Semantic Web Applications and Tools for Life Sciences

28 November, 2008 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM

e-Science Institute, 15 South College Street, Edinburgh

Any slides or other material generated as a result of this event can be found at: www.nesc.ac.uk/action/esi/contribution.cfm?Title=922

Semantic Web technologies, tools and applications are starting to emerge in Life Sciences. In recent years, systems have been introduced and an increasing interest among researchers is arising. This workshop will provide a venue to present and discuss benefits and limits of the adoption of these technologies and tools in biomedical informatics and computational biology. It will showcase experiences, information resources, tools development and applications. It will bring together researchers, both developers and users, from the various fields of Biology, Bioinformatics and Computer Science, to discuss goals, current limits and some real use cases for Semantic Web technologies in Life Sciences. Click here for more information.

Target Audience

This meeting is intended to bring together researchers, both developers and users, from various fields of Biology, Bioinformatics and Computer Science, to discuss goals, current limits and some real use cases for Semantic Web technologies in Life Sciences.

Programme

This event is provisionally scheduled to start at 09:00 Friday 28 November 2008 and close at 17:30 on Friday 28 November 2008.

Friday November 28, 2008 
09.00 - 09.30 Registration and poster hang up
09.30 - 10.00 Keynote lecture: Semantic web technology in translational cancer research, M. Krauthammer
10.00 - 11.00 Session on Experiences: 3 oral presentations (20' each)
11.00 - 11.30 Coffee break
11.30 - 12.30 Session on Applications (Tools, Methods, Data): 3 oral presentations (20' each)
12.30 - 13.00 Flash presentations session: 6 poster/demo presentations (5' each)
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch break
14.00 - 14.45 Tutorial: The W3C Interest Group on Semantic web technologies for Health Care and Life Sciences, M. S. Marshall
14.45 - 15.30 Poster/Demo Session
15.30 - 16.00 Coffee break
16.00 - 16.45 Session on Perspectives (Tools, Methods, Data): 2 oral presentations (20' each)
16.45 - 17.15 Keynote lecture: Using Ontologies to bring Web Services on to the Semantic Web, M. Wilkinson
17.15 - 18.15 Panel discussion (title to be defined, perspective issues and needed requirements)

A dinner is being held in Heights Restaurant on the 28 November at 19:30

Accommodation

Assistance with accommodation is offered once you have registered.

Registration for this event is now closed. To enquire about an application or to cancel a previous application please contact NeSC Administration.

Important Dates

17 Oct - Registration Opens
24 Nov - Registration Deadline
24 Nov - Date we will respond to your application by (Please note this is the latest date we will respond to your application. It is normal policy for us to respond within 5 working days where possible.)
28 Nov - Event Starts at 09:00hrs

Travel

Full details on how to get to the e-Science Institute are available at:

http://www.nesc.ac.uk/esi/esi_travel.html

Enquiries

Enquiries should be made directly to our Conference Administrator.

http://www.nesc.ac.uk/esi/