:: Semantic-Based Resource Discovery, Retrieval and Composition

SAC 2006 -The 21st ACM Symposium on Applied Computing April 23 - 27, 2006, Dijon, France Technical Track Semantic-Based Resource Discovery, Retrieval and Composition DEADLINE EXTENDED
Scope Submission Important Dates Program Committee Organisation	SCOPE This track aims at gathering researchers from various fields, spanning from matchmaking in electronic commerce, to intelligent multimedia retrieval, to planning in artificial intelligence, to web services discovery and composition. We envisage the following topics as central for the track: matchmaking of resource request and resource providers planning and scheduling semantic-based resource negotiation semantic-based resource negotiation retrieval of resource descriptions semantic annotation for multimedia information integration supply chain formation knowledge management web-service discovery and composition semantic grid combinatorial auctions All these topics share as central the notion of "Resource" in general searching problems with respect to a request. A resource is a broad term comprising goods in electronic commerce, information available in remote sites, services announced through Internet, learning objects, digital images, to mention a few. Whatever their nature, the term "resource" is used in a general sense for whatever might be identified atomically and univocally. Hence, the problem of resource matching and retrieval arises in several scenarios. The front-end of a resource is always a description of what the resource is, what it provides, who can access it, possibly with side economic constraints. All this information can be semantically annotated, either directly in XML, or using some upper strata for defining standard terms as in ebXML, or OWL-S. While semantic annotation rules out ambiguities of Natural Language, the problem raises about how well a single resource fits a particular request, or whether there is a pool of resources which - suitably composed - cover a request. Side economic conditions in resource descriptions, such as cost, method of payment, payments delay, can make compositions difficult to be properly formed, while economic constraints in resource request usually filter out some solutions. back to TOP SUBMISSION Authors are invited to submit original papers related, but not limited to, the proposed track topics. Submissions fall into the following categories: Original and unpublished research work Reports of innovative computing applications in the arts, sciences, engineering, and business areas Reports of successful technology transfer to new problem domains Reports of industrial experience and demos of new innovative systems Peer groups with expertise in the track focus area will blindly review submissions to that track. Accepted papers will be published in the annual conference proceedings. Do not submit the same paper to multiple tracks. For more information please visit SAC 2006 Website. Authors of accepted papers must be prepared to sign a copyright statement and must pay the registration fee and guarantee that their paper will be presented at the conference. To submit a paper, author need to: register at http://milo.cs.iupui.edu/sac2006 submit the paper abstract at http://milo.cs.iupui.edu/sac2006/SubmitAbstract.aspx?TrackID=59 submit the paper at http://milo.cs.iupui.edu/sac2006 The preferred format for the submission is the ACM SIG Proceedings Template - http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html - The body of the paper should not exceed 4,000 words (approximately 5 pages according to the above style). After completing the submission, please send also an email to: t.dinoia@poliba.it The body of the email should include the title of the paper, the author(s) name(s) and affiliation(s), and the address (including e-mail, telephone, and fax) to which correspondence should be sent. The subject of the email should be "SAC2006 RDRC" . Registration is required for paper and poster inclusion in the Conference Proceedings, and for event attendance. back to TOP IMPORTANT DATES The proposed schedule of important dates for the track is as follows: ~~September 3, 2005~~ September 12, 2005 Paper Submission deadline (EXTENDED) October 15, 2005 Notification of acceptance November 5, 2005 Camera-ready version deadline April 23-27, 2006 Track Date back to TOP PROGRAM COMMITTEE (To be completed) Marco Aiello - University of Trento - Italy Daniela Berardi - University of Rome "La Sapienza" - Italy Liliana Cabral - KMi, The Open University - UK Andrea Cal� - University of Bolzano - Italy Jeremy Carroll - HP labs, Bristol - UK Oscar Corcho - Univesity of Manchester - UK John Domingue - KMi, The Open University - UK Aldo Gangemi - ISTC CNR - Italy William Grosky - University of Michigan-Dearborn - USA Martin Hepp - DERI, University of Innsbruck - Austria Alain L�ger - France Telecom - France Enrico Motta - KMi, The Open University - UK Axel Polleres - DERI, University of Innsbruck - Austria Pavel Shvaiko - University of Trento - Italy Stefan Rueger - Imperial College London - UK back to TOP ORGANIZATION Tommaso DI NOIA Politecnico di Bari Bari, Italy tel : +39 080 5963903 fax : +39 080 5963410 mail: t.dinoia@poliba.it Eugenio DI SCIASCIO Politecnico di Bari Bari, Italy tel : +39 080 5963903 fax : +39 080 5963410 mail: disciascio@poliba.it Francesco M. DONINI Universit� della Tuscia Viterbo, Italy tel : +39 0761 357 861 fax : +39 0761 357 887 mail: donini@unitus.it back to TOP
Information Systems Laboratory Politecnico di Bari Bari - Italy http://sisinflab.poliba.it

