Sem Quant 2012 - Workshop on Quantitative Formalization in the Semantic Web

This workshop aims to unlock a new paradigm in Semantic Web research, and even in KR research in general, by adding a quantitative research paradigm to the traditionally predominant qualitative logic-based paradigm. This is motivated in part by the significant growth in Semantic Web data, including ontologies and Linked Data, over recent years. To efficiently manage the vast quantities of knowledge and data on the Semantic Web, we need theories and tools to address questions like:
How can we measure knowledge?
How are these measurements different from measurements of information?
How can we efficiently store knowledge?
How can we efficiently and accurately transform knowledge on noisy channels like the Web?
How can we measure the quality of ontologies and other forms of knowledge?
How can we determine the quality of approximate methods for inference, similarity, soundness, completeness, etc.?
How can such quantitative formalization help the engineering and realization of the Semantic Web?