1. Project Overview 2010

2. Slide 2 of 15 Overview Project in a Nutshell ◦Motivation ◦Aims and Objectives ◦Expected Outcomes PlanetData Programs Join PlanetData 10/1/2014

3. Slide 3 of 15 Project in a Nutshell 10/1/2014

4. Slide 4 of 15 Motivation Amount of data on the Web is increasing This data is starting to be used in increasingly sophisticated ways Challenges remain due to disparate sources, heterogeneous formats, and dynamicity Addressing these challenges involves: ◦Coordinating research(ers) across Europe ◦Leveraging the expertise of different disciplines ◦Creating the instruments for sustainability 10/1/2014

5. Slide 5 of 15 Aim and Objectives Aim: establish an interdisciplinary, sustainable European community on large- scale data management ◦Purposeful data exposure ◦Novel and improved applications Objectives: 1.Addressing challenges through integrated research 2.Data and technology provisioning through PlanetData Lab 3.Impact through training, dissemination, standardization and networking 4.Openness and flexibility through PlanetData Programs 10/1/2014

6. Slide 6 of 15 Expected Outcomes: Research Research on publishing and managing new species of interlinked data sets ◦Characterization and adaptation mechanisms for a priori unknown and evolving data sources ◦Composed event detection in multiple data sources ◦Distributed streaming RDF storage engine Research on improving the usefulness of existing data sources ◦Data quality (for LOD and stream-like data) ◦Context representation and reasoning (for LOD ◦Provenance, trust, access control (for LOD, stream- like data) 10/1/2014

7. Slide 7 of 15 Expected Outcomes: Data and Technology Data sets, vocabularies, best practices for publishing self- descriptive data Portal with data provisioning and management tools PlanetData Lab Best practises on how to exploit clouds and clusters for distributed and large- scale data management 10/1/2014

8. Slide 8 of 15 Expected Outcomes: Training and Impact Training infrastructure, learning resources Mentoring and career development program PlanetData Summer School RDF-enabled NoE Web site Contributions to standards (W3C) Exchange program 10/1/2014

9. Slide 9 of 15 PlanetData Programs 10/1/2014

10. Slide 10 of 15 PlanetData Programs During the duration of PlanetData (2010- 2014) open calls will be issued to extend expertise and invite new partners to carry out certain tasks within the project. Selected partner(s) will be eligible for funding of research activities. 10/1/2014

11. Slide 11 of 15 PlanetData Programs - Call 1: “Consuming Linked Data” (I) We currently have vacancies in the consortium for partners with comprehensive research and technological expertise in the area of "Consuming Linked Data.” Call open: The call will be open for submissions from 1st January 2011. Deadline for submission of proposals: 16th February 2011; 17h00 Brussels time. Expected duration of participation in project: 4 to 12 months, starting earliest in June 2011. Proposal format: proposals can include one or more organizations eligible for EU funding, and should have an indicative funding between €15,000 and €100,000. 10/1/2014

12. Slide 12 of 15 PlanetData Programs - Call 1: “Consuming Linked Data” (II) We currently have vacancies in the consortium for partners with comprehensive research and technological expertise in the area of "Consuming Linked Data.” More info: http://planet-data.eu/planetdata-programs Full call text: http://planet- data.eu/sites/default/files/Call_announcement%20full_final.pdfhttp://planet- data.eu/sites/default/files/Call_announcement%20full_final.pdf Guide for applicants: http://planet- data.eu/sites/default/files/Guide_for_applicants_v4.pdfhttp://planet- data.eu/sites/default/files/Guide_for_applicants_v4.pdf 10/1/2014

13. Slide 13 of 15 Join PlanetData 10/1/2014

14. Slide 14 of 15 Join PlanetData The PlanetData partnership concept sustains the wide scope of relevance of the work carried out in the network, by forming an ecosystem around the core partners of the project, and helping to build a community taking an active interest in large-scale data management. PlanetData offers the opportunity for organizations to become Associate Partners of the network. 10/1/2014

15. Slide 15 of 15 Become an Associated Partner Rights of Associated Partners: ◦Access to research, and data provisioning and management results ◦Ability to participate in training, dissemination and community building events ◦Access to open training infrastructure ◦Early access to ongoing PD results through participation in PD meetings ◦Partner logo listed on PD website ◦Opportunity to shape the results and topics of the PD Programs through contribution of requirements and use cases ◦Ability to submit proposals to PD Programs More info: http://planet-data.eu/joinhttp://planet-data.eu/join 10/1/2014

16. URL: www.planet-data.eu Contact: alice.carpentier@sti2.at