ConferenceCall 2011 01 27

= OntologySummit2011: Panel Session-1 "Applications and Case Studies - I" - Thu 2011-01-27 =

Summit Theme: OntologySummit2011: "Making the Case for Ontology"

Session Title: Harvesting the Business Value of Ontologies: Recent Case Examples

Session Co-chairs: Mr. MillsDavis (Project10X) & Mr. MikeBennett (Hypercube; EDM Council)

Panelists:


 * Mr. MillsDavis (Project10X) - "A precis of several case examples"
 * Mr. GregBardwell (Innovative Query) - "An open semantic platform for content intelligence and smart applications case example"
 * Mr. ChuckRehberg (Trigent) - "An ontology/rules driven custom-manufacturing case example"
 * Mr. Jeff (Yefim) Zhuk (Sallie Mae) - "Integration of Multiple Systems from Multiple Companies"
 * Mr. MikeBennett (EDM Council) - "A financial systemic risk pilot"


 * Archives:
 * Abstract
 * Agenda
 * Prepared presentation material (slides) can be accessed by clicking on each of the title links below:
 * [ 1-Davis ] . [ 2-Bardwell ] . [ 3A-Rehberg ] . [ 4-Zhuk ] . [ 3B-Rehberg ] . [ 5-Bennett ]
 * Audio recording of the session
 * transcript of the online chat during the session
 * Additional Resources

Abstract
OntologySummit2011 Theme: "Making the Case for Ontology"


 * Track-2 Focus: "Applications & Use Cases"
 * Session Title: Harvesting the Business Value of Ontologies: Recent Case Examples

This is our 6th Ontology Summit, a joint initiative by NIST, Ontolog, NCOR, NCBO, IAOA & NCO_NITRD. The theme adopted for this Ontology Summit is: "Making the Case for Ontology."

This year's Ontology Summit seeks to address the need to provide concrete evidence of successful deployment of ontologies by examining several application domains for such examples, and in better articulating where different "strengths" of ontological representation are best applied. To support that, the summit also aims to classify the categories of applications where ontology has been, and could be, successfully applied; to identify distinct types of metrics that might be used in evaluating the return on investment in an ontology application (cost, capability, performance, etc.); to lay out some strategies for articulating a case for ontological applications; and to identify remaining challenges and roadblocks to a wider deployment of such applications that represent promising application areas and research challenges for the future. The findings of the summit will be documented in the form of a communiqué intended for public consumption.

The Panel Session today is organized by our Track-2 co-champions, who will be featuring several case examples that will illustrate different ways that ontologies are being used today to deliver value in real-world applications.

See developing details on this Summit series of events at: OntologySummit2011 (home page for this summit)

Agenda
Ontology Summit 2011 - Panel Session-1


 * Session Format: this is a virtual session conducted over an augmented conference call


 * 1. Opening (co-chairs) - MillsDavis / MikeBennett [5 min.]
 * 2. Panelists briefings - MillsDavis, ChuckRehberg, GregBardwell, MikeBennett, JeffZhuk
 * 3. Q & A and open discussion [All: ~20 min.] -- please refer to process above
 * 4. Wrap-up / Announcements - (co-chairs)

Proceedings:
Please refer to the above

IM Chat Transcript captured during the session:

see raw transcript here.

(for better clarity, the version below is a re-organized and lightly edited chat-transcript.) Participants are welcome to make light edits to their own contributions as they see fit.

-- begin in-session chat-transcript --

PeterYim:.

Welcome to the OntologySummit2011: Panel Session-1 "Applications and Case Studies - I" - Thu 2011-01-27

Summit Theme: OntologySummit2011: "Making the Case for Ontology"

Session Title: Harvesting the Business Value of Ontologies: Recent Case Examples

Session Co-chairs: Mr. MillsDavis (Project10X) & Mr. MikeBennett (Hypercube; EDM Council)

Please refer to details on the session page at: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2011_01_27

In particular, speaker slides can be found under: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2011_01_27#nid2M2V

anonymous morphed into TerryGriffin

anonymous morphed into Ashutosh Prasad

anonymous morphed into AldenDima

anonymous1 morphed into KathyEllis

anonymous morphed into JieZheng

anonymous1 morphed into ChuckRehberg

anonymous morphed into RandyClegg

anonymous morphed into BrianHaugh

anonymous1 morphed into SusanBritton

anonymous morphed into MarkLinehan

anonymous morphed into MattHettinger

PeterYim: MillsDavis is speaking ... now on slide#3

YuLin: what's the name of this app (slide #3)?

