Researcher

I am a researcher in the Managing Complexity Research Group at NICTA. I have a PhD in computer science from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim Norway. My PhD involved the design and development of an ontology alignment visualization tool (AlViz) and a theoretical framework for understanding ontology alignment quality. Currently I am working on industry based projects using semantic technologies such as RDF/S and OWL for supporting organisational interoperability. 

I also hold a Masters of Business Studies with Distinction in Information Systems and a Bachelor of Business Studies with First Class Honours in Information Systems from Massey University, New Zealand. 

Industry Experience:
During 1994 to 1998 I worked in the IT industry as a programmer and as a consultant. I developed a range of consulting skills through working for CDP, Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) and Telecom Mobile New Zealand.

Ontology Alignment and Visualization Workshop:
Together with Monika Lanzenberger I co-chair the IEEE International Ontology Alignment and Visualization workshop (OnAV). The next OnAV workshop will be held in Fukuoka, Japan, March 16 - 19, 2009.    

Publications:
Sampson, J. Lanzenberger, M. and Veres C. (2008): Facilitating Interoperability in SemanticWeb Applications Using Ontologies. International Conference on Complex, Intelligent and Software Intensive Systems (CISIS). 

Lanzenberger, M. Sampson, J. Rester, M. Naudet Y. and Latour, T. (2008): Visual ontology alignment for semantic interoperability. Special Issue, Journal of Knowledge Management.

Sampson, J. Lanzenberger, M. and Veres C. (2007): An Integrated Approach to Organisational Data Interoperability. In: G. Doumeingts, J. Müller, G. Morel and B. Vallespir (Eds). Enterprise Interoperability - New Challenges and Approaches, Springer.

Lanzenberger, M. and Sampson, J. (2007): Human-mediated Visual Ontology Alignment. HCI International (accepted), Springer LNCS.

Sampson, J. and Lanzenberger, M. (2006): Visual Ontology Alignment for Semantic Web Applications. 1st International Workshop on Semantic Web Applications: Theory and Practice (SWAT 2006) Springer-Verlag, ER2006 Workshop LNCS.

Lanzenberger, M. and Sampson, J. (2006): AlViz - A Tool for Visual Ontology Alignment. International Symposium of Visualization of the Semantic Web, IV06-VSW, 10th International Conference Information Visualization, London, IEEE Computer Society.

Veres, C. Sampson, J. and Atkins, C. (2006): From ER to Ontology with Natural Language Text Generation. In Proceedings of the Eleventh International Workshop on Exploring Modeling Methods in Systems Analysis and Design (EMMSAD'06), Luxembourg.

Sampson, J. Veres, C. and Lanzenberger, M. (2006): An Integrated Approach for Organizational Data Interoperability. In Proceedings of Interoperability for Enterprise Software and Applications Conference, I-ESA'06, Bordeaux, France.

Sampson, J. (2006): Ontology Alignment in Agent Systems: Current and future challenges.  Proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent Agents, Web Technology and Internet Commerce - IAWTIC'2005, Vienna, Austria, IEEE Computer Society.

Matskin, M. Küngas, P. Rao, J. Sampson, J and Petersen, S.A. (2005): Enabling Web Services Composition with Softward Agents. IMSA 2005, pp 93-98.

Sampson, J. (2005): Converting Data to Knowledge: Applying a Natural Language Technique. ODBIS 2005, VLDB Workshop on Ontologies-based techniques for Databases and Information Systems. Trondheim, Norway.

Veres, C. and Sampson, J. (2005): Ontology and Taxonomy: why "is-a" still isn't just "is-a". In Proceedings of the 2005 International Conference on e-business, Enterprise Information Systems, e-Government and Outsourcing. EEE'05 Las Vegas, Nevada.

Sampson, J. (2005): Measuring the Quality of Ontology Mappings: A multifaceted approach. Doctoral Symposium at INTEROP-ESA 2005, First International Conference on Interoperability of Information Systems, Geneva, Switzerland.

Lin, Y. Sampson, J. Hakkarainen, S and Ding, H. (2005): An Evaluation of UML and OWL Using a Semiotic Quality Framework}. Advanced Topics in Database Research -- Vol. 4. Idea Group Inc.
 
Sampson, J and Veres, C. (2004): Ontology Design using WordNet. In Proceedings International Conference on Intelligent Agents, Web Technology and Internet Commerce - IAWTIC'2004, Gold Coast, Australia.
 
Sampson, J. (2004): An Agent Based Infrastructure for facilitating decision making in healthcare. In Proceedings of CAiSE 2004 Forum, Riga Latvia.
 
Hakkarainen S. Sølvberg A. Brasethvik T. Lin Y. Sampson J. Sindre G. Strasunskas D. Su X. Veres C. (2004): COEUR-SW: Concepts On Enriching, Understanding and Retrieving the Semantics on the web. CAiSE Workshops (3) 2004: 333-336.
 
Sampson, J. (2004): An Agent Based Infrastructure for faciliting evidence-based medicine. In Proceedings of ICEIS 6th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, (Short paper)  Porto, Portugal.

Sampson, J. (2004): A comparison of UML and OWL in the travel domain. WSMAI2004. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Web Services: Modeling, Architecture and Infrastructure, Porto, Portugal.
 
Firth, L., Pang, J., Sampson J. and Shanks, G. (2003): Data Quality Issues in Community Health Information Systems in Developing Countries. IFIP Working Group 9.4 – Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries.
 
Atkins, C., Sampson J. and Shanks, G. (2003): Evidence-based Practice: Facilitating Knowledge Utilisation within Communities. Chp 7, Australian Studies in Knowledge Management
 
Sampson, J. (2002): Understanding Categorisation: An Experientialist Perspective. In Proceedings of the Xth European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), Gdansk, Poland.
 
Atkins, C. and Sampson, J. (2002): Critical Appraisal Guidelines for Single Case Study Research. In Proceedings of the Xth European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), Gdansk, Poland.

Sampson and Atkins, C. (2002): Semantic Integrity in Data Warehousing: A framework for understanding. Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-35).