SCOPE
This track aims at gathering researchers from various fields, spanning from matchmaking in electronic commerce, to intelligent multimedia retrieval, to planning in artificial intelligence, to web services discovery and composition. We envisage the following topics as central for the track:
- matchmaking of resource request and resource providers
- planning and scheduling
- semantic-based resource negotiation
- semantic-based resource negotiation
- retrieval of resource descriptions
- semantic annotation for multimedia
- information integration
- supply chain formation
- knowledge management
- web-service discovery and composition
- semantic grid
- combinatorial auctions
All these topics share as central the notion of "Resource" in general searching problems with respect to a request. A resource is a broad term comprising goods in electronic commerce, information available in remote sites, services announced through Internet, learning objects, digital images, to mention a few. Whatever their nature, the term "resource" is used in a general sense for whatever might be identified atomically and univocally. Hence, the problem of resource matching and retrieval arises in several scenarios. The front-end of a resource is always a description of what the resource is, what it provides, who can access it, possibly with side economic constraints. All this information can be semantically annotated, either directly in XML, or using some upper strata for defining standard terms as in ebXML, or OWL-S. While semantic annotation rules out ambiguities of Natural Language, the problem raises about how well a single resource fits a particular request, or whether there is a pool of resources which - suitably composed - cover a request. Side economic conditions in resource descriptions, such as cost, method of payment, payments delay, can make compositions difficult to be properly formed, while economic constraints in resource request usually filter out some solutions.
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SUBMISSION
Authors are invited to submit original papers related, but not limited to, the proposed track topics. Submissions fall into the following categories:
- Original and unpublished research work
- Reports of innovative computing applications in the arts, sciences, engineering, and business areas
- Reports of successful technology transfer to new problem domains
- Reports of industrial experience and demos of new innovative systems
Peer groups with expertise in the track focus area will blindly review submissions to that track. Accepted papers will be published in the annual conference proceedings.

Do not submit the same paper to multiple tracks. For more information please visit SAC 2006 Website.

Authors of accepted papers must be prepared to sign a copyright statement and must pay the registration fee and guarantee that their paper will be presented at the conference.
To submit a paper, author need to:
1. register at http://milo.cs.iupui.edu/sac2006
2. submit the paper abstract at http://milo.cs.iupui.edu/sac2006/SubmitAbstract.aspx?TrackID=59
3. submit the paper at http://milo.cs.iupui.edu/sac2006
The preferred format for the submission is the ACM SIG Proceedings Template - http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html - The body of the paper should not exceed 4,000 words (approximately 5 pages according to the above style).

After completing the submission, please send also an email to: t.dinoia@poliba.it
The body of the email should include the title of the paper, the author(s) name(s) and affiliation(s), and the address (including e-mail, telephone, and fax) to which correspondence should be sent. The subject of the email should be "SAC2006 RDRC" .
Registration is required for paper and poster inclusion in the Conference Proceedings, and for event attendance.

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IMPORTANT DATES
The proposed schedule of important dates for the track is as follows:
- ~~September 3, 2005~~ September 12, 2005 Paper Submission deadline (EXTENDED)
- October 15, 2005 Notification of acceptance
- November 5, 2005 Camera-ready version deadline
- April 23-27, 2006 Track Date
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PROGRAM COMMITTEE (To be completed)
- Marco Aiello - University of Trento - Italy
- Daniela Berardi - University of Rome "La Sapienza" - Italy
- Liliana Cabral - KMi, The Open University - UK
- Andrea Cal� - University of Bolzano - Italy
- Jeremy Carroll - HP labs, Bristol - UK
- Oscar Corcho - Univesity of Manchester - UK
- John Domingue - KMi, The Open University - UK
- Aldo Gangemi - ISTC CNR - Italy
- William Grosky - University of Michigan-Dearborn - USA
- Martin Hepp - DERI, University of Innsbruck - Austria
- Alain L�ger - France Telecom - France
- Enrico Motta - KMi, The Open University - UK
- Axel Polleres - DERI, University of Innsbruck - Austria
- Pavel Shvaiko - University of Trento - Italy
- Stefan Rueger - Imperial College London - UK
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ORGANIZATION

Tommaso DI NOIA

Politecnico di Bari
Bari, Italy
tel : +39 080 5963903
fax : +39 080 5963410
mail: t.dinoia@poliba.it

Eugenio DI SCIASCIO

Politecnico di Bari
Bari, Italy
tel : +39 080 5963903
fax : +39 080 5963410
mail: disciascio@poliba.it

Francesco M. DONINI

Universit� della Tuscia
Viterbo, Italy
tel : +39 0761 357 861
fax : +39 0761 357 887
mail: donini@unitus.it

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SAC 2006 -The 21st ACM Symposium on Applied Computing

Technical Track

Semantic-Based Resource Discovery, Retrieval and Composition

DEADLINE EXTENDED

SCOPE

SUBMISSION

IMPORTANT DATES

PROGRAM COMMITTEE (To be completed)

ORGANIZATION

Semantic-Based Resource
Discovery, Retrieval and Composition