Semantic data science in the COVID-19 pandemic

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Title

Data Science with Semantic Technologies: Theory, Practice and Application

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic created many opportunities for semantic data science. There was a deluge of information about the spread of the virus. In addition, there were many opportunities to use semantic technology to analyze the virus and investigate potential treatments. The semantic data science community stepped up to this challenge and many researchers ignored bureaucratic boundaries andvolunteered their time to rapidly collaborate and develop systems to combat the pandemic. This paper is an exploratory survey of these systems. Our emphasis was on systems that incorporated real-world data and were utilized by actual users. We first describe our methodology for the survey. We then describe the various domains where semantic technology was applied and some of the most impressive systems developed in each domain. Finally, we conclude with some tentative conclusions for future research based on our survey.

First Page

393

Last Page

426

DOI

10.1002/9781119865339.ch15

Publication Date

10-26-2022

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