[ From: Donia Scott <[log in to unmask]> ]
The Information Technology Research Institute, University of Brighton
is pleased to announce:
The 2002 Distinguished Lecture
in Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science
"The Semantic Web"
Professor James Hendler, University of Maryland
6.30pm
Thursday 14th March 2002
Wetlain House Lecture Theatre
University of Brighton
Falmer, Brighton, UK
This is a public lecture - all are welcome to attend. The abstract for
the lecture is attached to this message. For further information please
see http://www.itri.brighton.ac.uk/events/hendler, or contact
[log in to unmask] (+44 1273 642900).
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The Semantic Web
Abstract
The World Wide Web is often referred to as a web of
information, but is it? When you ask a query on the web
you get pointers to pages, not answers. If you're looking
for something beyond text, you're often unable to find it.
The next generation of the Web, already in the works, aims
to fix this by making more of the content on the web
"understandable" to the programs that help us find, filter
and use what is out there. In this lecture, Professor
Hendler will describe this new generation of the web, discuss
some of the technologies that will help to power it, and
consider some of the ways in which it may change our lives.
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