The ABCs of RDF Vocabularies
RDF is one of the lower level technologies of the Semantic Web. We use it to describe and connect information on both our public and private Webs. Everyone enjoys using Dublin Core, FOAF, Creative Commons and other existing RDF vocabularies, but how do you go about writing your own? And why would you want to?
This talk will be an introduction to what goes into creating a domain-specific vocabulary that is usable by humans and machines alike. We will start from scratch to create a simple vocabulary that gets progressively more sophisticated and ready for use. We will also borrow terms from other vocabularies to show how you can extend concepts across domains where it makes sense.
About Brian Sletten
Brian Sletten is a liberal arts-educated software engineer with a focus on forward-leaning technologies. His experience has spanned many industries including retail, banking, online games, defense, finance, hospitality and health care. He has a B.S. in Computer Science from the College of William and Mary and lives in Auburn, CA. He focuses on web architecture, resource-oriented computing, social networking, the Semantic Web, AI/ML, data science, 3D graphics, visualization, scalable systems, security consulting and other technologies of the late 20th and early 21st Centuries. He is also a rabid reader, devoted foodie and has excellent taste in music. If pressed, he might tell you about his International Pop Recording career.
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