Semantic Days 2008

The conference focused on the use of semantic web technologies in oil and gas, capital intensive projects and the defense industry. The conference was arranged by 15 organisations.
 
Programme

 

Monday 21 April

  Tutorials
   
13.00-17.00 Introduction to semantic technology
An example-driven introduction to semantic technology is provided. Focusing on examples from the Oil & Gas industry, we present the fundamentals from semantic modelling methodology, techniques and tool support.
 

Magne Valen-Sendstad, Chief Principal Engineer, DNV
Arild Waaler, Professor, University of Oslo

   
13.00-17.00

Semantic Web technologies for knowledge management in large distributed organizations 
Introduces challenges and semantic solutions for acquiring, sharing and applying knowledge in large organization, stressing the role of domain-specific ontologies for effective knowledge management. Real-world examples are used to illustrate ontology methods, tools and applications for handling vast amounts of technical knowledge in high-tech industries.

  Fabio Ciravegna, Professor, University of Sheffield, UK
   
13.00-17.00 Technologies for semantic interoperability in SOA systems
Service-oriented Architecture (SOA) is an enabling technology for interoperability between networked enterprise systems. Further support for semantic interoperability can be provided through use of common ontologies and mediation support by semantic web services, model-based development and agent technologies.
  Dr Klaus Fisher, DFKI, Germany
  Arne-Jørgen Berre, Chief Research Scientist, SINTEF
   
 

Tuesday 22 April

08.00-09.00 Registration and coffee
 
 
 
Session 1: Semantic Web - Needs and solutions 
 
Chair: Roar Fjellheim, Director, Computas
   
09.00-09.10
 
Thore Langeland, OLF, Chairman of the Programme Committee
09.10-09.35
 
Bernt Helge Hansen, IT manager, StatoilHydro, and Chairman of OLF's Operations Committee
09.35-10.00
 

Commodore Torbjørn Sakseide, Project Leader, Chief of Defence Norway Staff

10.00-10.30
Coffee break
10.30-11.00
 
Kaare J. Finbak, Project Manager, IBM Norway
11.00-11.30
 
Leo Sauermann, Researcher, DFKI, Germany
11.30-12.00
 
Ora Lassila, Research Fellow, Nokia Research Center, Cambridge, USA
12.00-13.00
Lunch
 
 
 
Session 2: Defence and the defence industry - Data interoperability
 
Chair: Commander Tor Arne Irgens, Norwegian Defence Systems Management Division
 
 
13.00-13.30
 
Rear Admiral Morten Jacobsen, Director, Norwegian Defence Systems Management Division
13.30-14.00 Semantic interoperability in NATO
  György Kuczogi, Senior Scientist, NATO C3 Agency, The Netherlands
14.00-14.30 Semantics in international networked information operations - Supporting situational awareness
  Johan H. Bendz, Principal Technical Officer, Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, Strategic Materiel Command
14.30-15.00
 
Michael C. Ross, Senior Manager International Programs, Lockheed Martin, UK
15.00-15.30
Coffee break
 
 
 
Session 3: Research and development – Semantic Web
 
Chair: Arild Waaler, Professor, University of Oslo
 
 
15.30-16.00 Ontologies and databases
  Ian Horrocks, Professor, Oxford University, UK
16.00-16.30
 
Arne-Jørgen Berre, Chief Research Scientist, SINTEF
16.30-17.00
 
Jon Atle Gulla, Professor, NTNU
17.00-17.30
 
Marcus Spies, Professor, University of Munich, Germany, and University of Innsbruck, Austria
17.30
Summing up the day
 
Arild Waaler, Professor, University of Oslo
19.00-19.30
Aperitifs
19.30-
Dinner & entertainment
 
 
 
 
 

Wednesday 23 April

 
Session 4: Oil & Gas - A unified ontology
 
Chair: Nils Sandsmark, General Manager, POSC Caesar Association (PCA)
 
 
08.00-08.30
 
Johan Wilhelm Klüwer, Senior Specialist, DNV
08.30-09.00
  Henning Jansen, Senior System Architect, NOV
09.00-09.30
 
Frédéric Verhelst, Researh Manager, Epsis
09.30-10.00
 
Einar Landre, IT advisor, StatoilHydro
10.00-10.30
Coffee break
 
 
 
Session 5: High tech organizations - Semantic Web 
 
Chair: Jan Gustaf Eriksson, Project Manager, Standard Norge
 
 
10.30-11.00
 
Rolf Rasmussen, Principal Scientist, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment
11.00-11.30
 
Per Gunnar Auran, PhD, Yahoo! Technologies Norway
11.30-12.00
  David Norheim, Principal Engineer, Computas
12.00-12.30  Towards semantic knowledge management in large organizations
  Fabio Ciravegna, Professor, University of Sheffield, UK
12.30-13.30
Lunch
 
 
 
Session 6: Capital intensive projects – Implementation and operation
 
Chair: Petter Myrvang, Associate Director, DNV
 
 
13.30-14.00
 
Magne Valen-Sendstad, Senior Principal Engineer, DNV
14.00-14.30
Bentley's ProjectWise Data Exchange solution using an ISO 15926 Adaptive Information Model
 
Dr Manoj Dharwadkar, Director of Technology Management, Bentley Systems, USA
14.30-15.00
 
Robin Benjamins, Corporate Integration Manager, Bechtel, USA 
15.00-15.30
 
Wan Hassan Wan Mamat, General Manager (Custodian) Instrument & Control Engineering, PETRONAS, Malaysia
15.30-15.45
  Thore Langeland, OLF


 
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