Openmodel Exploitation Workshop

September 18, 2024/in Materials Modelling, Ontology, OpenModel, Semantic technologies, Standardization /by Vikki Cantrill

The OpenModel Exploitation Workshop took place yesterday and today (17 and 18 September 2024) in Hamburg, Germany. This two-day event demonstated the potential of OpenModel with ineractive sessions and on platform training with real-world applicatons.

Otello gave a presentation today entitled Describing, retrieving, and executing materials modelling workflows on the OpenModel platform, which gave a behind the scenes look into how to write and ontology from scratch and setting up semantic descriptions of workflows.

The presentation contains work resulting from EU project, OpenModel.

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Or, you can view the presentation here.

SeMats 2024 photo gallery

September 18, 2024/in Digitalisation, Dissemination, EMMO, Materials Modelling, Materials science, NanoMECommons, OntoCommons, Ontology, OntoTrans, Standardization /by Vikki Cantrill

Here is a gallery of photos from SeMats 2024, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Photo credits: Gerhard Godlbeck, GCL.

Semantics 2024 conference

September 17, 2024/in Materials Modelling, NanoMECommons, OntoCommons, Ontology, OntoTrans, Semantic technologies, Standardization /by Vikki Cantrill

Today, Gerhard is attending the 20th International Conference on Semantic Systems, Semantics 2024, in Amsterdam. If you are at the conference, feel free to say hello and talk to Gerhard about the work that we do.

Gerhard will be giving a presentation entitled Top Level Ontologies: desirable characteristics in the context of Materials Science, which emphasises the core role semantic technologies play in driving innovation and achieving interoperability of data. The presentation forms part of a session dedicated to “Harnessing the Power of Semantic Web Technologies in Materials Science“.

The presentation contains work resulting from several EU projects, OntoTrans, OntoCommons and NanoMECommons.

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Or, you can view the presentation here.

The presentation in paper format, has since been included in the proceedings from the conference. Top Level Ontologies: desirable characteristics in the context of Materials Science was written by Pierluigi Del Nostro, Jesper Friis, Emanuele Ghedini, Gerhard Goldbeck, Daniele Toti and Francesco Zaccarini.

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Update: See our photo gallery from the event here. Photo credits: Gerhard Goldbeck, GCL.

Science communication in OntoTrans

September 11, 2024/in Materials Modelling, Ontology, OntoTrans /by Vikki Cantrill

Science communication in the OntoTrans project

During the OntoTrans project, project partners used a variety of ways to communicate the project’s outcomes. In particular, social media platforms were used to disseminate results and reach out to the wider public.

Visual images on such platforms are an excellent way to convey content or to accompany text. So, over the course of the project, OntoTrans got creative with its artwork to help spread the word and help the public understand some of the technological advances from the project and how such technologies will develop in the coming years. An overview about communicating research projects to the public, with an emphasis on the current project, has been published.

Social Media – the Art Nouveau of Communicating Research Projects to Citizens?

was written by Alexandra Simperler, Laura Waslmayr, Xiran Dong, Ernst-Dieter Janotka, Gerhard Goldbeck and Nadja Adamovic.

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Or to view the paper, click here.

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Or to view the accompanying artwork, click here.

A version of record of this work is available here.

Acknowledgement: This work has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 862136 (OntoTrans)

Semantics@Roche conference

May 28, 2024/in EMMC, Materials Modelling, Ontology, OntoTrans /by Vikki Cantrill

Heading to Materials Week 2024

May 17, 2024/in EMMC, Events, Materials Modelling, Ontology, OntoTrans /by Vikki Cantrill

Will you be attending Materials Week 2024 17–21 June 2024 in Limassol, Cyprus? If so, then do come along to meet Gerhard and learn more about the work that we do.

Gerhard will be representing several of the projects that Goldbeck Consulting Limited is currently work with. He will be giving two talks about our work on the OntoTrans and OpenModel projects. He will also be presenting two posters that cover our work on the NanoMECommons project and his work and role as part of the European Materials Modelling Council (EMMC).

For the OntoTrans project, the talk is entitled: Tackling Innovation Challenges in an Industry 5.0 Context with an Ontology-based Open Translation Environment.

For the OpenModel project, the talk is entitled: An Open-Innovation Platform for Knowledge-based Management of Materials Modelling Workflows for Industrial Data.

For the NanoMECommons project, the poster is entitled: From CHADA to CHAMEO: A Reference System for Characterisation Data Management.

For the EMMC, the poster is entitled: EMMC: Communities and governance of models and digital representations of materials.

If you are interested in attending this event, you can register here.

New working group endorsed

May 13, 2024/in Interoperability, Materials science, Metadata, Ontology, Standardization /by Vikki Cantrill

We are pleased to learn that the Research Data Alliance (RDA) has fully endorsed a new working group on the topic “Harmonised terminologies and schemas for FAIR data in materials science and related domains“. This endorsement follows after the proposal was open to community review and feedback earlier in the year.

The working group will formally kick off at the upcoming, fully virtual, 22nd Plenary Meeting of the RDA, which promises a very full and busy programme of events.

The group will offer two specific sessions so that every global region can easily participate. Session one will take place on Wednesday 15 May 2024, 07:00–08:30 UTC, and session two will take place on Thursday 23 May 2024, 14:00–15:30 UTC.

The draft agenda for the sessions is now available with opportunities for all participants to hear talks and provide input on a wide range of topics and interests.

Learn more about the plenary event and register now.

Semantic Materials Workshop report 2024

May 7, 2024/in EMMO, Events, Materials Modelling, Metadata, Ontology, OntoTrans, Science to business /by Vikki Cantrill

Semantic Materials Workshop Report

Semantic data and knowledge management for chemicals and materials industries

A partnership meeting organised by the OntoTrans project

Following the success of the inaugural Semantic Materials Workshop meeting that took place at the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3) on 17 April 2024, a short report on the findings from the day has been published. The report covers the need for efficient data management and exchange within materials science, the barriers and benefits of adopting semantic technologies, and directions for the future.

Developing Ontologies in Materials Science

was written by Vikki Cantrill, Anne de Baas, Otello Roscioni, and Gerhard Goldbeck.

To view the report, click here.

A version of record of this work is available here.

To read more about the events and presentations from the day click here, or click here to see photos from this event.

Acknowledgement: This work has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 862136 (OntoTrans)

Sharing knowledge at the Knowledge Graph Alliance summit

April 19, 2024/in EMMC, EMMO, Knowledgement management, Metadata, Ontology /by Vikki Cantrill

Today, Gerhard Goldbeck presented at the Knowledge Graph Alliance’s (KGA) 1st KG-AI summit at Cranfield University, UK.

Attendees at the summit had the opportunity to listen to speakers and experts in semantics and knowledge graph technology. The workshop aimed to foster innovation, share cutting-edge research, and explore practical applications.

Overall, the KGA supports efforts with semantic knowledge graphs by research organizations, universities, and standardization bodies to facilitate standardization and industry-standard guidance.

Today, on behalf of the European Materials Modelling Council (EMMC), Gerhard presented the European Materials Modelling Ontology (EMMO) conceptualisation framework as a science-based, pluralistic conceptualisation environment to support knowledge capture and better integrate human and machine ‘intelligence’.

Semantic Materials Workshop meeting 2024 photo gallery

April 19, 2024/in Dissemination, EMMO, Events, Materials science, Metadata, Ontology, OntoTrans, Science to business /by Vikki Cantrill

Here is a gallery of photos from the Semantic Materials Workshop meeting held at the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, London, UK 17 April 2024.