The IEEE International Summer School on Semantic Computing will take place July 20 - 25, 2009 at the University of California, Berkeley.

THE SUMMER SCHOOL

Semantic Computing is currently emerging as a new field that integrates methods from multimedia (computer vision, speech processing), natural language processing, semantic web and ontology engineering, software engineering, and other fields with the goal of creating new applications that connect intuitively formulated user-intentions with the content of data.

The summer school will provide an introduction to the field to senior undergraduate and graduate students. A mix of young and well-established researchers and educators will present recent research results, as for example presented in the IEEE conferences on Semantic Computing. The tutorials will be complemented by keynote talks by renowned experts in the areas of Semantic Technologies, Ontologies, Multimedia or Natural Language Processing.

TOPICS

The 6-day event is taking place on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley and the curriculum will include the following topics:

• Formal Semantics,
• Semantic Web,
• Ontology Engineering,
• Multimedia,
• Natural Language Processing.

DATES

• February, 15: Application opens
• May, 1: Application closes
• May, 8: Notification of acceptance/Registration opens
• June, 1: Registration completed
• July, 20: School starts

SPONSORS

The event is co-sponsored by the Institute of Semantic Computing and STI International.

FURTHER DETAILS

For instruction on how to apply and other information, please visit the following Website: http://sssc2009.org/