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                         Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Semantic Web
                         Applications and Tools for Health Care and Life Sciences (SWAT4HCLS
                         2024)
                         Hosted by Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden University, and Naturalis, The Netherlands, 26-29
                         February 2024

                         Preface

                         We are delighted to present the proceedings for the 15th International Conference on Semantic Web
                         Applications and Tools for Healthcare and the Life Sciences (SWAT4HCLS 2024), a hybrid event,
                         hosted in Leiden with in-person and virtual participants.

                         SWAT4HCLS is a venue for presenting and discussing novel ideas, experiences and issues in the
                         application of semantic technologies in the biomedical and clinical domains. The 4-day event
                         included tutorials, conference papers, demos, posters, keynotes, a panel discussion and a hackathon.

                         The scope of SWAT4HCLS embraces the life sciences as a collective term encompassing healthcare,
                         biology, biodiversity, and agriculture. This inclusive approach allows us to address the multifaceted
                         challenges and opportunities across the life sciences, emphasizing data-driven approaches and
                         innovative data management practices. As such, it is more than just a conference; it is a confluence
                         of diverse perspectives and expertise.
                         This year, we marked 10 years of the FAIR principles, the notion that data should be Findable,
                         Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable, for humans and machines. A panel session discussed the
                         achievements of FAIR and the opportunities ahead. We also marked International Rare Disease Day
                         on February 29th. The Rare Disease research community are an important stakeholder in SWAT4HCLS
                         approaches, as the semantic integration of disparate, privacy sensitive data is crucial and challenging.
                         SWAT4HCLS attracted 60 submissions from around the world. Topics included FAIR (Findable,
                         accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) data in biomedical applications, semantics in healthcare,
                         semantic web applications in data preparation and interoperability, and semantic web methods and
                         AI. The conference programme included 15 research presentations, 4 Keynotes, 4 industry
                         presentations, a panel discussion, 7 tutorials, 32 posters and 4 demos.

                         The SWAT4HCLS 2024 organisers would like to thank the authors of papers and posters for their
                         excellent and interesting submissions, our keynote speakers, panelists and tutorial facilitators for
                         sharing their experiences and insights, and our excellent program committee for their hard work in
                         critically reviewing submissions to ensure high quality publications.

                         Finally, we would like to thank Dana Cernoskova for organising, coordinating and supporting us, our
                         excellent sponsors for making it possible, and our global participants for their enthusiastic questions,
                         discussions and creative hacking.

                         Marco Roos, Annika Jacobsen, Andrea Splendiani, M. Scott Marshall, Andra Waagmeester, Leyla Jael
                         García Castro, Katy Wolstencroft, Kristina Hettne, Rutger Vos, Leiden 2024




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