JIST 2012 - The 2nd Joint International Semantic Technology Conference

The Joint International Semantic Technology Conference (JIST) is a regional federation of Semantic Web related conferences. The mission of JIST is to bring together researchers in disciplines related to the semantic technology from across the Asia-Pacific Region.
JIST 2012 incorporates the Asian Semantic Web Conference 2012 (ASWC 2012) and Chinese Semantic Web Conference 2012 (CSWC 2012).
Topics of Interest
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
** Applications of the Semantic Web
-Applications with clear lessons learned or evaluations
-Semantic Web for large scale applications
-Semantic Web for desktops or personal information management
-Semantic Web for eGovernment
-Semantic Web for life sciences and healthcare
-Semantic Web for multimedia, sensors, and situational awareness
-Semantic Web for P2P, services, agents, grids, and middleware
-Semantic Web for software and systems engineering
-Semantic Web in other areas
-Mobile Semantic Web
** Management of Semantic Web Data
-Languages, tools, and methodologies for representing and managing Semantic Web data
-Database, IR, and AI technologies for the Semantic Web
-Search, query, integration, and analysis on the Semantic Web
-Robust and scalable knowledge management and reasoning on the Web
-Machine learning and information extraction for the Semantic Web
-Cleaning, assurance, and provenance of Semantic Web data, services, and processes
-Principles and applications of very large Semantic Web data bases
-Semantic wikis
** Ontology and Reasoning
-Ontology modelling, reuse, extraction, and evolution
-Ontology mapping, merging, and alignment
-Ontology evaluation
-Searching and ranking ontologies
-Reasoning over Semantic Web data
-New formalisms (such as probabilistic approaches)
-Lightweight semantics (linked data, microformats, etc.)
**Social Semantic Web
-Social networks and processes on the Semantic Web
-Semantic Web technologies for collaboration and cooperation
-Representing and reasoning about trust, privacy, and security
** User Interfaces to the Semantic Web
-Interacting with Semantic Web data
-Semantic Web content creation and annotation
-Mashing up Semantic Web data and processes
-Novel interaction paradigms aimed at linked data
-Semantic web applications to Web 2.0 sites
-Natural language Semantic Web interfaces
-Information visualisation of Semantic Web data