The conference on Ontologies, DataBases, and Applications of Semantics for Large Scale Information Systems (ODBASE'12) provides a forum on the use of ontologies and data semantics in novel applications. Of particular relevance to ODBASE 2012 are papers that bridge traditional boundaries between disciplines such as databases, networking, mobile systems, artificial intelligence, information retrieval, and computational linguistics. We also encourage the submission of research and practical experience papers concerning scale issues in ontology management, information integration, and data mining, as well as papers that examine the information needs of various applications.

This year, in addition to its traditional focus on the management of semantically-rich information, ODBASE will have special themes on large scale information management and analysis. We encourage submissions in areas that connect semantics with the entire data flow cycle: data acquisition e.g. from sensors and mobile devices, data stream processing, e.g., filtering and event contextualization, to dissemination, e.g., publish/subscribe.

ODBASE'12 intends to draw a highly diverse body of researchers and practitioners by being part of the Federated conferences Event "On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems 2012 (OnTheMove'12)" that co-locates three conferences: ODBASE'12, DOA-SVI'12 (International Symposium on Secure Virtual Infrastructures), and CoopIS'12 (International Conference on Cooperative Information Systems).

ODBASE 2012 will consider two categories of papers: research and experience. Research papers must contain novel, unpublished results. Experience papers must describe existing, real-world scale systems; preference will be given to papers that describe software products or systems that are in wide experimental use.




TOPICS OF INTEREST

Specific areas of interest to ODBASE'12 include but are not limited to:

Large Scale Information Management and Analysis
Semantic indexing and search in large volumes of data
Annotation, summarization, integration and analysis of extremely large data resources
Semantic services based on big data

Semantic Management of Complex Event Processing
Semantics in event-driven architectures
Semantic profile and event processing for pub-sub systems
Event algebras, event schemas and type systems
Semantic event dissemination
Use cases and applications of semantic event-based systems
Event-driven business process management
Social sensing

Management of Semantically-Expressive Information
Semantic data models
Semantic information retrieval and querying
Heterogeneous dataspaces
Semantic integration, including ontology matching, merging, etc.
Ontology engineering and metadata management
Management of large ontology-driven data and knowledge bases
XML and Semantics
Hypertext, multimedia, and hypermedia semantics
Semantic middleware and SOA
Searching and managing dynamic knowledge
Ontological support for location-aware services and mobile information systems
Applications of Ontology Reasoning

Applications, Evaluations, and Experiences in the following domains:
Web 2.0 and Social Systems
Real-world Internet (IoT, Internet-connected objects)
Linked Data
Personal Information Management
Enterprise-wide Information Systems
Web-based Information Systems and Services
eCommerce, eScience, and Virtual Organizations
Emergency Response and Disaster Management
Ubiquitous and Mobile Information Systems