Introduction to a Web of Linked Data

What you will learn

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

to understand the principles of a Web of Linked Data
to publish linked data with RDF standard
to access data sources on the web with SPARQL query language
to exchange and integrate RDF data with other data and format sources

Description

Among its many evolutions, the Web became a way to exchange data between applications. Everyday we consume and produce these data through a growing variety of applications running on a growing variety of devices. This major evolution of the Web has applications in all domains of activity.

This MOOC introduces the Linked Data standards and principles that provide the foundation of the Semantic web. We divided this introduction into four parts:

the fundamental principles of linked data on the Web
the RDF recommendation that provides a standard data model and syntaxes to publish and link data on the Web
an overview of the SPARQL query language that allows us to access data sources on the Web
the standards supporting the exchange and integration of RDF data with other formats and data sources (R2RML, CSVW, JSON-LD, RDFa, GRDDL, LDP).

Each week alternates short videos and quizzes, as well as supplementary resources, to gradually progress through the different principles and standards.

Format

This course was initially designed and released in a 4-week format with the course content being accessible week after week and a workload of about 3 hours a week. Each week is divided into 5 to 7 sequences. Each sequence generally includes one short video with subtitles and the transcript available for download, one quiz related to the contents + some additionnal references and resources

At the end of each week, you will also find a PDF file of the slides displayed in the videos and some demos. Several end-of-week exercises allowing you to practice what has been presented in the different sequences of the week.

Prerequisites

Participants need to be acquainted with basic Web notions (e.g. browser) and be able to install software on their machine.

Assessment and certification

Students' work in the course is assessed through quizzes between each video and exercises at the end of every week. A certificate will be issued by FUN, confirming successful completion of the Mooc.

Course plan

Week 1 : Principles of a Web of Linked Data
Week 2 : The RDF Data Model
Week 3 : SPARQL Query Language
Week 4 : Integration with Other Data Formats and Sources

Other course runs

No other open course runs

Archived

From Sept. 25, 2017 to Dec. 5, 2017
From May 9, 2017 to June 12, 2017
From Nov. 21, 2016 to Jan. 30, 2017

Course team

Fabien Gandon

Fabien GANDON est délégué scientifique adjoint d'Inria Sophia Antipolis, directeur de Recherche et responsable de l'équipe Wimmics (Inria, I3S, CNRS, UCA) qui étudie des modèles et algorithmes pour concilier le Web social et le Web sémantique.

Olivier Corby

Olivier CORBY est docteur en informatique (UNS), chercheur INRIA dans l'équipe Wimmics (INRIA, I3S, CNRS, UNS), il enseigne à Polytech Nice. Olivier CORBY est docteur en informatique (UNS), chercheur INRIA dans l'équipe Wimmics (INRIA, I3S, CNRS, UNS), il enseigne à Polytech Nice. Olivier CORBY est docteur en informatique (UNS), chercheur INRIA dans l'équipe Wimmics (INRIA, I3S, CNRS, UNS), il enseigne à Polytech Nice.

Catherine Faron Zucker

Catherine FARON ZUCKER est maître de conférence à l’Université Côte d'Azur, responsable de la filière Web Science de l’école d’ingénieurs Polytech Nice Sophia et du Master 2 IFI de l’UCA et responsable adjointe de l’équipe de recherche Wimmics (Inria, I3S, CNRS, UCA).

Organizations

Inria

License

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NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
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