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<title>ISWC2018 Workshop Proposal: Decentralizing the Semantic Web (DeSemWeb2018)</title>
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<h1>Decentralizing the Semantic Web (<abbr>DeSemWeb2018</abbr>)</h1>
<p id="venue">
<a href="http://iswc2018.semanticweb.org/">ISWC2018</a> Proposal
for an <em>Established</em> Workshop
</p>
<ul id="organizers">
<li><a href="https://ruben.verborgh.org/">Ruben Verborgh</a>, Ghent University – imec, Belgium</li>
<li><a href="http://www.tkuhn.org/">Tobias Kuhn</a>, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands</li>
<li><a href="https://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/">Tim Berners-Lee</a>, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA</li>
</ul>
</header>
<main>
<section id="abstract">
<h2>Abstract</h2>
<!-- 200 word summary of the workshop purpose -->
<!-- CONTEXT: Why the need is so pressing or important -->
The Semantic Web is increasingly becoming a centralized story:
we rely on large-scale server-side infrastructures
to perform intense reasoning, data mining, and query execution.
This kind of centralization leads to a number of problems,
including lock-in effects, lack of users' control of their data,
limited incentives for interoperability and openness, and the
resulting detrimental effects on privacy and innovation.
<!-- NEED: Why something needed to be done at all -->
Therefore, we urgently need research and engineering
to bring back the “Web” to the Semantic Web,
aiming for intelligent clients—instead of intelligent servers—as
sketched in the original Semantic Web vision.
<!-- TASK: What was undertaken to address the need -->
Following the success of last year’s workshop at ISWC2017,
DeSemWeb2018 focuses on decentralized and client-side applications,
to counterbalance the centralized discourse of other tracks.
While we recognize the value in all subfields of the Semantic Web,
we see an urgent need to revalue the role of clients.
<!-- OBJECT: What the present document does or covers -->
This proposal details the topics of the workshop,
as well as the organisational aspects.
<!-- FINDINGS: What the work done yielded or revealed -->
We believe this proposal will help
put different topics on the Semantic Web community’s research agenda,
<!-- CONCLUSION :What the findings mean for the audience -->
which should lead to new inspiration and initiatives
<!-- PERSPECTIVES: What the future holds, beyond this work -->
to build future Semantic Web and Linked Data applications.
</section>
<section id="topics">
<h2>Topics</h2>
<!-- What topics of interest will be covered by the workshop?
(Bulleted list; no longer than half a page) -->
<p>
The workshop focuses on the following topics and related subjects:
</p>
<ul>
<li>
<strong>intelligent Web clients through semantic technologies</strong>
<ul>
<li>browsers of (heterogeneous) Linked Data</li>
<li>Linked Data crawlers and processors</li>
<li>Linked Data traversal-based query evaluation</li>
<li>browser-based Linked Data applications</li>
<li>moving intelligence from servers to clients</li>
<li>interpreting small RDFa data (rather than crawling a full website)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<strong>decentralized Semantic Web applications</strong>
<ul>
<li>client-side Linked Data access and manipulation</li>
<li>provenance, trust, and claim verification</li>
<li>browser extensions consuming Linked Data</li>
<li>applications of Linked Data Notifications</li>
<li>Linked Data visualizations</li>
<li>blockchain and distributed ledgers</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<strong>enabling technologies for Web-scale decentralization</strong>
<ul>
<li>decentralized Linked Data architectures</li>
<li>peer-to-peer technologies for the Semantic Web</li>
<li>lightweight data interfaces</li>
<li>hypermedia markup and controls in RDF</li>
<li>blockchain technologies for Linked Data</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section id="continuation">
<h2>Continuation</h2>
<!-- Why is it worthwhile to continue the workshop in 2018?
Discussion may include novel topics that are emerging,
external developments that prompt new challenges, etc.
Workshops should also argue why they continue to be relevant
and maintain a focused identity versus the main conference.
(No longer than half a page) -->
<p>
The <a href="http://iswc2017.desemweb.org/">2017 edition</a> of the workshop
proved there is a strong interest in decentralization.
We were able to organize a <a href="http://iswc2017.desemweb.org/program/">full-day program</a>
and reached a peek attendance of 70 people,
with contributions from academia as well as industry.
Nonetheless, decentralization remains a relatively new topic at ISWC,
so a focused workshop is the best venue
to gather people with similar interests.
The topic has also gained significant media attention in the past couple of months,
and will likely continue to be an object of discussion in the years to come.
</p>
<p>
Despite this widespread attention,
many important challenges still remain unsolved.
In particular, new decentralized applications need to emerge,
which is why we will organize a focused track specifically on applications.
At the same time, underlying technologies need to be refined and analyzed,
including (but not limited to) security, querying, reasoning,
trust, visualization, and privacy.
On the infrastructural level,
we need to think about the relationship between decentralization and replication,
and find the right role for Linked Data Notifications in this.
</p>
</section>
<section id="past-editions">
<h2>Past editions</h2>
<!-- Describe the development of the workshop series over the past 3-5 years.
Provide quantitative information on submissions and attendance.