MikeBennett: cambridge semantics, not sure of the app

SteveRay: Slide 3 is the Excel spreadsheet plug-in offered by Cambridge Semantics.

SteveRay: Anzo Solutions Suite, from Cambridge Semantics, with "Anzo for Excel" which was slide 3.

AlStevens: Cambridge Semantics Anzo app is described at: http://www.cambridgesemantics.com/products/anzo_for_excel

ArturoSanchez: @MillsDavis: is there publicly available information about implementation details of any of these projects?

ArturoSanchez: ArturoSanchez@MillsDavis: do you know of success stories--associated with using ontology-driven approaches--in the healthcare industry?

SteveRay: @MillsDavis: Do any of your examples have quantified benefits, i.e. measured in $ or some other number?

MikeBennett: hopefully the detailed case studies should reflect that

PeterYim: Next up is GregBardwell ... slide [2-Bardwell]

anonymous morphed into RamSriram

PeterYim: GregBardwell, slide #8 - Case-1 ref. quotemysource.com

PeterYim: ChuckRehberg is presenting - goto slide [3A-Rehberg]

anonymous morphed into PavithraKenjige

NicolaGuarino: I have to rush now, great presentations! Pointers to any public info on project details appreciated.

MikeBennett: OK, thanks Nicola

PeterYim: @MikeBennett & @MillsDavis - since JeffZhuk has a time constraint, maybe we could consider having Jeff come on in between GregBardwell's two cases (assuming they are quite independent)

MikeBennett: yes please

PeterYim: @ChuckRehberg & @MillsDavis - ok with you both? please say so if there are other constraints that would trump this

PeterYim: @MikeBennett - Chuck probably wouldn't notice this ... maybe Mills is focusing on something else, please jumps in as Chuck finishes up on this "Natural Language" case

MikeBennett: ok

PeterYim: @JeffZhuk - please standby

YefimZhuk: ok

PeterYim: next up is Yefim (Jeff) Zhuk - goto slide [4-Zhuk] under http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2011_01_27#nid2M2V ... we'll come back to ChuckRehberg's second case later (after JeffZhuk's presentation, as Jeff has to rush to another meeting)

RamSriram: @Chuck: Do you have any metrics comparing your rule engine to Rete-based systems. (See, e'g., Miranker's work at http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~miranker/treator.htm)

anonymous morphed into Allen

PeterYim: @Everyone who is joining us for the first time and don't have a "namesake page" on our wiki, please populate that page so the rest of the community can get to know you. ... Kindly refer to instructions at this paragraph if you are new to this wiki flavor (http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?WikiHomePage#nidA) ... email me  if you have any question.

Allen morphed into Allen Xiang

PeterYim: Thank you, Allen

Allen Xiang: You are welcome.

YuLin: Allen is in our team, we work in biomedical track of applying ontologies. We are from the University of Michigan Medical School. I'll put something into the wiki page linked to my name. I will provide more details relevant to ontologies.

PeterYim: @YuLin - thank you

YuLin: @Peter, you are welcome.

MikeBennett: slide 7

PeterYim: next up is ChuckRehberg on his second case - goto slide [3B-Rehberg]

MikeBennett: @MillsDavis @PeterYim I can do my talk at a later date if this helps timing

YefimZhuk: Chuck, Peter, Mike, Thank you for moving me up and allowing to speak. I have to leave now. Talk to you later.

MikeBennett: Thanks Yefim.

PeterYim: Thank you very much, Jeff ... bye

RamSriram: @Chuck: How big is your search space? Do you have any examples of ontologies and rules used in the truck configuration system. Do you have any metrics on the systems usage (e.g., how much is this used and how well is this helping the company to compete?). How do you evaluate the ontologies?

ChuckRehberg: @Ram - My answers in [] below - How big is your search space? [In terms of possible configurations?] - Do you have any examples of ontologies and rules used in the truck configuration system. [Unfortunately cant share this] - Do you have any metrics on the systems usage (e.g., how much is this used and how well is this helping the company to compete?). [100% of all vehicles are configured using this system] - How do you evaluate the ontologies? [based on value (amount of use) in product delivery]

BobbinTeegarden: Yes, please do have Mike's presentation now.

YuLin: what's the name of this UML tool?

PeterYim: @MikeBennett - question above from YuLin was in reference to your slide#5

BrianHaugh: Slide 5 title identifies the UML modeling tool as "Enterprise Architect"

MikeBennett: @YuLin - enterprise architect from sparx

YuLin: Thanks.

BrianHaugh: What is "MBS" on slides 11 and 12?

MikeBennett: MBS = mortgage backed security

MillsDavis: MBS = mortgage backed securities

YuLin: @MikeBennett - Is your data model in OWL?

MikeBennett: @YuLin - not in native OWL/RDF yet but folks working on that

YuLin: I see.

ChuckRehberg: Need to drop off - sorry for leaving early - thanks to all -Chuck

ToddSchneider: @MikeBennett - Is Enterprise Architect (EA) working on supporting OWL?

MikeBennett: @Todd I don't know. We are however talking to OMG with whom EA is a member, with a view to formalizing a lot of what we've done.

JimRhyne: Mike's ontology is developed using Enterprise Architect. Sandpiper Software has been working with Mike to export his ontology as OWL RDF/XML

JimRhyne: You can contact me for details.

MikeBennett: And when the Sandpiper export is done this will become the canonical OWL version of our ontology. However some features like Archetypes are beyond OWL and will require additional annotation.

YuLin: @Mike, you mentioned the Michigan State Univeristy

MikeBennett: @YuLin - yes, Michigan State U - BillMcCarthy's REA ontology. We used that as the basis for transactions, including OTC derivatives

YuLin: @mike, Thanks.

YuLin: It's a great meeting. Gave us a lot of inspirations for our projects. Thanks. See you next week.

PeterYim: Fantastic session ... bye everyone ... see you next Thursday!

PeterYim: -- session ended; 11:33am PST --

-- end of in-session chat-transcript --


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Attendees:

 * Registered Attendees:
 * MillsDavis (co-chair)
 * MikeBennett (co-chair)
 * GregBardwell
 * ChuckRehberg
 * (Jeff) YefimZhuk
 * CharlieMinesinger
 * SteveRay
 * NicolaGuarino
 * PeterYim
 * LeoObrst
 * RamSriram
 * BarrySmith
 * ErnieLucier
 * MichaelGruninger
 * ToddSchneider
 * MatthewWest
 * AlanRector
 * JimRhyne
 * RichMarkeloff
 * AmandaVizedom
 * AldenDima
 * ElgarPichler
 * BillNichols
 * TimWilson
 * PaulCichonski
 * MattHettinger
 * YuriyMilov
 * JieZheng
 * DaveReiner
 * MarianoRinconZamorano
 * AnthonyRhem
 * KathleenEllis
 * JohnMorris
 * BobSmith
 * LyndaMoulton
 * TanyaMurphy
 * YuriShelke
 * JohnSinger
 * DavidWright
 * SusanBritton
 * RandyClegg
 * DeannaMarino
 * TerryGriffin
 * AlStevens
 * MarcellineHarris
 * ArturoSanchez
 * JimDisbrow
 * PavithraKenjige
 * TomRuss
 * YuLin
 * Allen Xiang (U of Michigan Medical School)
 * Ashutosh Prasad (Trigent)
 * BobbinTeegarden
 * BrianHaugh
 * MarkLinehan
 * ... if you are coming to the session, please add your name above (plus your affiliation, if you aren't already a member of the community) above; or e-mail  so that we can reserve enough resources to support everyone's participation. ...
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 * Regrets:
 * BartGajderowicz
 * GuidoVetere