<div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Dear All,</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">TL;DR</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">************************</span><br><span id="m_-4370191911110362159m_1865942332296007792m_3438607258113766518m_3214355356128352053gmail-docs-internal-guid-b482bdaa-7fff-2add-dd9b-52030447c82e"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">This is the first call for participation for the </span><a href="https://odpa.github.io/workshop-on-ontology-design-and-patterns/2023/index.html" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none">14th Workshop on Ontology Design and Patterns</a> (WOP 2023),<span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(33,37,41);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">co-located with the </span><a href="https://iswc2023.semanticweb.org/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">22nd International Semantic Web Conference</span></a> (ISWC 2023).  </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify">The WOP workshop series covers issues related to quality in ontology design and ontology design patterns (ODPs) for data and knowledge engineering in Semantic Web. </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">The </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">workshop</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">’s aim is to:</span></p></span></font></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">1) provide an arena for discussing </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">patterns</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">, pattern-based ontologies, systems, datasets, and </span><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif">2) broaden the pattern community by developing its own "discourse" for discussing and describing relevant problems and their solutions.</span></div></blockquote><div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b><font color="#ff0000">Submission deadline (papers and patterns): July 24, 2023, 23:59 (AOE)</font></b></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Further details are on the website: <a href="https://odpa.github.io/workshop-on-ontology-design-and-patterns/2023/index.html" target="_blank">https://odpa.github.io/workshop-on-ontology-design-and-patterns/2023/index.html</a>.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">*************************</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Longer version</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">*************************</span></p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify">The WOP workshop series covers issues related to quality in ontology design and ontology design patterns (ODPs) for data and knowledge engineering in Semantic Web. The increased attention to ODPs in recent years through their interaction with emerging trends of the Semantic Web, such as knowledge graphs, can be attributed to their benefit for knowledge engineers and Semantic Web developers. Such benefits come in the form of a direct link to requirements, reuse, guidance, and better communication. The workshop’s aim is thus not just: 1) providing an arena for discussing patterns, pattern-based ontologies, systems, and datasets but also 2) broadening the pattern community by developing its own "discourse" for discussing and describing relevant problems and their solutions.</span></font></div><div><h2 id="m_-4370191911110362159gmail-cfp" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif"><u>Call for Papers and Patterns</u></font></h2><h2 id="m_-4370191911110362159gmail-cfp" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-weight:normal"><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif">We invite the submission of original research results related to the focus areas of the workshop in one of three categories:</font></span></h2><ol style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Research papers (maximum 12 pages CEUR style) presenting mature work and established results.</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Short papers (maximum 6 pages CEUR style) presenting proposed research directions, novel ideas, or more general positions or discussions.</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Ontology Design Patterns (described in paper format, 5-12 pages CEUR style) should solve a particular modeling problem of relevance either to the broader ontology engineering community or to some specific knowledge domain in a novel and reusable manner. These must additionally be submitted through the ODP community portal. Note that accepted pattern submissions are presented through a poster session (see below).</font></li></ol><h3 id="m_-4370191911110362159gmail-cfp" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>Topics of Interest</u></font></h3><p style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif">We particularly welcome contributions on topics concerning the development of high-quality ontologies in general (with or without the help of ODPs), as well as studies and applications of ODPs for knowledge graph construction and maintenance. In addition, as usual, we also welcome pattern descriptions of all sorts, including patterns geared towards applications in specific domains such as geosciences, life sciences, sustainability, digital humanities, or e-commerce. The main topics of interest are as follows.