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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #231f20; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">AAAI-06
Workshop<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #231f20; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Ontology Learning on
the Semantic Web<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #231f20; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Call for
Papers<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #231f20; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Workshop Description
and Objectives<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe">With the advent of the Semantic Web,
standard ontology languages are emerging that will allow concept sharing on a
wide scale.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A
name=OLE_LINK4></A><A name=OLE_LINK3><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK4">Ontologies expressed in a standard language,
such as the Web Ontology Language (OWL) and exposed on a network offer the
potential for <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">unprecedented
interoperability solutions</I> since they are semantically rich, computer
understandable and inherently extensible.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>However, the potential power of ontological solutions is curtailed by the
difficulty and expense of building and maintaining ontologies
manually.</SPAN></A><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN></SPAN>Further, one of the tenets that the Semantic Web inherits from the
World Wide Web is that anyone can publish anything about anything.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>So, the accuracy and relevance of
information encountered on the Semantic Web cannot be guaranteed, nor can
consistency across multiple sources.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>How can ontology learning techniques be applied over the web based on the
trust and reputation of information sources?</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe">The purpose of the Ontology Learning
Workshop will be to bring together researchers from academia and industry to
exchange the latest advances in ontology learning.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Our goals is to assemble the latest
research results that advance the automation of ontology learning over the web
and demonstrate the potential power of the technology.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We will also focus on solutions to some
of the challenges in learning over the open web, including the role of trust in
automated ontology learning.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We
also seek to identify use cases to which the research can be applied. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe">Topics<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe">We invite papers on the latest
advances in ontology learning techniques and algorithms.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We are interested in position papers
that propose new methods and design patterns for automated ontology generation,
linking and maintenance.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In
particular, we are interested in applying models of trust for ontology
learning.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We are also interested in
</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black">applications, including requirements, lessons
learned and issues with ontology learning over a network.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Participation<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt; mso-outline-level: 3"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">We encourage participation from a variety of communities,
including researchers</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe">
from academia and industry, standards organizations, and vendors.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Users who seek interoperability
solutions may be interested in how to automate ontology
generation.</SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe">Format</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 2pt; mso-outline-level: 3"><SPAN
style="mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe">The workshop will follow the
following format.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>First,
</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black">we will invite a leader in Ontology Learning
to summarize the latest advances in this area.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We will then present a series of talks
that focus on advancements in techniques to support automated ontology learning
over the web.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In the afternoon, a
second invited speaker will discuss trust models and propose how those might be
used to support ontology learning.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>This will be followed by a panel session on issues in ontology learning,
which will be an interactive exchange between panel members and the audience on
the challenges in ontology learning on the Semantic Web.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Finally, we will present a session to
focus on applications, including requirements, lessons learned and issues with
ontology learning over a network.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>The workshop will close with an identified set of follow up actions and
next steps in advancing automated ontology learning over the Semantic
Web.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 5pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 2pt; mso-outline-level: 3"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Products of the workshop include a set of proceedings, as
well as issues and requirements for an </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-fareast-font-family: BatangChe">integrated framework for automated
ontology construction and maintenance.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt; mso-outline-level: 3"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Submission
Requirements<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none">We invite
papers up to 8 pages in length in the style specified by AAAI at</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none">(<A
href="outbind://10/www.aaai.org/Publications/Author/macros-link.html">www.aaai.org/Publications/Author/macros-link.html</A>).<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Papers should describe original
completed work, work in progress, or interesting problems or use cases.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Submitted papers will be fully refereed
based on the originality and significance of the ideas presented as well as on
technical aspects.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Submissions
should be made electronically to <A
href="mailto:suzette@mitre.org">suzette@mitre.org</A><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>before <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U>April 19, 2006.</U></B><U><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></U><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Workshop
Chairs<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 2pt 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Dr. Jugal Kalita<o:p></o:p></B></P>
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</SPAN><st1:PostalCode w:st="on">80918</st1:PostalCode></st1:place></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 2pt 0pt">Office (719) 262.3432</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 2pt 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Dr. Leo Obrst <o:p></o:p></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 2pt 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Dr. Peter
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