Semantic Models for Trustworthy Systems: A Hybrid Intelligence Augmentation Program

Location: TU Wien, HS 14A Günther Feuerstein (Karlsplatz 13, Stiege 3, 3. Stock) (AB0306)
Date/Time: 2024-10-16 11:15 ‒ 12:30

Abstract: Cyber-human systems are formed by the coordinated interaction of human and computational components. In this talk, I will argue that these systems can only be designed as trustworthy systems if the interoperation between their components is meaning preserving. For that, we need to take the challenge of semantic interoperability between these components very seriously. I will discuss a notion of trustworthy semantic models and defend its essential role in addressing this challenge. Finally, I will advocate that engineering and evolving these semantic models as well as the languages in which they are produced require a hybrid intelligence augmentation program resting on a combination of techniques including formal ontology, logical representation and reasoning, crowd-sourced validation, and automated approaches to mining and learning.

Bio: Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Guizzardi is a Full Professor at the University of Twente. Before joining Twente, he was a Full Professor at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, in the Italian Alps, where he led the Conceptual and Cognitive Modelling Research Group (CORE). Prior to that, he co-founded and co-directed the Ontology and Conceptual Modelling Research Group (NEMO) in Brazil for 10 years. He is highly active in the fields of Formal and Applied Ontology, Conceptual Modelling, Information Systems Engineering, and Enterprise Computing/Business Informatics. His research follows a multidisciplinary approach, integrating insights from Philosophy, Logics, Linguistics, and Cognitive Science to address a variety of complex challenges in these areas. He is also a Guest Professor at Stockholm University, Sweden, where he collaborates on scientific research in the fields of Value-Based Modelling, Formal and Applied Ontology in Cyber-Social Systems, and Ethical Requirements for Information Systems.

Prof. Guizzardi has published approximately 400 papers and has taken on key leadership roles in major conferences within his fields, such as ER, FOIS, IEEE CBI, and EDOC. He has served as Program Committee Chair, General Chair, Steering Committee Member, and Keynote Speaker at prominent events including ER, BPM, CAiSE, and IEEE ICSC. Currently, he is an Associate Editor for the journals Applied Ontology, Data & Knowledge Engineering, and Enterprise Modelling and Information Systems Architectures. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the International Association for Ontologies and its Applications (IAOA). In addition to his academic work, Prof. Guizzardi has led numerous technology transfer projects in areas such as Telecommunications, Risk Management, e-Government, Digital Journalism, Complex Media Management, Distributed Software Development, and Energy, among others.