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The program of the European Data Forum 2013 will consist of the main track and a side track. In the side track, the event welcomes following sessions:

  • Tutorial (Day 1, 11.30 - 12.30pm): Topic: Introduction to Big Data; Chair/Speaker: Marko Grobelnik - see session details
  • Applications: Earth Sciences (Day 1, 14.45 - 15.45): Topic: Big and Open Data Challenges in Earth Sciences, Chair: Manolis Koubarakis - see session details
  • Curriculum development (Day 2, 10.00 - 11.00): Topic: Towards a data science curriculum for professionals; Chair: John Domingue - see session details
    (In this session the scope and structure of an emerging data science curriculum for professionals, bringing together viewpoints of different stakeholders and technical fields will be discussed)

You can find an overview of the program, including main track and side tracks, in the table below. Do not miss the opportunity to experience these exciting presentations and register to the EDF.

 

EDF2013 Program

Download program as PDF here

Day I - April 09, 2013

Time Main Track Side Track
08:00 - 09:00 Registration  
09:00 - 09:30

EDF2013 Opening by General Chairs

  • Elena Simperl, University of Southampton, UK and
  • Michael Hausenblas, DERI Galway, Ireland together with
  • Marta Nagy-Rothengass, Head of Unit "Data Value Chain" at European Commission, Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology

Welcome

  • Video message by Neelie Kroes, Vice President of the European Commission, in charge of the Digital Agenda.
  • Welcome speech by Roberto Viola, Deputy Director General at European Commission, Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology
  • Welcome words by Prof. Mark Ferguson, Science Foundation Ireland
  • Welcome to EDF2013 by Minister Alan Shatter, Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence of Ireland.
  

09:30 - 10:00

European Data Innovator Award (Presentation)

  • Roberto Viola
    Deputy Director General at European Commission, Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology
  • H.C. Brockmann (eccenca) as award sponsor

Talk of European Data Innovator Award Winner
Michael Gorriz, CIO Daimler
10:00 - 11.00

 

EDF2013 Executive Panel on Big Data

  • Richard Benjamins, Telefonica Digital
  • Michael Gorriz, Daimler
  • François Bourdoncle, Exalead
  • Gerhard Kress, Siemens
  • Gary Evans, EMC
  • Roberto Viola, DG Connect of EC

Moderated by: Dieter Fensel

See detail information on the panel!
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:30 Morning Session, Chair: Sören Auer
11:30 - 12:30

Challenges of the Data Economy

  • Fiona Williams
    Research Director of Ericsson
    Title of Talk: The next level for verticals!
  • Julie Marguerite
    European research cooperation manager of Thales
    Title of Talk: NESSI view on big data: a new world of opportunities for software services
  • Malte Beyer-Katzenberger
    Policy Officer in DG CONNECT at European Commission, Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology
    Title of Talk: The legal framework of the data value chain
    AND
    Francesco Barbato
    Project Officer at European Commission, Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology
    Title of Talk: The European Data Value Chain stakeholder platform
     

Tutorial
Topic: Introduction to Big Data
Chair/Speaker: Marko Grobelnik
Session Details
 

 

 

 

 

 
12.30 - 14:00

Lunch Break - including:

Futurium  by Stefano Bertolo
Project Officer at European Commission, Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology

  
14:00- 15:45 First Afternoon Session, Chair: Sandra Collins (DRI)
14:00- 14:45 Industry Keynote: Richard Benjamins
Director of Business Intelligence at Telefonica Digital
Title of talk: Big Data - Big Opportunities - Big Risks?
And what about Europe?
14:45 - 15:45

Best Practise Session

  • Bill Thompson
    Head of Partnership BBC Archives
    Title of Talk: Big Data from an Audio Visual Archive perspective
  • Hjalmar Gislason
    Founder of datamarket.com
    Title of talk: Emerging DaaS business models: A case study
  • Dan Staniaszek
    Senior Expert, BPIE,
    Title of Talk: Building the European Knowledge Base on Energy Performance of Buildings

Applications: Earth Sciences

Topic: Big and Open Data Challenges in Earth Sciences
Chair: Manolis Koubarakis
Session Details
15:45 - 16:15 Coffee  
16:15 - 17:45 Second Afternoon Session, Chair: Deirdre Lee (DERI)
16:15- 16:45 Keynote: Ingo Brenckmann
Senior Development Manager at SAP HANA
Title of Talk: In-Memory Computing - The need for speed on Big Data		  
16:45 - 17:45

