[iaoa-general] [CFP] 2nd International Workshop on Semantic Web and Ontology Design for Cultural Heritage (SWODCH 2022)

[Roberta Ferrario]

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

*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.

*IMPORTANT DATES*
- Paper submission deadline: May 2, 2022
- Notification of acceptance: June 1, 2022
- Camera-ready papers: June 15, 2022
- Workshop: September 5, 2022

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