What Does Sparkling Wine Have To Do With Semantics? -- by Dr. York Sure (from the Institute AIFB of the University of Karlsruhe, Germany) - 17-Aug-2006

* Subject Dr. York Sure, Assistant Professor at the Institute AIFB of the University of Karlsruhe (Germany) and currently visiting researcher at Stanford University (USA), presents to the community his talk entitled: "What does Sparkling Wine have to do with Semantics?" * Date Thursday, August 17, 2006 * ONTOLOG Forum session page (with agenda and link to slides) http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2006_08_17 * Abstract (by York Sure) In this talk recent advances of semantic knowledge technologies are presented. Tangible results, both in the area of technology such as the Semantic Media Wiki and the area of ontology engineering methodologies such as cost estimation for ontologies, are highlighted. The results are put in a wider perspective to give an overview of currently ongoing projects in the EU. Of course, an answer to the question posed in the title will be given as well.