Challenge: Scripting for the Semantic Web

at 5th Workshop on
Scripting for the Semantic Web (SFSW2009)

Colocated with ESWC 2009, Crete, Greece

Results

• First place - Olaf Hartig, Hannes Möuhleisen, Johann-Christoph Freytag - Linked Data for Building a Map of Researchers
• Second Place - Gregoire Burel, Amparo E. Cano, Vitaveska Lanfranchi - Ozone Browser: Augmenting the Web with Semantic Overlays
• Third Place - Domenico Gendarmi, Filippo Lanubile - Colibrary: Linking Communities of Readers on the Social Semantic Web

Introduction

The 5th Workshop on Scripting for the Semantic Web, at ESWC2009, includes a Scripting Challenge which will award a prize to the most innovative small scripting application or mashup. The prize of 250 euros cash is kindly sponsored by Talis.

The application must be implemented using a scripting language and Semantic Web technologies. It should access, visualize or combine information from more than one source in novel or unforeseen ways. For the purpose of the Challenge we define a "small" application as being less than 1000 lines of code (excluding external libraries), and focusing on one specific problem or application.

The challenge is open to anyone interested in developing applications, services, or infrastructure for the Semantic Web, using Scripting Languages. This might include students, developers, researchers, and people from industry. Individual or group submissions are both acceptable.

Criteria

Entries will be assessed according to the extent to which they:

• Demonstrate innovation through the use of Scripting Languages
• Highlight the technical capabilities of a Semantic Web
• Bring benefits to potential users

All three criteria will be given equal importance in selecting the winning entry. In the event of a tie, the entry deemed to bring greatest benefits to potential users will be awarded the prize.

Scripting Challenge Submissions

• Grégoire Burel, Amparo E. Cano, Vitaveska Lanfranchi: Ozone Browser: Augmenting the Web with Semantic Overlays
• Olaf Hartig, Hannes Möuhleisen, Johann-Christoph Freytag: Linked Data for Building a Map of Researchers
• Ishai Biran: RDF Schema Rendering
• Jouni Tuominen, Tomi Kauppinen, Kim Viljanen, and Eero Hyvöonen: AJAX Widget for Semantic Query Expansion
• Domenico Gendarmi, Filippo Lanubile: Colibrary: Linking Communities of Readers on the Social Semantic Web
• Anca Luca: Practical Semantic Works - a Bridge from the Users' Web to the Semantic Web
• Alexandre Passant: SPARCool: SPARQL made easy
• Pierre-Antoine Champin: Tal4Rdf: lightweight presentation for the Semantic Web

Reviews and Judging

Submissions to the Scripting Challenge will be reviewed by members of the Programme Committee of the 5th Workshop on Scripting for the Semantic Web. A final decision will be made by the Organising Committee of the workshop, based on the reviews by Programme Committee members.

Submission Instructions

Submissions should consist of a 2 page description (in Springer LNCS format) of the application, ideally accompanied by the source code and a link to an online demo. Descriptions and accommpanying materials should be submitted via email by May 15th, 2009. Descriptions of the submissions will be included in the workshop proceedings. Entries to the Scripting Challenge may be presented at the workshop by their authors, however authors of Scripting Challenge submissions are not required to attend the workshop personally. Submissions to the Scripting Challenge may include work that has previously been published elsewhere. However in this case we would expect entries to demonstrate novelty through new features, or deployments of the application with new data sets.

Scripting Challenge Submissions are submitted by email to gunnar.grimnes (AT) DFKI.de - please include SFSW09 Scripting Challenge in the subject.

Contact Details

In the event of any queries regarding the Scripting Challenge, please contact Gunnar Aastrand Grimnes.