Crossing the Chasm with Semantic Technologies

                                  Marin Dimitrov

                                  Ontotext AD
                           http://www.ontotext.com/
                   https://www.linkedin.com/in/marindimitrov



1    Keynote Abstract
After more than a decade of active efforts towards establishing Semantic Web,
Linked Data and related standards, the verdict of whether the technology has
delivered its promise and has proven itself in the enterprise is still unclear, despite
the numerous existing success stories.
    Every emerging technology and disruptive innovation has to overcome the
challenge of “crossing the chasm” between the early adopters, who are just ea-
ger to experiment with the technology potential, and the majority of the compa-
nies, who need a proven technology that can be reliably used in mission critical
scenarios and deliver quantifiable cost savings.
    Succeeding with a Semantic Technology product in the enterprise is a chal-
lenging task involving both top quality research and software development prac-
tices, but most often the technology adoption challenges are not about the quality
of the R&D but about successful business model generation and understanding
the complexities and challenges of the technology adoption lifecycle by the en-
terprise.
    This talk will discuss topics related to the challenge of “crossing the chasm”
for a Semantic Technology product and provide examples from Ontotext’s expe-
rience of successfully delivering Semantic Technology solutions to enterprises.


2    Author Bio
Marin Dimitrov is the CTO of Ontotext AD, with more than 12 years of experi-
ence in the company. His work experience includes research and development in
areas related to enterprise integration systems, text mining, ontology manage-
ment and Linked Data. Marin has a MSc degree in Artificial Intelligence from
the University of Sofia (Bulgaria), and he is currently involved in projects related
to Big Data, Cloud Computing and scalable many-core systems.