This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 3rd Asian Semantic Web Conference, ASWC 2008, held in Bankok, Thailand, in December 2008. The 37 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 118 submissions. The papers address the latest results in the research and applications of Semantic Web technologies and cover topics including: scalable reasoning and logic, ontology mapping, ontology modelling and management, ontologies and tags, human language technologies and machine learning, querying, semantic Web services and semantic Web applications.
The First Future Internet Symposium took place from September 28–30, 2008, in Vienna, Austria, serving as a platform for leading researchers and practitioners to discuss the scientific and technical challenges in designing a new Internet. Attendees expressed excitement about the potential developments and recognized the symposium's role in fostering a collaborative community. With over a billion users, the Internet stands as one of humanity's most successful creations, deeply embedded in daily life, regardless of direct interaction. Approaching its fifth decade, the Internet has demonstrated impressive resilience and adaptability amidst growing user numbers, data volumes, and evolving usage patterns. However, it now faces significant challenges in meeting the demands of our knowledge society. Major global initiatives are underway to enhance scientific research, invest in physical infrastructure, improve education, and optimize Internet utilization, with substantial investments from Japan, the USA, and Europe. The EU is aligning its Seventh Framework research programs around the Future Internet concept. In March 2008, EU commissioners, national ministers, industry leaders, and researchers convened in Slovenia to outline a vision for a future Internet that addresses Europe’s needs for the next decade and beyond, emphasizing the necessity of a robust scientific research agenda to support these goals.
The Internet is a remarkable catalyst for creativity, collaboration and innovation providing us with amazing possibilities that just two decades ago would have been impossible to imagine. This work includes a peer-reviewed collection of scientific papers addressing some of the challenges that shape the Internet of the future.
