Semantic Technology: The Basics

  • October 5, 2010 · 6:30 PM
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SVST is having a Basics of Semantic Technology Meetup. The Meetup will cover the basic technologies and software that are commonly referred to as Semantic Technologies. This includes, but not limited to: text mining, semantic database technologies, ontologies, W3C standards, data formats and a little basic theory to round things out.

Jans Aasman Ph.D., will be speaker.

- Dr. Jans Aasman is President and CEO of the database company Franz. His previous experience and educational background include: KPN Research, the research lab of the major Dutch telecommunication company. Tenured Professor in Industrial Design at the Technical University of Delft. Title of the chair: Informational Ergonomics of Telematics and Intelligent Products. Carnegie Mellon University. Visiting Scientist at the Computer Science Department of Prof. Dr. Alan Newell. Researcher at the Traffic Research Center of the University of Groningen (The Netherlands). Experimental and cognitive psychology at the University of Groningen, specialization: Psychophysiology, Cognitive Psychology.

Location - TBD (shortly)

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  • George Battelle

    This was a great meet-up. It totally changed the focus of my project to use instead a triple-store RDF database and to learn more about and use existing ontologies. Thank you Franz, Inc. for a great presentation. I look ahead to hearing many, many more like this.

    October 7, 2010

  • brian colbert

    Excellent coverage of the basics.

    October 6, 2010

  • Roger Smith

    Excellent basic intro to semantic technology. Appreciate that it also covered several intermediate-level issues.

    October 6, 2010

  • Alok Govil

    It couldn't have been better! Thoroughly enjoyed it and learned a lot. Will look forward to more such meet-ups.

    October 6, 2010

  • Sue Shreve

    Excellent!

    October 6, 2010

  • Peter Berger

    Jans put on a great talk! Many thanks to all those who attended

    October 6, 2010

  • Annik Bouquet

    Hey Guys...location, location :) ?

    September 22, 2010

  • Peter Berger

    We should have a confirmation early next week!

    September 17, 2010

  • Annik Bouquet

    Any news yet on the location?

    September 17, 2010

  • howard dyckoff

    Can't commit if I don't know where it is.

    August 29, 2010

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