1. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 1 EASTWEB Project http://latemar.science.unitn.it/EASTWEB To access the restricted area, the password is “createnet”

2. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 2 Goals of the meeting Get to know each other Establish the boards Share the understanding about the needs of reporting and co-financing Make an overall plan and assign responsibilities Decide the next steps

3. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 3 Monday 02/20 9:30 Welcome – Marco Ronchetti 9:45 ­ 12:30 Overview of financial aspects – Marcella Orrù 12:30 – 14 Lunch 14:00-15:45 Scientific presentations –Trento University – Fausto Giunchiglia –Galway DERI – Laurentiu Vasiliu –Innsbruck University – Ying DIng –Poznam University - Krzysztof Wecel 15:45 -16:00 Coffee break 16:00 -18:00 Scientific presentations –Jilin University - Yanchun Liang –AIT - Vilas Wuwongse –Tata Institute - R.K. Shyamasundar –Hong Kong - Yuting Zhao –IRST - Yuting Zhao 19:30 Dinner at the “Cantinota

4. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 4 Tuesday 02/21 9:00-11:00 Discussion of WP 1 11:00-13:00 Discussion of WP 3 13:00-14:00 Lunch 14:00-16:00 Discussion of WP 2 16:00-18:00 Further discussion of Financial aspects, wrap up and conclusions

5. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 5 Scientific Advisory Board An External Advisory Board will be appointed and will be composed of 3 members from outside of the project. Two member of the Board will be from Industry, and one from another University or Institute. Function: To monitor and review activities, evaluate results, and advertise this project to public.

6. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 6 Scientific Advisory Board Jim Hendler University of Maryland Frank Van Harmelen Vrie Univ.Amsterdam Michael Brodie Chief Scientist, Verizon Information Technology

7. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 7 Governing Board –Membership: 8 representatives, one from each participating institutions: the University of Trento will chair the Board. –Function: To design activities, make decisions, coordinate and supervise all project activities, propose and organize meetings among the partners, and disseminate results.

8. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 8 Executive Board –Membership: one representative from each institution coordinating a main activity; the University of Trento will chair the Board. –Function: To enact activities, coordinate and supervise each partner in the executions of activities

9. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 9 1.1 Master Students mobility

10. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 10 1.1.1 Master Student Mobility Students from Asia to Galway & Trento –12 students x 10 months x 2

11. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 11 1.1.1 Master Student Mobility Problems and issues: -Misfit between academic years and project span -Selection protocol should be defined -Possible misfit in the formal requirement (recognition of Bachelor, homogeneization of curricula) -Distance teaching is mentioned but it is not clear how it should be used

12. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 12 1.1.2 Definition of Master Curriculum Define a reference curriculum for a 2-year Master on Semantic Web By December 2006: -Specification of a program -Definition of the minimum to be compatible with “EASTWEB Blueprint” -Teaching and examination material for the key-courses

13. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 13 1.1.2 Definition of Master Curriculum Assets: Definition of a “Shared Master” on Semantic Web in the framework of KnowledgeWeb (Trento + Amsterdam + Madrid + Bolzano, possibly Innsbruck & Galway?) Experience of Swiss-AIT(VietNam) Master ?

14. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 14 1.1.3 Implementation of Graduate Curriculum Starting from January 2007: Definition of mobility/DL scheme Implementation of course recognition criteria

15. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 15 1.1.3 Double Degree Master During third year of project: Formal pair-wise Double Master degree programs Students will start the double degree programs only after the end of the program!

16. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 16 1.2 PhD Student mobility and joint PhD programme

17. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 17 1.2.1 PhD Student Mobility To do asap: plan mobility

18. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 18 1.2.2 Joint PhD training activities Straightforward. Note that: “Co-supervised students will visit the foreign university for at least 6 months and work with the foreign supervisor before graduation. The foreign supervisor will visit the university of the student at least one during the thesis”

19. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 19 1.2.3 Joint PhD program We promised: Common admission criteria Shared selection procedure At the end students will get double degree Output: Several joint PhD programs (2°-3° year) Students will be selected during 3° year

20. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 20 1.3 Faculty and Staff Mobility

21. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 21 1.3.1 Technical staff By January, 2007 A 7 days course delivered on each site by local teaching staff to train in the use, maintenance and management of the eLearning platform Later update will be given through DL Output: Technicians certification E-Learning modules on evolution-maintainance of e- learning platform and management of KM portal

22. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 22 1.3.1 Technical staff Pbm: How will the teaching staff know how to train the technicians? There is a dependence on the e-learning activity

23. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 23 1.3.2 Senior researcher

24. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 24 1.3.2 Senior researcher Expected outcome: Delivery of lectureship, PhD supervision, Seminars Delivery of Educational Material for the DL Documented support to the project networking activities To do asap: plan mobility

25. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 25 1.3.3 Young researcher 1-2 months visits, supervised by senior researcher. Scientific report + evaluation. Production of educational material Production of scientific material (in Knowledge portal)

26. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 26 1.3.3 Young researcher To do asap: plan mobility

27. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 27 2.1 eLearning Portal

28. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 28 2.1.1 Remote Frontal Teaching The LODE system 1-2 courses first year 4-6 courses second year 8-10 courses third year Seminar webcasting Interactive board ?

29. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 29 2.1.2 Remote Cooperation Enable remote interaction Collect and analize usage statistics and methodologies See today’s videoconference

30. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 30 2.1.3 Remote Assessment Enable teachers to perform remote evaluation Find software Define procedures Train teachers

31. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 31 2.1.4 Supporting Environment Keep track of students progress in a distributed environment Use a lightweight information system

32. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 32 2.2 Knowledge Management Portal

33. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 33 2.2.1 Knowledge Map of SW 1)harvesting, first, internal and than external knowledge in the field of Semantic Web, 2)identifying knowledge gaps in the field 3)structuring such knowledge with appropriate knowledge management tools

34. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 34 2.2.2 Content and KM tools development providing appropriate tool to the processes of gathering, querying and navigating knowledge. Tools to be used include: semantic queries, context via ontology, matching of natural language queries into ontological concepts, semantic navigation, guidance via ontology, support to individual views to knowledge and dynamic views to knowledge, visualization of hierarchies, tools to capture users needs and integrates them into application assembly, ontology- based profiling. PRODUCE Integrated platform to support EASTWEB Knowledge Portal

35. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 35 2.2.3 EASTWEB Knowledge Portal EASTWEB Knowledge Portal will contain: –Access to all EASTWEB eLearning material –Updated knowledge map and gap analysis of Semantic Web research and applications –Digital periodical reports, results, and reviews of Semantic Web research and applications.

36. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 36 3.1 Research Network

37. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 37 3.1.1 Summer School We promised participation of 50% of EASTWEB PhD Students and Young Researchers to SSSW. Problem: SSSW is not in our control... Good news: SSSW organizers are our friends A delicate issue!

38. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 38 3.1.2 Launching ASWC Good news! First conference in China http://www.aswc2006.org/

39. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 39 3.1.3 Research events Support student and young researcher mobility (to conferences, workshops) Deliverables: -Workshop proceedings -Presentations, documantation etsc to be included in KM portal -To do: -Allocate financial resources ORGANIZE WORKSHOPS AT ASWC!

40. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 40 3.2 Enterprise Network

41. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 41 3.2.1 Techology Transfer Network OBJECTIVES: Working group with scientific and industrial partners Communication and information toos with management staff Definition and deployment of TechTransferNet Collection of industrial best practices and SW guidelines

42. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 42 3.2.1 Techology Transfer Network Means: Identify key companies in Asia and Europe Deliverables: Establishment of TechTransferNet Collect best practices/evaluation

43. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 43 3.2.2 Industrial exhibitions Organize international forums to discuss and define business cases Products: -Proceedings -Business requirements -Testing and benchmarking SW applications Possible sinergy with ASWC? Possible sinergy with KnowledgeWeb?

44. EASTWEB KICKOFF MEETING, FEB 20-21,2006 Marco Ronchetti 44 Next Meeting At ASWC6 in Beijing, September 3-7 ? Jim Hendler will be there...