[DL] JOB: Research Associate - Semantic Web

[Mathieu d'Aquin]

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Research Associate: Semantic Web

Knowledge Media Institute (KMi)
£27,183 - £35,469, Ref: 5245
Based in Milton Keynes - Temporary 12 month contract

The Open University's Knowledge Media Institute has an opening for a
Research Associate to participate to the research activities realized
within the NeOn EU-funded integrated project (http://neon-project.org)
on knowledge sharing and ontology publication. This work is part of our
ongoing research program on enabling the development of the Semantic
Web, and in particular, of the next generation of Semantic Web
applications, by providing the necessary foundation for the realization
of such applications. More precisely, this work is at the forefront of
emerging semantic technologies, combining infrastructure components for
Semantic Web search (i.e., the Watson Semantic Web gateway,
http://watson.kmi.open.ac.uk) and peer-to-peer knowledge sharing with
principles of social networks for collaborative evaluation and trust
management in ontologies. Core to the work is the development of a new
ontology sharing and publication system (Cupboard), which addresses the
need for an open, distributed ontology repository system for the
Semantic Web.

For detailed information and how to apply go to
http://kmi.open.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy-5245.php, call the KMi Recruitment
Coordinator on +44 (0) 1908 654774 or email quoting the reference
number. Closing date: 19th January 2009.

Informal enquiries may be made to:

    Dr. Mathieu d'Aquin - m.daquin at open.ac.uk
    Research Fellow
    Tel. +44 (0)1908 655526.

    and / or

    Professor Enrico Motta - e.motta at open.ac.uk
    Professor of Knowledge Technologies
    Tel. +44 (0)1908 653800.