| [iot-wg] CfP Workshop on Leveraging SEmaNtics for Transparency in Industrial Systems (SENTIS) |
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CALL FOR PAPERS
1st Workshop on Leveraging SEmaNtics for Transparency in
Industrial Systems (SENTIS)
Workshop at SEMANTiCS 2025
September 03-05, 2025 | Vienna, Austria
The key theme: leveraging semantics for transparency in industrial systems
Workshop homepage: https://semsys.ai.wu.ac.at/sentis2025/
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*** Important Dates ***
Important Dates
Paper Submission Deadline: June 14, 2025 (11:59 pm, AoE)
Notification of Acceptance: July 05, 2025 (11:59 pm, AoE)
Submission via Easychair https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=sentis2025
***About the workshop***
The increasing complexity of industrial automation systems, driven by IT/OT con-
vergence, is transforming traditionally deterministic systems into distributed non-
deterministic cyber-physical systems (CPS). This evolution, combined with the growing
adoption of ML and AI technologies, creates an urgent need for transparency and ex-
plainability in industrial applications. The upcoming EU AI Act further emphasizes this
requirement, making it essential to convert black box systems into interpretable white
box solutions that provide trustworthy information and recommendations to system op-
erators. Semantic web technologies (SWT) and knowledge graphs (KG) have emerged
as powerful tools to address these challenges in complex automation systems.
The SENTIS workshop serves as a collaborative platform connecting researchers,
industry professionals, and domain experts who specialize in SWT for automation sys-
tems. The workshop focuses on advancing transparency in both automation systems and
their AI models, while promoting explainable solutions for industry applications. SEN-
TIS aims to foster engaging discussions, encourage the sharing of ideas, and catalyze
future collaborative research initiatives in this rapidly evolving domain.
***Keywords***
Industrial Systems - Transparency - Explainability - Auditability - Use Cases - Semantic
Web Applications
***Workshop Topics***
We invite papers that focus on different aspects of leveraging semantics for transparency
in industrial systems. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Knowledge graphs for system transparency, explanations, auditability
Semantic Web technologies for user-centered explanations
Applications of semantic frameworks in industrial systems
Human-in-the-loop to construct and/or evaluate interpretable systems
Semantic interpretability: how to add semantics to explanations
Applications of Web of Things technologies in industrial systems
AI explainability in digital twins
Event detection and representation in industrial systems
Formal methods for describing and verifying industrial systems
Learning and representing causal knowledge
***Submission Details***
The SENTIS Workshop calls for original and previously unpublished submissions. Both
short and long paper submissions are welcome:
Short paper submissions are limited to 5-9 pages (single column). This cate-gory welcomes submissions presenting early research results, novel concepts, or discussion-oriented position papers.
Full papers should range between 10 and 16 pages (single column). They should present complete and well-developed research, featuring thorough theoretical analysis or substantial practical contributions.
Papers will be published in the SEMANTiCS side event proceedings through CEUR
Workshop Proceedings. Submissions should therefore follow the CEUR Workshop Pro-
ceedings paper style see https://ceurws.wordpress.com/2020/03/31/ceurws-publishes-
ceurart-paper-style/ for more information. An overleaf template can be found under https://www.overleaf.com/project/67fd3673eded95058188f82b
***Workshop Chairs***
Konrad Diwold, Siemens AG Österreich, Austria
Andreas Harth, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
Marta Sabou, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria
Gernot Steindl, TU Wien & University of Applied Sciences Burgenland, Austria
Katrin Schreiberhuber, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria