Brief introduction to linked data as well as to my research in this area.

1. Linked Data on the Web
Query Processing ∙ Trustworthiness
Olaf Hartig

2. What is
linked data
?
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3. The classic Web:
Data exposed
to the Web
via HTML
CIA World
MovieDB
Factbook
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4. The classic Web:
Information from
single pages
can be found via
search engines
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5. The classic Web:
How about complex queries over
multiple pages / data sources?
What documentaries
are filmed in countries with an
unemployment rate above 10%?
Impossible.
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6. What do we actually want?
Use the Web like a
single global database
CIA World
MovieDB
Factbook
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7. Linked data enables such a
Web of data
CIA World
MovieDB
Factbook
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8. Linked data enables such a
Web of data
Global Identifier: URI
http://...imdb.../genres/Documentary
http://cia..../Albania
http://...imdb.../data/WarChildDocu
CIA World
MovieDB
Factbook
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9. Linked data enables such a
Web of data
Global Identifier: URI
Data Model: RDF
http://...imdb.../genres/Documentary
quot;War Childquot;
http://cia..../Albania http://.../genre
http://.../name
http://.../unemp_rate
http://...imdb.../data/WarChildDocu
13.2 %
CIA World
MovieDB
Factbook
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10. Linked data enables such a
Web of data
Global Identifier: URI
Data Model: RDF
Access Mechanism: HTTP http://...imdb.../genres/Documentary
quot;War Childquot;
http://cia..../Albania http://.../genre
http://.../name
http://.../unemp_rate
http://...imdb.../data/WarChildDocu
13.2 %
CIA World
MovieDB
Factbook
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11. Linked data enables such a
Web of data
Global Identifier: URI
Data Model: RDF
Access Mechanism: HTTP http://...imdb.../genres/Documentary
Connection: Typed Links
quot;War Childquot;
http:
http://cia..../Albania http://.../genre
//.../f
ilmin
http://.../name
g_lo
catio
http://.../unemp_rate n
http://...imdb.../data/WarChildDocu
13.2 %
CIA World
MovieDB
Factbook
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12. Linked data enables such a
Web of data
Global Identifier: URI
What documentaries
Data Model: RDF
are filmedMechanism: HTTP http://...imdb.../genres/Documentary
Access in countries with an
unemployment rate Links
Connection: Typed above 10%?
quot;War Childquot;
http:
http://cia..../Albania http://.../genre
//.../f
ilmin
http://.../name
g_lo
catio
http://.../unemp_rate n
http://...imdb.../data/WarChildDocu
13.2 %
CIA World
MovieDB
Factbook
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13. How do we
query the whole
Web of linked data
efficiently?
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Query Processing and Trustworthiness in the Web of Linked Data (Olaf Hartig)

14. Contribution (I):
Efficient query
processing in the
Web of data
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15. http://...imdb.../InBetweenMovie http://.../filming_location ?country .
http://.../unemp_rate
?country ?u .
Query
http://cia..../Albania
http://...imdb.../genres/Drama
htt
p:
/ /. .
./fi
lm
in g
quot;In Betweenquot;
_lo
ca http://.../genre
tio
n
http://.../name
http://.../fil
http://cia..../Canada ming_loca
tion
http://...imdb.../data/InBetweenMovie
Data
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16. http://...imdb.../InBetweenMovie http://.../filming_location ?country .
http://.../unemp_rate
?country ?u .
Query
http://cia..../Albania
http://...imdb.../genres/Drama
htt
p:
/ /. .
./fi
lm
in g
quot;In Betweenquot;
_lo
ca http://.../genre
tio
n
http://.../name
http://.../fil
http://cia..../Canada ming_loca
tion
http://...imdb.../data/InBetweenMovie
Data
Challenge: Intermediate results drive the
discovery of further, potentially relevant data
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17. http://...imdb.../InBetweenMovie http://.../filming_location ?country .
http://.../unemp_rate
?country ?u .
Query
http://cia..../Albania
http://...imdb.../genres/Drama
htt
p:
http://.../unemp_rate / /. .
./fi
lm
in g
13.2 % quot;In Betweenquot;
_lo
ca http://.../genre
tio
n
http://.../name
http://.../fil
http://cia..../Canada ming_loca
tion
http://...imdb.../data/InBetweenMovie
http://.../unemp_rate
6%
Data
Challenge: Intermediate results drive the
discovery of further, potentially relevant data
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18. Is the data
trustworthy?
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Query Processing and Trustworthiness in the Web of Linked Data (Olaf Hartig)

19. Contribution (II):
Trustworthiness in
the Web of data
Representing ∙ Determining ∙ Accessing
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Query Processing and Trustworthiness in the Web of Linked Data (Olaf Hartig)

20. What is trustworthy Web data?
Trustworthiness of RDF statements
is the subjective belief or disbelief
in the truth of the statements.
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Query Processing and Trustworthiness in the Web of Linked Data (Olaf Hartig)

21. What is trustworthy Web data?
Trustworthiness of RDF statements
is the subjective belief or disbelief
in the truth of the statements.
uncertainty
disbelief belief
-1 0 1
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Query Processing and Trustworthiness in the Web of Linked Data (Olaf Hartig)

22. http://...imdb.../genres/Documentary
quot;War Childquot;
http:
http://cia..../Albania http://.../genre
/ / . . ./ f
ilmin
http://.../name
g_lo
catio
http://.../unemp_rate n
http://...imdb.../data/WarChildDocu
13.2 %
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23. http://...imdb.../genres/Documentary
quot;War Childquot;
http:
http://cia..../Albania http://.../genre
/ / . . ./ f
ilmin
http://.../name
g_lo
catio
http://.../unemp_rate n
http://...imdb.../data/WarChildDocu
13.2 %
TrustFct
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24. http://...imdb.../genres/Documentary
quot;War Childquot;
http:
http://cia..../Albania http://.../genre
/ / . . ./ f
ilmin
http://.../name
g_lo
catio
http://.../unemp_rate n
http://...imdb.../data/WarChildDocu
13.2 %
TrustFct( )
http://cia..../Albania
http://.../unemp_rate
13.2 %
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Query Processing and Trustworthiness in the Web of Linked Data (Olaf Hartig)

25. http://...imdb.../genres/Documentary
quot;War Childquot;
http:
http://cia..../Albania http://.../genre
/ / . . ./ f
ilmin
http://.../name
g_lo
catio
http://.../unemp_rate n
http://...imdb.../data/WarChildDocu
13.2 %
TrustFct( ,)
http://cia..../Albania
http://.../unemp_rate
13.2 %
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Query Processing and Trustworthiness in the Web of Linked Data (Olaf Hartig)

26. http://...imdb.../genres/Documentary
quot;War Childquot;
http:
http://cia..../Albania http://.../genre
/ / . . ./ f
ilmin
http://.../name
g_lo
catio
http://.../unemp_rate n
[0.8] http://...imdb.../data/WarChildDocu
13.2 %
TrustFct( , ) = 0.8
http://cia..../Albania
http://.../unemp_rate
13.2 %
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27. Trust assessment
strategies
User-based 3 Party-based
rd
Provenance-based
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Query Processing and Trustworthiness in the Web of Linked Data (Olaf Hartig)

28. Trust requirements in queries:
http://...imdb.../InBetweenMovie http://.../filming_location ?country .
Query
Data
http://cia..../China
htt
p: //
. .. /f
il m
[- 0.7] i ng
_lo
http:
http://cia..../Albania //.../fi catio
lming n
_loca
tion
[0.8]
http://...imdb.../data/InBetweenMovie
cation
_lo
ilming
./f
ttp://..
h
[0.68]
http://cia..../Canada
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29. Trust requirements in queries:
http://...imdb.../InBetweenMovie http://.../filming_location ?country .
[0.5 , 1.0]
Query
Data
http://cia..../China
htt
p: //
. .. /f
il m
[- 0.7] i ng
_lo
http:
http://cia..../Albania //.../fi catio
lming n
_loca
tion
[0.8]
http://...imdb.../data/InBetweenMovie
cation
_lo
ilming
./f
ttp://..
h
[0.68]
http://cia..../Canada
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Query Processing and Trustworthiness in the Web of Linked Data (Olaf Hartig)

30. Trust requirements in queries:
http://...imdb.../InBetweenMovie http://.../filming_location ?country .
[0.5 , 1.0]
Query
Data
http://cia..../China
htt
p: //
. .. /f
il m
[- 0.7] i ng
_lo
http:
http://cia..../Albania //.../fi catio
lming n
_loca
tion
[0.8]
http://...imdb.../data/InBetweenMovie
cation
_lo
ilming
./f
ttp://..
h
[0.68]
http://cia..../Canada
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31. Thank you!
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32. Attribution:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrfaber/247946146/
www.opte.org
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hartkopf/1586832162/
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