(No longer than a page) -->
<p>
<a href="http://iswc2017.desemweb.org/">Last year's workshop at ISWC2017</a>
attracted <a href="https://openreview.net/group?id=swsa.semanticweb.org/ISWC/2017/DeSemWeb">14 submissions</a>,
13 of which were incorporated into the program.
The workshop had a peak attendance of around 70 people
from both academia and industry,
and an average attendance of 30-40 during the day.
Given these high numbers for a first edition,
we expect the second workshop to be similarly popular.
</p>
</section>
<section id="length">
<h2>Length</h2>
<!-- Half-day or full-day -->
<p>
Like last year, we propose a <strong>full-day workshop</strong>.
</p>
</section>
<section id="format">
<h2>Format</h2>
<!-- The intended mix of events, such as paper presentations,
invited talks, panels, demos and general discussion
(Either a tabular schedule or a one paragraph summary) -->
<p>
The morning will start with a thought-provoking <strong>keynote</strong>
on the current state of the (Semantic) Web,
and why decentralization is crucial for the future.
After discussion with the speaker,
we continue with <strong>talks</strong> by members of the community.
These can be lightning talks, article presentations,
demonstrations, and other forms of contributions.
</p>
<p>
In the afternoon, depending on the number of submissions,
we might first have another slot of talks,
where we will emphasize <strong>industry-focused contributions</strong>.
We will end the day with a special session on <strong>applications</strong>,
where participants are challenged to build on top
of the <a href="http://solid.mit.edu/">Solid</a> platform.
</p>
</section>
<section id="chairs">
<h2>Chairs</h2>
<!-- Name, affiliation, email address, homepage
and short (one paragraph) biography of each chair,
explaining the chair’s expertise for the workshop -->
<div class="chair">
<h3>Ruben Verborgh</h3>
<p class="affiliation">Ghent University – imec, Belgium</p>
<p class="email"><a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=DeSemWeb2018">[email protected]</a></p>
<p class="website"><a href="https://ruben.verborgh.org/">https://ruben.verborgh.org/</a></p>
<img src="https://ruben.verborgh.org/images/ruben.jpg" alt="[Ruben Verborgh]" />
<p class="bio">
Ruben Verborgh is a professor of Semantic Web technology at Ghent University – imec
and a postdoctoral fellow of the Research Foundation Flanders.
He explores the connection between Semantic Web technologies
and the Web’s architectural properties,
with the ultimate goal of building more intelligent clients.
Along the way, he became fascinated by Linked Data,
REST/hypermedia, Web APIs, and related technologies.
</p>
</div>
<div class="chair">
<h3>Tobias Kuhn</h3>
<p class="affiliation">VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands</p>
<p class="email"><a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=DeSemWeb2018">[email protected]</a></p>
<p class="website"><a href="http://www.tkuhn.org/">http://www.tkuhn.org/</a></p>
<img src="http://www.tkuhn.org/tk.jpg" alt="[Tobias Kuhn]" />
<p class="bio">
Tobias Kuhn is an assistant professor in the Computer Science Department at VU University Amsterdam.
He is interested in socio-technical systems, in particular the Web
and the system of scientific communication and collaboration,
and he investigates how software tools can help us to better organize human knowledge.
</p>
</div>
<div class="chair">
<h3>Tim Berners-Lee</h3>
<p class="affiliation">Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA</p>
<p class="email"><a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=DeSemWeb2018">[email protected]</a></p>
<p class="website"><a href="https://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/">https://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/</a></p>
<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Sir_Tim_Berners-Lee_%28cropped%29.jpg" alt="[Tim Berners-Lee]" />
<p class="bio">
Tim Berners-Lee is the Director of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), a Web standards organization founded in 1994 which develops interoperable technologies (specifications, guidelines, software, and tools) to lead the Web to its full potential. He is a Director of the World Wide Web Foundation which was launched in 2009 to coordinate efforts to further the potential of the Web to benefit humanity.
</p>
</div>
</section>
<section id="pc">
<h2>Program Committee</h2>
<!-- Names and affiliations of potential PC members
(at least 50% of PC members should have confirmed). -->
<p>
The following people could be potential PC members.
</p>
<ul>
<li>Sarven Capadisli, University of Bonn</li>
<li>Pieter Colpaert, Ghent University – imec</li>
<li>Ben De Meester, Ghent University – imec</li>
<li>Amy Guy, University of Edinburgh</li>
<li>Andreas Harth, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology</li>
<li>Olaf Hartig, Linköping University</li>
<li>Aidan Hogan, Universidad de Chile</li>
<li>Sandro Hawke, Massachusetts Institute of Technology</li>
<li>Lalana Kagal, Massachusetts Institute of Technology</li>
<li>Katja Hose, Aalborg University</li>
<li>Gabriela Montoya, Aalborg University</li>
<li>Hala Skaf-Molli, Nantes University</li>
<li>Henry Story, Co-operating Systems</li>
<li>Ilaria Tiddi, Knowledge Media Institute</li>
<li>Dmitri Zagidulin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology</li>
</ul>
</section>
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