</font></p><ol style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Use of ontology design patterns for any kind of knowledge engineering, including</font><ul style="box-sizing:border-box"><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Pattern-based ontology design, conceptual modeling, or knowledge engineering broadly</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Pattern Use in knowledge graphs or linked data settings (including pattern-driven linking or data publishing)</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Pattern-based information extraction, ontology learning, and relation to NLP</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Pattern use in streaming, ingesting, or evolving knowledge</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Use of patterns for ontology evaluation, quality assurance, ontology selection, integration, or alignment</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Pattern-based development of semantic applications</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Reasoning with patterns (including automated reasoning, verification, or contextual reasoning)</font></li></ul></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Methods and tools for developing high-quality ontologies (with or without the help of patterns), including</font><ul style="box-sizing:border-box"><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Ontology engineering by domain experts</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Quality attributes or metrics in ontologies and ontology engineering</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Quality assurance approaches for ontology engineering</font></li></ul></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Development or analysis of ontology design patterns, including</font><ul style="box-sizing:border-box"><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Pattern extraction</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Analyses of ontology design patterns or their uses</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Antipatterns and their relation to ODPs</font></li></ul></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Development and use of patterns in specific domains, including</font><ul style="box-sizing:border-box"><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Data lakes, business intelligence, or Big Data integration</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Geosciences, life sciences, engineering, digital humanities, cultural preservation</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">IoT, smart homes & cities, smart agriculture</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Semantic technology, including social networks, semantic wikis, and blogs</font></li></ul></li></ol><h2 id="m_-4370191911110362159gmail-submission" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>Submission Instructions</u></font></h2><h2 id="m_-4370191911110362159gmail-submission" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:normal">Submissions should be made via the WOP 2023 EasyChair page. Detailed instructions can be found on the </span><a href="https://odpa.github.io/workshop-on-ontology-design-and-patterns/2023/submission_instructions.html" target="_blank" style="font-weight:normal;box-sizing:border-box">submission page</a><span style="font-weight:normal">. Note that design pattern submissions also need to be submitted to the <a href="http://ontologydesignpatterns.org/" target="_blank">ontologydesignpatterns.org</a> community portal, as described on that page.</span></font></h2><h3 style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>Posters</u></font></h3><p style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Accepted pattern submissions will be expected to present a poster describing the pattern at the workshop poster session. Accepted research or short papers may also be presented in this manner if the authors would like to, but posters are not mandatory for such submissions.</font></p><h2 id="m_-4370191911110362159gmail-dates" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>Important Dates</u></font></h2><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Papers submissions: July 24, 2023</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Papers notifications: August 28, 2023</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Camera-ready submissions: September 4, 2023</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The workshop will be held on: November 6-7, 2023</font></li></ul><h2 id="m_-4370191911110362159gmail-proceedings" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>Proceeding</u></font></h2><h2 id="m_-4370191911110362159gmail-proceedings" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-weight:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="2">Accepted research papers and pattern descriptions will be published online as CEUR-Workshop Proceedings. However, the authors can opt out and choose not to publish their paper(s).</font></span></h2><h3 style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="2"><u>WOP Chairs</u></font></h3><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://odpa.github.io/workshop-on-ontology-design-and-patterns/2023/(https://iiitd.ac.in/raghavam" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box">Raghava Mutharaju</a>, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi (IIIT-Delhi), India (general chair)</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.cs.put.poznan.pl/alawrynowicz" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box">Agnieszka Ławrynowicz</a>, Faculty of Computing, Poznan University of Technology, Poland (papers co-chair)</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/pramit-bhattacharyya-9a4060122/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box">Pramit Bhattacharyya</a>, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kanpur, India. (papers co-chair)</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.evablomqvist.se/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box">Eva Blomqvist</a>, Department of Computer and Information Science, Linköping University, Sweden (patterns co-chair)</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="http://luigiasprino.it/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box">Luigi Asprino</a>, Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, University of Bologna, Italy (patterns co-chair)</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://gunjansingh1.github.io/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box">Gunjan Singh</a>, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi (IIIT-Delhi), India (proceedings and website chair)</font></li></ul></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Thanks and Regards</font></div><font color="#888888"><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Gunjan Singh</font></div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Ph. D Student, <a href="https://kracr.iiitd.edu.in/" target="_blank">KRaCR Lab</a>, <a href="https://cse.iiitd.ac.in/" target="_blank">IIIT-Delhi</a>, India</font><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">IBM Research Fellow</font></div></font></div></div></div></div>