Linked Data Management

Most database systems are ill-equiped to provide the flexibility and collaboration for managing structured data on the Web today. While Wikis and Content Management Systems (CMS) have simplified the collaboration of unstructured text, a solution for structured data still seems out of grasp. Linked Data is a new standard to publish and consume data on the World Wide Web, and Linked Data Management Systems promise to do for data what CMS did for text.

Callimachus is an Open Source collaborative Linked Data management tool for structured data. Using HTML5 RDFa templates, you will be shown how to build complex, data-driven applications in a browser using the Callimachus Web framework.

The Callimachus platform's architecture, syntax and usage will be presented with a focus on the use of RDFa to define your data model. By the end of the session, experienced Web authors will be ready to create their own Linked Data Web applications.

The Callimachus is available at http://callimachuspro... (http://callimachusproject.org).

About the speaker:

James is the Lead Software Engineer on the Callimachus Project. He possesses depth of experience in Semantic Web application development and object-oriented design. He is an experienced data modeller and maps business workflows to elegant, highly scalable production systems for enterprises.

James is a longtime Web standards proponent. He uses his wide-ranging experience in Web development to move semantic Web technologies from the research lab to practical solutions, improving business productivity and efficiency. He has been an active architect and leader on some of the most well known and used semantic web Open Source Software projects including OpenRDF Sesame library, an RDF library for parsing, indexing, and querying RDF using SPARQL; OpenRDF AliBaba and Elmo RDF-object mapper for aspect/subject oriented composition of object rules; PURL server, a distributed resource identifier management system; and of course, Callimachus, a Linked Data management system.

About the company:

3 Round Stones provide their clients a business blueprint for cost-effective alternatives to traditional data warehouses. Their approach is based on Web architecture and a powerful combination of Open Source applications deployed on the cloud.

3 Round Stones specializes in Linked Data modelling and applications. Their clients are leaders in the healthcare and life sciences; scientific and technology publishing; transportation and logistics; and aerospace.

More about 3 Round Stones can be found at http://3roundstones.c... (http://3roundstones.com).

Five dollar donation is suggested for attendance from professionals to cover meeting fees.