This is an intriduction to how Semantic/Linked Data technologies can help solve the challenges of information overload. This presentation is often given in co-junction with 'meet Jessica - Making Connections Matter.

1. Practical Semantics
What can Semantics do for me today?
Ben Gardner
Collaboration & Information Architect
Ben at differentiatedthinking.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/bengardner135

2. Practical Semantics
An introduction to Semantics
Delivering semantic solutions today
meet Jessica – A vision of working in a
Semantic enabled organisation
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3. We live in exponential times
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4. A list is good enough?
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5. A list is not enough
Reflect
Network Semantics
Analysis
Utopia
Carrot 2
Quosa Targetpedia Ben Gardner

6. Many Places for Lots of Bits
? Targetpedia
TOU
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7. Integrating Relational Data is Hard
Cost/Resource/Time
Complexity
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8. An Alternative Approach
Exploratory/Investigative Best practice
Evolving Reproducible
Dynamic Business Drivers Standardised
Agile Consistent
Semantics Relational
Open Robust
Discoverable Technology Strengths Performance
Interoperable Auditing
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9. HTML Links Pages
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10. World Wide Web
http://www.informationarchitects.jp/en/wp-
content/uploads/slash/iA_WebTrends_2007_2_1600x1024.gif Ben Gardner

11. Things have Properties
Jessica
Expertise Projects Targets Location
Molecular Pharmacology D3 Agonist for FSD 5HT1a&b Sandwich
Molecular Biology Nav1.7 for Pain G-Proteins
Receptor Theory CB2 for Obesity CB1&2
G-Protein Coupled Receptors D2 for Schizophrenia P38
Modelling Arrestin’s
Data Visualisation
Receptor Regulation
In Vitro Assay Development
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12. Resource Description Framework (RDF)
Subject Predicate Object
<Jessica> <hasExpertise> <CB2>
RDF Triple
Combining Triples creates a directed, labelled graph
<Molecular
Biology>
hasSkill <Nav1.7 for
hasWorkedOn Pain>
<Jessica> hasLocation Graph
<Sandwich>
hasExpertise
<CB2>
Inspired by J Phil Brooks
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13. Connections are common properties
shared by Things
Jessica Cannabinoid Receptor 2 Migraine
[+] Expertise [+] Structure [-] Targets
[+] Projects [+] Isoforms CGRP
[-] Targets [+] Pharmacological tools 5HT1D
CBR2 [-] Implicated in CB2
5HT1A&C Migraine PDE3
G-Proteins Obesity Ras
P38 Schizophrenia [+] Competitive Intelligence
Arrestin’s ….. [+] Treatments
[+] Location [+] ……
Vocabularies
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14. Resource Description Framework (RDF)
Graphs can be joined together ……
<Molecular
Biology>
hasSkill <Nav1.7 for
hasWorkedOn Pain>
<Jessica> hasLocation
<Sandwich>
hasExpertise
<CB2>
<CB2> Implicated_in
<Migraine>
subClassOf hasTool
<PF-334,765>
<GPCR>
Inspired by J Phil Brooks
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15. Resource Description Framework (RDF)
…... to traverse the knowledge space
<Molecular
Biology>
hasSkill <Nav1.7 for
hasWorkedOn Pain>
<Jessica> hasLocation
<CGRP>
<Sandwich>
Associated target
hasExpertise
<CB2> Implicated_in
Associated target
<Migraine> <5HT1D>
subClassOf hasTool
hasTreatmentClass
<PF-334,765>
<GPCR>
<Tryptan>
Inspired by J Phil Brooks
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16. Linked Open Data
http://richard.cyganiak.de/2007/10/lod/

17. Ok so it is a bit more complicated
Disambiguation Context
Sildenafil Citrate
Viagra Revatio
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18. Building a linked data cloud
3 Applications
Business Process /
Workflow Automation
PURL
Rest Services (Abstraction layer)
Increasing Ease of Development
2 Semantic Integration Framework
Decreasing knowledge of Semantic
technologies
Knowledge Collation, Concept mapping, Distributed Query
Result inference, Aggregation
1 RDF
Sparql EndPoint Native Sparql EndPoint
RDBMS RDF Triple MS Excel
Oracle,Postgres Store TXT
SQL, mySql Doc
Data Sources
Phil Ashworth UCB – SemTech 2011 Ben Gardner

19. But this is all theoretical right?
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20. Patents have Properties
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21. Patents can be aggregated by Properties
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22. Pfizerpedia Patents is a Node
http://richard.cyganiak.de/2007/10/lod/

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26. Making
Connections
Matter
with Jessica
http://www.slideshare.net/bengardner135
/meet-jessica-making-connections-matter
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27. 18 months ago Jessica’s did not know what she
was missing
She needed to know where information was
before she could use it
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28. Today because of Semantics…..
…… information finds Jessica’s
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29. Ask Jessica what semantics means to her
it’s most definitely about
Making
Connections
Matter
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30. “It’s all about connections”
People 2 People Data 2 Data
People 2 Data Ben Gardner

31. Semantics on the Gartner Hype Cycle
visibility
Linked Data
Peak of
Technology Inflated Trough of Plateau of
Trigger Expectations Disillusionment Slope of Enlightenment Productivity
time
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32. Profile
Ben Gardner
Collaboration and Information Architect
Contact via:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/bengardner135
Blog http://dif-fer-en-ti-ate.blogspot.com/
http://www.slideshare.net/bengardner135
email Ben at differentiatedthinking.com