"There's always something happening Wednesday
evenings in the Tetherless World!"
Please join us Wednesday, 7p in Winslow 1140 for a very
special TWed led by a team of collaborators from the
University of Albany and TWC RPI: "Semantic Web Development
Methodology in Practice: The iChoose Ontology as a Use Case"
DESCRIPTION: For this TWed talk, we will introduce the
NIST-funded Generalized Ontology Evaluation Framework (GOEF)
as well as discuss its application in ontology-oriented
projects. GOEF features a 2-stage approach for evaluating
ontologies: First, to recast a formalized use case into its
components, and second, to evaluate a target ontology against
these components using objective metrics.
Prior to discussing GOEF, we will first provide an overview
of one of its case study systems. I-Choose is a current NSF
funded research project at the Center for Technology in
Government (CTG) at the University of Albany, aimed at
developing an interoperable data framework to support smart
consumer choices focusing on sustainable third party
certification. Subsequently, we will present one use case of
I-Choose specifically focusing on the case of a customer
advocate verifying compliance to Fairtrade certification
criteria for child labor and the ontology related to it.
Following discussion of I-Choose, we will then present GOEF
in the context of existing Semantic Web development
methodologies. We will apply the 2-staged approach of GOEF to
describing the following things: (i) the functional objective
of a use case, (ii) its design objective and requirements
specification, and (iii) the semantic components required by
the use case. We will then identify objective metrics for
evaluating the semantic components pertinent to I-Choose use
case. Finally, we will conclude our presentation by outlining
the role of provenance in both I-Choose and GOEF.
PRESENTER BIOGRAPHIES:
Nicolau dePaula: Nic is a PhD student in Information
Science at the University at Albany. His interests are in
e-government, knowledge management, and information policy.
James Michaelis: James is a research assistant and PhD
student in RPI's Tetherless World Constellation Lab, working
under Professors Deborah McGuinness and James Hendler. His
research is centered on the design of explanation interfaces
for intelligence gathering systems. Additionally, he has
conducted prior work on techniques for logging processing
activities within Semantic Web enabled systems.
Grace Begany: Grace is a first-year student in the
Information Science PhD Program at the University of Albany.
Her primary specialization is in Knowledge Organization and
Management with a secondary specialization in Information in
Government and Democratic Society. She is currently a graduate
assistant in the Department of Informatics handling a variety
of duties related to the administration of the Information
Science PhD program. Grace holds a Master’s degree in
Journalism, with a specialty in Science and Environmental
Reporting, from New York University and a Bachelor’s degree in
Psychology-Biology from Mount Holyoke College
Djoko Sigit Sayogo: Djoko is PhD student at Rockefeller
College of Public Administration and Policy and graduate
assistant at the Center for Technology in Government, the
University at Albany, SUNY. He is currently involved in the
I-Choose research project at the Center for Technology in
Government. His research interests include e-government,
collaborative network, and data sharing.
Jana Hrdinova: Jana is a Program Associate at the Center
for Technology in Government. University at Albany, SUNY
Joanne Luciano: Joanne is a Research Associate Professor in
the Tetherless World Constellation, the
Principal Investigator for GOEF, and the I-CHOOSE Ontology
Development advisor.
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TWed Logistics
(Spring 2013):
* TWed schedule: http://tw.rpi.edu/web/twed#schedule* 7p-9p,
1st floor
Winslow
(1140)
*
We try to alternate TWed Talks
with TWed Hackspaces.
The alternating
pattern
of TWed Talks
and TWed Hackspaces
may "off" due to leader
availability
and Institute scheduling.
*
Pizza or snacks will be provided for TWed Talks
*
Live video streams of TWed Talks
will usually be available via ustream
*
An archive of past TWed Talks
are also available on ustream. Direct
links
can be found in the schedule (below)
* TWed Talks
from previous terms are archived; topical archive coming
soon!
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About TWed:
*
"TWed Talks"
are informal overview talks and tutorials on topics of
interest
to the Tetherless World community. TWed gives
members of the
lab
the chance to share tools and expertise. TWed talks
are not
lectures;
they are expected to be highly interactive and fun. TWed
leaders
are encouraged to include live "hack" activities in their
session
plans.
*
"TWed Hackspaces"
during the TWed time
are informal group work
sessions
inspired by the Hackerspace movement. This is a time when
TWC
people
will "be around" and you can rely on the "right" people
being
available
to answer your questions and help with your hacks. This is
also
a great opportunity for project teams to "hack" together on
problems,
with the knowledge and resources of TWC surrounding you.
--
John S. Erickson, Ph.D.
Director, Web Science Operations
Tetherless World Constellation (RPI)
<
http://tw.rpi.edu> <
erickj4@xxxxxxx>
Twitter & Skype: olyerickson