Challenges of the Irish Data Economy

  • Daragh O'Brien
    Castlebridge Associates, Managing Director
    Title of Talk: The Story of Maturity – How data in Business needs to pass the ‘So What’ tests 
  • Bríd Dooley
    Head of RTÉ Archives, RTÉ Digital
    Title of talk: Cross-archival content discovery in the digital landscape; an RTÉ , Digital Repository Ireland and the DERI Research Institute collaboration.
  • Dominic Byrne
    Fingal County Council,
    Assistant Head of Information Technology
    Title of Talk: Irish Open Data Reuse Exemplars

Technology Session
Chair: Rasmus Pedersen (CBS)

  • Tyler Tate
    Title of Talk: Information Wayfinding: The Anthropology of Big Data
  • Josep-L., Larriba-Pey
    Title of talk: The Linked Data Benchmark Council, benchmarking RDF and Graph technologies
  • Bastiaan Deblieck
    Title of Talk: Who remembers EDP?
17:45 - 18:00 Closing Session Day I
Stefan Decker on Big Data in Ireland		  
     
19:00 EDF2013 Dinner
Croke Park Conference Center: Level 4 in the Hogan Mezzanie

 

Day II - April 10, 2013

Time Main Track Side Track
08.15 - 09.00 Reception & Coffee  
09:00- 11.00 First Morning Session, Chair: Pieter De Leenheer (VU Amsterdam)  
09:00- 09.15

Opening EDF2013, Day 2
(General Chairs EDF2013)
Elena Simperl & Michael Hausenblas

  
09:15 - 10.00

Industry Keynote: Knut Sebastian Tungland
Chief Engineer IT at Statoil
Title of talk: Statoil - we need to understand our data
10.00 - 11.00

The power of Open Data

  • Florian Bauer
    Operations & IT Director, REEEP
    Title of Talk: Unleashing climate and energy knowledge with Linked Open Data and consistent terminology
  • Malte Beyer-Katzenberger
    Policy Officer at European Commission, Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology
    Title of Talk: The EC Open Data Portal (http://open-data.europa.eu)
  • John Sheridan
    Head of Legislation Services at The UK National Archives
    Title of Talk: Good Law from Open Data

Curriculum development

Topic: Towards a data science curriculum for professionals
Chair: John Domingue
Session Details

 

 

 

 

 

 
11.00 - 11.30 Coffee Break  
11.30 - 12.00

Language Technology Panel
Unlocking the Data Treasure Chest

Moderation
Gudrun Magnusdottir, CSO and Chairperson ESTeam  

Panelists
  • Hans-Ulrich von Freyberg, CEO Cocomore AG
  • Philippe Wacker, Secretary General LT-Innovate
  • Hans Uszkoreit, Scientific Director DFKI GmbH

Introduction to the Big Data Public Private Forum (BIG)

Chair: Tilman Becker, DFKI
Project Details
12.00 - 14.00

Demo & Product Session in Exhibition Space
(combined with surrounding coffee- & lunch break)
Chair: Kjetil Kjernsmo

AND

Lunch Break

  
14.00 - 15.45

First Afternoon Session, Chair: Marta Nagy-Rothengass (European Commission)
14:00 - 14.45

Keynote: Gerhard Kreß
Director Strategic Transformation at Siemens AG
Title of talk: Siemens: Big Data in industrial applications
14.45 - 15.45

Research and Technology Session

Impact on Big and Open Data
Chair: Edward Curry (DERI)

  • Astrid Woollard
    Title of Talk: Fit for purpose? Big Data and Intellectual Property Rights
  • Bryan Drexler
    Title of Talk:  Does the 80/20 rule also apply to Big Data?
  • František Nonnemann
    Title of Talk: Re-use of public sector information and personal data protection
  • Allan Hanbury
    Title of Talk: Algorithm any good?
    A Cloud-based Infrastructure for Evaluation on Big Data
     
15:45 - 16:15 Coffee Break  
16:15 - 17.15 Second Afternoon Session, Chair:  Nuria De-Lama Sanchez (ATOS)  
16.15 - 17.15

Open Data Session

 

 

 

Case Studies and Experiences
Chair: Manolis Koubarakis (University of Athens)
17.15 - 17.30

Closing of EDF2013
General Chairs and OC / EDF Team
Elena Simperl & Michael Hausenblas and
Marta Nagy-Rothengass, Head of Unit "Data Value Chain" at European Commission, Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology

  

The EDF2013 rooms plan is available here.
The European Data Forum will take place in Level 5 at the Croke Park Conference Center.
The EDF2013 main space is the Hogan Suite (F) on Level 5 - the EDF2013 side-track room is Ard-Chomhairle (E).
Registration is in area (R). The long area between (R) and (G) is where teas and coffees will be served. This area (incl. area G) is the EDF2013 exibition area.
Lunch will be served in the Canal Bar (D). The EDF2013 conference dinner is located on Level 4 in the Hogan Mezzanie (I).
There is a free car-park beside the stadium for up to 200 cars.

Failte Ireland
An associated event of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU

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