1: Introduction to Semantic Web and Linked Data. Slides

2: Introduction to RDF. Slides

3: Introduction to RDF Schema.  Slides

4: Lists and Reification. Slides

5: Introduction to SPARQL (part 1). Slides
                   SPARQL Formalization (Arenas et al.) . Slides
                   Introduction to SPARQL (part 2). Slides

6:  Background in Geospatial Information. Slides

7:  Data Models and Query Languages for Linked Geospatial Data [pdf]

8:  Introduction to Description Logics. Slides

                   Tableaux techniques [1spp] [2spp]

9: Introduction to OWL. Slides

10: Ontologies and Rules. Readings:

• Chapter 6 of the book "Foundations of Semantic Web Technologies" by Pascal Hitzler, Markus Krötzsch and Sebastian Rudolph. [link]
• The slides from the ESWC09 tutorial on OWL 2 Rules [link]
• The papers:
  • The survey "Ontologies and rules" [link]
  • The DL-safe rules paper "Query Answering for OWL-DL with Rules" [link]
  • The DL rules paper "*Description Logic Rules" [link]
  • The survey "Rules and Ontologies for the Semantic Web", optional. [link]
• SWRL specification SWRL [link]
• Paper on DL-Safe SWRL rules and how these are implemented by Hermit and Pellet reasoners. "A Syntax for Rules in OWL 2" [link]
  

  11: Ontology Development and Engineering. Slides