, services, and systems. 

Scope 

This workshop is designed to take a snapshot of promising research on semantic systems in the context of Grid computing and track emerging do-able solutions for developing a semantic infrastructure. Languages, tools and technologies are already available, in particular those borrowed from the Semantic Web community, the Digital Library community, and the Semantic Grid. However, much remains to be done. For instance, a semantic infrastructure leveraging common denominators between grid applications and architectures is needed. Additionally, semantic systems must easily adapt to tailor customized solutions for individual applications. Some lightweight versions must be available to facilitate customization and integration in existing environments (for instance problem-solving environments). Other systems need to scale to the volumes and diversity of the data. As successful prototypes move towards deployment provisions for maintenance will have to be made. The workshop is seeking papers presenting innovative research, design, and lessons learned with an emphasis on scientific applications. 

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Topics of interest include: 


Integration of rich semantics in grid architectures Ontologies and semantic services for grid applications Automatic capture and annotation tools for semantic-based data description Semantic-based searching tools Scalable, flexible, lightweight systems and technologies Ontology repositories and maintenance Virtual data stores Instantiable architectures for semantic systems Convergence and/or interoperability of Grid and W3C standards Semantic-based improved interoperability Federations of semantic systems for cross-linking data files between independent data grids. 
Data grid semantic issues related to control mechanisms and state information Preservation semantic issues related to authenticity and technology evolution 

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Chair: Line Pouchard, ORNL
Co-Chair: Luc Moreau, University of Southampton
Co-Chair: Valentina Tamma, University of Liverpool
Contact: SIGAW at ornl.gov 

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Program Committee 

Hafiz Farooq Ahmad, Communication Technologies, Sendai, Japan 
Naveen Ashish, NASA Ames 
Mario Cannataro, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro, Italy 
Dan Cook, University of Washington 
Ewa Deelman, ISI, University of California 
David De Roure, Southampton University, UK 
Ian Foster, Argonne National Laboratory 
Yolanda Gil, ISI, University of California 
Mike Huhns, University of South Carolina 
Rich Keller, NASA Ames 
Carl Kesselman, ISI, University of California 
Manolis Koubarakis, Technical University of Crete 
Bertram Ludaesher, SDSC, University of California, San Diego 
Reagan Moore, University of California, San Diego 
Jim Myers, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 
Benno Overeinder, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam 
Marlon Pierce, University of Indiana 
Daniel Rubin, Stanford University 
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Submissions 
Paper should not exceed 6 pages total. Position papers will be accepted based on available space. Authors should refer to conference requirements for formats (double-column, single space, 10 point size, IEEE 8.5 x 11 manuscript guidelines). 

Submit papers in pdf format with a filename containing your last name and no space (ex: yourlastname.pdf) to  ftp://ftp.csm.ornl.gov/incoming.sigaw  (drag and drop) AND send an email containing your name and the title of your paper to  sigaw at ornl.gov .

Workshop Proceedings will be published separately from the conference. 

Submissions Due: January 20, 2005
Notification of Acceptance: February, 2005 Camera-ready copy:
March 1st, 2005 Workshop date: TBD

Per conference policies:
(1) submissions of material that has already been published, and
(2) submissions of the same (or very similar) material to multiple workshops -- or to a workshop and the main track of CCGrid 2005 will not be permitted.
(3) All Submissions will peer-reviewed. 
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Line Pouchard
Computer Science and Mathematics
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6367
865-574-6125 (tel)
865-574-0680 (fax)
http://www.csm.ornl.gov/~7lp