Community-Standards for modelling fuzziness & wobbliness in research data using Semantic Web technologies and formalisms (FuzzyWobblySW)

On 14 February 2025, the Steering Committee approved a new Temporary Working Group ‘Community standards for modelling fuzziness & wobbliness in research data using Semantic Web technologies and formalisms (FuzzyWobblySW)’.

Goals and Intended Work Results

When researching objects, both exact and interpretive statements play a central role. The latter can be strongly influenced by ‘hidden assumptions’ of the authors, incomplete object preservation or imprecise technical concepts. The uniform modelling of the associated ‘fuzziness and wobbliness’ (e.g. uncertainty, vagueness, accuracy and precision) in research data is a challenge, as different approaches are developed or implemented in the research domains. The definition of ‘fuzziness and wobbliness’ (white paper #1) is important first. The aim of the TWG is to collect, evaluate and extend existing graph-based (RDF) modelling approaches (Whitepaper #2), software and scripts (Whitepaper #3) for fuzziness and wobbliness in research data. In this way, common interfaces are to be identified that enable the transition from one domain-specific/research discipline-specific modelling approach to another. In addition to collecting mathematical, information technology and other relevant implications of existing modelling approaches, this TWG will implement prototypical modelling approaches in use cases to enable scientists and students to assess the advantages and disadvantages in a verifiable way.

You can find out more about the goals and planned results in the proposal.

Communication and participation

If you would like to actively participate in the TWG (advanced knowledge of semantic modelling in RDF is required), please subscribe to the mailing list.

Chairs

Co-chairs of the TWG are Florian Thiery (LEIZA) and Karsten Tolle (Goethe University Frankfurt am Main).

Meetings

The first ‘constituent meeting’ will be held on 18 March 2025, 14.00h - 15.30h via Zoom. The link will be sent via the mailing list.