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Ontolog invited Speaker Presentation - Dr. Matthew West - Thu 2006-06-01

Conference Call Details

  • Subject: Ontolog Invited Speaker Presentation by Matthew West - Thu 2006-06-01
  • Agenda: Dr. Matthew West, Reference Data Architecture and Standards Manager of Shell International Petroleum Company Limited (London, UK), and one of the authors of the ISO 18876 specifications, will be presenting to the community his talk entitled: "Integrating Data or Ontologies - A look at the ISO 18876 Architecture". This is a part of the series of events (talks and discussion sessions) between April and July 2006 that revolve around the topic: "Ontologizing the Ontolog Body of Knowledge" during which this community will explore the "what's" and "how's" to the development of a semantically interoperable application, using the improved access to the community knowledge of Ontolog as a case in point.
  • Date: Thursday, June 01, 2006
  • Start Time: 18:30 BST / 17:30 UTC / 1:30pm EDT / 10:30am PDT
    • see world clock for other time zones)
    • Duration: 1.5 hours
  • Dial-in Number: 1-641-696-6600 (Iowa, USA)
    • Participant Access Code: "686564#"
  • Shared-screen support (VNC session) will be started 5 minutes before the call at: http://vnc2.cim3.net:5800/
    • view-only password: "ontolog"
    • if you plan to be logging into this shared-screen option (which the speaker may be navigating), and you are not familiar with the process, please try to call in 5 minutes before the start of the session so that we can work out the connection logistics. Help on this will generally not be available once the presentation starts.
    • people behind corporate firewalls may have difficulty accessing this. If that is the case, please download the slides below and runing them locally. The speaker will prompt you to advance the slides during the talk.
  • Please note that this session will be recorded, and the audio archives is expected to be made available as open content to our community membership and the public at-large under our prevailing open IPR policy.

Attendees

  • Also expected (and who may have joined us after the roll call):
    • Michael Uschold
    • Mary O'Donnell (Boeing)
    • Atilla Elci
    • EMichaelMaximilien
    • ...(to register for participation, please add your name below or e-mail <peter.yim@cim3.com> so that we can reserve enough resources to support the session.)...

Agenda & Proceedings

  • Dr. Matthew West Reference Data Architecture and Standards Manager of Shell International Petroleum Company, London (UK), presents his talk entitled: "Integrating Data or Ontologies - A look at the ISO 18876 Architecture". This is a part of the series of events (talks and discussion sessions) between April and July 2006 that revolve around the topic: "Ontologizing the Ontolog Body of Knowledge" during which this community will explore the "what's" and "how's" to the development of a semantically interoperable application, using the improved access to the community knowledge of Ontolog as a case in point.
MatthewWest_2001-09-09.jpg [picture of Dr. Matthew West]
Abstract: (by MatthewWest)
How do you do integration in practice? What are the steps you need to take?

What are the things that are often overlooked? This talk will introduce the ISO 18876 integration architecture which sets out the key elements to successful integration of ontologies or data.

  • Session Format and Agenda:
    • this will be virtual session over a phone conference setting, augmented by shared computer screen support
    1. The session will start with a brief self-introduction of the attendees (~10 min.)
    2. Introduction of the Invited Speaker
    3. Presentation by the invited speaker (45~60 min.)
    4. Open discussion (30~45 min.)
  • Bio of Dr. Matthew West:
Matthew West has a BSC and PhD in Chemical Engineering and has worked for Shell since 1978, initially as a Refinery Technologist, but since 1987 on the computing/business interface with a particular interest in Information Management and Data Modelling. He has taken a keen interest in the development of International Standards and is a key technical contributor to ISO 15926 "Lifecycle integration of process plant data including oil and gas production facilities". Dr. West has also been one of the authors of IIDEAS (ISO 18876) - Integration of Industrial Data for Exchange, Access and Sharing. He is currently the Reference Data Architecture and Standards Manager for Shell's Downstream (refinery to petrol pump) business, where he is currently developing Shell's Global Downstream Data Model.
Dr. West is the Shell Visiting Professor in the Keyworth Institute at the University of Leeds. He is a Member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, the British Computer Society, and the Chartered Management Institute; and he is a Chartered Engineer, Chartered Scientist and a Chartered IT Professional.
  • If you have questions for the presenter, we appreciate your posting them here: (please identify yourself)
    • ... (post you questions here, the speaker will be fielding them during the open discussion session) ...
  • For those who have further questions for Matthew West, please post them to the ontolog forum so that we can all benefit from the discourse.
  • Session ended 2006-06-01 11:50 am PDT

Session Recording of the Matthew West Talk

(Thanks to Bob Smith and Peter P. Yim for their help with getting the session recorded. -ppy)

  • To download the audio recording of the presentation, click here
    • the playback of the audio files require the proper setup, and an MP3 compatible player on your computer.
  • Conference Date and Time: June 1, 2006 10:38am~11:49am Pacific Daylight Time
  • Duration of Recording: 1 Hour 11 Minutes
  • Recording File Size: 8.1 MB (in mp3 format)
  • Telephone Playback Expiration Date: June 11, 2006 12:26 PM Pacific Daylight Time
    • Prior to the above Expiration Date, one can call-in and hear the telephone playback of the session.
    • Playback Dial-in Number: 1-805-620-4002 (Ventura, CA)
    • Playback Access Code: 676182#
    • suggestions:
      • its best that you listen to the session while having the presentation opened in front of you. You'll be prompted to advance slides by the speaker.