INF3580 – Semantic Technologies
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
"Semantic web" (SW) is a new and exciting development for the future WWW. At the same time, the methods and standards developed for SW are used to exchange and integrate data in industry and the public sector. Semantic technologies give a fascinating combination of web-technology, database technology, modeling, formal logic and artificial intelligence.
Learning outcome
- Basic standards in semantic technologies (RDF, RDFS, OWL, SPARQL...)
- Theoretical foundations: semantics in semantic technologies, basic about reasoning
- Use of libraries for applying technologies in your own programs
- Ontologies: what they are, how to make them and their uses
- Survey of existing applications
- Use of semantic technology for problems in web-development, data integration and data exchange
Admission
Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.
If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.
Prerequisites
Formal prerequisite knowledge
In addition to fulfilling the Higher Education Entrance Qualification, applicants have to meet the following special admission requirements:
- Mathematics R1 or Mathematics (S1+S2)
The special admission requirements may also be covered by equivalent studies from Norwegian upper secondary school or by other equivalent studies. Read more about special admission requirements (in Norwegian).
Recommended previous knowledge
INF1080 – Logical Methods for Computer Science (continued) and INF2220 – Algorithms and Data Structures (continued)
Overlapping courses
10 credits overlap with INF4580 – Semantic technologies (continued)
Teaching
2 hours of lecture per week, 2 hours of exercises/lab, and compulsory assignments (passed/not passed). Rules for mandatory assignmnets.
Examination
4 hour written digital exam. All mandatory assignments must be approved prior to the exam.
Examination support material
All written exam resources are allowed.
Language of examination
The examination text is given in English.You may submit your response in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
Explanations and appeals
Resit an examination
Students who can document a valid reason for absence from the regular examination are offered a postponed examination at the beginning of the next semester.
Re-scheduled examinations are not offered to students who withdraw during, or did not pass the original examination.
Withdrawal from an examination
It is possible to take the exam up to 3 times. If you withdraw from the exam after the deadline or during the exam, this will be counted as an examination attempt.
Other
It is strongly recommended to attend the first lecture since it will be given important information.