OVERVIEW

Advanced technological solutions play a vital role in leveraging the potential of data and driving innovative research. However, the compatibility issues arising from different formats and structures of scientific data hinder progress in data generation, organization, storage, and sharing. To address these challenges, interoperability and efficient data access and analysis automation are crucial. The Semantic Web emerges as a powerful solution to overcome these obstacles.

Observing conferences in the Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) domain, e.g., FEMS Euromat and MSE, as well as special sessions in, e.g., Psi-K, the number of Semantic Web applications in Materials Science and Engineering is increasing significantly. Further, the EU has announced a call for a Materials Commons based on Semantic Web technology for enabling the delivery and consumption of materials science data. Due to the growing adoption of the Semantic Web by the Materials Science community, we aim to attract participants who focus on the intersection of the two areas.

Expanding and adapting Semantic Web technologies to the Materials Science domain can significantly enhance research outcomes by enabling uniform representation, integration, and analysis of heterogeneous data from diverse sources and formats. Implementing these technologies can improve the traceability and reproducibility of scientific procedures, experiments, and simulations. It also facilitates automatable data management solutions and empowers researchers to answer scientific inquiries using semantic queries. Moreover, machine learning methods can benefit from enhanced data completeness and coherence.

The primary objective of this workshop is to discuss the use of Semantic Web Technologies in Materials Science while highlighting the associated benefits and challenges.  These technologies have the potential to revolutionize Materials Science research. 

This workshop aims to bring together Materials Science and Semantic Web stakeholders to foster collaboration, exchange ideas, and drive innovation. Join us as we explore the transformative possibilities of Semantic Web Technologies in Materials Science and pave the way for a more interconnected and efficient research landscape.