ESWC is a premier venue for discussing the latest scientific results and innovations in the field of semantic technologies on the Web and Linked Data, attracting a high number of participants from academia and industry alike.
Co-located workshops at the ESWC conferences are essential meeting points for discussing on-going work and current results, as well as shaping new ideas and research fields. We particularly invite workshop proposals looking at topics related to Semantic Web from an interdisciplinary standpoint, proposals focussing on novel aspects of the Semantic Web and Web of Data, and proposals aiming at gathering existing and forming new sub-communities. We encourage the submission of workshop proposals on topics including but not limited to:
- Use of Semantic Web, Knowledge Graphs and Linked Data in combination with Generative AI and Large Language Models
- Fundamental technical and theoretical problems of the Semantic Web, Linked Data and Knowledge Graphs
- Applications of Semantic Web technologies in domains such as Mobility and Smart Cities, Life Sciences, Industry 4.0, Dataspaces, Earth Science, Digital Humanities, Law, Media, etc.
- Key enabling technologies and their adaptation to the needs of the Semantic Web
- Techniques and methods from other research fields that are of relevance for Semantic Web research (e.g., artificial intelligence, neuro-symbolic AI, databases, NLP, big data analytics, machine learning, human-computer interaction, information retrieval, web science, etc.)
- Making the Semantic Web and Linked Data more accessible to end-users and developers
- Aspects of Semantic Web research that have been neglected or underrepresented so far
- New emerging topics and areas
General Information and Criteria
Each proposal will be reviewed by the Workshop Chairs and ranked based on the overall quality of the proposal and fit to the conference. The review criteria are as follows.
The workshops should
- cover topics falling in the general scope of the ESWC conference,
- demonstrate that the workshop will be able to attract participants,
- have a clear focus on a specific technology, problem, or application,
- have a community interested in the workshop’s topic, and
- have creative structures and organizations that attract various types of contributions and ensure rich interactions are welcomed.
Workshops need to clearly describe how they are planning to attract a sufficient number of participants.
Terms and Conditions
The organizers (presenters) of accepted workshops are expected to:
- have their own (open) reviewing process, publicity (e.g., website, timelines and call for papers) and proceedings production,
- ensure that at least one organizer attends ESWC 2025 in person and registers before the early bird registration deadline because the conference will be 100% in-presence and
- closely cooperate with the Workshop Chairs and the ESWC 2025 Local Chairs to finalize all organizational details.
Workshops that have fewer than ten people registered at the early registration deadline might be canceled. In the interest of the overall quality of the conference, the Workshop Chairs reserve the right to merge workshops and/or adjust their scope.
Important Dates
| Workshop proposals due | November 28, 2024 |
| Notification of acceptance | December 12, 2024 |
| Workshop website due | January 16, 2025 |
| Workshop days | June 1 and 2, 2025 |
All deadlines are 23:59 anywhere on earth (UTC-12).
Suggested Timeline for Workshop Papers:
- Submission deadline: March 6, 2025
- Notifications: April 3, 2025
- Camera-ready version: April 17, 2025
Submission Guidelines
Workshop proposals have to be submitted via EasyChair (coming soon) by selecting the “Workshop and Tutorials” track.
Each proposal must consist of a single PDF document written in English, no longer than four pages (excluding the list of PC members), which contains the following information.
Information about the workshop
- Title and abstract, 300 words maximum, for inclusion on the ESWC 2025 website.
- A brief discussion of
- why the topic is of particular interest at this time,
- why and to whom the workshop is of interest, the workshop audience, as well as the expected number of participants,
- how you will make the workshop memorable, and
- related workshops and conferences, i.e., specifying if this is a continuation of a workshop series or is a new workshop to address an emerging issue. Please provide information about past versions of this workshop and other related workshops (including links and submission/acceptance counts, participant numbers if available).
Organizing and Program Committees
- A list of members of the program committee.
- Names and contact information of the workshop organizers/chair(s) (name, affiliation, email address, homepage, and short (one paragraph) biography of each chair, explaining the chair’s expertise for the workshop including past experience in organizing / facilitating workshops).
- Contact person, preferably a single contact person per submission.
The workshop should have more than one organizer and no more than four, preferably from different institutions, bringing different perspectives to the workshop. We welcome diversity in the organizing and program committee, and the presence of young researchers and PhD students.
Workshop Format
- Draft outline of the proposed workshop format, discussing the mix of events and activities such as paper presentations, invited talks, panels, hacking sessions, breakout sessions or general discussion slots, and an approximate timeline.
- An indication of the workshop’s duration; whether the workshop should be considered for a half-day or full-day event. Please note that a workshop’s duration might need to be adjusted based on the overall number of workshop submissions received.
In particular, we encourage the submission of workshops that extend the typical workshop format of a mini-conference, for instance with “speed dating”, brainstorms and discussion formats or panels, and that accept a broader range of papers, e.g., position papers or papers with negative results.
Workshop & Tutorial Chairs
Marta Sabou (WU Vienna, Austria), marta.sabou@wu.ac.at
Andreas Harth (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and Fraunhofer IIS, Germany), andreas@harth.org
