Semantic Days 2008

Clarion Hotel, Stavanger, 21-23 April

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

Welcome
Thore Langeland, OLF, Chairman of the Programme Committee

09.10-09.35

Integrated operations require a common Oil & Gas ontology
Arne Sigve Nylund, Senior Vice President, StatoilHydro, and Chairman of OLF's Operations Committee

09.35-10.00

The need for a common defence ontology
Commodore Torbjørn Sakseide, Project Leader, Chief of Defence Norway Staff

10.00-10.30

Coffee break

10.30-11.00

Application of semantic technologies and ontologies to improve key KPIs
Kaare J. Finbak, Project Manager, IBM Norway

11.00-11.30

Using the Semantic Web
Leo Sauermann, Researcher, DFKI, Germany

11.30-12.00

Semantic Web application platform for mobile ecosystems
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

Deployment of ISO 15926 in NDLO
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

Global sustainment - New roles for information management
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

Semantic interoperability services - Industrial examples
Arne-Jørgen Berre, Chief Research Scientist, SINTEF

16.30-17.00

Tool supported approaches to ontology engineering
Jon Atle Gulla, Professor, NTNU

17.00-17.30

Semantic services opportunities in the financial services industry
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

08.00-08.30

Modelling, methodology and technology
Johan Wilhelm Klüwer, Senior Specialist, DNV

08.30-09.00

Drilling and well operations
Henning Jansen, Senior System Architect, NOV

09.00-09.30

Reservoir and production
Frédéric Verhelst, Researh Manager, Epsis

09.30-10.00

IT architecture for integrated operations
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

Potential applications of semantic technologies for defence
Rolf Rasmussen, Principal Scientist, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment

11.00-11.30

Use of semantics in large scale vertical search
Per Gunnar Auran, PhD, Yahoo! Technologies Norway

11.30-12.00

Comparing semantic technologies - Strengths and weaknesses
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

Intelligent data sets
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

Bechtel’s deployment of ISO 15926
Robin Benjamins, Corporate Integration Manager, Bechtel, USA

15.00-15.30

PETRONAS’ deployment of ISO 15926
Wan Hassan Wan Mamat, General Manager (Custodian) Instrument & Control Engineering, PETRONAS, Malaysia

15.30-15.45

Summing up
Thore Langeland, OLF